Chapter 8 The Invitation
Elijah's Point Of View
Seeing that Elijah is over a thousand years old he has always been a gentleman. The Original would never even think to invite a woman into his family's home let alone want to act upon his feelings. If it were anyone else other than Alexia he wouldn't. He had never invited anyone to stay under the same roof. If it was anyone else other than Lexi he would wait until she was safely inside her hotel room and then leave. However there was one exception...his Lexia. No other woman made him feel the way she did. He was beginning to think with his heart instead of his head. Somehow he had been given a second chance with Lexi and he wasn't about to lose her again.
He knew that she was watching him as he struggled to come out right and ask her. It wasn't like she would say no. It wasn't as if he was dreaming. This was real. He knew that this would probably shock her coming from him. There was no turning back now. Taking a deep breath the Original's brown eyes looked into Lexi's hazel hues. "I was wondering if you'd accept my offer to come and stay with me at my family's home?" There he said it. He didn't want her to be worried or scared of the danger that was lurking. He planned on telling her that his mother and father were back somehow. Having her stay under the same roof as himself put him at ease. There he said it. A grin moving to his lips as he awaited her answer. He knew immediately when she smiled back at him and blushed.
He waited as she searched for her room key. Finding it he waited as she slid it and turned the handle opening her hotel room door. He knew she had to gather her waited as she entered her own hotel room before he was invited inside. He knew she wouldn't stay in just some ordinary room. He knew first hand how hotels seemed so unlike the feeling of home. He took a seat on the couch as he waited for her. It didn't surprise him that she was ready to go in no time walking over to him with her belongings. True to being the gentleman that he is he took them from her to carry. There was no way he would let her carry them herself back to his family's house. "Shall we?" The Original said to her as they moved to the front door before he opened it and allowed her to walk out into the hallway first. He followed her making sure the door closed behind him. He had a permanent grin on his face.
Lexi's Point Of View
She stood outside her hotel room with Elijah. She didn't want to have to tell him goodnight. The evening had been perfect. She could invite him inside. It was as if neither one of them wanted the evening to come to an end. There was no one else she would rather be with than him. It's as if no words need to be spoken. She tells herself to be patient. That as much as she wants to be the one to say the three little words that he should be the one to say them first. As it is he is the only one who has ever made her feel this way. The connection that they share is more than just being acquantences. The more time that she spends with Elijah she can tell he is beginning to feel something for her.
She noticed that he was fighting something like he wanted to come out right and ask her something but was afraid to do so. He didn't need to be afraid to ask her. "Elijah what is it?" Her deep hazel eyes looking into his brown ones. She waited as he came out and asked her to stay with him in his family's house. She had a feeling that he was going to ask her. She knew that he isn't that forward. It's not something that Elijah would do. He is a gentleman. One of the many things she loves about him. She can only hope by staying with him they will spend more time together and he will open up more to her. She noticed he had a grin on his face. She smiled and blushed back at him.
She fished out her room key and slid it into the door handle. Opening it and walking in before she turned to invite Elijah inside. "I won't be long. Make yourself at home." She walked into the bedroom and started gathering her things as well as the bathroom. She didn't want to keep him waiting too long for her. Thankfully she kept her things fairly neat. It wasn't as if she had her things all over the place. Looking around once more she was all ready to wasn't going to stay in this hotel forever. She walked over to where Elijah was sitting on the couch waiting for her. "I hope that I didn't take too long. Yes, I'm ready." She watched as he stood up and took her things from her before she could say anything. They walked to the front door of her hotel room. He opened it and she walked out first with him following her. She couldn't stop smiling.