Novels by Rexxagi

I turned, reached out to her head, pulled her forward and kissed her softly. "Your Mom's great. She only wants the best for you. Me too. I'm nuts about you, you know?"She blushed, smiling. "Not too crazy for you?"I shook my head. "I'm gonna screw up now and then. I don't know how to handle some of this. You need to be open and honest with me. I'll get better."She looked on the verge of tears. "I don't know how. You've been perfect."I laughed. "You're setting me up for a fall. I'm not perfect. Far from it. But I'm willing to do whatever you need. Whatever. You only have to let me know."She smiled. "I could use another kiss."Valentina tugged me away. "Incoming. Keep the kisses indoors, kids. Impressionable youngsters are watching."The number of kids had slowed, but a trio was laughing, walking up the path. I felt the hands sliding down my sides, retrieving the treats. "One of each, for each of them," Raven said, three bags in her hands. She flipped them over so all the writing wa

She smiled, walking over. "I know how much you like Kisses," she said. She looked me over, grinning. "Looks like great minds think alike."I was dressed as a huge bag of plain M&Ms, dark brown wrapper, from shoulders to knees. Black pants and a black turtleneck complete the ensemble.Raven giggled. "God, that's mean. I haven't had a single M&M today.""Ready for a little treat?" I teased, reaching down to my waist, and opening one of my customizations, a pocket, around belly-button level."Zane!" she gasped, blushing."Trust me, sweetie. Reach in."She closed her eyes, turning away from me, and slid her hand into the opening. She laughed, pulling out a hand full of loose M&Ms, in her three custom colors. She popped one in her mouth, gave her mother one, then dropped to her knees, organizing them on the table.I sat on the couch, placing my beer on a coaster as I'd seen her father do, the coaster touching the corner edges of one of the four large square patterns embedded in the wooden

I felt her tremble, and backed away slowly, worried that I had pushed things too far. "Are you Ok?" I asked, looking into her eyes, looking for any signal she was uncomfortable."No. I'm scared.""Why, Bree? What did I do wrong?""Nothing. That's the problem. It's all too good. It has to blow up in my face. I don't deserve this," she said nervously.I kissed her forehead, her narrow little turned up nose, her soft lips, her sharp chin. "Give us a chance, don't be afraid of something good happening."She trembled, burying her head in my chest. "Slowly, Zane, Ok? This is all so new to me.""Kisses?""Everything. It should be more difficult than this. It can't be this easy. Nothing new ever is."I stroked her back, showering kisses on the top of her head. I decided to change the subject. "A friend of mine is having a Halloween party. Usually a pretty big blow-out. Would you like to go, Saturday?""I don't do well at big parties.""What do you normally do for Halloween?""Dress up and pas

I got a kick out of trying to teach her how to use chopsticks. I thought it was interesting that she had no problems with the new type of food, and utensils. Then again, what did I know about that kind of compulsion?It was nice. We chatted about work, about the upcoming holiday, the merits of M&Ms vs. Kisses. There was little awkwardness, and a surprising level of comfort.With ten minutes to spare, I had paid the bill, and was helping her with her coat. The restaurant was less than 5 minutes from the office, but I didn't want her getting nervous if I pressed the time.She grinned as she got in the car. "I would have been good for a couple of more minutes," she said, almost apologetically."I'll remember that next time.""You think there's going to be a next time? After that stunt you pulled kidnapping Red?""Kidnapping? I was the one who saved her. I had heard she was going to be eaten before 4:30 pm. Such a cruel fate."I hadn't started the car. And our time was ticking away. "I ha

I was at my desk at 9:20. At 9:30 on the dot, Raven walked in looking around the office, obviously checking to see if I'd maintained it in good order. She closed the door, until it was open only a couple of inches. She walked over to the window and adjusted the blind so it was even at the bottom, and ran her hand down the slats, making sure they were all in place. Turning back to the desk, she opened her bag and took out four Hershey kisses. She put three in a neat little triangle, and turned the fourth one upside down in the middle. Exactly the same as the day before."There's one missing," I observed brilliantly.She leaned against the desk next to me. "Goodness. I guess there is. We'll have to fix that." She leaned in and gave me a sweet little kiss on the lips. Nothing crazy, only a soft pucker, not even any tongue.Even so, she had my heart racing."Better?" she asked, turning to the door."Yes. I like that brand a lot better."She laughed opening the door. "I'm sure you do. Enjo

"Three days we've been out. It was only meant to be a little reminder," I told her. I wanted to hold her, calm her, but I was afraid. The office. Sexual harassment. The age difference, only about 10 years, but it seemed like 20."Don't tell, Ok? I'm sorry. I shouldn't have done that," she whispered, literally shaking. I could swear she was on the verge of a breakdown.I couldn't stand it. "Shh." I whispered, putting my arm around and her and walking her back to her desk. I didn't give a flying fuck if anybody saw.Standing in front of her candy pile, I took the plastic pillbox from her and opened it. I placed it next to the colorful stacks. "You rescued her. Bring her home."Raven fumbled twice, her shaking hands unable to pull the red M&M from its temporary home. She ended up turning the box over, dumping it out and pushing it in line with the others. She pulled it out again, turning it upside down so the imprinted white 'm' was on the top. She turned it so the printing was straight,

