FILL: I Don't want your Happy ending 4/?

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Tittle: I don’t want your happy ending.

Author: Kali

Kinks: J2, dub/non con, forced mating, angst, social humiliation, character’s death (not main) redemption, happy ending (there will be more but not for now)

Part three HERE

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“Don’t know, I’m just getting here…” he let her go. “Wow” he said marveled. “Look at you… you grew up!” and as she giggled and tucked a strand of blond hair behind her ear. “Where’s the kid that forced me to take her to the circus every day for ten days in a row?”


The girl giggled. “uuh, I forgot her at home filling college applications, that monster can be so annoying.” She complained.

“Never!! From all, you were my favorite charge…” finally Jared made a sound as he slipped out of the car, a blonde girl turned, blue eyed framed in thick black eye liner looked at him, the first glance was filled with distrust but then she smiled. “Hi! I’m Kathryn.” And she offered a hand.

“I’m… Jared…”

“Jensen’s new mate, right? Dad told me you’ll be here… ” another car parked behind the SUV. As she laughed of Jared’s blush but everything was forgotten at the shout. “Kay!! ” she whirled around and ran the short distance.

“Daddy!!” she shrilled as Misha held her in his arms, Jared felt out of place standing there with Cliff.

“Heard you pissed off Alaina today…” Misha greeted him. “I’d give anything to see her all flustered with rage again.”Kathryn laughed next to him. “Let me introduce her properly… this is my pride and joy, my daughter Kathryn.” She waved vaguely his way.

“This is Jared, Jensen’s new mate.” Misha started walking guiding them into the house. “Now let’s get ready for dinner I don’t want to imagine what hell we’d have to face if we’re not ready for the parade…”

“Is Major Dick’s big dinner…” she let out and Jared chuckled. The same mischievous smile was returned to him from those two faces.

Jensen was there and saw Jared from a corner without saying anything, he just looked at the smile he had on his face and the weird looks he shared with Misha and Kathryn.

He remembers when he finally raised his eyes from the watch he saw a retreating back and thought that once more he was dismissed as useless.
“Stop looking at him as if you expected he won’t be back, Jensen.” his older brother chided. “And you… you stupid… gold digger omega…” the man was already off the arm chair he was sitting in and right on Jared’s face. “How dare you to go around walking dogs!! Do you have any idea of how that make us look like?”

Jensen chuckled. “My brother the laborist; truth to his politics unless he has to actual mingle with people who actually works…”

The man turned with a ferocious expression. “Don’t you have paparazzis to feed?”

“Home sweet hell…!”  Chanted Kathryn and Misha smiled reassuringly to Jared. “Hi, Uncle Dick.” He got close to kiss his cheeks and he allowed it calming a little.

“Hello Kathryn.” Jared made a sound actually understanding why she called him Mayor Dick, Misha turned at him with a meaningful smile and both spent a moment trying to suppress their laughter while the girl kissed her uncle Jensen too.

“I just met Jared.” She offered as a start. “And I already like him…” they looked back at Misha and Jared standing way too close to each other and smiling like idiots. Jensen wanted to say something.

Alaina was entering right there. “Look at you; almost decent for dinner…” she passed between them, “Castiel your shirt is stained.” She pointed a finger to her PA and the guy nodded leaving the room. “Hello Kathryn…” she said smiling only slightly so her makeup don’t get touched. “Love that outfit.”

She turned. “Jensen… nobody would’ve pulled that suit… but you do… good, good…” she turned and gasped frowning. “What are you trying to say, that you’re fucking homeless?” she turned closing eyes, lips scrunched and hands at the sides of her head almost touching pearly skin.

“Honey, honey, honey…” Richard moved to hold her by the arms. “he just arrived, he’s on his way to take a quick, light speed shower and then change into something better, and if he doesn’t reach your standards… he’ll eat in the kitchen… with his class…” as he finished his head turned to Jared.

“Uncle Dick!” Kathryn let out as Jared frowned looking at Misha and then to Jensen.

Jensen moved to stand closer to Jared. “Hey…”

Alaina pressed one single fingertip to her forehead. “NO!! He HAS to be there… he has to be there and be the perfect mate…” and finally smiling again.
“You better know how to eat properly… since you lost your chance of a flash course of proper table etiquette.”

Jensen looked at Jared a little bit disgusted, couldn’t he at least defend himself, he’d have at least made Alaina swallow her words twice in that time. And he sure as hell wasn’t about to defend him, it was not his obligation to do it for him.

