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it could’ve gone a lot worse. You gotta remember that humans are fragile.” Snorting roughly, Lukas grabbed a beer from the refrigerator and leaned on the counter to heave a breath. If he wanted to be honest with himself his housemate was right. Things could’ve gone a lot worse than they had. He’d just held on to the hope that she’d toss his shifting abilities to the side and accept it instantly. Obviously that was wrong, but sometimes things just didn’t work out that easily.
“Don’t worry, man. Give her a few days and she’ll be okay. You remember when you first showed me I nearly tried to kill you.” At the reminder Lukas let out a groan and Alex chuckled. They’d only just moved in together after a year or so of friendship. It’d been a dark month or so afterwards since Alex was always on guard, trying to find a reason to stab him.
“Yeah, yeah. I remember. This is different, though.” In fact, Lukas couldn’t express how badly he wanted Cassandra in his life. Even if they never spoke about his shifting, if she just ignored it, he wouldn’t even care. Most shifters wanted acceptance from their partners, but if he didn’t have that it wouldn’t matter because at least he had her.
Licking her lips, Cassandra hopped off the city bus at the stop nearest to her house and reached up to scratch her head. It’d only been two days since the episode in Lukas’s apartment, but she still had a hard time thinking about it. Over the past forty-eight hours, she realized it was probably a horrible idea to just leave him hanging like she did, but in hindsight she couldn’t think of doing it any differently. Reciting the scenes over again in her mind for the umpteenth time, she let out a sigh as her sneakers hit concrete.
“If you like him that much I don’t think you have a problem, honey. You know, I married your father after a month of knowing him and we were together for thirteen years before he died.” Cassandra frowned as her mother’s words came into her mind’s eye. Her memory of her father wasn’t all that great, but she knew her parents loved each other. If he were alive they’d probably still love each other, too. They’d always been what she felt a husband and wife should be like.
The problem now was that she had such an opportunity, but she just couldn’t get over what Lukas had showed her.
“Mom! What are you doing?” Shrieking at the top of her lungs, Cassandra ran the last block home when she noticed through her thoughts that her mother was stacking boxes in the driveway. It wouldn’t have been a big deal, but they were filled with her stuff. She knew her mother was pretty eccentric but this was absolutely insane as the older woman smiled at her as she skidded to a halt on the walkway.
“It’s time for you to move out, Casey. I’ve already called Ryce and told her not to let you stay at her place either. You need to stop running from your problems, you hear? I don’t care where you go, but you can’t stay here anymore. You’re twenty-one years old, time to grow up.” Staring with wide eyes, Cassandra’s jaw nearly hit the ground in shock as her mother’s words washed over her.
“You’re kicking me out? But you can’t! I have nowhere to go!”
“Yes you do. Now, I know you think this is sudden, but I’ve been thinking about it for a while now. Ryce moved out and made something of herself. You should too. You can’t stay here and float through life on a short breeze, Casey.” Blinking slowly, Cassandra felt her face heat up when she realized what this was really about. Sure, her mother might’ve wanted her to move out for a long time, but this was all because she was avoiding Lukas. She wasn’t answering his texts or taking his calls and she did nothing but sulk over the issue with him.
“I can’t believe you’re doing this to me over a guy!” Instead of responding Cassandra’s mother simply shrugged, and she smiled on her way back into the house. It was
“Don’t worry, man. Give her a few days and she’ll be okay. You remember when you first showed me I nearly tried to kill you.” At the reminder Lukas let out a groan and Alex chuckled. They’d only just moved in together after a year or so of friendship. It’d been a dark month or so afterwards since Alex was always on guard, trying to find a reason to stab him.
“Yeah, yeah. I remember. This is different, though.” In fact, Lukas couldn’t express how badly he wanted Cassandra in his life. Even if they never spoke about his shifting, if she just ignored it, he wouldn’t even care. Most shifters wanted acceptance from their partners, but if he didn’t have that it wouldn’t matter because at least he had her.
Licking her lips, Cassandra hopped off the city bus at the stop nearest to her house and reached up to scratch her head. It’d only been two days since the episode in Lukas’s apartment, but she still had a hard time thinking about it. Over the past forty-eight hours, she realized it was probably a horrible idea to just leave him hanging like she did, but in hindsight she couldn’t think of doing it any differently. Reciting the scenes over again in her mind for the umpteenth time, she let out a sigh as her sneakers hit concrete.
“If you like him that much I don’t think you have a problem, honey. You know, I married your father after a month of knowing him and we were together for thirteen years before he died.” Cassandra frowned as her mother’s words came into her mind’s eye. Her memory of her father wasn’t all that great, but she knew her parents loved each other. If he were alive they’d probably still love each other, too. They’d always been what she felt a husband and wife should be like.
The problem now was that she had such an opportunity, but she just couldn’t get over what Lukas had showed her.
“Mom! What are you doing?” Shrieking at the top of her lungs, Cassandra ran the last block home when she noticed through her thoughts that her mother was stacking boxes in the driveway. It wouldn’t have been a big deal, but they were filled with her stuff. She knew her mother was pretty eccentric but this was absolutely insane as the older woman smiled at her as she skidded to a halt on the walkway.
“It’s time for you to move out, Casey. I’ve already called Ryce and told her not to let you stay at her place either. You need to stop running from your problems, you hear? I don’t care where you go, but you can’t stay here anymore. You’re twenty-one years old, time to grow up.” Staring with wide eyes, Cassandra’s jaw nearly hit the ground in shock as her mother’s words washed over her.
“You’re kicking me out? But you can’t! I have nowhere to go!”
“Yes you do. Now, I know you think this is sudden, but I’ve been thinking about it for a while now. Ryce moved out and made something of herself. You should too. You can’t stay here and float through life on a short breeze, Casey.” Blinking slowly, Cassandra felt her face heat up when she realized what this was really about. Sure, her mother might’ve wanted her to move out for a long time, but this was all because she was avoiding Lukas. She wasn’t answering his texts or taking his calls and she did nothing but sulk over the issue with him.
“I can’t believe you’re doing this to me over a guy!” Instead of responding Cassandra’s mother simply shrugged, and she smiled on her way back into the house. It was
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