Chapter Four
"Have you ever heard of the Escrove?" Alex asked his eyes soft and focused.
"The caller of the fairies, found in 1936, the owner mysteriously vanished, and the artifact was rumored to have returned to its original home, Fairy hill, by the town of Sullivan," Lara smirked grabbing a large book from the shelf to her left. She sat next to him flipping through the pages.
"You really need more of a social life, your job is more like your obsession," Alex laughed stretching out his legs, leaning on his hands glancing at the book in her lap. She stopped on a picture of a wooden flute, closing her eyes for a sliver of a second.
She could feel his breath on her neck, Lara breathed in deeply, aroused and yearning for his touch. She shook the insane thought from her mind,
"It was just a myth though, I found that out last spring, but it wasn't all a waste, Ireland is beautiful." Lara ran her finger over the page.
"You shouldn't give up, just because something isn't there right away doesn't mean its never going to be there," Alex flipped the pages landing on the picture of a small shell. "Ah the Atilum," Lara smiled. "Yes I believe you have this one in your possession," Alex smirked down at her. " Do you stalk me or something?" Lara spun around to face him. "No, but I do keep tabs on my competition," Alex ran his hand over his blonde hair.
"Competition? Me your competition? Sorry.But there is no contest when it comes to you and me verse each other." Lara laughed.
"You think you are better than me?" Alex was a little irritated. "By a long shot," Lara stood up, Alex followed hovering coldly above her. "You are so conceded." Alex tilted his head locking eyes with her.
'Yes, I know, don't you love it?" Lara smirked, raising an eyebrow. "Yes unfortunately more than you will know." Alex moved in slowly, yearning for her lips on his. Lara panicked stepping away from him, moving to the door.
"Ohm. it's getting late," Lara looked at the floor embarrassed that she had wanted him just as much as he wanted her. Hillary walked into Lara as she came down the hall, "will Mr. West be joining us for dinner?" Hillary smiled clasping his hands together. "I'm sure he has plans." Lara's voice was distant.
"Actually." Alex caught on to her 'I don't want you here look' and quickly changed his answer. "Yeah, really important, I'll see you later." Alex was more than a little disappointed to be leaving, after how close he had gotten just moments ago.
Hillary looked at Lara strangely, "What?" Lara shrugged.
"I didn't say anything." Hillary shook his head. "I better be going." Alex turned to the foyer.
"I'll see you to your car." Lara ducked out of Hillary's disbelieving stare.
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"Sorry about back there, don't know what got into me," Alex looked at the driveway sheepishly.
"Don't worry about it," Lara shook her head lightly. "There is this new club, Psychotic, and I have an extra ticket, I would hate for it to go to waste." Alex touched the car door handle. "You know that I refuse to date you again" Lara was annoyed at his persistence.
"I know, just as friends though, nothing else," Alex shook his head. "What time?" Lara tried not to sound thrilled, so she sighed.
"Ten? If you want to come, meet me at my place, quarter till," Alex climbed into his car.
"I'll think about it." Lara watched him pull out of her drive way.
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Lara walked back into her manor and stopped when Hillary and Bryce were waiting for her by the stairs.
"What?" Lara shrugged, they were both smiling smugly. "So." Bryce rubbed his arm foolishly.
"So what.." Lara tried to go up the stairs. "Are you going to go? "Hillary asked politely. " You two were standing by the door weren't you?" Lara glared at them.
"Uh.yeah," Bryce shrugged. "You two are nosey!! Get your own personal lives God knows I don't have one worthy of your attention!" Lara pushed herself passed them, knocking Bryce on the back of the head as she went.
'Oy!" Bryce rubbed his head painfully.
"Have you ever heard of the Escrove?" Alex asked his eyes soft and focused.
"The caller of the fairies, found in 1936, the owner mysteriously vanished, and the artifact was rumored to have returned to its original home, Fairy hill, by the town of Sullivan," Lara smirked grabbing a large book from the shelf to her left. She sat next to him flipping through the pages.
"You really need more of a social life, your job is more like your obsession," Alex laughed stretching out his legs, leaning on his hands glancing at the book in her lap. She stopped on a picture of a wooden flute, closing her eyes for a sliver of a second.
She could feel his breath on her neck, Lara breathed in deeply, aroused and yearning for his touch. She shook the insane thought from her mind,
"It was just a myth though, I found that out last spring, but it wasn't all a waste, Ireland is beautiful." Lara ran her finger over the page.
"You shouldn't give up, just because something isn't there right away doesn't mean its never going to be there," Alex flipped the pages landing on the picture of a small shell. "Ah the Atilum," Lara smiled. "Yes I believe you have this one in your possession," Alex smirked down at her. " Do you stalk me or something?" Lara spun around to face him. "No, but I do keep tabs on my competition," Alex ran his hand over his blonde hair.
"Competition? Me your competition? Sorry.But there is no contest when it comes to you and me verse each other." Lara laughed.
"You think you are better than me?" Alex was a little irritated. "By a long shot," Lara stood up, Alex followed hovering coldly above her. "You are so conceded." Alex tilted his head locking eyes with her.
'Yes, I know, don't you love it?" Lara smirked, raising an eyebrow. "Yes unfortunately more than you will know." Alex moved in slowly, yearning for her lips on his. Lara panicked stepping away from him, moving to the door.
"Ohm. it's getting late," Lara looked at the floor embarrassed that she had wanted him just as much as he wanted her. Hillary walked into Lara as she came down the hall, "will Mr. West be joining us for dinner?" Hillary smiled clasping his hands together. "I'm sure he has plans." Lara's voice was distant.
"Actually." Alex caught on to her 'I don't want you here look' and quickly changed his answer. "Yeah, really important, I'll see you later." Alex was more than a little disappointed to be leaving, after how close he had gotten just moments ago.
Hillary looked at Lara strangely, "What?" Lara shrugged.
"I didn't say anything." Hillary shook his head. "I better be going." Alex turned to the foyer.
"I'll see you to your car." Lara ducked out of Hillary's disbelieving stare.
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"Sorry about back there, don't know what got into me," Alex looked at the driveway sheepishly.
"Don't worry about it," Lara shook her head lightly. "There is this new club, Psychotic, and I have an extra ticket, I would hate for it to go to waste." Alex touched the car door handle. "You know that I refuse to date you again" Lara was annoyed at his persistence.
"I know, just as friends though, nothing else," Alex shook his head. "What time?" Lara tried not to sound thrilled, so she sighed.
"Ten? If you want to come, meet me at my place, quarter till," Alex climbed into his car.
"I'll think about it." Lara watched him pull out of her drive way.
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Lara walked back into her manor and stopped when Hillary and Bryce were waiting for her by the stairs.
"What?" Lara shrugged, they were both smiling smugly. "So." Bryce rubbed his arm foolishly.
"So what.." Lara tried to go up the stairs. "Are you going to go? "Hillary asked politely. " You two were standing by the door weren't you?" Lara glared at them.
"Uh.yeah," Bryce shrugged. "You two are nosey!! Get your own personal lives God knows I don't have one worthy of your attention!" Lara pushed herself passed them, knocking Bryce on the back of the head as she went.
'Oy!" Bryce rubbed his head painfully.
