distraction [b. griffin]

seven

A/N: Again, I'm going to apologize. These past few chapters have been something else and I'm hoping the next one will be a bit more happy. Either way, I hope you are all enjoying this as much as I am. It's a very different story from what I usually write and it makes me extremely happy. Thank you so much for the love!

Just want to dedicate this to _chillbreaux. You have no idea how much I appreciate your comments. You've been here for all my stories and I truly appreciate the love. Your works are incredibly and the fact you read mine, it's just an honor.

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It's been a month since the whole ordeal between Alena, Blake and Sophia.

Blake and Sophia had been endlessly trying to get Alena to speak to them and it was no luck. Alena was just ignoring their pleas and that was a task since she lived with Blake.

Ever since that night, Alena would only speak to Blake when it came to his appearances, press conferences, or anything regarding his brand. Other than that, it was silence from Alena. It was upsetting Blake, but he didn't want to push her. Alena had never been this upset with him and he was at a lost at what to do. He tried asking Faith, but even she was giving him the cold shoulder. DeAndre tried helping him out, but he chose to be on his wife's side.

'Happy wife, happy life,' was what DeAndre told him and he couldn't even blame his best friend.

This shouldn't even be a fucking task, he was always able to charm his way back into Alena's good graces, but not this time around. The last thing he wanted was to force Alena to speak to him, that wasn't cool at all, but he wasn't above locking her into a room with him. This past month has been hell with her not speaking to him, it was like he lost a part of himself because he couldn't talk to the person he trusted most.

He crossed a line.

That was something he didn't deny. What he said was despicable and was the main reason why he let Alena ignore him. He didn't mean it, he would never trade Sophia for Alena. As more time has passed and he finally got rid of Sophia, he realized just how much he didn't need her in his life. She was a good distraction, but at the end of the day, he wasn't in love with Sophia.

He sure as hell was in love with the idea of Sophia.

For him, Sophia was the sister that didn't have high expectations, the attainable one. Alena was the one that was far out of his league and he shouldn't even attempt trying to woo her. In some ways, he realized that he messed around with Sophia for the simple reason that she reminded him of a watered down version of Alena.

Without the veil of attraction and stupidity around him, he saw what his relationship with Sophia truly was, a distraction for his own feelings for Alena.

Blake had feelings for Alena way back in college, however, he buried it.

Why?

Because he could never give Alena the type of lifestyle she was used too. Her expectations were too high and ridiculous. He was talking out of his ass, especially since Alena was the least materialistic person he knew. However, when he first met her, he knew she came from an affluent family. The way Alena carried herself and the fact she had her own damn apartment at one of Oklahoma's richest neighborhoods, it added up for him. Then she began telling him about her family's business, her father's expectations, it all made sense. She also spoke about Elijah, and the way she spoke about him, Blake figured he would never get a shot.