He threw her a look and grudgingly left for the bathroom. She heaved a sigh of relief and picked the book again. The bathroom door opened a few minutes later and Alex came out in a towel. Ava found herself drooling at the sight of him. The guy was drop dead gorgeous, she thought. She found herself wondering how many girls’ heart he had broken before he went… She stopped herself just in time before she could think of the word ‘dumb’. Alex wasn’t dumb, she chided herself and shook her head to rid it of any dirty thought. He wrapped a towel around his waist and his upper body was bare. She gulped, not able to get words out for a minute. She snapped out of it when she saw him smirked. So he knew she was drooling over him, she mused. Well, why wouldn’t he? He’s in his right state of mind, here came the voice in her head. She huffed inwardly, you admitted it a while ago that he is not in his right state of mind, she threw back. Sighing, she thought it was stupid of her to talk to herself.
Shoving her thoughts away, she smiled up at him “Oh you’re done bathing! Very good, now get dressed so we can go down and get some food ” She said with enthusiasm and her stomach growled on cue. Alex raised up his eyebrows in a mocking kind of way, and shrugging, he went over to his wardrobe. He walked in a masculine gait that took her breath away. She averted her gaze quickly when he unwrapped his towel and started to get dressed. The guy really didn’t give a damn of who was in presence, she chuckled to herself.
She flipped through the book mindlessly, her mind on the man getting dressed a few distance away from her. Soon enough, he finished dressing up and Ava finally looked up. Her eyes widened as she took in the sight of the breathtakingly, handsome guy before her. He looked every bit as powerful and handsome as the Alexander King she had heard of. She stared on dreamily, wondering what kind of guy he was before he got into the accident.
He smirked and tilted his head to one side, as if to say, ‘ Like what you see? Take a picture, would last longer ‘. Then he snapped his thumb and middle finger in front of her, snapping her out of her dazed look. She frowned, Alex behaved like a normal human being. So why had Jack told her about Alex throwing a tantrum and acting like a weirdo? She asked herself. It’s normal for a human to throw a tantrum so he’s normal, silly. The voice in her head snapped and Ava rolled her eyes, not physically of course.
Taking a deep breath, she gave him a bright smile ” Come on, let’s go destroy the kitchen! ” She exclaimed and went over to him. She unhooked right arm in his and they went out. She talked all the way to the main living room while Alex just observed. She was a chatterbox and could be very dramatic at times, she didn’t notice his penetrating gaze on her. Breakfast was already set on the dining table and she frowned slightly. The seat at the head of the table was Alex’s, she was sure but she was surprised at the little food placed there. Even a kid couldn’t eat such little food and be satisfied, but Alex? It was hilarious to give him such little food. Perfect timing, she thought as Margaret walked in then, with a tray of two bottles of water.
Smiling a little, she asked ” Hey Maggy, is that Alex’s food? ”
Margaret looked a bit taken aback by her question ” Yes, Is there something with the food? ” She finally asked.
Ava shook her head ” Not really, I was just a bit surprised when I saw his meal. Why is it so small? ”
Margaret looked relieved and smiled ” Oh, Mr King doesn’t eat much, he threw a tantrum the day his brother complained and tried to make him eat more ”
Ava’s eyes widened a bit ” Really? ”
Margaret nodded ” Yes really, we tried to pacify him but he didn’t calm down until an hour later ”
Ava turned to look at Alex who stared back at her with an expressionless gaze, it was like he hadn’t heard a word they said. She frowned, of course he had, but why was his expression not giving anything away? She had no idea.
She looked back at Margaret apologetically ” Please, will you put in more food? ” She asked in a pleading tone.
Margaret looked bewildered and started to panic ” But… Ava, he wouldn’t eat it and worse, may throw a tantrum! No one here can withstand him being that way and you wanna give him more food?! ”
Ava smiled confidently ” Oh, he’ll eat every bit of the food, just do me the favor of putting more. Here, ” She said and reached over the table to hand her an unused bowl.
Margaret shook her head and laughed nervously ” Are you sure about this? ” She took a quick glance at Alex but his face remained expressionless ” This could end up really bad, you know ” She added nervously.
Ava smiled reassuringly ” Everything will be fine, Maggy. I promise ”
Maggy took one last look at Alex and sighed. Doom was about to befall them all but there was nothing she could do about it. Ava was too stubborn, foolishly brave if she may added.
Ava turned to Alex ” Are you okay? ”
He nodded and she smiled ” Okay, come sit ”
She led him over to his seat and he plopped down unto it. Margaret emerged from the kitchen shortly after, carrying a tray filled with food. Ava gave her a smile of gratitude as she laid it down before Ava. Ava chuckled to herself, knowing Margaret wanted to be on the safer side so she placed the food on her side of the table instead of Alex’s. She gave her a smile and muttered a “Thanks ”
Margaret looked uneasy but smiled back anyways. She hovered around a little, as if waiting for some sort of explanation from Alex. She darted a quick glance in his direction but his expression gave nothing away.
” It’s fine Maggy, you can get back to work ” Ava assured her again.
Margaret looked doubtful ” What if… What if he… ” She didn’t get to finish her sentence as Alex threw her a look which made her shuddered visibly in fear. She exited the room immediately but not without throwing Ava a pitiful glance, thinking Ava would be alone to deal with her boss’s tantrum.
Alex returned his gaze to Ava and there was a hint of curiosity in his eyes, as if he was waiting to see how she was going to make him eat that much food. Ava looked away, avoiding his probing stare. She had seen the curiosity in his eyes. He was probably curious to know the tactics she would use to make him eat. Heck, she didn’t know too, all she knew was, she had to make him eat somehow. She remembered Margaret’s words and sighed anxiously. What if he really threw a tantrum? How would she stop him? She had no idea. But either way, he had to eat and she was going to go through this and survive, that she knew, if she didn’t get kicked out first, of course.