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When Chloe woke up, the only thing she could concentrate on was the fact that her face was caught right in front of Alek's chest, arms over each other's waists. Chloe bit he lip, blushing, as she glanced up at Alek's face. He was still sleeping. She sighed with relief and tried to untangle herself from him, but as she did, he stirred.
"Alek," she whispered lightly. Her brain still wasn't functioning as great as she would like. Her left arm was trapped underneath his arm that was wrapped securely around her waist. When she tried to yank it out, she'd come out with no luck. She could only wake him up. "Alek, wake up already," she tried again. She even kicked her leg a bit to hit his shin and he barely moved. He did let out a groan though.
"What time is it?" he asked, voice still sleepy. She bit her lip again, wiggling her arm around. He still didn't get the point that he had her pinned to him. In fact, he pulled her even closer, taking a deep breath as he did. Chloe's eyes widened and her breath stopped dead in her throat.
"Alek!" she hissed. "I wouldn't know what time it is since you have your arms around me." Alek peeked out of one eye to take a small glance at her. His sleepy smile slipped into a smirk and he opened both eyes.
"I happen to think we could be a lot closer than this," his voice took a turn onto the suggestive side and Chloe's eyes got bigger, if possible.
"Stop it!" she sqeaked. She may have been trying to escape his hold, but there was a smile playing at her lips too. Alek laughed hartily and let her go, rolling over onto his back. Chloe's smile didn't leave her lips as she also rolled onto her back. "I need a shower." She stated, standing up and walking over to the closet. She grabbed a folded up towel that was sitting on the shelf, an outfit for the day and went to head into the bathroom when Alek's voice stopped her.
"You know, Chloe. If we're getting married so soon, I think we need to get to know each other better." Chloe turned to look at Alek as he walked over to her. She narrowed her eyes in question. He smirked, teeth and all. "A shower together may be better than you think." He winked and Chloe's face flushed as she spun around quickly and entered the bathroom, shutting the door behind her. She pursed her lips as she wondered why the heck he could affect her like that.
Chloe took a seat on the couch as Alek escorted the Dreary's out.
"It was a pleasure to meet you Chloe! We'll see you on Thursday!" Martha called out as the couple left. When Alek turned around after shutting the door, she gave him a confused look.
"What does she mean she'll see me Thursday? What's going on?" Chloe stood up as Alek came up behind the couch.
"No idea," he shrugged. Maybe to someone who didn't know him that well, that answer would do. But to Chloe – she knew him better than that.
"I think you do have an idea. Would you like to share?" She crossed her arms over her chest.
"I'm not supposed to tell you anything." Alek told her simply. She glared. He smirked.
"What's the harm telling me could do, Alek? Seriously. What is it?" she huffed.
"And what's the harm in not telling you?" he retorted. Her glare intensified but he seemed unaffected. She sighed and dropped her arms from her chest.
"Fine, don't tell me." She moped maybe the slightest bit too dramatically and sat back down, reaching for one of the books she'd brought. As she did, she heard her phone ring and glanced down at it on the table. Her eyes widened. She answered it with a shaky greeting.
"Chloe! Where the hell have you been! It's been four days. You were supposed to call me once you got to New York!" Meredith freaked out, shouting at Chloe who was cringing. How did she forget about her mom?
"Mom, please understand me when I say how sorry I am. Truthfully, we've been so busy, I kind of forgot." It wasn't technically a lie. She had been busy.
"You've been too busy to call your own mother?" Her mom wasn't having any of that. "Chloe, for sixteen years, the longest I have ever gone without talking to you is barely under 24 hours! Do you even know how worried you had me?" Chloe could hear her mom's voice, how crackling it sounded. She sounded as if she were going to break down.
"Mom, I really am sorry. I – I wasn't thinking. We've just been so caught up in everything and so busy that I wasn't thinking about much of anyth–"
"Stop." Her mom told her, cutting her off. "I don't want excuses. May I speak with Valentina?" Chloe's eyes widened even more.
"She, uh, she isn't here right now. Since it was a business trip, she's meeting with some people. She'll be pretty busy all week." Chloe bit her lip in thought. "I'll have her call you as soon as I talk to her though," she rushed.
"How long have you been alone?" Her mom sounded a little angrier now.
"I'm not alone, I'm with Al–" she cleared her throat. "I'm with Jasmine at the hotel." She hoped her mom didn't catch that.
