Chapter Twenty-one— Awaited answers

"Dad we can talk, but first finish your dinner, please." I suggest, hoping to buy some time and postpone the talk.

"I can do both." He says with a smile on his face telling me he knows what I'm up to, and I laugh nervously. "It's important." He states

"Okay. What is it about?" I ask

"About Alex." He responds

What about Alex? Is he going to refuse him?

"Umm. . . What about him?" I inquired

"I want you to invite his family over." Dad requests

"WHAT?" I exclaim

"Yes!" He answers with a serious tone, "And I am serious, even though we know his family for years now, I still want to make sure we are on the same page."

"Uh huh!" I drawl, my head moving up and down as I nod slowly

"I care about you honey, and to be honest, moving in with someone right after college terrifies me. Alex is a good guy, I know, but I want to keep this thing between families." He remarks

"But dad?" I whine.

"Look honey, a meet up with his family will ease me into making a better decision. I knew you could have just decided on your own, but you did not. So I want to make sure you won't end up getting hurt." He explains.

"I understand that, but Alex won't hurt me. You're right, it's a big decision that's why I came to you-"

"So please do as I say?" He pleads

"Okay, I will make a plan and ask Alex and Sara too." I agree

"Great, my good girl!" He praises.

"Thanks dad! It means the world to me."

"I love you honey." He smiles sweetly.

"Love you too!"

I am happy that my dad finally gave an answer about this. Now I just have to invite Alex's family over to make some family time together. Hopefully, things will be sent out soon for I and Alex.

*****

The family meeting went well and within a week, I moved all my stuff over to Alex's. My dad was not too emotional about it, but I felt bad for leaving him alone like this.

"Are you feeling better?" Asked Alex

"No, I still miss him. He will be all alone at home." I say disgruntled

"We have not moved far from our previous places, you can still visit him anytime you want to- I'll drive you myself." He volunteers, taking my hand and winking at me.

I love him so much it hurts.

"Do you have to be so sweet?" I inquire

"Sometimes, I can't help it." He answers, then laughs. I chuckle too. "I am so happy that you are finally here." He adds.

"Me too." I respond, a smile playing on my face. I get on my tiptoes to give him a kiss.

"I see my future with you Kara." Alex said gazing lovingly into my eyes, and my heart just skipped a beat.

"I am glad I found you when I did." I state

"I should be the one saying that." He beamed, his face showing signs of amusement.

"Looks like I won." I playfully stick out my tongue at him, and he laughs. I take my hand sway,

"You are forgetting something babe." Alex says.

"Uh huh, what?" I reply, my eyebrows kissing each other in confusion.

"You are starting a new job next week!" He reminds

"Oh shoot!" Came my reply, and he laughed.

"Although I went for an internship-" I begin,

"-they offered you a job." Alex completes.

I laugh a bit ecstatic, "I totally forgot with all the moving and stuff." I gestured towards some of the still unpacked boxes in the lounge. "I am excited though." I beamed

"You should be, I am proud of you." Alex replied.

"Aww, thanks babe!" I smiled

Alex looked at her and thought, that pouty lips and and does eyes will be the death of me. "You know it's hard to resist you when you look like this." He groaned

I blushed. "I feel so tired already, all we did is work." I state ignoring his earlier statement.

"Well, I can help you with that." He says, then winks, and suddenly scoops me into his arms to take me to the bedroom. "I will help you relax." He added, and I wrapped my arms around his neck.

"No, I think all I need is just some sleep." I said

"Whatever!" Came his reply and I giggled.

-Eight hours later-

"I slept in? Woah! I must have been really tired. I must confess this feels like home already." I voice out my thoughts.

Spending my first night in my new house with Alex was just awesome. Having a loving and thoughtful guy like him, has made things so much easier.

He really knows how to treat a lady and life cannot be more bliss. I hope everything stays like this forever.

*After a few moments*

I took a quick shower, changed into my favorite dress, and walked towards the kitchen to prepare some breakfast.

"I am thinking of making something nice for breakfast, but what?" I say aloud. I know! Nothing says breakfast like a nice healthy plate of pancakes, and a nice juicy glass of orange juice.

I don't think Alex is going to come out of bed soon, maybe I should just go wake him up.

I set the table before going to wake him up.

- Fifteen minutes later -

When Alex came back fully awake, we both sat down for breakfast.

"So, how was your night here? Slept well?" He asked, a worried look on his face.

"Yeah, awesome." How could I not, I had him next to me.

"Thank goodness. I was worried due to the change of place." He explained.

"Surprisingly it didn't bother me at all, it feels like home." I say and smile.

I would like to wake up to this pretty face for the rest of my life, Alex thought

"I am so happy to hear you say that. This is our home!" Alex spoke

We both had our breakfast and Alex helped me with the dishes before living for work.

After an hour, I suddenly heard my phone ringing, and was astounded to see, 'Blakes number' on the screen.

"God knows why is he calling? Should I. . . Pick up?" I say aloud to myself. I am not really sure about this but, I pick it up. I don't know what he wants.

"Hello." I answer my voice skeptical

"Hey Kara! How are you?" He asks

"I'm fine." I reply shortly

"Sorry if I bothered you." He acknowledged

"What do you want Blake?" I demand

"I need your help." Came his reply.

My help?

"I feel so lost and alone," he continued while his thoughts were on how he was going to get her back.

"What has gotten into you?" I snap at him.