“HEY!” Misha stood in front of them. “Leave the kid alone, have any of your cuckoos actually explained how much of a farce is the fucking happy family thing? ” he was already near Jared.

Richard was in front of him. “Look, I don’t give a shit about what he knows or not…” and turned to Jensen. “See? See what I have to tolerate because you couldn’t keep it in your pants? Or because he was just too eager to present his hole to you.”

“RICHARD!” Misha growled turning to Kathryn.

The girl was looking at her family with revulsion. “Don’t worry daddy, I just remembered why I left this house that early…” and to Jared. “Just in case you haven’t noticed, this is not a real family, nobody here is happy unless they’re shouting criticizing or belittling someone.” And turning to Jensen and Richard she added. “Thanks God mom can’t see you two.” Turned smiling at him and holding his hand pulled him into the stairs. “Come, I bet we can find something nice for you to wear…”

Misha turned angry at Jensen. “Can’t you defend your mate at least?”

Richard rubbed his face. “Shut up Cinderella, not everyone wants to end their lives tied to a good for nothing gold digger imbecile.”

“What you know about that Richie Richs? Your entire life daddy gave you everything!! Even that office you so proudly run...? It’s daddy’s hand-me-down.”

“Enough!” Alaina stood between them. “You calm down, your guests are about to arrive.” And facing Misha added. “You have a lot of nerve to throw that to us when your daughter just arrived home to tell you about her college tuition fee.”

He stood taller facing her. “Look, cruella, I can afford my kid’s education….”

“NOW!” Richard added. “You can afford it now… please remember where were you before my sister, God have her in his glory, brought you into this life?”

Jensen started laughing. “You’re pathetic…”

Everyone ignored him. “I was doing an internship at the White House!! That’s where I was, where were you Mayor Dick? In which frat house were you? Doing stupid practical jokes until you were expelled of every Ivy League school you father paid for you to assist, for what? A stupid degree in a subject you don’t know at all…”

Richard got close. “Don’t think I haven’t worked hard for what I have just because I wasn’t struggling to know where my next meal will come from.”

Misha gaped as Jensen’s cackle filled the air.  “Shut up Jensen!”

“Why? This is hilarious!”

Richard moved to him. “Everything is so funny for you, huh? Since mom and Hannah Died, everything is so fucking funny!” The smile on Jensen’s face wavered. “And now this! Wasn’t Janelle enough? Wasn’t one scandal enough?”

Jensen huffed. “You don’t get it I just….”

Alaina stood by her husband. “Face it Jensen, you don’t even know him, it was stupid and you did it only to piss us off.”

Jensen saw how even Misha nodded at that statement. “I know he’s kind and he never judges anyone, he’s driven and he respects himself.” Where that came from? “He listens when I talk, and for a while I wondered if it were because of whom I am…”

Alaina’s face twisted into a cruel smirk. “Perfect, I almost bought it, perfect little tale for our guest…” This was too much, Jensen felt his eyes burning and a giant lump on his throat almost choked him, he smirked back. “You think it’ll be as believable as your out of the blue romance with my brother after his oh-so-sudden divorce?”

Misha groaned. “More jokes…”

“Jensen…” it was his father at the door, Ty his nurse holding his arm. “Leave Richard alone, at least they had the guts to do the right thing… ” Ty made a sound and looked at Jensen in the eye. “I told you to stop being an ass and what you did? mated! To that kid on a parking lot…” Richard was behind his father making faces to Jensen like when they were kids. “And you better don’t be twisting that stupid face of yours, Dick; you’re a mayor for Goodness ‘sake, act respectable.”

The older Ackles sat on a chair and looked up to his sons. “Look at you, looking good, my boys.” He was 77, going for 78 in a few weeks, and he’d been a force of nature his entire life, nobody ever could stand against him, until his wife and daughter died. omegas – he believes- are the heart of every home, once the heart dies, the rest just rots away, so he was rotting slowly, turning into an empty carcass; the once powerful and driven Alpha. “Your mom would’ve been proud of you… Hannah would too.” He said sending Misha an honest fatherly smile.

The patriarch of the family looked at Richard. “How many brown-nousers are coming?”Richard smiled before answering 10. “Good, good, we can keep face for ten of those…” he let out a tired sigh. “Now hit me red…” he turned to Alaina, she to everyone’s surprise was caught off guard.

