Page 124 of Rhythm Of Our Souls
“I know.” I feel bad for even thinking about it. “Like I said, I’m jealous."
“Your heat is coming up. Maybe that plays into how strongly you feel about this all of the sudden. Plus, that's something we haven’t talked about with everyone just yet. I think we should do that tonight, and once your heat has passed, we can see where to go from there,” Gavin suggests.
“Yeah. Okay,” I sigh, turning back around to watch Ally.
Seeing her smile, laughing with the guys as she poses for photos with her fans, I want to be down there next to her. I don’t want her fame, I don’t want her fans. I just want to be with her.
I was supposed to be by her side when she started this journey, and even though I’m here now, I don’t feel like I’m where I want to be.
“Okay, I need to stop sulking like a baby. I’m gonna give my therapist a call.”
“Are you okay?” Gavin asks with concern.
“I’m fine,” I promise him. “I just think bitching to someone who might be able to give me some advice is a good idea.”
The guys take me to a quiet part of the mall. We sit down on the couch, and I mess around on my phone for a while before finally getting the courage to call.
“Lulu. Hi. It’s been a while. How are you?”
Taking a deep breath, I tell her everything.
An hour later, I feel a lot better. She even suggested making an appointment to talk to her again, but with Ally. I’m not sure how Ally will feel about it, but it wouldn’t hurt to try.
What she did tell me to do is talk to Ally about how I’m feeling. That is something I’m nervous about.
I’m not paying much attention when someone sits down next to me. I mess around on my phone for a moment before they start to talk to me. “Psst.”
Looking over, I see a blonde woman with bright blue eyes. “Ah, hello?”
“Okay, so don’t be mad at me, but when I saw you watching on the second floor, you looked upset. So as soon as the meet and greet was done, I took off to find you. And I maybe kinda sorta overheard you talking to your therapist.”
“Ally?” I narrow my eyes. “Is that you?”
“Pretty good setup, huh? Can’t even tell,” she giggles. “That's the point, though. Here.” She hands me a bag. Looking inside, I see a black wig. “I want you to put this on.”
“Why?”
“Because... this is going to be the one and only time we get to have a full mall day without anyone knowing who we are. So, I say we enjoy it while we can. Because after your heat, everyone is gonna know who you are to me.”
My eyes sting. I’m not even mad about her listening in. She didn’t think twice about taking my feelings into consideration.
“Ally,” I sniff.
“I’m sorry you felt like you did for even a second. I love you, baby. I want you by my side. I just don’t want you to get overwhelmed or regret the life I live. Because I can’t change that. I can’t hide. I just wanted to give you all the time you needed before things changed. Because they will. But I know we can handle anything as long as we’re together. So, if you wanna tell the world we’re together, I’ll run outside and scream it from the rooftops right now.”
“Don’t,” I giggle, wiping at my eyes. “I don’t want to make a big deal about it. I just don’t want to hide anymore. I want to be by your side.”
“Then by my side you shall be.” She gets to her feet and holds out her hand. “Come on, my love. We’re going shopping.”
Excitement fills me as we head into one of the bathrooms and she helps put the wig on me. “Wow,” I laugh, looking myself over in the mirror. “I don’t even look like myself.”
“That’s the point,” Ally states, coming to stand by my side. “Let’s go show our Alphas their new Omegas.”
“They’re going to lose it.” I laugh.
She holds out her hand. My heart hammers in my chest as I stare at it.
“Trust me?” she whispers.
