Thank You :Casey:

[Alex Dean Andrews]

Raising only an eyebrow in response to his mate's words, Alex only kept his hand out to him. If Casey didn't want to wear it, then Alex wouldn't ask again. Talking about how other will look at him, how others will think of him, while Alex is a possessive man, wolf, he couldn't help but be glad people wanted what they couldn't have. Casey was his and only his, sharing wasn't an option in Alex's eyes, but something like that was Alex's thought of showing everyone else that Casey was not an option. Not liking being challenged in that way, Alex couldn't find the words to answer back to Casey.

When they got outside, Alex couldn't be happier that Casey like the gift. Shaking his head in amusement at the name, Alex kissed Casey's head from where his boyfriend was kneeling by the dog. "Well, let's let Calex be for awhile. One of us has work in the morning, and I have one last thing I want to show you." Alex put a hand on his boyfriend shoulder, wanting to get his attention once again. Looking at the small puppy, he could only guess what the kids were going to act like once they realized they had a puppy in the house. Kissing Casey's lips when his mate turned up to him, Alex pulled back, wanting to get boyfriend to bedroom.

Not even bothering to see if the younger male was following, Alex started taking off his suit on his way to the bedroom. Once he was only his dress slacks, Alex turned around, and pulled down the corner of his pants only to show his hip. In tight cursive, in blue ink, was "Puppy" tattooed on Alex's skin over his hip bone. Looking up to meet Casey's eyes, Alex wasn't in the mood for sex any longer, but he had wanted to show that Alex had willingly and on his own, put Casey's mark on him. Permanently. "This isn't jewelry. This doesn't come off." Alex couldn't help the lazy smirk that come across his lips, "But I'm dead tired, I'm going to bed." Alex didn't care how much of a prissy bitch he sounded like, all he knew was, he was pissed off but he knew yelling wasn't the right card to play. Alex had been in Slytherin for a reason, and it wasn't for his bad temper.

[Casey Sam Richards]

Casey knew that it didn't console Alex at all. Then he sighed as he moved closer to Alex and wrapped his arms around the man's neck. "However, if it were a leather type collar, with no design, just a simple tag with your name on it... then I don't mind. I love leather anyway." he whispered to Alex's ear, kissed his cheek and smiled.

Calex was going to be a good addition to their family. Casey already knew Josh would read up on how to take care of dogs and what they needed and ought to do. It would give the boy something to do aside from annoying and talking back to Chelsey who would, more or less, aggravate her brother. He nodded when Alex said that they ought to go inside and that he had one more surprise.

Casey didn't have to be told to follow. And when Alex started to strip, he saw what Alex said that wasn't going to be coming off. His eyes widen in surprise. Alex had his name for Casey tattooed on his hip. Truly, Casey did NOT see that coming. He instantly gave Alex a quick kiss but was a bit disappointed when Alex said that he was tired now. Casey knew instantly what his alpha met. He was still upset and it was all Casey's fault.

[Alex Dean Andrews]

Raising an eyebrow, Alex looked like he confused, "Because I would put you in an actual dog collar." The words were tripping in sarcasm, Alex just didn't see how this was bad thing or something that should even be discussed. He had brought him to to make the night better because he expected his boyfriend to want to do this, not say no the first time it came from his mouth. Even though Casey was trying to make up for it, it wasn't really helping because Casey was only adding to the fuel. Alex had been ready to drop it. "Let it go Case, I already told you I wouldn't ask you to wear anything you didn't want to be there. Knock yourself out dressing however you want." He removed Casey's arms from his neck, not bothering with it right now.

Rubbing Calex's head, the small pup was a good match for the family. Chelsey would adore having something to cuddle and play with, Josh would try to become it's vet, and well, Casey could just do what he had done with the rest of the family. Make it his own. Alex gave Casey the dog thinking it was a good idea, but even though it wasn't a child, it was something to raise that was actually Casey's. After Alex mailed out the papers, Alex's kids would be Casey's as well.

Returning the kiss lightly, keeping his hands to himself. Alex was shorter than Casey so with their closeness, Alex had no choice but to look up if he wanted to meet his mate's eyes. "I won't remove it, but I do regret getting it. You can let the dog in or keep him outside, I don't care." Alex didn't wait to hear his boyfriend's response. With that, Alex shrugged off his pants, tossing them on the bed, he walked into the bathroom to get ready for bed wearing only his boxers.

