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She turned around and walked away. I wanted to reach my hand out to stop her, but her words were still ringing in my mind.
Someone else?
Who was this person, and what did he have to do with Alessandra? From that kiss alone, I knew she felt the same way that I did.
Who is this new, unexpected threat?
I wanted to know, badly. I intended to find out.
Chapter Six
Alessandra
As usual, I was at home. I had an online job that kept me busy since I took a break from school. It was a bit of a juggle between that and taking care of a baby, but at least I got all the time I wanted with my son.
That would change once I got back to school, but I was still in the planning phase for it. I planned to go back to school the next semester and talk to my professors. I’d known to take academic leave instead of just walking away, so they expected me to be back at some point.
The job wasn’t too demanding. It was just a lot of writing and the time for it was flexible enough. I was in the middle of completing another job when I heard a wail and immediately got up.
“I’m coming, baby!”
I hurried back to my room. I worked on the dining table because it was more comfortable that way and I wouldn’t have to risk my backlighting up in pain. I’d made that mistake right after high school.
It wasn’t the best place to try to hold Danny and work at the same time, but I went to sit with Danny anyway, and slowly typed with one hand as I soothingly rocked him.
Then, my phone vibrated.
“Now who could that be?”
I glanced at my son, who had his fist in his mouth and was drooling on it, looking content. I picked the phone up and checked, then smiled.
It was a text from Joshua.
Hey, pretty lady. Hope you’re having a beautiful day?
I grinned to myself.
“Your daddy is such a romantic, you know?” I murmured, slowly typing out a reply.
It had been a few days since I first showed up at Wendy’s house. Though I was supposed to be there to look after her baby while she went off and did something for herself, in the end, she didn’t go. Instead, we’d stayed and talked for hours.
She had left me with a lot to think about, and by the time I got home, my mind had been decided. I wasn’t going to do anything rash, though. It wasn’t until after a few more hours of thinking to myself that I decided to call him and ask him out.
I still loved Joshua; there was no way I could deny that. Whether or not we would work out, though, was yet to be seen, and I didn’t intend to just jump back into a relationship with him when our previous problems hadn't been brought to the table, let alone talking things through. I wasn’t even sure if he’d figured out what the problem had been in the first place.
Too much thinking dampened my mood. I was starting to second guess myself if I had made the right decision to reach out for him instead of continuing to ignore him. Danny in my arm fussed, and I rocked him gently, then went back to typing out my reply. I wasn’t only doing this for myself, after all. My baby would need his father.
We could talk later. I intended to take things slow. Whether or not I thought there could be a future for us together, I would have to decide then.
Maybe I should just tell him about Danny?
I did feel a little guilty about that. I was still worried about his mom, but I had already denied him something important. When I’d gone into labor, I nearly called him, but then Mom took me to the hospital, and with all the pain, I forgot about it. Even after Danny’s birth, I thought about it.
Would he hate me for not telling him? I would have to find that out sooner because our child had to come before our relationship.
My phone vibrated, startling me a little. I was open on the chat thread, and his new message showed up.
Alessandra? Is something wrong?
