Now and Forever novel Chapter 33

What really happened...

"Well then deal with it." I then glared at him one more time and turned on my heel, ready to walk away but guess what? This idiot had something else in mind.

He held by my shoulder and spun me around to look at him. For one second I thought he was going to crash his lips down on mine but instead he twitched his right eye, implying that he was irritated.

I must say, I know I'm acting like a bitch but since I've gotten his attention since last week I might as well take advantage of it.

He opened his mouth to say something but closed it immediately and walked out of the room, probably to his study and just left me dumbfounded.

I shook my head to get rid of the disgusting thoughts that had clouded my mind and climbed into bed, the tiredness catching up to me.

***

I woke up to the blazing sound of my phone ringing loudly on the bedside table.

"Hello?" I groggily said into the phone, my body still half asleep.

"Amelia! What are you still doing in bed?" The sound of Audrey's voice came through the speaker.

"I'm sleeping." I replied and yawned at the end.

"But it's like 11:00 pm, you're usually up by 9:00!" Alexis' voice came through the phone.

"I know I know, I slept late." I sat up, almost awake.

"Why? We're you and Alexander-"

"Oh shut up, would you?! And no, I went out with Bella last night." I replied to Audrey's question and leaned against the headboard, now fully awake.

"Oh, we were just about to ask you if you would go out with us to a club but since you already went, how about... a slumber party!" They both said -screamed- the last part at the same time.

"Aren't we a little old to be having slumber parties?" I giggled at the end.

"What?! What do you mean 'aren't we a little to old to be having slumber parties'?! No we're not and we're having it at your house! So good day, we'll be there by seven, bye!" And like that, they hanged up the phone.

I looked at the phone, flabbergasted at what just happened.

"Ok then, looks like we're having a slumber party." I sighed and whispered under my breath.

"Hello?" Bella slurred into the phone when I decided to call her.

"Hi Bella!-"

"Jesus Amelia!" She cut me off.

"Oops, I'm so sorry,. Anyways, I'm apparently having a slumber party tonight, so you're coming." I said and left no room for argument.

"What do you mean 'you're coming' you didn't even ask if I wanted to come." She said, her voice better now.

"Exactly." I then stood up from the bed and made my way to the closet.

"Okay fine, I'm coming, is that all?" There was some shuffling in the background and I assumed she had sat up.

"No..." and then I told her about everything that happened last night or this morning? Whatever.

"So I was thinking that I should go apologize for acting like a bitch." I explained while choosing out an outfit from my wardrobe.

"What?! No way! You shouldn't have to apologize for what you did! It's what you wanted and that's final!"

I mean, she's right, I shouldn't have to be apologizing just because I wore what I wore or just because I went out with Bella yesterday, I must be delusional... or not?

"Unless..." she trailed off like she was thinking about what to say next.

"Unless...?" I got impatient when she wasn't spitting it out.

"Unless you just want a reason to see him! Oh my god Amelia! I mean, who goes all the way to someone's office just to 'apologize' for something they haven't done wrong and also if they're going to see them at home later on? I'm a genius!" She exhaled deeply after her ranting.

Now that I think about it, she's right. I do just want a reason to see him. I mean, I knew I had feelings for him but to the extent of wanting a reason to drive for 40 minutes just to 'apologize'? is just BS.

"You know what? You're right." I stopped what I was doing and sighed in defeat.

"But you know..." She trailed off. Again.

"What?" I snapped into the phone when she didn't say anything.

"I mean, doesn't mean you still can't go see him, right? What are you doing today?"

"I don't have anything to do. I really need to get a job." I walked out of the closet and threw myself down on the bed in exasperation.

"That could be another reason to go see him today, you could ask for a job." She suggested.

"I don't know Bella, won't it be like cheating or something? Because I'm his 'wife'?" I sat up and rubbed my forehead in irritation.

"That's the whole point! You're his wife and so he can't say no to you." She said, excitement lacing her voice.

"I sometimes think you forget who you're talking about. I mean, have you met Alexander Knight? And I'm not his actual wife and you k is that."

"Could you at least try? Just give it a shot and tell me how it goes okay? Love you, bye." She blew a kiss into the phone and only hung up after I said it back.

***

"Ok, here we go." I whispered to myself when the elevator dinged and the doors slid open and displayed the lobby for the very top floor.

My eyes widened when I saw Charlotte still sitting behind the receptionist's desk, typing something on the desktop.

I walked over to her and cleared my throat when she didn't notice me.

She closed her eyes and took in deep breaths as if she was trying to calm down and looked up, her eyes narrowed. When she saw it was me, her eyes widened and her mouth slightly parted.

"Amelia? Oh my gosh, it really is you!" She immediately stood up and before I could process what was going on, she had circled the desk and gave me a huge hug and it surprisingly felt comforting. I know, comforting.

"I know you're not going to believe this but I really really missed you so much!" She whispered, still hugging me.

"Really? I thought you hated me." I said and patted her back awkwardly.

"No, I never hated you, I was just acting like a bitch to you because I was jealous of your spot and for that, I'm really sorry." She pulled away from the hug and gave me a huge smile which I returned.

"If you came to see Alexander, yes he's in." She circled the desk and went back to her chair.

"Thank you." I gave her another smile and walked over to the door.

I knocked on the door and only opened it when I heard a 'come in' but wanna know what the weird part is? It was a female's voice.

I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion as to why there was a woman answering when it was Alexander's office.

I walked in and looked over to the couches when I didn't see him sitting behind his desk.

My eyebrows shot up when I saw Alexander and some other woman reading files that were overflowing the coffee table and they looked too close for comfort with their knees almost touching.

He had taken off his jacket and tie and was now only in his white crisp shirt with the sleeves rolled up to his elbows and had undone the first two buttons.

She was wearing a purple button up with the top three buttons undone which was highly inappropriate considering whatever wasn't supposed to show was showing and a grey skirt that stopped mid thigh when she sat down with a pair of matching purple 5 inch heels.

I mean, who wears 5 inch heels to work?!

I cleared my throat to get their attention and when they looked up, they both seemed surprised but Alexander quickly covered his surprise with a blank face.

She stood up and pulled down her skirt with a huge smile plastered across her face and walked over to me like she and I had been best friends since childhood.

"Oh my god, you must be Amelia! Nice to meet you." She pulled me into a huge hug like we are best buds.

"Yes, that's me." I chuckled nervously and awkwardly patted her back.

She really was pretty though, with a heart shaped face, fiery red hair that was pulled back into a neat low bun, beautiful green eyes, a button like nose (which was cute) and pink full lips that made mine come to shame.

She pulled away, still smiling and dropped her hands to her sides.

"Anyways, I'll leave you two alone for..." she checked the time on her watch and looked back up "... 38 minutes because you have a meeting then in the conference hall." She said, that directed towards Alexander.

"Thank you Leila." Alexander said and continued reading his papers.

God, she even has a beautiful name!

She looked back at me and smiled, to which I returned and made her way out of the office.

"Who was that?" I asked when the door had closed behind her.

"Leila." He replied without even sparing a glance at me.

"I know her name- I mean, who is she?" I walked over to him.

"She's my P.A. Do you have a problem with that?" I looked up and raised an eyebrow at me.