Ivan Franjo-Alpha

Greg turned with a full plate. "And you want to see all of me?" He asked. "What if you don't like it?" When he said that he felt a jol of surprise and...fear. It was something he had not felt in so many years. Was this why he didn't have relationships?

"I do. I want to see all of you, including what I may not like. I want you to see the same in me. We are all flawed. We are not perfect specimens." Ivan said with a smile. "It is what makes all of us interesting, right?"

Greg gave that some thought, but he also felt as if Ivan could see through him. He was right. He did have a tough persona that he had built up for so many years that it had become his default. Who he really was is not even sitting on this table, but there hints of it, even more than when they went to eat tacos. "So you think this is not the real me?" He asked.

"I think this is part of you, but it is not all of you." Ivan said as he got up to get seconds. He met him there and smiled. "Just like you have not met all of me."

Greg got up. He was happy that he was allowed to. He had been hungry. However, he found himself laughing when the other spoke again. "Perform? When was I performing?"

Ivan laughed with him. "Perhaps that's the wrong word. Maybe putting up that tough persona that has become your default. You are far more relaxed now, but when we were doing the shoot, you were so tense."

"You do? Why is that?" He asked in between bites. He looked down to se it almost empty. "Do you mind if I get more?" He knew he wouldn't, but he had manners.

"No, please go ahead. I made a lot for that reason Ivan decided to go bold a little bit. "So I could see you shirtless in a more relax environment. It is different there when you are expected to perform.

Greg nodded. "Not equal, so I'll add something else to make it more fair." Being able to swim was quite important, but being able to shift had the potential of changing his life forever.

"There is no need" But he had a strong feeling Greg was not going to give up on that one. "I do like the idea of us swimming together." Ivan said.

"Do I?" He smiled. That was high compliments. He was an omega and yet he was complimented in this regard by an alpha from a very high regarded pack. "That means more than you think."

Ivan didn't know why, but he hoped he would tell him one day. "I'm happy to hear that, but it sounds like we have an agreement. You teach me how to swim better and I'll teach you how to shift."

"You do. It is something we both have in common. People have expectations from us." Probably more on himself than on Greg, but he didn't want to compare. "Was it always like that for you?"

"They do. I can't imagine everything you are put through as an alpha. I'm sure it doesn't compare to mine. How long have you been an alpha?" He asked.

"A few years...but still felt like it happened last week. I still haven't gotten the hang of it all, but I have a lot of people helping me." His left hand specially. Yan Yan was a an angel from god. "You also act and heave like the pressure of an alpha."