John took another bite of the jerky as he watched his betas tear into the food he'd brought. He was starting to get a feel for this alpha thing. His self-congratulatory thoughts were ended, however, with a sudden knocking on the door. Both Hugo and Alex immediately tensed, eyes locked on the door, teeth bared. "Shit, it's Chris," John said to himself.
"Who Chris," asked Hugo, his voice gravely serious.
"A friend, Chris is a friend," John said, trying to put Hugo at ease. "Chris could be our next brother."
"Chris not alone," Alex added, sniffing the air.
*Uh-oh* John thought. "Hugo and Alex, you two stay here, John-Alpha will deal with Chris and his friend, okay?" Alex and Hugo grunted their agreement and relaxed a little. With a deep breath, John opened the door only enough to get himself through, and stepped out onto the landing.
Chris was there, no longer in his work smock. He wore a black tank top that unfortunately only highlighted how skinny his upper body was. His pants were black, and he had a pair of combat boots on. With him was another guy who looked a little older than him. He had a similar build as Chris, but his hair was jet black and short. He was dressed in a slightly over-sized security guard uniform and looked very tired
"Hey," Chris said, "sorry it took so long for me to get here. This is my brother Mike, by the way."
"Uh, hi," John said, "nice to meet you."
"You too," Mike said, a little dismissively. "Chris can we get going, I have to be at work by seven."
"Yeah, yeah, sure," Chris said. "So where's this cologne."
John didn't know quite what to do. He couldn't take them inside with two naked beast men in the living room... unless, he could. A plan was forming in his mind. "How do yo like the cologne, Mike?" John asked, taking a step closer to him.
"I dunno, it smells pretty good," he said. John breathed a sigh of relief, assuming his response was cooled by his irritation at Chris. If Mike weren't a potential beta, it would have brought a world of complications that he would rather not have dealt with.
"Alright, come on in, and I'll get the samples," John said, fighting the smile that was creeping onto his face.