THE NEXT DAY
“I am going to miss you so much.” Allison whined as she hugged Xalia tightly.
“I know, I will miss you too.”
“Too?”
“So much.” She added and Allison smiled.
“Much better.” She muttered and Xalia chuckled.
“You know you guys are seeing this weekend, right? She will be coming to New Jersey this weekend.” Darven said walking to them and they sighed.
“I know, but I have to pay all my bills till Friday.” She whined and Xalia laughed.
“Oh, you can just say you will miss my credit card.” Draven scoffed and she chuckled.
“Aren’t you going to say goodbye to Henry?”
“Nah, I will see him this weekend. What’s the point?” She shrugged and Draven shook his head as he stared at them.
“It’s a fucking hard to understand girls.” He muttered.
“Bye, baby.” Allison said and hugged Xalia again, Draven rolled his eyes and pulled Xalia away from her.
Xalia laughed and waved at Allison as Draven pulled her towards the plane.
“Oh, they are finally done.” Henry said and glanced at Allison, she smiled and waved at him and he chuckled. They all walked into the plane and Allison exhaled before walking back towards her car.
“At least I have got you guys.” Allison said, referring to the two men standing by her car. Henry advised her to have bodyguards around her since she was the main target.
“Right this way ma’am.” One of them said and opened the car door for her.
“Thank you.” She replied with a smile and entered the car.
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HOURS LATER
DUSK
Xalia sighed in relief as she fell on her bed, they arrived late in New Jersey and she was exhausted. She already had dinner and took a shower, due to how exhausted she was, she fell asleep and drifted to dreamland.
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THE NEXT DAY
MORNING
Draven glanced at Xalia on the bed as she slept peacefully. He walked around her room as he answered calls quietly.
He dropped the call and glanced at the time, he wondered why she wasn’t awake yet.
“It’s almost noon.” He muttered and walked to her bed, he sat next to her and touched her hair.
“Hey.” He called and creased her cheek, she slowly opened her eyes and closed her eyes.
“Xalia.” He called and she groaned.
“Go away.” She whined and turned away from him, Draven rolled his eyes and carried her in a bridal style. She whined as he lifted her and placed her on her feet.
“Draven.” She groaned and he poked her forehead, she opened her eyes fully and pouted.
“Go take a shower and get dressed, Meet me downstairs in ten minutes.” He ordered and walked out of her room. Xalia groaned and dragged her feet into the bathroom.
She walked down the stairs dressed in a jean and a sweatshirt, she got to the living room and met Draven sitting.
“Hey.” She called and he turned to her.
“Come on.” He said and he picked up his car keys, he pulled her out of the house.
“I haven’t had breakfast yet.” She said as they both entered his car.
“It’s noon already and we will grab something on the way.” He replied and drove out of the mansion.
“Is something wrong?” She asked and he didn’t give her a response, she decided not to say anything to him to not upset him. Questioning him when he is like this makes him upset.
He pulled over in front of a fast food restaurant and walked out of the car, he walked into it and walked out minutes later with a bag.
He got into the car and handed her the bag.
“Thank you.” She said and he didn’t give her a response.
He ignited the car and drove into the street, Xalia noticed he drove slowly because of her.
“Are you still feeling any pain?” He asked out of the blue.
“No, I’m not. The wound is also healing pretty fast.” She replied and he nodded.
After driving for a while, Draven drove into a hospital’s parking lot and Xalia turned to him.
“But I just told you I’m fine.” She said and he ignored her, he got down and she sighed before getting out of the car.
He held her hand and they both walked into the hospital, he walked to one of the nurses and she smiled at him.
“So good to see you again Mr. Wade.” She greeted and he nodded in response.
“Dr. Wealth is expecting you.”
Draven nodded and walked towards the elevator, he pressed a button and the elevator opened. They both walked in and Xalia sighed.
“I am not feeling any pain Draven, I’m okay.” Xalia said to him and he ignored her again.
“Can you at least answer me?” She asked and he turned to her.
“We are not here because of that.” He replied and the elevator door opened.
They both walked out and Draven walked ahead of her, she trailed behind him.
He stopped in front of a door and opened it, they both walked in to see a middle-aged man.
“Oh, Mr. Wade.” He called with a smile and bowed slightly.
‘Why will a grown man bow to him?’ She thought.
They both sat down and the doctor sat opposite them.
“Nice to meet you, Mrs. Wade.” The doctor greeted and Xalia smiled at him.
“I’m Dr. Wealth.”
“Xalia Wade.” She replied and he smiled before turning to Draven.
“Is she ready?” The doctor questioned Draven.
“Yes.” He replied and Xalia became confused.
“What? Ready for what?” She asked, looking back and forth between Draven and the doctor.
“Oh, I see Mr. Wade hasn’t informed you yet. It’s a… ”
“A contraceptive shot.” Draven cut the doctor off.
“What?” She asked surprised.
“Don’t act so surprised, you already agreed to this.”
“You could have told me before we got here.”
“I will give you both a minute.” The doctor spoke up and walked out of the room.
“Don’t make a big deal out of this, just take the shot and let us get out of here.”
Xalia scoffed and rolled her eyes.
“It’s a big deal. It’s my… ”
“Don’t.” He cut her off and gave her a stern look.
“Draven, we took a vow. Marriage is a lifetime thing, I can’t stay on contraceptives forever. I want a child.” She let out as tears clouded her eyes.
“A quick reminder Xalia, you are an asset. Take the shot.” He said and she felt her heart shatter. He called her an asset again.
It’s about time she starts accepting what she truly is to Draven. He is not a man to have a life with.