Xena Remington I walk hurriedly towards the elevator when I see the doors are about to close. Thankfully I make it, right before it shuts. I quickly push the 27th-floor button before going through the file labelled ‘NORMAN SMITH’. I have a habit of triple checking all the files that I hand to Axel as he is known for being a perfectionist and doesn’t really like mistakes. Thankfully, I haven’t made a mistake yet and I don’t intend to start today.It was 11 am and I was already exhausted. After sleeping at Axel's place last night, unfortunately, I had to go back to my place to get ready and wear my work clothes, and then rush to the office. But this physical exhaustion was nothing compared to my mental one because I couldn’t stop thinking about Axel.I hated how much time of my entire day I devoted to just daydreaming about Axel. But he seems so calm and collected all the time. It felt like he didn’t give two shits about the fact that we have made out, he has made me come or that I sle

Xena RemingtonI smiled a little when Axel got out of the car to open my side of the door. I held on to his hand as he helped me out of the car. I could see his parents from my peripheral vision, standing and waiting for us on the porch.I feel Axel’s hand snake around my waist, pulling me into his heated body as we walked towards his parents, who had huge grins on their faces. I look up at Axel who places a small kiss on my head and murmurs to me, “You’ve got this. They are going to love you.”“Hello! You must be Xena.” Axel’s mom hugged me lightly before taking a good look at my face, “Such a pretty face.” She gushed, making me blush at the compliment.“Hello, I’ve heard so much about you. I am a huge fan of your artwork.” I tell her genuinely, which makes her smile radiantly.I saw so many glimpses of her in Axel. She could easily be one of the most beautiful women ever. Growing up, I heard a lot about Sienna Reed’s beauty and her love story with Arthur Lancaster. She turned out to

Xena RemingtonAs we headed up to the room, Axel’s huge palm resting on the small of my back led me to his childhood bedroom which kind of made me feel giddy thinking about how I might get a look at what Axel used to be like during his teen years.As he opened the door to his room my excited smile dropped when I saw the exact same room that he has back home. Literally, nothing was different except this room was pastel and decorated. I expected to see posters and embarrassing high school pictures but sadly I saw none of that.It was a total buzzkill.“Please don’t tell me this was your childhood room. This is such a sophisticated place.” I say looking at the different accents of colour and decoration in the room.The room definitely had a woman’s touch. It didn’t seem like a bachelor pad. It felt like a couple’s bedroom. I felt a pang of jealousy in my stomach which I forcibly swallowed, convincing myself to think that maybe his mother decorated his room.Yeah right.“Yeah, I haven’t e

Xena RemingtonI hated how much I loved being around the Lancaster family. This is what I always told Jerold when I thought I was going to end up marrying him. I told him I wanted a big family, I wanted to be constantly surrounded by the people I love because that’s how I grew up.Of course, there was a lot of drama and situations used to get messy but I didn’t mind because when all of us were together in a house, I loved the love and positivity everyone had.I felt the same kind of energy in the Lancaster house. They all loved each other dearly. It’s kind of crazy how anyone from the outside world would assume that the Lancasters would be monsters who would shoot anything that moves. I think I might be loving playing the part of Axel’s ‘girlfriend’ a little too much.For my sanity, I think I should keep reminding myself that this is all fake even though nothing has ever seemed so perfect in my life.I feel like I belong here but I don’t.“Come on doll. Let’s have dinner. Mom’s calli

Xena Remington I sat quietly as we all had our dinner and only answered questions that were asked of me. Axel and others were still a little nervous about me being drunk but after hearing Axel say those six words, all the alcohol drained out of my system, sobering me up quickly.‘You will thank me one day’What was going to happen now? Is he not going to be the same with me? I don’t know if I can deal with Axel being aloof and expressionless.I have gotten used to his fun and playful side.“Xena, are you alright?” Axel whispers in my ear as I continue to nibble on my dessert, having lost my appetite to eat. I nodded a little and forced a small smile before making myself take a big bite of the delicious cake that was served as dessert.I think I was in a relationship with Jerold for so long that this is the first time I’ve felt truly happy and it's breaking my heart as I realise that this happiness is going to be short-lived, well it’s going to be over the minute we return home.We al