This one is dedicated to my friend, the-alfred-f-jones who rightfully yelled at me to post as I said they could. One long chapter of fluff. (Published Wed, Oct 20, 2021)

A Hot and Sexy Alpha for Arthur Chpt 26: Arthur's Torturous Wait for his Alpha & his Alpha's Arrival

Arthur panted as he came down from his orgasm, pressing the button on the toy to make it knot him and purring happily as it did. Arthur relaxed into his chair while absentmindedly watching Alfred clean himself up. "How are you doing, darling?" Alfred asked.

"I'm good; that was good," Arthur elaborated, voice a bit hoarse. "I'm not looking forward to cleaning my own mess up when this knot goes down though," Arthur complained.

Alfred smiled sympathetically, "A necessary evil, unfortunately. You look a bit tired, are you going to take a nap after this?"

"Probably," Arthur agreed with a yawn. "Wish you were here to cuddle me though," Arthur lightly complained.

"I know, Artie. I'll be there soon. Wednesday's not too far away to wait for me, is it?" Alfred lightly teased.

"The two nights will be torture without you; what will I do with myself?"

"I'm sure you'll be plenty busy prepping for your heat, but if you have spare time you could always relax and read some of those books you have behind you."

"Says the man who has absolutely ruined my cozy reading chair for me. I can't sit in this chair without getting at least a little horny because of you and your videos.

"Then I guess you'll just have to start getting into steamy romance novels," Alfred replied.

"Maybe," Arthur agreed since it kind of didn't sound like too bad of an idea despite the fact it was just more lighthearted teasing from the alpha. "I'm still going to miss you, though."

"I know, baby, but that's what the blanket, the teddy bear, and my letterman are for. Now will be a great time to break them out since you've made a mess of that blanket," Alfred pointed out.

"Oh I know, don't remind me; I'm going to have to deep clean this stupid chair," Arthur complained as he started to clean himself and around him up when he felt the knot start to deflate.

Alfred laughed softly at that. "Okay well, I have to go get ready for my workout, so I'll talk to you later. Take care of yourself, Artie."

"I will. And thanks for this, I know it was kind of spur of the moment, even if it was your fault it happened."

"It was my pleasure, beautiful. I was happy to be of service; see you soon," Alfred winked before ending the call on his side with a goodbye after Arthur had also said his own.

Arthur closed his laptop and immediately missed Alfred's handsome smiling face as he got up and began cleaning, running a bath for himself as he threw everything into the washer and set it on a delay to start after what he assumed would be enough time for the bathtub to fill.

Arthur unwrapped the scented blanket and teddy bear like Alfred had suggested and made the bed with them for him to return to after his bath before setting up some candles in the bathroom, filling the tub with all the extra stuff he liked for relaxing, and then finally getting in. Arthur had been more tense than he realized as he slowly let himself relax as he supposed that was all he had to let himself really do for the next two days.

~Timeskip to the next day. Day of the week: Tuesday~

Alfred was right about Arthur having no trouble keeping busy.

Once it hit Arthur that an alpha would be staying with him for his heat for the first time in what felt like forever the omega in him became obsessed with making everything perfect for Alfred during his stay. Arthur spent all of the following day reorganizing and cleaning his apartment.

His organized mess of a bathroom storage closet and his only semi-organized walk-in closet were the first to fall victim to his scrutiny as he didn't want Alfred to have to search to find anything he might need or deem Arthur needed during his heat.

Then came his pantry and fridge/freezer, which were as unorganized as they were sparse, so Arthur spent hour scrolling through Google images and Pinterest, some Instagram stories and YouTube videos before going to a container store nearby and buying containers and tupperware and even a label maker to organize what he had and anything Arthur imagined Alfred might buy into as well as some, probably too many he would think later, extras of everything just in case. In his escapades he even found a cute cat cookie jar that he sent a picture of to his college dormmate and friend Kiku, as well as Alfred, of course.

Once the specifics he felt were most important were dealt with Arthur then went about gathering what he would need for his nest. Since Alfred hadn't met any of his family or friends Arthur kept it simple, building his nest with just things containing his and Alfred's scent, something that was kind of difficult to do when he kept pulling out the jacket to wear and the teddy bear and blanket to cuddle with while reading or watching tv later on the couch.

Arthur felt pretty satisfied with his preparations by the time he went to bed that night, sending Alfred a quick goodnight text along with a reminder of his address and where he kept his spare key for Alfred to let himself in the next morning before drifting off to sleep.

~Timeskip to the next day and day of Alfred's arrival. Day of the week: Wednesday~

Alfred woke up early Wednesday morning to prepare for spending Arthur heat with him. After doing his midweek light morning workout, he double checked his suitcase, packed the stuff to make him and Arthur breakfast into a grocery bag, got properly dressed for the day and started heading over to Arthur's apartment.

Alfred had packed his suitcase the night before, taking all the usual stuff he might need as well as an extra laundry bag full of various scented clothes, some dirty and some unworn since their last wash, for Arthur to pick from and put in his nest.

