Chapter 37: Chapter 37

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Love is like an hourglass; the brain empties as the heart fills up.

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Megan's POV

Wrong room, it has to be.

"Umm.. I think am in the wrong room”I say looking at my right hand and left hand, trying to figure out if this is the right room.

"If you came to see Javier you are at the right room, unless you wanted to discuss makeup with me, at 8am.”She said with looking at me as if she was a cop. I hate cops. "Come in, Javier and I were together but I didn't see him when I woke up, baby his out running"

"I'll rather go..”I said willing my body to turn, am-

"No no come in please Maggie, at least have a glass of water”she said as she practically pulled me in and shut the door.

OK she spent the night in Javier's room. It’s not what it looks like, maybe her room is haunted, or her air condition isn't working or it's haunted, there are ghost stories in hotels. Javier was just helping her out nothing more.

I walked to the kitchen to take a glass of water, I really need one now, while Faye went in to get dressed. I don't know what or how I feel right now. Javier didn't sleep with Faye, It’s not possible, they possibly just spent the night together, but is that okay with me? I mean I don't want to be the obsessive girlfriend... Hell am not even his girlfriend, we are just...... Make out buddies that like each other. Love actually-- I love him.

I almost yelp as my foot collided with something under the counter and I heard a groan? I froze. Is it a ghost. Nope my leg would have gone right through it. Is it a monster?

Meg look you are braver than this. And so I looked and I saw a figure covered and wrapped in blankets snoring peacefully, like an angel. I saw Pretty boy.

I crouched down and removed the hair that fell and covered his face. Then I smiled, and covered my mouth and laughed. She and Javier were together indeed.

"Megan?”Pretty boy asked in the most sexy morning sleepy voice ever.

I nodded, my head unable to form a word. I've gone numb.

He sat up and rubbed his eye in the cutest way ever, how can someone be sexy and cute at the same time? "I waited for you"

Oh, he was waiting for me last night.

"Am sorry, I drank alcohol... I think and slept off”I apologized.

He nodded, then smiled at me, "I... I lo--"

"Maggie?”Faye called interrupting whatever Javier wanted to say. I groaned and stood up.

"I found Javier”I announced, she looked confused, then Javier got up from under the counter still wrapped in blankets.

"Oh Javier are you okay?”She said rushing to his side and using the back of her palm to check his temperature. I scowled at her, get your hand off him.

"I'm fine Faye”he replied, I think he is still sleepy.

"Yesterday you seemed so gloomy, I thought you were sick or something”Faye replied going around the kitchen like she owned it.

Javier looked at me and gave a small smile, "I'm fine now"

"Okay, take this. It’s a Tea that's really going to help you”she said again suddenly appearing in front and handing him a small steaming cup. He said he is not sick.

Javier looked inside and scrunched up his face, "Nah, water will do for now”then he looked at me who was just watching everything like a movie.

"What?”I asked suddenly aware that he and Faye were looking at me. He raised his brows at me, looked at my glass of water then me. "Oh”I said suddenly getting my senses back as I gave him the water. He finished it up in one take.

"Okay” Faye said dropping her tea in the counter, "today is going to be a busy day, we should probably get to work. Megan?"

I tried not to give my best sick laugh, oh now she gets my name. And she's practically dragging me out of Javier's room, we are going to have issues alright. "Bye Mr Altamira"

"Bye ba.... Ah Megan”he said scratching his head awkwardly as he disappeared into his room.

Faye glared at me as we exited the room. "What's going on”she asked coming to a stop outside the room and folding her hands.

"Umm....”Was all I could muster, what's she talking about now.

"Oh don't play dumb with me Magot, something is definitely up with you and Javier”she said.

"It’s Megan, or just Meg”maybe the name is too hard for her, but she just got it right now, inside the room with Javier.

"Oh shut it, I don't give a crap about your name. First it was about the name, then this stupid trip that I didn't want to happen in the first place, then the smiley faces with checking your phones at almost the same time, then now you visit him, in his room. What is going on!"

"We just have a really close working relationship and...”I paused, why am I doing this again?. Then I stood up straight and crossed my hand mimicking her position, "oh I don't think am answerable to you. If you have any questions, you can ask my boss"

She looked a bit taken back by my response, then she laughed. "Oh you are so funny Maggie”what's so funny now?. Then her glare came back, "you better be right nothing is going on, because I didn't come all the way from...”She paused, seems like she almost talked too much. "Just know, a boss and a worker never add up. You should know your place and watch your back. Altamira is just not for you or your kind”with that she spinned around and walked into the next room.

If I say I wasn't shaken up, I'd be lying, I practically have goosebumps all over. Boss and worker never adds up? Watch my back? Altamira not for me or my kind?. Is that woman a witch?

Naomi wasn't dancing anymore but her music was still playing she was in her towel.

