《Xandry》 Chapter 1 Ho-ing Around Chapter 1 Ho-ing Around XANDRY ¡°Tell me again why should Ie with you?¡± I asked my cousin, Pyke one more time as he pulled his car to a halt at the private airport and directly onto the tarmac. If he didn¡¯t barge into my apartment and pick me up by himself I didn¡¯t have a n on going with them because I was still far from ready to face Cam again. Besides, I sent him a message that I couldn¡¯t make it, but Pyke is Pyke¡ªhe didn¡¯t buy my excuse. ¡°Have you not apologized?¡± he asked back, grabbing my dark brown leather duffel bag from the backseat of his car while I ambled defeated at his back. ¡°I did, but¡ª¡± He stood up, closed the door a little bit with force, sighed, and gave me a sympathetic looked. ¡°Xandry, she forgave you, and don¡¯t beat yourself up. Cam has the kindest heart on the, and whether you like it or not you¡¯re stilling with me. End of discussion.¡± Pyke hastened to the jet waiting for us. ¡°I know, but they¡¯re not my family, and I¡¯m notfortable around them.¡± Or maybe I am, but the guilt is overpowering me. He stopped, turned to face me, and smirked. ¡°Really? And where are youfortable with?¡± I smirked back. ¡°In between women, tits, pussies, and asses. Should I go on?¡± ¡°Behave there, asshole. You will not stick your dick around anyone who has a hole. Don¡¯t put us in trouble again, Xandry. I mean it.¡± He turned and climbed up the airstair of the jet with HugKingWill printed in red¡ªit would be too long to write the Hughes, King, and Williams. ¡°Wee aboard, Mr. Williams!¡± The flight attendant not older than I gestured her hand to the aisle. I¡¯d traveled by this jet more than I could count since Williams merged its forty-five percent share to the Hughes and King industries two years ago. Dad had a restaurant business with Uncle Hawk as well. Speaking of the attendant, she was cute with cat-like eyes, but I promised Pyke to behave and not create troubles, so I just gave a polite smile and muttered thank you. I sauntered to the massive lounge area where everyone was already sitting in the long elegant cream leather seats on both sides. A muted t-screen, shing foreign exchange rates mounted on the glossy cherry wood veneer wall. A single red tulip on white porcin slim vase and aptop on top of the dark red glossy square table. Cam was already sitting on Pyke¡¯sp and kissing his head like they had not seen for over a year. Knd Wright, Pyke¡¯s bar manager, and his close friend was lying on the longfort sofa. Cam shifted her gaze in my direction, eyes glowing with warm fuzzies. ¡°Oh, hey, Xandry! Thought you ran away,¡± she said with augh, stood up, and walked toward me. My brow slowly cocked when Cam grabbed my hand and dragged me out of the lounge. I forced myself to follow her to the two-row seats where we were going to settle throughout the flight. ¡°Guys, let¡¯s go to the seat and buckle up. We¡¯re taking off in a few minutes,¡± Pyke announced. The captain¡¯s voice echoed overhead simultaneously, announcing the jet would take off in thirty minutes. ¡°Thank you foring, Xandry!¡± Cam smiled genuinely, taking a seat beside Pyke across mine. ¡°My pleasure.¡± I extended my legs on the wide space between our seats. ¡°Really, if Pyke didn¡¯t drag your ass out of your apartment, will you stille with us?¡± I shrugged and replied, ¡°I sent him a message that I have to run some errands.¡± ¡°Yeah, you were busy snoring in your bed when I came, and you mean an errand is stroking your little dick under your nket,¡± Pyke snorted. ¡°Pyke!¡± Cam scolded. ¡°You¡¯re forgiven, man!¡± Knd yelled. ¡°Kill, he already apologized.¡± She exhaled. ¡°Yeah, but he still bet on you.¡± He frowned. I scoffed at Knd¡¯s remark. The jet lifted off. The moment we were airborne it shook and shimmied. ¡°You should be thankful, I found Pyke because of him.¡± Cam red at her cousin. Knd wanted to say something but shut his mouth up, instead, he groaned in annoyance. I understood him for being protective of her. If someone did that to Saphoera, I¡¯d gone ballistic and choked him to death with his own junk. I noticed Knd was watching with amusement to the two lovebirds in front of me. I felt something inside me that I couldn¡¯t quite put my finger on by how Knd apologized to her and how Pyke and Cam¡¯s rtionship ended well. Jealousy? I diverted my attention to the empty cream wall and swallowed the thickness forming in my throat. Throughout my teenage and adulthood, I never experienced a boyfriend-girlfriend rtionship. It was my choice. One time, I saw Saphoera crying because of a guy she had a crush on asked her friend for a date instead of her¡ª she cried all night. It turned out he was a total jerk. I loved Saph more than anything, though she was nosy of my personal business and bitchy most of the time, I knew what she was doing was for my own good. I was in searing agony when she ignored me for a month after she found out what I did to Cam and my best friend--the pain was excruciating, and it felt like I was bleeding inside. I adjusted the seat when the seat belt sign was off and closed my eyes. The flight would not take more than two and a half hours to the hometown of Knd¡¯s fiancee, Bianca. ording to Pyke, Knd¡¯s mom and Bianca arrived yesterday. I drew the shield down to block the sun. My n was to sleep throughout the flight since I didn¡¯t have a woman with me to cuddle like Cam. Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. I knew I¡¯d be bored to death for two days¡ªno hot woman, no club noises, and only the neighing of horses or maybe a rooster crowing to wake me up in the morning¡ªno warm thighs, perky tits, and soft skin were draping over me. That was how the countryside looked like, wasn¡¯t it? *** A nudge on my shoulder woke up straight into the unfamiliar surrounding. The humming of the pressurized cabin pulled me back out of my silent reverie. ¡°We¡¯rending in a few minutes. You might wanna freshen up.¡± Cam settled back to her seat and looked like she had re-touched her makeup. I shook my head and rubbed my sleepy eyes. ¡°I¡¯m good.¡± ¡°So, are you still¡ª¡± ¡°Ho-ing around?¡± My eyebrow perked. She rolled her eyes. ¡°I was about to say, sowing your wild oats. You haven¡¯t met your the one, Xandry. Just saw you know, I was d that you made a bet with Pyke, not that I¡¯m saying what you did was right, but I didn¡¯t have the courage to admit that I like him with or without knowing about the bet.¡± Here you go again, the confrontation that I always hated. I breathed deeply. ¡°I¡¯m d. And feel guilty, thanks to you.¡± ¡°And you lost your car.¡± Sheughed. I scratched my scalp unknowingly. ¡°Yeah, you know I love that car. It was Saph¡¯s birthday gift, and Pyke knew it.¡± Camughed again. ¡°Sorry, Saph must be angry at you.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t have any idea. She didn¡¯t talk to me for a month. Not because of the car though, but for what I did to you.¡± I pursed my lips, holding my smile. ¡°I can¡¯t give it back to you, Xandry. I gave it already to my brother.¡± ¡°I¡¯ve no n on taking it back, Cam. That was meant to be yours. I¡¯ll just buy a new one for me.¡± ¡°You seem so close to your twin.¡± ¡°I am. It¡¯s like we¡¯re connected, not only by blood, or we¡¯re twins but I can feel if she¡¯s happy or hurt. I know it sounds crazy, it¡¯s just¡­ I love Saph so much and I don¡¯t think I¡¯d survive if something would happen to her. And I will do everything for her.¡± And I can¡¯t let her feel when I¡¯m hurt because of my failing rtionship that¡¯s why I avoided it at all costs. ¡°You¡¯re actually sweet and loving. Howe you¡¯ve never had a girlfriend? You¡¯re actually a perfect boyfriend material.¡± Cam gestured her hand at me in disbelief. Iughed. She¡¯s beautiful, I could see why Pyke fell in love with her so fast that even I had seen it coming. Her brown eyes shed with love and enthusiasm. ¡°You just said I haven¡¯t met my the one, yet. Wherever she is, I hope it won¡¯t happen sooner because I¡¯m not retiring from ho-ing around anytime soon.¡± ¡°You¡¯re such a dick.¡± Pyke pped my back and sat back on his seat. ¡°Been told.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll get STD, Xandry. I¡¯m worried about your health.¡± Pyke eyed me with concern. ¡°Don¡¯t be. I just got my resultst week and I¡¯m clean as a whistle.¡± ¡°And you will continue until your dick falls off?¡± Cam asked in amusement and didn¡¯t care at the word dick even if Pyke was around. I grimaced at the thought of it falling off. ¡°We should arrange a date for him. What do you think, Love?¡± She grabbed Pyke¡¯s hand and kissed it. Jesus, can¡¯t these two get enough of one another even in front of me? Pyke shook his head. ¡°He never runs out of date, Babe. That¡¯s the problem. He needs to stop dating.¡± ¡°That¡¯s impossible,¡± I retorted. ¡°Well, he needs a serious date.¡± ¡°He doesn¡¯t do.¡± ¡°What should we do?¡± ¡°We can¡¯t do anything. He¡¯ll stop whenever he wants or when the time it won¡¯t stand anymore,¡± Pyke answered. I rolled my eyes. ¡°Seriously, stop talking about me like I¡¯m not here in front of you. Actually, I didn¡¯t have a date for three weeks now.¡± ¡°Why?¡± the two asked in unison, surprised. ¡°Is that why you slept all night?¡± Pyke asked again with augh. That¡¯s one of the reasons. ¡°I made a deal with Saph to stop fooling around for a month,¡± I said truthfully, feeling ashamed which never happened for me even admitting the truth. What made me ashamed of now? I didn¡¯t know. ¡°I should give her a new Dior bag. Why you didn¡¯t tell me?¡± Pyke grinned. ¡°You never ask, asshole. And you seemed busy with your new family.¡± I loved mine, but I¡¯m kind of jealous of how Pyke managed to be with his and Cam¡¯s every weekend. I didn¡¯t see he had this thoughtful nature in himself, or maybe Cam was the reason for all of his changes? Does a manwhore like me ever change? Chapter 2 Who鈥檚 Xandry? Chapter 2 Who¡¯s Xandry? BLAINE Ben started munching the protein chocte bar after I¡¯d done buckling him at the back seat, then I started the ignition of my car. I pulled out from the driveway of our two-story small country house¡ª my parents¡¯ gift on my twenty-second birthdayst month. I gave birth to Ben when I was only seventeen and his father was not in the picture anymore. Ignoring people calling me a bitch was difficult on my part, but I stood up for my own decision the moment I confirmed I was pregnant. I was so overwhelmed with joy and for being a newly single mom-- it made me burst into tears. It was the best feeling in the world when I first cuddled my son after eighteen hours ofbor. ¡°Why do we stay at Nana and Dada, Mommy?