Chapter 58

Addie

We're sitting in the chair, me on his lap, and he's holding his arms loosely around me. It's what I need though, this silence, this peace after I've been so caught up in my own head lately.

"Do you want to talk about it, Shortcake?" he asks as he mindlessly rubs my finger with his.

A couple of days ago, I would have told him no, would have avoided this conversation at all costs. Today? Today I think I'm ready, I'm ready to talk about the things that bother me, and ready to let him in. Most people would say I'm wishy-washy, but the truth is once I make a decision, I go balls to the wall with it. I'm an all-in, or an all-out kind of girl, and with Wild – I've decided to be completely all-in.

"I finally told my mom and dad how I was feeling, ya know like they got stuck with me and then their dreams came true with Caelin. I flat out asked them if they regretted adopting me, because I've felt so out of place lately."

"What did they say?"

"Basically that I'm stupid." I lau