Filed to story: Watch Me Win Alpha (Olivia & Ethan)
But after five minutes and knocking two more times, Ethan was still staring at the white door. Why wasn’t Alexander answering? Images of Olivia and Alexander passionately intertwined together popped into his head, and Ehra ‘s hands clenched into tight fists. He decided to wait it out and began to pace in the doorway and shake his head in disgust.
Unknown to Ethan, Olivia and Alexander weren’t even in the hotel room.
No one was.
*Olivia*
“I’m glad we decided to get some fresh air,” I said to Alexander as we walked down the sidewalk of Lakeside Park.
He smiled down at me and put his hands in his pockets. “Me too.”
We had the park to ourselves thanks to the late hour, and streetlights illuminated the way as we walked past benches, a playground, and a water fountain.
We walked in silence for a few moments, then he paused and took out his phone. What he saw on the screen made him bark out a laugh.
“What is it?” I asked.
He showed me his phone screen, and with a jolt, I realized that it was a video surveillance of Alexander’s hotel door. And, of course, Alexander had been right. Ethan was pacing in front of his door with grim expression.
I stopped walking and stared down at the image in shock. Why was my ex-husband at Alexander’s hotel door at this late hour? Was he that crazy? He should be worried about his wife-to-be in the hospital, not camping out in front of Alexander’s door. How strange.
Did he think that he would avoid Chloe’s crazy reactions if he didn’t visit her in the hospital? That way of thinking would yield the opposite effect. Chloe’s rage would just grow the longer that Ethan didn’t visit her.
I ran a hand through my hair and shook my head in disbelief. “I’m sorry that I got you dragged into my relationship drama,” I told him and looked down at my shoes, avoiding his eyes.
“Don’t apologize, it’s not your fault,” he said gently and ran his hand lightly down my shoulder, making me shiver. “Come on,” he said after a moment and gripped my hand with his warm one, pulling me along behind him. “Let’s finish our walk.”
After we strolled around for about twenty minutes and looked at the dark pond that was in the middle of the park-something that made my stomach roll with anxiety because of what happened with Chloe and Kelly earlier today-we walked out of the park and passed by an empty twenty-four hour convenience store.
“I’m going to grab a bottle of water. Do you want anything?” he asked.
Sensing my chance, I jumped at this opportunity. “Actually, let me go get you a water,” I said. “To thank you for dinner.”
Alexander gave me a strange look but thankfully didn’t argue.
“Be right back,” I said and rushed into the store.
The fluorescent lights were too bright after the dark night, and I had blink until my eyes adjusted. Then, I hurried to the back of the store and took my phone out of my pocket.
Ava answered after the second ring.
“Hey, girl. How’s it going with Alexander?” she asked in a teasing voice.
I blushed but ignored her question because I didn’t have much time. I looked behind me, scared that Alexander was going to follow in after me to see what was taking so long.
“Listen, can you do me a favor and call security. Ethan is posted up in front of Alexander’s room. Can you have them remove him?”
For a moment, Ava seemed to be too stunned to speak. Then she scoffed sarcastically. “I can’t believe that crazy asshole. He’s the one who cheated on you, and now he has the audacity to try and meddle with your love life? He’s actually insane. Why don’t I just contact the nearest hospital, and I’ll even pay for his treatment.”
Even though this whole situation with Ethan was really stressing me out, a giggle escaped me. My best friend always knew how to make me laugh in the most serious situations.
*Olivia*
But quickly, my laughter stopped, and my humor disappeared. I remembered the reason that I had called my friend in the first place. What if Ethan was waiting at Alexander’s door so that he could fight him?
Just the thought of something happening to Alexander made cold fear shoot down my spine. And to make matters worse, he could get hurt because of his involvement with me. I didn’t have any doubt that Alexander could hold his own against Ethan, but I knew my ex- husband. He never fought fair and wasn’t afraid to fight dirty. I wasn’t sure if he even knew the word honorable.