Alfred arrived still early in the morning and used the key under the mat Arthur had told him about to let himself in. Alfred tried to bring his stuff in as quietly as possible before closing and locking the door behind him. Alfred then took the stuff he'd brought for breakfast and went about making a nice waffle breakfast for Arthur to wake up to.

Arthur woke up to the smell of breakfast and a familiar alpha's scent coming from the other room, taking a moment to realize Alfred was here. His stomach growled to signify he should really get up and go eat that breakfast Alfred was making, so he did.

Arthur walked out of his room in an oversized shirt and Alfred's jacket to be greeted by Alfred wearing a cooking apron Arthur hadn't even known he owned until yesterday.

"Good morning, beautiful," Alfred greeted as Arthur walked closer, wrapping an arm around the omega's waist and kissing him sweetly on the forehead.

"Morning," Arthur replied tiredly as he just buried his face in Alfred's chest while loosely hugging Alfred back.

"Did you miss me that much, Artie?" Alfred asked with a small smile as he just rubbed Arthur's back soothingly.

"More than you know," Arthur agreed. "I've been driving myself crazy with preparations so it's nice to finally have you here," he purred.

Alfred gently guided Arthur's chin up to look at and meet him in a soft and sweet kiss Alfred couldn't help smiling into. "Well I'm happy to be here and happy to help," he replied when they parted.

The waffle maker beeped that it was done to interrupt them, Alfred going to take the waffles out as he flipped the bacon in the pan next to it.

Arthur went to sit down at the breakfast bar, enjoying the domesticity of watching Alfred cook for him.

When Alfred was finished making their plates the two of them sat at the breakfast bar and ate, making a game plan for the day as they did.

Once they were finished with their breakfast Arthur started cleaning up while Alfred looked through Arthur's fridge and pantry, making note of what he already had and what they would need to buy for the recipes Alfred had in mind. Alfred had printed out more than a dozen simple recipes that could be easily made in bulk, frozen, and reheated throughout the week. The plan wasn't to make all of them but to have enough for Arthur to pick and choose what he'd want to eat and what he wouldn't like, which they went over during breakfast.

When Arthur was done he went to go get dressed for the day, making sure to take his preheat pills and wear two suppressant patches as well as Alfred's jacket on top of a simple outfit he felt he took forever to decide on. Alfred's jacket was nice to wear around because it was subtle but prominent enough that it made Arthur feel safe and calm; it was cozy and served to put Arthur at ease, which helped keep his heat from starting too early.

"Ready to go sweetheart?" Alfred asked as he stood from the couch to walk over and wrap his arms around Arthur's waist, making the omega purr happily when he could feel Alfred's arms around him through his choice of a more form fitting shirt and jeans.

"Ready," Arthur agreed. "I assume we're taking a car and not your motorcycle?"

"You'd be correct," Alfred confirmed as he double checked their grocery list on his phone before walking out with Arthur and locking the door behind them.

Grocery shopping was uneventful but sweet and maybe just a bit too domestic, but Alfred and Arthur both ignored that and indulged themselves. They enjoyed each other's company and who could really fault them for that?

Alfred taught Arthur all sorts of little tidbits he knew about ingredients both fresh and preserved and which brands were better than others according to his own experience and the ones his mother simply swore by, which was an interesting experience for Arthur who hadn't gotten as much of that as one would have expected during college due to his dormmate also having moved to the US for college.

When they got back Arthur was more tired than he would have expected, a side effect being surrounded in the scent he'd come to associate with cuddling up on the couch and in bed, he supposed. Alfred went ahead and put away the groceries while Arthur sat at the breakfast bar and they talked, Alfred complimenting all of Arthur's organization supplies and efforts as he did, which made Arthur very happy.

When that was done Alfred went ahead and started making some of the meals they'd talked about in bulk to freeze some as well as have for lunch and dinner that day while Arthur cuddled up on the couch to watch TV, which he soon fell asleep doing.

Arthur was woken up to two TV trays with bowls of soup and a side of fruit along with some fruit juice and water as well as his handsome blond alpha smiling down at him. "Time to eat lunch, darling," Alfred gently rubbed Arthur's back as he encouraged him to sit up.

Arthur nodded as he sat up, the two of them watching TV while they ate, Arthur still being sleepy as he did. Alfred washed the dishes when they were done and finished freezing the bulk meals he'd prepped before going over to the couch Arthur was looking over the back of to watch him. "Yes sweetheart, would you like to cuddle?"

Arthur nodded. "I paused the show we were watching for you."

"That was very considerate of you, thank you, Arthur," Alfred cooed before he moved around the couch to sit and pull Arthur to cuddle in his lap.

Arthur relaxed instantly in Alfred's arms. "God, I missed you," Arthur admitted.

"I missed you too, now go ahead and get some sleep. You'll need your rest for later," Alfred gently pet Arthur's hair as the omega soon fell sound asleep in his arms.

To Be Continued...

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