Xander's POV Startled, Iris shuffles and stands on her feet, she is frightened and confused, and then her eyes zeros on me, her confusion, intensifies and then something snapped and she looked at me with worried eyes and concern. So many emotions in just a few seconds and I am failing to understand the reason for any one of them, except the shock she got from my stupidity. Looking at her, frightened, now I feel guilty for my irrational action. I want to apologize but a part of me is justifying my action. A part of me is proud, that he broke her dream. "Are you okay?" The question should have come out of my lips, but hearing her from me, confused. Did she hit her head? I looked at her with creases and that seems to amplify the worry lines on her face. In no time she rounds her desk and is now standing in front of me.Her eyes filled with so much concern as if she is just on the verge of crying. "Ms. Brooke. I should be the one asking this question. " I tell her. She furrows
"Ethan, Xan!!! Stop jumping on the couch." I shout, But little did they give me any ears. When I came back from work, I was not at all prepared for the sight that greeted me.I pondered for a second, thinking maybe I entered the wrong house. But then these two munchkins peeped their heads from behind the sofa and I knew, it was my home. My whole living room looked like a trash can. There is popcorn, and pizza boxes scattered all over the place not to forget the juice cans, which just minutes were about to make me fall.Only I know how I prevented myself from slipping. And if this was not enough Ethan and Xan were jumping up and down on the couch, while angel Kyle was jumping on the floor.Kyle is too innocent that my devil of a son easily convinces him to partner in all his mischief. "If you both don't stop this instance you won't like the consequences. Down. Now." I commanded them to emphasize each word. My narrowed eyes moved from Ethan to Xan. Sometimes I think, there are
Alexander's POVWhy? Why do I feel this closeness with Iris? Why do I feel as if my hands exactly know it's the way around her body?Why she has this inexpressible control over my actions, feelings everything?Why do I crave her presence?Why her smile brings this warm feeling inside my heart?Why was she engulfed in my arms, making me feel so much at serenity?Why whenever I see her, I feel like she is a faded memory, that I want to recall desperately.For fuck's sake, I don't even know this woman.Then why all these feelings?While this kiss was initiated by, desire and jealousy, it gradually is now into a need.The more my lips are moving against her, the more I feel like the abyss in my memory is being filled, making me continue kissing her more and more.In the back of my mind, I know this is wrong but I won't stop it, nor will let anyone do so.Now that I know how it feels to have her, I crave her more.I sound selfish. Fuck me if I dont know that. Last four years, I felt nothi
With my head high and eyes determined, I exit the bathroom and walked back into the hallway that was leading to the part, I was just at the dye of the hallway, and my eyes landed on Ethan, he was standing beside her mom, who is whispering something in her ear. Ethan shook his head at whatever she said and he looked annoyed, an expression that he holds a lot around his mother, looking around, I am sure to find some escape, I took a step towards him and save him from the misery. But even before I can exit the hallway, I felt my elbows being gripped and my hand on my mouth and was dragged to a room. The room was dark, but I don't need light to know who has dragged me here. And I was proved right when brown orbs clashed with my forest greens, his eyes filled with fury his jaw clenched. He has both his hands on either side of my head, while I am looking scared into his eyes. " Mr. Russo..." I whispered, trying to take steps aside and free from his hold, but even before
Iris looked at herself in the mirror, as she gets ready for work. She is wearing beige high-waisted regular-fit pants and matched them with a very plain white shirt. Her hair was tied in a loose ponytail. A watch in one hand and a gold bracelet in the other, for the shoes, she went for a transparent platform flat. Which was both casual and professional. Confident with her outfits her gaze stooped at her face, she tried to hide the bags under her eyes but, seems like she failed at it. Her thoughts were about to wander to the reason for her swollen eyes, but she knew better than to do that. Those thoughts will only bring anguish and depression, that she cannot bare. Yesterday when Ethan dropped her home, Iris opened her apartment doors only to find her son sleeping on the couch as his head was on Blair's lap, who was running fingers through his hair. As Blair saw Iris, she asked her to be quiet so she can wake Xan up. Iris remembers how she quite moved toward his
Iris's POV I opened my mouth to answer Xander about his inappropriate behavior, but before I could do so, we both heard the door knob turn. With the same speed he pulled me closer, he drove me away. I composed myself. " Iris, here you are and I thought will be late," saying Ethan took quick steps toward me, and out of habit gave me a tight hug and kiss on my forehead. "You ok?" he whispered asked. I know he wanted to make sure, after seeing me so tired last night. "Yeah, I am. " I said assuring him. Ethan hugged me back, but a throat clear made him pull away from me. "Mr. Russo. " Ethan greeted him in a clipped tone. Something tells me, Ethan is not pleased with his presence. There is no hatred but at the same time, I can see him being a little indifferent toward Xander. The way he so formally greeted him, without a smile and then his tone, was so... I don't know, but it was not the tone you use with your business partner. I mean he didn't even try hiding his
I fucking want to kill someone. Squeezing the pen in my hand, I glared at the man sitting across from me. If looks could kill, then this man would have been six feet under the ground. And for a change this time my anger is not directed toward Ethan. I am angry with a bald man, with one foot on earth and the other in the grave kinda old man, or I say a pervert, boggling shamelessly at Iris. He is shameless enough, to not even try to hide his dirt gaze. From the moment we entered he had his eyes fixed on her, as Iris is going around the table, placing the required papers needed for the meeting, he has his fixed on her ass. And if he soon, doesn't take his eyes off her, I am gonna poke this freaking pen in his eyes. But why Alexander Russo? My subconscious asked the 100th time and I have no fucking answer to that question. Why I feel this way toward Iris, is a mystery to me. All I know is that, for some reason, I feel this harmony with her, this need to protec
Iris's POV I stood at the door. While Xander paced around the office angrily.Before, I came with the thought to calm him down, but now I have no clue, how. Calming Xander was not something that I don know. Of anything for him, my mere presence was enough to calm him down. But there is a difference between this Xander and the Xander I knew. They are the same person, but still different for me. At last, I was enough for Xander to calm down, because I meant the world to him, he may be been chaos for the world, but he felt calm in my arms. I was his sanctuary, where he felt surrounded by serenity. But this Xander is Alexander Russo, to him, I am a challenge or a stranger, I don't know. But what I am sure of is, I am not the person who knows, how to calm him down. My once confident steps are now frozen and hesitant. I am debating if I should stay or leave until he has calmed himself. I was still debating looking between him and the door when I flinched at the so