“Excuse me?” Alan Ackles looked at her with the ferocity of all politicians’ eyes.

“I know you have it ready, even printed or something, give it to us…” She blushed a little but with a little movement she produced a folder it was filled with prints of the week schedule, in fine stationery and laminated with gold corners for everyone. She racked among the pages and offered Alan one. He made an *Aha* sound as he turned the page around to read it.

Alaina stood and moved to offer one to Misha and to Jensen. as she informed of the events.

“We’re not all in all events, I tried to give everyone the chance to keep their lives as normal as possible, Misha your thing in Guatemala is going, you have those two weeks full free, and Kathryn’s presence has been reduced to the minimum so she can be her snarky self without press around to make her look like a brat.” Misha mumbled a thank you. "Alan, there’s few things I need you for, the Veteran’s memorial AV ball… I already set everything, your tux will be fitted in a couple days, so will Ty’s."

For all her character flaws there was one thing this woman was good for, planning, she spent some time explaining things here and there, time enough for Jared to be back

He moved with Kathryn to his room and she practically undressed him before pushing him in boxers only into the bathroom closing the door behind, when he came out wrapped in a towel she was racking his meager wardrobe with a twisted face. “uuhm…” he tried to speak but felt so vulnerable in front of this girl all his clothes were clean, ironed and hanged, and he felt that it was a huge invasion of his privacy, even his boxers and socks were in drawers.

Kathryn turned around and faced him with a smile. “I found a decent shirt, but your jeans are.. let’s say Alaina is gonna have a fit.” She said with an apologetic look. “Now hurry up…!” he turned and took his cell from the pocket of her skirt. “How old are you Jared?”

Jared was struggling to fit into his boxers without losing his towel, his head turned to be sure she wasn’t peeking. “I’m 25.”

“Cool!! I’m 17…” but she changed posture. “Well…nineteen, but I’ll be 18 in a couple weeks, same day as grandpa… ” She commented. “Are you in school?”

Jared was trying to get into his jeans. “Actually... nope…” he said popping the p. “I drop out...” He zipped his pants and at the sound the girl turned.

“Awesome! Wish my dad let me do that…” she said rolling her eyes. “I know… I’m spoiled and all that, but I saved enough from work and the trip I wanted to do was something different from the Random Act kind… I’m okay with helping others, but dad never let me go alone, and is not like I’m an Ackles after all.” Jared couldn’t keep track of her babbling as he buttoned his shirt.

“Do you ever shut up?” asked blunt and Kathryn stopped, turned at him looking into his eyes and smiled.

Her mouth twisted on one side as she spoke her entire demeanor different. “Okay, no more Kathryn then. I’m Kat; and I like you more now…”   she said as she turned to look at the only pair of shoes on Jared’s closet. “I like those.”

Jared deflated; he had offended the only person who had been nice to him. “Sorry.”

“Don’t be, you know how everyone is always playing a part in politics?” Jared nodded as her blue eyes pierced him once more. “That’s Kathryn Collins, an Ackles…. The perks without the burden of the name.” she said and smiled. “Wish my dad would’ve let me take a year to travel, you know? But Ali said it was dangerous and all the stuck up shit she always says.”

“Ali…?”

Kat had the slop sided smile again. “Alaina!” she explained. “Second wife of Mayor Dick, Rumors said that the first wife found them at it on my uncle’s desk only weeks after my mom and grandma passed away.” She sat in front of him. “you ready?” she got up holding him by the hand as she went into Jensen’s room and straight to his bathroom. “My Mom used to say that if you smell nice and have a polite real smile on your face you don’t need expensive clothes.” She took a small black bottle and sprayed whatever it was on Jared. It smelled like ozone and something woody, it smelled great.
In seconds they were entering the parlor where the family was reunited. “Whatever you hear, don’t react, they’re monsters, you can’t allow them to smell your fear.” She said taking a deep breath before walking the remaining three steps remaining into view. “grandpa!!”

The old man stood slowly as she approached. Jared felt the eyes of everyone else in the room on him, Jensen had his mouth open but as soon as their eyes locked he looked away. Jared bit his lip and turned to Misha and found a half smile and a wink.

“Please tell me this is a joke…” Kathryn left his grandfather and moved to Jared. “Isn’t there a shirt at least of ONE color… white preferably?”

Jared looked at Jensen. “I had one…”

Jensen groaned rubbing his face. “Look at him!” hissed angry Richard. “We could take the gardener to the table and he’d look like he belongs there compared to… this!”

