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AUSTIN. I had never been as excited in a long time as I felt this morning. The walls in this apartment were so thin that when I heard movement on Lexi’s side, I went to the balcony, as I thought she might take David out, but she didn’t. But I kept going out from time to time just to have a reason to see and talk with her. By my third cup of coffee, she finally came out, and now I had a breakfast date with her and David. The morning just turned out to be a hundred times better than I could have hoped for. I left her on her balcony, even if I wanted to talk with her, as I didn’t want to take the risk of her changing her mind. As soon as I was inside my empty apartment, I grabbed some of my shirts and pants that were hanging everywhere and threw them inside the laundry bin in the bathroom before I went to my small kitchen and prepared a pan to cook breakfast. In no time, I was already on the grove, like a high-end chef, ready to serve a VIP customer. I had no problem running a
AUSTIN. “I need to find a job, too,” Lexi said casually. “Why?” “I have expenses to pay and personal stuff to buy.” “I can add more to what I’m giving to David.” “Those are for David, and you’re giving enough. I’m not expecting you to pay for my personal expenses.” “I don’t want you to work while David is still this young. Who will be with him then if you go to work?” She swallowed. “If you insist, I can stay with him while you work.” “No.” She glared at me. “Then let me work for us. I know what I will get from work might not be enough for the three of us, but I have savings.” “You need your money for your expenses.” “What expenses? This apartment, food, and utilities? It’s not much.” “Your side expenses.” “And that means?” “Date nights. Bars. Hotel check-ins because you can’t take them here. The walls are too thin. Not that I care what you do with your life, but I don’t want to hear…” “I don’t have side expenses anymore.” “Really? Why? Did you realize that side expe
AUSTIN. I’d been looking at the clock for some time, waiting for the forty-five minutes to end so I could clock out. Today was my last day for this week, and I would be back on Monday on the same shift. So far, everything here is going great. Since I was a newbie here, I was always the one tasked with assisting customers who needed a little help but didn’t really need a personal trainer. And it seemed like there was always a female who needed help. Only for my co-workers to tell me that most who needed help were regulars already and knew what they were doing. So yes, they obviously wanted my attention. Well, I was used to that and had always loved being the center of it, but for some reason, I just found myself not enjoying the attention as I usually do. I was sitting in one of the lounging chairs in front of the reception desk when I saw a figure in a green dress through the adjacent mirror. I stood up and left the man I was in conversation with. I didn’t even offer an explanat
LEXI. “I’m almost done. Then I can clean up this mess here.” Austin said as he crouched under the sink. I finally had the willpower to let Austin into my apartment after a couple of days of contemplating whether I should. At first, I kept ignoring his question when he could work on it, but the water leaking was taking too much of my time and my sanity, from changing the water bowl I put under to catch the water to the sound of it dripping whenever the house was in complete silence. Plus, I was sure my water bill would skyrocket because of this. I didn’t need any more unnecessary expenses, so I finally let him in to fix this. So, I finally told him he could check it. He did check and proceeded to work on it right away. “I can clean after. You don’t need to worry about that.” I told him while I played with David while holding him in my arms. I was standing a few feet away from Austin in my small kitchen. He withdrew from under the sink and smiled at me, wiping the water or sweat
AUSTIN. I slammed the door after I entered my apartment. I was pissed off at seeing the fucker there and being thrown out. I saw how he smirked smugly when Lexi said I was leaving. I wanted to trash my apartment and destroy everything I saw, but I knew they would hear me. And I was already doing my best to be a better man. I couldn’t fail now. So I sucked it up and left my apartment. I put on my running shoes and ran. Shifters would usually let their wolf run when distressed or upset, but there were no forests nearby, so it was harder to clear my head. I had no idea how long I had run, but when I returned, Randall’s car was still in the parking lot. I was so close to scratching his car with my claws, but then Lexi would know it was me. And I didn’t want any more trouble. So, instead, I made a detour and went to the nearby shop where I could buy beer. I bought a lot and took them home with me. Then, I turned the TV on at full volume so I would not hear the laughter and giggles f
AUSTIN. I held Lexi’s hand and slapped my face with it. “I deserved that, right? Go ahead one more time. Strike me.” She kept shaking her head while tears kept racing down her cheeks. I moved her hand again, slapping my face without taking my eyes off hers. “Give me some of the pain you felt. I knew this was nothing compared to it, but we can start with this.” I slapped my face again. “I left you. I told you I didn’t want our pup.” I kept slapping my face, trying to provoke her. “You quit the job you liked and moved out.” “Alone in a big city,” I added. “While I fucked around…” Pak! Her hand moved on its own and slapped me. I wasn’t expecting that, so my face tilted to the right. I licked my lips and turned to face her again. “More…” Pak! One more came, and another one, before her clenched fists struck my chest. And I just let her. “You are the most conceited jerk I have ever met! And I wonder why I let you fuck me!” I was aware that she might have considered me to be on
AUSTIN. Lexi fell asleep in my arms, and as much as I just wanted to hold her, she was not in a comfortable position. She might end up with a stiff neck, so I carefully laid her down on the couch before grabbing a pillow and blanket from my room. I could move her to my bed, but I didn’t want her to freak out if she woke up in my bedroom. As soon as she was settled comfortably on the couch and purring nicely in her sleep, I went to the bathroom and took a quick shower. I also brushed my teeth so no one could smell the alcohol in my breath. I planned to go to her apartment to let Louise know she had fallen asleep, but before I could do that, someone was already knocking on my door. I grabbed the beer bottles in the living room, which were visible from the entrance, and placed them on the kitchen sink before I headed for the door. “Nana…” I greeted her as soon as I opened it. “I was on my way to see you.” “Where is Lexi?” She asked, her eyebrows hiking up. “She fell asleep on th
LEXI. “What will you do on a Friday night then?” I asked him. “Hmmm… Eat Chinese, I think. I’ll have that food to keep me company, so it will still feel like you’re here.” “Me? Do I look Chinese?” “It’s your favorite.” I chuckled softly. “Really? I didn’t even notice that.” “Each time I asked you, even before, what food you wanted me to take out, Chinese was always one of the options.” “Thank you for letting me know it’s my favorite.” I giggled. “So that’s it? Eating Chinese the whole night.” He laughed before he answered. “I might rest for a while and then run.” “Aren’t you tired of training the whole day?” “I don’t really train so much at the gym. I missed pumping up my adrenaline, plus it’s been a long time since I let Atlas out. Running long distances, even in human form, helps him not go insane if he can’t come out.” “You’ll be back at the territory soon,” I said and my heart clenched. I would surely miss him. “I know. And the first thing I will do the moment my car s