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She fell asleep on my couch and when the club closed I woke her up and took her home. I haven’t seen her since. I think maybe she’s pushing me away again and I don’t know why, but it could also be that she’s been busy. The whole thing is messing with my head, how she can run hot and cold like this, because I never know what I’m going to get.
“Are you sure this is a good idea?” Cooper asks, dragging me back into the present.
He’s been eyeing me skeptically since he arrived and this is about the hundredth time he’s asked this question.
“For thefifthtime, yes.”
“Because Alex isn’t the type of person that can just marry someone without feelings involved. She’s not clinical like that.”
“And I am?” I scoff, my brows reaching for my hairline at his comment. “Also, I don’t know how many times I have to tell you this, but we aren’treallygetting married.”
Cooper scrubs a hand over his jaw, leaning forward to rest his elbows on his thighs, “That’s not what I meant and you know it. You don’t do things like this. In all the years I’ve known you, you’ve never had anything as serious as this.”
I see he’s just going to ignore what I’ve said about this not being real.
“This is just for show. The wedding photos and stuff, that is. It’s just so I can get the club. I’ve already told you all of this.”
“I really don’t think this is a good idea. Why do you want this club anyway? You could have any location in any city. Whythisone?”
I’m not ready to share with anyone why I want this particular club. Or the fact that I was ready to give it up for her. If I tell anyone, it will be Alex.
I’m saved by the bell, so to speak, when Alex swings open the front. She’s dressed in a pair of black jeans, a white t-shirt and a zip-up hoodie. Behind her trails, Meghan, Savannah, Ben and another guy that looks vaguely familiar.
My eyes meet Alex’s, but all I get from her is a tilt of her head as she goes in the direction of the kitchen. It’s been almost a week since I’ve seen her, and I can’t wait a second longer to kiss her again. I’m on my feet and striding towards her when a hand on my arm stops me mid stride.
“I hope you don’t mind that we brought the others,” Meghan says, drawing my attention to her.
“I don’t mind if that’s what Alex wants.”
“Not really, but we didn’t give her a choice.” I look down at Meghan, sympathy is etched across her face. “Just leave her be for now. She’s… just leave her for now.”
Confused, I don’t say a word as I sit back in my seat, lost in my own thoughts, as the others fill the silence.
My eyes don’t leave the entrance of the hallway that leads to the kitchen. I wait to catch a glimpse of her, wondering what she’s up to in there.
What was Meghan going to say before she stopped herself?
Is everything okay with her?
It’s like a weight has been lifted from my chest when she walks into the room with Savannah, an easy smile on her lips. She takes a seat and the girls and Ben huddle around her. My eyes don’t leave her. I drink her in, tracing over the features of her face.
She’s okay.
We settle into an easy conversation about the day, Alex running through the itinerary, letting us know where we need to be and what to expect.
Less than thirty minutes goes by when Alex ushers the men, minus Ben, out of my apartment. A look passes between us as she goes to close the door. It says so much but so little at the same time. I capture her hand, pulling her to me as the doors to the elevator close on Noah and Cooper, leaving me alone in the corridor with Alex.
“What are you doing?”
My eyes rest on her bare fingers, and as I capture her hand in mine, I say, “Where’s your ring, princess?”
“Sebastian,” she admonishes, as if now isn’t the time.
I beg to differ. My ring should be on her finger at all times.
“It’s Bastian, princess.”
She breathes out a sigh as if it’s all too much and, without thinking, I tug her into me, my arms enveloping her.God, I’ve missed just holding her.A sense of peace blankets me as I revel in the feel of her for the first time in nearly a week. The depth of my feelings for her terrifies me. I’ve never experienced anything like it before.
