Chapter 15

ALEXANDRIA

After my interview this afternoon, I spent the rest of the day with Paul. That even meant getting to make out with him in his office until Stephanie came in, interrupting the bliss I was in kissing him. Especially since I wasn't scheduled for anything tonight. I was starting to get real tired of her.

"Come to my room tonight." He said after she left. I was now sitting on his desk and he was standing in between my legs.

"And do what?"

"Whatever you want to do. I don't mind."

"So if I just want to make out with you, you won't mind?"

"Nope. Definitely not."

"What if I want to lay in bed with you and cuddle?"

"I don't mind that either. Whatever you want, Baby." he answered.

The room became silent and I just stared in his eyes and got lost in them. I wondered what he was thinking about in this head of his. He touched the corner of my mouth with his thumb and touched the tip of my nose with his.

"I like moments like this." I heard him say, breaking the silence.

"Like what?"

"When we're like this. It's quiet and I'm with you."

"Do you think about anything when it's quiet like this?" I asked.

"How much I love you."

"I love you." I told him.

He gave me a light kiss and I couldn't help but smile. The way it feels when I'm in his arms. The way he just makes me happy without even trying. His kisses and how holding his hand makes me feel at ease. I am head over heels in love with this man.

"What's making you smile that smile?"he asked taking me out of my thoughts.

"Nothing. Just feel like smiling."

He gave me another kiss and we heard a knock on the door. I got up from his desk and fixed myself before he let the person in.

"Randy."

I looked back and saw Randy walking through the door. "Hi Randy."

"Hi Alex."

"I'll leave you two alone so you could talk."

I gave Paul a kiss on the cheek and gave Randy a hug.

PAUL

"Have a seat." I told him after Alex left. "What did you want to talk to me about?" I asked him.

"I have worked through a lot of things over the days that I had off and it got me to thinking. I want Alex to be happy. She's the only sister that I have. I see that you are the person that is making her happy so I wanted to see if I could try to accept you. That's why I came to you. I want to see what you're really about. See what is making my sister want to be with you."

"Are you serious?" i asked surprised.

"I know that you and I have not gotten along and that we've never been on the same page. But this is my baby sister that you're dating. I meant it when I told her that she deserves the best. I'm going to make sure that she gets the best. I know how much she wants us to get along. Can we try to do that? If not for us, then for her. So can we try to talk to each other like adults and try to bury the hatchet between us? We don't have to like each other. But we can at least respect each other."

"So what are you suggesting that we do?" I asked him.

He thought for a moment.

"Why don't we go on a double date? You and your wife with me and Alex. I can go over to St. Louis on one of our days off and we can go out. You'll see how I am with your sister as well as trying to get to know what I'm really about at the same time. How does that sound?"

"That sounds pretty good. I'll let my wife know and see if she's up to it. I'll get back to you on a specific date for when we could do this."

"Sounds good. I'll let Alex know about it and see if she's okay with it as well."

"Alright."

We both walked out of my office and we saw Alexandria by the catering table with some of the Divas that were here tonight. I walked up behind her and put my hands on her waist signaling to the others to not say anything. She looked back and smiled at me. She relaxed in my arms and I took in the smell of her hair. She saw Randy and reached out to him for a hug. I let her go and she instantly walked over to him. I could tell that they really care about each other and that their relationship with each other is important to them.

After she finished talking to him, we left early and went back to the hotel. I changed into some comfortable clothes and went to Alexandria's room to see if she wanted to get some ice cream.

"Wanna get some ice cream?" I asked.

"Okay." she replied quickly. I chuckled as I waited for her to get her things. We held hands until we got to the car and I couldn't help but hold her hand as I drove.

"Chocolate and vanilla. My favorite."

"That's why I got it for you." I replied as I gave her the ice cream that I got her.

She smiled sweetly, showing her dimples.

"Is everything okay between you and Randy?" she asked as she took a bite of her ice cream.

"Yeah. He just wants to see what I'm really about. He says that he wants you to be happy and that you deserve the best. I agree with him on that. You deserve the best in the world. So we decided to go out on a double date. Him and his wife with us. I'll show him how I am with you and show him what I'm really about at the same time." I told her taking a bite of my ice cream.

"Are you serious?" she asked.

"Yeah. Why not? I want to be with you. I might as well show him that I love you and for all the right reasons."

"I don't think that's a bad thing. Maybe he'll see the man I love in a different light."

I saw that she had some ice cream on her lip and I couldn't help but smile. "Come here."

I cupped her chin and kissed her lightly tasting the ice cream on her lip. I saw her smile when I pulled away. I'm madly in love with this woman. I haven't felt like this in a while. It's pretty refreshing but intimidating at the same time.

RANDY

I agreed to going out on the double date with Paul and Alexandria because I really do want to see what he's about. I really want to see how it is that he's with my sister. But don't think that if he tries to pull something funny over on her or me, there will be a major problem. I'm not going to have my baby sister getting into something that will hurt her. We won't have another couple of days off for another two weeks. So I will have to be patient until then. Until then, I just saw Paul and Alexandria coming into the hotel, hand in hand. They looked happy together. This is the happiest that I've seen her in a long time. I just hope that it lasts. I want it to if it means that she'll be this happy. I hope I can go without wanting to fight him like I used to. Hope this changes my view on him as well.

What will happen when the day of the double date happens? Will everything go as smoothly as they'd like it to? Please r&r