The Lake

Alley POV

After driving down a long open road we headed down a dark path into the woods. Are they serious? This was the plot of every scary movie. I was getting a little nervous waiting for the lake to appear when Christian rested his hand on my knee. He leaned in a little closer and whispered to me like a psycho. "Relax Alley Cat, the only monster in these woods is already in the car with you."

"You're a jerk." I replied looking from his farm green eyes to his light pink lips. I gave him a smile then leaned my head back to breathe in some fresh air. I loved how they both always knew when I was getting anxious and how to calm me. I honestly didn't know if I could get through life without them.

When I was little, I would cry a lot and when I got a little older, I would start to have panic attacks. We were poor as shit and my mother was usually the cause of my tears and anxiety, so I never got any professional help. I didn't need it though, I had Derek and Christian to comfort me, prote