By the time Rosaline, Tess, and Wiliam had finalized all the details, they were all slightly tipsy.Rosaline called home and said she would crash at Tessa’s. Tessa had lived alone since her Grammy’s death, and Rosaline would often crash at her place.The Dayne couple was used to their daughter staying away from home.Apart from the usual grumblings from her mother, Rosaline did not hear much.Exhausted and drunk, Tessa decided to party. She went to the dance floor and started to dance like there was no tomorrow. Tris had run into her classmates and was still there, so she caught up with Tessa. They looked like a pair rather than two girls dancing, so no one bothered them.They were childhood friends and had good chemistry. They set the dance floor on fire. “You don’t want to dance,” William asked Rosaline. She was looking at Tessa from their private box.“Can’t. Two left feet.” Rosaline replied honestly.“Let me help.” William offered and dragged her to the private dance floor on th
Rosaline woke up when she heard the relentless doorbell ringing and dragged herself groggily to check who was there through the peephole.“What the hell is wrong with you? Who wakes up this early?” Rosaline shouted as soon as she opened the door to a stunned William.“Good afternoon to you too.”“Huh?”“It’s 1 pm already, sleepyhead,” William said as he knocked on her forehead. “Annoying!” Rosaline murmured as she led him to the living room. William’s mouth twitched as she directly jumped on the sofa and continued to sleep, forgetting him completely.He sat on the ground on the sofa as he examined her. She looked so adorable and so damn kissable in her half-awake state. He held down his impulse, leaned in, and blew on her ear, neck, and face until she couldn't take the itch anymore and woke up with an alarm.“Now you are awake,” William snickered. Rosaline was speechless. She scratched her hair to make sense of what happened while William handed her a glass of warm water.She took
The best and most believable lies have certain truths.Keeping this in mind, William, Tessa, and Rosaline began to fill in the blanks for “Alexia Rosy Hill’s” life.She went to the same preschool and elementary school as Rosaline did. But she went to a community college in Clint City. She dropped out before graduating.She even had a police report in Clint City during her stay for stealing. They filled in on her life as an orphan taken in by Tessa’s grandmother to be Tessa’s playmate when she was a child. After that, they started to fortify the security around the house and hotel.When they had started planning, Rosaline was unsure how much she could trust William. After all, he was a stranger.But Tessa seemed to know and trust him very well.She even confided that she had wanted to set them up for ages but had refrained from it since she was unsure of William’s preference.Tessa showed them the hidden route from her hotel, one of her family secrets.William was apprehensive about g
Three days went by in a flash.They had completed creating fake life for “Alexia Rosy Hill” and fortified all the security measures around their respective houses and hotel while installing several secret surveillance cameras everywhere.Albert had flown to Apex City and settled in William’s house without contacting anyone, including William.Chandler was already in Apex City, and he was communicating with William via encrypted messages.Rosaline has gotten a new hairdo with the bottom two inches of her hair dyed Blue. Finally, it was time to lower the bait and wait for the fish to catch it. William dressed neatly and drove his BMW straight to the LTR shopping complex. The car was his 16th birthday gift from his family. He had not used it all that much since he did not stay in the city.After parking his car, he quickly rushed to entrance D, where he had decided to meet Rosaline. It was to be their first official fake date. William stooped in his tracks when he saw Rosaline in a on
William asked with a stunned expression.“Why doesn’t it sound like a compliment?”“It was.”“Really?”“Why would you think otherwise?”“Just a feeling, I guess.”“Isn’t having a strong intuition a woman's strong suit?”“Are men not allowed to have it?”“I did not say that.”“Not in so many words.”“Forget it if you don’t believe it.” Rosaline rolled her eyes. “Where are we going after this?”“Let’s stay here for some time. We will watch a movie later and go to a pub.”“...”“I googled what people do on a date.”“Hahahahaha”“It’s not funny.”“I think it is.”“How about you set the itinerary?”“Wouldn’t want to waste that time and effort you have already spent on google search.”“You are still laughing at me.”“I guess I just did not expect you to google it.”“I have never been on a date unless the time we spent together counts.”“It does not.”“Thought so.”(Smiles)“What was your last date like?” William asked curiously.“Why would you ask that?”“Curiosity!”“Really?”“Fine! I just
Rosaline stared at William’s speechlessness and mumbled quietly.“You asked.”“How do you like it?”“Don’t mean to blow my trumpets, but in a way, it has helped me understand what the designers wanted the buildings to look like, so I try to incorporate that while doing interiors based on my gut feeling. However, most of the time, I’m completely off base.”“That’s nice!”“What about you?”“I like creating things. It started with software and games when I was in school. Then one time, I lost a bet with Evan and was tasked to build a dog house for him.”Rosaline intently listened as he explained.“As in designing it and building it all by myself from scratch. I surprisingly enjoyed it quite a lot. So, I started to note the designs and would draft something in my leisure time.”“When it came to choosing a major, I chose both since I was already interested in both.”Rosaline could not believe how he expressed his geniuses that simply.“You have been designing software since you were in sch
Talking about their likes and hobbies, college, and work, they did not even realize how late it had been.Skipping the movies and the pub, William brought Rosaline to a nearby trailer park.They chatted as they took a long walk.“Are you still mad?” William enquired Rosaline, who had been silent since they came out.“Why would I be mad?” she snapped.“I thought we had already agreed that I’d pay for food, drinks, and transport.”“I know. I just don’t like people paying my bills. I’m an adult already.” Rosaline sighed. “I did not think it like that.” William clarified.“I’m working, while you just graduated. I’m the reason for this mess. I just thought I should foot the bill. No treating you like a kid.”“hmm”“If that bugs you so much, let’s split the bill next time.”“Okay”“Besides, you already know how much the probability of you being underage has bugged me. I would never treat you as a kid.”“...” Rosaline was speechless.“...”William changed the topic. “Forget it. Do you want
William brought brunch and waited for Rosaline to open the door.After ten minutes, she opened the door in her half-asleep state.An hour later, all three of them were well fed, and William snuck Rosaline from the secret door to avoid the stalkers and brought her to his house. “This is not a house.”“Excuse me?”“This is a Villa or maybe a Mansion, not a house.” “OH”“...” “I still think this is a house. It is, in fact, a home. Just head inside, and you’ll know what I mean.”Rosaline squinted at him as he led her to the living room.The “house” was a three-story Mansion with an outhouse, huge lawn, a big garden, and a garage.It had a separate garden on the back with neatly arranged trees - primarily several kinds of fruits and medicinal plants.The gate and entire boundary looked like they had been refitted and reconstructed with better security.With just a glance, you could see it was nigh impossible to trespass inside.Moreover, Rosaline knew hidden cameras covered every inch o