I thought you hate me

Chapter 6

»I can't believe that they really force us to something like that«, Jo murmured and laid her hands over Alaric's. Her fiancé was behind her and caressed her belly slowly as he looked at her in the mirror.

»They are like that. Actually, I wonder that Caroline hasn't already fired our wedding planner so she could organize it all herself. «, Alaric gave back and placed a kiss on her dark hair. Jo sighed.

»But to let us spend the night separated from each other ... «, Jo began, but Alaric interrupted her.

»Nothing will happen to you. Bonnie and Elena are going to stay with you; you don't have to be afraid. «, he promised, but Jo turned around and lay her hands around his neck to look into his eyes.

»You know what I mean«, she gave back and Alaric smiled.

»We have the rest of our lives to spend it together. «

Jo's lips curled into a smile, too, and she stood on her tip toes to kiss him. Alaric pulled her even closer to him so he could smell her sweet perfume which was so familiar to him.

When they broke apart, Jo looked serious. »What about Kai? «

»What do you mean? «

»Shall we invite him to the wedding? «, Jo asked with a nervous undertone in her voice. Alaric looked at her to assess whether she was serious. After that, he shrugged.

»He's your brother. It's your decision to invite him or not. After all he's done. «, he said calmly and looked at his fiancée who sighed at his words.

»You know, everything inside me screams to completely banish him out of my life and to forget him. He killed half of my family and hurt me and chased the twins and ... - « Jo took a deep breath. »I really wish I could hate him. I did hate him, really. But since he merged with Luke, I have this feeling that I ... get him back. I mean, he wasn't always like that. And somehow he developed more and more into the Kai he was before the big drama with our father. And I'm afraid that he'll distract himself from that again. «

Alaric looked at her for a long moment; he then lowered his gaze and grabbed something behind him. When he laid the pretty envelope with the silver lettering in her hand without saying something, she smiled.

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Kai had a smile on his lips, too, when he opened the front door to invite his sister inside. His head felt like he got under a car, but he was happy that Jo visited him ... voluntarily.

»Well, Sissy, what do I owe the honor? « Kai waved his hands and offered her a chair in his kitchen, while he opened the fridge. »What do you want to drink? Well, you don't really have a choice, actually. You have to drink water, I have only alcohol. «

Jo shook her head at his chatter, but it touched her that he thought of her pregnancy. »Water it is«, she said and watched her brother pulling a glass out of the cupboard and putting it down in front of her just a few seconds later, filled with water.

Instead of drinking it, she eyed suspiciously the bottle of beer Kai opened on the other end of the table. »It's just morning, Kai. «, she said after one gaze on her clock. »Shouldn't you take a break of alcohol after yesterday? «

Kai laughed and shook his head, but put the bottle down and massaged his temples gently. »Well, Alcohol works better than painkillers. «, he gave back. »I also don't trust this chemical stuff. « He shuddered at the thought of the new medications which were marketed everywhere.

Jo sighed. »You won't be able to avoid them if you continue like this and get alcohol poisoning. «, she gave back but Kai ignored her. Jo knew him although she hadn't seen him for almost twenty years. And she also knew that he became very suspicious if something didn't fit for him. For example the hangover he couldn't get rid of at the moment.