Xavier wasn't surprised as Maya grabbed a bottle from the fridge, poured herself water, and left the kitchen without acknowledging his presence.
She'd been acing the silent treatment game for the past two weeks regardless of how many times Xavier had apologized.
He'd not offended her that was her mantra yet she wouldn't even look at him.
He groaned remembering that Melissa wasn't also taking his call and Maya had almost left his house that night after Melissa had gone.
It'd taken the intervention of both her friends and Alex for her to decide to take out her anger on keeping to herself and just staying in her room.
He doubted that the ruin he'd caused that night could be fixed and to think Maya was watching out for him yet he'd ended up lashing at her verbally.
He winced remembering
Maya knocked on Xavier's door before she could talk herself out of being there for the very man who had insulted her for basically looking out for him. "I'm just trying to be a friend__" she muttered to herself while she waited for him to open the door. She swallowed when he finally did that. He had come in some minutes ago and as she stared at him with wide eyes, she found herself regretting her decision to come some minutes after but there was also the risk of him falling asleep if she had waited longer. On his waist was a little towel, which allowed her make out the sexy V of his waist that inspired her to "mistakenly" tug his towel down and see where it leads to. His hard abs made her nipple underneath her thin tank top become taut like pebbles as she could feel her body reacting to all of him. She bet her mouth was s
After a few minutes, they both stared at each other silently, their breath harsh. "I know," Maya whispered, sighing, "This sounds so bad especially since I just told you that I knew I was interfering in what wasn't my business the last time and it is almost like I'm at it again__" He moved closer to her, "I know, you knew. You didn't look surprised when Melissa mentioned it." "I shouldn't have knowledge of something like this, but Melissa had come to the house and she had sounded so down and__" "You know more than anything movie night revealed how much of a disappointment I have been to Melissa as a big brother," he had pains in his eyes as he glanced at Maya. "I abandoned my little sister when it got too much than I could take, I let her stay in a house that had only boxes of nightmarish visions and pain,"
Maya hoped that Melissa couldn't hear how traitorous and rushed her sentences were as she made arrangements to meet with her. She told herself she was doing nothing wrong and just reuniting two siblings together again and again even as she agreed to meet Melissa at the Grand opening of the famous "Luca" daughter branch. "So?" Xavier asked as she cut the call, turning to meet his curious face. She beamed, "She made reservations at the Luca. Table 15. She agreed to meet me but we both know she'll be meeting you rather and warning alert: Her fiance will be there." She glared warningly at Xavier, "Mess this up and don't come back asking for my help," "Cross my heart," he solemnly promised, "I've just one request though, can you show up at the opening first before Melissa sees my face. Just smooth the edges over." "Xavie
Maya laughed hard at something Brian had said, it was a cue. Xavier sat two seats away from them but from his vantage position, he could see them but they weren't granted that opportunity. He grimaced, noting the cue resenting the moment when Maya will have to leave him all alone and knowing it was now. Her bag made a rustling sound in her hurried movement, their eyes met, she nodded at him and standing up excused herself from the trio and headed to the Ladies. It wasn't the plan but he stalked after her besides he has never been good at following plans or rules. "What are you doing?" She whispered yelled, immediately she was sure she was away from Melissa's sight. "Please don't go," "What are you being a baby about? Melissa is supposed to be happy,
"Hello," Xavier muttered angry that he approached his sister like some stranger and not her big brother. Her eyes flashed with realization as her hold on her wineglass tightened, "I should have known your fiancée will sell me out even with her reassuring, I respect your decision phrase," Xavier's gaze flickered to Brian's form as he took in his overly gelled hair which made him think of a man striking poses in his briefs every morning. He won't want to mention names to avoid being kicked out of the table. Instead, he stretched his arms out to the vain man in front of him, still searching for what his sister saw in him anyway, and with a satisfied smirk watch the awe in his eyes at the gesture. "I'm the Xavier Salvador. Nice to meet you," Brian met his shake enthusiastically while Melissa watched the exchange with a sardonic smile.
Xavier walked back to the seat where he had left Maya. She was sitting right at the spot she had been, a grin on her face but he could feel that the air had changed, something had happened with her when he was away and no matter how hard he tried to figure out what it was, nothing came to mind. "Are you okay?" He raised his brow at her as he snagged the glass of champagne she was sipping off her hand and swallowed it in one gulp. "Hey, I was drinking that?" "Hey, I was trying to get your attention." "Ever been told you are so infuriating?" She glared at him but he could still see the amusement dancing in her orbs. "Amongst other things, Yes." "I'm hungry," she mumbled, he tried to stare into her eyes but her gaze darted at everywhere but him.
Maya's eyes fluttered open with a sigh, she couldn't remember getting to her room after going in-depth about her life, something she dreaded to do had come so naturally to her with Xavier. Xavier? He must have been the one to tuck her into bed after cocooning her in his warmth and allowing her to inhale the unique manly scent that made her feel secure, not alone. She raised her brow as she saw a brewing cup of coffee next to her lamplight. He had just stepped out of her room not too long ago she noted. A pink paper caught her eyes, it was underneath the coffee cup. "Hope you slept well and your dreams were as perfect as I look. Because I can't take anything less." She shook her head at his cheekiness, knowing that anything less will make her suspicious it wasn't him despite the familiar Beautiful cursive writing. Sh
"If you weren't Xavier Salvador, who would you have been. What would you have loved to become." Xavier smirked, still eating his pancakes, "Certainly not a chef." She shrugged, "You cook so well but honestly I'm curious. Tell me. If you didn't have Salvador's conglomerate to manage, what would it have been for you?" He paused, then a frown flickered on his face before he replaced it with a smug grin, "Nothing. Mr. Dominic saw to it that my mind was shaped to be CEO and nothing else. I was basketball president, music instructor, and soccer coach," He tilted his head back, watching her intrigued face. "Funny thing is that I hated soccer, thought basketball sucked, and was horrible in singing though good with the instrument. The point was that" He smiled, "He saw to it that I was always a leader. Have this thirst for power, used to people followi