Because You're Mine (COMPLETED)

Chapter 88: Kirstie

It honestly feels good to be back. I wasn't expecting Serenity to take over like she did, but I'm glad she did. I don't know what would've happened.

I'm talking again, and I have to say it's a relief. It was difficult at first, but as I spent more time with Avi and he helped me, I got rid of the stutter, though that wasn't hard, just had to get my confidence back, and now I don't have an issue with it, because Avi is always there to remind me that I'm safe.

Speaking of...

I'm laying next to Avi, curled into his side playing with his chest hair. We've recently started sharing a room, which I have no issue with. It makes me feel safe.

I notice his breathing change as he wakes up.

"Good morning, sleepy head." I chuckle.

"Boop." He says as he taps the tip of my nose, making me giggle. He kisses me. "Good morning beautiful. Did you sleep well?"

"I did. Especially with your arms around me." I smile.

"Oh, you're too sweet. What time is it?" He rubs his eyes.

"It is just before 8. Up up." I pat his chest and push myself up with my other hand, but he pulls me back down and tickles me.

I squeal and kick my legs. "If you get hurt its not my fault!" I say as he attacks my side. I do my best to squirm away, but as I do it just leaves different areas of my sides defenceless as his fingertips tickle. Eventually he stops and I just lay there, catching my breath. Then I smack his chest. "That was mean."

"Oh, but you love me." He chuckled.

"Do I?" I play, raising an eyebrow.

He gasps and looks at me with mock hurt. "My heart! Oh! My love has rejected me! How will I live?" He laughs and pulls me close. "I do love you." He looks me in the eyes.

"I know. And I love you." I lean down and give him a peck on the lips. I try to get up but he pulls me back down for a more passionate kiss.

I pull back and just look at his eyes, admiring the color. A really pretty emerald green. I love them, they just might be my favorite part.

"What?" He chuckles, breaking me from my trance.

"Nothing. I just love your eyes. There beautiful." I smile.

"Oh, now you're just saying things." He sits up.

"No seriously. I could get lost in them. All day long. And not even care." He blushed. "Awe, look how cute you are." I pinch his cheeks.

"Oh, really?" He wraps an arm around my waist and flips us over so he's hovering over me. When I'm with Avi its like nothing happened. I don't get scared, I don't feel panic. And honestly, I think that would be Serenity. She helps ground me I guess. We don't talk, mostly because I don't try. I try not to need her, but I can still sense her there.

"What are you gonna do, Alpha?" I bite my lip. I'm feeling confident this morning. I feel his hand be placed on my hip, it doesn't move or squeeze me or anything, it just sits there.

"What do you want me to do?" He whispered in my ear.

"Whatever you want." Boy, thats a broad spectrum.

"Someday, maybe I will." He says before he kisses from my neck to my mouth. "But for now, I have to go to the real world and deal with stupid council stuff. Do you know if Scott's awake?" He had gotten off me and is now putting his pants on over his boxers.

"He's been awake since 7 with Mitch and the baby. Although, I don't know who's giving him more trouble." I shrug.

"No doubt its Mitch. Last night was rough for him. Why is he even awake? I didn't get him home 'til almost 2:45 this morning." He pulled on his shirt and looked at me.

"Hey, don't ask me. I don't know anything. He doesn't speak to me. No, scratch that. He doesn't speak to anyone. He doesn't even get out of bed to pick up his own child. This PPD must be hitting him really hard."

"Among other things, yes. He'll be fine eventually. Kevin and I are gonna work with him. Hopefully he'll snap out of it. I really don't want another wolf-take-over happening. Mitch might not come back from it honestly. Not for a loooong time and I don't wanna see what that would do to Scott." He explained to me.

I don't want Mitch's wolf to take over either. It so scary at first. You can't feel anything, you can't move your own body and that's terrifying enough as it is. When Serenity came onto Avi, I was ready to kill her, but thank god Avi is the man he is and he knows I'm not ready for anything like that. Such a gentleman.

"I love you." He comes forward and gives me one last kiss. "But I've got alpha duties, unfortunetaly." And he walked out.

I sigh, I love that man. I get up and look at the mirror. The bruises have healed for the most part, and so are the cuts. Whatever Kevin gave me worked very well. I smile, satisfied with how I look, and throw on one of Avi's shirts, which almost goes down to my knees.

I bound down the stairs and into the Kitchen where Avi is making breakfast while checking his emails. I see Mitch sitting at the table with his head down against it and his arms wrapped around his head. Scott is holding addalin, next to Mitch. I can here him. "Get mommy. Go on get her." He said in a cute voice. Mitch wasn't having it. He would groan everytime Addalin's hand touched his head. He eventually put his hood up, and Scott gave him a sad look and sighed. "What are we gonna do?" He asked the baby. God. I still haven't wrapped my head around that. Scott's my brother, and that is probably the weirdest thing I've had happen to me, and thats saying a lot. Anyway, I see Kevin at the end on the table, reading, again. The man doesn't do anything else.

I sit down in my seat and pull out my phone. I snap a quick picture of scott with Addalin and send it to him. He smiles when he sees it. "Thanks." He says.

"Youre welcome." I say as Avi comes in with food in his hands and his phone between his shoulder and ear.

"No, Matt. That won't work. I already told you the dates that would work. Pick one!" He set the plates down and hung up.

I giggle and smile at him. He's adorable. "Shush." He jokes. I stick my tongue out and he lightly flicks my nose.

"Owie." I pout, failing to hide my smile.

"You're fine, you baby." He chuckled and kisses me. Then Addalin screams. "That baby, however is not. Scott have you tried..." He pointed to Mitch. Scott just shook his head with a sad look in his eyes.

"No, but I'm sure once she eats she'll be okay." He gets up and hold her against his bare chest as he made her bottle.

Avi looked at Mitch and sighed. He went over and knelt down. I don't know what he said, but it got Mitch to lift his head and look at him. Then he nodded.

"Hey, Scott?" Avi called.

"Yeah?" He said, putting the powder in the bottle before he started shaking it.

"You wanna hand me the baby?"

"Sure." He carried the baby over and handed her to Avi, who knelt down by Mitch and offered her to him. "Its okay, Mitch. You're okay. Just try." Mitch sniffled and nodded as he slowly extended shaky hands towards the infant.

He eventually gets his hands around her and Avi lets go, so its just Mitch holding her. She just looks at him for a second and then screams. Tears flood his eyes as he hands her back to Avi who has the bottle in his hands and has started feeding her. Mitch puts his head back down and quietly sobs. Scott comes up and rubs his hand along Mitch's back, or tries to, until Mitch swats at him and Scott's away.

This is gonna be a long day.

I feel like its kinda choppy, but oh well. At least part of its cute, right?