thinking
that just because we’ve had sex three times, you think it means we
are back together and it’s also wrong that you think you can start
dictating to me about what you want. We’ve only been here four
weeks and they have had enough upheaval for a bit don’t you
think?’
‘ OK,’ he said as he moved
closer to her, inches away from her ear. ‘Firstly we both know that
what’s between us is not just sex, we told each other the other
night that we loved each other and second, I’m not dictating, I
simply told you that I wanted you and our children to move in with
me.’
‘ You did dictate to me,
you basically said that either way you’re taking the kids,’ tears
started to pool her eyes.
‘ Alexia, stop, I would
never take them away from you, I just want my children and you to
live with me...if it’s going to upset you that much we will wait,
but I’m not going to wait forever Alexia, so don’t try and keep
putting it off.’ She couldn’t talk to him, she couldn’t find the
words to respond so she jumped out of bed and ran downstairs to get
away from him.
James gave her a bit of time to
herself and then went downstairs to find her. He poked his head in
the front room and found her curled up on the sofa asleep, so he
picked her up and took her back to bed. He then quietly checked Ben
and then Amber, watching them sleep for a bit still unable to
believe these two gorgeous children were his. He went back to
Alexia’s bedroom and admired how beautiful she was and he just
wanted to melt next to her, he loved her so much and as soon as his
divorce came through from Rachel he was going to whisk her away and
make her officially his, no way was he going to let her go again
and he had to do everything he could to get her to move in with
her.
17
The house awoke early the next
morning, everyone sat at the table whilst Alexia cooked a full
English breakfast for them all. ‘So what do you want to do today?’
James asked.
‘ Can we go and see your
house?’ Amber asked. James felt Alexia looking at him but he
ignored her and answered Amber, ‘Of course you can,’ he looked at
Alexia out of the corner of his eye, ‘We can all go.’ Alexia didn’t
say anything and just let him have his moment. They finished
breakfast, got cleaned up and ready to go.
James went out of the front door
to put their stuff in his car when Ben and Amber ran straight out
with him. ‘Cool, look at this car!’ Ben said as he looked at it,
Amber opened the door and climbed in. ‘Wow Dad! It’s
amazing....OMG! It has a DVD player!’ she said excitedly. Alexia
walked to the car and stood beside James. ‘If you undo everything
I’ve done with those two and turn them into spoilt brats I’ll shoot
you!’ He watched her get in the car and knew she wasn’t messing
round.
They arrived at James’ house and
as he pulled up outside on the long gravel driveway. Ben and Amber
squealed in excitement, ‘OMG! Look at the size of it.....it’s
massive!’ Ben yelled as he and Amber got out the car, leaving James
and Alexia. ‘Your mum said that the very first time she saw it
too,’ James mumbled with a smirk so only Alexia could hear. She
sighed as she got out of the car and turned to look at him, ‘You
wish!’
‘ Alexia, you wound my
ego,’ he said putting his hand on his chest and pretending to
cry.
‘ You’re a jerk,’ she said
and followed him inside.
Ben and Amber are running round
and squealing at everything. ‘Look at the size of the
kitchen.....OMG, there’s a pool.....OMG, the front room is the size
of our whole house!’
James held his hand out to
Alexia and she took it, ‘Come on, let me show you where you’ll be
living.’
‘ James!’
‘ One day,’ he added but
gave her a knowing smile, convinced he could twist her arm with the
help of the kids.
As they entered the house they
stood in a the entrance hall and to the right were glass double
doors which led to the “Posh” front room which followed
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