I grunt as I turn over onto my side feeling an excruciating pain as I do so. I can't really breathe as I try to get air into my lungs. I grunt again as I release a breath and open my eyes hearing a door close. Footsteps rush to me and I can barely hear a very feminine voice asking me "Gabriela? Can you hear me?"

I groan in acknowledgement of their question as they get up and leave my side before coming back telling me to "Swallow these."

Fingertips touch my lips as she places a pill between them before bringing a cup up to my lips. I place the pill on my tongue then swallow some of the water in the cup washing down the pill also. My eyes feel heavy as a minute slips by without my notice. I can feel my eyes close as I'm pulled into a dreamy state.

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My eyes flutter open as I hear footsteps rapidly running towards me. It bursts open as Eli comes running into the room screaming "Mama save me. Daddy coming."

Just as he finishes the door swings open and I can see a very tall figure come running in fast jumping on the bed to get Eli as they yell "Got you little man."

Eli squeals as he hides under the cover scooting closer to me as he does. I look and see Logan trying to pry the covers off of Eli so she can get to him. She finally gets them off and grabs Eli by his sides as she asks "What you going to do now?"

"Mama save me!" he screams out as he giggles from being tickled by Logan.

"She can't save you now." she says as Eli tosses and turns away from her fingers.

Eli is giggling as I move a little closer to them, to the center of the bed, where they are. I watch for a few as Logan tickles Eli then I whisper "Logan..."

Her head snaps to my direction as she slowly stops tickling Eli giving him the chance to catch his breath. Her gaze travels up my body until she finally meets my eyes and I lean in connecting our lips. I can feel as her hands come up to grip my waist as she releases Eli. I pull back as I stare into her eyes before screaming "Run Eli."

He hops out of bed as he runs out of the room screaming "Mama gave daddy cooties."

I go to follow after him and get all the way to the door before I feel hands wrap around my waist pulling me back into a her body as she says "Oh no you don't Teddy."

I can feel my cheeks heat up as I whisper "Let me go."

"No." she says as she shakes her head up above me and turns the lock on the door before closing it with a swing "You let him get away so I get to keep you."

She turns me around and I bury my face below her breast as I hide my face away. She lifts me up as she moves toward the bed before laying me on it and crawling to my side. I look up at the ceiling knowing my cheeks are bright red as she scoots closer to me.

"Now where were we before you played that mean trick on me?" she ask in an innocent voice.

I shake my head as I shrug my shoulders to answer her question. The weight on the bed shifts as she lifts herself up to hover over me. Her hand comes up to rest on my cheek as she says "I think it was this."

She makes my body tingle as she brings her lips down to mine in a slow soft kiss. My hands rise up as I grip the hem of her shirt every once and awhile slipping my fingers under. She groans as she presses her lips firmly on mine make me gasp. She takes the chance to slip her tongue into my mouth claiming dominance as she does.

I moan as her tongue caresses mine in a dance of passion. My legs spread on their own accord and she easily lays in between them making herself comfortable. I sigh as I feel her on my lower half putting a slight unknown pressure there. She's holding her upper half up with her left hand as her right grasps my waist.

My back arches as her lips travel down my jaw to my neck before laying soft kisses there and sucking on my sweet spot. The hand on my waist begins to lift my shirt up my stomach as my arms go above my head. She pulls her lips away from me and I let out a whimper as she does. My shirt comes over my head being tossed carelessly as her lips come back to mine.

I shiver as I feel her lips travel down my breast to my stomach and her hands grip the hem of my pajama shorts. She tugs on the hem as she stares up into my eyes with a teasing smile plastered on her lips. I gasp as she swiftly pulls the shorts down to my ankles before softly kissing her way back up my legs.

She reaches my thighs and my hands go to my sides as she kisses and sucks on the inside of my thighs. Her hands slowly go up to my pantie line as I close my eyes waiting for her to pull them down. As her fingertips gaze under the pantie line from gripping it, I can feel myself gro­-

I awake with a shock as I hear a door slam shut and I try to raise my heavy eyelids almost coming up short. My door opens and a whoosh of air hits me as it does so. The sun peeks at me for a second before a shade comes over my eyes as I blink trying to see who they are. As my eyes adjust I can clearly see that it's Logan looming over me.

She scoops me up in her arms and I let out a groan as my stomach flares in pain. I lay my head on her chest as I snuggle up to her warm embrace. She's saying something to me as she carries me but it's all foggy as we make our way to the house. As she lays me down on my bed my eyes once again close and I'm into a dreamy state.

As I sat her in the bed I can't help but feel enraged again as I see her whimper from the movement of me setting her down. I quickly walk out of her room hurrying to the empty living room to get to the kitchen. I sit on a stool as I lay my head down on the counter feeling exhausted from the day.

I can't even properly remember everything that happened after I walked into the guys locker room. All I know is Cory said my name and it's like I snapped back into reality. It's been awhile since I've had a blackout to that extreme but they fucking deserved it for putting their filthy hands on what's mine, my Teddy, my beloved.

I'd do it again, even worse probably with no remorse. They don't deserve any for what they did, they deserve death and should be grateful that I didn't kill them. I sigh as I try to remove the evil thoughts from my head before I do something again. I just sit on the stool as time passes me by quickly. I rush to my feet as I hear a distant whimper come from upstairs.

Searching through all the cabinets as I look for a cup knowing I can't take Teddy being in any pain. I finally find one and fill it up with tap water before extending my fangs as I bite down on my hand drawing blood. I let a few drops of my blood drip into the glass of water before licking the wound and watching it heal over as if nothing happened.

