Page 47 of A Second Chance At Forever

“You have to talk to him. You have to fix this-”

“Stop. It was a long time ago. No need in bringing up the past.” She pushed her glasses back up and went back to watching TV.

“Alissa, did you see the way Dane was looking at you tonight? He still loves you. How do you feel about him?” I pulled a pillow into my lap, happy to have something other than myself to focus on.

“I don’t know. It was a long time ago. I never thought I would see him again. I just need time to think.”

“Do you still love him?” I prodded.

She rolled her eyes. “I don’t know, Lennox. Will you just leave it alone?”

I let the subject drop. I knew Alissa, the more you pushed the more she pulled away. She can’t be talked into doing things, she had to make up her mind in her own time.

“Let’s go to bed, long day of shopping and moving tomorrow.” I turned off the TV and started picking up our mess.

I showed Alissa the guest bedroom and headed toward mine. The moment my head hit the pillow, I started thinking about everything that had happened within the last week.

I really had made a mess with Mason. I shouldn’t have slept with him until Nicole was out of the picture. It all felt surreal, having Mason standing in front of me, wanting me after all those years. I lost control. Then after doing it once, it was like we were in our own little bubble and nothing else mattered. I needed to give Mason a chance to explain. I was hoping that he was still planning on breaking up with her. Maybe something just got in the way and he had to postpone it a little while.

I drifted off into a deep, dreamless sleep.

I wokebright and early Tuesday morning with Alissa jumping on my bed.

“Wake up? I’m hungry and I haven’t met your dad yet. I can’t go downstairs alone. Get up bitch!” she yelled while smacking me on the head with a pillow.

“Okay, I’m up.” I groaned. I sat up in bed with my hair all over the place from the pillow attack.

Alissa walked around my room being nosey and peeking into everything while I used the bathroom and got dressed for the day. Once I was finally ready and she bitched every five seconds about how hungry she was, we made our way downstairs.

“Dad, this is Alissa,” I introduced when we walked into the kitchen to find breakfast. “Where is Kathryn? She didn’t cook breakfast today?”

“She had to go into the office early today. Alissa, it’s nice to meet you. Please make yourself at home.” Dad put his cup in the sink before grabbing his keys and phone from the table.

“I found an apartment. We’re probably going to move in today.”

“Good for you, honey. Let me know if you need any help. I have to get to work now.” He kissed me on the forehead and walked out the door.

I poured myself a cup of coffee while Alissa scoped out the fridge and cabinets. I settled for a Pop Tart while she got to work making a big bowl of cereal.

“How do you eat that much and stay so skinny?” I asked her.

She looked up with a big mouth full of Cocoa Puffs. “I have a quick metabolism?” Even with a mouth full of cereal, I still heard the question in that statement.

I shook my head and left her in the kitchen to eat her cereal in peace. I sat down on the couch and began to make a list of everything I needed to buy for the new apartment.

I started writing the basics, couch, TV, coffee maker. I quickly scratched that out and wrote, “EVERYTHING.”

Tossing the pad of paper on the table, I started gathering my things to head out for one of the many stores I needed to visit.

“Are you ready?” I asked, peeking my head into the kitchen.

“Yeah.” Alissa stuffed a piece of toast into her mouth before brushing the crumbs from her shirt and following after me.

I laughed quietly to myself and led the way toward the door.

Shopping didn’t takeas long since Alissa and I split up the rooms. She got everything for the kitchen, bathroom, and her room. I got the living room and my room.

We split up the moment we walked into the furniture store and got to work. I picked out a light blue sofa and love seat with wooden tables and lamps to match. I also picked out a rug and a few decorative items. Once the furniture was picked out, we made our way to Target to grab supplies.

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