¡± Ben gabbled. I looked at him through the rearview mirror. ¡°What I said about talking when your mouth is full, Ben?¡± ¡°Mommy.¡± ¡°Yes, baby?¡± ¡°I¡¯m already a big guy.¡± ¡°You¡¯ll always be my baby, Ben.¡± ¡°Why are we staying with Nana and Dada?¡± ¡°Your Auntie B arrivedst night. We¡¯ll stay there for two days.¡± ¡°Am I allowed to eat Nana¡¯s cookies and pies?¡± ¡°Of course, but not before each meal, okay?¡± My parents spoiled Ben so much since he was the first grandchild of the family. They gave him everything that I couldn¡¯t afford. Even at a young age, my parents already exposed him to gizmos which I was against over their decisions. The only thing I agreed upon was the Smartwatch because of the GPS program installed. I just loved my son so much and he was the best thing that had ever happened to me. Ben was an intelligent kid and understood the reason why did I limit his screen time. Original from N?velDrama.Org. I turned right off the street toward the iron-wrought gate. The yellowmps illuminated from my parent¡¯s French-style house. The DIY jarnterns hanging from the trees were already lit up. They danced along to the wind creating a stunning and bedazzling glow around them. Mom and Dad were thrilled when Bianca informed their forting visit. Of course, they had nned everything meticulously, and the first on their long lists was to order Dahlia, lilies, and tulips since Mom had only daffodils, Gerbera, ck-eyed Susan, coral bells, and Marigold at her flower beds that Dad had to hire andscaper for them. I pulled the car to stop. Meeting Knd¡¯s family was giving me a knot in my stomach. Even mybor never made me antsy. Okay, it was a lie because the pain was indescribable. What if they won¡¯t like us? I released a deep breath. ¡°Are you ready, baby boy?¡± I hopped out of the car and opened the door for Ben, and that was when I heard footsteps approaching. ¡°Sis!¡± I turned to Bianca¡¯s voice on my back. ¡°Bitch.¡± ¡°Mommy, that¡¯s a bad word.¡± ¡°B, oh, my God! I missed you so much.¡± I wrapped my arms around her and hugged her tightly. ¡°Silly, I missed you, too.¡± She gained weight and her baby bump was very prominent. She looked at me from head to toe. ¡°Wow! Where did those fats go? You look sexy, ine.¡± ¡°Mommy?¡± Ben called my name repeatedly. ¡°Wait, B.¡± I utched his seat belt and helped my son get off of the car. ¡°Oh, my! Baby bunny Ben is that you?¡± B knelt in front of my son who was already pouting because of the nickname B gave him. Bianca held his arms and pulled him into a hug. ¡°Easy, B, he¡¯s my little guy.¡± Bianca pulled away, kissing him on his cheeks, and Ben kept wiping them off. ¡°Look at you, you grew up into a handsome young boy. I missed you so much, Baby bunny Ben.¡± ¡°We met you at my birthdayst year, B.¡± I rolled my eyes. She wasn¡¯t able toest month when Knd was in the hospital for two days. ¡°I know, I missed your birthday day, but I missed this little guy as well.¡± ¡°Baby,¡± A deep baritone voice called from B¡¯s back. That must be Knd. He stopped and smiled. ¡°You must be ine.¡± I felt Ben¡¯s tiny hand gripping mine. Oh, dear! He looked scary. Tattooed guys never scared me, but Knd was the exception. He looked intimidating in person than in pictures. With piercings on his brow, nose, lower lip, and tattoos peeking from his shirt--no wonder Ben gripped my hand as soon as he had a sight of Knd. They looked cool on him though, and I couldn¡¯t me Bianca for falling hard for him. I swallowed hard. ¡°Hi. Wee to our humble abode and to the family, Knd.¡± I released Ben¡¯s hand and gave Knd a hug. ¡°Thank you, ine!¡± He looked down at my baby beside me and bent with amusement. ¡°And who are you?¡± ¡°Why did you hug Mommy?¡± Ben scowled at him. ¡°Because Mommy here is like my sister.¡± ¡°But Mommy doesn¡¯t like guys,¡± Ben replied, making Kndugh. ¡°But I¡¯m different.¡± ¡°How so? What¡¯s that?¡± Ben pointed at Knd¡¯s nose. ¡°Ben, that¡¯s rude. Sorry about that. Ben is just curious about many things.¡± ¡°It¡¯s alright, ine. He¡¯s a smart kid. Nice to meet you, Ben, I¡¯m Knd.¡± He extended his fist. Ben tentatively bumped his tiny fist to Knd then smiled, showing his toothy grin. Knd left with our bags like they weigh nothing. ¡°He seems nice, B, but he looked scary,¡± I affirmed and bumped my arm into her causing her to giggle. ¡°Scary?¡± ¡°Scary hot.¡± I rolled my eyes and giggled with her. Ben was already walking toward the door like he used to do. ¡°Seriously, how are you, ine?¡± She snaked her arm around my waist. We were always closed since she was only a year older. We shared secrets, and she knew that I was dating a jerk, but I didn¡¯t listen to her because I was totally blind and in love with him. It also broke her when she found out I was pregnant and my boyfriend ignored me and left out of town. Thest time I saw him was when my parents¡¯wyers let him sign that he had nothing to do with my child. Dad made sure that the documents he signed were airtight. ¡°I¡¯m good, B. I¡¯m happy actually.¡± ¡°Not dating?¡± I shook my head. ¡°Heck no! I need to focus on work. I have a kid to feed and nobody wants to date a woman with a kid.¡± ¡°That¡¯s not true, ine. You¡¯re a hot momma.¡± ¡°You just said that because I¡¯m your sister,¡± I countered. I knew she used to cheer me up but I doubted myself since I¡¯ve never been in a rtionship after my pregnancy. ¡°I¡¯m not only saying that because I¡¯m your big sister, silly. You look younger and hotter.¡± ¡°I guess so, thank you. You will get back in shape after your baby is born, B.¡± I rubbed her baby bump. ¡°Let¡¯s get inside so that you can meet Knd¡¯s family.¡± The smell of mom¡¯s cookies and pies wafted in the entire house. There were sets of eyes staring at me, making me feel self-conscious. ¡°Guys, this is my little sister ine.¡± I barely heard the voice of my sister as I nced at the people sitting on the sofa in awe. Were these people real? Did they juste from reality TV? ¡°ine, Oh my, you look beautiful.¡± Cam pulled me into a hug. We met twice since she and Bianca were best friends for years. ¡°Well, you looked hot with a post-orgasmic bliss,¡± I whispered thest three words. ¡°That¡¯s my fault,¡± said the man who looked like an underwear model. ¡°Pyke here, mdy.¡± He took my hand and kissed it, making Cam chuckle. ¡°You better stop it, man, if you don¡¯t want to bust your head with a shotgun,¡± Knd joked. ¡°Nice to meet you, ine. I¡¯m Cam¡¯s fianc¨¦.¡± ¡°I know, but you look nice in person than in the video,¡± I replied. ¡°Video?¡± His brow knitted. ¡°Forget what she said, Pyke,¡± Bianca interjected. ¡°I¡¯m Carissa, Knd¡¯s mom.¡± She still looked stunning at her age in light makeup and white formal suits. ¡°Nice to finally meet you, Carissa. I¡¯ve heard so much about you from B and Cam.¡± Bianca went to check mom in the kitchen after the introduction. A few minutester, she came back, and I still haven¡¯t heard from Daddy. ¡°Wait, where¡¯s Xandry?¡± asked Cam. ¡°Who¡¯s Xandry?¡± ¡°My a¡ª my cousin. He went out with Bob,¡± Pyke answered. ¡°Oh, Okay. I¡¯ll go, help mom,¡± I volunteered. ¡°You know mom doesn¡¯t need help.¡± B rolled her eyes and chuckled. ¡°Where¡¯s Ben?¡± ¡°Saw him in the kitchen,¡± B replied. ¡°I¡¯ll just say hi to mom. I¡¯ll be right back, guys.¡± I walked to mom¡¯s favorite ce in the world and already named after her, Brenda¡¯s kitchen. The handmade oval-shaped kitchen ind was crafted to perfection from bs chestnut wood. Daddy spent money on her stainless steel appliances¡ª from the two-door fridge to the wall-mounted convection ovens,test espresso machine, her stand mixer, and all utensils used for cooking. And she could make anything edible into an amazing meal. ¡°Sweetie, dinner is almost ready.¡± Mom pulled out the roastedmb from the oven. The smell of spices made my stomach grumble. I gave her a quick kiss on her cheek. ¡°Let me help you, Mom.¡± ¡°Thank you, sweetie, but everything is ready.¡± She still managed to stay beautiful even she was bustling for hours in the kitchen. That¡¯s what I thought. Mom could manage everything even she had to feed the whole town. That was how amazing she was. ¡°Where¡¯s Ben?¡± I asked when I didn¡¯t find my son around. ¡°With your dad and Xandry. Go and tell them the dinner is ready, sweetie, please?¡± ¡°They went to the barn?¡± ¡°No, Your dad wanted to show Xandry our horses.¡± ¡°What is he gonna do with the horse? It¡¯s not that he will bring one to New York.¡± I strode to the back door of the kitchen, not waiting for her to chide me for being rude to the visitor. The barn and the stable were not far from the house. ¡°Daddy,¡± I called, then I heard two men talking. One voice that I instantly recognized was my father¡¯s and the other one who owned a deep and husky voice must be Xandry. He wasughing at something to what Daddy had said. My son wasughing with them too. Not a momentter, I heard the soft crunching footsteps then the door slid open. ¡°ine, what are you doing here?¡± Daddy faced me, still smiling. ¡°Mom asked me toe and tell you the dinner is ready.¡± ¡°Just right on time, we¡¯re actually done here. Ben is with Xandry,¡± he said casually. I stared at him in disbelief. Call me paranoid but I didn¡¯t trust my son to anyone that he had just met. ¡°Why did you leave him alone with a stranger?¡± His brows arched. ¡°Who¡¯s a stranger? Ben likes him, ine, which is unusual for your son to easily trust someone he just met.¡± Dadughed and walked away, living me standing alone, shocked to my core, and did he just wave his hand at me? ¡°He could be¡ª¡± ¡°A Serial Killer?