"Hey girl, come check out this.... What's wrong?”She said rushing to my side as I sat on my bed. I was still shaken up and trying to let Faye words sink.

"Faye was in Javier's bedroom”I answered Naomi, although that's not really what's wrong. She was silent before she spoke, "oh, don't worry am sure nothing happened”I smiled at her.

"Yea nothing happened, they didn't even stay on the same bed".

"phew, thank God, so why are you all rattled up”she asked observing me. I signed, Faye threatened me right? Watch your back. That's a threat right? Or maybe an advice. A scary advice.

"She spoke unfriendly to me. She asked there was something going on between Javier and I, she also told me boss and worker never add up and the Altamira, maybe family, isn't meant for me or my kind. Then she said...”I was cut off by Naomi's pacing, she seemed angry.

"What? Who does she think she is, oh she's interested in Javier alright. Doesn't matter what ever shit she says Meg, you won't listen to her, they are all rubbish coming from a jealous, horny woman”I chuckled, everything ends up in the word 'horny' . "instead now guess what we will do?”She asked with an evil glint in her eyes.

"What?”I asked smiling.

"We up our game, make her know who has Javier's heart even if it means you being around him twenty four seven.”I smiled, I like that am friends with someone like Naomi. "Now come check out this sport wears a hotel staff sent over, they are so cool"

~*~

We got dressed in the super cool sport wears, a white shirt and a matching white short skirt with sneakers, all white. We were allowed to do anything we want or wear anything, the sport wear was a free gift from the resort and it's like everybody silently agreed on doing a sport activity today. Who doesn't like wearing new free things? Nobody I know of.

Naomi, Oliver and I came out to the fields at the same time, everybody were already there, some were doing some kind of freak exercise to crack and reawaken their old bones. I saw Javier, he was talking to Faye and one other woman, pointing at places with the tennis bat in his hands. He looked so tall from over here, his muscles rippling through and out of his shirt. His hair looked wet and I bet he smelled really great right now.

I kept observing everything around me, while trying to figure out a game to occupy myself with. Naomi and Oliver already left my side, both deciding to play basketball, Naomi, apparently wants to strengthen her legs, can you believe her. I can't play basketball, I don't want to die now. Maybe soft ball or I could just jog around.

"Boo!”A very familiar voice said behind me making me almost jump out of my skin in fright. "Hahaha you should have seen your face"

"Javier you almost killed me”I said exaggerating everything as his scent flooded my nostrils and I felt his body heat, he was so close and it took all my will power not to face him and hug him.

"I think I like skimpy things on you, nice legs”he said, I smiled, I so wanted to look at him.

"Are you a legs man?”I asked curious, Sam is a leg man too. He went crazy for short skirt, short anything.

"Am a Megan's man, if I start complimenting on everything I found hot and sexy about you, it would be everything”he said.

I blushed, cheeky pretty boy making me blush in public. "You know people know we are talking right, because me standing behind you says it all. It would be weird if weren't talking”he blunted out. "Well then go”I said, no don't go.

"No”he said turning me around to face him, my whole body warming up at the contact. "What sport do you want to participate in"

"I don't know, I was trying to figure it out before you showed up”I confessed, they were just too many.

"Okay come play tennis"

"No. I don't know how to"

"I'll teach you”he said and he didn't wait for my response before dragging me off.

"She's playing too?”Faye asked as we approached the court. Whoa I didn't know she was playing.

Javier nodded handing me my bat. "Okay”Faye immediately said, "I and Javier on one team, you and mister curly over there are in the other"

"It’s Jacob”the curly hair man said. I didn't even notice him before. He looked alright, there were muscles and he was quite tall but looked geeky. Not that geeky is bad, just that am on ship bad boy look.

Javier was about to protest when Faye immediately butted in and even held his hand, "I'll be more comfortable with you Javier, I'm a bit rusty I've not played this in a while and Jackson is a pro, Maggie will be okay with him"

I and curly hair dude groaned simultaneously, then laughed. "Am guessing your name isn't Maggie”he said. I shook my head, "nope It’s Megan”I replied as I heard Javier telling her the same thing. He looked at me as if asking if it's okay, I shrugged. I think I will like Jacob as my partner.

And so the game started, Javier and Faye in one team, I and Jacob in another. At first it went smoothly, Jacob guiding me all the way, but then Faye started attacking me. She was playing with really hard hIt’s and she was playing fast, she didn't seem rusty at all. Sometimes I had to run off, Dodge or even fall to avoid the deathly hit from the small tennis ball. She smirked at me, I glared at her.

"Wow she seems to hate you”Jacob said as we went on a break, I was too angry to even talk, am a rookie, she could have killed me our there. My limbs and shoulders were sore.

