The Probability Of Not Loving You

Chapter 26 (unedited)

Ava had never been this happy. After a month long bliss, she couldn't really complain. They were different and that was just fine with either of them. Alex helped her complete her research by giving her room and going into the living room, leaving her to work on her research in the bedroom. At first she thought he would be bored on his own and she found that in times that they were apart, he checked into his own.

It was a expected that a man as busy as him checked in every once in a while. But when she was free he was completely with her.

Ava was nearly done with her research and called her father to book an appointment. The impending deadline made her anxious and she found herself working harder.

There was a slight knock at the door and then Alex popped his head into the room. Ava rolled her eyes, knowing full well that he was moments away from taking her laptop from her. As supportive as he could be, Alex was annoying in that he annoying in that he got in her head far more than any other person.

Alex moved gathered some of her papers and made room for himself. He laid down on the bed, arms folded in front of him and then rested his chin on them.

"You have to eat."

Ava rolled her eyes. It was always the same. "Go away, I have work to do."

"Twenty minutes, come on."

"Five," Ava bargain.

"That's not eating but shoving food in your mouth," Alex told her. "You know the deal, you eat and I leave you alone."

"Bastard!"

"Fair assessment," Alex said with an easy shrug.

"Let me just...."

Alex moved her laptop off her lap, hit the save button and then closed it. "I know what you are like. I'll let you obsess over your project but you still need to eat."

Ava rolled her eyes getting out of bed. "You are annoying, you know that?"

He waited for her as she came around the bed. Alex grabbed her by the waist and brought her close. "Hi stranger."

Ava smirked. "I saw you a few hours ago."

He brought his close against her forehead.

She smiled. "Now it's sixteen minutes."

" You act like you're eating for me."

"You're the one who is bothered about it when I don't eat," Ava said with a shrug. "I am well aware that I have a one track mind."

"You bother me," he said, taking her hand and dragging her into the other room. Alex pulled out a chair for Ava and pushed her down into it.

He sat back and watched her eat the salmon salad. Alex merely watched as she ate, not talking to her or asking questions. This project was important to her. She had never voiced her thoughts in the past when it came to her dreams and now that he knew, he was not going to step into the way of that.

Ava looked up at him. "I have to go back home in a few days."

"I know." Alex said. "For your presentation."

"Will you come?"

"Obviously," he said just as easily. "I will stay out of the way."

"Who said I want that?"

"You anxious about your presentation, I only have to look at you to know that."

"That's because my father is a prick when it comes to business."