Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Alice

I opened my eyes slowly. The light coming from the window was blinding. I looked over to the other side of the bed but Dean was already gone. Every part of my body ached, but the thought of last night only made me smile. It was so amazing and the fact that he was my first time made it even better.

I got off the bed slowly. I looked around my room and there were no clothes on the ground, which was weird because I remembered him throwing every piece of clothing I had on to the ground.

I got into my robe and went to the living room. Maybe he would be there. I wanted to see him again, but at the same time wouldn't it be weird? The living room was quiet. He was actually gone, but slowly my eyes landed on the kitchen table.

I quickly walked there only to find a cup of coffee and some bacon and toast. Did he actually do this? It made me smile even harder. I sat down and as I ate I kept reminiscing about last night. Even if it was a one night stand, I didn't care. I would never forget this moment.

When I was done eating I lifted the plates up to place them in the sink. That was when I saw it, a small note on the plate.

“Hope you enjoy the breakfast and your clothes are in the washing machine.”

I held that note for more than 10 minutes. I didn't know what to do with myself or how to even react. I felt so special, but I knew it didn't mean anything. He was just trying to be nice.

The rest of my weekend went by so fast and every single moment of every day I always thought about Dean and how special he made my first time feel.

Monday morning came sooner than expected and I was so excited. I didn't know why, well I kind of knew why. I was going to see him again. I smiled so hard my cheeks were slowly turning red.

I stared at my reflection in the mirror making sure I looked extra perfect. I always made sure I looked good, but today I was putting in extra effort.

I got to the office before he did and I tried to start work quickly because the meeting I had missed on Friday was really important to the company.

I tried my best to concentrate, I really did, but the moment the door opened and Dean walked in I felt the air literally leave my lungs.

He was dressed in a black suit as usual, his hair combed back, his blue eyes so charming and mesmerizing. “Good morning, Alice,” he greeted me, pulling me back from my thoughts that I was slowly getting lost in.

“Good morning, sir,” I replied quickly. He walked to his table and it wasn't long before his concentration was on his computer.

As I worked I kept looking at him from the corner of my eyes.

I didn't know what I was going to expect. He was my boss and I was his personal assistant. We had slept together and it was just a one night stand. I knew that for sure, but some part of me actually thought things would be different. I didn't know why, but I should have known better. Dean was an Alpha and I was a nobody.

“About Friday's meeting,” I began and he removed his attention from his computer to me, his expression cold as usual.

“You don't have to worry about that,” he said gently.

“Thank you, sir.”

He only gave me a small nod and went back to work like we didn't just share the best night of my life.

I didn't expect things to be this awkward. Well, maybe it was awkward for me and not for him. It didn't mean anything, I told myself over and over again until I started to believe it.

But throughout the entire day I could barely concentrate and Layla wouldn't stop texting me about dinner plans.

Immediately after work I made my way to her place. She had already made a whole lot of food and as we ate I could see her watching me from the corner of her eyes.

“You know it's weird, right?” I said.

“What is?”

“You watching me. Creepy.”

She smiled. “You just seem distant. Is something going on that I need to know?”

“Layla, can I please eat my food in peace?”

She picked up a glass of wine. “You can lie to everybody but you know you cannot lie to me, right?”

“Dean and I slept together,” I just blurted it out.

Layla's facial expression went from shock to curiosity to excitement in under one second.

“Are you kidding me?” she said almost yelling.

“No I'm not,” I replied, downing the entire wine in my cup.

“Wait, why aren't you excited?”

“Why should I be?” I said, placing my fork down. “It's not like he acknowledged the fact that we had something together and I know I shouldn't care or give a rat's ass, but I do and it is bothering me and I don't know what to do about it.”

“Oh my love,” Layla said in a soft voice. “It's normal for you to feel this way. You have loved Dean from the first moment you laid your eyes on him, so what you're feeling right now is perfectly normal, but it will go away soon. Plus you should be happy your first time was with a powerful and sexy Alpha. That, my dear, would help you sleep well at night.”

I didn't know when I began laughing. “Can you stop?”

“No, I'm serious. That man is fine as hell.”

“Damn right.”

“But Alice, you know he likes you, right?”

My fork stopped halfway to my mouth. “No he doesn't. Because he slept with me doesn't mean he likes me and from his actions at work today he sure as hell doesn't like me.”

Layla only smiled. “Keep telling yourself that.”

TWO MONTHS LATER

I had gotten super good at lying to myself. Every morning I woke up, went to work, and sat across from Dean trying to forget that night, but he made it very easy because he acted professional and more cold than ever. I knew that night was just a distant memory to him, but he wasn't to me and I had tried everything possible to forget. Nothing was working and seeing him every day wasn't helping either.

But today wasn't like every other day because I sat down on my bathroom floor holding a pregnancy test in my hand and i

t showed two pink lines. No matter how I blinked they weren't disappearing.

I was pregnant.