By the time James and Alexa touched the city, it was already traffic hours and they got stuck in traffic, it was a big torcher for Alexa to sit quietly with no music. She was praying silently that they would reach home as soon as possible.
It was almost lunchtime, but they were still far from home. So James stopped the car in front of a restaurant; Alexa looked at him puzzled. He turned to face her and said in a cold tone, “Aren’t you hungry?”
She was about to say that she is not hungry, but her stomach ditched her and growled. She felt so embarrassed and quietly followed him.
After reaching the table, she immediately left for the washroom; when she returned, James had already ordered the food.
She felt so irritated, thinking that she might have to eat his favorite food. She really wanted to shout at him but again her little courage collapsed the moment her eyes met his black eyes.
She immediately looks away and started eating without looking up. But surprisingly, all the food was her favorite.
She thought that it must be a coincidence.
After having lunch, they again started their journey towards home, she regretted coming to this outing, she was not able to enjoy it a little also. All the time this person was sitting beside her with his long face.
Soon they reached home; the moment the car stopped in front of the house entrance Alexa ran away with full speed as if a ghost was behind her. Seeing the disappearing figure, James’s lips curved up in a smile.
Lucas and Catherine headed towards their home; after dropping Catherine home, Lucas left for office after freshening up.
A month passed, and things were going peacefully; thankfully, Alexa didn’t have to face Mr. Zombie anymore.
Daniel had fun with different girls every night. Lucas tried to keep Catherine happy in all the possible ways.
Today Alice, Alex, Dylan, and his wife met in a café to discuss something which no one knows. They were in discussion for almost an hour, and after that they left the café.
Alexa was surfing on the internet when Alex and Alice knocked on the door of her room and came inside.
Alexa was a little surprised seeing them coming together; she understood that they had something to say. She sat on the bed, and Alice and Alex sat on the corner of the bed.
They both hesitated to speak; Alexa said, “Tell me, Mom, what happened?”
Alice spoke with some hesitation, “Baby, do …do you have anyone you like.”
Alexa smiled and took Alice’s hands in her hand and said, “Mom, you don’t need to hesitate so much to ask any question about my private life.”
“And Mom, if I have anyone I like, you and Dadda will be the first person to know it”
Alex and Alice sighed in relief, and Alex said, “Sweetheart if you don’t have anyone you like, so can we arrange a marriage for you?”
Alexa was stunned to hear her Dadda, she didn’t know how to reply to him, she had someone she liked, it was James but she also knew that they can’t be together.
Even if she proposed to him, he will never agree to her. He was still better before she went abroad for higher studies, but after returning, he behaves differently as if he didn’t even know her.
He always behaves weird for an unknown reason, she thought for a moment and said, “Mom, Dadda I believe in your choice.”
Alice and Alex were so happy to hear their daughter agreeing. They left Alexa’s room happily; once the door of her room was closed, she walked towards her bookshelf and picked a book and took out a photo.
It was her photo with James; it was taken after completion of her high school. They went to an amusement park to celebrate and this photo was taken accidentally in which they both were in the same frame.
She was smiling happily, holding James’s arms, and he had a faint smile on his face. But now he became cold towards her after she returned from abroad.
She thought he must be keeping a distance from her, as they are not kids anymore, and they cannot be the same as they used to be when they were kids.
He keeps himself away from her because he might be having his life, his girlfriend, and his love of life.
Tears rolled down her cheeks; she immediately wiped it and murmured to herself, “You can’t cry, Alexa, your love is one-sided.”
She calmed herself down and said, ‘I will try to love my husband wholeheartedly and give my best to this marriage.’
Few days passed, and preparations for Alexa’s engagement party started; no one knew the Groom’s details.
When Daniel asked Alex or Alice about the Groom, they smiled and said, “You will know soon.”
Alexa was not interested in knowing who she was getting married to; one day Alice asked her, “Alexa, sweety are you not interested in knowing about your Groom?”
Alexa smiled, took Alice’s hand in her hand, and said, “Yes, Mom, I don’t want to know whom I am getting married to, because I trust you and Dadda, you will choose the best for me.”
Alice smiled in satisfaction; suddenly, a voice broke the mother and daughter’s peaceful conversation, “Aunty?”
Alice and Alexa turned together to see James standing at the door; Alice smiled and said, “Come in, James, why are you standing there?”
James walked towards them with a gloomy face; he had heard Alexa’s conversation.
Alexa was very nervous seeing him; she immediately stood from the sofa and said, “Mom, I just remember I have some stuff to finish, you guys carry on. I will catch you later” saying this, she ran to her bedroom.
James was pissed, just now he heard her talking to Alice; he thought that she avoided him because she is going to get married.
He was pissed, thinking that she doesn’t want to know about her husband, and she is loyal to him without knowing anything about him.