"You were about to say that you were with Alex, weren't you? You mean the boy I found in your bedroom – without my permission?" Chloe bit her tongue, biting back wanting to correct her.
"Ye-yeah, mom. I, uh, Alek's here. But don't be mad!" Chloe shouted rather quickly. "Valentina couldn't really just leave him in San Fransico, he is her nephew." She heard Meredith's deep breaths on the line and held her own breath. The last thing she needed was her mom to make her come home at a time like this.
"Chloe," her voice serious. "I need you to tell me something. I want you to be completely honest with me, and I'll be more angry if you lie. Okay?" Chloe was a bit scared as to what her mom wanted to know.
"Okay, whatever it is, you have my word." Chloe promised. She saw Alek take a seat beside her, looking a bit confused and worried himself. She put a finger to her lips, telling him to stay quiet.
"Are you sleeping with that boy?" Her mother's voice came out dangerously quiet. Chloe almost choked on nothing, her breath stopping in her throat.
"Wh-what? Mom! How could you even think that?" Chloe shouted, not able to believe her mom would think that of her.
"Don't act so surprised! Ever since your birthday, you've been acting so different. It's like – it's like I don't know who you are anymore, kiddo! You had your first kiss, then started seeing some boy – who's in college – and I find that Alek boy in your bed! You should be thankful I'm not coming out there and dragging you back home." Chloe closed her eyes.
"First off, I'm not seeing Brian anymore. Me and him are way too different to have any type of relationship. Plus, like you said, he's in college. And as for Alek," she paused, looking at the boy himself. He gave a slight half smile, but it didn't reach his eyes. "We're just friends. Okay? Now if you could please trust me enough to be responsible, I would really appreciate it." And Chloe hung up the phone with that.
She glanced at Alek, who was now looking down at the table. It's not like she should feel bad. They were only just friends, though she had a feeling that there was more to it than either of them wanted to realize.
"I'm sorry," she spoke softly. He glanced back up at her. "For dragging you into all of this. I don't know about you, but I'd rather have her think I'm sleeping with you than find out the truth about me being Mai." Alek was sure she didn't mean that as an insult, but he felt his stomach drop.
"It's fine, not a big deal." He hoped she didn't hear how much his voice betrayed him. "I think Valentina and Jasmine are coming home today, so we can have Val call your mom." Chloe nodded, looking away from him.
"So, any chance you'll tell me what's going on Thursday?" Chloe tried, and Alek raised a brow.
"Are you, Chloe King, trying to guilt me because you just had a little spat with your mother?" Chloe's lips lifted into a small smile, letting him know he'd caught her. He felt a little better and smiled back. A real smile.
"I guess I can let you in," he moved closer to her, wrapping an arm around her shoulders. She tensed, eyes widening. "Thursday is going to be your first meeting. We'll have people from all over coming in to finally meet the Uniter and her fiancé. Chloe swallowed, feeling her throat tighten.
"In two days? When did you expect to tell me?" she growled a bit and shoved his arm off her shoulders. She turned herself to glare at him. He threw his hands up and smirked innocently.
"It wasn't my doing. Valentina wanted to wait until she got back today. Jasmine and you are supposed to go shopping for dresses and other girly things." He teased. She rolled her eyes at him.
"What do you feel like doing?" she wondered. His smirk grew.
"I could always help you relax," he suggested, pulling her closer. She blushed furiously and squirmed in his hold.
By the time Jasmine and Valentina got home, it was already 5:49, so Chloe and Jasmine had little time to find a dress. Valentina said they could always go tomorrow since it was only Tuesday. Jasmine thought it would be nice if they had a third opinion on dresses for the both of them, so she dragged Alek along.
"This is really not my cup of tea, Jas." He grumbled while getting out of the backseat once they were at the store. Jasmine just chuckled. Chloe, on the other hand, was a bit nervous. And the reason behind being nervous would be that she would be trying on dresses for Alek to judge. It was stupid, she knew, because Alek shouldn't have such an impact on her. Yet, now that she's been spending more time with him, she was beginning to see how much she really did care about what he thought.
When she admitted liking Alek to Amy yesterday, she wasn't even sure that was true. After everything that had happened, she didn't want relationships. Not with Brian, not with Alek, not with anyone. But she couldn't shake the one that appeared to be growing between her Alek and her.
