"Hello?!" I shouted as I entered the elaborate front door. Every house my mother ever owned showed that she liked the more expensive taste. I never really thought about it until I got older, seeing as she had the money to do that. "Anybody in?!" I asked, the seemingly empty house. "Looks like they're out." I said turning to Ralph, who was still standing in the door frame. "Come on, I'll show you to your room." I motioned for him to follow. Walking down one of the carpeted hallways, it reminded me of when my sister and I were younger and my father would insist we come here for any vacation. It made me realize how much like my father I really am, and that might have been the only reason my sister backed down.
"It's just your sister and mom here, right?" Ralph asked, following me and gazing at old family pictures. I nodded as I counted the doors, a habit I developed when I was young so I would not get lost. "When will I get to meet them?" He asked as I came to a halt in the fourth door on the left. The, once white door, had been painted in an off white beige.
I shrugged. "Maybe tonight at dinner." I replied opening the door. "This will be your room. Mine's across the hall if you need anything." I turned to leave, when Ralph spoke up.
"You're just going to leave me to myself?" He sounded almost worried about it.
"I thought you'd want to have time to yourself so you can get everything where you want it." I stated drumming my fingers on the door frame. "Plus, you still need to call your aunt and tell her you arrived safely."
Ralph perked up at that. "Oh right. How could I have forgotten!?" He exclaimed, digging around in his bag. "Thanks for reminding me!" Ralph scowled through his contacts and I took that chance to head to my room parallel to his.
As soon as I enter my room, I threw my stuff down and flopped on the soft, queen sized bed. The clean sheets felt nice against my skin. My eyes fluttered closed and I found myself in a state of dreams. I do not remember how long I was asleep, but I do remember a weight shift on my bed and a warm hand shook me a bit. Opening my eyes, I was greeted to the sight of Ralph staring down at me with a warm smile on his face. "Hey." I said, voice dripping with sleep. "How'd your talk with Brianna go?" I asked, sitting up.
Ralph started biting his thumb nail. "It went well. She says 'hi' by the way and she wants me to enjoy myself. She also said she and Joseph already miss me." He stated, taking his thumb from his mouth to his lap.
"That's good. Next time you talk to her, tell her I say 'hi' back." I smiled before yawning and wiping the sleep from my eyes. Silence fell between us and it made me a tad restless. "So..."
"The kiss on the plane." Ralph cut me off before I could say anything. "We shouldn't have done it and..." It was my turn to interrupt him.
Leaning forward, I pressed our lips together again. This threw him off, but he did not tense like the first time it happened. Pulling away, Ralph just sat there staring back at me. "Please. Give me a chance." I offered at the frozen blonde.
It took him a minute, to reply. "I can't." His voice was a low whisper. "Like I've said before, I'm with Andrew. It's..."
I put my index and middle finger on his lips. "I just want one chance. While you're here, I just ask for you to forget about Andrew and focus on here and now. Let me have this trip to show you how I feel and let you rethink everything. If you still want to be with Andrew after this is all over, I'll let you be." I begged removing my fingers from his face. Ralph looked as if he were considering my proposal. Growing impatient, I got up and went over to start unpacking my bags. "You don't have to give me an answer right now. Just think about it, but if you don't mind, I'd like to have some privacy as I fix my room."
He wasted no time in darting out of my room, leaving me to the chore in front of me. Letting out a sigh, I started shoving my clothes in different pieces of furniture. Once all that was done, I dug in my carry on bag and pulled out my phone. Turning it on, I went through my messages, but sadly I had no new ones. Turning the screen off and tossed it on the bed. I grabbed some shorts and a gray tank top to change in to for the warm weather. Going over to the landscape window, I gazed over the beautiful, white sand beach that was just a walk away, crossing my arms over my chest. The view was so calming and gave me a little peace of mind before I heard a knock on my door. Walking over and opening the door, I was graced with Melissa standing there, dressed in a wrap to cover her swim suit, hands on her hips.
"So you did sneak in without saying 'hi'. That is so like you." She smirked, pushing her way in my room. With her being a good head shorter than me, I would have felt bad, well kind of, if I had forcefully kept her out.
I snorted and closed the door again. "I wanted so alone time before I had to deal with you."
My retorted did not seem to faze my sister as she turned around. "So where is your 'friend'? Did you decided not to bring him after all?" Melissa asked, sitting on my bed as if she were a real lady.
"He's here." I stated, still standing as a sign that I did not really want her invading my space at this time. "I hope you know, he does get his own room here." I said dryly, waiting for her to pounce or attack me verbally. It was a normal thing between us. Until one of us established a peaceful encounter, we would both hold up our guards. I know it might not be healthy for us, but in a twisted way, it is how we show affection. If we did not care for each other, we would not ever speak.
She seemed to accept that. "What room?" Melissa asked, hopping up and slowly walking to the door.
"Don't worry about it" I replied dependably. "You'll get to meet him at dinner later tonight." My gaze followed her.
My sister looked me over, taking in my stance and body language. She took in every twitch and muscle flex. "Hmmmmm." She hummed, putting her hand on the door. Throwing the door open, she stood in the door was for a few more seconds. "He's across the hall isn't her." Melissa stated, before turning tail and banging on Ralph's door. "Helloooo?" She shouted as I ran up to her, grabbed her by the waist, and tried dragging her away. unfortunately, I was too late and Ralph opened the door to me forcefully trying to direct my sister away.
Ralph raised an eyebrow, confused at the sight. "Did I miss something important?" He asked still taking in our spat.
"Hello. My name's Melissa." She said wiggling out of my grip. "I'm Jack's older sister."
A/N: Dun dun dun! How will this encounter end?...Not sure if I even know yet. . . Don't judge...
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