Chapter 30: Chapter 30

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Javier's POV

The house was really warm and more furnished than Megan's own, the three kids kept looking at me like I am an alien. I want to get along with them, because this is Megan's family.

"Are you guys starving?”I asked them breaking.

"Food? Of course we're starving, I'll be right back”the boy said and ran to the other side.

"I just can't believe you came here with steaks”Megan said smiling at me.

"Should I pinch you, don't worry Megan am sure you've been dreaming about me and now you can't believe if this is one of your dreams of not, It’s reality Megan”I said smiling at her.

The girls coughed and Megan blushed hiding her face away.

"Hi my name's Darlene”the pretty girl who I suppose answered the door said sitting close to me and extending her small hands.

"Nice to meet you Darlene, you can call me Javier”I smiled shaking her hand, then the boy returned with plates.

"That food crazed boy over there is my twin brother, Dylan”she said pointing at the boy who now that I look at them they actually look alike, same hair, eyes, skin colour and even smile. Only the structure of their face was different.

"Nice to meet you Dylan, when I was young like you, I ate a lot too”I said.

"Really?”Dylan asked looking surprised, I nodded.

"I don't think you eat as much as him he is on the way to obesity”the girl said as the boy threw something at her, I couldn't help but laugh. "That's my elder sister Rita”Darlene said pointing to the quiet red hair.

"You guys are siblings?”I asked disbelieving, the twins were dark haired, brown eyes with no freckles, the quite girl was red hair, green eyes with little freckles on her cheek.

Darlene nodded. "You guys look nothing alike”I said voicing my thoughts out loud.

"Umm__actually_”Megan started saying.

"Am adopted”the red hair girl blurted out.

Oh!. Makes sense now

I nodded, "good"

"Good?”She asked me. Darlene started making an X symbol with her hands and shaking her head slightly at me, is she trying to say something?

"Yeah, your parents would have been rich snobs and at least you got the honor of growing up and loving the people around that's a good thing, also I would have loved to be adopted away from my father, maybe I won't be the jerk I am now”I said smiling at her.

She smiled too and she looked at Megan, "don't worry some people like you for the jerk you are"

I smiled at her, Megan's family was really cool, if only her Mum was a good mum am sure Megan won't have any problem.

"So have you watched Maze runner?”Dylan asked playing the movie on their television screen. As everybody served themselves the yummy steak.

"Nope, am not into movies but I've read the book”I said remembering the series I read sometime ago out of boredom. I'll rather read than watch a series.

"Movies for life”Dylan said.

"Both go for me, I cried when Newt asked__”Darlene started I cut her off knowing where she was going.

"Shussh, we don't talk about Page 250”I said it was a very sad part of the series.

"Right?”Rita said happy as she raised her hand to give me a high five, then realized it's me and wanted to withdraw, I quickly high fived her shocking her.

I looked at Megan and she was smiling while silently eating. I felt happy and at peace.

Megan's POV

I woke up to the scent of coffee. I quickly shot up, is my mum home? Then my eyes cleared and I realized I was sleeping on the sofa in the Hernandez home and a soft comfy blanket was covering me.

I sat up and signed rubbing my eyes, Meg get used to the fact that you don't have a mum, you never did and will never have, she's not coming back. Mu_ Anna is gone for good, It’s just you now, only you. I took in a sharp intake of breath and released it, I can't cry, I didn't cry with Susan, I wouldn't cry for Anna, she doesn't deserve it.

My limbs moved me to kitchen where Rita, Darlene and Dylan sat having breakfast, I sat down too.

"Good morning Meg”they all said in sync.

"Morning, why didn't you guys wake me up to help prepare breakfast?”I asked looking at the delicious waffles as I took 5, what? am starving.

"Javier told us not to”Darlene said munching happily on her waffle.

"Javier?”I asked putting a stop on my syrup pouring.

"Yep Javier, made breakfast and told us not to wake you up”Dylan said.

My jaw slacked, Javier made breakfast, this was his handwork? That can only mean__

"He slept here?”I asked.

"Nope, he took a plane from Mexico and landed here this morning to make us breakfast”Darlene replied sarcastically.

"Oh my God, I can't believe it?”I said as Rita held my hand and removed the syrup bottle from my grip, then sent me a glare, I then noticed that my plate was almost overflowing waffle syrup.

"What? You believed what I just said”Darlene asked.

"I can't believe he slept here, here! Where I the rooms? Which one?"

"Oh he didn't sleep in any room”the twin replied in sync.

"He slept in the sitting room, on the floor”Dylan said

"With you, side by side”Darlene completed with a smile.

I opened my mouth again, Rita signed and tipped my chin back in place. "You slept off while we were watching the movie, we stayed up almost all night watching the movie with Javier while talking and arguing about regular things, finally we had to go sleep and even though we each offered him our beds, he refused and insisted on staying on the floor with you, this morning when the twins went for their morning run, I saw Javier busy in the kitchen and he refused to accept my help and told us not to wake you up"

"And yes he took you to the sofa and covered you up”Rita finished a smile on her face.