¡± Chapter 3 What Are Those Holding Hands All About Anyway? Chapter 3 What Are Those Holding Hands All About Anyway? XANDRY This ce was surprisingly incredible. I didn¡¯t even know that a barn and horse stable would ever get my interest, not until tonight. Bob and his family bred, trained, and sell horses. They hired workers and experts to maintain their horses¡¯ health, including diet, grooming, and performance. The damn horse stable was bigger than my apartment. From the bottom of each stall hinged door was made of wood with bars attached in elegantly U-shaped allowing the head of the horse to move freely. It had windows and fans for venttion and didn¡¯t even smell disgusting at all. There were saddles, stirrups, headgear, halters, and bridles hung on its corner. ¡°That¡¯s Applejack, Bianca¡¯s horse.¡± Bob pointed to the horse with a tall and slim figure. He said it was a thoroughbred and one of the most expensive horses that originated from Ennd. Then he went to the next stall with a little darker than Applejack¡¯s chestnut, but with finely chiseled bone structure and arched neck. ¡°That¡¯s ine¡¯s¡ª¡± ¡°That¡¯s Mommy¡¯s Queen,¡± said the boy named Ben. ¡°Mommy?¡± ¡°Yes. That¡¯s mommy¡¯s,¡± Ben repeated. Wait, ine is a mother? And this boy is her son? I thought¡ªshit! Yeah, he called Bob Dada. So, why am I so surprised? Maybe because ine was younger than Bianca to have a four or five-year-old boy. ¡°Arabian horse. I bought that from Dubai four years ago. Queen already bred.¡± ¡°How long does it takes to have a baby horse?¡± ¡°A foal, Xandry. Eleven months,¡± Bob chuckled. I knew a lot of cars but not a damn horse, old man. I chuckled inwardly. ¡°Thandry, Mommy¡¯s beautiful, right?¡± Ben pulled my finger, making me look down at him. ¡°Your mom?¡± I discreetly smirked. ¡°No, the horse.¡± He jumped pointing his tiny finger at the horse. ¡°Yeah, she¡¯s gorgeous.¡± ¡°No, it¡¯s a he, Thandry,¡± he eagerly corrected me. Bob and Iughed at how he called my name. ¡°Yes, he¡¯s gorgeous. Wanna touch him?¡± ¡°No, but I rode with him before.¡± ¡°Are you even allowed to ride alone, little guy?¡± I ruffled his dark blond hair. ¡°ine took him with her. She was an equestrienne before she got pregnant with Ben.¡± Bob¡¯s voice suddenly dropped, and I wondered how did she look like riding a horse. ¡°Why did she stop?¡± ¡°Mommy take care of me. Come and touch Queen. She¡¯s sof and shinee,¡± Iughed again. I¡¯ve never been entertained by kids, but this little guy already grew on me. ¡°Hey, Queen,¡± I murmured as I ran my hand over the horse face. It was smooth and silky indeed. ¡°Queen bites if he does not know you, Thandry,¡± Ben said. I quickly pulled my hand, making him bark intoughter in amusement. ¡°Hmm, you got me there, little guy.¡± I squinted my eyes at him. Ben¡¯s grin grew wide as he walked backward cautiously. In one swift move, he was already in my arms. I lifted him up like he weighed nothing, and it made me easier to swing him over my shoulder like a sack. He giggled at my back, grabbing a handful of my hair. Ben continuedughing as I ced his legs on my shoulders. ¡°Let¡¯s go home,¡± I announced as I walked out of the door. ¡°Hold on tight, okay?¡± ¡°Yes, sir.¡± Hearing Bob and a woman whispering made me slow my pace. ¡°Why did you leave him with a stranger?¡± Judging by her voice, the woman was pissed off. The angry woman had hands already propped on her hips. ¡°He could be¡ª¡± ¡°A serial killer?¡± The woman snapped her head at me. Her eyes widened--the most beautiful and rarest teal blue eyes I¡¯ve ever seen. Holy shit! She¡¯s Ben¡¯s mom. How wonderful? She had the same round small face as Bianca¡¯s but her nose was smaller than her sister. Her champagne blonde hair was curled in a luxurious foamed cascading on her shoulders. Her pink tongue flicked between her full lips in a nervous way. Fuck me! Those lips. Damnit, she¡¯s Ben¡¯s mom for the love of fuck! An image of her lips made my cock suddenly thicken. I shook the thought out of my head and inwardly groaned at how my shitty brain worked. Her eyes grew wider the moment her gazended on my shoulders. ¡°Ben, get down. What do you think you¡¯re you doing up there? I told you not to talk to a stranger, Ben. You¡¯re not gonna have Mom¡¯s cookies tonight!¡± She tried to pull Ben down, but I was too tall for her five three or four inches height. ¡°Mommy, this is Thandry.¡± ¡°Just get down, Benoyce Arthur. I mean it, now!¡± ¡°Wait, ine,¡± I said as I tried to bend down. ¡°You don¡¯t call me as¡ª¡± She abruptly stopped, looking at her son then pressed her lips into an angry line. ¡°Say it,¡± I dared her. ¡°Say what?¡± ¡°What you¡¯re about to say.¡± I cocked my brow, challenging her. I may be an asshole, but I never cuss in front of children. ¡°I¡¯m not gonna let him hear it.¡± ¡°Good.¡± I bent my knees to squat and ce Ben to the ground. ¡°I¡¯m not a stranger, ine. I¡¯m here with your sister.¡± Ben got down silently. I admired him on how he quickly obeyed his mom¡¯s words. ¡°Come here, Ben, let¡¯s go home.¡± She offered her hand to her son, but Ben didn¡¯t grab it and just glumly nced at his mom¡¯s opened hand. I grabbed it instead. Tighter. And let the electricity zap into our hands. Her hand was warm, soft, and very feminine. My heartbeat instantly quickened just the feeling of her delicate skin on mine. ine pulled her hand back forcibly, shooting me a re. ¡°Not yet, gorgeous.¡± Not yet, not now, or maybe not ever because she feels so damn good. ¡°I¡¯m Xandry by the way. Nice to meet you, ine.¡± I smiled and shook our hands. ¡°I don¡¯t care who you are, Xander.¡± She broke the stare, looked down at her son, and calmly said, ¡°Come here, big guy,¡± ¡°It¡¯s Xandry. Alexander Henry.¡± ¡°I said I don¡¯t care!¡± ¡°Do care about your child then, sweetheart. He¡¯s a good kid.¡± I gave her a calm-the-fuck-down-looked. ¡°Don¡¯t teach me about how I should discipline my child, and I know he¡¯s a good and smart kid.¡± I grabbed both of their hands and walked out of the stable. ¡°Let. Go. Of. Me.¡± She hissed. Instead of doing so, I let go of Ben¡¯s hand and closed the door behind me. ¡°We¡¯re going in the same direction, to your house, right? So I¡¯ming with you. I might get lost on my way.¡± Which was impossible. I looked at Ben. ¡°Wannae up?¡± He nodded enthusiastically--hazel eyes filled with hope. ¡°Not a chance, Ben,¡± his mom disagreed, making his shoulders sag. I inwardly rolled my eyes and looked at her intently. ¡°Will you do everything to make Ben happy?¡± Her eyes narrowed. ¡°Of course, what stup¡ªid question is that?¡± ¡°Then let me carry your kid.¡± ¡°Look, Alexander. I love my son but I don¡¯t want him to get close to you then you¡¯ll be gone in two days,¡± ine whispered. ¡°At least make him happy while I¡¯m here,¡± I whispered back. ¡°You don¡¯t get it, Alexander Henry.¡± My lips formed into a smirk. ¡°I like the way you say my name.¡± ¡°Ass.¡± ¡°Mommy.¡± Ben¡¯s eyes bouncing between me and ine. ¡°I said, us, Baby. Me and you.¡± ¡°And Sandry...¡± Ben trailed off making me grin from ear to ear. Now, it¡¯s Sandry. There was progress right there, little guy. ¡°See, Ben likes me.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what I don¡¯t like.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s go home.¡± I knew what she meant, and I couldn¡¯t argue with her when she was right. I gripped her hand as she stomped beside me. She was wearing tight jeans with a pair of knee boots. Who does the fuck says a woman doesn¡¯t look sexy wearing knee boots? But angry ine was a lot sexier than any woman I¡¯ve ever met. ¡°Sandry, can wee back there again?¡± The boy asked while his mom was raging beside me. ¡°Of course.¡± ¡°Do you know how to ride a horse?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t lie,¡± ine interrupted quietly. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°I¡¯ll try, Ben.¡± ¡°Mommy can teach you.¡± ¡°No, Ben. He will be busy with Auntie tomorrow, right Xander?¡± She arched a brow, her eyes still filled with anger. Was she really trying to mispronounce my name on purpose? Like I care. ¡°I can excuse myself from them. I¡¯m not actually needed so you can show me around, right, Mommy?¡± I cocked my brow with a mischievous smile to ine who just threw back a re. ¡°Mommy teach Sandry how to ride a horse, please?¡± ¡°Please, Mommy? I know how to ride but a different kind of horse.¡± I smirked at her. Her face turned red and redder as we reached their porch. I let go of her hand because I didn¡¯t want to die with a hole in my head. She quickly grabbed Ben¡¯s hand as soon as she freed from my grip. ¡°Let¡¯s go, Ben.¡± ¡°See youter, Ben.¡± A wide smile spread across my face as I waved to the smiling boy. ¡°I thought you¡¯re lost. I almost call the sheriff for a search and rescue team. Thought a bear attacked you out there.¡± My smile instantly faded with Knd¡¯s sarcastic remarks. ¡°I can still tell them our threesomes, Knd,¡± I warned him though it was a joke and a jerk moved, but damn him if it didn¡¯t piss me off. ¡°I never had a threesome with you, asshole. And stay away from her. What are those holding hands all about anyway?¡± His tone deepened. I faced him, meeting his flinty eyes. ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s any of your business, Knd. She¡¯s a grown woman¡ª¡± ¡°A beautiful, intelligent, and who happened to be a heartbroken, a single mom who loves her son very much. She¡¯s vulnerable and she¡¯s not a type of woman who you fuck, so fuck off! Or I will warn her and tell her about your ventures and what you did to Cam.¡± ¡°You don¡¯t dare do that.¡± My nose red. He might be close to Pyke but if he was going to try to mind my fucking business then he didn¡¯t know who the real Xandry was. Heughed, making my body quiver. ¡°Try me, man. Let me remind you, you are here because of Pyke, and this is my moment to prove that I deserve to be Bianca¡¯s husband. Don¡¯t you dare ruin it, or I will fuck you to the hell and back.