Xalia whimpered and placed her hand on her forehead as she headed to the kitchen, she realized that the wound was from when she hit her head on the dashboard in the car.
She found the first aid kit and walked back to the living room, she sniffed as she sat on the couch and breathed out.
She was so annoyed, pained and frustrated, she felt like crying her eyes out but that would only make the pain worse.
She suddenly heard footsteps and she turned to see Draven walking down the stairs, he walked to her and sat next to her, She breathed heavily as she stared at him with tears streaming down her eyes.
“Stop crying.” He muttered as he opened up the first aid kit, Xalia sniffed and wiped her tears with the back of her hand like a baby.
Draven kept glancing at her as he prepared the materials he needed for treating her wound, She finally stopped crying but she kept sniffing.
He moved closer to her and he raised the wool in his hand.
“It is going to sting a little.” He muttered and placed it on the wound carefully, Xalia hissed in pain and tears clouded her eyes again.
“You hit your head pretty hard.” He said and blew air on it as he withdrew the wool, Xalia stared at him as he did and she wondered what made him come back, he looked so caring and concerned.
He cleaned the blood off her head and face and gave her a tissue to wipe her tears properly.
“Thank you.” She muttered as he covered it with a cute bandage, she licked her lips and slowly touched it.
Draven’s phone suddenly rang and Xalia turned to it, she saw it was her father calling and he also looked at it, he picked up the phone on the couch and answered the call.
“What?” Draven asked and Xalia paid full attention to him, she wanted to know what they were talking about and she wondered how they knew each other.
“I have nothing else to do with you, McCall.” He said and ended the call, he dropped his phone and ran his hands through his hair, Xalia was curious and she wanted to ask questions so badly.
“What… what did he say?” She stuttered.
“Nothing that concerns you.” Draven replied and stood up.
“He didn’t ask of me?” She asked standing up.
“Does he care about you?” Draven asked going through his phone and Xalia felt hurt but not surprised.
“How did you know Kyle? Did you know he was dating my step-sister? Did you… ”
“Why the fuck are you questioning me? I am not the one that knocked your sister up.”
“Yes, I know! But you are the one I got married to and I know nothing about!” She screamed at him and he stared at her.
“You know, there are a lot of things I hate and you are doing a lot of them right now.” He said coldly and moved closer to her, Xalia stepped back a little and blinked rapidly.
“If you want to know the answers to your question, try asking the simp you call a mother.” He said and walked away leaving Xalia speechless and sad.
*******
THE NEXT DAY
Draven walked down the stairs casually dressed, he headed to the dining and met Xalia having breakfast as he got there.
“Good morning.” She greeted as he looked up at him, Draven noticed she wasn’t eating any fast food or snacks which meant she prepared the meal herself. He thought about her not being able to cook and he shook his head slightly, he slowly walked to her and she gave him a questioning look.
“You cooked this?” He asked and she nodded as she gulped.
“When I talk to you, you reply with your words.” He said poking her injured forehead and she winced in pain a little.
“I’m sorry. Yes, I cooked it.” She replied and Draven stared at the pasta.
“I thought you said you don’t know how to cook.”
“Yes, I saw a cookbook in one of the drawers so I used it.” She replied licking her lips.
“Okay.” Draven replied and opened his mouth slightly, Xalia was confused and she scratched her hair.
“I should feed you the pasta?” She asked and he nodded, she sighed and slowly took a little portion and put it in his mouth, he chewed on it and slowly gulped it.
“I’m sorry if it is bad, this is my first time cooking any meal.” She said and Draven ignored her as he picked up his phone and placed an order.
“So what are the other things you and Kyle wanted to do?” Draven asked taking a seat beside her. Xalia looked at him surprised and wondered why he was being this way, he seemed weird this morning.
“Can I make a new list and get back to you?” She asked.
“You have until noon.”
“Okay.”
“When was your last monthly flow?” He suddenly asked and Xalia felt embarrassed, She hurriedly gulped a glass of water and took a deep breath.
Draven kept staring at her expecting a reply.
“A week before the wedding.”
“I need a fucking date, Xalia.” He replied and she blinked rapidly, her heart skips beats anytime he calls her name and the way he kept staring at her was a huge distraction.
“5th.” She replied and he punched in something on his phone and then turned to her.
“You are done with your meal.” He said and she looked at it.
“Hmm, yeah, yes.” She said and picked up the plate, She walked to the kitchen and dropped it in the sink, she took her time to catch her breath before walking out.
She got to the dining and she realized Draven wasn’t there, she felt relieved and walked out of the dining.
Getting to the living room, she met him leaning on the wall and she froze. Seems like he was waiting for her, did she do something wrong?
“Xalia.” He called.
“Yes?”
“Allison is here, you’ve got an hour to spend with her.” He said and walked up the stairs, The door to the living room opened and Allison walked in, They both screamed happily seeing each other and rushed to each other.
“Oh my God, I missed you so much.” Allison whimpered as they held each other tightly.
“Me too.”
“Let’s not waste so much time, I have only an hour.” Allison said pulling away from the hug, She pulled Xalia to sit on the couch and held her both hands.
“First, there are some things you need to know about your husband. You have no idea who you are married to.”
“Huh?”
“Draven Wade, Draven Wade is… “