All Chapters of My OB-GYN My Undoing : Chapter 41

After we rested, I managed to convince Alaric to eat. When he finally agreed, I made toast and omelets, and we ate together.Then I told him I was going over to Mariel’s place, that I’d promised to see her today.He kissed my forehead and hugged me. Then I left.The cab ride back to Mariel’s felt like stepping out of one life and into another. From Alaric's world of beautiful danger into something smaller and real.I paid the driver and climbed the stairs. When I knocked, it was soft, hesitant, like I wasn’t sure I was allowed to be there.Well I think I should take that. I was allowed here anytime and anyday. This was my second home.Urgh!! Where's the first? No wait, I think here is the first.I kept on battling with my thoughts when Mariel opened the door.She was in sweatpants and a cropped hoodie, with her hair packed in a messy bun. Her eyes were already red, probably from worrying about me. “Get in here,” she said. “Before I drag you.”She pulled me inside, locked the door