¡± Chapter 4 Oh, My God! He鈥檚 Not My Guy Chapter 4 Oh, My God! He¡¯s Not My Guy BLAINE My eyes nearly pop-out from each socket the moment I had the first glimpse of Xandry. I¡¯ve seen handsome guys, my ex was considered handsome, but he was an asshole. Xandry was extremely gorgeous, cocky, charming, and exuded the yboy-aura. And I had a thing with those qualities that led me to early pregnancy, so that was a no-no. Most handsome guys were assholes and women made them what they were. And I¡¯ve learned not to stroke their ego. This man was tall--damn tall that I had to crane my neck with my five foot four just to look up at him. His cerulean blue eyes were checking out on me. My face heated in embarrassment when I remembered what I was wearing. Nothing fancy. It was not that I was going to jump into him if I wore a pretty dress because he was gorgeous, but I happened to know how to appreciate a good looking guy. Knd was good looking and so as Pyke, but their handshakes never made my body seized. It had been five years since I felt this kind of touch--a touch that sent sizzling of electricity through my body. It felt so good that I had to swallow the moan before it embarrassed me in front of my son, but the more I held my moan, the more my body was on fire. I couldn¡¯t help but grip his hand back to cease down the intensity, but it was just getting worse like a charge of current electrified between us about to combust. Damn this hormone. Damn this spell had been dried for so long. Damn him! Why did he have to be so hot? So damn hot! His hotness lured me in, made me want to lean on his broad chest, smell his musky and manly scent, trace my fingers on his sinful lips, to his five o¡¯clock shadow, to his square carved jaw and that cleft chin. Just the thought of it made my nipples puckered against my bra and ache between my thighs. Get a grip, ine! He screamed danger. A danger to my already shattered heart. Everyone was already on the table when I got back from my room to take a breath and rx. ¡°I¡¯m sorry, I let you wait for me, guys.¡± I took a seat between mom and Cam, across Xandry. And for the umpteenth times, our gaze collided, and his eyes were like mas that could lure any woman into his bed. Why did he have to be so hot? That¡¯s the second time now, ine. And that bothered me. Just his smirk was already a lot to take in, what more the entire package? I took a little amount of every food Mom¡¯s prepared because I was starving and I knew her cooking skills. ¡°Hmm, wow! Brenda, this is delicious.¡± Knd shoved another forkful of Mom¡¯s potato sd into his mouth. ¡°Thank you, dear! I hope Bianca cooks for you. Believe me, food is really through a man¡¯s heart, B.¡± Mom nced and smiled at my sister across the table. ¡°I did, mom, but yours is the best,¡± Bianca replied. ¡°This is really amazing, Brenda. I think I should ask for some recipes from you if you don¡¯t mind,¡± Carissamented. ¡°Oh, no problem, dear. I¡¯m d you like it.¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you have any n to open a restaurant?¡± Xandry asked, and my eyes dropped to his mouth. Those red full lips curled to smile when he saw me ogling at him. ¡°I love to cook, dear, but only in my kitchen,¡± Mom answered enthusiastically. ¡°You¡¯re wee anytime, Xandry. I¡¯d be d to show you around,¡± Daddy suggested. ¡°Really? I¡¯d love that, Bob. I want to see some of your horses and explore this ce a little.¡± Xandry¡¯s eyes lit up, giving Daddy a megawatt smile, then to me. ¡°I like Queen.¡± The word explore shot dirty thoughts in my brain. I wanted to hit my head for being stupid. ¡°I like Queen too,¡± Ben agreed, sitting between me and Mom. And he was rewarded with a kiss. ¡°Who¡¯s Queen?¡± Pyke quickly asked. ¡°ine¡¯s horse,¡± Knd answered. Dinner ended well. These people were awesome. I learned Xandry had a fraternal twin. His family was rich. His grandmother married Mike King who owned the Hotel Chains and restaurants. And Cam¡¯s father was King too. I never missed Knd threw res at Xandry many times throughout the dinner. Was there something going on between them? Everyone retired to bed early since they didn¡¯t take some rest before dinner. Mom insisted on them not to check-in at the hotel in town since our home had enough rooms for all of them. I went to my room after I put Ben to his bed and he was actuallyte for his bedtime, so, no more bedtime story. Daddy turned the room next to mine into Ben¡¯s bedroom since he was always here every day when I had to help Daddy at his office. I ordered supplies for the horses, contacted and e-mailed for possible buyers, and monitored our workers. My mind went back to those cerulean eyes, the smirk on his full lips, and his warm hand. Oh, God! I squeezed my eyes shut. Damn you, Xandry! You will be gone before I can blink. You will be gone after tomorrow, and my life will be back to normal. *** My phone vibrated on the nightstand causing me to sit abruptly. I couldn¡¯t remember thest time I got a phone call during this hour. My heartbeat elerated. I blindly tapped the nightstand and grabbed my phone. It was four in the morning. Why was he calling me at this time? ¡°Uncle Max?¡± I asked, my sleepy head had not yet fully-functioned. ¡°ine, sweetie, sorry to wake you up, but I can¡¯t close the bar if I have to leave this young man here alone.¡± Daddy¡¯s older brother owned the best and the only bar in town. We usually spent some time every Saturday night because the Hays band yed acoustic songs every weekend. I sat straight, furrowing my brows in confusion. ¡°Young man? Then why are you calling me if you can¡¯t close the bar?¡± ¡°He¡¯s not our regr and the ent. I¡¯ve never seen him before, and he kept mumbling your name. Is he your guy, ine?¡± ¡°My guy, no!¡± My eyes widened. ¡°Wait, can you describe him for me?¡± ¡°Tall, dark blonde¡ª¡± ¡°Blue eyes, dark brows, squared jaw, athletic, ho¡ª¡± I stopped, realizing how did I describe him to my Uncle. Ugh! ine, he¡¯s fudging your brain. ¡°Yeah, that¡¯s him, darlin¡¯.¡± ¡°Oh, my God, Uncle! How did he even get there? He¡¯s Bianca¡¯s friend.¡± ¡°Now I get it why Bob invited me toe tomorrow.¡± ¡°Yeah, Bianca¡¯s friends are in town. Is he drunk?¡± ¡°Just drive over here, sweetie. Auntie is already waiting for me.¡± I rolled my eyes inwardly. ¡°Be there.¡± I quickly put a shirt, short shorts, and shoes on not bothered looking at myself in the mirror. I gargled with mouthwash, then grabbed my phone and keys, then walked out of my room. I sent a text to Mom and Daddy that I was going to pick up drunkass Xandry at the bar. After fifteen minutes, I¡¯m already parked in front of Max¡¯s Bar. The green neon lights were still on, but only Uncle¡¯s truck left parked in front. ¡°Uncle?¡± I called as I pulled the door open. ¡°Come in and take a look at your friend,¡± Uncle Max chuckled beside Xandry. His head was already dropped against the table. ¡°You can just leave him alone here, you know. And he¡¯s not my friend.¡± I crossed my arms over my chest, scowling at him. ¡°Ouch! inie, you wounded me,¡± Xandry murmured. Belongs to N?velDrama.Org - All rights reserved. ¡°I never doubt he was your guy that¡¯s why I let him drink when he asked what¡¯s the strongest I got.¡± ¡°Oh, my God! He¡¯s not my guy! Now tell me how I¡¯m gonna carry him home.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll help you get him into your car.¡± ¡°Fine, I¡¯ll take him to my home. That¡¯s the nearest before he passes out.¡± ¡°Good idea. Get up, young man.¡± Uncle Max put Xandry¡¯s arm around his shoulder and helped him to get into his feet. ¡°I¡¯m already twenty-three, Uncle.¡± Xandry¡¯s slurs made meugh. I walked towards the door and held it for them. ¡°I love the way youugh, inie. That¡¯s the hottest fuckingugh I¡¯ve ever heard. His remarks caused my face to heat in front of my Uncle. I knew he was drunk, but it was a long time ago since someoneplimented me and not from a drunk ass like him. ¡°Easy, boy, you might not get back home alive,¡± Uncle Max said with augh. ¡°I am serious, old man.¡± ¡°Stop it, Xandry. You¡¯re drunk. You won¡¯t probably remember that tomorrow.¡± I followed them and opened the passenger door. Once he got inside, I bid goodbye to Uncle. ¡°I can manage to take him inside the house, Uncle. Go home, and I¡¯ll see you in the afternoon tomorrow.¡± ¡°Are you sure, sweetie? If he will do anything¡ª¡± ¡°Uncle, don¡¯t worry, I¡¯ll cut his balls off before he can do anything.¡± ¡°Okay, sweetie, take care.¡± He waved and went into his truck. I closed the door and pulled my car out to the driveway. ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing, Xandry? Getting drunk in a ce you¡¯re not even familiar with?¡± ¡°I¡¯ve got enough threat today, inie.¡± He leaned his head against the window, sounding pissed. ¡°Threat? From whom?¡± ¡°It doesn¡¯t matter. Anyway, I¡¯m not used to following rules, inie.¡± He rubbed his temples. ¡°My name is ine and not inie.¡± I groaned and nced over. ¡°I know but I like to call you inie. I¡¯m okay with Sandry, Thandry, Xander, and Alexander Henry.¡± Ben called him Sandry and Thandry made my stomach churn because Ben had never been closed to any man other than my family. And it freaked the hell out of me. Chapter 5 No One Gets Jealous Chapter 5 No One Gets Jealous XANDRY So fucking awful! My head was pounding, my muscles were aching, my limbs-- and holy fuck my back. How did I get into this goddamn awful couch? Who made this kind of thing? It was made of fucking rock. I bolted upright, making my head to throb when the realization hit me. I had to squeeze my eyes shut as my vision started to blur and spin. My lips were dry as a desert. After rubbing my temples a few times, I opened my eyes slowly and looked down. I¡¯m wearing the same clothes yesterday, my shoes were taken off and perfectly aligned atop the chocte and cream shaggy rug. What the fuck did I dost night? I was sure as hell what I had right now was a hangover. I looked around in the small living room. It still looked brand new with wood wall paneling, but I wasn¡¯t sure what kind of wood it was. It looked so cozy and homie. A set of colorful sofa with drapes and square cushions toplete the country-style looked. The floral curtains were draped to both sides of the floor to ceiling window, giving me the full view of the trees and iron wrought chairs outside. A few baskets of nts hanging from the porch with blooming small, delicate, and colorful flowers. I stood up and walked to the wall where the photo gallery disyed. The ck and white baby photos in ck frames caught my attention. Those photographs must be taken a few days after birth. ¡°That¡¯s Ben on his five days old.