This Alpha Won’t Stop Chasing Me!

Chapter 3: Lastly, Flirting

Chapter 3

“Ughh” Caramella groaned, annoyed as she stared down on her phone where a dating app is open.

She is scrolling through other male Betas or Alphas that can suit her, but all of them only turned out horny, weird or a total scam. She thought that there is at least one decent guy that she can date and at the same time be a good father for Oliver, but so far, she can’t find anyone.

All she can think of is Darius who trespassed her home that morning.

“I know he’s hot and he seems like a good guy but…I mean, he left me for four years!” Caramella ranted, putting her phone away after deleting the dating app that she downloaded on her phone.

“Wow, you haven’t ranted like this before. What’s gotten into you, Candy? (AN: ‘Candy’ is her bartender name for the bar she is working for)” her colleague, James Graver AKA ‘Jay’, teased her.

Caramella sighed, “It’s just that there’s a hot guy that appeared on my doorstep yesterday and he’s telling me that Oliver is his son too. And I’m like, really? After four years of neglect you’re coming back for your son?! Ugh”

“One martini please” a customer said and Carmella nodded towards the drunk looking dude before blending the martini.

“Oh wow, that sounds like some drama, babe” James pointed out as he gave the waiter some of the drinks he prepared for other customers.

“Oh, man. Be thankful you are a Beta, Jay. Being an Omega is a pain in the a*s” she rolled her eyes before smiling towards the drunk customer, sliding the martini that she made towards him.

The guy hiccuped as he accepted the drink with a wink towards Caramella who ignored him as she does to drunk customers.

James placed a hand over his small hip, “Babe, I wish I was an Omega. That way, guys will flood my way to get this booty” he slapped his own a*s and laughed at Caramella’s horrified expression.

“Ugh stop flaunting your male a*s in front of me, jeez” she shook her head and laughed at the same time, happy to have a friend like James who makes her laugh.

“Come on, cheer up, babe. I mean, if that hot dude is your son’s father…then maybe he ought to have a chance you know” James said before shrugging, “I mean at least he came back for your Olie…my dad never came back for me. He threw me away”

Caramella can see the forlorn in her friend’s eyes, and she felt bad for him.

James Graver is only nineteen when he was thrown out of their house because his family found out that he is gay. He lived life as a pickpocket and a thief, a total street gangster until he was saved by the owner of the bar that she is working in. It's a shame because he is an idol material, with deep blue spiky hair and dark blue eyes, tall with a lean model type body and his face is just beautiful. He can even compete with Korean pop idols if he has a chance.

“But~ Enough of this drama, babe. Why won’t you tell me more about your drama instead” James smiled back, leaning on the counter.

“You already have enough of my story. Besides I don’t want to think about him anymore” Caramella waved her hand to dismiss the topic, “I’d rather come back to my ex than meet with him again”

“Meet with who again?” A new familiar voice was heard from the customer side.

Caramella and James turned to look towards the source of the deep, husky voice.

“Oh my~” James placed a hand over his mouth in surprise.

It was Darius with his perfectly gelled black hair, mesmerizing moon like eyes, muscular body under high end office clothes and a bright smile that can make any women or gay men, swoon.

Caramella was stunned to see him again, and was flustered.

Her face turned slightly red, “Mister…”she pointed out, “why are you here?”

Darius pulled out a bouquet of baby pink roses mixed with lilies of the valleys. He handed it toward Caramella who blushed in various shades of red.

“Oh double my~” James’ eyes were wide as he watched the two. And so does the other customers who are her regulars.

For some reason, Caramella can’t look away from Darius’ determined eyes as if telling her that he will chase her no matter where she goes. Of course she is reluctant to accept the flower but she can’t help it. She is weak against sexy people with a handsome face like Darius, and with him looking so serious while giving her a bouquet of flowers in public is only making her want to accept it more.

‘I would reject it but…’ She bit her lower lip, ‘I don’t want to break his determination towards courting me!’

