CHAPTER 22RUBY’S POVI was still trying to figure out what to wear for my date with Dax when Sally returned from school and she bolted straight for my room.“Mum, I'm back” she yelled in a sing-song voice as she ran into my arms for a hug and I laughed when she unexpectedly kissed me on the cheek.“What was that for? That was sudden” I asked her while I still laughed and she giggled.“We were told by our teacher to give our mums a big kiss on the cheeks when we get home” she answered and I felt my heart flutter as I smiled at her while gently running my fingers through her hair.“Well, I'll have to thank your teacher for that. That was sweet of you, Sally” I told her and she got shy as she used her tiny hands to shield her face so I wouldn't see her blush. I laughed at how cute she could be before I pulled her hands away and kissed her on the cheek too then I smiled at her again.“A kiss for my angel,” I told her and she smiled widely on hearing me call her my angel. Then she looked

CHAPTER 24RUBY’S POVThe drive to meet Dax was very quiet and Simon didn't exchange a word with me. I assumed he was going to after seeing him converse with Clarissa but I guessed that wasn't the case for me.Clarissa was obviously an exception and just as I suspected right from the start, they both had a thing for each other and were trying to suppress it but I knew it would do them no good. Life was too short to waste it on keeping your feelings to yourself.We finally arrived at our destination and I got out of the car before Simon could come over to open the door for me.Then I saw Dax waiting for me at the entrance of the building and our eyes met.“I'll take you over to meet him, Miss. Ruby” Simon said politely and I broke eye contact with Dax to look at him and smiled.“Of course, thanks” I replied and together, still in silence, we walked toward Dax and he held his hand out for me when we met up with him.“Are you excited?” he asked and I huffed in response before walking past

CHAPTER 26RUBY’S POVDax was teasing me again. He didn't have to place his finger against my lips to shush me up but he did, was it when he playfully threaded his fingers across my back, Or when he pushed my hair back even though he didn't have to?He was clearly teasing me and it greatly affected me too. I took a look at him as he sat across from me in the backseat while Simon drove and he looked at me too before I could look away.“Is something wrong?” he asked softly, his deep voice washing over me and gracing my skin with goosebumps while he wrapped his hand around my fingers and gently squeezed.I shook my head and looked out the window before I got lost in his eyes while he kept on playing with my fingers, probably in an attempt to calm me down.“I'm fine. I'm just curious to know where we are heading” I replied while I stole a glance back at him only to see him smiling to himself.“I know you're not telling so I won't ask,” I told him and he scooted closer to me in the car th

CHAPTER 28RUBY’S POVIt was still so early in the morning and my phone was ringing out loud nonstop. I reached for it with sleepy eyes and without looking at the caller ID, I picked the call up and placed it against my ear.“Hello?” I spoke with a croaky voice and I heard a snicker from the other side.“Why are there so many pictures of you and Dax splashed across so many media outlets and I haven't heard anything from you yet, Ruby? Were you both on a date?” Dennis’s voice came through and what he just said woke me up immediately and I quickly sat up in bed.“What? Wait a minute. What pictures are you talking about?” I asked him while trying to make sense of what he just said and he chuckled.“Do you mean you have no idea that there are pictures of you and Dax all over the internet? Aren’t you both back together already? Don’t mess this deal up for me, Ruby” he fired more questions that made me even more confused and I got down from my bed.“You know what, Dennis? Why don’t I call yo

CHAPTER 30RUBY’S POVSally finally left for school after I was able to stop her from talking about Dax liking me but Dax still had a smile on his face even after she was gone. I could tell he was thinking about what Sally said and I hoped he wouldn't question me about it.Breakfast was finally ready and we all sat at the dining table to eat in silence but I could still sense the chemistry flowing between Clarissa and Simon whenever they spoke, made eye contact, or mistakenly brushed hands when they reached for something on the table.So I used them as a means of distraction to ignore Dax who was right beside me because I knew that once this breakfast was over, we were going to talk about the unavoidable and we were either going to find a solution or end up fighting.I had a feeling that we would most likely end up fighting considering the question I had in mind for Dax but who knew? Maybe he wouldn’t fight with me as I expected. We finished eating and I packed the dirty dishes along