¡± The voice from my back startled me from snooping around. ¡°You could¡¯ve given me a heart attack.¡± I turned to see the gorgeous woman I¡¯ve seen in the morning. ine was only wearing a baggy baby blue shirt with baggy sweatpants, yet I couldn¡¯t take my eyes off of her. ¡°Good morning! You can take a shower there.¡± She pointed at the door to her left. ¡°Knd dropped by to bring you some clothes.¡± ¡°Good morning, ine! How did I get in here? This must be your house.¡± I felt a heat crept across my face. I¡¯ve never been this reckless, but Knd pissed me off. ¡°How did you get into the bar alone?¡± She stared at me intently, propping her hands on her hips. ¡°Um, a guy name.¡± My brows knitted, trying to remember that guy. ¡°Toby? Tanner, T ¡ª¡± ¡°Troy? How did you meet Troy?¡± she inquired with a quizzical looked. ¡°I was walking to the stable then a truck passed by and stopped, so he asked me where I was going and the rest is history.¡± ¡°That¡¯s our caretaker. You can¡¯t just wander around like that, Xandry. You don¡¯t know anyone in this town.¡± ¡°It¡¯s not that there is a psycho lurking around, is it? Unless there is a woman who wants to kidnap me and uses me as a sex ve.¡± A smile curled my lips, strolling my eyes from her head to toe. I wondered how did it feel like to feel her skin beneath those baggy clothes. ¡°It¡¯s not funny. Who threatened you by the way?¡± My brows furrowed. ¡°Threatened?¡± ¡°Yeah, you¡¯re bubbly when you¡¯re drunk, you mentioned something like someone threatened ¡ª¡± ¡°What else did I say?¡± A flush crept across her cheeks and shrugged dismissively. ¡°ine, did I say something inappropriate?¡± I walked closer to her. Fuck! She really looked gorgeous when she was blushing. ¡°Did I say you¡¯re beautiful?¡± I smirked and arched my brow. ¡°Go and hit the shower, Xandry, and you stink.¡± She walked toward the hallway and yelled. ¡°I¡¯ll prepare breakfast.¡± ¡°Thank, ine!¡± I kinda liked it here. This ce was so different from the noise and pollution of the city, but sad to say I was going back home tomorrow, which made my stomach knot in dismay. I quickly went into the small shower room after stripping my clothes off. My head was still pounding, and I badly needed a painkiller. That man named Max offered me the strongest bourbon he had that caused me to doze off in two shots. I used to drink at Night Stalker, but I never had that strong, and I was known to be a light drinker. Knd got on my nerves that forced me to go out in the middle of the night. I wrapped the towel around my waist and walked out of the shower room. I found a small medicine cab but it was empty, just a new toothbrush and a toothpaste ine must have ready for me. After brushing my teeth, I nced myself at the mirror and rubbed my two days old scruff that needed a shave. I quickly rinsed my face then opened the door. A gasp escaped from ine¡¯s mouth made me grin. ¡°How long have you been watching me?¡± She rolled her eyes. ¡°Don¡¯t be full of yourself, Xandry. I just wanna give you your clothes. We are not used to seeing someone walking half-naked in our house.¡± She pushed my clothes into my chest. ¡°Does it bother you, ine? If I walk half-naked in your house.¡± ¡°Well, let me tell you, Xandry, this is my house, my rules!¡± She red at me. ¡°That doesn¡¯t answer my question, sweetheart,¡± I teased her and I found it amusing to see her angry. The angrier she looked the hotter she became. ¡°Wear those clothes, or you will go home with just a towel.¡± I just raised my brow to her threat. ¡°You wouldn¡¯t mind if women in this town ogle at my nakedness?¡± ¡°Why would I care?¡± She crossed her arms over her chest and scowled. ¡°Okay, I¡¯ll walk to the town with just a skimpy towel that barely covers my ass and asks where is the police station because I¡¯m lost to find my way back home.¡± I gave her back my clothes and walked past her. ¡°Xandry!¡± ¡°Yes, sweetheart?¡± I paused and turned, smirking. ¡°Wear these and my son is waiting in the kitchen.¡± She pushed it back to me and stomped away. I chuckled and wore my clean clothes quickly. My mind went back to the reason why I was here, yet here I was, flirting with ine. I was sure they were cursing me for making another trouble, instead of behaving like a well-mannered person. ¡°Morning, Sandry!¡± Ben was sitting on the chair in front of his breakfast with a ss of milk. ¡°Hey, buddy. Good morning!¡± I gave him a grin and ruffled his blond hair. ¡°How would you like your coffee?¡± ine asked with a coffee pot on her hand and two red mugs on the counter. ¡°ck, sweetheart.¡± I took a seat beside Ben, wearing a smile on my face. ¡°Would you mind if I sit beside you?¡± ¡°You already seated.¡± He giggled causing his small dimples to appear on his round face, then he scooped his cereals. ¡°Oh, sorry. Promise I¡¯ll behave next time.¡± I shifted my gaze back to ine. ¡°You two only live here, ine?¡± ¡°Yep.¡± She ced a mug of steaming coffee in front of me, a teful of pancakes, and a bottle of syrup. She ced another te full of scrambled eggs and strips of bacon. ¡°Thank you.¡± I sipped my coffee. ¡°Do you need painkillers?¡± ine asked, taking a seat across the table. ¡°Yes, if you have.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll take it for you.¡± She started to stand up but I stopped her. ¡°Eat your breakfast first, sweetheart. That can wait.¡± I smiled genuinely. Ben giggled beside me. ¡°Mommy said we can¡¯t see Queen because we will have a barbecue today.¡± ¡°That¡¯s sad, but maybe we can see Queen after,¡± I said, looking at Ben. ¡°It¡¯s okay if we won¡¯t. Anyway, we will have a barbecueter,¡± Ben replied and shrugged his tiny shoulders. ¡°My family invited some family friends for the barbecue in the afternoon,¡± said ine. ¡°Then we should go right after our breakfast,¡± I agreed. I just joined Ben in the living room while ine was cleaning in the kitchen. Momentster, she excused herself to go upstairs. I wandered around the living room, but I didn¡¯t find any family picture. What happened to Ben¡¯s dad? Or was he just a sperm donor? ine looked so young to have a four or five-year-old kid, but I had no doubt Ben was her own. He got her face nose and lips, but Ben had whiskey-colored eyes, and hair was darker than ine¡¯s. ¡°Stay right here, buddy,¡± I told Ben who was ying a game on his iPad, and I left when he nodded. I climbed up the wooden stairs and knocked softly at the probably ine¡¯s room. ¡°ine?¡± ¡°Just a sec,¡± she called from the inside. I leaned on the wall and waited for her. A minuteter there was no sign of ine and I was a kind of guy who easily ran out of patience. I squeezed the doorknob and unlocked open. ¡°ine?¡± N?vel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive ? material. Her eyes widened to see my head popping on her door. I knew I was an ass for invading her privacy, but I couldn¡¯t keep the question inside my brain any longer. Her hair was curled messily. She put light makeup on her face like I used to see on Saph¡¯s. Her lips were painted with light shimmery pink, and I¡¯m so tempted to lick it off. I had to clench my jaw to avoid doing things thatplicated my situation. My muscles ached and vibrated more for trying not to lose control as I watched her rubbing her hands over her knee-length white sundress in a nervous way. ¡°You look gorgeous.¡± My lips spread into a smile. ¡°Can¡¯t you wait down?¡± Instead of saying thank you, she snapped. ¡°Where is Ben¡¯s dad?¡± Her eyes narrowed to slits. ¡°I don¡¯t think it¡¯s any of your business, Xandry. You invaded me enough, but I was doing this because my family asked me to be nice to their visitors. So please, act like a visitor and stay out of my business.¡± ¡°I don¡¯t mean it that way. I¡¯m sorry If I asked you out of nowhere. I just don¡¯t want to find someone pointing a shotgun at me or worse blowing my head off from afar.¡± ¡°No one can harm you while you¡¯re here with my family.¡± ¡°So, no one will get jealous if someone will see us together?¡± I raised my brow, demanding an answer. ¡°No one gets jealous, Xandry, and don¡¯t get ahead of yourself. I¡¯m not sleeping with you.¡± Her re could slit my head in two. I barked intoughter. ¡°Now, look who get ahead of herself? What I mean is, if you are mine I don¡¯t agree with you on letting a stranger sleep in her home and I don¡¯t share, ine. You¡¯re gorgeous and every man will give a fucking second look at you, and just as of now, I want to kiss your lips until it draws blood, rip your tiny dress out of your body, and taste every inch of you. And that¡¯s not it, I want to fuck you hard enough until I¡¯m drained, satisfied, and copsed breathlessly on top of you.¡± Chapter 6 Wetness Protection Chapter 6 Wetness Protection BLAINE Jesus, why did he have to be so damn sexy in the morning? His sexy hair looked in need of a haircut, but it did work on him, in fact, my fingers itched to run through it and wipe away from his forehead. I¡¯d never known that even my soap smelled good on him that it never did on me. Crap! What in the ever-loving heck happened to me? I¡¯m a single mom for god¡¯s sake. I needed to focus on my son and not to some hot¡ª jerk. A huge jerk who wanted to bury his manhood to anyone had a hole. I was taken aback by what he said before he left me alone. My room was my little sanctuary, but I couldn¡¯t just push him out even the tension already thickened in the room that made my heartbeat quickened in my chest. me it on my dry spell. Jeez, calm down! His bright and warm cerulean blue eyes never missed meeting mine. He was ying catch with Ben. Why did he have to be so nice to my son? I didn¡¯t want Ben to feel sad when it was his time to leave. I¡¯m sure Ben would understand if he was not going to see him again, but of course, he would probably ask why he had not seen Xandry around. I released a shaky sigh and closed the door behind me. ¡°Is everything okay?¡± He sauntered closer. ¡°Yeah, why wouldn¡¯t it be?¡± I answered tly. ¡°You just heaved a sigh, sweetheart.