Markus led them to the cute Italian restaurant and asked for a booth seat. Both subs followed quietly and slid into the booth with Sam on Markus' left and Cassie beside Sam.

An energetic waitress bustled over and handed them each a menu and read out the specials. All three nodded and murmured their thanks in unison before being left to decide on their lunch. Sam felt butterflies in his stomach, he had never been allowed to go out to a restaurant before... Cassie and her family had offered him the chance to come with them before but he was never given permission from the Alpha. As he stared at the menu, he didn't really take in the words on the paper...

Meanwhile, Cassie poked her head around the large menu to look him up and down.

"What?" He whispered, her sharp almond shaped eyes were watching him intently and he couldn't help but feel self-conscious.

"I feel like we should have got you blue instead, it would have matched your eyes then!" She smiled but he frowned back in confusion...

Suddenly, it clicked and his hand snapped to the top of his head where the pink flower crown still balanced on his chocolate brown, tousled hair. He suddenly felt sick to his stomach.

"Oh goddess!" His eyes began to tear up, "we need to go back!" He jumped up, knocking the table and causing Markus to snap his head to the side and give them a suspicious look.

"Wait, why?" Cassie gave him a confused look while Markus made no attempt to pretend he wasn't eavesdropping.

"Because I'm not a thief! Cassie!" He whisper shouted, he didn't want people to know he had stolen something! Markus raised his eyebrows in alarm, noticing the ring of pastel flowers adorning his mate's head. But neither sub noticed his reaction.

"What are you talking about?" Cassie laughed, "You think I'd let you leave wearing something without paying for it?" She put her hand on his shoulder and pushed him back down. "I paid for the crown when I paid for the bracelet - it looked too cute on you to pass up!" She ran her fingers through his soft hair and gave him a wink. "Now pick what you want to eat already! I'm thinking Spaghetti Pomodoro!" And with that her attention had already moved onto something else.

Sam took a deep breath and settled back into his seat, letting his eyes wander over the Menu again. As his gaze roamed from dish to dish, he became aware of a pair of hard eyes staring at him. He let his eyes slide to the side and up slowly, gazing up at Markus through his lashes. Their eyes locked for what felt like hours before Markus began to lean down towards his little mate's face. Thankfully Cassie had her nose buried in the menu as the two boys became almost lost in each others eyes until they bumped noses and both jerked back in shock. An electric current having run through them at the contact. Both looked away, Markus slipping his blank mask back on and Sam blushing profusely.

"Are we ready then?" The waitress had reappeared and pulled out her notebook. Both Markus and Cassie nodded but Sam realised he still hadn't picked so much as his drink. He looked up at Markus with wide eyes to tell him he wasn't ready but Markus just turned back to the waitress.

"We'll just order drinks for now, I'll have one of those green veggie smoothies, and for these two..." He gave them a look to tell them it was time to speak up but Sam froze,

"Two lemonades please!" Chirped Cassie, and the omega sighed quietly in relief. With a smile the waitress walked away to get their drinks.

"Thanks Cass" Sam whispered, grabbing her hand under the table and giving it a squeeze. She grinned back and pulled out her phone,

"You're welcome, but now you owe me photos!" Her grin had turned evil and Sam spun round to dive his face into Markus' lap and hide. The alpha jumped and looked down incredulously but had to stay still as the omega's head was close to a very... Important area that he did not want to be head butted in.

Cassie couldn't stop the giggles as she tried to pry Sam's face up to get a picture. "Come oooon Sammy! You're so cute!"

"Mm I'm nom" Sam mumbled into Markus' shirt. Cassie just rolled her eyes and sat back, sliding her phone into her pocket again.

"Okay, you win. But I'll get you some day! I already got one!" She winked and Sam peeked up with a blush, slowly sliding away from Markus to sit in his place. Speaking of Markus, he was still frozen from fear of having his nuts squashed but slowly managed to relax again, running a hand through his hair and huffing. He gave them a few more minutes to decide on their meals but it seems all they did was whisper and giggle to eachother so once their drinks arrived, Markus decided to take charge.

"So, have we FINALLY chosen food now?" He asked, sliding his menu to the end of the table to show he was ready. Cassie nodded and put hers on top but Sam gripped his tightly, still so unsure as to what to pick. He but his plump bottom lip between his teeth.

Ugh. Markus hated when he did that. Not because he actually didn't like it. But because he loved it. He wanted that to be him biting those soft lips... He had to fight to keep his mind out of the gutter and focus on the task at hand. He could tell the omega was nervous, he didn't get out much and probably didn't want to screw up his chance. Markus leant down behind the menu that the omega was using as a shield and whispered in his ear,

"The vegetarian pizza is good" (A/N I know, every gay man's dream is to have that whispered in his ear.) He pointed to the description, "It's got lots of different stuff on it, bound to be something you like in there somewhere"

"Um, I think I would like it... It's just that I don't think I could finish it! I don't want to waste food..." His voice was so cute and raspy when he whispered, it made Markus want to groan low in his throat but he kept his wolf in check. All the pizzas here came in Medium or Large, there wasn't a small option for adults.

