“Draven.” Xalia whispered in fear. He kept staring at the man waiting for him to make the next move.
“Really Henry? Cut the crap already.”
Draven scoffed and rolled his eyes, he folded his arms and Xalia became confused.
‘Henry?’ She thought.
“What the fuck man?” The stranger groaned and took off his face cap and face mask, he withdrew the gun from Xalia’s head and she turned to him.
“Henry? What the fuck?” She yelled and hit his chest, Henry laughed and Draven walked towards them.
“That wasn’t funny.” She said and he chuckled.
“I know, I am sorry. I just wanted to pull a prank on Draven.”
“And how did that work out?” Draven asked.
“You knew it was him all along?” Xalia asked, turning to Draven.
“Not until I told him to pull the trigger.”
“What? What if he wasn’t the one?” She asked and he shrugged.
“That would have been bad.” He replied and Xalia scoffed.
“You both are crazy.” She said angrily and it walked away from them, Henry watched her storm away before turning to Draven.
“Your wife is mad.”
“She will get over it.” Draven said.
“Hey, do you know Cody is back in town?”
“Yeah.”
“And you are cool with that?”
“Why won’t I be?” Draven asked back and walked away.
He got into the car and he met Xalia staring out the window with her arms folded, she was clearly upset.
Draven didn’t say a word to her, all he did was ignite the car and drive out of the movie theatre parking lot.
In minutes, they were back home and Xalia didn’t say a word to Draven, she walked out of the car and entered the house.
********
DAYS LATER
These past few days Xalia has been living a boring life, she barely laughs or gets happy. Ever since the night of the movie, Xalia hasn’t said a word to Draven and he barely stays at home.
She was tired of trying to make up with him, he owed her an apology for how he had been treating her and also what happened at the movies.
Henry already apologised to her but Draven kept acting like he didn’t care. She was tired of having a fight with him and making up with sex. If he isn’t going to apologise neither is she going to say a word to him.
She was looking forward to the weekend because Allison would be visiting and it was finally here. She already planned how she wanted them to spend their weekend.
She sat in the living room eagerly as she waited for her.
“She should be here any minute.” She muttered and checked her phone for any text messages or calls from her.
After what seemed like forever to Xalia, the doorbell finally rang and she rushed to the door, she opened it up and giggled happily when she saw Allison.
“Hey.” Allison called happily and they hugged each other tightly.
“Finally.” Xalia sighed in relief as they pulled away from the hug.
“Come on, this is going to be the best weekend ever.” She giggled and pulled Allison fully into the house.
*********
AT NIGHT
Allison laughed as Xalia told her about how boring her week had been.
“Your husband is so mean.” She laughed and Xalia rolled her eyes.
She gulped down her glass of juice and exhaled. They were both having dinner and having a conversation at the same time.
“When was the last time you saw him?”
“Yesterday, during breakfast.”
“And he didn’t say a word to you?” She asked and Xalia shook her head.
They suddenly heard a noise coming from the living room and they gave each other a questioning look, they both stood up and walked out to check what was going on.
They got to the living room and met Henry and Draven.
“Oh, hey Allison.” Henry called with a smile and she frowned.
“We heard noises, weren’t you guys arguing?” She asked.
“Oh, don’t worry about that. Draven was just being an asshole.” Henry said and Draven scoffed.
“At least I know how to get a job done.”
“What was I supposed to do? I didn’t get enough backup.”
“That is not an excuse.”
“Really? You thought I would walk into a death hole all alone?”
“They are not even Russians, they are just fucking drug… ” Draven trailed off as he recalled they were in the presence of Allison and Xalia.
“Asshole.” He muttered and walked away.
“Did something happen?” Xalia asked Draven as he fell on the couch.
“It’s nothing. It’s just a fucked up mission as usual.”
“Well, we can help with any of your missions.” Allison said.
“We?” Xalia asked.
“You can rob a bank?” Henry teased and she shrugged.
“If you tell me how, why not?” She asked back and sat next to Henry. They started to have a conversation and Xalia felt left out. After she was tired of trying to fit in, she walked up the stairs and headed to her room.
*******
THE NEXT MORNING
Xalia watched Draven as he had a conversation with one of his guards, she was sitting in the living room and munching on her cereal. Allison was still fast asleep.
The guards walked out and Draven picked up his car keys, he was about to walk out but he paused and turned to her.
He walked towards her and she gave him a questioning look. Her heart raced as she waited for him to say a word to her.
“Always be home before 8:00 pm.” He said and dropped his credit card on the couch, he walked out and Xalia sighed.
“It is really not hard to say sorry.” She mumbled and picked up the credit card.
*******
“New Jersey looks nice.” Allison said as she drove.
“Yeah.” Xalia mumbled and exhaled.
“Hey, he will come around.” Allison urged and she smiled lightly.
“Let’s stop here, I just need to grab something real quick.” Xalia said as they approached a breakfast restaurant. Allison pulled over and she walked out, she walked into the restaurant and got a coffee fit herself.
She paid for it and headed towards the exit, she was about to walk out when she bumped into someone, her coffee almost spilled but she held on to it firmly.
“I am so sorry, I wasn’t… ” The person trailed off as he looked at her.
“Oh, it’s you.” He said and smiled at her.
“Hi, Cody.” She called and smiled back at him, she felt her heart race and heat rushed up to her cheeks. She felt butterflies in her tummies as she stared at him.
There it is again! That feeling!