Chapter 4 The Date

“Miss you, why would I miss you?” I demanded back, his eyes twitched and his expression immediately changed to something darker, I stood still watching as he stood up, 

“You're not supposed to be here, you're supposed to be in Gueneve's room, that should be more familiar to you” 

He smiled a little and began to take predatory steps towards me, but I'm not one of those girls that would cower back in fear, matter of fact I believe in an Eye for an Eye, so I stood my ground as he stopped right before me, 

“You're becoming more feisty by the day”

“Why? You don't like feisty girls?” 

His eyes rested on my lips, and the corners of his mouth slowly curved into a grin

“Quite opposite princess, I like my woman feisty” 

I rolled my eyes and walked past him, I walked to my dressing room by the corner and grabbed a pair of nightwear, 

“Get out I want to change” 

“Change? Come on I thought we are past that”

“Past what?” 

“Come on princess if you want to change them you can do that, I promise I'm not going to watch you” 

“Watch me? No cause you will never get that luxury” I glared at him and walked into my dressing room, I change into a pair of pajama, hoping that by the time I come back Xavier would be gone, and just like I predicted I sneakily came out from the dressing room and peep into the room but there was no one, a smiled appeared on my face seeing that he was gone so I walked fully into my room 

“You're back” I heard that familiar voice and was about to turn when I felt a pair of arms wrapped around my waist and stopping me from turning, 

“Xavier, what are you doing?” I groaned 

“Doing? Come on princess don't act like you don't know what I'm doing, remember you've always wanted this”

“What? I don't know what your talking about” 

“Really?” I can already imagine him smirking right now, 

“Have you forgotten, back in your last grade in high school, you just recently turned eighteen, on the night of your birthday, have you forgotten what you did?” 

My heart skipped immediately, no, no, there's no way he knows about that,

“Come on princess I heard everything, you want me so badly, you've always wanted me”

“Stop talking….!” I yelled and aggressively pushed him with all the strength I have finally break free, 

“Get out” I pointed towards the door, but instead he stood still staring at me with those eyes that I could not decipher, 

“Get out, or am I going to call Zayn”

He stared at me for a few more seconds and without saying any word to me he left, my legs were wobbling I almost could not stand anymore, I held onto the bed frame, and finally sat down, that night, was the first time I began day dreaming about him, I thought no one saw me, I thought I hid my trails so well, how did he get to know of my deepest secret, I thought I could hide my feelings so well, how did he notice, how do I live freely with my brother's best friend who knows I have a crush on him, damn I'm fucked up.

I tried sleeping throughout the whole night but sleep was far from my eyes cause I didn't even sleep a wink till early in the morning when I finally slept off. I woke up by 1PM the next day, it was a Saturday so the cleaners would be here soon, I went the bathroom and did some ladies stuff after which I came out of my room, I wanted to check on my brother in his room but the fear that he might be with Xavier got me walking downstairs instead, 

“Xavier come on, you don't want them to kill our couple pair” I heard Gueneve's voice, turned out she was playing a video game with Xavier where they pair up as a couple, but I don't understand why she's screaming for me to hear, I ignored them and went straight to the door to meet my manager cause I'll be having a photoshoot tomorrow so we need to make plans and get ready for it, and yes my manager is same age with Zayn and Xavier, and he's not those old managers, he's the perfect six pack, tattooed and sexy guys that girls will fight just to have, but between us is strictly business, 

“You're here” I said with smiles, 

“Hmm, and here is what I got for you to cheer you up cause tomorrow’s shoot is about to be hectic”

“Aww, Martin you're the best” I pouted as I collected the bouquet of flower from him, it's not just some regular flowers it's my name cherry blossom 

“I got it for you cause to me you're like this flower”

“Are you not being so poetic today?” I said to him as we both bursted out laughing, 

“Come let's go to my room” I said to him and grabbed his hand but as I turned I found everyone staring at me including my parents, Martin waved at them as we went upstairs.

Martin and I spent the whole day creating concept for the photoshoot I have tomorrow and by the time we were done, it was already approaching dawn, I was so tired, I walked Martin outside the mansion and watched till he got inside his car, I stood waving at him till his car was out of sight.

“Looks like you're going to miss him even when he's just leaving?” 

Even without turning I already know who has that voice, 

“You’re something else Cherry, act all innocent but a man is already bringing you flowers and you spend all day with him in your room, under the cover that he's your manager” 

I wanted to ignore the attention seeker and leave but as I turn, it wasn't just her, my parents were there as well including my brother,

“We’ve been waiting for you to finish so we can go for dinner together” My brother said to me, 

“Dinner, as what? One happy family? Come on you guys should spare me the inconvenience, I'm already used to eating alone” 

“Chery…..” My father growl, I halted and turned to him,

“Don't you get tired of calling my name, cause I'm tired of arguing with you” 

“You…….” 

I didn't wait to exchange any words with them, I went straight to the kitchen cause I was hungry, I wanted to make hot noodles cause it's the easiest thing to make right now, I already brought out everything I'll be needing to make the food just the pot that is in the cabinet, and right now my hand could barely reach it, I stood on my tiptoe struggling to grab the pot when all of a sudden I felt a presence behind me, and the pot was brought down, 

“Why don't you want to have dinner with everyone?” 

“It's not your business” I gritted out, and just when I wanted to walk away Xavier pinned me down, wrapping his arms around me, 

“Who's that guy from earlier?” His voice was not friendly, it was deep and hoarse 

“And who are you to ask me that question, should I run to you and start telling you everything about me?”

“Fuck, Princess you can act arrogant in front of everyone but not me” 

“Hmm” I laughed 

“Remind me who you are again, looks like I'm missing something” 

He forcefully spin me around to face him and right now his eyes are blazing with anger, but why am I not fazed, 

“Who's the guy that came this afternoon?” 

“You know who he is, so why are you wasting my time with the unnecessary question, cut straight to the chase”

“Are you two dating?”

“Is this your question?”

“Hmm” 

I sighed and turned, totally ignoring him as I began to cook my noodles, acting like he does not exist in the room,

“Are you doing this because you saw me with Gueneve the other day in the kitchen” I paused and turned to him,

“You're wrong Xavier, I had feelings for you but that was in the past, right now your business with anybody has nothing to do with me, so quit thinking that my world revolves around you, obviously you're not that important, keep playing around with Gueneve, I hope you guys last” 

He didn't say anything to me and stormed off in anger, I'm just protecting myself from getting hurt, it's obvious he likes Gueneve.

The next day, I had my photoshoot and it went so well, I also signed a new endorsement deal with Bottega which is one of my biggest collaborations ever, the day was a blast and I was finally going home, I was driving in my Porsche car which I purchased recently with my money, but on driving into the mansion I noticed Xavier and Gueneve walking out of the mansion all dressed up and holding hands,

I stepped down from my car and Gueneve intentionally kissed Xavier on the lip, I thought it was going to be a brief kiss but Xavier wrapped his arms around her and deepened the kiss, I ignored them and my brother who was also coming out of the mansion stopped me,

“You're back?”

“Hmm, where

are you guys going?”

“A club date”

“Club date? Who is dating who?”

“Xavier and Gueneve they are going on their first date”