CHAPTER FORTY
When he walked down from the stairs, I refused to look at him, still reeling from the earlier encounter where I put all my ancestors to shame.
But I couldn't help taking a glance at him as he came to the sitting room where I was sitting with the girls, even Freya. I'd been dragging her out of the kitchen at any chance I got since I found out she was completely human and not an XYZ like I'd assumed.
Meanwhile, Xavier wore a white T-shirt, a navy-blue Flannel shirt and a kargo shorts that matched my blue brown ones.
“Ready?” He said with a smile as he walked up to me.
“Yea, let me put on my shoes,” I responded and I took the moment to collect my thoughts.
I was going to have fun and nothing else. It was okay for me to get along with him but falling for him was a no no. Even though his dark hair that kept falling into his beautiful eyes screamed my name with a megaphone, I wasn't going to fall.
Done with my quick pep talk, I said goodbye to my friends and my sister who wore a cheeky smile, I walked to him and he took my hand in his.
“We don't like him Tessa! We don't like him Tessa! Not even the way his calloused hands feel on my soft ones and the warmth made me want melt into his embrace. No, we hate Xavier Seth and that's that!” I chanted in my mind over and over again until I put the final block on the dam blocking my stupid emotions.
It was dangerous to let my heart win because what would happen if he went back on his words and betrayed me? I'm literally tied to him for life.
There's one thing for him to hurt me physically or mentally but breaking my heart wasn't a privilege I was willing to hand over just like that.
I wasn't handing it over, period.
We got to the garage and I discovered he was one of those guys on TV that always obsessed over the latest cars and treated them like a real baby.
He had collections of cars that I couldn't even begin to name or count.
I couldn't ask him about his obvious obsession with them for fear of saying something stupid. One embarrassment a day is quite enough
He walked us into one of them, a sleek, black four seater car that oozed power and financial freedom. It wasn't too long like the last one, It's silver-chrome hull seeming to shift and ripple like liquid metal, accentuating the sharp lines and angular curves. It's design was sleek and honestly, I understood his obsession with them; it was beautiful.
I noticed the logo was writing an A letter in an assymetrical design, giving off an elegant finish.
He pressed a remote and the gull-wing doors pulled upwards and a soft blue light spilled out of the car.
He motioned for me to enter the passenger seat before he went around and got in as well.
The interior of the car was so beautiful that I was scared to touch anything.
He got in and started the engine, the purr vibrating all the way into me.
He shut the door with another press if a button and then turned to face me, a weird look on his fae
“Did I do something wrong?” He asked, his face scrunched up in a mix of confusion and pain.
“I don't understand,”
“You've been giving me the death stares since I walked into the sitting room and I already know all your ‘i hate Xavier looks’ but this one is different. So what did I do?” He asked me in a concerned tone.
“It's nothing,” I replied, not even knowing how I was going to explain to the person I liked that I wasn't supposed to like that I actually did like him and would want to stop liking him.
Yea, he'll lock me up in a looney bin. So I insisted on my earlier response no matter how much he pressed and stopped wearing my feelings on my face.
I wanted to enjoy tonight and I won't be my own stumbling block.
He got the message and drove out of the garage and soon, we were on the highway.
He turned on the radio and taught me how to operate it and a few minutes later, I was singing along to Alessia Cara and Micheal Jackson.
I'll always love old songs, don't bite me.
I watched as he drove, using only one arm and the other sitting in between us. It was such a an amazing view and I kind of understood why all the women were fawning over him.
“So, where are we going?” I asked, turning the volume down a bit and I noticed he had been staring at me for a while as it took him a while to realize I'd asked him a question.
Cue the intense blush that crept up on my face.
“It's a secret,”
“Seriously?” I asked incredulously.
“Yes! It's a secret and you're gonna have to wait for us to get there,” he announced cheerily, pleased with himself.
“But I wanna know now!” I whined, looking at his side jaw that I'm sure could cut through ice.
“I'm sorry, Mia Cara, but you have to put a lid on your curiosity,” he insisted
“Fine. I won't talk to you again,” I replied, crossing my hands on my chest which propped my boobs up a little so I had to bring my hands down because I definitely heard that sharp intake of breath from him.
I wasn't really upset about him wanting to keep the location a secret, but we'd been driving for awhile now and the man drives like he's got more lives than a cat so at this point, it felt like we were going to another state
So to keep my mind busy, I went back to playing music, this time, I recognized the beautiful voice of Diana Ross.
I remembered the first time Corbin put his earbuds in my ear. Now, I can't even stand him and he did absolutely nothing wrong to me.
I made up my mind to talk to him. Of course, I won't go kissing him or anything but I believe he's the first friend I'd made in the midst of this chaos and he shouldn't disappear from my life just because Xavier and his crazy alien side said so.
“We're here,” he announced and I brought my mind back to the present, wondering where ‘where’ was.
“Where are we? If you wanted to kill me, you didn't have to come so far out, you're the prince. No one would ask you any questions,” I said as I look around me while he chuckled.
It was an old building but there were people inside it, a couple of equipments lying all around but ahead of it was the most beautiful water body I'd ever seen.
“You're being ridiculous. Killing you will turn me into a killing machine and no one wants that so relax, you're totally safe,”
“Killing machine? How?” I'm always discovering new things about these people and I fear I'm getting close to my brain getting filled up.
“Let's not worry about that tonight, I saw how much you love water and I brought you kayaking. You don't need to feel the pressure of wether you like me or anything overly romantic. We'll just see the world from the POV of the Marines,” he explained and I was stunned, my mouth agape as I stared at him.
He says he doesn't know how to make me fall for him and then he goes and does something so thoughtful and so, me, and I just have to start chanting again because the butterflies were turning into bats right in that moment.
“Oh shit, you don't like it. I'm so stupid. Let's go back into town and –” he began rambling but I cut him shut
“I love it. This means so much to me, thank you Xavier,” I said before hugging him tightly.
That was the first intentional close up interaction I'd ever had with him and I was tempted to stay there forever but my brain was powerful, reminding me to get back to reality.
He was doing this for his own selfish reasons and I simply jad to enjoy it and take my own part in this big world and be selfish as well.
The first step being to enjoy this dream of mine.
So I shoved my reservation about the situation aside and began walking into the building.
“What are you waiting for? Let's go” I said over my shoulder and he smiled back, walking up to my side with long strides.
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