Waiting

Alley POV

It took Ethan a long time to calm me down and get me on a plane back home. I didn't want to leave without Christian, but Darien was waiting for me at home. I wish I could say it was easier to walk away for my son. I would always choose Darien above Christian, but it didn't mean it made my decision to leave any less harder.

I cried in Ethan's chest the whole plane ride home, swearing I would never step foot on one of these again.

The second I did get home Darien and Derek were there welcoming me with tears. That did make my sadness a little more bearable.

I loved this family so much and I just didn't understand why I couldn't have Christian too. That night Greg stayed with me and we watched movies well past the moon rising. He knew I wasn't sleeping anytime soon and Ethan needed to be with his wife. Layla was doing much better, but she still had her own stuff going on.

We didn't speak much and I appreciated how Greg was relentless with the way he cared for me. It reminded m