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Safe Prologue
Alexa POV I glanced at the clock as I finished my last patient summary for the day. I wanted to hurry home in order to get dinner started before Bryce arrived. He had been gone for three weeks this time and I could not wait to tell him the good news. I glanced down at my tummy and internally smiled to myself. As I placed my hand over my stomach I sighed expecting a kick of some sort but knew that it was too soon for that. I was startled by the voice of my fellow co-worker David as he stood by the door. “Getting ready to head out," he asked. I nodded and quickly finished typing my last sentence then shut down for the day. I grabbed my belongings and followed him towards the door. “Thanks for waiting for me, I told him.” He nodded and opened the door allowing me to walk out first. David was always the gentleman and while I appreciated the gestures, it made it difficult to be around him. I knew what his true intentions were but no matter how many time I told him I was happy with Bryce
Safe Chapter One: Shocking News
As I exited the elevator of my condominium I saw my front door wide open, almost as if the door had been propped open. The closer I got to the door I could hear the fate whispers of voices. Both a female and male voice were talking hurriedly as if they were discussing something in private. I approached my front door quietly and stood there as I saw Bryce look up at me in shock. He sighed heavily then cussed loudly as it became clear he was not expecting to see me. Beside him was a tall woman with blonde hair who looked to be about my age. They stared at me as if in shock but neither of them spoke a word. I glanced around the condominium and saw boxes along the side of the wall. It appeared as if someone was either moving out or moving in. “Bryce? Do you mind telling me what’s going on?” He closed his eyes and breathed heavily while the woman standing next to him smiled an evil grin. “Dammit. Alexa, you weren’t supposed to be here.” I stepped inside and dropped my bags at the door whi
Safe Chapter Two: Birthday Fun
Two years later... Tonight was a special night for Karsyn as she was looking forward to celebrating her birthday at some new night club. I personally never thought much of celebrating birthday’s but Karsyn was a stickler for celebrating to the max. "You're coming with me tonight right," she asked. As I looked at her inquisative face I remembered her request from a month ago and frowned. As I thought about the club, the crowds and drinking I internally sulked. "Are you sure you want to go out to the club? Can't we just go to a movie and call it a night," I asked her with a smile on my face. She laughed at my request then mockingly shook her head no. "You know how much this means to me Alexa. All I'm asking for is one night. Besides, you haven't been out on a date in ages. You need to get out." She was right I had not gone out since Bryce but she fails to remember that it was my choice to not go out. To be fair I have had enough of the dating scene and was quite content with being alo
Safe Chapter Three: Mr. M.V.P.
The gentleman from the cabana with blonde hair had moved down a few seats, which now brought him closer to us. In this new spot the lighting was better but it was still not enough to identify him. At first I thought he was looking at something past us until he saw me looking at him and he smiled. I slightly smiled and looked away as quickly as I could. “Karsyn I don’t think he is looking at us. Maybe he was just looking at something behind us.” I said this to simply convince myself that he wasn’t paying attention to me. Before she could even respond a tall, dark, handsome man approached her from behind. He put his arms around her and said, “Where have you been all my life.” She immediately smiled and said, “George!”She turned around and hugged him and he lightly kissed her on the cheek. “George, I want you to meet my best friend Alexa. Alexa, this is George he is the owner of the club.” My jaw dropped as the man standing before me was beyond handsome. He looked like a model even thou
Safe Chapter Four: A memorable night
As I heard him say my name I realized that I loved hearing him say it. It sent shivers down my spine. I smiled at him as he reached over shook my outstretched hand. “You’re Jayce Adams, right,” I asked him curiously. He looked surprised that I knew his name but nodded all the same to affirm my question. As he let go of my hand I could see the questions and wonderment lining up in his eyes. He was now curious as to how I knew who he was. I smiled internally then asked him outright. “Are you surprised I know who you are?” He smiled lightly then replied, “No, it doesn’t surprise me, it’s part of the territory I suppose. The question now Alexa is how much do you know?”It was now my turn to blush under his scrutiny because while I knew who he was, I knew nothing else about him. Everything I knew was merely due to small conversations I had with Karsyn since she was the football expert and fan. Before I could respond to him he smiled and chuckled “I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to put you on the
Safe Chapter Five: Back in Town
I could hear the faint sound of the alarm clock going off as I slowly opened my eyes to see the bright sun shining in. I smiled to myself knowing that for the first time in two years I met someone and was happy about it. I nudged Karsyn who was sleeping beside me and told her that it was time we got up and started our day. She moaned and groaned in protest but eventually made her way to the bathroom. "Thanks for coming with me last night," she said. I peeked my head in the bathroom and smiled, "Thanks for making me go." She smiled knowing how much I enjoyed myself last night. I made my way to the kitchen to start the coffee and look at some of my personal emails that I had been avoiding. As I prepared the coffee Karsyn walked in and reminding me of the face I had made when I saw Jayce's text message. "So how many times have you looked at that message?" I couldn't help but turn bright red and before I could even respond she continued. "If you hear from him you better let me know," she
Safe Chapter Six: The Date
I sat on the bed crying for what felt like hours as I started recalling past memories of Bryce. Why would he call me, knowing how thing ended between us. These past two years I have worked hard on making myself feel safe. Now with one phone call I feel as if he had some ulterior motive for calling me. I looked down at my hands and noticed they were closed up and shaking. I began taking deep breaths when I heard my front door open. I heard Karysn call out my name as the door clicked closed behind her. I wiped the tears from my face to prevent her from seeing me but as I began wiping the evidence she walked through the bedroom door. "What happened? Did he cancel the date?" She looked confused when she saw me and sat down beside me. I tried to regain my composure before speaking but felt another wave of tears begin to rise. "Bryce called me," I told her quietly. "What? Why would he call you?" You could see the confusion all over her face. She was quietly contemplating her questions. "I
Safe Chapter Seven: The Bet
The drive to the Italian restaurant was quite enjoyable. His cologne was intoxicating and swirling around me. The smell of his cologne was all over the car making it hard to think. As his scent filled the air I couldn't help but inhale deeply. The deep breaths were bringing back memories. The cologne he was wearing was one of my favorites but if I were being honest I’d never actually smelled it on anyone before. The first time I had smelled that cologne I was at Macy’s shopping for Bryce. At that time I had no clue what to get him as he had more than enough money to buy himself whatever he wanted.That year I opted for cologne as it was easy enough and it was something he could return if needed. Of course I should have known nothing would ever be that easy when it came to Bryce. When he opened the gift he made a snide remark about the cologne and decided to give it to one of his buddies on the team. When I found out he had gifted my gift to someone else it hurt my feelings. According
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