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"So... what happened this time?" He asked me while sipping on his own drink.
A sigh escaped from me before I grabbed the glass, turning towards him. "Why does it matter?" I asked him before taking a few sips.
He continued to stare at me, waiting for an answer. "I don't know...you know I don't like new crowds. I told Grayson about how I hated big crowds filled with strangers but he still dragged me over there. Then those two girls were saying random shit so I said what came to mind." I told him before setting the empty glass aside, the bartender filling it up again.
He nodded his head in understanding before looking towards where Grayson and the others were before looking back. "Well, some of them are still looking over here. I guess whatever you said really caught their attention."
"Do I need to go over there?" He then asked me, leaning forward slightly. I don't know why but I found myself leaning towards him, the two of us closer than before.
"No, I already handled it." I told him before sitting back, downing the drink in front of me.
After a few moments he had got up from his seat, me looking at him in confusion.
"What are you doing?" I asked him slowly when he grabbed the refilled glass from my hand, sitting it on the counter.
He then grabbed onto my hand before helping me down from the stool, "Dance with me." Instead of asking like a normal person he's more so demanding it.
Before I could say anything in response we were already heading towards the area where others were dancing to the slow music. As we neared I could feel a few eyes on me but I chose to ignore them. We were now in between several couples. I felt as my heart ached watching how happy most of them looked. The smiles on their faces, how they looked at one another.
The feeling of Xavier's warm hands on my exposed hips brought me out of my daze. When I looked up at him I noticed how he was staring at me weirdly.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" I asked him while wrapping my arms around his waist since I was too short to wrap them around his neck.
"Nothing... you just look so beautiful." He muttered out, now avoiding eye contact.
"I'm sorry, what was that? I couldn't quite hear that." I teased him, him now playfully glaring at me.
He then leaned closer towards me, "I was just admiring how beautiful you look." He whispered out in my ear. I then laid my head on his chest, closing my eyes as we swayed back and forth to the music.
"You don't look that bad yourself." I told him.
"Your smile, your laugh, your voice, your hair, everything about you continues to amaze me. You're an amazing woman with so much power." I felt myself getting emotional from his words.
"I'm sorry. I'm truly sorry that I wasn't there when you needed me, that I didn't believe you. I know that my words will not change what happened in the past and I'm okay with that. I just want you to be happy. I want you to know that I'm not going anywhere. I've already missed enough of our kids' lives. I want to continue to watch them grow, learn new things and watch them graduate. I want them to be comfortable to ask me anything." He spoke out.
"I can imagine it now. Cole will be like me, he's probably gonna stay to himself, not really looking for anyone to date while Reyna will do nothing but attract more and more guys... more for me to kill." He muttered out, causing me to laugh.
"What's so bad about that? As long as our girl is happy." I told him, him grunting in response.
"And I doubt Cole would be like that. You say you weren't looking for a relationship but what about when you met me?" I asked.
He then hummed in response. "You're different."
"Our son will find someone that understands him, I just know it."
A small chuckle came from him before he agreed.
"Axarii." I looked up at him in confusion. He then placed both hands on the sides of my face, looking at me weirdly again.
"Thank you." He said.
"For what?" I asked
"For being here, for allowing me to meet them and giving me another chance. You didn't have to tell me about them that day." He elaborated.
A small smile formed on my face, "You don't have to thank me Zay. After everything that happened, I couldn't do that to them. They wanted to know who their father was, I just want what's best for them." I muttered out, watching some of the couples around us.
When I looked up at him I noticed how teary his eyes were.
"Xavier-" I began.
"I love you." He spoke out, cutting me off.
"I don't expect you to say it back, I just need you to know... I only agreed to go through the divorce papers because I knew that that's what you wanted. I can't stand the thought of you being with someone else." He told me.
"Why don't we talk about this later? You have people to meet, businessmen to talk to, that's what is important right now." I told him before laying my head back on his chest, listening to the pattern of his heartbeat.
"I don't care about any of that. You're more important." He simply stated.
I sighed out before focusing more on the music. The two of us swaying back and forth to the music, not saying a word. Before I knew it I found myself slowly losing consciousness...
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Xavier's POV
I looked around silently as Axarii and I moved to the music. Everyone around us looked happy with themselves. When I looked in a certain corner I saw Grayson looking over in our direction. By the looks of it he was pretty upset.
Oh fucking well.
I couldn't help but smile at him, which ticked him off even more.
I then looked down when I felt Axarii leaning on me more. Before she could fall I quickly picked her up bridal style.
"Axarii? What's wrong?" I asked her.
She's asleep.
A small chuckle escaped from me as I listened to her small snores.
"You never cease to amaze me." I muttered out, walking towards the exit.
When I made it towards the exit someone grabbed onto my arm, stopping me. I turned around thinking it was Grayson trying to stop me but it wasn't.
"Why hello Xavier... I see you got your hands full with that beauty." He cooed out.
"What the hell are you doing here?" I asked. My hands were just aching to kill him on the spot.
"Hmm? Why I was invited of course. Why is she here? Scared someone would do something to her while you were gone? Isn't that cute." He spoke out while watching her, making me hold onto her tightly.
"Henry I swear... I'm gonna-" I began.
"You're gonna do what? Kill me? Not if I get a hold of her first. You and I both know you wouldn't do something so reckless in front of all these important people... your reputation is all you care about. Just imagine what Arii and I would look like together. Oh how many children we'd have!" He exclaimed. I looked at him in disgust.
"Don't you call her that! She doesn't even know you." I spoke out, now seeing red.
"You don't know a damn thing about me. When it comes to her and my family, I won't hesitate to shove a bullet down your throat."
He laughed in response, "Oh trust me, I know you would." Was his only response.
"You should be more worried about what that guy put in her drinks instead of fussing with me." He muttered out.
Before I could do or say anything Grayson was in between the three of us.
"Oh it's you. Grayson right? Yeah, you've been in my way as well. Between you two and Winston who decided on abandoning the group, I'll never be able to get my hands on her." He whined.
This guy...
"Xavier go on and take her to your room, get some help. I need to have a little chat with Mr. Henry." He said, looking at Henry who had a huge smile plastered on his face.
Ignoring them both I quickly walked out of the room before heading towards the elevator. After the doors shut when I made it inside I pulled out my phone, still holding onto Axarii.
"Hello?" He answered.
"I'm gonna need your help. Bring you and your shit to my room." Was all I said before hanging up, shoving my phone back in my pocket.
I looked at Axarii, her now sweating slightly. Her forehead was burning hot.
"Damn it!" I cursed out before rushing out of the elevator. I quickly moved Arii so that she was now laying over my shoulder. I swiped the keycard, the door opening on its own.
After laying her on the bed I rushed to get a wet cloth, placing it on her forehead after unzipping her dress. What the hell did that guy put in her drink? What was I thinking?
Her breathing started to pick up slightly. I gently began to pull the dress off of her shoulders before stripping it off completely. I managed to slip one of my white T-shirts over her so that she wasn't too hot.
"Just hang on Arii."
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