I was speechless, stunned, dazzled, overwhelmed, name it. Javier is really full of surprises, I wonder what people would say if they found out a billionaire slept on the floor of such a crappy house, am sure the value of this house had increased now, and can probe be put off for auction.

A smiled was on my face through out the period I used to devour my precious over syruped Waffle.

"Ah, he also said you should get ready that you guys are going out in about an hour and a half”Rita said.

What?! An hour and a half since he left, oh my I don't think I have up to an hour left. I glared at Rita as I sprinted out and into my home. Where are we going and for what? Was it a professional or casual thing? Ah am so confused, I don't think I have work I'm the office today. It's bloody Saturday!.

I took a quick shower but then I didn't know what to wear.

Hey pretty boy, where are we going? ~ sent.

It’s a secret. ~ pretty boy

I sighed, this is going to be harder than I thought.

Formal or casual? ~ sent

You are not dressed yet! ~ pretty boy

Lol, of course am currently staring at my wardrobe standing in nothing else but my fluffy pink towel. OK let's not send that.

Yea now please answer the question. ~ sent

Casual, very casual. ~pretty boy.

Hmm casual eh? Do I have something casual and pretty? I want to look pretty, really pretty. I started the ultimate search.

Not my best shot but am going with this, I didn't have any really pretty outfIt’s, I was just really, really simple. I put on dark pants, grey whit and slip on sneakers then I topped it off with Javier's scarf. I looked OK. I then brushed my wet hair and applied a light makeup.

I headed out to go show Rita and the twins my outfit and possibly get their opinions. I stopped frozen in my tracks, resting casually on the wall was a smoking hot Javier, my mouth opened as I checked him out.

He looked up and his eyes met mine, I slowly approached him, not able tear my eyes away from his royal gorgeousness.

"It’s not cool to openly ogle at someone, keep the desire, admiration and hormones to a minimum please”he said.

"Is this what you call casual?”I asked slowly looking up at his shining eyes.

"Are you ready?”He asked me smiling.

"Yea”I said smiling at him, then I remembered something, "please wait”I ran back in, I opened my wardrobe and pulled out a box that was inside, I opened it and brought out my old camera. I tested it on my self and great it still worked. Am taking it with me.

"All set”I called running out to meet him.

"It's about time”

"You didn't bring a car?”I asked surprised as I saw no Lamborghini, Ferrari or all other sporty-er shiny cars.

"Nope we're walking”he said placing his hands into his pockets.

"To where exactly?”I asked already dreading the thought of walking a far distance, am feeling lazy.

"Anywhere you want, I showed you where I lived, It’s time to show me yours and I want to know more about my friend”he said looking at me.

I thought about it hmm, "so am in charge?”I asked.

"Yep as far as it doesn't involve me getting poisoned, dirty or injured”he said looking at me.

I smiled, "OK but am not really sure about the poison part"

He came so close to me I had to move towards a wall, "if I die your coming with me, because we are stuck together both now and ever after"

He said it with such a serious face, my heart increased It’s beating pace, isn't that like a romantic declaration?.

"As friends”he added, oh I guess It’s not a romantic declaration after all.

I scoffed squeezing out of his piercing gaze, "don't worry, I don't plan on killing you now"

"Are you among those girls that have really big gorilla hands?”He asked out of the blue, walking beside me.

"What? No”I said consciously checking my hands. Am not the hairy type, I don't shave my hand and legs, mainly because of time, which I rarely ever have.

"Lies, let's see”he said grabbing my hand.

"No!”I pulled my hand back, what if my were rough and not as smooth as other hands he was used to. Why am I thinking of this now, he has seen and touched my hands many times.

"Megan has gorilla hands, Megan has gorilla hands”he sang, walking further away from me.

"I don't not, see”I said as I caught up to him and showed him my hands, "see?, see"

"Hmm”he said examining my palm and sending sparks into me. "I bet it doesn't fit into mine"

"I bet it does, see”my hand were small, and I'll prove it, I interlocked my fingers with his. "See? It’s fIt’s perfectly"

"You are right”he said, I tried to remove my fingers but he held on firmly but gently, "you have beautiful hands, Megan"

I felt my face heat up as we walked in comfortable silence holding hands.

I decided it would be cool if we went to the park, so we headed towards the park. I haven't been there in a long time and where else can you get to know someone better than in a park filled with cotton Candy, icecream and giant pretzels.

"The park?”Pretty boy asked with a disappointed face as we arrived.

Maybe this wasn't a good idea, "yea, the park, it filled with_"

Pretty boy made a sobbing sound as he groaned and covered his eyes, "_people"

I laughed pulling him in, "have you ever been to a park before"

He signed accepting defect as he gained full control of his limbs once more, "Not really, maybe once"

"Once?”I asked surprising, the park was practically every kids home, especially rich once and adults who have dogs.

Sadly I don't have a dog but I envy people who have, especially white furry once, I barely had enough to feed me talk less of another dog, the dog would have ran away or die from lack of attention or starvation.

