The Alpha Chose Me by Missy Elliottxo

"Don't cry baby". His grip tightened as he pulled us into a sitting position. "I love you too, I always will "I'm sorry". I whispered wiping the tears from my cheeks. "I don't want to cry but I can't help it".

ssed the top of my head.

My emotions were all over the place and I hated it. It seemed everything was getting the better of me and couldn't catch a break. "Big girl panties". He whispered.

He was right. I promised myself I was done and yet I still couldn't get it together. "Do you think I should

"That's your decision baby. I can't tell you what to do with it".

"But what would you do?".

"I'd keep it".

"You would?". I sat up so I could look at him.

"I'd put the money in savings and I'd sell the house".

Sell the house? I couldn't do that.

"You don't need the house, we have our own".

True.

living in it anyway and like Jake said we didn't need

a

"I'll give

slipped his arm around my waist and pulled me back down. "Bedtime". That

and the

...

wrapped around him like a vine. Head on

hand placed over

leg trying not to wake him. Once I got out of bed I grabbed my housecoat

was still early. Reaching for my

6 o'clock and yet it felt like I had been sleeping for hours. A sigh

to be

Jake wouldn't be up for hours and I knew I wouldn't be able to get back to sleep. Taking a seat at the table I unlocked my phone and brought up

stop. I was going to drive myself insane and it wasn't healthy. If she wanted to reach out she would have done so by now. If she wanted me to know why she left then she'd have left a letter. She did none

was no longer apart of my life and she wasn't going to be apart of my future.

zero plans for after graduation. The money was a safety net until I figured out what I was going to do. She

it. Taking a

early baby. Why not come back

as he stood in the doorway wearing nothing but a pair