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Lexi's POV “Consider it the real test of our performance.”I saw the shock on her eyes, although she hid almost immediately. She nodded and faced the window, silence enveloping us immediately.The drive back should have been routine. Straight lines, traffic lights, the hum of the engine, everything that usually calmed me. But right now the car felt too small, too alive with something I couldn’t name.The clock on the dash read 4:02 p.m.Impossible.We’d left just after noon. Lunch wasn’t supposed to stretch into hours. Lunch wasn’t supposed to feel like… that.I tightened my grip on the steering wheel, my jaw locked. How the hell had I let myself waste an entire afternoon? Worse, how the hell had I enjoyed it? I let a whole afternoon that I could have used to do so many other things talking...to her.Her laughter replayed in my head, it was uninvited. Loud, bright, unrestrained, the kind of laugh that turned heads. For a moment, I’d wanted to hear it again. In that moment, I hadn’
Lexi's POV The car was too quiet. I kept my hands folded in my lap, fingers digging into each other, like if I let go they might tremble. Outside, the city blurred past in streaks of yellow cabs and people walking. Inside, it was just him.Brandon.I was caught off guard when he mentioned the word lunch and us in the same statement, but he kept surprising me with everything that came out of his mouth today. I could feel the weight of his presence even when I wasn’t looking at him. He sat so still, hands on the stirring wheel and focused on the road, so composed, like silence belonged to him.Then his voice broke it.“Like I said I don’t want to fight today, Alexis. Let’s have lunch and talk.”The way he said it, calm, but clipped, it almost made me laugh. And I did, a small one that slipped out before I could catch it.His head snapped toward me, eyes sharp."What?" "Oh, nothing...emm take the next turn on your left please. "Are you finally going to tell me where we are going? I
Brandon's POV The door clicked shut behind Stacy, leaving the office in silence. It was about two minutes, but it seemed more than an hour. I usually craved silence, except now it only amplified the sound of her hesitant breathing on the other side of that heavy wood. The only thing between us right now. She stood there for a second too long before finally pushing the door open. And when she did...Christ. Alexis stepped in, casual but with elegance in a way I hadn’t expected. Nothing showy, after all she's not really the type. Just a soft blouse top tucked neatly into fitted jeans that hugged her curves, her hair was in a bun at the top of her head but a few were out fanning her face and neck, her makeup understated but still precise, it was soft. She looked… better. Better than she had in weeks. Not tired or worn like she had in that hospital room. There was more color in her cheeks again. For a second, I forgot to breathe and was frozen. Then I remembered who I was, who she
Lexi's POV I've been looking at the phone on the table and pacing for the past ten minutes if I'm not mistaken. My pulse hasn't slowed since I read the message, it kept on ringing in my mind, louder than the quiet around me. What the heck did he want, 'well you’ll know what when you get there' a small voice kept answering my questions, but we'll that small voice is me, ugh I'm running mad literally. I picked up my phone again to re-read the message. In case maybe I missed something because I'm starting to lose it. I felt a little sweat forming on my forehead and the freaking air conditioner is on, what the Heck. Meeting. My office. This afternoon. Liam will bring you. "Tan grosero y exasperante" (he's so rude and infuriating) I said out to no one in particular. "What?" At that I nearly jumped out of my skin and turned to see Ada looking at me confused. "Emm... Ada I didn't see you there, I'm sorry, I was just...emm... thinking about something. I said, smiling weirdly. "Ok
Lexi's POV I woke up at 7 a.m., later than usual. I was proud of myself; sleep hasn't always been my friend, but I've been able to rest these past few days. The apartment smelled like chamomile tea as sunlight poured through the living room window, so bright and beautiful. It had been four days since we brought Aria home. Four days of adjusting, of Ada hovering like an iron-fisted guardian angel, of me trying to convince myself that, although not my home, it meant safety now. That we’d turned a corner. But every night when I closed my eyes, I still felt like I was waiting for the other shoe to drop. Because if there's one thing I've learnt in life it's that there's always another shoe. I padded barefoot into the living room where Ada was already fussing with the cushions on the couch, straightening what was already straight. Her braid was pinned back in a bun. Her expression was determined. She’d been relentless these past few days, checking medications, tidying, keeping Aria’s w
Lexi's POV I woke up with the weight of last night still pressing on my chest. The apartment was silent. I got up and went to check on Aria, her soft breathing was the only sound filling her room. Ada had probably slipped out early to grab breakfast or check in with the doctor, leaving me alone with my thoughts. That was the problem, silence left too much room for remembering.The fight. Again.The words we’d thrown at each other again.The way he’d looked at me...like I was both a challenge and a temptation he couldn’t afford.And then...God...the almost.I pressed the heel of my hand against my forehead, as if I could scrub the memory away. But it played in a relentless loop: the way his eyes dipped to my mouth, the space between us charged like... And my body tilting closer without permission. For one dizzying second, I thought he was going to close that gap. Hell, I thought I was.But he didn’t.He turned away, voice rough, sending me back downstairs like I was something fragil