The colleagues present, because of Nell's words, refreshed their views on her.To put it bluntly, when Editor Mabel had taken special care of Nell, they had felt jealous to some extent.But at that moment, they couldn't be jealous.Could they clearly and sincerely admit in front of others that a boss's support was nothing to be ashamed of?No.They didn't have that kind of grace.Even if the boss promoted them, they would feel that it was simply what they deserved.They would not admit in front of others that it was because of their boss that they had made such progress.And Nell had done it.What nerve did they have to say anything?A frank answer, a frank person — you really couldn't say anything exaggerated about that.Editor Mabel hadn't expected Nell to give such an answer. After a few seconds of stunned silence, she came back to herself and looked at Nell with satisfaction and feeling in her eyes.Grateful people were rare.Especially the kind who were both grateful and gracious

Throughout the whole day, Nell spent in a daze — even while at work, she didn't register Lauren's sarcasm at all.Evening.Thinking of the scene that morning, when she'd realised what it was she'd been gripping, Nell couldn't help but cover her face and groan in despair.Good God, what shameful thing had she done — how could she have done that?!"Nell, what are you doing?"Mia had already left her seat. Looking at Nell sitting at her desk with her face buried in her hands, frantically covering it, she found it very odd.Why did she feel that Nell's mood today was a little off?In truth, Nell's mood had definitely been off — she had been distracted, spaced out, and endlessly distracted the entire day!"Hm? No, nothing."Nell answered slowly.When Mia's face appeared in front of her, Nell finally focused a little. "It's already the end of the day — why haven't you gone?"Mia had a look on her face."There's a party — have you forgotten?""What?"Nell lifted her head in bewilderment, her

A night without dreams.Nell's body clock woke her up on time, and after washing up, she began making breakfast.Not long after breakfast was ready, she heard Theo's anxious voice. "Auntie, come here quickly!"Thinking something had happened, Nell hurriedly put the bowl in her hand down on the table and went to the guest room.When she opened the door in a hurry, what greeted her eyes was none other than Sebastian, wearing only a pair of boxers, showing off his fine figure.After being stunned for a few seconds, her face flushed, and she hurriedly turned around. "Well, Theo, what's wrong?"Because she turned around, Nell didn't see the smug smile on Sebastian's lips."Auntie, Dad's hurt his back — he can't get dressed by himself!"Theo held up Sebastian's trousers and walked over to Nell, a troubled expression on his face."Why, why can't he get them on?"Nell stammered a little."Of course he can't!"Theo said it as though it were perfectly obvious. "Dad's hurt his back. To put trous

Sebastian also hadn't expected her reaction to be so strong. Pushed like that, his back struck the coffee table hard, making a loud crash.The bathroom door slammed shut."Ouch~ This girl really does have some strength."Sebastian, his back smarting, groaned in pain, barely managed to stand while supporting himself, and lay straight down on the sofa.Nell, in the bathroom, looked at the blood on one hand, then at her flushed face in the mirror, thinking that she'd had a nosebleed because of Sebastian's body — and felt thoroughly out of sorts.She paced back and forth in the bathroom without meaning to, muttering the whole while: "It's a sin, an absolute sin, falling for a man's looks like that, simply unforgivable, unforgivable."Nell couldn't calm herself down at all. The moment she stopped pacing, the image of Sebastian coming out of the bathroom flickered back into her mind, and she felt half-mad.Just as she was working out how to bury the matter entirely, there was a knock at the

Nell never expected that James would be so out of his mind that he would try to kiss her openly in a place like this French restaurant!She kept twisting her head, just to keep James's detestable mouth from reaching her.She grew furious when she found that the more she struggled, the tighter James held on. Her face flushed, and she tried bending her knee, then drove it up hard!"Argh!"The pain that followed sounded like a pig being slaughtered in the corridor.Seeing him drop to the ground clutching at his crotch, Nell didn't waste time thinking about it. She broke free from his hold, turned, and left."Eleanor!"James's voice suddenly drew closer, and she could even feel his hand reaching out to grab her."Ah!"A large hand pulled her sharply. Nell thought it was James, and finally couldn't hold back a horrified scream."Don't be afraid, it's me."A gentle, reassuring voice brought her back to herself — only then did Nell catch the clean scent that belonged solely to Sebastian.Her

When Sebastian spoke suddenly, he slapped Cassandra hard with his words.Obviously, Cassandra didn't want Sebastian and Nell to be together.Therefore, she pushed James forward without hesitation — as long as she could prevent Nell from getting close to Sebastian, she would be satisfied.What she thought was that Sebastian must not know about Nell and James's past.After all, people with any sense would not bring up those painful pasts in front of someone who liked them.Cassandra's face, with its impeccable make-up, flushed slightly. After a moment, she composed herself and said softly, "After all, he is also her future brother-in-law, so it is only right to say hello."There was nothing wrong with what she said.But was Sebastian really so easy to fool?"Does Miss Whitfield dislike Nell very much?""No!"Cassandra denied it firmly.Of course she disliked Nell, but she absolutely could not show it in front of Sebastian — or in front of anyone, for that matter."Then why can't I see h