Now and Forever

Chapter 17

We got back to the mansion and I was the first person to get out of the limo. I made my way to the

room and immediately took off my heels and walked to the closet.

I sat down on my dressing table chair and started removing the jewelry I was wearing one by one

careful not to damage it.

I set the jewelry aside and got my wipes out from the drawer. I started off by removing the eye makeup

then went on to the foundation.

As I was removing my lipstick, the door to the closet opened and in Came Alexander. He paused a bit

when he saw me but walked towards his side of the closet.

He took of his jacket and unbuttoned the first three buttons of his shirt then grabbed a grey shirt and a

pair of pajama pants and made his way to the bathroom.

I took the jewelry and clutch into my hands and made my way to Audrey's room. I opened the door and

set it on her bed and walked out of the room.

I went back to my room and into the closet. I tried to unzip my dress to take a shower after Alexander

but it was no use since I couldn't reach the zipper.

I heard the bathroom door open and I assumed Alexander had finished taking a shower. I walked out of

the closet and saw Alexander sitting on the desk, switching on his laptop.

"Umm, Alexander?"

"What?" He said waiting for his laptop to get on.

"Can you please help me?"

"Help you with what?" He asked putting in his password for the laptop.

"Umm," I coughed awkwardly, "unzip my dress?"

At this he turned around, an eyebrow raised. "Help you with what?"

You idiot! You know very well what I said!

I rolled my eyes and repeated my question. "Please can you help me unzip my dress?"

He stood up from his chair and walked towards me. He went behind me and took ahold of the zipper

and pulled it down slowly. His fingers brushed against the skin of my back and a shiver ran down my

back involuntary.

When he finished he walked back to the desk without another word and started working.

I walked back into the closet and grabbed a pair of undies and a bra with my pajamas and made my

way to the bathroom.

As I was showering, the lights suddenly went off and the shower got cold. I yelped as I jumped out of

the shower and wrapped a towel around my body.

I tried dressing but it was no use since there was a lack of light. I opened the bathroom door and

looked around the room. I think the power had been cut off because of the lack of light also in the room.

The only light was the moon streaming through the balcony doors, and even it didn't do much help with

light.

Alexander was no where in sight so I assumed he had gone to ask what the problem was. I walked

over to the closet because that's where I had left my phone earlier on when I had emptied the bag.

I found it on my dressing table and put the torch on while walking back to the bathroom.

I changed into my bra and undies then went on to the pajamas.

I really need to get pajamas, I can't keep on wearing these if I'm staying in the same room as

Alexander!

Suddenly, a twist in my lower abdomen sent pain surging through my body.

Nooo, it can't happen now! God why?!

I went back to the closet to grab a you know what and a hot water bottle. I went back to the bathroom

again and put it on.

I went over to the shopping bags and got out a robe I had gotten when I went shopping and put on my

house slippers then made my way downstairs, my phone in hand.

I walked into the kitchen and started looking for a kettle or a little pot I can boil water in. I bent down

and looked around in the cupboard for something I can use when the same pain came again, but worse

this time and I clutched my stomach and sat down on the floor, waiting for the pain to pass.

"Ok, deep breath Amelia, deep breath." I repeated with my eyes closed shut.

The sound of someone walking made my eyes open. I saw the silhouette of a man standing against the

door frame and I got an idea of who it was.

"What are you doing here?" I asked as I stood up from the floor with the help of the counter.

"I could ask you the same thing." Alexander said as he walked to the kitchen island and took a seat on

the stools.

"Boiling water." I said as I bent down again and looked for a pot or kettle. I heard him suck in a breath novelbin

and I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.

"What?" I asked as I stood up and looked at him but couldn't see his face properly because of the little

light I had from my phone.

"N-nothing." He said as he vigorously shook his head no. "What are you looking for?"

"A pot or kettle to put water in."

"Why do you need hot water?" He asked as he stood up and walked to the other side of the kitchen.

"For something..." I trailed off as I swung back and forth on the heels and balls of my feet.

