(Lexi’s POV)“Why are you going with us?”Frank was not smiling as he looked at Finn, and the chagrin on his face definitely showed he did not entertain him.Instead of answering him, Finn turned to me. “Should I answer his question?”I was glad my mouth was full and could only look sideways while thinking. Yet both men patiently waited for my answer, so I nodded at Finn because I was curious why he wanted to come with us.“I want to know where you live,” he answered, moving his eyebrows up and down and turning to Frank. “I want to know where my girlfriend lives. Does my answer satisfy you?”When Frank nodded, he smiled wryly, clapping his hands once and standing up, clearing his food container. “I’ll just get something from my office.”He turned his back on us, whistling as he walked to his office.Like me, Frank's head was still in the doorway, unconsciously following Finn when he went out of the pantry.“Why does he look happy?” He turned to me, looking suspicious of him.“He met L
(Finn’s POV)I didn’t want to be in Frank’s way, but I asked Lexa several times about wanting to take her home, and she always declined my offer. Although I hoped her plans to change her career would help us get into the next stage of our relationship, I had to be patient and wait. As Olivia said, ‘I was not the Finn he knew after meeting Lexa.’ Her working at nighttime was a bit challenging for me because even if I wanted to spend more time with her, she had to go to work, telling me it brought food to the table.Lexa was different from the women I had met, though sometimes I wished she would take advantage of my generosity in providing for her. Still, I was the one who always ended up frustrated because she wanted to step up in her career without my help and provide for her sisters without me giving her a dime.I let Frank woke Lexi up because I saw something more interesting, sitting regally on the porch, and I could not help smirking as I remembered Lexi in her. The sweet-looking
(Lexi’s POV)What could be worse than not having a wink after my conversation with Finn last night, forgetting to bring an umbrella, and now standing in the drizzle outside their home?The Mars lived in a private residential area, but before you could enter their main door, I had to go through another inspection-interview-like with the new security personnel at the gate. It was not as thorough as my first time going here because before I could log in my information, their head security, who just came, recognized me immediately and told them I was Finn’s secretary. When I stepped inside the gate, it was just about to rain, but I declined the offer to be driven near the main entrance. I sighed at the thought that wealthy people had more resources to waste when anyone could use their energy walking and enjoying the luxurious driveway. This was more like a walk in the park for me, but halfway through the driveway, the lonely sky poured a fine misty rain without warning.Or maybe I misse
(Lexi’s POV)When I first stepped into the music room, my first thought was Lexa. She would surely like the aesthetic sense and the instruments inside the room. The luxurious space drew out a fresh vibe from the large windows, reflecting natural light from the garden. She would think of this place as heaven if she saw the room filled with musical instruments, the ones I remembered she liked to buy when we visited a music store to buy strings for my old guitar. Angela gave me an envelope before I began my lesson with her children, and when she realized I was about to decline since I had to pay her back, she slipped it inside my bag that was sitting quietly on the side table.Sky and Angela stayed for a while, not to watch me do my lesson but to see which instruments they would choose. As their mother explained, they were still changing their minds about which one to master first, and she was right about it.In the end, they all agreed with me to learn the same musical instrument simu
(Finn’s POV)“Is that it?”I slightly raised my head, half-smiling as I looked at Mrs. Antonetta, then I returned my eyes to the orange I was peeling. I knew it was childish to mope around just because my secretary didn’t see any good things in me despite my effort last night to bring her dinner and return to the office because I was worried about her.“I like Iron Man,” she said, shrugging and looking at me like there was something funny on my face.Mrs. Antonetta was one of my favorite residents in The Nursing Home of St. Mary, and if I weren’t busy, I would come and visit her to read a book or talk about trivial matters. My family was active volunteers and sponsors, providing financial assistance and time for the residents. Sister Grace and Rose liked us cheering the elders rather than just sending checks for them. Whenever I was here, she often preferred to be wheeled in the garden and talked about her younger days, telling me about the men she dated, the best and worst ones, and
(Lexi’s POV)I peered through the ajar door and saw Frank chatting with Aliyah. I sighed and pursed my lips, wishing my little sister could see that Captain America looked dashing tonight, even without his costume on, and I had to look at him again and then to myself to be sure I wasn’t overdressed for our first date.I couldn’t even call it a date when I asked him this morning if we could have an early dinner, a quick one which I have no idea how. Although Lexa told me Finn was too understanding that he was willing to wait for her even at midnight, I still didn’t want to risk spending much time with Frank when I had to change from Lexi to Lexa. We may be identical, but I knew exactly her preferred clothes when going on a date.Closing my eyes, I inhaled and exhaled many times before opening the door wide, showing Frank my best smile when he looked at me. “Woah!” Frank exclaimed when he saw me.My cheeks blushed, thinking I didn’t deserve his look of admiration and hate that I had to
(Lexi’s POV)8:15 p.m.It was the exact time on my cell phone screen when it chimed in a message from Lexa, the same time Frank walked me to the doorway. I had succeeded in swallowing the hearty meal we had for dinner despite the constant glancing of the staff at me. I wanted to scream at them, wishing to tell them it was unethical, but how could I stop them when even I found it funny and annoying because it was like experiencing déjà vu, only I had a different date this time.“We survived the night,” Frank chuckled as we stopped in front of the door. “Whew! I thought we would be spending the night talking about work.”“I’m glad we didn’t,” I grinned, nodding in agreement. “I had fun, Frank.”“Me, too,” he said as he gazed at my face like he had plans of melting me.My heart hammered in my chest, creating a deafening sound, scared that he would kiss me again as he did in the elevator. I breathed out, unsure what to do if he brushed those soft lips again with mine. I wanted to kiss him
(Lexi’s POV)“Hi, Jolene,” I heard Finn’s voice when Jolene opened the door for him. “Where’s Lexa?”A déjà vu! I was again peering at the ajar door, only this time, I wasn’t peeking for my date but at Lexa’s date, and I couldn’t see much when they were still standing in the doorway.“Lexa’s head is aching, and she’s now in bed. Lexi will be out any minute,” she said. My eyes widened when I heard Jolene mixing me with Lexa.“Lexa’s in bed? She just sent me a message a while ago.”“Yeah, right. I mean, Lexi’s head is aching, and she’s now in bed. Lexa will be out any minute,” she repeated, reciting for an A+ grade.“Ah,” he muttered.“Please, have a seat. Lexi… I mean, Lexa,” she groaned. “Argh! Sorry, I didn’t know why their parent named their children confusing names,” she chuckled. “Just please wait for Lexa.”“I know what you mean,” Finn laughed with her.I wanted to listen more, but I had to close the door, or else Finn would be waiting forever for me.Time was ticking, and I knew