Happily Ever Alpha by CC Monroe

Author:CC Monroe [Monroe, CC]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2018-03-31T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Kayla

“Holy hell! That is hot! I have never had a one-night stand like that,” Kate hollers, slamming her hand down on my kitchen counter as we sip coffee. I explained in vague detail what happened between Jase and me last night, and she and Sadie hung on every word.

“You’re telling me. It was a first everything for me, and I still can’t believe I did it.”

Sadie hasn’t said much. She just keeps eyeing me with this knowing smirk.

“What?” I giggle, wanting to know why she’s looking at me like she heard a secret about me that I haven’t.

“You are in trouble.” Her sweet southern drawl comes out.

“And how is that?”

“I married Ben just three weeks after meeting him. I knew by day three of hanging out with him that I loved him. The Ben Cooper effect is what I call it—well, Ben’s smart butt is the one who says it.”

I chuckle. She never curses because of her hardcore Christian faith. How she married the bad boy rock star still shocks me.

“I’m not marrying Jase. I don’t even know his last name,” I say matter-of-factly, picking up a grape and eating it. I feel my body ache with the sudden movement, my core tightening. I can still feel him. He never stopped touching me, and he only did when I begged him to, because my body couldn’t handle it.

I feel alive and aware of myself, and it’s a surreal, bittersweet type of feeling. I feel less empty inside than I did yesterday morning. Tennessee is already bringing me that change I so badly needed. I woke up for once not thinking about how I was going to stomach the day and make it through without hurting. I woke up feeling renewed and profound, and I’m finally living on the edge of excitement for whatever comes next. The shadows of my sadness are becoming less painful.

“You say that now, but we’ll see where y’all end up,” Sadie adds, taking one last sip of her coffee.

I roll my eyes, and Kate steers the conversation elsewhere. “Well, kid, we have to head back home.”

I have dreaded their goodbye, knowing I will now be by myself on this new journey. “You can just stay with me, and I won’t tell anyone where you are.”

“Yeah, right. Ben would send Nick to come and round us up.” Kate blushes when she mentions Nick, but I bite my tongue. She may be with Eric, but she loves Nick, and one day, she will realize it and leave her turbulent relationship with Eric and dive in heart-first with Nick.

“True that. Ben can’t go more then two days without me being in his bed. Loses his darn mind.”

“Fine, but promise you guys will come visit me, bring me little pieces of home.” My heart grips tight for a second as I realize I’m not in Portland anymore, and my parents home is not just emotionally distant; it’s now physically far away.

“Don’t look so sad, little bug. We will FaceTime every day.

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