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Ella

The next few days have been incredibly nerve-wracking because Nikolas has been ignoring me and putting on this cold front since that night; I have no idea what is going on with him, so I decided to pretend it never happened.

However, Alexander and I have been getting along a lot better now and even have a friendship brewing; he has taken me to a few local bars to help me clear my head from work; we also started to get to know each other, and I can say I didn't expect to see Alexander pick me up from work one day to watch my favorite movie with me.

" Ella, I thought pizza and a movie would cheer you up?" Alexander said with a huge smile on his face. Any other time I see him, he looks almost stern and cold when it comes to work, but when it's just me and him, it's almost like he's dropping his walls for me. Alexander filled the drive back to our apartments with laughter, and he kept cracking jokes about his brother, and I couldn't help but laugh.

When he parked, he looked at me like Alexander wanted to say something, but Alex couldn't; I could tell those grey eyes wanted to tell me something important, but I couldn't just ask him without it seeming like it would upset him so we walked up to my apartment. He set the food on the counter while I put on Journey to the Lost Island on TV;

I looked into the kitchen and found Alex on his phone with someone looking severely. I took that as a sign to go into my room, put on sweatpants, and even let him finish the phone call in peace. But instead, I heard a loud grunt from the kitchen and saw Alex sitting on the floor, looking like his world crumbled. " Alex, what's wrong, bud?" he stared at the floor " I have to go get Nik and take him to his penthouse; he is stinking drunk." Alex got up and grabbed his keys, and left looking more mad and anxious than calm and full of joy.

After Alex left, I grabbed a slice of pizza and sat on my couch watching the movie; this is just as nice as hanging out with a friend.

Alexander

After leaving Ella's place, I realized I didn't get to talk to her about my feelings. I think my brother planned to get drunk after I told him how I had been spending time with her. He blew it for himself, not for me, so why am I being punished for having feelings for someone by having a drunk for a brother?

The thought of him sitting at a bar stressed because of work doesn't sit right with me. I want him to be less stressed; he should date or at least have a one-night stand every once in a while. Nikolas has always been so wound up and uptight when it came to business; that's why I don't handle that side of business anymore.

Since Nikolas met Ella, he has been acting differently; his mannerisms have changed; he won't even look at any of the women that throw themselves at him at work or in the bar. My brother has finally met his match, and since he hasn't talked to her in some time and only to me when necessary, I may tell him how I feel about her, but maybe when he is sober and not in his self-pity.

I want him to understand that when I tell him this that I want him to be happy for me and not upset that he thinks I'm taking her away from him, I like being around her because I can be myself with her.

I shake my head of my thoughts as I reach my car and head to the bar my brother frequents when he is stressed out; he only comes to this one because it is close to home. When I parked at the bar, he was already outside, sitting on the sidewalk, staring at the ground; he looked defeated.

I knew then what he was upset about. He wanted Ella, but he hadn't spoken to her, and I wonder why. He won't tell me, and she seems okay with him not paying attention when it comes to work; she keeps it professional at work, but I can tell when he looks at her when she doesn't notice that he wants to talk to her maybe Nik will tell when he's ready. I help him into the car, and he yells, " I kissed her, Alex, and now she hates me." I was stunned, but I helped him into the passenger seat, hoping he wouldn't throw up in my car.

" What do you mean you kissed her?" I asked, utterly confused by the outburst he just had.

" I kissed Ella one night when I was drunk, and now she won't talk to me," I started the car while he was just blabbering about that night. When we arrived at the apartments, he was asleep in the car; I tried to help him to his penthouse but ended up going to my apartment instead and putting him on the couch.

Finally, I just went to my room and lay in my bed, hoping what he said wasn't true and that he was lying to me. He had done this to me before, but the girls were already dating me, and he had always been jealous of me even though he was more successful than I was legally.

If I ask Ella about it, I hope she will tell me the truth, but I will wait. They have this huge business deal that's stressing her out more than him because her old boss will be there, and that cruel sucker doesn't even know what's coming to him yet.

I roll over and let sleep take me hoping that I have sweet dreams of Ella and I hope that my brother won't have a crazy hangover tomorrow.

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