Chapter 15BellaAlex gave me one of his shirt and since his shorts were too big for me, I went commando.Like he said, we shouldn't overthink things. It felt right so that was good. I regret nothing. What I regret was not making him jealous earlier.Who knew he could be so possessive? Another thing to add in the list of things I know about Alexander Reed. And he could cook, but if hes a good enough cook? We would know in few minutes. He smiled at me as he brought our breakfast to the bed.I smiled as I collected my plate, bacon, eggs and some pancakes. "Alex, this is too much. I can't finish it."Alex gave me a stern look, "You barely ate anything last night, butterfly. And you weigh even less. Eat."I pouted as I cut a piece of pancake and slipped it into my lips. He must have been staring so hard, because no one noticed I chewed almost the same piece of food for an hour.His eyes softened as he saw me swallow the pancake and his hand patted mine. “You need the energy to replenish
Chapter 16BellaThe dinner went smoothly. Alex visibly seemed more relaxed, and in no time, we were all joking around. I liked Emily. She had sass and fire, needed in a home full of men, but she seemed to argue with Maria a lot.The baby was so cute, and when I carried him in my arms, he smiled, making the motherly instincts I never knew I had to flutter.The twins playfully flirted with me, but after a game of monopoly, they recognised me as an enemy because I partnered with Emily to school the men.Cole and Alex accepted their loss like mature adults, but the twins were finding it hard to accept reality. Maria was the banker. The game went smoothly, well as smoothly as monopoly could go.I had so much fun with Alex's family, and after the game, Maria pulled me into the kitchen to do the dishes with her."Here," she handed me a dish cloth, "I'll wash the dishes, and you'll dry them.""Okay," I took the cloth, and we began."Bella," Maria started, and I turned my attention to her. "
Chapter 17BellaThe sound of loud knocking jolted me out of my slumber. It continued with urgency, and the person even tried to open the door.“Who the hell is that?” Alex muttered, turning in the bed. I wanted to ignore it but it continued angrily.I groaned, getting out of the bed. It was just seven in the morning.“I’m coming,” I wore my flipflops and stumbled out of the room.I didn’t bother checking who was at the door before opening.An angry looking Noah stood at the front of my door. “What the hell were you doing? I’ve been knocking.”I groaned, “What do you think Noah? It’s just seven in the morning.” “What’s your point? Half of the population have accomplished something at this hour.” I threw my hands up in the air, “And the other half is trying to get a goodnight’s sleep!”He looked at me for a while, “Whatever. Get away from the door, or can’t I come into your apartment?”I rolled my eyes, “What sort of question is that? Of course, you- “I clamped my mouth shut as I ins
Chapter 18BellaWe met the pearls crew in Dubai. They were all so nice and friendly. I couldn’t meet Laura personally but I met her assistant, who led us to the hotel where they already booked a room for us. It was a majestic five-star hotel to my taste, crawling with rich Arab men and beautiful women.Even Alex was impressed about this fact after criticizing the kind of plane ticket they bought for us, hence why we had to go on his private jet instead.The room was just how we wished it could be. It was a suite adorned with luxurious furnishings and breathtaking views of the city skyline.We settled in the suite after a brief arrangement to meet early tomorrow morning for our shoot. We had the whole day to rest.Alex was already in the suite when I walked in with a towel on his waist and water dripping down his chest.“Hey,” he greeted, taking my attention off his chest and to the teasing smirk on his face as he caught me checking him out. “I could pose for a picture if you like,” h
Chapter 19 Bella’s Pov It was seven o'clock, and I was dressed and adorned for our first shoot. Alex sat beside me in our car as we trailed behind Pearl's crew closely to the venue. I felt a lot more confident, like the real Bella people saw. Beautiful, fierce, unbreakable. All thanks to the one man I never knew could make me feel so beautiful, so seen. I blushed as I remembered events that happened earlier today in the dressing room while I was getting ready, his head between my legs as he handed his daily meal. He ate pussy better and more passionately than anyone I’ve ever met. And while I wobbled out of the dressing room to show the crew my look, he whispered assumingly dirty words to me like, “I so want to fuck you with that dress bunched around your waist.” Somehow, he managed to make that statement sweet by adding how beautiful I looked after saying that. And I felt beautiful, not just because he said so. He showed it, he made me love every one of my insecurities by mentio
Chapter 20Bella's Pov I walked into the room with my robe on. Alex was already under the covers, turned away from my side of the bed. I let out a silent sigh as I wore my night wear and crawled under the covers.Looking at his back, I couldn't judge if he was asleep or not. I tapped on his shoulder, "Alex?" No reply. I tapped him again and I felt him grab my arm."Wha…" I didn't have time to process what was happening as he pulled me into his arms."Alex, you could have told me you wanted to cuddle." I giggled, laying in his chest.He scoffed, "I don't want to cuddle. I just want to steal your warmth.""Deceive yourself all you want, but I know you are obsessed with me." I tapped his nose and he rolled his eyes."Whatever makes you sleep, butterfly." He muttered into my ear and we fell into a deep silence.A lot was going through my mind. What are we doing ? Why did he feel offended when I said what I said about him?Was I wrong? Was it just my fear talking? What if I was getting
Chapter 21Bella's Pov The dinner party started twenty minutes before we got there. Alex and I got to the hotel two hours before the time for the party to start, and that wasn't nearly enough time for me to get dressed.Alex was ready ages ago and actually offered to help inform me that I wasn't going to take much time,but I explained to him that I had to be fashionably late or I wouldn't be taken seriously. He decided to just leave the room since he was feeling restless. I wore a sparkly deep blue mermaid sequins dress with a high slit. It was off the shoulder, my cleavage evident but not spilling. I made my hair into waves and swept it to a side, then wore my jewellery which consisted of dangling earrings, rings and a little bracelet. Wore my silver heels and after doing my soft yet fierce make up, I was ready to go.I walked in front of the large mirror, a smile on my face as I checked myself out. I twirled in the mirror. The door opened and Alex stepped in, clad in his muscle
Chapter 22Bella.The trip back home was the worst. Alex and I still didn't talk to each other. That continued even after we got home. We barely spoke when I wanted to go out, and I only went out once. The week was the worst as I planned on how I would style my dress for the wedding at the end of the week.I tried to distract myself by meeting up with Eliana after my brother rudely asked for me to help her get ready for their date. He looked suspiciously happy, and I was happy for him.She wasn't in a good stare because of what went on with Oliver, but by the time we partnered up to make her gorgeous, she forgot all about the incident and focused only on her date with Noah.Something was up with that relationship, one minute they look like they want to kill each other, then the next they look like they can't wait to be in the room together. Eliana always blushes when we talk about sex. One would think she was a virgin but knowing my brother, that was next to impossible. Unless the un