Once they were inside the store, Chloe and Jasmine set off to look for themselves, while Alek watched casually. Chloe realized she had no idea what she was looking for, what kind of dress she needed, so she asked Jasmine.
"What exactly are we looking for anyways?"
"Mom said the attire would be black tie formal," Jasmine explained. Chloe nodded, but she was never good at stuff like this.
"And that's means what exactly?" Chloe tried for more information. Jasmine smiled a bit and took Chloe's wrist, dragging her to Alek.
"Help her pick out a few things?" Alek just gave Jasmine a barely noticeable glare, seeing what she was doing. Somehow, early in their finding out about Chloe, she had realized Alek saw her as more than their savior or friend. Jasmine knew Alek had feelings for Chloe.
"Certainly," he forced a smile and grabbed Chloe's hand. Chloe was wondering what the heck she seemed to be missing in all of this silent communication. Jasmine walked back to the dress suits for women and Alek sighed deeply, still holding Chloe's hand, and walking towards the dresses. He stopped in front of them. "Considering you are the girl, you can decide what color dress to wear and I'll get a tie to match." Alek told her, looking down at her because of the small height difference. Chloe nodded wearily.
She picked out a few dresses since Jasmine told her she would need many, this not being the only meeting Chloe would have. The dressing room's came next, one of the store clerks glaring at Alek when he stood near the entry. He smiled innocently as said, "I'm only helping my fiancé, I promise." The woman seemed to relax, but still kept a heavy eye on him. He smirked and looked away.
In all honesty, he would rather be inside the dressing room with Chloe. His smirk grew bigger and the image of a flustered Chloe, trying on dresses with Alek in the same room. He coughed, trying to detain his thoughts from going any deeper. He didn't have to wait long for Chloe since she opened her door only a few seconds later.
Chloe had decided on trying the red one first. It was ankle length and silk as it glided to the floor rather perfectly, hugging Chloe's petite form in all the right places. She'd let her blond hair down so it flowed graciously down her back as she turned, letting Alek see it all around. He sucked in a deep breath. This was going to be harder than he thought.
"It looks amazing," was all he said. Chloe nodded and stepped back into the little room. This went on for only about 20 minutes, Chloe trying on dresses, Alek giving his short but honest opinions. The last dress – the fifth one – was Alek's favorite. It was shorter, only going down to below her knee's, and the color was a on off gold, with a sharp v-neck collar. It was a snug fit until it hit her waist, then it dangled freely around her. It hung around Chloe perfectly as she sauntered toward him, doing another little turn. He could tell by the smile on her face that she loved it too.
"I think you look absolutely perfect in that one, but we made need something a bit more formal for Thursday." He saw her face drop a little. "We can always get it for another occasion though." He added.
"Thank you," she paused, not knowing if he really cared for her explanation. "I saw a picture of my mom and dad at some kind of dance, and she was wearing one that was a close image to this one. I just really like it." Chloe turned to look in the mirror, smoothing out the fabric along her stomach. Alek didn't comment, not knowing if he was supposed to or not. He knew her father was a touchy subject. He just walked closer and placed a hand on her shoulder, looking at her reflection in the mirror.
"Get it," Alek told her, smiling lightly. "Even if you don't have anything to wear it to, get it." She nodded with a smiled and walked back into the room. It took a few minutes for her to change. She picked out a few more dresses while Alek waiting and held onto the gold one. She only had three this time, but Alek almost wanted her to stop after the first one. It was an ankle-length silver – almost chalky – color with no sleeves. Just like the others, it fit her perfectly as she walked towards him.
"I think that is the best one so far," he told her honestly, giving her an almost sultry look. She blushed a bit and smiled in agreement. Chloe decided that anytime she would look for a dress, she would decide on something silk. It was loose fitting and she honestly felt confident in this silver one.
"We good then?" she asked as she did one more turn. He smirked and nodded. She got changed and they left the dressing rooms. She picked out a pair on strapless silver heels that in both of the girl's opinions went perfectly with Chloe's dress. Jasmine chose a red dress suit, seeing as she wasn't fond of dresses, and a pair of black ankle boots. Alek bought a silver tie to match Chloe's dress. They checked and Chloe felt bad about how expensive everything was, but Jasmine assured her they had much to spare.
