Chapter 26: Flowers

I woke up the following morning with missed calls and unopened messages from Alex. I sighed, locking the device and silencing the ringer. I sent a quick good morning text to Luke and sent a separate message to my dad, letting him know everything was alright on my side.

I contemplated whether or not I should tell them about meeting my birth parents yesterday. Ultimately, I decided not to. I had to try and navigate through this on my own first.

I didn’t think Luke would be upset if I told him. He would appreciate knowing, but I wasn’t ready to speak about this just yet. And the whole thing with Alex was just way too much for me. I wanted to spend my day not thinking about this whole mess.

I got out of bed and went to the bathroom to wash my face and brush my teeth. I came out and moved downstairs, not removing my pajamas. Today was a lazy day for me, I deserved it.

I had just finished making my coffee and toast when the bell rang. I walked up to the door confused and unlocked it.