Filed to story: Sorry Alpha I Am Wolfless Novel
True, that he’s no Prince Charming
But there’s something in him that I simply didn’t see’
OK, come on Lila, you can do this. You’ve got this. You can ask a man out. You have known him for a long time. You know that he is a good guy. He is so smart, so sweet and so kind, everything. On top of all of that, he was strong, capable, and confident.
I exhaled. I shook the nerves from my hands and blanked my mind. It was time for me to stop this. It was time for me to just do what I needed to do.
“Uh..uhm, S..S..Samuel?” I stuttered out his name like a moron. Oh Goddess, I was hopeless.
“Lila, you’re looking so beautiful today.” He smiled at me, that twinkle in his eyes that he always had when I was near. Or maybe he just always looked that way.
I thought for a moment. Samuel had lost his wife and daughter so long ago that he was probably ready for something now. Did he like me? Was he in love with me?
“Come on in, Lila, I just made some tea.” Samuel opened the door to allow me to enter the room that he was in.
“W..w..well, Samuel, the thing is, I wanted to talk to you. I wanted to ask you something.” Dammit, I was almost trembling right now. Was I that afraid that he would turn me down?
The answer to that is yes, I was.
“S..Samuel, I wanted to ask you, i..if.. I..I mean, h..how d..do y..you f..f..fe..feel-.”
“Can I stop you there, Lila?” He grinned and leaned in towards me. “Can I answer that without you even finishing that question.?”
“H..Huh?” He already knew what he was going to say? “Uh, uhm, y..yeah.”
The next thing that I knew, I felt a hand slide onto my cheek and cup it. Before I could register it too much, I felt someone press their lips against me.
Was I going crazy? Did Samuel just kiss me? Was he still kissing me? This was not how I expected him to answer my question.
“Do you know now? Can you see how I feel about you now?”
“Uh..uh..uh..-.”
“I love you, Lila. I love you and I feel like you were sent to me to fill the hole in my heart.”
“Samuel?” I felt like crying. “That is how I feel as well.” He pressed his lips to mine again, softly and gently. He was such an amazing man.
From that day forward, Samuel and I were mated. What this really meant to people our age, was that we were basically dating with hopes of possibly getting married. I will admit, I was very happy that I was able to be with this man. He was the sweetest, especially when he was taking care of me in our new shared living space. He was also a lot more romantic than I would have ever thought that he would be.. I was so happy.
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Riviana
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I wanted to cry right now. How could time have passed so quickly? How was this even possible? What was I supposed to do about this? How could I make time move slower?
All those questions, and more, raced through my head as I silently cried in front of Rika’s closet. I was looking at all the things in there and wondering where my little baby had gone.
That sweet and innocent little girl that I used to hold in my arms was gone. That little girl who loved butterflies and dragons, that sweet little devil girl that liked to play tricks on her brother and charm her way out of it with a smile and a hug, where was she now?
All I could see now, all that was left, was a big girl that was growing up so fast. She and Reagan both were growing up so fast. I couldn’t take it. This was all happening so fast. I wasn’t ready.
“Riviana? Little Bunny, what’s wrong?” Joaquin asked me as he came into the room, the twins in tow.
“Daddy, why do you call Mommy Little Bunny?” Rika asked him with her ever growing curiosity filling her voice.
“I call her that as a nickname or a term of endearment. It’s because I love her.” Joaquin was holding Rika’s hand and turned to look her in the eyes when she spoke. He always treated the kids with respect and gave them a great example to follow.
Still, as serious as he was being, I couldn’t help but laugh.
“Don’t let Daddy fool you. He didn’t start calling me a bunny out of love.” I was giggling when I turned to face my family.
“Really?” Rika sounded shocked.
“Why did he start?” Reagan asked me, his curiosity peaked as well.
“Well, you see, there was a time when Mommy was really scared about something, and Daddy said that I looked like a scared little bunny. And from that day on, he has called me his Little Bunny.”
“Daddy, that was mean, you shouldn’t have made fun of Mommy when she was scared.” Rika scolded him.
“Yeah, that doesn’t sound like something you should do to someone you love.” Reagan scolded him next.
“I wasn’t making fun of her. She looked so adorable when I saw her that night that I simply couldn’t help myself. And I continued calling her that because she is still cute.”
