The Devil Is My Dad

Chapter 11

Alex's POV

I sat back on the couch and stared at the wall. My vision started to blur as tears began to fall. I wiped my eyes and my body began to shake as I broke into sobs. I got up and put on my converse. I threw on my black hoodie and walked out the door. I was wearing booty shorts so the cold wind nipped at my skin. I shivered and walked. After half an hour of walking, I ended up at the park. I sat on the bench and looked up. Families were packing up their stuff and leaving since it was starting to get dark. Soon the tears began to fall again. This time I let them.

"Hey, you okay?" I heard someone say. I sniffled and wiped my eyes, before I looked up. And saw a guy with chestnut brown hair smiling at me, his eyes showing worry. I sniffled and smiled. "Nope. Absolutely not." I said and he chuckled. "Well at least you know you're not fine. Want to talk about it?" He asked as he sat next to me. "Well my first mate rejected me as soon as he found out that my dad was Hades. Then I found my second mate and we were together for 9 years. We have a child who is 8, and I found out a few hours ago that he was cheating on me. So that is why I am here on this park bench crying my eyes out." I said and smiled at the end. The guy smiled and looked at me before he wrapped his arms around me and pulled me into his lap. He began to rub my back in a soothing way. Once again the tears steamed from my eyes. My body shook as sobs came from my mouth. "Hey, let it out. It'll be okay." He mumbled as I buried my face in his chest and cried. After what felt like hours, I ran out of tears to shed and I was just sitting in his lap and he rubbed my back. "Want me to walk you home?" He asked and I nodded. I stood up with the guy and we began walking home in silence. It wasn't awkward, but more like a comfortable silence.

Soon we got to my house. He walked me to the door and we stared at each other for a moment. "Thanks for listening." I said and hugged him. "No problem. I don't mind helping a beautiful lady in the time of need." He said and hugged me back. "I'm Alex by the way." I said once we pulled away. "I'm Jay." The guy said with a smile. "I don't suppose you would want to come in." I asked and gestured to my house. "Sure, do you have hot chocolate." He asked like a little kid. I chuckled and nodded. "Yeah." I said and opened the door. I stepped inside and walked in the living room to see my son, Blake, sitting on the couch. "Mommy, where's dad?" He asked with tears in his eyes. "Hey kiddo, your dad did something that hurt your mom really badly so he had to leave." Jay said as he sat next to Blake. "What did daddy do?" Blake asked Jay as tears streamed down his face. "Your dad loved someone other than your mom, and that hurt her really badly. Don't ever love anyone the same way you love your wife like your dad did, okay?" Jay said and pulled Blake in his lap. Blake nodded and I left to go make some hot chocolate. As I put marshmallows in the cups I heard someone walk in the kitchen. "You got a nice kid." I heard Jay say next to me. "His name is Blake. I wish he didn't have to go through this." I said as I shook my head. "I'm here for you both. No one should have to go through this." He said and looked at me. "I'm gonna look for a new place. I don't want to live in a place where so much bad has happened." I said with sadness in my voice. "Well you and your sun can stay with me. I have plenty of space for the both of you." Jay said. I smiled. "Yeah, sure. Thank you." I said and hugged him. Man he smells good.

One year Later

This past year has been amazing. I moved Blake and my stuff into Jay's house. His house is beautiful. It's  two stories and has a homey feeling to it. The furniture is black and the walls and carpet are a cream color. It's beautiful. I sat on the couch with Blake sitting in my lap and Jay sitting next to me. We were watching Mulan because it's awesome. I zoned out and started thinking about my life. How I had two mates and they both did me wrong. Then Jay came in my life. He's a nice guy and he is really handsome. As I thought about Jay I didn't realize I was staring at him until I noticed how close he got to me. I looked and saw Blake wasn't in my lap anymore. "I took him to his room because he was tired." He said answering my unasked question. "Thanks." I mumbled and looked at him again. Only now didn't realize how close he was.