¡± He looked sincere, brows knitted. ¡°Don¡¯t sweetheart me, Alexander, twenty-three.¡± I regretted once those words left my mouth because he just chuckled and shook his head in amusement. Funny, huh? ¡°How did you know my age, ine Noelle?¡± ¡°Jeez, how I hate that name.¡± I wrinkled my nose in disgust. It just reminded me of my ex who called me Noelle because ine was too masculine and in for him. ¡°Why? It¡¯s beautiful. You¡¯re just like Saphoera, she doesn¡¯t like her name as well.¡± My brow arched. ¡°Saphira? Like from the Eragon?¡± ¡°Yeah, but spelled differently.¡± ¡°I mean who¡¯s Saphira?¡± ¡°My twin, sweetheart. Saphoera Hannabelle. My parents had fun naming their children. My mom¡¯s Samantha Lorraine, Dad¡¯s Alexander Phoenix. They kinda mixed them together and gave me his first name my granddad¡¯s name Henry. Saph was from my grandmas.¡± ¡°Wow, but stop calling me sweetheart. I don¡¯t like Ben thinking that we¡¯re close Alexander Henry Williams.¡± ¡°Nah, it¡¯s Alexander Henry Archibald Williams.¡± He grinned like an idiot. A hot exuded idiot. ¡°That¡¯s sounds ancient.¡± ¡°Give me the keys and let me drive. My great grandparents were originally from Ennd.¡± ¡°That tells it all.¡± ¡°That¡¯s what Mom said when she just started dating Dad.¡± He smirked, something on that smirk that held promises which made my heart skip its beat. I threw the keys to him and he effortlessly caught them with one hand. I guessed he used to y catch. Or what other games does interest him? I ced Ben in the back seat and fastened his seat belt before I got to the passenger seat beside Xandry. My mouth gaped when I saw them fist-bumping like they didn¡¯t just meet yesterday. It made me so damn worried. We arrived at my parents¡¯ house in silence, only the country song humming from the radio that kept him from not hearing to my thundering heartbeat. Uncle Max and his sons were already on the porch. Finley and Riley strode to us as soon as our car parked in front of the house. Xandry stiffened, jaw clenched, and readied tounch his whitened knuckles that unknowingly gripping the steering wheel tighter than necessary. I quickly unbuckled my seat belt and opened the door. ¡°Finley!¡± Finley served as one of the Marine-corps who¡¯d been deployed to Hawaii. He was always closed to me like a big brother and had been very supportive of my decisions the moment he heard about my pregnancy, and he just broke a few bones of my ex. ¡°Look at you, baby girl.¡± He wrapped his arms around me and lifted me up causing me to yelp in surprise. ¡°I miss you, ine. Where is my little boy?¡± Finley scanned the truck andnded his eyes on Xandry who was already silently getting out. ¡°My turn, bro.¡± Riley pulled us off easily. He chose to help his Daddy running the bar instead of following Finley¡¯s dream to serve in the military. ¡°Who the fuck is he, ine? And why the fuck is he driving your car?¡± Finley¡¯s voice thundered. ¡°And don¡¯t effing say about eff when there is a kid around, ass-gator!¡± Xandry hissed, trying not to let Ben heard what he said as he moved toward my cousins. They were of the same sizes and height. Holy hell with all these testosterone exuded guys. ¡°I¡¯m just her F¡ª¡± ¡°A sperm donor?¡± A sharp breath escaped my mouth. ¡°Xandry!¡± Before I could recognize my own voice, my cousinsughed out loud, high-fived each other, and said, ¡®I like him¡¯ in unison. ¡°What?¡± I grunted in disbelief as I watched Xandry¡¯s brows furrowed in confusion. ¡°Finley.¡± He extended his hand with a wide smile, making a few lines at the corner of this his eyes visible. Xandry looked down at his hand, still confused. ¡°Leave him alone, Finley!¡± Uncle Max yelled from the porch. ¡°I¡¯m Xandry.¡± Finally, he gripped Finley¡¯srge hand like his and did the same to Riley. I released another sigh and opened the door to Ben. ¡°Uncle Vin, Uncle Ri!¡± He jumped into his uncle as soon as he was freed from the seat belt. ¡°Careful, Ben.¡± ¡°Let¡¯s get inside, man. We¡¯re about to start the barbecue,¡± said Riley, leaving me alone beside my car utterly dumbfounded. *** I chose the round table away from the grill smoke with my best friends Olive and Charlie. My cousins lit the fire of the two huge grill stands. These two guys knew how to grill like in a five-star restaurant. Mom made her famous sd, pecan, and peach pie. Auntie Miranda prepared some veggies too. Bianca wasughing with Cam, Carissa, Auntie Miranda, and my mom while Daddy, Pyke, Knd, Uncle Max, and Xandry chatted with the local beers on the table. My parents always invited close friends and rtives when we had a family gathering, and I was used to be around with our people. ¡°Holy ball of effing fire, who invited those bitches?¡± asked Charlie with wide eyes. My blood rushed quickly to my brain when my gazended on the two bitches walking toward my mom¡¯s table. ¡°Who invited them?¡± ¡°I asked first, ine. Answer me,¡± Olive¡¯s voice vibrated with anger.Belonging ? N?velDram/a.Org. My anger toward them had never been dropped off. Genesis and Jasmine were total bitches since high school until now. I heard Genesis was sleeping with my ex while I was pregnant with Ben. It didn¡¯t matter that time because I cut my contact with him, but damn it if it didn¡¯t hurt since Genesis was my friend once. Couldn¡¯t she at least respect me? Then, here came Jasmine who hurt Finley beyond repair and never supported my cousin¡¯s dream in the military. She broke up with him a month after he left for enlistment through a letter because she didn¡¯t believe in a long-distance rtionship and all her h h h. ¡°Oh dear, Lucifer hail in helle to me and burn Genesis¡¯ ass on fire, blind her eyes for gawking at my best friend¡¯s man,¡± Olive continued bubbling. I and Charlie locked our gaze in disbelief, then looked at Olive whose nose was ring. ¡°Best friend¡¯s man?¡± Charlie asked with raised brows. ¡°Not you, Charlie,¡± Olive corrected without breaking her re at Genesis. ¡°She will get charred just by your eyes and no need to call for Lucifer, Olive¡± ¡°Oh, God, you know I have a thing for a British ent. I love Tom Ellis,¡± Charlie announced. ¡°I know, and why it is rted to what we are talking about?¡± I tilted my head to Charlie¡¯s side. She rolled her eyes. ¡°Your mom said, Xandry¡¯s great-grandparents were from Ennd,¡± emphasizing thest word. ¡°And so?¡± ¡°Oh my, God. You¡¯re so dumb! You should start watching the Game of Thrones, The Crown, and The Last Kingdom, duh! And oh, Meghan Markle got married to Prince Harry and they¡¯re expecting their first baby. See? Prince charming does exist.¡± Charlie rolled her eyes. I sighed with exaggeration and narrowed my eyes at Charlie. ¡°Game of Thrones is a fantasy. And did you forget that it¡¯s hisst day today? And you should probably don¡¯t break your gaze at him because tomorrow you won¡¯t see him again. Duh!¡± I dropped the duh with exaggeration and rolled my eyes back at her. ¡°So, you don¡¯t mind if I will ask him for a make-out session at the barn after the dinner?¡± Charlie asked, arching her brow to see my reaction. My eyes slightly widened and my jaw dropped. Not only that, I felt a burning sensation in my chest. ¡°Sure, I don¡¯t care. He¡¯s not my visitor anyway.¡± I shrugged and looked at Xandry who already in front of one of the grill stand to chat with Finley. I closed my mouth and swallowed down the lump forming in my throat. I couldn¡¯t think of Xandry¡¯s full red lips kissing my best friend. My frown deepened when I noticed at the corner of my eye who was walking toward Xandry offering him a tong. Xandry smiled at her and muttered something causing Jasmine to flirty smile back. ¡°Damn if he isn¡¯t the hottest-sweetest-wetness inducing man I¡¯ve ever seen,¡± Olive dered. ¡°And damn if I don¡¯t need a wetness protection program starting today.¡± Charlie wasughing with Olive made me snort. ¡°Did I sense jealousy?¡± Olive bumped her shoulder to me. ¡°Why would I get jealous?¡± I asked with uglyughter that got everyone¡¯s attention. Damn it! I mentally face-palmed and repeatedly cursed under my breath. A flush crept across my cheeks. A heat pricked my skin in embarrassment. My two stupid friends giggled beside me while I covered my face with my hand and sunk down on my seat. ¡°Oh, dear. I¡¯m definitely gonna lick those abs.¡± Charlie gripped my hand stronger than necessary that grabbed my attention. ¡°Holy mother of heaven,¡± said Olive. I stiffened on my seat when Xandry walked toward our direction, wiping his face with his shirt, now his well-defined eight damn-licious abs on full disy, making my mouth watervishly. Chapter 7 I鈥檓 Leaving Tomorrow Chapter 7 I¡¯m Leaving Tomorrow XANDRY ine was frowning when I met her gaze. I wondered why her friends wereughing while she was displeased. Excusing myself from Finley and Riley who were busy grilling the marinated ribeyes, I wiped the sweat off of my face. Speaking of the gorgeous woman who fogged my brain with lust and made me hard too painful to bear was ogling at my abs. Most girls loved abs than a man¡¯s brain, and I loved their mouth all over me. Nice. ¡°Hey, girls.¡± I waved, and they were already smiling back. The brte girl from ine¡¯s left was also beautiful and the strawberry blonde as well, but ine was very attractive with her huge eyes. ¡°Mind if I join?¡± ¡°Aren¡¯t you¡ª¡± ¡°Of course, take a seat, Xandry.¡± The brte quickly butted in, making my brow cock. ¡°Thanks, you know my name. Got a name beautiful?¡± I smiled genuinely, and thest thing I wanted, for ine to get ideas that I was flirting with her friend. ¡°Charlie.¡± She offered her hand, and I dly took and nted it to my lips, making her giggle. ¡°I¡¯m Olive, more beautiful and sexy, but I know you disagree because ine is gorgeous, right?¡± She winked, and I grinned. I did the same as I did to Charlie, then sat across ine who was displeased to see me sitting with them. ¡°Women are beautiful, but there is always someone that you can¡¯t take your eyes off of her.¡± ¡°Like Genesis?¡± Charlie asked. ¡°Genesis?¡± I asked back, furrowing my brows in confusion. ¡°Yeah, did she ask you to check her dog Bennie?¡± ine asked in a sharp tone, looking beyond pissed. ¡°Wait, that girl who offered me tong?