Alec It had been a week since Samatha had left. At first, I felt depressed and lonely. Like every other time I was feeling some kind of way, I went to my mother for guidance. “Alec baby, you’ve never really been alone. You went from Cassandra, who treated you like dog s**t, to spendin’ a wonderful day with Sam. You don’t know what it’s like to really be alone.” She said gently. “But I don’t wanna be alone, Momma.” I muttered. She gave me one of her patented warm smiles. “I know, but I want you to think about somethin’. What did you learn from those two women?” I thought for a minute. “Well, Cassandra treated me like s**t. I never wanna go through that again.” I said. “She showed you what you don’t want in a mate. What is unacceptable behavior from someone who claims to love you. N