"Well what about this, you order a medium vegetarian and I'll order a medium meat eater and we can share. I want a large and you want a small so we get the best of both" He almost couldn't believe he was saying something so... Romantic. He wanted to punch himself for coming out with it. And he would definitely punch anyone who found out. But if he was getting the meat eater anyway he might as well give himself a chance to steal some of Sam's food too.

Sam on the other hand, was thrilled. He was having a hard time playing cool and keeping his heart rate under control as he thought about sharing food with his alpha.

"Y-yes please!" He gave a small smile up at Markus who summoned the waitress back and ordered for them.

They had only been waiting about ten minutes since ordering when Cassie was already bored. She had the attention span of a goldfish and wanted to play a game.

"Truth or dare?" She asked, a mischievous grin planted on her face.

"Me?" Sam blinked in confusion.

"Yes, you! Truth or dare!" Sam knew he couldn't do a dare in front of Markus... He didn't want a spanking...

"Truth?"

"Do you have a crush on anyone?" Trust his best friend to go in for the kill like that! How cruel. And in front of the Alpha who he most definitely did have a crush on...

"C-Cassie!" He cried in protest.

"You have to tell the truth! It's only a yes or no, you don't have to tell me who it is!" She reasoned.

"Um, then no... I don't"

"You're lying!" She pointed her finger in his face as she accused him. Markus watched them argue with this chin rested on his knuckle, part of him (mainly his wolf) had been hoping his little mate would admit to having a crush on him, but he supposed maybe it was best if he simply hated him... It was definitely easier without feelings.

"Am not!" Sam repeated, his hands bunched in his top as he tried to convince her of his innocence.

"You are and that means you have to do a dare!" She looked around the room and then back at her friend, "I'll start small... But if you lie again I'll give you something really bad!"

"Fine..." He muttered sulkily.

"I dare you to sing two lines of a song, any song you want!" She was already trying to contain her laughter at the thought of Sam's singing. Markus raised his eyebrow at her in question as to why that was so funny but she remained quiet - it's best he learn for himself.

"You know I'm an awful singer!"

"I know, that's why it's funny! Now come on!" She gave him a soft nudge.

"Umm..." He gave a weak little cough that made Markus splutter with laughter, "Twinkle Twinkle, Little STAR-" His squeaky voice cracked and Markus threw his head back, his booming laugh back in full force. Something about his mate's terrible raspy singing just seemed to tickle him. It was adorable. Sam felt shame rack his body at Markus' laughter.

Of course he's laughing at you, he thought. You've always been a joke to him. With cherry red cheeks he tried to ignore his thoughts and continue with his dare. "How I wonder what you are. Up above the sky so high, LIKE-" Another crack in his voice but he continued, "a diamond in the sky" he stopped and Cassie, who had been giggling on the end of the booth gave him a thumbs up.

"Like an angel, isn't he?" She winked at Markus, causing another round of guffaws. Sam's mouth scrunched to the side and his eyes set in a stern expression.

"Truth or dare?" He demanded. Both Alpha and Sub stopped laughing and the curly haired girl took a moment to think before answering confidently,

"Truth!"

"Are you still a virgin?" His own cheeks tinged pink again just from asking the question. But Cassie's whole face was rosey as she spluttered at first. The alpha smirked at her, sipping at his drink as he waited.

"I-Um. Of course! Why would you ask that?" She tried not to look the alpha in the eyes.

"It's just a game Cassie"

"No I-I mean because you already knew the answer to that?" It was more of a statement but she was really asking for an explanation.

"I know, that's why it's funny" He repeated her words from earlier and she rolled her eyes, if he wanted to play it like this then she was happy to show him how low she could go.

"Truth or dare?" She raised an eyebrow, daring him to make the wrong choice.

"Truth" he was cautious now, especially with alpha Markus sat directly beside him.

"Are YOU a virgin?" Cassie smiled sweetly and enjoyed the show as Markus seemed to choke a bit on his smoothie, coughing and spluttering in the corner while Sam just froze and stared at her. She figured Alpha Markus just found it funny that she was asking an Omega if they were a virgin - Of course he was! If only she knew the kinds of things they got up to... After what could only have been a couple of minutes but felt like hours, Sam finally managed to get his mouth to work again.

"I... I haven't done... All the way... But..." He was barely audible and he looked away in shame as Cassie's face lit up in surprise. She had to admit, the whole point was that people their age were usually embarrassed of BEING a virgin. Although even then you weren't considered in the right because if you had sex then you were a slut but if you hadn't you were seen as some kind of nun. There was no winning the virgin game but she just liked seeing him blush.

"Oh, sorry Sam. I-I wasn't expecting that answer... How come you didn't tell me? We tell eachother everything!" She whispered across to him but let him have his space, he looked back at her again and shrugged.

"It doesn't matter" he murmured, tensing as he felt the alphas eyes got on the back of his head.

"Of course it matters! Who was it with?" Cassie had to admit she was a bit excited - Could this mean he had found his mate? "Will you at least tell me if it was your mate?" She continued to whisper across to him as he squirmed uncomfortably, not knowing what the right thing to say was with the alpha right there.

"N-no one. It really doesn't matter, let's talk about something else"

Cassie was about to bombard him with questions again but just as her mouth opened, the food arrived and both Sam and Markus thanked the goddess for the distraction.