Thank you guys for the reviews. Since you guys wanted the chapter longer, I did my best.
And Sorry for the late update, I kinda got in trouble yesterday by my parents.
Four –
I settled myself on his chest again, and wrapped my arm across his torso. He squeezed my waist softly. I waited for him to finish his conversation on the phone.
"How are they?" he asked. He waited for a few moments.
"What about-"
He squeezed my waist again. I smiled.
"Alright, call me when you have something else to report."
He hung up and pulled me closer to him. Even though our bodies were already pressed up against each other, my smile grew.
"Who was that?"
"Dave. The Hunters are still looking for Zane."
A shiver passed through my body.
"I'm not going to let anything happen to you, Chloe," he promised.
"I know. And I'm not going to let anything happen to you either."
"Can't live without me can you?" he teased. I laughed.
"No, Alek. I can't."
"Good. I can't live without you, either."
I intertwined my fingers with his. I felt better now that he was with me.
"How's Valentina and Jasmine?" I asked.
"They're waiting for them to wake up," he said. "They slipped into a coma."
I froze. "Are they-?"
"Dave said it was close, if I had called them two minutes later than I did, they would've died."
"Lucky they have you, then."
He was about to say something when my phone rang. I groaned. I sat up to get it, when Alek pulled me back down.
"Let it ring," he said. I shook my head.
"I need to get it," I protest. I attempted to get up again, but he just pulled me back down. I laughed.
"Stop!"
"Why?" he asked, with a teasing smile. "Don't act like you don't like it."
I rolled my eyes playfully and manage to escape his grip. I ran to my phone and picked it up. It was Amy. I felt Alek wrap his arms around my waist from behind. I pressed the call button.
"Hello?"
"Why haven't you called me yet?"
Hello, Amy, I've missed you too, I thought.
"Sorry," I said, "I've…We…"
What was I supposed to say? Alek rested his chin on my shoulder.
"Chloe?"
"Sorry," I repeated. "I meant to call, I just got sidetracked."
"Sidetracked because of the hot yet annoying British boy I know is right next to you listening to this conversation?"
Alek chuckled and even I let out a small laugh.
"How'd you know?"
"I just do," there was a triumph tone in her voice. "Anyways, I just wanted to tell you that the Mai are starting to freak me out, I can see them standing outside my house. Even my dads are starting to wonder what's going on."
"They're just doing their job."
"I'm starting to understand how you felt when Alek was watching you at night."
I laughed at Alek's expression.
"I was protecting you," he muttered.
"Same thing," I replied.
"Chloe, I know you're busy now, so just call me when he's not around."
She hung up after that. I tucked my phone in my pocket.
"Wanna go someplace?" he asked in my ear.
"We can actually leave?" I asked. "I thought you took me here so I could be safe."
"We're not going back home," he said simply. "Come on, I wanna take you somewhere."
"Like on a date?" I asked. He turned me around to face him and wrapped his arms around my waist.
"Exactly like a date," he replied. He kissed my nose.
"But what will I wear?" I asked, mockingly. "I don't think Jasmine bought me clothes for dates." He chuckled.
"It doesn't matter to me," he said, "You look beautiful in anything."
"You're way too sweet sometimes," I said.
"Only around you," he mumbled. He kissed my nose again. "Get ready now, Sweetheart."
"Alright, Darling," I said. He smiled.
"I like it, but please don't call me that in public. I still have a rep to protect," he said lightly. I laughed.
"You care way too much about your image." He placed a hand over his heart as if my words wounded him. For a second, I actually thought I had, but the teasing look in his eyes didn't disappear.
"I do not!"
I raised an eyebrow at him. He smirked. The famous signature smirk of the great Alek Petrov.
"I don't need to care about my image, Sweetie. I'm naturally hot and good-looking, no matter what."
I rolled my eyes. Yes, he was, but I wasn't going to tell him that and make his ego bigger.
"Okay, I'm going to get ready, before you talk about yourself more."
"You love it," he said. Yes, I do, I thought. I walked away from him and grabbed my duffel bag. I opened the closet. It was a tight fit but I would still be able to change.
"No you don't!" he declared. "I'll change in there. You change out here." He strolled to me and pulled me out of the way of the closet.
"Alek, it's fine," I protested. He smirked at me and shut the door in my face. Never thought I'd be locked out of a closet, I thought. I opened my duffel bag and pulled out all the clothes in there. It mostly consisted of jeans, tank-tops, and baby-dolls. I grabbed a pair of dark wash jeans and a colorful tank-top. I pulled my hair into a ponytail. I heard a crash inside the closet, followed by a curse.
"Are you okay?" I shouted.
"Fine!" he shouted back. "Are you done?"
"Yeah, you can come out!"
The door opened and Alek walked out rubbing his elbow. He smiled when he saw me.
"What happened?" I asked.
"I was putting on my shirt when my elbow hit the shelf."
"I'm sorry, baby. Want me to kiss it better?"
"How about you kiss my lips instead?"
Why not? I walked to him and kissed his lips once. He grabbed my hand and intertwined our fingers together.
"Shall we?"
I nodded and we walked out. Alek led the way.
"Is it a long walk?" I asked. He shook his head. He wrapped his arm around my shoulder, and I wrapped my arm around his waist. I honestly don't know how he maneuvered us out of the woods. But we ended up at a small café.
"Where are we?"
"Just off the coast," he said. "Don't worry. You're safe with me." We went around the café, and I saw a few small stores.
"Why are we here?"
"Well…I was thinking we'd grabbed something to eat and then I have another destination to take you."
"More walking?"
He smiled sheepishly and said, "Yeah, sorry."
I shrugged under his arm and followed him into a small restaurant. He ordered our food and turned to me as we waited.
"How about you go get us drinks and I'll wait here," he suggested. I nodded. He handed me the money and I could feel his eyes watching me as I walked away. I got drink at the next store. I honestly wondered where we were, Alek wasn't giving anything away, so I was completely clueless. I thought about asking the cashier, but decided against it. What if she thought Alek kidnapped me? Or I was in trouble? The last thing I needed was to get more people involved. I walked back into the restaurant to see the waitress trying to flirt with my boyfriend. My teeth grinded together. She laughed at something and rested her hand on his shoulder.
I may be the Uniter, but part of me wanted to break her wrist; the other part wanted my boyfriend to do something. I felt so happy when Alek turned his head in my direction and grinned.
"Here comes my girlfriend now, actually," he said to her. The waitress looked up startled, and then glared at me. Really, bitch, I thought. Two can play at this game.
I walked to my boyfriend, and smiled when he wrapped his arm around my waist.
"Ready to go, babe?" I asked. He smirked, obviously enjoying the jealousy in my tone.
"Yes." He grabbed the plastic that held our food and thanked the later. I forced myself to give her a polite smile and we walked out of the restaurant. As we started to go back to where the woods were, Alek cleared his throat.
"Jealous, sweetheart?"
"Shut up," I mumbled. He chuckled and kissed the top of my head.
"You know you're the only girl for me," he said. I smiled up at him. He leaned down and kissed me. When he pulled away, I sighed happily.
"Good, you're the only one for me, too."
"So where are we going?"
"You'll like it," he promised. "Trust me."
"Okay."
I really don't know how long we went walking but when I was about to stop Alek said, "We're here."
"In the middle of nowhere?" I asked.
He laughed. He pointed through the trees. He let go of my waist to grab my hand. He pulled me through the trees and I gasped at the sight.
"It's beautiful," I finally managed to say.
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