Amelia groaned in frustration, tossing yet another dress to the floor. 'Too short' she commented inwardly, gazing at the stack of clothes laying on the floor that didn't seem to fit her fashion spirit.
She racked her brain for something suitable to wear but she was as blank as the plain paint used on the wall surrounding her room. She looked at the remains of clothes still hanging in her closet and she began her haunting.
Her closet had all manner of complicated wears and it sickened her. She had no idea how much she was confused in terms of fashion. This was the first time she was going on a red carpet event. An outsider would assumed she always went to fancy places because of her intimacy with a wealthy billionaire who was well recognized across the globe but it wasn't the case for Amelia.
Amelia sat at the edge of her bed after too many failed attempts at picking up a suitable dress. Should she cancel?. No, that was uncalled for and she didn't have any other choice than to go with him.
Amelia heard a knock on the front door, at the same time, the door opened. She knew that it had to be Stephanie. Amelia prayed inwardly, hoping that Stephanie had the perfect dresses because she was most definitely going to lose her mind if the dresses weren't to her taste.
She made her way to the sitting room and came faced with Stephanie who was just placing a large bag on the couch, nearest to the door.
Xavier sat on a couch skimming through his phone and she wondered if he wasn't going to get ready. Here she was, stressing herself out about the whole red carpet show and he wasn't even dressed. Could he be less annoying?
"So I heard you needed my help" Stephanie beamed as she walked over to Amelia and hugged her.
"Yeah, I most definitely do. Upstairs" Amelia signaled and Stephanie trailed her from behind. Amelia couldn't help but be thankful for the fact that Stephenie came because she was already as confused as hell about what to wear.
They got to her room and Stephenie dropped the bag of clothes on the bed and immediately Amelia began rummaging through it. A pink dress, white dress, red, Amelia tossed them out of the bag as she continued her search for a perfect dress.
How about this one, Stephenie said, raising a dress out of the bag and Amelia immediately concluded that her hand did hold magic. The lilac dress brought by Stephenie was just perfect.
Transparent silk cascaded at the top of the dress and that only meant her cleavage was bound to be exposed. It was quite a pretty dress and she was ready to risk it all. If at all she wanted to look stunning. The dress was quite long but the daring slit complemented the dress, torn to her thigh region.
"okay this is lovely," Amelia said still looking at the dress in admiration. Swiveling it around to get a better view of the dress.
"It's kind of amusing how you just know what I want," Amelia said with a smile and Stephenie smiled back.
"Perks for being a designer," Stephenie said and Amelia snickered
"Now I have to start thinking of how to behave at the red carpet show. I'm so nervous" Amelia said resting her plan on her head as she breathed out sharply.
"A red carpet event shouldn't be a problem. If I was you, I'd be thinking of a way to create a better show and make you and Xavier's commitment as real as possible"
"So all this is just for show off? "
"Something like that, more pictures, less talking"
"I thought it was meant for only celebrities and all"
"A red carpet event is usually a formal occasion featuring celebrities, famous sports heroes, fashion models, well-known politicians or heads of state and also, Xavier is a celebrity, but a very introverted one in the sense that he doesn't like his private life out in the public"
"hmph interesting, but why does he always have to drag me to every show I don't wanna be part of"
"you are his wife and every press will be honored to interview you?" She said and Amelia's eyes flew open.
"Interview me?" She half yelled with widened eyes.
"It's not so bad, they could just want to know more about you".
"Then what happens"
"Bloggers carry on from there"
"So I'll be all over social media? "
"Something like that, but don't misquote me. Not all over social media"
"Why would they want to interview me"
"Because it's their job"
"Can't I stop them"
"If you wanna appear rude, yes"
"Jeez," Amelia said in belief.
"Anyways get dressed, you don't wanna be late," she said with a smile and Amelia gulped. Her social anxiety began to kick in and the thought of speaking into dozens of mics made her shriek.
Amelia slipped the dress on, alongside the suitable shoe and when she was done, she signaled Stephenie to come in. Stephenie came in and her face molded into stupefaction as she looked at Amelia in admiration.
"And this is perfect," Stephenie said looking down at the body hug dressed that cascaded down Amelia's body, clinging to her hips and giving her a nice fitting.
"You think"
"Yeah, I know so. Xavier would love it"
"You mean everybody at the red carpet will? Xavier won't give me a second glance. Yes he is nonchalant that much"
"We don't know yet, do we?"
"Probably," Amelia said with a shrug and Stephanie walked in fully, shutting the door behind her.
Amelia had her makeup done by Stephenie and when done, she was so stunned by his beautiful she looked. One word could be used to describe her and that was different. The dark makeup concept was precise and Amelia was loving it.
