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.

could give the house to Carter?". He was living in

that a

give it

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

and

...

woke the next morning I was wrapped around him like a

my hand placed over

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

still early. Reaching for my phone I cursed myself when I

I had been sleeping for hours. A sigh fell from my lips as I left

was going to be a

on the lights and went about making myself some coffee. 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 my text message

it wasn't healthy. If she wanted to reach out she would have done so by now. If she wanted me

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

after graduation. The money was a safety net until I figured out what I was going to do. She wanted me to

it. Taking a sip of my coffee I turned my head when I heard the creak on the

Why not

he stood in the doorway wearing nothing but a pair of boxers. My mouth