The next day"Mom, will it be possible for Alexa to stay with us?". Jesse asked Aviva. "Why?".Jesse shrugged. "She said something about moving out of her sister's house since she just relocated here from the south so I thought it'd be better for her to stay here instead of living somewhere far away but I told her I'll speak to you about it first." Jesse replied."She seems like a nice lady." Aviva said. "She can have the guest room in the staff quarters.""Thank you Mom.""You're welcome honey." She smiled.Jesse hoped that the feeling he had about Alexa making him uncomfortable in her presence was wrong. He didn't want to have to explain to Gwen or even Bella why Alexa couldn't stay. She was the perfect tutor for Gwen."I want you to suit up come Monday morning Jesse." Aviva told him. "Uh... Okay." He looked confused. "Are we going somewhere?"."Yes." She grinned broadly at him. "Vincenzo has a surprise for you."Jesse frowned. "Bella's dad is in Nigeria?"."No silly!". She laughe
Alexa was about to go to bed when her phone rang on her bedside table. She sighed and sat up in bed, removed the charger from the port and checked the caller ID but it was an unknown number."Probably a scammer." She hissed and dropped the phone then laid back on the bed to sleep but the incessant ringing made her irritated so she picked up the phone angrily and answered the call."You should find someone else to scam cos I'm not available." She snapped."Alexa?". It was Jesse."Oh! Mr Billion!." She blushed. "I'm really sorry, I thought you were someone else.""It's alright. I get calls like that too." He said. "I'm not interrupting anything right?"."No sir.""Okay, well I just called to inform you that you can move in anytime you want." Jesse said. "I talked to my godmother and she said it's fine.""I can move in tomorrow." Alexa suggested."Okay." Jesse said. "You only need to pack your clothes and nothing else.""Thank you very much sir for this opportunity you're giving me." She
Alexa walked into her new room just as Jesse and Paul finished installing the new TV on the wall. She was glad to be away from Tyra and her negative comments and only wanted to think positively."All done." Paul said and turned off the TV."Thank you very much." Alexa told them. "Do you like the room?". Jesse asked her after her little tour of the room."It's perfect." She smiled. "I love it. Thank you for letting me stay here.""It's nothing." Jesse dismissed it. "We'll leave you to settle down and... do join us for breakfast.""I don't want to impose." She smiled shyly."You're not." He told her."Alright. What time do you eat breakfast?"."8." Paul said. "That's Twenty minutes from now.""I'll be there." She assured them."Excuse us." Jesse said and left with Paul.Alexa twirled around the room happily and landed on her bed with a sigh. "I accept your unspoken challenge my dear sister." She muttered. "Two months. That's all I need."~~~~~Alexa walked into the dining room a few m
"Heeyy Regina!". Paul walked into the kitchen and sidled up to her. "How is the best cook in the world doing today?".Regina smiled. "What do you want Paul?". She chuckled."So... I enjoyed breakfast today. It was superb." Paul said. "It's a pity though that we're the only ones enjoying your meals. Wouldn't it be great if you can open a restaurant so other people can benefit from the goodness of your heart and the magic of your hands?".Regina stopped what she was doing and tilted her head to look at Paul with an amused smile on her face."It will be great." She agreed. "I will be able to make people happy and I'll become famous. You're right.""See?". He grinned. "Of course I'm right.""But... I can't leave Mrs Arroyo." Regina told him."What?". He whined."I'm sorry but I'm really happy working for Mrs Arroyo." She said. "I've been her housekeeper for years and I don't see myself leaving her. She took me in when I had nowhere to go and she's like family to me. You can't turn your ba
"Here, I found it." Abby returned with her high school year book and opened to the last two pages. "Here she is." She pointed to Alexa's picture.Jesse took the book from her and looked at the picture. Her cheeks were plump and her face wasn't as smooth as it was now but she was pretty."She was our classmate?"."Yeah. She sat at the back of the class." Abby replied. "Didn't you ever notice her?"."No." He shook his head. "Maybe I was kind of a jerk back in high school because I hardly talked to people who weren't my friends. It was just you, Kester and I until I met Olly and Henry in college.""She was my partner in a science project once." Abby said. "She didn't talk much and she was always alone but she once told me a secret she made me promise never to tell you.""You can tell me now. I'm sure it's null and void now after so many years." He said."Well..." She paused. "You're not going to confront her about this right?"."Why would I? I have a fiancee I like very much thank you."
A wave of nostalgia swept over Jesse as he stepped into the lobby of Standard Flour Mills Limited. Years ago, he'd been the general manager of this company but Helena had taken that position from him out of spite and left him with nothing but now... Well, now he couldn't exactly say why he was here or what he was here for but he was keeping his fingers crossed that the surprise would be a dream come true."Good morning Mrs Arroyo, Miss Arroyo and Mr Billion." The receptionist greeted them. "Mr Allen awaits your presence in the conference room.""Good. Lead the way dear." Aviva smiled at the lady.The receptionist led them to the elevator and they got in. She pressed the button for the top floor and the elevator began its ascent."Rebecca." Jesse called."Yes sir?"."Is... Helena in the building?"."Yes sir. She arrived not quite long." Becca replied."Thank you." He sighed."What's wrong?". Bella asked him."I was hoping I wouldn't have to see her face." He muttered. "But wishes aren'
Jesse, Bella and Aviva rushed into the hospital and straight to the reception and they asked the nurse which room Gwen was in, she told them and they hurried off to the emergency room.They saw Paul and Alexa in the waiting room talking in hushed voices and went to meet them."Alexa, how's she?". Jesse demanded. "Is my princess okay?"."She's fine. The doctor said she'd stressed herself out which resulted to her fainting but she's better now." Alexa replied."Can we see her?". Bella asked."Um yes. We were waiting for you guys actually. Family members and all that.""Paul is part of the family." Aviva protested."The Room nurse refused to let us see her unless her father or mother is present." Paul said and shrugged.Jesse sighed. "Let's go in and see her then." He suggested."Two at a time." Alexa said."You and Bella go." Aviva told him. "We'll go in after.""Alright Mom." Jesse nodded and left with Bella."What happened that caused her to faint Alexa?". Aviva asked."It was actuall
Over the next few days, Alexa fully began her mission to seduce Jesse into noticing her. She sent him text messages, pictures and even began to dress more provocatively. Bella noticed this new attitude of Alexa's but didn't think anything of it and let it slide. It wasn't her place to tell Alexa what to wear and what not to since she was an adult and even gave Alexa some fashion tips which pleased Alexa immensely.Jesse however was ticked off but didn't know what to do. He definitely couldn't tell Bella that he was the reason for the sudden change in Alexa's fashion sense or that she was into him - although he was yet to confirm from Alexa if it was true but putting two plus two together from her text messages was enough evidence to prove that Abby was right.He could fire Alexa but then he'd have to explain to Aviva and Bella why he fired her and he didn't have it in him to tell them the reason.Friday came around and Jesse invited his friends out for a drink and to hang out since i