“Agh! Whatever!” She grabbed the bouquet, “Thanks” she whispered, looking down at the beautiful bouquet that is so big, she can barely hold it properly without hugging it.

Suddenly, James started clapping. Caramella glared at him as if he lost his mind before the rest of the bar started clapping too.

“I can’t believe someone cold like our Candy can accept flowers from someone!” one of her regulars exclaimed, “I tried once you know, I was rejected so badly”

“Yes, what a shame. I guess it makes sense for her to like a Dominant Alpha”

Then they started teasing her, laughing and joking around about her coldness towards other Alphas who approached her.

‘Agh, this is embarrassing! Help me, my little Olie! Your mother is being teased!’ She knelt down and hid behind the counter at her customers teasing.

James started laughing at her too, “Hahaha! I told you you’ll get karma for treating people too coldly!”

Darius leaned over the counter and peeked at her, smiling too. She looked up to see his handsome face and almost had a heart attack when she realized how much more handsome he is just by smiling.

‘Oh my god, Darius is just too much. This is too much!’ she pouted while hugging the bouquet on her arms, “You did this”

“I did,” Darius answered, still smiling, “Does this mean that I have a chance?”

Caramella blushed harder, hiding behind the bouquet, “...No way in hell” she whispered quietly, “You came in my life so fast, then left me for four years”

Darius glanced at James who swooned at him, “Hey, can I vault over your counter?” he asked.

James looked around him, and shrugged, “Uh, sure hottie. Anything for your prospering love life”

“OOoooohhh!” The bar became wild again, “Candy is being courted!”

Darius smirked and placed a strong hand over the counter before kicking off the ground. In one fell swoop, he vaulted over the counter without touching anything and landed on the other side of the counter with the customers cheering.

“Go for it, random dude!” one of the drunkards exclaimed.

“You can melt our Candy’s cold heart! We believe in you!” another shouted.

It was a mess.

…

Caramella was shocked when Darius vaulted over the counter and landed right next to her. She watched the tall Alpha scrunch down and sit next to her, stretching his long legs on the floor.

“Hey” Darius slightly smiled at her, looking down on her smaller frame with the bouquet of pink flowers.

“You shouldn’t have done this during my working hours” Caramella pointed out, still a little embarrassed about her customer’s silly reactions.

Darius hummed, “But I really want to give you these flowers” he said, tilting his head slightly to look at her face.

“...why are you doing this?” Caramella asked, “I told you right. I can’t forgive you”

“But you never said you can’t forgive me in the future” Darius reached out towards the bouquet and touched the flowers.

He pointed at the baby pink flowers that are pleasant to the eyes, “Do you know the meaning of pink roses?”

Caramella removed his eyes on Darius and followed his hand, “No…I never thought of them before”

“It means innocent love, Ms. Sugar” Darius smirked, “I want us to start as friends. Slowly, I can connect to your and Oliver’s life and at the same time, it will give you time to forgive me”

Caramella felt her heart squeeze, her icy blue eyes shone under the light.

“...I’m not convinced yet” she said, “I still hate you. You did that to me, then you were gone when I woke up…”

Darius removed a petal from a pink rose, “I know. That’s why I want to right the things that I did wrong”

Caramella sighed softly, “Then, what does this flower mean?” she pointed at the white lilies of the valleys.

“Those are lilies of the valleys, Ms. Sugar. They represent rebirth…it means to change, to apologize” Darius looked at Caramella with those eyes again, as if begging for something.

Perhaps for forgiveness.

“Rebirth. Apology…” Caramella whispered to herself, ‘If Darius is really Oliver’s father…Can I forgive the man that did this to me? That ruined my life but gave me the best gift that I have ever endured to receive, which is Oliver?’

She gripped the bouquet tightly.

Sadly, Caramella can’t just forgive him yet. Not when all of her wounds in her heart have not yet healed. But even so, maybe…just maybe, she can open up her heart a little for Darius.