Amelia walked down the stairs with her lips positioned together nervously. The thought of Xavier's reaction to her dress propelled her stomach to flip. She outperformed herself and she was aching to know if Xavier would give her a thumbs up for her job well done in getting an outstanding dress for the red carpet.
Xavier caught sight of her and swallowed hard. One thing was inevitable, she looked different and he had most certainly not seen this aspect of her.
She swayed her hips with each gait and that ruffled something inside of him that he couldn't interpret. She got to where he was and he just gaped at her, too marveled to speak.
"You look...."He bit his lips as he strived to think of a word that best suited her appearance, but he found none. Why was he feeling like this? He kept asking himself. Why did she have so much effect on him, he couldn't think of a suitable explanation.
"Let's go," he said and Amelia looked at him with eyes widened. One minute he was drooling at her and now he was all of a sudden being temperamental and it was quite infuriating.
Amelia groaned in frustration as she made her way towards the front door without sparing him a glance. Truth be told, she almost stumbled on the stairs when she came faced with him.
He had on a dashing brown trench coat and in it he wore, a white turtleneck shirt that clung to his body and Amelia ached to get rid of the trench to have a glimpse of his virility. In all, he looked too stunning and Amelia couldn't help but feel low classed compared to him.
They got in the car and not a word was said after to each other. Cosmos started the engine and soon they were on their way.
"How long does it take to get there?" She asked and Xavier sighed as though she was irking him.
"About an hour"
"An hour?" She flew her eyes open. "Why does it take so long"
"You have no idea how big California is?".
"I know, but it never occurred to me that a place in California could take up to an hour to get to"
"Where do you live, under a rock," Xavier asked with disbelief.
"I live at your house" she scoffed "and I have to follow your silly rule which incorporates not leaving the house after 4"
"Too bad" he shrugged and Amelia almost lost it.
"You are the one who made the rules"
"And I'm aware of that"
"Then why try to make it seem as though I'm the crazy one"
"Because you are"
"Yeah right," she scoffed, folding her arm and looking at the window across the open field that was apparent from where she was.
"You know...." He tried to speak, but his ringtone abruptly distracted whatever it was he was trying to say.
He placed the phone in his ear
"Lucas" he called out shifting away from Amelia to deter her from peeking on what they had to say.
"I found him," Lucas said and Xavier's eyes flew open as he wondered in disbelief.
"Text me the address," he said suddenly ending the call and when he did, he signaled Cosmos to reverse the car while Amelia looked around in turmoil as she tried to discern what was going on.
"What is it?"
"Cosmos will be dropping your home"
"No more red carpet event?"
"Canceled "
"By who?"
"No one, we aren't going anymore." He said and she looked at him too dazed to speak.
What he was trying to convey to her was, she got adorned in the loveliest dress of her entire life only for him to cancel at the last minute.
He was extremely infuriating and he didn't seem to understand that. It wore her off and sometimes she felt the tell him how much she wanted to mack him, on the head with her heels.
"And why is that?"
"Can you not ask too many questions".
"Can you not be an asshole" she shot back and Xavier sighed in exasperation.
"If you are so on about going, I could have Cosmos take you there, of course," he said and she forthwith shrieked at the thought of her being secluded at the red carpet events with peering eyes and dozens of mic being shoved in her face.
"My social anxiety won't allow it"
"Then keep calm would you?"
"I still don't like being played with" she scoffed
Truthfully, Amelie glimpsed the way Xavier's face tensed up a bit as soon as the call was ended, and for him to stop the car and demand Cosmos turned around only meant, Lucas said something triggering and Amelia ached to know what it was.
Even after their little bicker, he still had the tensed look on his face as he occasionally kept on signing and shaking his legs incessantly. It was crazy how she knew his body language and was able to decipher how he felt, but she didn't put much meaning into it
"Cosmos can you go faster," Amelia said and Xavier looked at her in awe.
"Why did you do that?"
"You seemed impatient and I want you to get to where ever you are off to as fast as you need to be"
"Oh that's thoughtful"
"A thank you will do," she said with a smile even though she knew Xavier in his personality wouldn't say a thank you even if you brought the world down for him. He was that dominating and Amelia had to leave with it.
"Yeah it will definitely will," he said with a smile and Amelia chuckled.
Xavier went back to his tense self and it bothered Amelia a lot. The desperate need to help him arose, but she didn't know what the problem was, so there was no way she could help him.
"Can you loosen up a bit? I'm sure whatever you are on about won't fix itself with your being so tense. I think it's best you use this opportunity to think of a way to solve whatever problem you are bound to meet"
A/N
Attention guys, so here are the pictures of some of the characters in this book
This is Peter
This is Nathan
This is Hardin
This is Martin
This is Xavier
This is Amelia