"Yeah, we had like a mini park in house, so why go to a real park when you have a mini one outside your window”he said without any emotion, "my dad was really strict with me and overprotective in a 'not cool' way"

I didn't know what to say, I couldn't bring myself to dislike his dad and I can't say if he was right or not because I've never had a dad, and even if it means being locked up in a tower, I'll be satisfied as long as I have someone to call dad, who would check up on me all day, cook for me with am hungry or sick, Piggy back me and call me his little princess like dads do in movies. I truly would be satisfied.

"So am guessing you've never had cotton candy"

He looked at me confusing and I pointed at the cotton candy stand a few meters from us, his eyes widened as he laughed. "Cotton candy? I call it pink sugar"

I burst into laughter my tummy ached, "pink sugar?"

"Yes, Angeles sneaked some in for I and Clyde, sometimes when Mum goes out with Genesis, while I stay at home playing Monopoly with dad and Clyde, they come back home with it”he said by now we were already awaiting ours at the stand.

"That's kinda sad, only Genesis had fun”I said collecting my cotton candy from the cotton candy man.

"Uh, I envied her then”he said eating out of his cotton candy and closing his eyes.

I laughed again as I sat under a tree opposite a fountain, a man was playing a guitar beside the fountain and people were dropping in coins and notes. I kinda liked guitarist, they were cool and had an air of confidence around them.

"You like guitarist?”Javier asked sitting close to me on the ground, I noticed his two cotton candys were gone.

I nodded as the song ended and everybody cleared away, "they are cool"

"Megan, here”he said pointing to a side of his nose as I looked at him.

"What?”I asked confused, touching my nose.

"You have some pink sugar on it”he said coming closer.

"Really? Where”I said trying not to laugh at the hilarious name as I searched the top of my nose. Pretty boy swooped in so close our nose almost touching as he ate off my candy.

"Yummy, yours is sweeter”he said laughing at my dazzled expression as he ate it.

"Hey!”I shouted trying to be louder than my stupid heart as I slapped his hand, does he know how he affects me?

He laughed heartily, touching his hand "ouch that hurt"

"You deserve it, you_”I started before I sensed another presence close to us.

"Excuse me”the man who I recognized as the guitarist who was playing a while ago, I wanted to glare at him, but my inner Jesus told me not to.

"Yes?”I asked politely as he looked as if he was going to pee on himself while looking at pretty boy.

"Sorry for interrupting, but can you please hold on to this for me while I visit the restroom, I won't take long”he said handing me his guitar.

"OK no problem”I said as I collected it and placed it beside me as the man hurried off. I stared at the empty cone in my hand and glared at Javier who gave me a cheeky smile in return. An idea struck me, "so do you play?"

"Nope, I don't really listen to music”he replied as I signed disappointedly. "But I was made to learn how to play the guitar and piano, because when I was 12, a senate's daughter had a crush on me and requested that I play for her a song on her birthday, I had to"

"Lucky girl”I muttered to myself.

"Do you want me to play for you?”He asked.

I looked up surprised and happy, I nodded as I handed him the guitar.

"I know a few songs because Genesis loves music's, some English and some Spanish, I prefer Spanish, do you want to here something you won't understand?”He asked strumming the guitar gently.

I nodded, I was too excited, Javier would sing for me, Spanish or not, am sure I would like it.

"Ok, here goes nothing, It’s called LA carretera by prince Royce”he said he started playing and soon singing.

I was right, the song was perfect, I pulled my knees up to me and rested my head on them and listened to pretty boy, the Spanish rolled off his tongue and sounded very pleasing to the ears. I could listen to this forever, I've found my new favorite song. If I loved guitarist before, now I adored them. We soon had a crowd, all of them swooning and tripping for pretty boy, if we had a basket, it would be filled with money now.

The song soon ended and everybody including me gave out a round of applause, I could see and feel Javier's ego growing rapidly and radiating off him as he smiled at me and the crowd. Then his eyes widened as someone pointed at him and another took a picture. He grabbed my hand and practically shoved the guitar to the owner as we ran away to another side.

"Why?”I asked my breathing laboured, "did we run"

"I could tell someone recognized me, we don't want our pictures plastered in front of the Daily news tomorrow”he said.

I nodded, speaking of pictures, "let's take a picture”I stood on my tip toes, trying to ignore our touching cheeks as I took a picture. I stared at the picture, Javier looked surprised, my hair looked messy.

"Aish, my hair is messy”I grumbled looking up at pretty boy and see his face red, I was about to say something about it when he turned away.

"You are beautiful”he muttered barely loud enough for me to hear. I blushed at that then before I could say peter parker, my back was against the wall, Javier's blue eyes piercing into mine with unreadable emotions.

"I want to tell you something, I have to else__ I just have to and want to”he said to me. "Am going to tell you in 10 different languages, you can't Google it or ask for the meaning, you just have to wait until am ready to tell you in a language you understand, OK?"

I nodded, I was confused and excited at one. Then our eyes focused on each other, as he moved closer and his thumb grazed my face, I could hear our hearts beating, then everything went still.

"Ti amo (i love you)"

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