NovelEnglishThis made tears form in my eyes. How thoughtful of him. | might be overly emotional because of the crazy
weekend | had and the long car ride, but | knew in my heart that the right thing to do was go up there and eat
the meal that Mike had probably spent all day cooking. | was going to have to face Alexander at work anyway.
| sent a quick message to Mike to tell him that | was headed up. First, | picked out a nice bottle of red wine from
my collection and tied a big white bow around it. That way, | wouldn't show up empty-handed. Then, | left my
apartment. In the elevator, | reminded myself to take this opportunity to thank Alexander in person for all the
help he gave Ava andthis weekend. And | could try to smooth things over after the awkwardness in the park
last night. If | were the one to bring up the conversation, then | could have more control over how it went.
At the door to Alexander's apartment, Mike letin and toldthat Alexander was in the shower.
My pulse quickened as | sat at the dining room table, thinking about Alexander in the warm steamy shower. | set
the wine in front of me, my stomach grumbling from the mouth-watering scents enveloping me.
When I looked up, the bathroom door opened, and in a cloud of steam, Alexander walked out, naked from the
waist up, a fluffy white towel wrapped around his waist. My mouth becdry as | studied the water droplets
running down his hard, muscular stomach. A weird urge to kiss my way down his body went through me, and |
gripped the bottle of wine in front ofso | wouldn't do anything rash.
“H-hi,” | said, my cheeks blushing because | stuttered. “I changed my mind about dinner.” | gestured to the
bottle of wine. “I wanted to bring
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To my shock, Alexander frowned, eyed the wine like it had insulted him, and then walked to his bedroom without
a word.
Confusion swirled throughlike a tornado, destroying everything in its path. I looked to Mike for help
interpreting Alexander's mood swings.
He merely shrugged.
A few moments later, Alexander cout of his bedroom with wet hair, dressed in gray sweatpants and a black
shirt. His dark eyes locked on to mine, and his somber expression made my stomach stiffen. What the hell had |
done that has pissed him off so much?
“Let's eat before it gets cold,” Mike said, gesturing for Alexander to sit down.
| picked up my silverware, but Alexander didn’t even sit down. He was still standing and staring at me. He looked
like an angry statue of a Greek god.
What was up with him? What had | done wrong? | thought that he would appreciate my show of gratitude with a
small gift. Was a bottle of wine not enough thanks? Had he expected something more?
After a few minutes of awkwardness where Mike and | tried to exchange small talk—but it was hard to hold a
conversation when Alexander was just standing there, staring at us-Alexander finally sat down. But he didn’t
participate in the conversation, even when Mike and | tried our best to include him. | barely even tasted my meal
because | was too busy wondering why Alexander was so upset. He was the one who had invitedto this
dinner.
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