appreciates it.”
“He’s a good man, Alaska. Don’t let him go.”
I didn’t plan on it. “I won’t.”
CHAPTER EIGHT
Ash
I wasn’t looking forward to dinner with my parents. The fact they didn’t invite Livia told me they wanted to discuss my future in medicine. My dad probably wanted to give me insights to residency in surgery, and my mom would be there to increase the pressure.
“Is there something wrong?” Alaska asked while we lay in bed.
“I’m just…annoyed.”
“Did I do something?” She was wearing my t-shirt and boxers, looking like a wet dream.
“No.” I turned on my side and gripped her waist. “I’m having dinner with my parents tomorrow night.”
“If you loathe them so much why do you spend time with them?”
I sighed. “They’re my parents…”
“Are you…going to tell them about us?”
I looked into her eyes. “Yeah, I am. They aren’t going to like you and they’re going to be dicks about it, but I don’t care. But I’d rather tell them when you aren’t around so you don’t have to deal with their shit.”
“But they don’t even know me…”
‘They don’t care. They want to know if you’re from a wealthy family and you’re getting a proper education. Since you have neither you’re automatically banned.”
She sighed sadly. “If they’re never going to accept me then…”
“Don’t even go there. If they disrespect you in any way after I tell them, I’ll turn my back on them and never speak to them again. I can put up with their shit, but I’ll make sure you never have to.”
“I don’t want you to lose your family because of me.”
“You are my family.”
Her eyes softened when she looked at me in the darkness.
I cupped her face and kissed her gently. “You’re everything to me. I can live without my family but I can’t live without you.”
Her breathing increased at my words. I’d wanted to tell her I loved her for a while, but I wasn’t sure if she felt the same. What if it was too soon? What if it scared her? Jace showed up on her doorstep the other day and complicated things. I’m sure seeing his appearance brought back a lot of painful memories. Now wasn’t the best time to tell her my deepest feelings. But honestly, if she didn’t know already she was completely blind.
She snuggled closer to me. “You’re the best thing that ever happened to me. You were such a jerk in the beginning, but that makes you even better.”
“You like the fact I was an ass?”
“I like the fact you’re only not an ass to me.”
I ran my fingers through her hair.
“My grandmother told me something interesting today…”
“What did that wise woman say?”
“They you skipped two of your exams just to help me…and you lost clinical hours because of it.”
Damn, I was caught.
She sat up and looked at me. “Is that true?”
I couldn’t lie. “Yeah.”
Her lips pressed together tightly, the emotion filled her eyes. “You did that for me?”
“You’re more important than anything, Alaska. And that was true even if we weren’t together.”
She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Jace wouldn’t have even done that for me…”
“That’s why I’m lying in this bed with you and he isn’t.”
“My own sister wouldn’t have done that for me.”
I smirked. “Well, that woman is an enigma.”
She chuckled. “Yeah, she is.” She moved her hand under my shirt, feeling the abs of my lower stomach. She drew small circles with her finger and didn’t meet my gaze. When a strand of hair fell from behind her ear, she didn’t tuck it back. “You were always there. I didn’t realize it at the time but you were…you know I don’t like Chinese food.”
I knew a lot more about her than her preference for food.
“I just…”
I stared at her, feeling my heart race. I was practically on the edge of my seat, waiting for the words I longed to hear. In my heart, I knew she felt the same way I did. The attraction between
“He’s a good man, Alaska. Don’t let him go.”
I didn’t plan on it. “I won’t.”
CHAPTER EIGHT
Ash
I wasn’t looking forward to dinner with my parents. The fact they didn’t invite Livia told me they wanted to discuss my future in medicine. My dad probably wanted to give me insights to residency in surgery, and my mom would be there to increase the pressure.
“Is there something wrong?” Alaska asked while we lay in bed.
“I’m just…annoyed.”
“Did I do something?” She was wearing my t-shirt and boxers, looking like a wet dream.
“No.” I turned on my side and gripped her waist. “I’m having dinner with my parents tomorrow night.”
“If you loathe them so much why do you spend time with them?”
I sighed. “They’re my parents…”
“Are you…going to tell them about us?”
I looked into her eyes. “Yeah, I am. They aren’t going to like you and they’re going to be dicks about it, but I don’t care. But I’d rather tell them when you aren’t around so you don’t have to deal with their shit.”
“But they don’t even know me…”
‘They don’t care. They want to know if you’re from a wealthy family and you’re getting a proper education. Since you have neither you’re automatically banned.”
She sighed sadly. “If they’re never going to accept me then…”
“Don’t even go there. If they disrespect you in any way after I tell them, I’ll turn my back on them and never speak to them again. I can put up with their shit, but I’ll make sure you never have to.”
“I don’t want you to lose your family because of me.”
“You are my family.”
Her eyes softened when she looked at me in the darkness.
I cupped her face and kissed her gently. “You’re everything to me. I can live without my family but I can’t live without you.”
Her breathing increased at my words. I’d wanted to tell her I loved her for a while, but I wasn’t sure if she felt the same. What if it was too soon? What if it scared her? Jace showed up on her doorstep the other day and complicated things. I’m sure seeing his appearance brought back a lot of painful memories. Now wasn’t the best time to tell her my deepest feelings. But honestly, if she didn’t know already she was completely blind.
She snuggled closer to me. “You’re the best thing that ever happened to me. You were such a jerk in the beginning, but that makes you even better.”
“You like the fact I was an ass?”
“I like the fact you’re only not an ass to me.”
I ran my fingers through her hair.
“My grandmother told me something interesting today…”
“What did that wise woman say?”
“They you skipped two of your exams just to help me…and you lost clinical hours because of it.”
Damn, I was caught.
She sat up and looked at me. “Is that true?”
I couldn’t lie. “Yeah.”
Her lips pressed together tightly, the emotion filled her eyes. “You did that for me?”
“You’re more important than anything, Alaska. And that was true even if we weren’t together.”
She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “Jace wouldn’t have even done that for me…”
“That’s why I’m lying in this bed with you and he isn’t.”
“My own sister wouldn’t have done that for me.”
I smirked. “Well, that woman is an enigma.”
She chuckled. “Yeah, she is.” She moved her hand under my shirt, feeling the abs of my lower stomach. She drew small circles with her finger and didn’t meet my gaze. When a strand of hair fell from behind her ear, she didn’t tuck it back. “You were always there. I didn’t realize it at the time but you were…you know I don’t like Chinese food.”
I knew a lot more about her than her preference for food.
“I just…”
I stared at her, feeling my heart race. I was practically on the edge of my seat, waiting for the words I longed to hear. In my heart, I knew she felt the same way I did. The attraction between
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