Fears
"What are you - you don't have to give anything up. Why would you think that?"
I pinch the bridge of my nose. "Of course you wouldn't think of it as a sacrifice."
"I honestly have no idea what you're talking about."
The door behind us opens.
It's Mr. Banner. "This is punishment, not chat time. Be quiet."
He slams the door closed.
I roll my eyes, turning back to Masen.
"Please, Bella," his voice is soft, "Tell me what you meant."
"Tell me, Masen," I say, "What happens after two people mate?"
His brows furrow, "What?"
"They move in together. They stop spending time with their friends. Their worlds revolve completely around each other."
". . . Ok."
"What if I don't want to leave my parents?" Tears fill my eyes, and I continue, "What if I don't want to lose my friends? What if I want my days to be filled with happiness that isn't only caused by you?"
"Bella," he breathes, reaching his hands out to hold my own, "It doesn't have to be like that."
I look up at him.
"You don't have to move in to my house, I could move into yours. You don't have to stop spending time with your friends, and I don't have to be your only source of happiness."
"That's how everyone else does it."
He chuckles, "Since when have you ever been one to go along with the crowd? We don't have to do things like everyone else."
Maybe it won't be so bad . . . ?
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~ Madison ~