I Will Always Fight For You

Thirteen

THREE MONTHS LATER 

I am happy Chris comes back in a week. It has been hard because he hasn't had the time off he thought he would. Usually he would have a weekend off every other month, but not this time. I finally have a day off work today, so i plan on sending time with Dodger today. I have been watching him since Chris left. When i come home from work he is always waiting for someone. When i walk in the door he is laying close by watching it. I can't tell if he is waiting for me or for Chris. Most likely, both. 

Me and Dodger are playing with the ball when my phone goes off. "Hello." I say. I put the phone speaker and keep playing with Dodger. "Hey, hon. Whatcha doing today?" It's my mom. "Nothing much. I am playing with Dodger at the moment and then he will fall asleep soon. Then i will probably watch a movie. Why?" I questioned. "Can you come over? There's just somethings about Thanksgiving i want to talk about." "Yeah, sure. I will be over in... how about in 15 minutes?" I ask. I can see Dodger laying on his bed he is about to fall asleep. "Sounds great, hon. I will see you soon. Bye." "Bye, Ma." I said then hung up. I got off the ground and changed. 

I got in my car and left Dodger there. By the time i walking into the living room he was out like a light. I started making my way to my parents house. 

These last few months have been rough. But i have gotten really close with the people at the bakery. There is Hunter, Anisa, Olivia, and Vincent. There are more people but they work different shifts then us. They are all very nice. Anisa is actually a vet too. She was in the Air Force. And Luke and Olivia got together about two months ago too. They are both very happy and they make a cute couple. 

I got to my parents house and went inside. I found my Ma in the kitchen looking in a recipe book. "Hey, Ma. What's up?" I said sitting next to her. "So i want to make something new for desert this year. But i can't figure out what." She said to me and then looked back at the book. "Why don't i make something." I said shrugging my shoulders. "You want to make something?" "Sure. I can make peanut butter oreo cupcakes. They have been selling like crazy at the shop and i always make them. That recipe is burned in my head." I said smiling. "Oh, that's sounds very good. Okay next topic." She said and we continued talking. 

We didn't stop talking for two hours about random Thanksgiving stuff. She's getting really nervous because instead of it just being our two families this year my friends from work are coming too. My mom is a really good cook but she get anxious that people won't like it. 

I walked up to my place tired. Talking with my mother for two hours about a holiday can be exhausting. But when i opened my door i didn't know what hit me. 

When i opened my door there was candles lit everywhere, rose petals scattered on the ground, a bottle of wine on the counter, and my small table set for two. I wanted to cry because could only be one person behind this. "Chris! Get your ass out here!" I yelled. He came from my bedroom and i walked over to him. I almost slipped three times walking on the rose petals but once i got to him i jumped on him and wrapped my arms around his shoulders and buried my head in his neck and started crying. 

"Hi, princess. Surprise." "I don't deserve you." I told him still buried in his neck. "Oh, hush. None of that. After every horrible boyfriend you have chosen, you should get this. Besides Justin, he was actually a good guy." I pulled away and gave him a Really? look. "What's that face for?" He asked wiping my tears away. "You liked Justin?" I questioned. "I liked him as a person. But i never liked any guy with you. Only me though." He said. "Only you." I repeated to him and kissed him sweetly. 

I pulled away and looked in his eyes. "Yeah, Justin was the only good one." I said shrugging. He rolled his eyes and started tickling me. Because he wouldn't stop i unwrapped my legs from around him and fell on the ground. I kept on laughing because he dropped me. "Al, you good?" He asked kneeling next to me. "You dropped me!" I said smiling. "You unwrapped your legs. Not my fault." He held up his hand in defense. "You were're the one tickling me." I said looking at him. I was still laying on the ground and Chris moved so he was hovering over me. He leaned down and we started kissing sweetly. Until we we're interrupted by Dodger coming over and attacking us with kisses. 

AFTER THE HOLIDAYS A FEW DAYS INTO THE NEW YEAR

"Hey, Al? I have a question for you." Chris said sitting next to me on the couch. "Yeah. What's up?" "Well, Gucci reached out to me and asked if i could be apart of a commercial they were doing for a new cologne. But i wanted to run it by you first." He asked me. "Of course you can. Why are you asking me about it? It's your career. If you want to do it, do it." I said. "Well, they told me for it i would have to be kissing another woman. So i wanted to ask you because you are in this relationship. If you don't want me doing it, that's fine. I won't hold it against you." He said. "Oh. That's fine. It's not like they are asking you to have sex with her. It's just for a commercial. Besides you're mine." I told him. "So, i can do it?" "Yeah, baby. When is it?" "I leave in three days and it's only for three days. I will just be in New York." He told me. "Okay. Just in time for our anniversary." I said smiling. He nodded and hummed and kissed me. 

TWO DAYS INTO CHRIS BEING IN NEW YORK

Right now i am going to surprise Chris in New York. He told me he got off work and going to spend the night in. Right now i am in a taxi going to his hotel. He texted me the number for some reason. 

I got to the hotel and grabbed my bag. I was only able to stay the night because i had to work tomorrow but not until 3. I walked in the elevator and wondered if he would be sleeping. It is around 10:30 right now. I just shrugged it off and the doors opened on his floor. I followed the signs and when i turned the corner to his room, and i wanted drop. 

I hid behind the wall and watched as him and the girl from the shoots were making out roughly against his door. She grabbed the key card from his back pocket of his jeans and open the door. She pushed him in the room and they closed the door behind them. I had never felt pain like this before. I had been cheated on in the past but never by the man i had loved this much. I had to get out of here.