[Casey Sam Richards]

Casey knew his attempt failed and he sighed. Now it was more clearer than day that it was his fault and nothing he say now would make it alright. When Alex told him to drop it, there was no point. He listened and simply nodded. It hurt a bit when Alex moved away from him and seemed like he didn't care.

However, what hurt the most was when Alex said he wasn't going to remove the tattoo but now regretted having it. Alex had gone to the bath room and Casey was left there to watch him go. He wanted to kill himself for ruining the evening and Alex's efforts. He sighed as he kept hold of himself and went out the bedroom and back to where the puppy was.

Calex jumped into his lap when he sat down and leaned to the wall. "Oh Calex... I'm so stupid... But nothing I do or say now would make things better." he said and the puppy just tilted his head to the side. Casey just sat there, no jacket or even warming charms. He didn't want to and he felt suddenly so tired to even moved. He had disappointed his alpha and it was killing Casey inside.

[Alex Dean Andrews]

Getting ready in the bathroom, Alex debated on a shower just to stall everything, but he decided not to. He had taken one before Casey had gotten home, there was no point in doing it again only two hours later. Brushing his teeth and putting on pajama pants that hung on the back of the door, Alex moved out of the bathroom and to the bedroom. He would have slept in nothing if he didn't have the kids around, Alex just felt more comfortable with the less clothes he wore. He figured it was the wolf part of him, because Alex perfered to sleep outside when camping or wear just a bathrobe than jeans. Even though Alex was human, he didn't feel human. He sometimes when thought and choose to do thing as if he were really in a pack.

Groaning, even though he was upset with Casey, he had grown to the comfort of his mate sleeping next to him. So when Casey wasn't in the bedroom when he came out, Alex went back downstairs to hunt for him. When he found Casey and the puppy outside, the older man sighed, and walked outside, barefoot with just his pants on. "Case, it's freezing. Are you coming to bed or planning on getting yourself sick?" Despite thinking like a wolf, Alex understood that they weren't actually wolves. He didn't move to get Casey, but his voice sounded serious enough that Alex didn't actually think he had to go and try to retrieve his mate.

Looking to the Calex, the blonde man just raised an eyebrow, "You can bring him with...." Alex had already said that, but he wanted to make it clear that he wanted Casey inside and not outside without actually bluntly bossy Casey around, even Alex as an alpha knew just telling Casey straight off 'do this' or 'do that' would not work in Alex's favor. He was disappointed, but he was more hurt that Casey didn't want to have Alex's marking on him like that. It wasn't even the collar itself, it was just the fact like Casey had said 'no' because it was important what others thought. Letting out an annoyed breath, not wanting to stand outside, Alex stepped completely outside, and shut the door to make sure the cold air didn't get inside as well, and leaned back against the window of the sliding door, watching Casey with his arms crossed. Waiting for when he mate was ready to go inside.

[Casey Sam Richards]

Casey was busy stroking Calex that he lost all senses. He didn't even heard Alex come down. "You know Calex, Alex is my world. If anything ever happened to him, I don'tknow what I would do. I'd probably... I probably wouldn't know what to do." he sighed as the puppy barked an answer Casey couldn't understand. "You think I'm stupid too, don't you? I already know I am." he told the dog.

Then he heard Alex's voice. Casey tried to gather himself. "I-i-i'll be inside in a minute. You c-can go to b-bed. I'll s-shower up first." Casey said as he stammered for some reason but he didn't get up. He was still sitting there with Calex on his lap. Casey looked devastated. He knew from Alex's tone that he had screwed up. Then he tried to recall where he had gone wrong. A few moments later, it dawned on to Casey. The collar. It had been that. The mark that Alex owned him. But Casey said no. It was then that Casey had told Alex that he didn't want to because of what others would say.

In reality, Casey didn't care. But why he had answered so quickly was beyond him really. He didn't mind at all. But nothing he would say now would change it.

[Alex Dean Andrews]

Taking another breath, Alex just starred when his boyfriend said he could just go to bed. Why was everything so complicated tonight? He had planned this entire night out, and it had gone and done a 180 without Alex being able to stop it. Casey wasn't making it any easier, did he want to sit out here and freeze? Was he trying to pick a fight? Alex didn't even know anymore, there was no point in sitting outside in the cold when the puppy and Casey could be inside where it was warm.

