Page 101 of Twisting You

“If Xavier hadn’t denied you, you wouldn’t have gone to Dan. And if you hadn’t of gone to Dan, you and I wouldn’t be hanging out and you wouldn’t have given me….”

“Given you what?”

I had never seen Alec open up before. He was never serious. He never spoke tenderly like he was speaking now.

“You wouldn’t have given me hope.” He looked me in the eye. “That maybe I will find someone else to spend my life with and I don’t have to be mateless forever.”

“I don’t see how I have given you hope. I am sure I am going to be spending my life alone.”

“Well, we can be alone together.”

I turned my head to fully face Alec and his soft smile encouraged the one that crept onto my face.

“Yeah, I guess we can.”

We both nodded in agreement with each other.

“Though you are extremely annoying,” I added, with a grin.

“And you are extremely clumsy.” He winked back at me.

Maybe Alec was right. Things happen for a reason.

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