Alpha Loren novel Chapter 32

October 31st

"Ella!" I heard a voice say from the other side of the yellow and purple striped room. "Ella!," It said again. I apologised to the short snail for interrupting his fascinating story about his wife giving birth to the picture frame in his hallway and left to go and investigate.

"Ella!" Leo said. I opened my eyes not to see a yellow and purple striped room and a short snail, but a very normal room and my 6ft something mate.

"You're so tall," I groaned before closing my eyes and plonking my head back into the fluffy pillow. "Seriously, how did you grow that much?!"

"Time to get up, morning is calling," Leo said pulling the duvet off exposing me to the cold air.

"Let it go to voicemail," I groaned before the duvet was fully removed. "Leo it's really cold give the covers back!" I said standing up on the tall bed so I was the same height as him stood on the floor.

"Awwe, are you cold?" He cooed sarcastically. "Oh dear,"

"Shut up," I said giving him a sarcy smile. "Give me the fucking duvet."

"Somebody got up on the wrong side of the bed," Leo said with a laugh as he wrapped me in the warm duvet and hugged me tightly.

"Somebody's period is fast approaching," I replied as he kissed my cheek.

"Stop right there. TMI." Leo exclaimed.

"Nobody says that anymore," I answered. 

"Does this face look like it cares," Leo replied.

"I don't know it's hard to tell what your face is thinking when. Always seems to hold the same stone, cold emotionless glare."

"Shut up and get dressed," he ordered with a forced smile.

"Allison is taking you out at 9:00 am," Leo said.

"Allison as in Allison Allison?" I asked thinking of the girl I met with Marco and Carlos the day before.

"Yes, you are going do some girl stuff for the ball tonight, hair and all that," Leo replied very vaguely. "Carlos told me you got on well."

"Surprised he noticed. Most the time he was too busy telling me about the Uzbekistani economy," I replied.

Leo let out a short laugh, "Ah the classic stoned Carlos topic. I'm very glad to see my brothers so concerned about world affairs. Although ask him when he's sober and he won't even know that Uzbekistan exists."

I chuckled, "Do you smoke weed?"

He paused, "Not anymore. I've got too many responsibilities now."

I nodded, "And is it just me and Allison?" I asked.

"No, don't be unrealistic."

"Of course," I muttered. "You're still a paranoid control freak. Who else is coming?"

"Watch it, sweetheart. Marco and Carlos and I think Mateo is too," Leo replied. "Did you know that he and Allison are sleeping together?" he asked with a slight grimace.

"Yes," I replied with a laugh, "But Marco and Carlos don't so don't you dare tell them."

"Mateo has also slept with both of their ex-girlfriends and Marco's English teacher," he replied, "I'll just add her to the list of people to not tell them he's fucked."

I smiled, "Ew. A teacher."

"Anyway, they are under specific orders not to get high again because you are going off territory."

"Okay, sounds good," I said rolling backwards and forwards on my heels. "This bed is really bouncy, you know" I added completely off topic before taking a little jump.

"How old are you 10?" He replied watching me jump on the bed.

"Nope I'm fresh out of 16, basically still a child," I said. "And therefore licensed to jump on the bed. You wouldn't understand, you know being a grumpy old man and all."

"Well, I am licensed to do anything which is why I am about to exercise my right to drag you downstairs and make you eat the pancakes that I made," Leo replied.

"I will walk downstairs on my own accord. All you had to do was mention pancakes," I answered

After breakfast, I got dressed and Allison, Mateo, Marco and Carlos arrived a little later. Allison was driving and I sat in the front with her whilst the boys squished in the back of her little, pale blue fiat 500.

"Well this is fun," Mateo grunted who was sat between the twins.

"Don't complain Matty, you're the meat in a really hot sandwich right now," Marco said.

"Oh yeah sorry I just remembered I'm gay, you two aren't my brothers and you guys really turn me on. Incest with male, identical twins is totally one of my fantasies," Matt replied.

"Um excuse me, boys," Allison said starting the engine. "I didn't eat breakfast this morning just to look at it again. Please don't make me throw up."

The boys continued to squabble like 7-year-olds in the back the whole way to Kellington. Allison had somehow managed to get Leo to allow them to make there on the basis of the fact that it had the best salons. I wouldn't know but Allison had been going to the balls since birth and apparently they were the quite a big deal and a fun opportunity to glam up.

When we got to the mall the first job was find Allison a dress.

"You're lucky. You have a dress just handed to you, no choosing and no buying," Allison said flicking through racks of dresses. "And no expectation to have a different one every year!"

"Ow Carlos that one hurt," Marco said from behind us, rubbing his arm.

"That's the whole point of the game you twat!" Carlos replied.

"Marco!" Mateo suddenly said. "You just pushed me into that lady!" he continued. "Sorry," he apologised to an old lady with a walking stick.