“He could go naked for all that I care, let him be…” Jensen sat again.

“Jensen!” his father stood and so did Jensen getting closer to him. “That’s not the right way to treat a mate.”

Jensen was next to his father in front of Jared who looked sad and uncomfortable. “This is Jared…” Jared met Jensen’s eyes. “This is former Mayor, Alan Ackles, My father.”

“Nice to meet you sir…”

The man was looking at Jared with his full attention, clear eyes fix on his, like searching into them to his very soul, like reading everything in there. “It’s Nice to meet you too. How did you two met?”

Alaina looked at Jensen and then to Richard as Jared opened his mouth. “Alan we don’t have time for...”

He kept his eyes on Jared as he answered. “We’ll make time, don’t worry.” Jensen closed his eyes, set his jaw and moved one step.
“Where I work… he-he used to come and we used to talk…” everyone in the room got quiet more than one of them looked at Jensen in surprise. Except Jared, his eyes kept fix on Jensen. “I thought he was very nice from the first day…” his confession of being wrong came next.

“So he didn’t force you?” Jared felt like crying, he turned to the older man finding relief and hope, his hand was still captured in his. 

“Mr. Ackles…” but the frown on that face was a command to answer. “I-I…”

Jensen spoke. “He was in heat…”

Jared felt his face on fire avoiding the man’s eyes pulled his hands free. “I know omegas don’t really have much choice boy…” Alan said. “And I wish you two didn’t rushed into this, but now we’ll make sure you’re well cared for, okay? It won’t be like…” the words out of the old man talking to him went lost under Jensen’s gasp.

“Jensen!” Alaina said before anything else. “Can’t you at least give him something decent?” she moved closer to Jared as Alan backed away. “I mean... not sure if it’ll fit but anything yours is better than…” and with a disgusted snort. “This.”

“This is all I have...” protested Jared, “and I like my clothes.”

“You have to look like one of us, dressed like that…”

“With those shoes…” Richard added.

“And that hair…” Alan said quietly.

“I rest my case…” Alaina turned to Jensen ignoring a blushing embarrassed Jared. “Jensen, do something.”
Yet his mate failed to defend him.

Kathryn was about to speak but Misha held her hand. “I can offer him something.” Misha moved closer. “I mean, is not as exclusive as Jensen’s wardrobe... but I guess is more your style.”

Jared smiled looking at him, eye still filled with angry tears. “I’d be very grateful.” He followed Misha and his daughter out of the room but they heard as Richard sat rubbing his face with a groan. “That kid is going to ruin us Jensen…”

“It’s not that bad.” Alaina said. “We’ll wait, if it works, we’ll keep him around, if not… you know this is not our first rodeo… ” Letting out a sigh she added. “At least for now we have to deal with it until we figure out what to do.”

Jared heard that and Misha’s reassuring hand on his arm tightened in mute support. “Don’t worry, we’ll help you.”

Once alone in Misha’s room Jared took his shirt off and tossed it on the floor. “I don’t like that woman.” Mumbled tired; Kathryn agreed with just a sound.

“They’re piles of shit after piles of shit…” Misha said as he gave him a shirt. “This one was too big for me, maybe it’ll fit you.” Jared took it and it did fit. “I’m not gonna lie… but they’re useful piles of shit.”

Jared blinked as he buttoned the new shirt. “You’re not an Ackles?”

“Nope…” Misha said. “I married one, the late Hannah Ackles, pride and joy of the Ackles.” Kathryn got close to her dad and he wrapped an arm on her shoulders. “She died when she was only three.” The girl leaned on her dad even further. “The same day Jensen’s mom.”

“I’m sorry…”

“It’s been so long…” the girl added as his father rubbed her shoulder and kissed her hair.

Misha smiled. “Don’t worry; as I said even if they deem you dispensable we’re gonna help, okay? Worst case scenario you’ll get your life back in a couple months, once the whole race for the office ends.”

Jared bit his lips. “I don’t want anything from them.”

Misha turned ignoring his words; he kept looking among his pants. “You’re slim... I wonder if my pants would fit you… there are some… not fitted yet.” Misha showed him the hems still undone and obviously too long for him. “Maybe long enough..?” He took gray slacks and offered them to Jared. “I bet Marcie could work very fast on them.” he smiled as Jared took them “Let’s just try…”

Jared looked at the pants, it was supposed that no mate would ever allow you to wear anything scented by another alpha, it was supposed that mating was forever, yet this was not the first rodeo for Jensen and here he was, wearing Misha’s shirt and about to put on this other alpha’s pants. Kathryn turned to her father and then to the wall smiling to hide her blush as he changed.