"Thank you both for helping me," Chloe said once they pulled away. "I cannot for the life of me pick out anything when it comes to clothing." Alek smiled and looked out the window, while Jasmine and Chloe chatted up front. He was racking his brain to try and figure out where and when Chloe could wear that dress she loved, and thought he finally got an idea when they got back home.
"I have to speak with Valentina, so I'll be back." He rushed off before either Chloe or Jasmine could reply. They gave each other questioning looks but shrugged it off.
"So, how'd it go while we were gone?" Jasmine questioned. Chloe smiled.
"Not too bad actually. The Dreary's came early and stayed last night. They left for their hotel earlier this afternoon." Chloe responded.
"The Dreary's are here? In San Francisco?" Jasmine said, maybe a little cautiously. Chloe nodded slowly.
"Is something wrong?" she tested, but Jasmine just shook her head and nodded for Chloe to follow her. They went into Jasmine's room and said girl placed the bags on the foot of her bed.
"They aren't known for leaving New York very often, so I'm just surprised they came." Jasmine shrugged.
"They said Valentina invited them," Chloe offered some kind of explanation. Jasmine nodded.
"They don't go anywhere without an invite, so I thought she may have." Chloe bobbed her head, but stayed silent and plopped down onto Jasmine's bed. Jasmine did the same, landing next to Chloe.
"How are the lovely engaged couple?" Jasmine mocked and Chloe rolled her eyes, blushing a bit.
"Nothing horrible has happened, so let's just hope it stays that way." Jasmine smiled and glanced at Chloe's left hand.
"Just a warning," she started. "If I were you, I would make it a priority to start wearing your ring. Make it a habit, both you and Alek." Chloe's eyes went a little bit wide, forgetting all about that important factor.
"Right, I forgot all about that." She bit her lip and glanced at Jasmine. "Do you think all of this is going to work?"
"The whole engagement slash marriage?" Chloe nodded. "I think it will, as long as you two can keep it up." Chloe didn't reply, just heaved out a deep breath. Jasmine hesitantly laid a hand on her shoulder. "Trust me when I say I think you'll be fine." Chloe nodded again. "Is this about Alek or . . . ?" Jasmine trailed off in question. Chloe closed her eyes.
"I don't know, I guess." She paused. "I just don't know how to act when all of this goes down. I don't know if I should be mingling with people, if I should stick to Alek's side. I don't know who I should or shouldn't talk to. I just have no idea what I'm supposed to be doing."
"For one thing, I want to tell you this. Alek can be a world class jerk, but he can also be one of the sweetest guys I know. Have you guys gotten to know each other at all?" Chloe looked up at Jasmine and nodded.
"He told me a few things about how you and Valentina found him and what happened before that." Chloe smiled softly. "He also told me how much he loves basketball, how he got placed back a grade because of being my protector." Chloe swallowed. Again with the feelings she wasn't sure she wanted.
"He told you about his parents?" Jasmine asked, a little shocked. She'd known Alek for almost 8 years now, and he never brought up his parents. Though, she never really asked either.
"Yeah, he did." Chloe bit her lip. Jasmine smile again. Alek was in deeper than he thought. As for Chloe, she guessed there was something on her side, too.
"You like him, don't you?" Jasmine leaned closer to whisper. Chloe groaned and fell back onto the bed.
"I don't know! It's all too confusing. I have no idea what I feel." Chloe rubbed her hand across her face, turning her words into mumbles. Jasmine laughed a bit.
"I can't say I'm surprised. You guys have to act like your engaged, something was bound to come about." Chloe agreed.
"But we haven't even actually done anything yet. We've just stayed here and talked. And I know I told you I'm not with him, and I'm not, but I'm not entirely over Brian yet. I don't want Alek to be some kind of rebound if I ever do tell him how I feel." She paused, voice dropping into an almost sad whisper. "I just don't want to end up hurting him." Jasmine pressed her lips together.
"Then don't act on it unless you have to. I don't want him – or you – getting hurt either." Jasmine stood and pulled Chloe off of the bed. "Now get up because I am jet-lagged and I need sleep." They both laughed and Chloe grabbed her bag and went to exit the room, stopping at the doorway.
