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Talking Things Through
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Walking through, Bex glares at him again."You're forgiving him?" She sits shocked."He didn't do anything. Jake confirmed that on the phone. Alaric had no idea she was in the house." I can't have her wanting to kill Alaric."Fine, no killing Alaric. Where is Beatrix?"I groan at her words, and she laughs."I'm kidding, I'm kidding. Kinda." She moves and hugs me. "I'm guessing you're not coming home and are sorting shit out?""Yeah, I'll be back tomorrow." Hugging me, she looks at Alaric. "How is this working? I came in his car.""Here." I hand her my keys. I watch as she leaves, turning I look at Emily. "Thanks for not throwing me out." I hug her, and she laughs."I'm happy to house the pastor's devil child anytime.""I'm never returning, ever." Laughing I hug her again and walk out. Getting in the car, we sit in silence."I'm sorry. I should have told you about us getting married, even if I got an annulment. I had no fucking idea she had been Ruby.""Alaric, it's fine stop apologisi
Your Dad's Perfect Her Reasons
I don't move or speak. Part of me wants to walk out and pretend she doesn't exist. She smiles away at me, but it isn't innocent, not even in the slightest. It's clear just by looking at her that she is manipulative."Whatever you're planning to say won't work. Jake has confirmed you were here because of him, not me. I hadn't even been home yesterday." Alaric looks at her. He's worried—even I can tell. "What do you want? Then you can leave."Her smile drops, and she turns to face him. "You think I want something, Alaric? Maybe I'm back, and I don't want anything? You're just assuming I'm here to gain something. I wanted to see Jake.""I might not have assumed you wanted something if you came back like a normal person. You want to see Jake, fine. That doesn't explain why you would ask about my relationships. The fact that you lied to Ruby to cause issues says you want something. So what?" Alaric's body is tense, and his eyes constantly go to the door. He's worried Jake will come down."
Your Dad's Perfect Twisted
I stay with Beatrix and wait for Alaric."We're not much different, you and I." Her words have me staring at her in shock. "Oh, come on, you're here for the money." She sits laughing."No, I'm not." Everyone is going to assume that, but I'm not."No? Guarantee the novelty will wear off, and you will want compensation for letting him touch you."Ignoring her words, I look down at my phone, and she laughs."Maybe I'm wrong. Maybe you're tricking him, aiming to get pregnant. Then you'll have money for life, right? Had I known he would do so well, I might have come back after a few years.""Enough. I'm not discussing my relationship with you." I'm guessing Alaric is explaining things to Jake before coming back down. I stay staring at my phone."Relationship? That's not what you two have. You're merely a toy. So you're not going to pregnant to get his money?" I glance towards her, and my phone rings. Answering, I place it against my ear."Yes?""I'm home. Have you two sorted and talked abo
Your Dad's Perfect My Fears
I see Alaric walk in. His eyes come to me, and he stops walking. Why is he confused that I'm here in his bed?"You should be asleep. It's been an hour."An hour?It didn't feel long at all. I watch him strip and climb into bed with me. "What's wrong?" He pulls my body against his."I didn't do this on purpose, Alaric." He looks at me, confused. "Possibly getting pregnant. I swear it wasn't done to trap you." I know everyone will think I have.He smiles and kisses me. "For this to be your way of trapping me means you went to where ever they make the pills and tampered with shit. Did you, Ruby? I have to say there are far easier ways to do it." He looks at me, amused."No, but that's how it looks." If I'm pregnant everyone is going to think it."You're wasting energy on ridiculous thoughts that make no difference."If only it were easy to stop overthinking everything. I'm not ready to be a mum. I still have to finish studying, and I still live with Bex and Ivy. My savings have almost bo
Your Dad's Perfect In Trouble
I walk through and explain who I am there to see. The woman guides me into a room, and I sit. Okay, why does this feel like I'm in trouble?Waiting, I watch the door open, I see Jane walk in and four people follow her. Okay, this is bad. This isn't normal. I don't speak. I watch as they sit and get out pieces of paper."Okay, Ruby, there are a few matters we need to discuss. Many are linked, however. We understand that you were in a relationship with Jake Hendrix. Is that correct?""Yes. Why?" What does that have to do with things? I listen as she explains there have been complaints I slept with Jake's father and used them for money.Sitting, I explained that it was a lie."My sex life has nothing to do with my course. Alaric isn't part of the university, so I can't be punished for that." Even I know I can't be."That is true. However, considering that your actions led to Jake withdrawing from university, it does become our issue."Wait? Do they think he left because of me? "Jake didn
Your Dad's Perfect Explaining
Alaric stops the car, and I walk in with him following."Ruby." Alaric grips my hand as I get to the stairs."You got kicked!" I look up at Bex. "Max has messaged saying you got found with drugs.""I didn't get kicked yet. I'm pretty sure I will be, though.""Can you explain, please?" Alaric looks at me, walking through I sit down."They started by discussing my behaviour. They explained that what I did with you made Jake withdraw from here, and they showed me the video of it, explaining that it's unacceptable behaviour. I was fine; I knew it didn't mean anything.""Then how did it get to them searching you?" Bex looks at me."Because then they brought up Max. Saying that I accused him and never filed a report. They had the video of what happened after, stating it was down to me and that there was no proof anything happened. Apparently, Max is not taking action against what happened to him, but they are because it's down to me making an accusation."Alaric stares at me."They had the
Your Dad's Perfect Taking The Test
After emailing everything to the university, I run out of things to avoid taking the test. Everything changes if I'm pregnant. Walking into the bedroom, I sit with it in my hand. Alaric looks at me."If you're not, you need to figure out contraception. We need to be safe until you're protected."All I can do is nod in agreement. I know he means wearing condoms going forward, which sucks. I prefer sex without them, but I am happy with it if it stops me from getting pregnant. My hand stays wrapped around the test.Moving, he takes it from me and looks at it. "You're not pregnant, Ruby; you can breathe." He chuckles slightly, and my eyes roll. "Anyone would think you didn't want to be tied down to me." He smiles slightly."It's not that Alaric; I would be happy if I were pregnant, but it's not ideal. I'm still studying, or I hope anyway. We live four hours away from each other. I'm not comfortable having you support me financially, and people will think I trapped you."Right now, I need
Your Dad's Perfect His Rules
"There won't be a physical contract, Ruby." I raise my eyes to him. "There isn't a need. I will have your list; that is important. The rest, we can incorporate within our relationship without the need for a contract.""I don't understand." I really don't."Look, contracts are used to ensure that the lists are followed and that both parties know what to expect from the relationship and the boundaries going into it. I can still do all this without the contract. Do you need a contract to tell us how we will spend our time or where?"My head shakes. "No, because we decide on the moment and along the way.""Exactly. It's part of the relationship like me ensuring you went to class. It's part of the relationship, and this can be included. We need your lists, but there is no contract. At any moment, you want to stop any of these aspects, you say, and it stops.""Okay." I'm fine with that. "I've emailed my lists over." I was surprised by how easy it was, but then again, I merely ticked boxes.
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