It’s the second week of Owen being so far away; he called this morning telling me he wasn’t going to be able to make it again. Lately, he has seemed distant. I know I haven’t been much better. It is just as hard to get a hold of me as it is him.
After helping Leana with the pack duties for the day, I went straight home to go to sleep. It seemed like the only thing I did anymore was work and sleep. Vanessa was going to come for Sunday brunch and told me she would be at the house at 10. Even though Vanessa and I only have known each other for a couple of weeks, we are already very close. She tells me I am the daughter she always has dreamt of having.
I go to bed around 8, hoping that enough sleep will get me back some of my energy.
My alarm went off at 9. I was shocked at how long I slept. I quickly got ready and began to make brunch. There were only two of us, so I made saus
Owen called me while at work. He sounded desperate like he genuinely wanted to talk. A small part of me wanted to cancel the class and talk with him, but I couldn’t give him any more of me. There was now someone else more important. Owen and I may not reconcile, and if that is the case, I need a way to support myself and the baby. We did agree to talk tonight.I hated that throughout the day, I found myself looking forward to his call. The man betrayed me, and I was still ready to take him back. I sighed in frustration at my inability to logically distance myself from him.There is a small part of me that regrets packing up his belongings. I should have waited, gave him a chance to explain. But what could he possibly explain? I went to the hospital, thinking I was having a miscarriage or a heart attack. What if the stress had caused something to happen to the baby? I don’t think I could forgive him if it
It was finally the day I moved into the married-student housing apartment on campus. Since the whole intruder incident near my cabin, I was primarily staying at the packhouse. Vanessa, Dylan, and I loaded up the boxes and furniture as fast as we could. Since it was the first part of the year, all the neighboring alphas in the northwest were meeting. Owen was one of them, since I had no desire to see him; we tried to load up and move before he got there. I was about eleven weeks, and morning sickness was taking a toll on me. “I had the worse morning sickness with Rachel, maybe that means you’re having a girl,” Leana said with delight.“No, it’s a boy, look at her eyes, they sparkle.” Vanessa chimed.
Today was my twelve-week appointment, and I invited Owen to come since they would be doing an ultrasound. They were going to check the baby’s blood flow and do genetic testing by viewing the neck. I was excited to see the baby; I was a little worried about seeing Owen, though. We had talked a few times, he wanted to try and explain himself, but I told him there was nothing that would fix it.I left the University and headed to the clinic. Owen was waiting for me at the door, seeing him caused my chest to hurt. My heart ached for him, but logically I knew he was gone. Owen betrayed me, and for that, I hated him, I hated him for what he did to our family, and most of all, I hated myself. I fell for his trick; he was charming and sweet; somehow, he broke through to me. I believed his fairytale. I felt like a stupid girl for believing him, he swore to me that he couldn’t even think about being with another woman, yet he slept with s
OwenIt had been a month since I blew up at Mel. I hadn’t heard from her and felt too ashamed to contact her. Once I got home, I called Jennifer into my office and told her she would become the official Luna. I also explained that if she wanted to be with me, I had certain conditions. The first was she needed to understand I will never love her the way I do Mel, second if we have sex, I will always only take her from behind, and she isn’t allowed to look at me, and third, if she treats my child poorly in any way, I wouldn’t hesitate to kill her. My hope is these rules would push her away, but instead, she accepted them without hesitation. It was announced at the next pack meeting, and a ceremony was held later in the week. After the ceremony, she moved upstairs with me, but I didn’t let her in my bedroom. She stayed in one of the spare rooms.Yesterday I finished going over divorce p
For the first time in months, I woke up feeling rested. A delicious smell was coming from the kitchen. I got out of bed and walked outside. It took a moment to register what was happening. Owen was in my apartment, cooking; he looked at me, “Good morning! I made you some French toast. You didn’t have many groceries, so I stocked your fridge. And don’t worry, my mom said you were having an issue with a lot of food smells and gave me a list. Nothing in your fridge should make you sick.” Owen handed me a glass of milk and my prenatal vitamin. “Here, take a seat, and I will bring your plate over.”He seems so happy. I want to ask him why he stayed here, but there’s food, and I am not one to be upset about that. Especially now when I eat for two. But where did he sleep last night? The second bedroom doesn’t have a mattress. He is twice the length of the couch. Did he sleep with me? Is that why I am
Monday came, and I was not ready to go back to work. Spring break had just ended, and it was back to real life. Rolling out of bed, I quickly showered and dressed. As I walked out the door, I got a text message from Dylan. “Hey, so just to be clear, nothing is ever going to happen between us?”I rolled my eyes. The day after Owen left, he came over to “hang out,” he asked if I was ready to move on yet. I explained to him that I wasn’t, and I wasn’t sure when it would be, but defiantly not while I am married. He understood but wanted more. When he finally got that I couldn’t give him more, he asked for a clean break and if we would still be friends. It was all I wanted, so I agreed without hesitation.I answered with a quick, “no, sorry.” Then headed for school. Walking around campus was starting to become harder.Getting to the office, I
It was finally Friday, and after I finished my day at work, I headed to Derrick’s former pack. It was a long drive, but I enjoyed the scenery. When I pulled up to the WoodMoon packhouse, I was surprised at how many people were there.Walking inside, I found balloons, and a group of pack members yelled, “surprise!”. I never had a surprise party before. Leana gave Sam and I a couple of birthday parties but nothing like this.“Thank you, everyone! This is amazing.” There was a nice dinner that Cindy and James helped prepare. Even Rachel and Rodger came. They seemed to be in love.The biggest surprise by far was when Derrick handed me keys to a new car. We went outside, and I found the latest Hyundai Palisade model. It had to be one of the premium models because it had a moon roof. It was a sleek charcoal grey, and the interior was black leather. What surprised me m
OwenEveryone came outside. I watched Mel put her hand over her mouth and hug everyone. She tried to say it was too much, but none let her finish. I smiled, knowing Mel was going to keep it. I watched as she explored the car, how her eyes lit up when she says the moon roof and the way Mel smiled when she saw the car seat.When people started going in, Mel stayed behind for a moment. Then she looked at me, panicked, I turn and ran. If she saw me, she may know I was behind getting her the car. On the other side of the territory, I hid a pair of shorts. Grabbing them, I ran to the forest near my club. Then I shifted back, putting on the shorts, and pretended to be out jogging.The next morning, I woke up to a few pictures from my mother. She finished the nursery, and it looked amazing. I told her to thank you and began finishing up some things before heading back to the pack. Getting i