I was a good person. So why did I always seem to get the short end of the stick? I couldn't win with my mom. That's why I moved. Even in another city, she had found a way to destroy me emotionally.
"Of what?" Xander asked, pulling his hand away.
"Of being the 'fuck up', out of everyone my family knows." I cringed, the fact giving me a bad taste in my mouth.
"That's it?" Xander snorted, like he didn't get it.
I blinked, taken aback by the sudden lack of compassion. "What do you mean that's it?" I snipped.
"If you think you're a fuck up, then what the hell am I?" Xander grinned knowingly. He knew the answer to that question.
I pretended to think about it for a few seconds before answering. "More fucked up." I offered, grinning back.
"Lies!" Xander exclaimed, playfully. "I'm a God! How can a gorgeous being like myself, be the 'more fucked up' one?"
"You want the reasons by category or alphabetical order, because I've got them!" I smirked.
Xander grinned and tugged a few strands of my hair delicately. "There she is."
I gave him a small smile. "Thanks." I whispered.
"My pleasure." He smiled gently, but quickly turned it from thoughtful to suggestive by biting his bottom lip.
"Oh God, I knew you wouldn't last." I exclaimed, looking away.
He laughed loudly, falling to his back. "And how are you going to repay uncle Xander for his heartfelt words?" he said smoothly, turning back onto his side and leaning forward.
Feeling more like my old snarky self again, I decided to play along, my way that is, the fun way.
I leaned towards him, taking him by surprise. His eyes widened, amused.
"What would you like, baby?" I purred, biting my bottom lip.
Xander quickly closed his eyes, leaning his head back. "For you, to never, ever, stop, using that voice with me!" He moaned loudly.
"Anything else?" I leaned a bit closer and before he had a chance to pop his eyes open, I pushed down on his shoulders, taking him by surprise. He voluntarily went down, and then surprising him even more, I quickly hovered over his body and straddled him.
"Surprise!" I sang to him, placing my hands on opposite ends of his face, leaning towards his face.
"I like this." Xander purred, gazing at my lips as if he were being hypnotized by them.
"How much do you like this?" I purred back, going closer, stopping a few inches away from his lips.
"More than Christmas!" Xander breathed.
"And?" I urged like a sex phone operator.
"And birthdays!" Xander continued.
"Wow, birthdays, huh?" My eyes narrowed and I continued, whispering as if I was the one amazed now. "That's a big deal."
"It's not the only thing that's big!" Xander grinned, playing with his eyebrows. He pushed his hips upwards. "Feel that?"
I jerked my chin back, pretending to be confused, even though I could feel his dick getting hard. "Not really." I purred, trying not to laugh. He was so sure of his manhood and the size of it, I knew this would probably bother him.
His eyes widened, clearly astonished. "Lies!"
I burst out laughing and he quickly did this karate move that puts him on top, straddling me. I didn't stop laughing as my hands were pinned over my head.
"How dare you!" Xander hissed playfully.
"How dare I what?" I smirked, staring into his amused sparkling blue eyes, which surprisingly knowing exactly who he was, gave me the butterflies.
"I'm disappointed in you Marisa, I thought you better than anyone would have known to never, ever, joke about the size of a man's hard on." Xander threatened, playfully.
I tilted my head back. "Guilty as charged." I bit my lip while blinking innocently. "How are you going to punish me?"
Xander raised an eyebrow, all of sudden looking deadly serious. He leaned his face all the way down, stopping an inch away from my grin. "Wouldn't you like to know?"
The bastard smiled and jumped up off of me. He took out his cell and tapped against the screen. "You've got one hour to get ready, and then you and I, we have a dinner to get to. Got that bestie?"
As he left my room, I yelled out a concern. "What kind of dinner?"
He stopped in his tracks and turned. "I need you to look like a nanny out on the town, looking to be fucked in every way possible."
My jaw dropped. "You're not serious!"
He started laughing all of a sudden. "You're right, I'm not. Which was a damn shame, because that would be a sight I'd never, ever forget. Dress nicely, not enough to get fucked, but enough to warrant a double take."
"A double take? I'm not sure anyone's ever looked at me like that." I said warily, trying to remember a point in my life where a guy, or a girl, looked at me more than once.
"As always Marisa, your humor amazes me!" Xander chuckled, shaking his head, walking out of the condo.
"I'm serious, I'm not trying to be modest you asshole! And don't think you can barge in anytime you want. If I'm going to stay here for a year, I need my privacy, bitch!" I yelled as the front door shut.
Exhaling, I got off the carpet and opened my new walk in closet. All my clothes were neatly hung along with a few other pieces I didn't remember owning. They must be the new pieces Xander had his personal shopper get for me. I pulled a black cocktail dress out from the new section and held it against me in front of the full-length mirror.
It wasn't slutty, and it wasn't too modest either. This should do it.
