Scarlett and I went to dinner with Vanna and Ryle that night.
It was such a weird situation because Ryle was Alix's brother, he was the brother of my ex.
But Vanna was Scarlett's sister, the sister of my girlfriend.
So I wasn't really looking forward to that dinner. It was gonna be awkward or atleast, that's what I thought.
But surprisingly, it wasn't. Ryle was sitting next to Vanna, while I had Scarlett next to me.
"So I've heard my girlfriend was hanging out in your garage today?" Ryle asked, looked at Vanna with a smile as if he was teasing her.
"Yes she was. When will you do the same?" I joked, I obviously knew he couldn't and wouldn't do that to Alix.
"Never" he chuckled.
"Too bad, you don't know what you're missing" I laughed, put my arm on the back of Scarlett's chair and looked at her.
She looked tense tonight, or worried maybe? I couldn't really tell.
I decided to forget about everything Alix said, she was trying to annoy me, or getting under my skin.
"Are you okay, Red?" I said softly. She turned her head to me, forced a smile and nodded. "Yeah I am just not feeling well"
And she definitely didn't look great either.
"I am going to the restroom" she said as she got up. "I will go with you" Vanna said, also getting up.
Ryle looked back at them, then looked back at me. "Already got her pregnant, mate?"
"If she's pregnant, then it isn't mine" I leaned back in my chair.
Ryle nodded, clearly understanding what I was trying to say. "Taking it slow I see"
"Well.. yeah I don't mind though"
"As it should" he nodded. "How is it going between you and her?"
"It's going absolutely amazing, she's amazing" I couldn't hide my smile.
"Those sisters huh" he leaned back and laughed. "They do something to us, don't they"
"They absolutely do" I sighed happily and then I had to ask him the question that was lingering on my mind. "How's Alix doing?"
"Ah there it is" he chuckled, tapped his fingers on the table. "She's not doing good"
"Becaus-"
"She absolutely hates Scarlett, she would probably kill me if she knew I was sitting here with her" he cut me off. "But I can see you're really in love with her"
"I am, I really do love her"
And it was the first time I said that out loud. I didn't even tell her.
He nodded as if he already knew. "Just be care-"
Scarlett and Vanna sat down with us again but Scarlett immediately turned her head to me. "I am not feeling well, can we go back?"
"Yes sure" I grabbed my credit card out of my pocket but Ryle was already shaking his head. "I will pay the bill, don't worry"
"Thanks mate" I put my credit card back, got up and held Scarlett's hand. She immediately held my hand a lot tighter. "Let's go?"
She nodded, said goodbye to Ryle and Vanna and went back to our hotel room.
We were gonna fly back to Monaco tomorrow, enjoy a couple of days off, which we definitely needed.
"Are you feeling any better?" I asked as we arrived back to our room. She shook her head, immediately walked to the bathroom and got changed into something more comfortable.
Which was my shirt and only my shirt. My favorite outfit on her.
I did the same, took my clothes off, so I was only wearing my underwear and laid down next to her.
We cuddled under the blankets, she was shaking, she was cold, but she was sweating at the same time. She was definitely sick.
"Do you want me to call Jon and bring something, like medication or-"
"No, you don't need to bother him with this" she snuggled closer against me. "I will be fin-"
She stopped talking, fell asleep on my chest.
I don't know for how long I stayed awake for, but it was a long time. I kept stroking her back, I wanted her to be fine.
"I love you" I whispered, and kissed the top of her head before finally falling asleep.