¡± ¡°Yes, she named her Chihuahua Bennie to get on my nerves,¡± ine answered tly. So, that woman had a history with ine, huh? She was flirty back there, though she had a good pair of tits, she just didn¡¯t interest me the way ine did. And not even my cock jerked after showing me her flirty smile. Charlie shrugged. ¡°She said she just like that name.¡± I pressed my lips into a hard line. A few seconds passed by we were still in uttered silence. I nodded like I understood why ine was so mad at her. Why did that Genesis girl here anyway? I admired ine for raising that boy all by herself. That douch¨¦ bag vanished after sticking his dick on her. I released all my anger to the fire on the grill stand after finding out about the sperm donor. If someone did like that to my sister, I wouldn¡¯t think twice punching his face, cutting his dick off, and throwing it to the Paga crocodile pond with his pulped balls. He shouldn¡¯t have used his dick if he wasn¡¯t aware of the consequences. I had sex with many women, did something kinky, and I admitted that I was just a guy with a huge appetite toward hot sex. It may just a no strings attached sex, and they were clearly aware that I didn¡¯t do rtionship, but I made sure I never abused their body and hurt their feelings. It was hard enough for me to see everyone hated my guts and turned away from me like Imitted a goddamn murder. Realizing my damn mistakes was like a punch to my gut and made you wanted to repent big time. If I happened to knock up someone, I would never turn my back on the woman who was carrying my child. And that was why there was affordable protection invented for dicks. ¡°Why did she do that?¡± I asked them silently. ¡°She slept with ine¡¯s ex,¡± Olive said, wrinkling her nose in disgust, and made my mouth form an O shaped. ¡°Guys, please, it was a long time ago,¡± ine interjected. ¡°Yeah, but I still hate them. Again, who invited them?¡± Charlie inquired, side ncing at Olive. ¡°It¡¯s just a dinner, I¡¯m sure after this they will go home when they won¡¯t get anything they want,¡± said ine. ¡°What they want, sweetheart?¡± Her two friends giggled, their lips were both pressed trying hard not to burst intoughter. ¡°What¡¯s wrong?¡± I arched my brows and looked at them in curiosity. These girls were close friends of ine and they knew how to annoy her when they wanted. Olive shrugged. ¡°Nothing.¡± ¡°Then why are you two giggling?¡± ine shot them an intense re, making them both shut up abruptly. A smile formed on my lips on how she quickly stopped her friends from embarrassing her further. ¡°I had fun, girls, but I need to go and help them.¡± I stood up and nced down at ine. Our gazed met, and she looked seemingly disappointed. I smiled at her and walked back to the guys. ¡°Oh, my God. He¡¯s hot!¡± I inwardly shook my head, though I used to hear that line,ing from ine¡¯s friends made me smile in amusement, though I wondered if ine was affected by her friends¡¯ remarks. *** I was barely breathing after the dinner and never been so full in my entire life, until tonight. The food at home was delicious and cooked by our family chef to perfection. What I loved about this dinner was the no strict table manner, like weughed at Riley¡¯s jokes, talked about non-business-rted topics, and it was a damn good new experience for me. These people were awesome. Finley came back carrying two acoustic guitars and gave one to his twin. Carissa, Miranda, and Brenda went inside the house. Bianca was already leaning on Knd¡¯s shoulder and so as Cam to Pyke. The twins started strumming a country song. The girls were already leaning against the table with awe on their faces as they listened to Riley singing in a deep-bass baritone voice. Holy shit! He had a good voice. He could be the next modern Johnny Cash. ine rxed beside me after the two women left early, and Ben was already in bed. ¡°Do you sing, sweetheart?¡± Her head tilted to my side and rolled her eyes. ¡°Meh, can¡¯t even sing nursery rhymes.¡± ¡°I y the piano in high school.¡± ¡°Of course, that¡¯s the typical rich kids¡¯ first instrument,¡± she reacted, and I never missed the sarcasm. ¡°That¡¯s a little harsh, ine, but I¡¯m not rich. I¡¯m just one of my dad¡¯s employees.¡± ¡°But your bank ount is loaded.¡± ¡°Yes, I won¡¯t deny that, but I still pay my own bills. My family might be loaded, but I went to school like you and I know dad won¡¯t hand me a position easily without my qualifications.¡± ¡°Your dad seems a good guy.¡± ¡°He is and Mom too.¡± She looked back at her cousin started to sing another song. She suddenly rubbed her hands on her dress anxiously. ¡°Are you cold?¡± But the weather didn¡¯t seem to give us shiver, besides the night was so beautiful complementing with the jarnterns dangled above us were giving a romantic vibe. The wind was just right, enough to caress our skin in a feather-like touch. She shook her head and whispered, ¡°I¡¯m fine.¡± ¡°Then stopped fidgeting because you looked nervous to me.¡± I grabbed her hand on her thigh and squeezed it causing her to stiffen. ¡°Rx.¡± She breathed deeply and focused back to her cousins as I started to draw circles on her hand, making her loosen a bit. Christ! If it didn¡¯t feel so good to hold a woman¡¯s hand without flirting to get into her pants. ¡°I think we should retire, guys. They have an early flight tomorrow.¡± Bob stood at the door and announced, making me sigh in disappointment. After bidding goodbye to ine¡¯s friends and Max¡¯s family, I retreated inside at azy pace. ¡°Xandry, sleep, and don¡¯t go anywhere.¡± Pyke stopped at my door before I could get inside. ¡°What made you think I¡¯ll go anywhere?¡± ¡°Don¡¯t you think I didn¡¯t notice how you look at Bianca¡¯s sister?¡± ¡°And what¡¯s wrong with looking at her?¡± ¡°You want to get into her pants, Xandry. And then what?¡± I breathed deeply. ¡°Look, you can¡¯t control me in which pants I want to shove my dick in. And I don¡¯t have any intention of doing that to ine.¡± That wasn¡¯t exactly true because fuck me if I didn¡¯t have already blue balls since I got here. ¡°So back off and save your lecture to someone else because I¡¯m leaving tomorrow.¡± ¡°Good night then.¡± I got inside and closed the door without replying to him. Why did they have to always think of me that way? I got into my bed after taking a shower and pumping my cock with my hand. That felt good to release my sexual frustrations since Iid my eyes on a hot mommy. Fuck! What was I thinking? I was sure I would forget her once I got back home and there were so many avable pussies for an easyy. Fuck again! My deal with Saph and I almost forgot. I groaned, slumped my body on the bed, and closed my eyes. A soft knock forced me to sit on the bed with a huff. ¡°Coming.¡± I sauntered toward the door, pulling it open. ¡°Hi, um, sorry. Did I wake you up?¡± My jaw dropped to see ine already on her green frog printed PJs. I shook my head like an idiot and I was still tongue-tied to respond with my heart was pounding wildly in my chest. ¡°Um, I just wanna say thank you for talking to my son. He¡¯d never been closed with someone who he barely knew. So, thank you.¡± She gave me a small smile and started to turn her back on me. I grabbed her wrist, and she stiffened. ¡°Where do you think you¡¯re going?¡± I looked from side to side to make sure nobody saw us and grabbed her inside the room. Her eyes widened and whispered, ¡°What do you think you¡¯re doing?¡± ¡°Saying my goodbye properly.¡± Before she could protest, I yanked her against me, cupped the back of her head, and crashed my hungry mouth against the softest lips I¡¯ve ever kissed. She tasted minty. Does this mean shee knocking on my door and expects me to kiss her? I swallowed the gasp that escaped from her surprise and licked her lips to encourage her to open for me. I dove my tongue into her mouth as soon as I got a chance. She moaned, digging her short nail into the skin of my arms, which made me groan. Her moan sent a soft vibration in our entire body and burned my body into mes. I tilted my head to deepen the kiss as I pressed my body against her when I felt her kissing me back as hungry as I was. I lowered my hand to her thigh and she immediately wrapped her legs around my waist. Quickly, I backed her against the door causing it to m. She grabbed handfuls of my hair and yanked them as if she was begging for more. A groan rumbled from the deep of my chest. She sucked my tongue, bit my lip so rough, yet so sexy¡ª the pain zinged through my aching and hard as rock cock that made me almost pass out. Fuck! This woman can kiss. I pushed her harder and ground my thick erection to the warmth between her thighs. Pressing myself against her body, I kissed her hard, but it wasn¡¯t nearly enough and I wanted more than just a kiss to satisfy the beast filled-lust deep inside me. My heart ached for beating so fast with her bra-less soft breasts pressed against my chest. Her puckered nipples were rubbing through her thin clothes as we get lost in our punishing kiss. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. My heartbeat elerated further as I fought hard not toe in my boxers. Damn! That would be embarrassing. Our body was on fire, and it was hard to bear, then she suddenly whimpered in our mouth. The realization hit me hard, she was heading towards her climax. I was breathless and thunderstruck. ¡°Let go, sweetheart.¡± I ground my hips in circr motions until she broke our kiss and shuddered violently. Lurching her head on my shoulder, she gasped for air and moaned breathlessly. Chapter 8 Just Flirt Back Chapter 8 Just Flirt Back BLAINE That was the most humiliating thing I ever did in my life, but one of the audacious moves I¡¯ve made. What the heck came into me knocking on his door? Was it taking my best friends¡¯ advice or was it because that was what I wanted to do? After running for thirty minutes around my parents¡¯ property, I quickly hit the shower, then tiptoed to the kitchen, and nned to prepare breakfast for our guests since I woke up earlier than my usual routine. I thought everyone was asleep, but to my surprise, someone was already up. I jolted to stop when I saw a familiar figure sitting on the stool with a steaming mug on his grip. I glued to my own feet even though my mind screamed of running back. My body had a brain on its own and was gaily humming for him again. Tingles spread fast on my skin when I met his mesmerizing cerulean blue eyes, widened in surprise. Instantly, I was on fire and melted for his heat-filled gaze. ¡°Morning.