“Please, Ava, just find a way to get rid of Ethan by whatever means necessary,” I said and opened the cooler’s door and grabbed Alexander a water bottle. Then, I walked around the store and just put random stuff in my basket to explain my long absence. I wasn’t even looking at the things I was buying.
“I will,” my friend replied. “Don’t worry, Olivia. You can count on me.”
After we hung up, I bought my items. The total was a lot higher than I was expecting, but I handed over my credit card without complaint. Then, I walked back outside. Ethan was leaning against the side of the building with his hands in his pockets. I tried to act normal as I walked toward him, but the smile on my face felt forced.
Distracted, I handed Alexander the grocery bag so he could get his bottle of water. I didn’t even consider the fact that I had just put a bunch of random stuff in my basket. My mouth dropped open in shock when Alexander started to pull out my purchases. The first few things weren’t so bad. There was his bottle of water, a loaf of whole wheat bread, a bar of chocolate, and a bag of chips.
But then, he pulled out a bottle of cheap whiskey and three boxes of jumbo-sized condoms.
I squeaked, and a hot blush spread throughout my whole body. How had I not noticed that I grabbed those things? Sure, I had been distracted on my call with Ava, but still. I couldn’t believe I did that.
Alexander’s face was unreadable when he held the boxes of condoms in his hands. “Care to explain?”
Frantically, I searched my mind for an explanation. “Um, well, I wanted a box of a certain type of candy, and I guess I just grabbed the Wrong box.”
Inwardly, I cringed. My excuse sounded weak even to my own ears.
“But you couldn’t have grabbed three boxes in a row by accident,” he pointed out. “Besides, the condoms and candy aren’t even in the same aisle.”
I blew out a long breath, and then my shoulders slumped in defeat. “Fine, I’d been distracted because I was on the phone in the store, and I was just grabbing things at random,” I admitted.
Realization sparked in Alexander’s eyes. “So, that’s why you offered to get my water from the store? It wasn’t because you wanted to thank me for dinner.
I bit my lip as guilt made my stomach churn. When he put it that way, it sounded way more deceitful than I thought it would be when I did it.
“So, who did you call that you needed to speak with alone? Why couldn’t you call this person around me?” Alexander asked.
“Ava,” I answered, knowing that the truth was best in this situation.
I knew that he wasn’t too happy with me for talking behind his back. Tonight, back at his hotel, it felt like we had been the most honest that we had been with each other ever. But now that he caught me being secretive, it seemed like all the progress we had made had been wiped clean, and now we were back at square one.
We began to walk down the street again, and the mood between us was ice cold. I tried to think of a way to lighten things up again. I pulled out the bar of chocolate from the bag and offered it to him.
“Do you want a piece?” I asked, my voice soft, hoping that he would accept my peace offering.
But his face remained expressionless. “Are the condoms that you purchased strawberry flavored so that it can be like a chocolate covered strawberry?” he asked dryly.
I swallowed thickly. Did he think that I was planning to use the condoms with someone else? Was that why he was so mad?
“Do you want a sip of the water?” I asked, trying a new approach.
But Alexander just frowned down at me. “Maybe I’ll take a swig of that whiskey since I hadn’t gotten to drink any of the wine that Naomi had gotten me.”
That comment felt like a slap in the face. Why was he bringing up Naomi right now? I thought that we had decided that Ethan had bought him the wine, not her.
“Here,” I said in a clipped tone and handed him the liquor. “You can keep it. I hate whiskey.”
Alexander stopped and met my gaze. He studied my face like he was trying to figure out a hard math problem. For what felt like the millionth time, I wished that his moods weren’t so up and down.
To my complete surprise, Alexander smiled. Honestly, that was the last thing I thought that he was going to do.
“Are you trying to poison me?” he asked, referring to the fact that I had warned him against drinking the wine because I thought it had been tampered with
I kept his gaze, and just to prove a point, I opened the bottle of whiskey. Even though the smell of gasoline hit me and I wanted to gag. I put the bottle to my lips.
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