“Look at that…” Misha said smiling and surprised as the pants fit his guest just fine. “Not perfect but enough to get Cruella off your back.”

“OOOH!!” Kathryn had a naughty smile on her face. “Jared…!”

Misha held her shoulder. “No! missy? NO!!” and pushing her to the door as she chuckled. “Go get Marcie.” She went away giggling

Jared looked at him and asked blunt. “You’re not one of them.” Misha smiled looking at his hands as he shook his head from side to side. “You don’t work with them?” another head shake.

“You have no obligation to be near them, hear them or….”

“Not at all.” He said finally fixing eyes on hazel innocent ones. “my job is as far away from them as possible, and the organization I run is not related either.”

“Why are you here?” Jared asked and Misha looked at him with his head twisted to a side.

It took the older man a moment to find his words. “My family is…let’s say eclectic, and my girl… she deserved more structure and more security than what I could give her back then…” and rubbing his neck avoiding his eyes. “And my wife made me promise I wouldn’t let her family take her and made her one of them, I promised I’d be there for her, and you just don’t say NO to the family…”

Jared smiled and imitating the voice and inflating his cheeks. “They made an offer you couldn’t refuse...” his fingers scratching his chin as Misha burst out laughing.

“Yeah, that you could say…” he laughed for a while until Kathryn was back with a thin lady with a needle holder and thick glasses.

The family saw as the girl passed with one of the maids and only minutes later Jared dressed in a little too tight new shirt, and new pants.

“Perfect…” Jensen said Jared’s head snapped at that and he felt butterflies in his stomach.

“Not even close to perfect…” Alaina scoffed. “Thank you Misha, who’d say you’ll learn so well.”

Misha fixed his tie half smiling. “I know right? It took years for me, when you went from slut slash secretary to wife in less than that, you’re almost classy”

“For everything else, you have Mastercard.” Jensen chimed.

Both men let out a loud laughter but the woman took no offense of the words. “Let’s finish with the schedule for the week.” She offered a laminated slate of paper to Jared and Kathryn, “I only scheduled you two for few things, and thought about putting you together, so you won’t get too bored.”

Kathryn looked at her smiling. “Thank you.” Let out as she started reading the list.

“For a start….” She looked at her own paper. “We’ll have dinner tonight, obviously, there will be some photographers mostly serious, so please try not to bitch too much, chew with your mouth closed and be polite… ” She added looking at Jensen. “You two specially, you’re the novelty, so please reduce the PDA, if any…” frowned seeing them so apart from each other. “Reduce it to the minimum but don’t let them doubt this is serious.”

With a sigh she turned to Kathryn. “You will be only in like six things, one is this dinner, but you’ll be excused around 10 so you can do whatever you want.” She kept explaining the girl to be close to her grandfather. "And be vague when talking about college.

Jensen didn’t hear anything after the PDA part; he looked at Jared and got close. “..You look good.”

Jared felt like bolting. “Thank you.” He looked back searching for Misha, his only source of comfort there.

Jensen mumbled something under his breath. “I’m sorry, I… ” Looking away he kept mumbling. “About that night.” And his eyes reached Jared’s. “We have to talk about this, I’m so sorry, I-I... I didn’t want to drag you into this.”

Jared finally dared to speak. “Do you plan to keep me?” Jared saw as Jensen’s mouth gapped open and he fought the words. “I plan to do the right thing.”

“Is that a no?”

Jensen had no idea of what to do, so he tried to reassure his new mate. “We don’t know each other, and I know this started all wrong but with good luck and some time, we can make this work…”

Jared finally saw hope in this mess.

“NO, Dad!! Tell this bitch I’m not gonna pretend I…”

“You’ll do as I say!” Misha tried to talk to Alaina. “NO! she likes her school, her car and the money she spends pretending she’s not one of us, well , it’s time to pay for all that.”

A defiant teen stood in front of both, as Richard who was re-reading his speech and ignored the entire thing. “Or what? Are you gonna send me into foster care?”

Richard finally raised his eyes. “Stop your act before the music Annie.”

“Don’t talk like that to my daughter.” Misha turned to Alaina next. “She won’t do anything she’s not comfortable with or she’s not doing any fucking event at all.”