But before I could indulge in taking my first private shower in weeks, I had business to attend to, thanks to mom.
She practically screamed my ear off, stating that Ben was all depressed because of how I left things. Since that princess boy puts everything up on Facebook, I think I'll pop open my laptop and check his old page. I pushed the power button on my laptop, squealing at the sound of the gadget working.
Did you know what it was like being locked away, denied every single electronic you used to use at any moment's notice?
It fucking sucked.
And to make sure that never happened again, there would be no more fighting, and no more assaulting officers.
Before leaving for Toronto seven months ago, I deactivated my Facebook account, not wanting any contact with anyone from my past. I opened Facebook, reactivated my page and quickly spied on Ben's page.
Not surprisingly, I was no longer listed as his girlfriend and he's single and looking for women. I scrolled down his page, stopping at a recent album he had just updated.
'Movie Date'
Movie Date?
I opened the album and twenty pictures popped up. I leaned back in my used leather chair, shaking my head. "Mom, exaggerate much?"
That fool had his arm around a tall blonde, grinning from ear to ear.
I checked the tag box to see what this bitches name was.
"Reilly." I read off the screen, rolling my eyes.
Seemed like someone's moved on and not really that depressed over losing me.
I went back to my page, and shockingly, I still had Ben listed as my boyfriend. I thought I had changed it the moment we had broken up. Maybe it was a technical problem with Facebook? I quickly changed it to single and...
I burst out laughing first.....then changed it to single and looking to meet women.
I grinned and pressed save.
Damn, I wish I could be there when they see this little update in my information.
I leaned back, stretching my back. "All in a day's work."
An hour later...
I had my first private shower in three weeks, adding to that, it was in a very luxurious, all marble bathroom. Not only did it look amazing, it felt amazing too. I used the majority of the hour under the showerhead, soaking up the glorious hot water, feeling free of nosy eyes.
"Not bad." I complimented as I examined my reflection once I was all put together. The black cocktail dress fitted me perfectly. After adding a pair of blue high heels, I didn't look anything like a prison inmate anymore.
I still couldn't believe that happened. I guess it'd just be one of those funny stories I'd tell people later on.
The front door opened and I heard Xander humming as he made his way into my room with the both his hands tucked behind his back. He wore a beautiful fitted light blue jacket, a white button down shirt that was opened at the collar, and a pair of dark jeans.
Can you say expensive?
"What ever happened to privacy, or knocking?" I asked him as he stopped in front of me, scouring every inch of me, and then smiling suggestively making me think he approved of the ensemble I put together.
He glanced at me, perplexed. "Why would I need to knock to come inside my own condo?"
"Because I'm the one who has to live here, what if I'm naked the next time you decide to barge in unannounced?" I snipped, crossing my arms.
"Then I'll count my lucky stars I got a glimpse of that...beautiful body of yours." Xander purred, eying me suggestively.
I cringed. "Ugh, don't be disgusting!"
Shaking his head, he smiled back normally. "Then lock the bedroom door, I can't get in here, there's no key for that door."
I noted that little piece of information, quickly eyeing the door lock. "That's good to know."
"Here you go." Xander handed me a black box. I took it from his hands, eying him warily.
"It better not be anything funny, or else no dinner out, for either of us." I made a fist and pointed it to his dick.
He licked his lips and grinned. "Yes please."
Shaking my head, stifling a smile, I opened the black velvet box. Inside, nestled in a small satin pillow was a gold coloured headband with a variety of colourful jewels.
My jaw dropped as I gazed up at him in shock. "What is this?"
"This is my gift to you." Xander purred, taking the headband out and placing it delicately over my beautifully blow dried hair, which I did all myself. I glanced at myself in the mirror, the shining jewels captivating my visuals. I gave the bastard a small smile and turned to face him.
"This is lovely, thank you." I told him and then raised an eyebrow, thinking I figured out his game. Xander Barns didn't do shit for nothing. "But I'm still not giving you my underwear!"
His grin dropped instantly. "You're no fun!" He stalked out of the room pouting like a spoiled child being denied his toys.
That's what I thought! I shook my head, chuckling.
I grabbed my phone and clutch, but before leaving to join Xander as he sulked in the hallway, I took a selfie on my phone.
You know, since I looked so hot.
I examined the picture and after finding no faults, I uploaded it, changing my profile pic with it.
Hello, surprise number two!
CHAPTER 30.
"Thank you Daniels." I said, stepping out of the SUV, surprised, that for the first time my door was opened first.
Xander rounded the SUV, joining me on the sidewalk right in front of a very beautiful Japanese restaurant near the beaches. The name of the restaurant was Serenity Gardens, the entire front looked as if you were about to enter a Japanese inspired spa. They probably didn't just do your standard California rolls here.
This was another league.
Yet again, Xander's rich world included the best restaurants.
Now it was a part of my world, all thanks to him.