(Lexi’s POV)My head must have cracked into three, and now, I had become a certified insane person, having my hallucinations.When I opened my eyes, I was in dreamland, in bed and in the arms of the man I had claimed as my boyfriend for the past few days, but in reality, he was never mine… could never be mine. Finn pulled me to him when I moved. Slowly, I craned my neck to see his face and checked if he was awake, but it was only an excuse to see Finn because his even breathing was already proof he was asleep.My eyes feasted for a moment, taking my chances to look at his arresting perfection. I clenched my fists, stopping myself from lifting my hand to graze the skin of his angelic face. When I went to the company clinic this afternoon, the nurse and her intern could not help telling me I was lucky to be Finn’s secretary and always have my chance of seeing the Mars.“He looked delicious,” the young intern said, making the nurse giggle. “Does the younger Mr. Mars have a girlfriend now
(Lexi’s POV)Still half-asleep, I rolled to my bed and reached for my phone. My eyes widened in shock, gasping as I got up when I saw it was already ten in the morning.“Lexa, why didn’t you wake me up?” I cried, dashing to the bathroom, but my sister pulled the hem of my shirt, shaking her head.“Your jaw-dropping handsome boss, my boyfriend, called me this morning and told me you’re not going anywhere today.” She frowned at me, giving me a sullen look as she placed her hands on her hips. “Why didn’t you tell me you’re sick?” When I didn’t answer, she raised her eyebrows at me and pointed her index finger to the bed. “Go back in there, weakling.”I sneered at her, hating my twin sister whenever she called me a weakling, but I went back to bed, following her order.“Lexi,” she called me, but I rolled to my other side, turning my back on her. “I knew this would happen to you,” she sighed, rubbing my back. “Do you want Mom and Dad to get mad at me?”“No,” I whimpered, puckering my lips.
(Lexi’s POV)“You did what?” My eyes widened in disbelief. “Why on earth did you cancel your appointments today?”He took my spoon, got soup from the food container, and put it in his mouth.I gasped, taking back the spoon. “Are you not scared of getting sick?”He shook his head. “My mom’s a doctor, Angela’s dad is a genius doctor, so…Na-ah! Besides, what you got was just a fever because you’re a workaholic employee.” He grinned at me. “Maybe I’ll get infected.”I rolled my eyes and continued to eat. “You’re impossible, Finn!” I hissed, annoyed at him but wanted to hush my heart from beating so fast.“How are you feeling?” he asked, taking the spoon from me again.I sighed, standing up to get another spoon. I took mine and gave him the clean one.“I’m now okay,” I lied, not telling him of my slight headache, but it could be because I was hungry.He nodded. “Want to watch Iron Man?”“I thought we’re not going to talk about it?” My nostrils flared up in annoyance as I scowled at him.He
(Lexi’s POV)I moaned as my tongue tangled with his, and I had completely forgotten where we were. Our tongues had been dancing and playing for minutes, and they were spreading fire in our bodies, down to my core, that I wanted to pull off my clothes. I must be sick, or maybe the medicine I took was not effective because my body temperature was on fire, like I had a high fever.Not breaking our kiss, Finn slowly lay me on the couch while his hand held my wrists above my head. I thought he would stop when he left my mouth, but I was wrong. He glided his lips to my ear, biting my earlobe, then whispered my name.“Lexa…” He said in a low and sexy voice.My eyes flew open, waking me up completely as if Finn had thrown an ice bucket at me. I pressed my hands to his chest and pushed him away.“Leave, Finn. Please, leave,” I cried, escaping from him, running to my bedroom, and locking the door.What have I done?I dashed to the bathroom, hoping to drown from the water sprinkled by the shower
(Frank’s POV)“Frank, go!” Sky chuckled but glanced worriedly at his brother.Catherine called me and said Finn canceled all his appointments today, and when Sky checked on him, Elenita said he asked her to cook for him and left home, but he had been quiet since he came in today. Sky decided to go to the mansion and check on him, and when we arrived, we found him watching an old video on his phone.“Don’t stay up too late,” Finn finally spoke, not looking at us. “Lexi’s not feeling okay.”My eyebrows raised, but Sky beat me in asking him why.“Is that why you canceled your appointments? Finn, you know that Catherine’s there to assist you. You didn’t -”His heavy sigh stopped Sky from talking.“Did something happen between you and Lexi? Did you fight again?” Sky asked curiously.We were already betting how long Lexi would stay in his office as his secretary. If she happened to quit, Angela was ready to take Lexi as her secretary because Loren, her assistant, would take a leave two mont
(Frank’s POV)“Where’s the boat?” Lexi took off her shoes and sat at the edge of the dock, her legs hanging but playfully moving in the air. She held the long stem rose in her hands like it was so valuable to her.“Do you want a yacht?” I asked her curiously because dad gave me a new one, a gift that he didn’t want me to turn down.“Hmm… The yacht is nice, but …” She turned to me and grinned. “It would be romantic to be in a boat.”“A boat it is!” I nodded, smiling at her.After our kiss, I expected her to cling to me like any woman who just had a passionate kiss with a guy, but Lexi… Well, she was not like any woman. As soon as my hands held her waist to pull her closer to me, she panicked and pushed me back, then apologized like what we did was wrong.I knew she liked me, not because she told me, but because there was no lie in that kiss. All I had to do was to be patient and give her time.“Tell me about your dreams, Lexi,” I said, wishing to move closer to her, but I feared that i
(Lexi’s POV)The sound of my cell phone alarm at four in the morning startled me and woke me up. Groaning, I rolled to the bed, only to fall off the couch. The soft thud of my body on the floor woke me up completely.“Aw!” I whimpered, massaging my arm that first hit the floor.The shrill cry of my phone startled me. I turned to where I had placed my cell phone and was confused at first as to why I was in the living room instead of our bedroom. My eyes narrowed when I saw the time.Now I remembered why I was on the couch. I was waiting for Lexa.It was past midnight when I woke up and started to worry about her. If Frank found out she was pretending to be me, he would get mad at her and me. He seemed not to like my twin sister, and I could not blame him for that as we all did not meet the ordinary way.Sighing, I crawled, stopped in front of the door, and stared blankly at nothing as I sat crossed-legged on the floor. I only raised my head when I heard a clicking sound like someone wa
(Lexi’s POV)“Distressing…”I tapped my temple with the eraser and squinted my eyes, thinking of the word. I looked at the ceiling, biting the ferrule of the pencil as I thought. Sighing, I put the newspaper I was holding as I tried to write my answer in the white squares of the crossword puzzle. “P-I-T-I-F-U-L...”One corner of my mouth lifted, realizing my answer was wrong. “This is upsetting. L-E-X-I…Pitiful!” I sneered, clucking my tongue and shaking my head. “Starts with a P… eight letters.” My eyes squinted as I racked my brain for a possible answer. “Ends with C.”“Pathetic,” Finn answered, startling me.My eyes widened, sure that he was not in the office when I arrived, but I pressed my lips, deciding not to ask how he came in when I remembered his flat because instead of his usual business suit, he was wearing pajamas.My heart pounded in my chest, seeing him leaning on the doorframe, looking like a print model in a magazine.“Breakfast?” I asked, standing up but not waiting