“She has to help! She’s the granddaughter of…”

“Not the only one, I’m just the one he’s not ashamed of.”

Three adults shouted at her, at the door Alan was walking ahead of Ty. “Kathryn!”

She turned facing Jensen, the man was looking at her. “I didn’t mean it like that.”

Jared had no idea of what to do or say. He saw as the openness on Jensen’s face disappeared. “I don’t fucking care, you’re just showing your true colors.”

“Shut up!” Misha was in front of his daughter, the girl was about to cry. “Just because you fucked up another life don’t take it out on my daughter.”

“Were you mated before? Did she pass away too?”

Alaina cursed under her breath while Alan gasped surprised. Richard was once more pacing the room cards in his hands as he practiced his speech once more. Jensen faced Jared while Misha held his girl, both guys got quiet for a long while, hearing the whispered conversation. “I didn’t mean it…” she sobbed and her father let her cry.  “I don’t want to be here anymore…”  Kathryn whimpered as Misha shushed her.

“It’ll only be dinner, I promise, I’ll leave with you exactly ten minutes after the main course.”

She lowered her voice even more this time. “He hates me now…”

“Sweetie, I’m here, even if he does I won’t let him close.”

“So?” Jared said, some stupid little hopeful part of him felt betrayed.

Jensen couldn’t even look at him; he just smirked as if it were all a joke. “Remember I said we had to talk?”

Alaina was fussing with Richard’s suit as Alan was on his way to the door, a Maid was there; guests were arriving already. “Please people, do your best to look like a respectable not totally fucked up family…” She said a little desperate; Richard held her shoulder asking her to calm down before kissing her forehead, Alaina smiled and letting out a deep breath held the arm he was offering and marched ahead.

Misha held his daughter’s hand and smiling said. “100 minutes, and we’ll go home, okay?”

Kathryn took a deep breath. “Thank you.” She looked shyly to Jared and Jensen as they left the room, the last couple was still quietly looking at each other.

“I’m Jensen Ackles…” Jensen was smiling. “I just thought I should introduce myself properly”

Jared smiled. “Jared Padalecki…” he said quietly.

Jensen was looking at him with a smile. “That’s a mouthful…” both chuckled. “I promise that it’ll be okay, I might be a fuck up, but I promise… I promise I’ll do m best not to ruin your life any further.” And getting closer and offering Jared a hand. “Just try to have fun, and follow my lead if the table has like ten forks and six spoons or something.” Jared giggled as his fingers closed over the offered hand.

Jensen’s hands were strong, a little hard for someone who never did real work; the skin was a little dry, but warm and secure. He pressed Jared’s fingers a little before pulling him closer and marching ahead.

It was until the first flash on his eyes that the smile left, replaced by surprise and a bit of fear. “It’s okay, Alaina said they’re real, no paps here, okay?” Jensen’s arm slid across his waist as he was paraded around and shouted to smile and to move here or there. Jared was a bit taller than Jensen, just a couple inches, noticeable when standing this close to each other. Jensen moved among this people with ease, Jared felt like an elephant at ballet.

The room was as big as the pub Jared worked at, and there were small tables all around, a waiter moved closer to Jensen and told him something as he let Jared go, there were only four or five places for table and a couple of the Ackles family were in every table, except Kathryn, Jensen and Jared, they were in the same table with Public schools secretary and his mate.

“I’ve heard you decided to remain in a public school…”   the man asked to Kathryn during the entry and she spent the entire time talking about the benefits of being part of the public system.

“And maybe is because I do have the resources for it, but I don’t see difference when is about college applications.”

“Well…” the secretary had his wine glass in hand. “I don’t see it either, but apparently is one of the most common complains about the system nowadays.”

Jared opened his mouth without thinking, just because he’d been quiet the entire time. “I do think is not the same for everyone. I for example, had the best PGA and only got into three schools, only could pay one and ended up dropping out…” Jensen opened his mouth to ask him to be quiet.

“I know! I started a community college and only went for my BA’s at 30 while working…” the man’s mate said. “I work on a museum right now, but I’m still campaigning for…” a hand flew to her mouth.

“Armstrong do have a better project for education…” whispered Kathryn and then the trio laughed.

Jensen saw Jared fumbling with the cutlery and had to kick him under the table so he could see how it had to be done, nothing to be ashamed though, after all not every day you’re presented with a partridge in your plate.

