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Landing in South Africa was one thing that I just couldn’t wait for, to see Nikki and apologise for this entire mess that Charles created. As soon as we are out off the plane, I can see a lot of people inside the building, they were probably tipped off about my arrival and my suspicions were with Charles. He always has to tweet about everything. We get to our hired transportation and Mike isn’t there, just some other guy, and I don’t like him. We leave the airport in one piece, and we get to our house with no incident, we get our things inside the house and the driver is on his way. “Okay, Xander, you need to give Nikki a call and tell her you are home safe, and I will alert the media and organise a press conference, for later today,” Charles says, looking down at his iPad. “Press conference? Why? Why can’t it be for tomorrow?” Charles looks up at me and I can tell he’s tempted to punch me in the face, “Dear god, Xander, this is a matter of urgency, your engagement, Aiden, the US p
Charles and Damien leave to go down to the cafeteria for breakfast, leaving Nikki and me alone. “Are you okay?” She leans against her desk, “I’m stressed about this whole situation, I mean now he has dragged your name into it.” I stand in front of her, “As he should, I was a part of it, Nikki.” “Yes, but you were man enough to tell me the truth,” she replies as she walks to her desk and sits on her chair. I sigh, she’s really upset. I walk to her and kneel before her, “Nikki, I am sorry about all this, for plotting against you and being an absolute dick to you. I am an asshole and now I’ve put your reputation on the line and probably messed up your business and I’m sorry.” She looks at me with her mouth slightly parted, I could tell she was surprised, I mean I am too, I kneeled before a woman and apologised, that’s something I didn’t think I expect of myself, let alone anyone else. “You probably hate and you’re only helping me because Charles asked you to,” She slides off her
Xander There was the moment of truth, this is where I had to make the decision. I was live on television and I’m pretty sure the whole of America is watching right now. I couldn’t abandon my father’s legacy, but I also couldn’t let down the one person that’s ever shown me, love, even when I didn’t deserve it. “I have a lot riding on this decision, if I resign or rather step down, I risk losing my father’s legacy. If I don’t, I stand to lose way more than that, more than I’d like to admit. I always thought keeping people happy was the only way to avoid conflict, but I had no idea what made them happy. A lot has changed since my father passed and I promised to keep his legacy going, but at this point, I’m starting to realise that his legacy was built on the wrong foundations. To cut my speech short, I, Xander James Forsythe, hereby publicly step down as the President of the United States of America, effective and immediately,” And the room erupts with the sound of applause, I look ove
Xander “Mom please, you need to leave,” Nikki says with pleading eyes. Nikki’s mom looks at her daughter, but her face quickly softens when she sees the pout on her daughters’ face. “Alright, fine. I’ll go but the both of you better come to my house for lunch this Sunday.” Nikki nods, “Of course, we’ll be there.” Nikki pushes her mother towards the door. “I love you,” her mother says. Nikki opens the door and says I love you back, before closing the door and putting her back against it and letting out a sigh of relief. “I like your mother, I think she’s cool,” I say, with a smile. Nikki rolls her eyes and walks towards me, “I need alcohol.” Charles laughs, “I’m right behind you girl, lead the way.” Xander laughs and follows them with Damien not too far behind, they step into the luxurious kitchen and stand around the kitchen island, while Nikki takes out some glasses, Charles pulls out a bottle of vodka from the wine rack and pops the bottle open. He pours wine into the glas
Next Morning “Oh yes, Andy,” she moans loudly. I watch as the pleasure takes over her body, and her eyes roll at the back of her head. “This is absolute heaven,” she says, “You make the best muffins by far.” I blush, “Thank you.” It was nine o’clock in the morning, and Nikki and I had woke each other up pretty early. We had a great session in the shower, and we came to the kitchen for some breakfast, and I made waffles and bran muffins, while she sat on the chair, like the beautiful queen she is. Bliss is the only thing I can describe as, finally feeling free and happy from within. I had totally forgotten how happiness felt and then she walked into my life, and she just changed everything. Her pure energy of love and positivity was something I’d been lacking my whole life. Guess Charles was right. Finding love is something that one person has to do. I look at her and I smile, “I’ve never been this happy in my life and it’s all thanks to you.” She averts her eyes from me, but I
Nikki "We need a doctor now!" "Get him to ICU, now!" Everybody was just yelling everywhere, and I was just standing there, watching. Everything around me seemed to move at high speed. My brain was trying to process everything, but it couldn’t. It just didn’t make any sense. I brought a man into my life, only for him to die. Why does everyone around end up dead or hurt? They shot him, she shot him. He risked his life for me and now he's going to die. Why would he do something so fucking stupid, how was I going to explain this to the public? Jo-Anne is now dead and it's all my fault. Everything I touch dies, that's just who I am, a killer. "Nikki?" I feel a hand on my shoulder, and I turn, and Charles is behind me, he's been crying. "I'm so sorry, Charles," I sob, "It's all my fault." "Oh baby," he sobs, and he pulls me in for a hug, "It's not your fault, I don't blame you at all." "Everything I love dies," I continue to sob. He rubs my back as I sob into his shoulder, I feel an
Xander "I'm going to catch you," I say as I chase Nikki around her backyard. Life has been blissful for the last couple of days, we've been spending a lot of time together getting to know each other. With Aiden's case now in court and his girlfriend dead, we can now get back to our normal lives. Something I've been looking forward to for a while. I hide behind a pillar and wait for her to approach, she sneaks to the door and slides it open, she peeks into the house and once she lets her guard down, I jump out and grab her from behind. She screams and I carry her into the house, "I got you now baby, there is no escaping." "Put me down, Xander," she laughs. I spank her ass and continue walking up the stairs, "I can't do that, baby." She groans and she stops struggling, I assume she's given up, I get to our room, and I put her down on the bed, her eyes are closed. "Baby?" She doesn't respond, I shake her, calling for her to wake up. My heart starts beating hard against my chest,
Xander It was past seven in the evening when I woke up and Nikki was still sleeping next to me, I kissed the side of her head and sighed. After my nightmare, the nurses sent a psychiatrist to my room to evaluate me, and the doctor said to me that there is a high likelihood that I could be suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. I wasn't surprised but I accepted it and opted for counselling. The memories of the shooting were still clear in my head, all I wanted to do was to protect Nikki and I did, and I don't regret it. Nikki shifts in beside me, knocking me with her shoulder on my wound, I howl in pain, and she immediately wakes up. "Oh my gosh, I'm so sorry," she says, and she gets off the bed, "Do you need a nurse?" I shake my head, "No, baby, it's okay." "I'm sorry," she cries, "I should have been more careful." "Inam, calm down," I say with a laugh, "I'm okay, modern medicine is there for a reason." She sighs, "Okay, and don't call me Inam, I hate that name." I laug