Not moving from his place against the cold glass, Alex just starred at his mate. It took him a second before he knew he could talk without starting a fight, because to Alex, Casey was out here pouting after Alex had tired to make the night be all about his boyfriend. He wondered if he was supposed to start telling his boyfriend bluntly what he wanted, but that wouldn't be fair to Casey. Alex normally tried to make Casey as much a decision maker as he was, he was sure that Casey wouldn't appericate it if Alex started going 'all alpha all the time' "I can wait." Did he want to wait? No. But he knew if he walked away Casey would only take longer to get inside.

"I'm not a patient person Case, I'm close to carrying you inside." Alex hadn't actually ever had to enforce being an alpha, because it rang throughout the house. Through their relationship. Sure he's picked up Casey before, only because it was something Alex liked to brag that he could do. It wasn't as much of a struggle as it would have seemed. Casey was taller, but Alex made for it in muscle. Putting Casey over his shoulder wouldn't be as hard as people would assume, and Alex was sure Casey knew that too.

[Casey Sam Richards]

Casey just sat there really, not moving and just stroking the dog. No matter what he did, Casey didn't know what he would be able to do. Without looking at Alex, he asked, "Am I a bad mate, Alex? Because I don't think I'm good at anything... I ruuined your dinner plans because of my stupidity and I don't know what to do." he said with a low apologetic tone. Normally, Casey wasn't an emotiona type of person, but this was an exception because Alex had done something out of the ordinary, Casey was feeling the way he was because he ruined something.

When Alex said that he could wait, It made Casey feel more horrible. Alex was not really that patient but he was going too. And when he admitted it, Casey sighed. "Good night Calex. We'll see you in the morning." he said as he stood up after placing the puppy back on the porch and turned to look at Alex and then look down on the floor as he entered the house again, afraid to look at Alex at all. He was a bad mate and Casey's own wolf was making him feel so horrible.

[Alex Dean Andrews]

Sighing, Alex walked to the living room, pulling Casey with him. He grabbed a book from one the shelves, and tossed it to his mate. "When we moved in together, I ruined nearly all your books because you told me not to use magic on them. I did it anyway. You were pissed. Remember?" Alex gave his boyfriend a second to recall what it was Alex was talking about and another second to answer, before he continued on. "I felt like shit for about a week even though you got over it. I couldn't replace the books I ruined and I couldn't really fix what I did. It didn't make me a bad mate though, you didn't hate me for it. You were just upset." Moving his hand to the hem of his pants, pulling only the corner of them down to reveal just the tattoo on his skin, he let Casey see the wording again. "This can't be removed unless I got out of my way to do it, just like I couldn't replace your books. It doesn't make you a bad mate, but it still pisses me off."

It wasn't going to make anything better really, but Alex didn't want Casey thinking he hated him or regrets him. He would make sure of it. No matter how upset he was. "I'm mad. I'm more than mad, but I'll get over it. I don't think you're a bad mate Case...can we go to bed now?" Alex was tired and unhappy, he had been up with the kids all day, and at the Riddle house after that. After the kids got to bed, Alex had worked twice as hard to make the day go over well, in top getting that tattoo which had taken the energy out of him anyway. Grabbing his boyfriends face with his hands, one hand on each cheek, Alex kisses Casey lips reassuring his mate. Before he walked away to bedroom to sleep.

[Casey Sam Richards]

Casey didn't protest when Alex pulled him inside and caught the book that his alpha tossed at him. Casey looked confused but waited for the explanation. Alex recalled th memories of their past. He simply nodded, remembering that incident well. Casey had been upset because the books got ruined and the letter started to fade faster. Most of the books now were blank thanks to the incident and the books were quite irreplacable. When Alex said that he wasn't a bad mate but was still mad, Casey understood and dropped his head. Casey already felt lower than dirt because of his stupidity really.

When Alex gave him a reassuring kiss that Alex didn't think he was a bad mate and that he was just mad, Casey still didn't change the way he saw himself. Alex asked to go to bed and he nodded. There was no denying that their evening had ended horribly thanks to him. He followed Alex to their bedroom and striped to his boxers and got on the bed, feeling so sad and disappointed at himself. He wondered if Alex would let him snuggle. Casey could never really sleep without holding on to Alex.