Dessert was the moment for speeches and as Richard got to the podium, at Jensen’s table the older lady, mate of the secretary was whispering with Jared and Kathryn about the pie. “I’m pretty sure yours better.” She finally said as Jared giggled.

Kathryn spoke next. “You didn’t told me you can cook, I demand a sample of your cooking…”

Jared made a sound, a chuckle, apparently as the secretary turned at Jensen with a smile. “I love to see her so excited, is not often that we find people that’s nice with omega mates in this events.”

Jensen smiled back as he turned again to Richard’s voice.

Right after the first speech Misha got up, and excused himself as he marched to his daughter. “It’s almost bed time… you okay?” the girl raised her head and nodded.

“Yeah, Jared’s keeping me company, and I can finish my essay tomorrow, but we can go if you want.”

It was until the end of speeches that Alaina joined them. “Everyone is asking to meet you two since you were in the news lately.”

Jensen looked at Jared’s face and after a minute of hesitation he got up. “Sure, come on Jared.”

It was Hell, he was paraded and showed around, answering to way too personal questions with simple yes or no or don’t know while Jensen was congratulated as if Jared were a price or a hunting trophy.

When Jared swatter a hand away and turned around to face Jensen with a frantic expression he knew he had to stop. But he had to stay there and do damage control, omegas should be submissive and a touch meant nothing more than a touch, no reason to bristle like that.

“Young mates…” Richard got there laughing and with a wink, “Always so hormonal.” They laughed and Jensen felt sick he turned looking for Jared but he was gone.

Jared was disgusted too, and scared, the second Jensen pushed him behind him a hand held his shoulder. “Come with me…” he was led to a door and into a hallway. It was cooler and had less light. The silence was enough to make him feel better. Misha’s blue eyes were in front of him.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry…” he said, eyes closed and back against the wall. “I fucked up, I’m sorry.”

Misha let out a sigh and held his hand. “You’ll be fine.” He pressed his shoulder as he peeked back into the dining room.

Jensen apologized for his mate and in seconds; as more and more jokes were made. “You’re a mated man now boy.” And “you have to provide for your omega.” And the worst one was; “not long before you have a pup or two on your own.” The leering dirty smiles were enough to make him feel continuously sick. He wanted to run away and hide wherever Jared had gone.

“And as a mated Alpha my boy will take his place at Mediline.” Alan announced with a hand on his shoulder. “After all he is more than qualified for it.”
Misha could see Jensen at the end of his rope. “Get it together fast…” he said to Jared looking deep into his eyes. “Jensen needs your help…” and coaching him to breath pushed him out and into Jensen’s direction.

“There you are…!” The lady they met during dinner was already talking over the rest to praise how honest and earnest and adorable and perfect Jared was.

Jensen took a breath as everyone’s attention was in Jared, a warm firm hand gripped his and he felt better, less alone, less in the spotlight, it was like having a shield of sorts. “Sorry…” Jared said in a whisper. Jensen just tightened his grip for a second and smiled.

“And what do you do for a living?”One of the older guys asked. “Jensen here kept you a secret and even tonight didn’t even let us have a good look of his treasured mate.” Some of the guys chuckled at it and the blush on Jared’s face.

“I-I work on a bakery and… and a bar…” he was debating mentioning the dogs when one of the guys, he later knew was a senator made a sound so loud it was absurd.

“That’s adorable; this is actually a Cinderella story!”

Jensen huffed. “No… we…”

Alaina was at his side trying to control this possible train wreck. “We didn’t know either, but Jensen’s being very secretive about their love.” Many of the present cooed and let out awww’s.

They fended the questions and prying people as best as possible even if the dogs came out in the end.

“It’s just... Hard to live with the minimum wage…”

One of the mates; a young man with surgically perfected nose and cheekbones made a sound of surprise. “I saw it on EW!” he let out a giggle. “It was everywhere!”

Richard made a sound trying to change subjects as he took another glass from one of the trays.

“Oh come on!!” a man in his forties, holding a representative’s hand. “We meet when I was working parking cars on a restaurant.” Some of the couples laughed.
“And I meet him while buying dairy.” the entire group laughed.

Jensen held his mate’s hand. “Thanks for embarrassing me with your occupation.“

Jared scoffed. “I had to work.”

“There’s other people to walk dogs…” he spat as if it were such an undignified task.

Jared let go of his hand. “I’m that people…”

Alaina was looking at them with a murderous stare.

“What about you, sweetie?” the only man who brought his recently 18 y.o. son to the event asked to Kathryn.

