His (Book 1) {Currently EDITING}

Fifty-Five

A/N: I love you guys so much! Your kind words really made me feel better. I'm gonna keep writing. Seriously, thank you! :) Hope y'all enjoy

Ellie

It was five Am on a Monday morning and I was sitting in the park, watching the sun rise alone. The weather was starting to get warmer, making it perfect for mornings like these.

"Doctor Coleman?"

I look behind me to see Christopher with a dog, a sweaty shirt with the words Army across it in black letters, and some athletic shorts. I never noticed how strong Christopher was...

oh my, Stop it Ellie, you know Leo wouldn't like you looking at other men!

"Hey Christopher, what are you doing here?" I asked, breaking myself out of a trance

"Oh, I always go on runs this early. Keeps my mind clear, and it keeps Onyx here quiet."

I looked towards the black lab as Christopher walked over to me.

"Aw, he is cute."

Onyx suddenly jumped on me and started sniffing and licking me. He pushed me back into the bench with me laughing and giggling.

"Onyx down!" Christopher sternly commanded

He jumped off of me and walked behind Christopher, whimpering but soon giving his attention to a nearby squirrel.

"Sorry, he likes people way too much."

"It's fine. I love dogs, been awhile since I had one though."

"They're a handful. One time I had to keep him in his cage because he thought it would be cute to run through our neighbors cook out. Turns out he was chasing a squirrel."

I laughed.

"Onyx, very bad dog." I teased

He looked up at me with a blank stare and then laid back down. I looked towards Christopher.

"So how have you been?" I asked him softly

He joined me on the bench with Onyx's leash still tightly held in his hand.

"I've been okay. It's a slow time going, but hey, I'm still alive." He said with a small smile

"You need to talk about anything?" I asked him

"No, well, not at the moment. If I do, I'll make an appointment. How was Italy?" He asked

I smiled widely.

"Beautiful. You should go one day, it's very serene and historic. We actually went to Venice."

"Hm, well that is pretty interesting. Let me guess, Leo is your boyfriend now, right?"

I smirk.

"Something like that."

He smiles.

"I am happy for you doc, I finally see this happy glow in you that I've never seen before."

I was a little put off.

"Really?"

"Yeah. I mean, you're an excellent doctor but, even I could tell you had your own troubles you were going through."

"Well, everyone does. Even as a psychologist, I have problems as well." I murmured, rubbing my wrists subconsciously

"Well, you have a point."