I leave the room. What do I have to do to make things right with her? It doesn’t matter. I’ll try everything. Everything possible. It’s just a matter of time before she realizes I love her and that it’s serious.
I look at the foot of the stairs. Aaron comes running like his life depends on it. And it practically does. He adores Alice.
"Alice, you’re back!" He throws himself into her arms and they both fall to the floor laughing. I hide a small laugh seeing them so close. "I can’t believe you’re here. I missed you so much. Why did you leave me?"
"I missed you too." She smiles. With him, she is affectionate, and that makes me happy, but also very jealous. "I came back for you because I missed you a lot. And I’m sorry for leaving without telling you, sweetheart. I won’t leave without you a