¡± His mind-boggling smile made my inner wall clench, reminding me of how he made me feel last night. Why did he have to smile at me this way? I bet he looked hotter when angry. Stupid brain. ¡°Come here, ine,¡± he said in a low tone¡ªenough for me to hear. ¡°I¡¯m just gonna grab bottled water. I run out of stock in my room,¡± I said, still unmoving. Poor excuse. I inwardly snorted. ¡°Come and take water then.¡± His brow arched as if challenging me. In weakened knees, I walked toward the fridge far enough from him. I was d that he was leaving today, but the other side of me wasn¡¯t telling the same. I knew he wanted to sleep with me, and he didn¡¯t have to say it out loud, and that was what bothering me. Or am I misjudging his flirtatious actions? I opened the fridge, releasing the breath that I¡¯ve been holding for too long. A squeal slipped my mouth when I closed the door, Xandry¡¯s chest was only a few inches from my face. ¡°Why did you run awayst night? And don¡¯t tell me bullshits that you didn¡¯t like what happened back in my room, ine.¡± Just by his deep voice tingled all over my body. The bottled water was still in my grip, pressed against my chest. My head slightly tilted back as he towered and moved his face closer to me. Undoubtedly, my eyes were wide enough like scared prey. His heart-stopping eyes were beseeching an answer. ¡°ine, I barely sleepst night and caught up between knocking on your door or sleeping with a hard-on. That¡¯s why I¡¯m here waiting, and I wanna talk to you. Will you reallye down if you know I¡¯m here?¡± Looking down, I swallowed hard and shook my head. ¡°Fair enough.¡± Xandry slowly nodded. ¡°Did you...regret it? I tilted my chin and met his gaze. ¡°That¡¯s the problem, Xandry. I never regretted it, in fact.¡± I shrugged. ¡°It¡¯s been a long time since I felt that way, so what¡¯s the point of lying when I supposed you knew already the answer.¡± ¡°Good, because I¡¯ve never felt that way too, but there is a but, isn¡¯t it?¡± ¡°Yeah. What happenedst night won¡¯t ever happen again.¡± I walked past him but he easily caught me around my waist and pressed himself against me. ¡°That¡¯s just the beginning, sweetheart. Believe me,¡± he whispered to my ear, making me shiver. My reaction made him chuckle with satisfaction. Egotistic jerk. ¡°That¡¯s what I thought. I can make youe countless times and I promise you, you will writhe beneath me, scream and moan my name over and over again until you realize that we made for each other.¡± Just the warmth of his breath sent searing heat down my spine. But that was it, and I was going to die with sexual frustration because I¡¯m not going to fall for his charm and there was no way I¡¯m going to have sex with Xandry Williams. He was leaving today anyway. If he would stay here for long I would definitely have a good time with him, but I didn¡¯t trust myself and might fall to the wrong guy for the second time around. It scared me big time. I sighed internally. ¡°Not happening, Xandry.¡± I took off his hands and strode away before I would die of hope. ¡°Wanna challenge me?¡± he asked, making me stop--something deep inside me exalted with excitement. ¡°No, Xandry. Thest time I did I ended up knocked-up and left by my ex.¡± ¡°Because he was a bastard, ine,¡± he stated sharply. ¡°And you¡¯re not?¡± I cocked my brow, meeting his gorgeous eyes. ¡°Look, ine,¡± he paused and breathed. ¡°I had sex, lots of sex. I never had girlfriends. Call me an asshole if that¡¯s how you look at me or make you feel better because I was until I hurt my best friend. My sister was pissed at me, and I dealt with her not to have sex for a month, but look at me I¡¯m still alive and didn¡¯t die yet with blue balls because since I met you all I could think was how did it feel like to be buried deep inside you.¡± My face heated with his boldness. I blinked and tried to deem what he just confessed. My heart warmed to the thought of there was still a man who wanted me in his bed despite having a kid. ¡°What did you do?¡± I asked softly with curiosity as I made my way closer to him. ¡°I forced Pyke for a bet.¡± His eyes filled with regret and sadness. ¡°With Cam?¡± He slowly nodded, looking guiltier than ever. Sharing his secrets might be hard for him but here he was, opening up easily to me. ¡°Oh, my God.¡± I found my hand on my forehead. ¡°I know, but I want you to know before somebody else will tell you.¡± ¡°You acted like a schoolboy, Xandry. What came into your mind to do like that?¡± ¡°I don¡¯t know, maybe because I¡¯ve never seen Pyke in such trouble over a woman when Cam turned him down.¡± ¡°But that was wrong.¡± ¡°I know and I lost it.¡± He chuckled, but seemingly ashamed of what he did. ¡°You deserved worse than losing.¡± His lips curved in a sad smile. ¡°And got punches from Pyke and Dad. Saph ignored me for a month and I lost my car, too.¡± ¡°That was quite a story,¡± Imented, leaning my arms on the countertop. ¡°A very embarrassing story.¡± He leaned his elbows on the counter with a smug smirk on his lips, eyes taking leisure strolling on my face, to my neck, and down to my chest. Heat crawled up my neck and all over my skin. ¡°Are you hungry?¡± ¡°Yeah, I already imagine eating you in every way possible.¡± His smirk widened into a full grin. I rolled my eyes and ignored how much his dirty words affected me. ¡°Dream on, yboy.¡± ¡°You know Hughes and Williams don¡¯t give up easily, ine Noelle.¡± ¡°Good luck! I¡¯m not gonna see you starting tonight anyway.¡± ¡°I¡¯ll see you at the wedding, sweetheart.¡± ¡°Just shut up, Alexander Henry.¡± Iughed, yfully pping his bulge biceps, and started opening cupboards for the pancake mix. ¡°I knew it, sweetheart. You came here to prepare breakfast.¡± He pped my ass yfully causing me to jump. ¡°You!¡± I quickly turned to face him. ¡°I¡¯m handsome but an asshole who has an incredible ass, and so damn attracted to you, yes.¡± I rolled my eyes and ced down the bag of flour. ¡°You better help me and use your incredible ass, Xandry.¡± ¡°My ple-ass-sure, sweetheart.¡± ¡°Stop talking about ass already. Grab some eggs and milk from the fridge, please?¡± I ced two ss bowls and two whiskers. ¡°Crack some eggs into this bowl.¡± I pointed to the empty medium bowl in front of him. ¡°Okay, how many?¡± He started cracking an egg carefully while biting his lower lip. ¡°What?¡± He stopped and looked at me with a quizzical raised brow. ¡°I thought you don¡¯t know how to crack an egg.¡± I did my chore¡ªpouring a good amount of milk, eggs, sugar, and a pinch of salt, and waited for the butter to melt in the microwave. I whisked vigorously to mix it together when the microwave dinged. ¡°I¡¯ll take it,¡± Xandry announced. He brushed by me, bracing his hand on my lower back as he passed. Jesus, it was making me catch my breath again. It felt good that someone like Xandry helped me making breakfast. I wondered if he used to do this with women he had sex with. He ced the melted butter on the counter and started whisking the eggs like a celebrity chef. I suddenly remembered Jamie Oliver who I used to watch on his YouTube channel. I didn¡¯t pay much attention to his cooking but mostly on how hot he was. Belonging to N?velDrama.Org. ¡°Do you have cheese, bell pepper, tomatoes, ham, spring onion, andtro?¡± My brows raised and I stared at him with awe. Smiling, I pointed to the fridge. ¡°I really like this ass.¡± He yfully pped my ass again. ¡°Can¡¯t wait to feel that on my hand.¡± ¡°Dream on.¡± Come on, ine. Just flirt back. He¡¯s gone before you can blink. Olive¡¯s voice echoed back in my brain. ¡°I will, for a week, sweetheart.¡± I was beyond stunned to see how Xandry easily chopped the veggies one by one on Mom¡¯s chopping board. It was like watching a live cooking show. He quickly grabbed a pan and turned the stove on while my eyes balled at every move he made. He drizzled some olive oil, throwing the chopped bell peppers, then grabbed the panhandle and quickly tossed it a few times. ¡°Are you just gonna ogle at me or you¡¯re going to start with your pancake? This will be done in a few minutes. I wanna eat my food still warm, sweetheart.¡± ¡°I¡¯m done with the batter.¡± Xandry opened fire for me and ced a pan beside his¡¯. ¡°Thank you.¡± ¡°Wee. You should start calling me, babe, baby, love, or sweetheart.¡± ¡°Meh, Xandry is better. Thanks for the suggestion though.¡± ¡°Fine, but you¡¯re always wee to call me baby in bed.¡± Iughed carelessly. ¡°Oh, my God. Get your mind out of the gutter, Xandry.¡± ¡°What time Ben will wake up?¡± His voice suddenly turned serious. I stopped pouring the batter and stared at him. ¡°Why?¡± ¡°I wanna see him before we leave. Are you sure you don¡¯t wanna take my number?¡± Iughed, shaking my head in amusement. I looked at him. ¡°For what?¡± ¡°You might wanna talk to me since it¡¯s been a while.¡± He shrugged with a smirk on his face. ¡°And maybe when you are lying alone in the bed tonight, can¡¯t stop thinking about me and wish you have it.¡± ¡°Oh, God. Please, Xandry, stop embarrassing me than I already am.¡± Ugh! For crying out loud, you¡¯re not a virgin anymore. Charlie¡¯s taunting voice hit into my thick skull. ¡°Embarrassing? Since when the pleasure embarrassed someone?¡± Xandry looked at me with an intense stare. ¡°I think that¡¯s not the right word to describe what happenedst night, in fact, it should be mind-blowing. I wish the taste of your mouth won¡¯t go away for a lifetime.¡± I looked down and swallowed hard, couldn¡¯t anymore form a word. It was indeed a mind-blowing kissed. In fact, I was like a horny teenager experiencing her first intense orgasm. ¡°I can¡¯t wait to taste you again, ine.¡± ¡°Me too, Xandry.¡± The Novel will be updated first on this website. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!