"Thank you, Jas." Jasmine smiled and set the bags on the floor. Chloe hut her door and walked over to her and Alek's room. She set the bag down by the closet and looked around for the rings. She couldn't find them on the desk and didn't think they would be in the bathroom, so she checked inside the nightstand by his bed. When she opened the drawer and started digging through, she found a string of several foil packets that almost made her heart stop. She dropped them instantly and knew her face was a deep scarlet red as she slammed the drawer shut.
So maybe it wasn't the brightest idea to go through his drawers, Chloe thought. He was a teenage boy after all, so finding condoms in his dresser drawer shouldn't be that surprising. But Chloe felt a pang of something she couldn't place. She wasn't exactly sure she wanted to know why – or who – he used those for so she went on to search for their rings. Alek came in a few minutes later, seeing her searching for something.
"And what do you think you're doing?" he joked. The only thing Chloe could do was think of her findings, and she realized what that feeling she felt earlier was. It was pure jealousy. She knew she wasn't ready for sex, let alone with someone she wasn't sure how she felt about, but she was definitely jealous.
"I was just looking for our rings. Where'd you put them?" She tried to act like everything was fine. Which, in a way, it was. Those stupid little packages wouldn't leave her alone. Not to mention the images of who the heck he could be doing anything with was.
"Up here," he stated and walked over to the closet. He reached up to the top shelf that Chloe couldn't have reached even if she did think to look in there and pulled out a bag. He pulled out two boxes and pulled out the ring from hers. She walked closer, but before she could grab it, he took her hand and placed the piece of jewelry on her left ring finger. Her stomach fluttered a bit and then came the overwhelming feeling of something she couldn't describe. She pulled her hand away, maybe a little more liked yanked, and turned towards the doorway that led to the hall.
"We should keep them on and get used to wearing them," was all she said as she exited the room. She walked over the Jasmine's room and rapped on the door. Chloe listened in only to find the sounds of heavy breathing. She was already asleep. Chloe bit her lip and headed over to Valentina's office, or at least she hoped that's what it was. Once she made it to the door, she knocked.
"Yes?" The woman's voice rang out.
"It's just Chloe," she responded.
"Come in then," Chloe opened the door and entered the room, shutting the door behind him. She took a quick look around the office before facing Valentina. She looked like she was doing something, laptop open and hands resting on the keyboard.
"I can come back later if you're busy." Chloe said, turning around.
"You're fine. Is everything okay?" Chloe guessed she could sense her off mood.
"Uh, yeah, I guess. I was just curious if there was anything I need to know for Thursday." She quickly made something up. She had no clue why she was bothering Valentina in the first place. Valentina's face told her she was thinking. She closed her laptop and pointed to the chair in front of her desk.
"Have a seat," Chloe did so. "Now, what exactly is bothering you?" And that was how she knew she couldn't lie to Valentina. She was a smart woman so she didn't know why she thought she could get passed her.
"It's nothing, really. Just something stupid." Chloe tried to reassure her, but she wasn't buying it. "Really. So, for Thursday, is there anything I can take into account? Maybe some tips or hints as to how to act?" When Valentina didn't respond, Chloe bit her lip. Her leg started bouncing up and down. Chloe was fairly sure she could see the awkwardness swarming around the two of them.
"I would say to just keep to yourself unless talked to. Even then, don't interact very much. Keep it on a business relationship with most of these people. They know how to get information out of you when you may not even be aware you're doing anything. Have me, Alek, or Jasmine with you at all times." Chloe nodded, taking in all the material she'd just received. She swallowed hard when she found Valentina studying her. She even cleared her throat and acted like there was some type of string on her shirt. Then she played with her hair a bit. When Valentina seemed to say nothing more, only glancing her over many times with her eyes, she stood.
"Well, uh, thank you for the tips and everything. I'll be sure to keep that in mind." Chloe nodded and turned around for the door when Valentina's voice stopped her.
"Chloe, if you don't tell me what's wrong, I can't help you." So she stood there with her hand on the doorknob, wondering if she was making a big deal out of nothing.
"I-I don't even know how to explain it really." Chloe turned slowly. Valentina gave her a light smile and pointed back towards the seat. Chloe sighed and took it. "I'm just really confused. After everything that happened with," she paused, unsure how Valentina would react. "With Brian, I find myself liking Alek. I know, since me and him are 'engaged' it's only normal, but I really think I'm developing feelings for him. And feelings are not something I'm good at, in case you couldn't tell. I have no idea how it happened, but it did. I just don't want to end up hurting him if it every does lead to something more, because I'm willing to bet–"
"Chloe," Valentina's tone made her stop. She took a deep breath.
