An Arranged Marriage With Chace Crawford {Watty Awards Winner 2013}

Chapter 33

CHACE POV (The day when Alexandria comes back)

I rubbed a hand over my face. Ugh. I miss Alex.

I stared at the television which was showing Gossip Girl’s latest episode. Was Alex watching it right now? I got up and started pacing again. That’s what I do now; go to work, come home and eat, sleep and then back to work. And during weekends like today, I sat around doing nothing and thinking about Alex all along. I chuckled, there was a time when I hated even the thought of the girl I had to marry, but I guess I started to feel something for her when she slapped me and the girl I was with the first time I slept with someone in home with her there.

However, I fell in love with her when Marques told me she had been the one handling me all those nights I was drunk –and realized it when she went away to University for the first time. I had missed her so much.

And now I was back to missing her again.

I have to say it felt amazing to tell her that I loved her, and even more amazing when the feelings came out to be mutual. I believed that all those times I had made her mad at me that she would start to hate me. But I was proved wrong.

I yawned and stretched, causing my t-shirt to ride up. I pulled up my t shirt and smelled it and cringed. I need a shower and a change of clothes. Taking off my shirt as I went upstairs, I realized how quiet the house was. I had asked Marques to take some days off to have fun; he was too uptight staying in this house all day long. I threw my shirt on the floor and started towards the wardrobe when I heard the quiet thud of the door.

I frowned, what the hell was that? Silently, I crept towards the door when suddenly it was pushed open. For a second I was shell-shocked.

“Lindsey?”  I asked the actress who was now in my bedroom.

“It’s me!” she said shrilly.

I stepped back. “Well, I am going to take a bath so why don’t you see your way out?” I said politely.

She grinned. Believe me, I am scarred for life. “Why don’t we have fun Chace?” she purred.

“I am married.” I told her sternly. However that didn’t stop her to come forward and stuck herself on me.

“Come on Chace, you are grown man. We can have fun!”

I tried to step away. “No means no,” I said and gave her a hard look.

Before I could do anything, she latched her lips on mine. From afar, I had a muted thud of the door. Now who’s here?

“Lindsey, step off,” I said angrily and tried to pry myself away.

Once again she was kissing me. Damn, doesn’t this woman have any dignity? I gripped her shoulders to pull her away when she moaned. Before I could push her away, the door to my bedroom opened and I looked up in the eyes of Alex. Lindsey finally pulled away and I breathed a sigh of relief.

“Alex,” I breathed.

Tears welled up in her eyes and she stepped back. I froze, what was wrong… and suddenly realization hit. She thought I was cheating on her! “No!” I exclaimed. “Alex, let me explain!” I tried to reach for her but she took another step back.

Sniffing she uttered. “There is no need to.” She was going to start sobbing.

“Look she came onto me!” I explained hurriedly.

“You told me you loved me…” she said.

“I do,” I whispered, I didn’t like where this was going and my heart was hurting. “I love you a lot –”