"I've never felt this nervous in my life," Gage admits as I straighten out his tie. He keeps fidgeting with the cuffs of his shirt, while staring himself down in the mirror. "You'll be fine, and I'll be there to help you," I tell him, placing my hands on his chest. "And Alex made sure that one of your apartments in the city was set up for whenever the home visit happens." "Is this really smart? Adopting I mean," he says and I move my hands to cup his cheeks, making him look at me. "You're doing an amazing thing Gage," I whisper. "This little girl is going to be so grateful to be your daughter." "I'm overthinking this," Gage sighs and I can't help but smile. I stand on my tiptoes and pressed my lips to his. "You are," I say. "Now, we need to leave so we can be there on time." "Alex already has the car pulled up," he tells me. "Then we should hurry down," I reply and he just nods. I take
"Wait, so you spilled coffee on your professor, the first day of class?" Gage asks with a chuckle and I nod my head."It was my first day of college and I was so nervous, I didn't realize my shoe was untied. I walked into class and tripped on my shoelace," I say and shake my head at the memory.
Gage's POV:"Glad to have you back," I greet Alex as he enters my office."Anything happen while I was gone?" Alex says as he shuts the door.
"Fuck!" I groan as my body makes contact with my floor."Shit, sorry!" Ashlynn apologizes, peaking her head over the edge of the bed. "I didn't mean to push you off.""That's not the best way to wake someone up you know," I say. "A kiss would've sufficed."
Ashlynn's POV:"Where were you yesterday?" Kylie asks as I sit at the breakfast table."I just had to do some things with Gage," I shrug. "I'm not sure if he wants me to tell anyone about it."
==========================="I have things I need to do! It's not about you, it never is!" My father yells at me after slapping me across the face. I push myself off of the ground so that I am standing up. "I needed you here! Your poor mother had to get our guests drinks because you failed to be here!"
Gage's POV:Ashlynn slept for the rest of the day and I couldn't leave her side. The adoption agency called and we scheduled a house visit for Thursday. I let Alex know so he could handle the details. I didn't want to leave Ashlynn alone. I still feel extremely guilty. I know I shouldn't have yelled at her the way I did. I've always been awful about controlling my anger, and I definitely shouldn't have taken it out on Ashlynn. She just came in to talk like she told me she was going to. My work has been pu
The home visit went smoothly. The only worries brought up was the fact that the apartment was located in a busier part of the city. I did my best to assure them that the building had the best security and that I wouldn't let Lily out of my sight. All in all, I passed. Ashlynn has been by my side the past couple of weeks. It's almost mid August now, and I'm going to be having my first meeting with Lily soon. Ashlynn finally gave in on her no touching her without her permission rule after almost two weeks. It was hell, but I know it was nothing like I had put her through. I'm just grateful she was able to forgive me. God knows what my temper would've turned into if she didn't. I have done everything to make sure Ashlynn is happy and that she isn't reminded of anything that'll trigger her past. "Gage, the adoption agency is on the phone," Ashlynn says as she removes my office phone from her ear. She's been actually acting like a secretary while she heals. I