"Yes," she whispered.
"Why is this all coming about now? Do you have any clue why your feelings seem to be . . ." she trailed off, thinking of the proper word. "Heightened?" Chloe refused to look at her and couldn't respond. She bit her lip, looking anywhere but to the woman in front of her. "Chloe," Valentina probed. Chloe closed her eyes so hard she was white.
"Does Alek have a girlfriend or any kind of relationships?" Chloe hurried. Her voice came out smaller than she would have liked.
"I'm not very much in tuned to Alek's personal life," Valentina explained. "But I don't think he's had any relationships recently. None that I was aware of at least." Chloe just nodded and stood up, still not looking at Valentina.
"Well, now that I've made a fool of myself for today, I think I'll leave you be. I'm sorry I wasted your time. Thank you, though." Chloe left the room before Valentina could respond. She groaned a bit when she saw that Alek was raiding the fridge. She took a second to glance him over before snapping back to reality.
"I think I need to just get out for a bit, so I'm gonna call Amy and see if she can pick me up." Alek turned around rather quickly, not knowing Chloe had even entered. He saw how distraught she looked, as if she was fighting a battle within herself, and couldn't help but feel a bit worried.
"Is everything alright?" he questioned. She just nodded. He also took note of her small fists and how they were tightly clenched, how she wouldn't look up at him. Had he done something wrong? Nothing that he could think of. "Well, I think you should check with Valentina before leaving. Just to be sure."
"I think I'll be fine," she retorted. Alek couldn't understand the random change in mood, but decided not to act on it. Maybe something happened while he was talking to Valentina earlier.
"You know, I'd actually like it better if you stayed in." Alek closed the fridge, stuffing his hands in the pockets of his jeans. He wasn't exactly ordering her to stay, but he wanted to figure out what was wrong. After he said that, she looked up at him. Her eyes narrowed and she walked closer to him. He could see that she was mad; furious even.
"And who said I wanted to do what you want?" She said icily. His own eyes narrowed, jaw clenching. What the hell did I do to deserve an attitude?
"It was a suggestion. No one said you had to follow it." He kept his emotions out of his statement, letting it float rather freely out of his mouth. "I just thought it would be safer for you to stay home." He turned to leave and go into the bedroom and heard Chloe's footsteps follow.
"Then I might as well stay. There's no point in created a catastrophe over nothing." She voiced, almost sounding a bit like a sigh. Alek bit back a snarky comment on creating catastrophe's over nothing when that was kind of what she was doing. From what he knew, he'd done nothing in the past few days but try to get closer to her. Now she was practically biting his head off. He brushed the hair out of his eyes and faced Chloe, who was sitting on the bed, knees to her chest. She was staring at the bed, obviously thinking about something. He sighed.
"Okay, what's going on?" he grilled. "Did I do something I'm not aware of?" He raised his hands, eyebrows following. She looked up. He was the grimace look on her face, letting him know she hadn't meant to do anything. And if she had, she felt bad about it. "What's bothering you so much?" He took a seat next to her on the bed and pretended not to notice how she moved away from him.
"It's nothing, just stupid stuff." She shrugged. "Girl stuff. You don't have to worry about me so much."
"I can't help it," he breathed out. He looked away, glancing at the open door. Maybe she just wanted some time away from him. "If you need me, I'll be in the living room. Okay?"
"Sure," Chloe said. She sounded down right depressed and that made Alek's heartbreak.
"And I do mean if you need me for anything," he persisted, walking towards the doorway. "Meaning any single thing. I'm here for you, Chlo." He gave on one last attempt as he departed the room. He shut the door behind him. Well, that went well. He shook his head. He really wondered what the hell went through female's minds sometimes.
So I can't really speak for this chapter. All I know is my mind wanted one thing, but my fingers did another. Soooo. . .Uh tell me what you thought? I know you guys probably hate me for adding new drama to their lives and all that. I also know how out of character this is beginning to get, so I'll try for a better crew next time. Sorry guys, I know it wasn't my best.
Just to let you know, the nest chapter will be taking the place on Thursday morning, meaning everyone's getting ready for Chloe and Alek's first public meeting as an 'engaged' couple.
Love to you all! Thank you so much for reading and reviewing!
~Maria xoxo