Safe

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

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

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

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

We were sitting in a small room in the back of a quiet family owned Italian resturant. I was surprised to see the owner of the resturant talk to Jayce as if he had known him for quite some time. There was hardly anyone in the place but the atmosphere was pleasant and quaint. "I know it's a small place but they have some of the greatest food and I wanted a place where we could have some private quiet time," he said as I stared at his blue-green eyes. I smiled and knew that given his popularity and who he was, finding some place quiet would be difficult but it appeared as if he had gotten exactly what he wanted. "It's perfect," I told him as I smiled and looked down at the menu. We sat in silence for a moment then he cleared his throat and wanted to reassure me that he chose this place for privacy. He was quite specific in wanting to make sure we would not be interrupted and as he spoke I realized how difficult his life must be. People were always approaching him no matter where he was