I look at the glass of water making sure there's no visible blood in the water and then pick the glass up as I head upstairs to see Teddy. Pushing open her door and walking in, I can see her twisting and turning in pain. I grit my teeth in frustration as I go to her bedside. Bending down I put the glass to her lips and she hastily takes a drink of the water.

Pulling it from her lips I can tell from the glass that she drank at least half. Her eyes open and stare up at me as her hand pulls on the end of my shirt before she whispers "Logan."

I walk to the other side before taking off my shoes, socks and pants then slipping under her covers. She immediately snuggles up to me as my arms goes under her head and our legs tangle together. We lay in silence but I can tell she's awake from the sounds of her breathing. I close my eyes as I whisper "Was this the first time?"

She flinches a bit as the words leave my mouth before saying "No...it happened once before."

How the fuck didn't I notice? I can feel my rage building as Teddy brings her hand under my shirt feeling on my abs and it calms me as she says "It wasn't as bad."

"I don't care. They shouldn't put their hands on something that isn't theirs. Why? Why would they do this." I ask as I shift in the bed slightly.

Her hand goes still as she whispers "They wanted me to stay away from Ash and you."

I stay silent for a few minutes, not knowing how to respond to that. I guess Teddy took my silence in the wrong way as she whispers in a rush "I couldn't. I can't stay away from either of you. It's as if I'm drawn to both of you."

"I don't know how I feel about it. You being drawn to us both. I like you a lot and I don't want to share you." I mutter out as her hand slips from beneath my shirt.

"But I...I can't choose. I don't want to." she stutters out as she turns her head to look up at me.

I bend down as I kiss her forehead telling her "You won't have to choose right now."

"I don't want to choose." she stubbornly says as she sits up in her bed.

"And I don't want to share." I say as I sit up in her bed as well, looking down at her.

She moves to get out of the bed but my hand grabs her wrist as I pull her back gently saying "Teddy..."

She doesn't say anything back to me so I pull her closer, into my lap. I bring my head down to the crook of her neck and let it settle there as I tell her "Teddy don't be mad."

"You're going to make me choose." she whispers to me as she moves her body forward. I don't say anything as my arms go around her waist pulling her back into me. We sit like this until Teddy whispers "I'm having dinner with Ash tonight."

"Bu­-But you can't." I stammer out in surprise as I lift my head.

"Why?" she asks as her head turns to look up at me.

"Because you're hurt." I state as I finally come up with something that has nothing to do with me.

"I feel fine." she says as she leans back into me. Meanwhile I'm having second thoughts on giving her the glass of water with my blood in it.

"Is that why you wanted me to watch Eli?" I ask as I try not to say anything about her spending time with Ash. "Yea." she says slowly as she lets out a sigh asking "Will you still?"

"Of course, I'd love to spend time with my son." I tell her as I smile thinking about the only upside to this.

Teddy begins to get up as she says "I have to get ready."

"Yea I have some stuff I need to take care of as well but I'll call you." I say as I stand, slipping back on my clothes and shoes.

I walk out of her house as I head to my car, that I went and got after my blackout, to get ready and plan a day with little man. As I pull out of her driveway I can't help but think of this as a win and a lost. Sure Teddy will be spending time with Ash but I'll get to spend time with my son.

I can hear the ringer as I wait for my angel to answer my call. It's on it's third ring when I hear her beautiful voice saying "Hello."

"Hey, I'm outside the school. Where are you? And um Logan?" I ask as I look around at the quickly emptying parking lot.

"I decided to come home early." she tells me.

I start walking to my car as I ask "Are you ok?"

"Yea I-­I just needed a break, that's all." she stammers out as I hear little feet in the background and her whispering "Elijah go to your room."

"Are you still coming over for dinner at five?" I ask as I pull out of the parking lot.

"Yea." she says shortly after and I smile.

"Alright, I'll text you my address." I say as I drive home with smile on my face before saying "Talk to you later."

"Yea talk to you later." she says just before the line goes dead.

I quickly text her my address so that I won't forget about it later on. I pull up to the gates as they open and I drive through. I'm stepping out of my car as I head into the house but not

before locking my doors. I walk into the kitchen and see my mother there cooking, whatever it is it smells delicious.

"Ma?" I say as I walk over to the island and sit down.

"Yes?" she says but her attention doesn't stray from what she's cooking.

"She's coming over for dinner." I tell her quietly with a smile on my face.

"Who?" she asks but I can hear the humor in her voice.

"Ma who else? My mate." I tell her as I walk around the counter to her looking into the pot of food.

I feel a thump on my ear that makes me jump back and look over at my glowering mother as she tells me "Go tell your father and then wash up and get ready. You stink." I lift my armpits to my nose as I smell myself not smelling anything but knowing not to argue. I'm leaving the kitchen as I hear "Tell your dad I said wash up too."

I don't respond as I head to my dad's study and knock on the door softly. I hear a low "Come in." so I push the door open and see my father behind his desk looking up from some papers. I walk over and take a seat as I say "My mate is coming over for dinner."

He nods his head in approval as he asks "How are things with her?"

"Ah as good as things can be." I mutter out nervously as I scratch the back of my neck.

"Meaning?" he asks as his head goes back to his papers.

"She hasn't rejected me." I say as I stand up out of my seat.

"Well that's a plus." he says as I hear him stand up from his seat following me out of his study.

"Ma said for me to tell you to wash up." I say as we going our separate ways. I go down to my part of the house, the basement, as I start to get ready for my angel's arrival.