The Alphas Choice

Chapter 7

*Lucas POV*

I am such an i***t. She is hurt and it is all my fault. I was just playing. She just seems so strong. I nearly forget that she is just a human.

She pulls my face to look at her. I look into her blue gray eyes.

"It's not your fault, I kicked you. I just must have hit wrong"

No it is all my fault. I hurt my Princess. I hurt my mate. What I vowed that I would never do. The doctor comes in.

"Well good news Alexis, it's not broken just badly bruised you will have to stay off it for a couple of days"

"s**t"

I look at her.

"What is it Princess?"

"I have to work tonight"

"Well, I will just tell them you can't make it"

She looks down.

"I really need the money"

"Fine I will work for you then, cover your shift"

"You?"

She roars with laughter.

"Yes me"

The doctor joins in the laughing. Why do I feel like a majority of my day since I met her consists of getting laughed at?

"Well come on take me home I will let you borrow my skirt"

I pick her up off the bed. I love the feeling of her weightless body in my arms her scent surrounding me the sparks that come off her body. She doesn't even protest this time. Just leans into my chest. I carry her to the car and put her in. I take off to her house. I carry her inside and up to her bedroom despite her protests. Her room is still full of boxes. The only piece of furniture is the bed that has the quilt cover sprawled everywhere. Her clothes are just draped all over boxes. I put her down on the bed.

"So your a messy person? I never would have guessed it"

"Shut up"

I kiss her on the forehead.

"I will be back in one hour tops"

"You don't have…"

"I WILL be back in one hour tops"

She shakes her head and sighs. I grab her pillow and put it under her foot and walk out.

*Alexis POV*

"I WILL be back in one hour tops"

I shake my head and sigh, is there any point arguing with his stubbornness?

I lay on the bed and play with my phone. My foot still hurts so bad. How the hell did I do so much damage to myself and he doesn't even look like it hurt him in the slightest.

At the exact hour point he bursts in. He is dressed in a white button up shirt and black dress pants carrying a million things. Seriously, there is a TV, there is food there is drink, there are painkillers there are extra pillows how the hell he carried all that in one go has me stumped.

He pulls some boxes together and sets up the TV on it and hands me the remote, then he sets up all the food and drink around me.

"Do you need anything else?"

"No I am fine, why are you dressed like that?"

"I am covering your shift"

I start laughing again. But he just winks, blows me a kiss and walks out.

I shake my head and turn on the TV. My night is kept upbeat by Kira's constant photos of Lucas in my apron covering my shift and some videos which all contain her laughter as the backing soundtrack. 3 movies in I fall asleep. I am woken by a body climbing in bed beside me. I nearly crap my pants and lash out. He grabs hold of my wrists before I punch him.

"Shh princess it's just me"

"What the hell are you doing here?"

"I said I would be back, I am here to look after you"

"I don't need looking after and anyway does my mum know your here?"

"Of course she knows I am here what do you think I broke in your house and crept up to your room?"

I raise my eyebrows at him. The dim light of the TV letting me see his face. He just smiles and lays down wrapping an arm around me.

"Shh I want to sleep, I have had a big night"

"I saw"

"Bet you wouldn't have got as many tips as I did"

I just smile and turn my head to look at him as he lays down on the pillow beside me. Our faces so close together. He switches off the TV and kisses me on the cheek.

"Goodnight Princess"

I wake in the morning, I don't think I have ever had as good sleep as that, even with my swollen painful foot. I look over at him. I didn't even notice that he had removed his shirt last night. But beside me lies a bronze Adonis his chest completely exposed so I can see every single muscle defined on that perfect back of his.

His arm is still over me, he is still sleeping with a smile on his face. I have to stop myself from touching his rippling muscles. I just want to run my hand along his back and across his shoulder and down his arm. I suddenly get the urge to have that muscly body pressed against me. So I can feel his weight again. Feel his bulk again in both meaning of the word. He stirs and sniffs the air.

"Isn't it a bit early for impure thoughts princess?"

*Lucas POV*

I slept great. I don't think I have ever slept that soundly. Surrounded by my mates scent. Her little body under my arm knowing that she is with me and safe. I sniff. The sweetest smell in the world.

"Isn't it a bit early for impure thoughts princess?"

"What are you even talking about, get off me and put on a damn shirt would you"

I open my eyes and look at her. I smile. She is so perfect.

"Princess I don't know why you fight it so much"

"Fight what, what are you talking about?"

I lift myself up and hover over her. My lips just millimeters away from hers I feel the sparks jumps across between us. Her breath catches her heart rate increases. I gently brush my lips across her cheek feeling her skin prickle under my lips to her ear. I let my warm breath do its work as the smell of her arousal fills the room.

"You want me"

She pushes me away.

"Get off me you creep"