The Cocky Mr.Xavier

Chapter 21

We should eat breakfast. He sighed getting up, allowing me to move from the couch. We ate breakfast rather quickly and I remembered that again I didn't have anything else to wear other than over nice clothing.

"Uh William, I don't have any casual clothing. Just the dress clothes that we bought last night."

"I'll take you shopping this afternoon, we'll buy some casual clothing then."

I sighed, I really needed to go back to the apartment and get a few things.

"William, there's no need for that, I can just go back to the apartment and get some clothing."

"Alexandria you are not going back there." He stood up grabbing his and my plate taking them to the kitchen.

"William." Feeling the frustration rising, I tried to calm myself. Walking into the kitchen I sat on the counter and looked at him.

"You can come with me if you would like? We can leave Deli here with Rose so they are safe."

"What is there that is so important that we can't buy it?"

"There are some old pictures and important documents there."

"I grabbed everything that looked important." he hugged turning to me and crossing his arms.

"Not the stuff hidden in my closet, you didn't"

He looked at me defiantly and I stared right back at him. All of Deli's baby photos were still at the apartment. Along with both of our Birth Certificates and our Social Security cards.

"Fine, get dressed we'll head there now."

I jumped off of the counter doing a silent cheer in my head.

Ten minutes later we were heading towards my apartment though William wasn't exactly thrilled.

I walked towards my room this time with William close behind me, tense as could be. I opened my door and the room was a mess....just how we left it. I walked to my closet, again with William as close to me as was physically possible without him actually touching me. I grabbed a couple pair of jeans and shirts, some sleeping clothes so I wouldn't have to keep borrowing Williams, and a simple pair of sneakers, hidden in a small nook in the back of my closet was the shoebox full of pictures and documents. I threw it all in a small duffel bag and slung it over my should.

"Okay I'm ready to leave." I turned around facing William who had been looking at the room. He was still tense and looked angry.

"William? William?" I lightly touched his back jolting him from his thoughts.

"I'm ready, we can go now."

He nodded and then grabbed my hand, leading me away from my room. I didn't know what to do, I'd never really held hands with someone before, It was awkward but at the same time it felt nice. Knowing he was right there beside me was comforting.

When we got back to Williams apartment we grabbed Deli on the way and started putting away the clothing we got her. I went to my room and put away her clothing. When I went back out into the living room, Deli was sitting on Williams lap and they were watching the powerpuff girls. I stood there admiring the view and then quietly walked towards the couch sitting down and joining them.

A few weeks went by and we eventually fell into a routine. Both William and I would get up at the same time, he would get ready for work and I would get Deli ready for school. He would take Delilah to school on his way into work. William was still uncomfortable with me going back to work because he was worried that Phillip Lyon would somehow show up. Around eleven I usually got so bored I made William lunch and walked it to his office since it was within walking distance, it gave me reason to get out of the apartment. After dropping off his lunch and talking with him for a while I would walk back and eat lunch with Rose spending the majority of my afternoons with her.

I'd always spent a lot of time with rose, but I have spent even more with her since we've been here. Her and I have been doing a lot of bonding. She finally managed to teach me how to knit and I got to teach her how to make clay rose's. She even sat through me trying to teach her to wire a small light in the middle to make it glow.

Around five I would leave and walk to Williams office, then the both of us would walk and pick Deli up. Usually on the way back we stopped at the park and played with her for about an hour. Occasionally we would get a reporter asking about our relationship and who I was. Ever since the incident at the Diner there has been not only a lot of media attention on William but on me as well. People thought we were dating, which of course we weren't.

Usually on Friday evenings Deli spent the night with Rose and William and I would stay in and watch a movie or go out and get some dinner or catch a show.

Tonight after dropping Deli off at Rose, William and I walked back into the apartment. We had decided to stay in and watch a movie this evening and It was my pick for the evening. I threw on a pair of sweat pants and a T-shirt and William Changed into pretty much the same thing. He put some popcorn in the microwave while I searched threw the movie trying to find something to watch.

"What about Good Will Hunting?" I called over to him, it's been a while since i've seen this and it's a pretty decent film.

"Sounds good to me" He called back pouring the popcorn into a bowl.

We sat down on the couch with the popcorn bowl in between us and two glasses of wine on the table in front of us. About halfway through the movie William placed the empty bowl on the floor and scooted me so that my back was resting on his chest and I was sitting in between his legs he'd just outstretched on the couch. He wrapped his arms around me and rested his cheek on the top of my head.

Near the end of the movie William spoke up, surprising me.

"Alexandria, will you go on a date with me tomorrow?"

I choked, though I'm not sure what on.

"What?" I managed to croak out, looking up at him looking down at me.

"Will you, go on a date, with me, tomorrow?"

I realized that never once had we actually gone on a date. Not one where he actually asked me and I had a choice to say yes or no.

I looked up at him smiling

"Of course"

He smiled turning his head back to the movie, my heart beat like crazy though. I can't believe he actually asked me on a date. Yeah I mean I know were living together and we've had a few heated moments but I guess I never thought it would lead anywhere. Even now though I'm too realistic to really get my hoped up. Still there can't be anything wrong with going on one, actually date, right?

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