The Bakers Man

The Remodeling

Sophias Pov

Knock. Knock.

I roll over, as I wake up. My bedroom door opens. Gabe steps in and closes the door behind him.

" Soph, um.." He looks at me and shifts his feet. I sit up. 

" What is it?" I ask getting annoyed. He stops moving and turns to face me.

" Well, there is a very attractive man in our living room and if you don't jump him I will..."  I tune out after that. A man in our living room? The only person I can think of.. XAVIER? I turn and look at my clock. 9:03. Xavier said 5:00, it couldn't be him. Could it? I hop out of bed and put my hair in a ponytail. Gabe leads me out to the living room and sure enough sitting on our couch is Xavier.

" What are you doing here?" I ask, folding my arms. He stands up and looks at Gabe. Looking between the two, I want to burst out laughing. Xavier is glaring at Gabe and Gabe is staring in awe at Xavier. 

" I came early, the dinner got moved up to tonight"

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Xaviers Pov

" I came early, the dinner got moved up to tonight" I say, walking towards Sophia. Her face flashes with confusion. What I don't tell her is that Alicia was going to come to the bakery today and meet Sophia on her own.

" Wait. Who are we having dinner with again?" She folds her arms across her chest.  

Sophia taps her foot impatiently.

" Just a couple friends, you know..." I scratch the back of my head. " My ex-fiance." Her face goes from shock to rage real quick. 

" So this is why you needed me? To make her jealous?" She screeches at me. For some reason I feel the need to console her and tell her its not true.

" No, not at all. She just won't leave me alone so I'm using you to make her go away and see she doesn't have a chance." Wrong words. Sophia throws her hands up and glares at me.

" Using me? Your're using me?" She scoffs and if looks could kill I would be so very much dead. " What are women to you? Dolls? You know if you just took a second to think of anyone elses-"

"Okay"

"-feelings than maybe your rela-" She looks at me, clearly taken aback. " What did you say?" Leaning forward as she speaks, a cute look of wonder crosses her face. 

" I said okay, I chose the wrong words to say. But you need to get dressed the dinner starts at 6." I say making a shooing motion for her to get dressed. She stomps her foot and turns to her bedroom, leaving me with Gabriel? I forget his name. He is pretty intimidating thought, he's buff and stands at 6'2.

" Okay listen here corporate hottie, I have some things to say" Corporate hottie? What the hell? " Sophia is special" No kidding. " She hasn't had things easy and not every one has treated her as she deserves." Who mistreated her? " Her mother left, when she 3. It was a good thing  but I won't tell you why. Her father wasn't the best man but he put food on the table. Soph is like too trusting and she seems to trust you. But if you hurt her, no matter how deliciously looking you are. I will end you." He finishes his speech and walks away. I stand there stunned. A feeling of protectiveness for Sophia comes over me. Who has hurt her in the past? In the future, I will make sure no one harms her. And more importantly, did he just call me delicious?

" What's wrong with you?" She is suddenly standing by the doorway, leaning against the frame.  My head whips up to stare at her. Sophia is simply wearing jeans and a plain tee-shirt yet she manages to look more beautiful than Alicia when she is all dolled up.