"Megan”Javier called out, he was on the court with a bat and tennis ball. I carried my bat and met him on the other side of the net. "Here”he said passing the ball to me gently. I caught it with my bat and passed it back. Then we started playing gently and I got the hang of it, we were even laughing at his great I was playing.

"Let's play a new game”Faye called out, we stopped and looked at her, new game?. I smirked, oh I know a game alright.

Most people in highschool suck at gym class. Not me, especially when it came to dodgeball, am a pro. And I use gym class as a medium to bully Sam's flings. So that means two things; I know how to play dodgeball well and I know how to hit.

"Dodgeball?”Faye asked surprised.

"Let's try it out, am sure it will be loads of fun”Javier said supporting me. I smirked, I guess she went to a school were gym class meant ballet.

We started playing in no time, Javier was really good at it and a couple more people joined in. I could tell Faye was struggling and I made it harder for her. Time for the grand finale, I heard the dodgeball in my hand, aimed then fired. She shoots........BAM. She scores.

Faye fell with a large thud, the ball hit her right in the face. Javier rushed to her much to my disappointment, I hope he isn't mad at me. She got up on her own, glared at me and stormed off. I felt bad, I hope she isn't bleeding. But I also felt satisfied and happy. Javier looked at me, smiled and ran after her. "Nice one”Jacob said with a high five. I smiled too but I looked back at the door, Javier ran after her.

The rest of the day went by pretty well, I didn't see Faye again and I barely saw Javier. But I had fun with Naomi, Oliver and now Jacob. We played lots if game and even ate crabs for lunch.

~*~

"So whatever happens to you, if you end up looked up in a place and need help, make sure you call Javier, don't call me or anyone else because we won't come”Naomi said as we went to check out some kind of wine celler.

"Umm... OK what are you plotting?”I ask confused.

"Nothing”she says quickly, "oh there it is”she said as we reached the celler. We got in and while I was looking around, I heard the door get shut and bolted. What? I called Naomi but she was no where near sight. She had run away and locked me up in here. So this is her plan to get me and Javier together. I took out my phone and texted.

Javier help me, I somehow got locked up in a wine celler, come help please, It’s kinda cold in here. ~ sent.

I sat down and waited, I hops this works, I don't want to die here. In less than five minutes, I heard a knock and my name was called, I answered and I heard the bolt shift and light came in through the door, revealing Javier.

"Megan, what happened?”Javier asked enveloping me in a hug, he was worried. I felt bad, It’s all Naomi. I was about the reply when the door got shut and bolted. "Whoa”Javier went to hit the iron door but it didn't bulge. Really Naomi?

"Seems like we are locked up in here”he said coming to sit down on the ground. I sat down near him. We stayed in silence.

"Are you angry?”I blunted out. It was dark here, I couldn't really see his.

"Nope, why do you think I am?”He asked me.

"Because of the whole Faye thing”I said. He chuckled, "It’s her fault for not dodging well and she kind of did the same thing to you, so touché"

I smiled, am so happy he is not mad at me, "so why are you silent?”I asked again, It’s unlike him. "Am just thinking of all the ways I could make love to you here”he blunted out, causing me to start coughing.

"Javier, you have a dirty mind”I told him, is he serious? Here in the celler.

"Yes I have a dirty mind and you are running through it. Naked”then I felt him closer to me and before I could protest, I felt his lips on mine, moving softly at first, I kissed him back and he deepened it, the intensity too.

I let my hands move into his hair as we kissed, we broke off for air, "God Megan, you are killing me”he groaned as his lips went to my neck causing me to moan, and then I found myself lying on the fall with Javier hovering above me. Our lips connected again and his hand, which were surprisingly warm, slipped into my shirt as my hand found his top button.

I don't think am thinking anymore, I just wanted more, more, more. Javier's hand didn't more further, he just kept it within my tummy, waist and legs. But his kisses were going lower and it was driving me crazy. His body felt so good to touch, muscles, warmth and all.

I have to tell him about the night in the bar, I've got to. "Javier”I called out. "Uh”he answered more like moaned out.

Then the door opened, we jumped off each other as we adjusted our clothes, I actually, he buttoned his. It was a staff of the hotel, wow great timing.

We managed to get out of there with any questions. But it was awkward, "hey I have a surprise for you. Text you later”he said before hurrying off.

Surprise? I hate surprises. But I was looking forward to Javier's own. I went to the room and Naomi was already asleep. Twenty minutes more, I got a text.

Meet me at the indoor pool ~ pretty boy.

I hurried to the pool, excited, i hope It’s not swimming, I can't really swim. I saw roses lined up and I followed them, my heart beating with excitement. It lead to the top of a board, where people stayed to jump off. There was a note I picked it up and read.

Hello Megan.

I looked around, what kind of surprise is this? Then I felt a push, a hard one. And I fell, inside the pool.

God I can't swim well.

Am gonna drown.

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