“Me?” she looked at him stunned and turned to her dad as if asking what this was about.

Misha knew exactly what the guy was asking by the redness on his son’s cheeks. “You mean if my underage daughter has presented yet?”

The room stood quiet, the only sound heard was Kathryn’s scoff. “really?” more than one adult looked at her as if not believing the little perfect polite child were this snarky. “I do not want to be labeled; I refuse to take either status.”

One of the younger politicians made a noise. “Ah! The feared kind, the original so-called betas…” he said as if he were telling a spooky story, Misha had one hand around her daughter’s shoulders.

“I just don’t want to be seen as a tradable asset.” Silence fell heavy until Alan let out a chuckle.

“Kids this days… in my time we were mated and happy.” All laughed. “But we as a family respect her decision, if one day she changes her mind we will be there too.”

All in all, the family as a whole ended up showing a strong façade. Alan was the first to say good bye, Ty practically carrying the old man in arms after he kissed his sons’ heads and his granddaughter’s cheek, Alaina and Misha held his hand for a second.

Alaina only had strength to chide Jared for his little freak out. “And for goodness sake, Jensen, take him to buy clothes or something…?” she said kissing Kathryn good bye much to everyone’s surprise.

“Yes Stepmother.”  Mocked Jensen and Alaina’s neck whipped around hurt by the nickname. Richard gave him an especially spiteful look before holding her hand and riving her away.

Jensen got up and ordered Jared to follow him. But the omega didn’t follow. “I said come with me.” Jared doubted.

“I-I don’t want to… I’m not… ” Jensen blushed understanding what he was talking about, it was infuriating and shameful, Jensen felt like a bastard already with the boy fearing him.

“I never said I wanted to touch you again… or even that first time… I blame the buzz and your heat…” he could’ve phrased it better.

Misha made a move and Kathryn let out a sound. “What?” Jensen said as both boys were looking at them. “This is a mates’ affair Misha…”

Kathryn moved ahead. “I know this is not the usual, but would you want to come home with us?” Jared raised his eyes to his new friends, there was no bond tying him to Jensen yet, and he wanted to say yes.

“Please stay with me…” mumbled Jensen. “We have things to discuss…” where it came? Jared doesn’t know but he nodded and moved closer to Jensen.

“We’re not gonna sleep together… right?”

A mate was supposed to be your other half, the support you need, someone you could rest with; instead Jensen had this scared too tall, too out of place guy who didn’t even wanted to go to bed at the same time. “Alaina gave you your own room…” but Jared still didn’t move.

“Go…” Misha prodded. “Your phone and cards will be ready tomorrow; we’ll decide things then, okay?” Jared nodded and finally followed Jensen.

“I have no idea what I am doing.” Jensen confessed. “For a start, I know it means nothing but I’m sorry…” Jared recoiled as Jensen got close once the door closed. “I’m sorry…” he repeated trying not to startle his mate. “Look…”

Jared moved quietly to the door that connected the other room. “It’s okay. Just stay away from me…” he saw a flash of hurt in Jensen’s face. “For now…”

“You are not afraid of me, right?” Jared stopped on his place and turned. “Just a bit…”

Jensen sat on the bed letting out a soft curse. The second Jared locked the door his heart clenched. When he heard the sound of a piece of furniture being dragged to rest against the door it broke.
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To Part five HERE

N/A: a closer look at the dynamics of the Ackles family

Comments

Awesome

[liverpool46.livejournal.com]

Wow, Great update. I feel like I can just read about this crazy family. Poor Jared just trying to get through it all. Thank you for updating so often. It makes me so happy :)

Re: Awesome

[szarabasjka.livejournal.com]

uhmm, I'll try to get it moving, things are about to get interesting now that we have a taste of them.
I'll be posting in a couple days.
thanks for reading and commenting

[vik720.livejournal.com]

Uhh... I already missed ch.3 so I needed to go back to read it. :D Thanks for this part, certanly makes it easier to understand the family relationships better.

[szarabasjka.livejournal.com]

Did I messed the links again? is it hard to find or something?
... and I didn't even added a link in this chapter. (I'm fixing it right now)

[vik720.livejournal.com]

No you didn't do anything wrong. XD It was just me being super busy and I didn't have time to read it and the next chapter is already out. XD That's all. XD

[szarabasjka.livejournal.com]

Oh, okay, hope you had the time already, if not you'll have things pilled up, I'm about to post part 5
XD