The Act

Bonus Chapter!

Sage's POV

"Xan we're going to be late for the flight if you don't bring your ass!" I half yell at the huge man in front of me, who wore a sheepish smile.

"My love I own the private jet. We leave whenever I show up." He resorts cockily and I send him a harsh glare.

His smile drops immediately.

"Just because you can be late, doesn't mean you should!" Idiot.

He juts out a bunch of air.

"Says the woman who showed up late to her own meeting just because she could. Thought I forgot about that?"

My jaw drops.

"That doesn't count."

He sends me a millionaire dollar smile.

"Definitely does." Okay and?

I roll my eyes giving him a stupid look. "Whatever."

Xan just chuckles at this sticking his tongue out. I return it of course, yet I notice that his mind seemed to be somewhere else.

"Y'know," He starts gaining my attention. "I never really apologized for how I treated you before." He states somewhat seriously.

Hm.

I look up to him and shrug. Its not a big deal to me anymore. To be completely honest, I put it behind me.

"It's fine Xan, it doesn't matter now."

He shakes his head disregarding that statement. "But it does. It wasn't okay and I just want you to know that I feel like an asshole about it everyday." The man throws his hands around looking helpless. I hold back a laugh at his cute antics.

"Xan I swear its fine. Sure it was annoying and really fucking stressful but still fine. Besides you're making up for it now. You treat me so well baby." I coo watching him cover his face bashfully.

"Amoré Mio that's not the point. What i'm trying to say is that it was completely not okay. I don't know— you've always enthralled me. I hated how amazing you were at your job—how close you were to being on my level. Hell how beautiful and commanding you were. I can't believe i'm about to say this out loud but it almost intimated me."

Trying not to flush at the compliments, I raise a curious brow. "Intimated? You didn't seem too intimated when you'd hop on my ass every chance you got."

He sighs.

"It was a defense mechanism my love. I didn't know then that I was attracted to strong-minded woman. I did know I felt something, I was just in denial and and the dumber-without-you verison of me thought that pushing you away and irritating the fuck out of you would keep you far away. Ashley also kind of fucked me up. It's stupid I kno—

"It's not. I get it." I cut off with a knowing look. Sure it wasn't the brightest thing in the world, yet it makes sense. Plus there's no need for dwelling on the past.

Xan whispers a rhetorical "what did I do to deserve you?" underneath his breath, shaking his head.

I smile up at him.