He brought me a pot and sat down on a stool on the kitchen island and I filled the pot with water and

put it on the gas part of the stove.

I went round the table and took a seat next to him while waiting for my water to boil.

Around two minutes later, my phone rang and Sophia's name popped up.

"Hello?" I said into the phone.

"AMELIA YOU IDIOT!" She screamed into the phone.

"What did I do? And why are you calling at one am?"

"Why are you on t.v? And with Alexander Knight?! Only the hottest billionaire in the country?!" She said

all at once.

I looked over at Alexander and he was smirking at me! Can you believe it?! Smirking at me! Which

means he heard what Sophia had said!

"Soph, calm down-"

"How can I freaking calm down Amelia?! Is there something you're not telling me?"

"Soph, if you would listen to me, then you would know." I snapped into the phone.

"Fine!"

"I'll tell you everything later on because it's freaking one am in the morning!"

"What are you doing up at one am anyways? You picked up on the second ring and your voice didn't

sound groggy" She said.

"We just got back from the and something happened with my tummy so I'm boiling water now"

"Ohhh, is it-"

"Shut up!" I interrupted her before she finished her sentence.

"Why? Is there someone with you? And even if there is, you wouldn't mind if it was a woman so it could

only be... holy shit Amelia?! Is Alexander freaking Knight like, sitting next you?!"

"First of all yes he is and second of all, bye!" And I cut the call before she responded or said anything

else.

I looked over at Alexander and he had the nerve to still be smirking at me! I groaned in embarrassment

and put my head down on the table.

"Looks like I have huge fan, huh?" He said, a teasing tone in his voice.

I was about to respond but the sharp pain in my lower abdomen cut me off and I grabbed my stomach

in pain.

"Are you-"

"Xander, is that you?" Alexander was cutoff by non other than, drumroll please...

Bethany freaking what-ever her second name is.

We both turned around to look at her since the door was behind us. She was wearing really short

shorts and a sports bra with house shoes.

When she confirmed it was him she strutted towards us and put her hand on his right shoulder, the side

I was sitting on.

The nerve of this bitch!

"What are you doing down here?" She asked.

"I'm waiting for Amelia." He replied while peeling her hand off his shoulder.

The water started boiling and I thanked god for the distraction. I got the hot water bottle from the

counter and made my way to the stove.

I got oven mittens from the cupboard and switched off the stove then got the water and made my way

to the sink.

"Can you please help me with your phone? I need the torch." She said in a sickly sweet voice.

"No." His answer was short and stern.

"What why?"

"Because it's my phone and I don't let anyone else use it but me. Amelia are you done?" His voice

sounded desperate at the end.

"Almost." I said as I finished the last of the water. I put the pot in the sink and returned the oven mittens

from where I found them.

"Done." I said as I turned around and picked up my phone.

"Xander please" Bethany's voice sounded desperate.

"No. Let's go Amelia." And with that, he walked out of the kitchen, me hot on his heels.

Bethany huffed our in annoyance and stormed past us and up the stairs, making sure to make enough

noise.

"Doesn't she have her own house?" I asked when I got into step with Alexander.

"She does."

"Why doesn't she sleep at her own house?"

All he did was shrug then opened the door to our room.

I walked straight to the bed and put the water bottle in the blankets then went to use the bathroom.

I walked out and saw Alexander sitting on the bed, leaning against the bed side table typing on his

phone with a scowl on his face.

He must have heard me coming because he looked up and went back to typing on his phone.

I took off my robe then entered the blankets and put the hot water bottle on my lower abdomen, already

feeling relieved.

I sat up and leaned against the bedside table, hot water bottle still on my stomach.

"You didn't tell me what you needed that for you know." Alexander said without looking up.

"It's for my tummy."

"Why's your stomach hurting? Did you eat anything bad?"

"No and it's hurting because..." I said and turned away, taking interest of the door.

"Because?"

"Just drop it, okay? It's nothing important. Good night." And with that, I lied down and faced away from

him.