Eli felt his heart break when Alli told him she would be leaving at the end of the week. Axel howled in his head until he blocked him out. He knew he needed to give her time, but he would be doing everything in his power to win her over in the meantime. He left her to get settled and then asked Tre if he was nearby. He wanted to ask how things had gone in his absence and talk to him about continuing to take on most of the work for the week. He wanted to devote as much time to Alli as he possibly could.
Tre came to meet him from his room down the hall. Eli stepped into the hall, leaving his door cracked in case Alli needed anything.
“How is she doing?” Tre asked, looking concerned. Eli had called him the night he met Alli and told him everything he knew about her and what she had been t
