Alpha Dom and His Human Surrogate

Chapter 311

Chapter 311 – Cora at Home

Cora

When I wake up it’s almost eight at night and I groan, realizing that my sleep schedule is

completely wrecked. I’m reminded, suddenly, of my years as a medical resident when this sort of thing was normal – sleeping all day, taking night shifts, living moment to moment rather than a steady, scheduled life.

And quite frankly, right now? That sounds really wonderful, compared against a whole night of empty hours in which I have nothing to do but… think.

Think about what I’m doing in my life, think about my career which has gone in a really weird direction, think about my relationship…s.

About a certain kiss in the woods.

About a sweet doctor who, apparently, wants to build a life with me.

I sigh and sit up, looking around at my sterile little apartment. I never really decorated, I realize as

I look around at the grey and beige furniture, the simple linens, the charmless curtains. Everything is functional and high quality but none of it is… me?

Or is it?

I frown at my space, thinking of Ella’s sweet home that – even though Sinclair picked out most of the furniture before she moved in – still sings Ella Ella Ella in every corner. It’s warm and sweet

and comfortable. What does my space say about me?

I mean, I’m an orphan – I never had any possessions or any control over the environments in

which I lived, so where would I have learned to decorate? I never had a mother to show me how

So where did Ella…

eyes at myself, sick, again, of being jealous

But sometimes she’s just

pick it up the first thing I see is one of those relationships I’m trying to avoid leaving me an

did the baptism go? Dinner

You

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a text when you get up – I know you were up all

from

through the rest of my phone, trying,

peep. As I take

you home? I’m… I mean, this is a little pathetic, but I’m outside. Can

your apartment door…

little bit when I see that. Hank. He’s being so sweet and I’m…well, I’m not being fair to him, am

what might have passed between us last night, it doesn’t change anything. And there’s a man standing outside my door

out of my bed and dash for the front door of my apartment.

it, I yank it

a little, his eyes going wide, accidentally dropping the large bag of Chinese on the little mail table I keep outside my door. “Gah!”

just woke up – we were up

warm smile. “I

against my door frame and gesturing towards my little apartment. “I am…well, I am starving,

bit at the corner. “That sounds great,

me all about his day. He held down the fort at

I watch Hank closely as he tells me his story, my eyes flicking over his

watch him, something that makes me…well, makes- me want to jump across the couch and kiss him…

asks, making me blink and focus on him. “Did

a little. I’m sorry, Hank,” I say, giving him an apologetic look. “I got….lost in my thoughts a little bit. Forgive me. Can

responds, giving me a little wink and reaching out to grab my hand, squeezing it a bit before sitting back. “I was just curious if you think Ella would want to be

up a morsel. “But she doesn’t have any medical experience. Would she really be helpful there? I think that she would do

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