Cinderella's Sister

Hulk

Chapter 5
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"Yeah and at what cost?" Ella says reminding me of the bad side of quick money.

The fuck is up with her?

"Hey!" Prince cuts in getting Ella's attention while we glare at each other, "Ivy is completely right baby, my mom will make us go through hell during this. It's best we prepare for the tornado she can be."

Ella mumbles a whatever and I breath out a sign before turning back to Zander, who is watching me. I meet his gaze and he holds it a moment, only long enough to see a apart of curiosity flicker in his sky blue eyes before he turn back towards his food.

"How big will it be," he asks me trying to  lessen the tense atmosphere.

But before I could answer Ella says, "small."

I look at her, "actually that hasn't been decided yet," I tell her and she turns her head to me.

"Well I just decided. Small," she counters looking at me.

I can tell by the look in her eyes that she is asking me to back her up, and I already I know why she wants a small wedding. My gaze softens when I look at her, she is trying to be brave. She has been trying to be tough and strong a lot more recently.

"Yeah," I say a little softer still pissed but knowing she needed me to be her backbone for this, "a small wedding would be perfect."

Zander looks between us with the same look in his eye, "you guys don't look like sister," he says, noticing my red hair and tall build, while she is a short blonde.

We snap our heads to him.
""We are"" Ella and I both say at the same time.

A grin grows on Zander's face and he just shrugs an 'okay' out. I can't keep my heart from melting at his grin. His perfect pearly whites peeking out and his stubble following the curve of his lips-
Jesus what the fuck is wrong with me.

I reach his eyes and see that he is staring back at me, and his smile grows enjoying the fact I am obviously attracted to him.

"If that's all your questions I'd like to head home," I say to Zander who is putting the finishing touches on his sandwich. I watch his back and shoulders tense at my announcement.

"You're leaving already V?" Prince asks.

"Yeah duty calls for a 6 am shift tomorrow," I tell him and glancing at their kitchen clock that already read 9 pm.

"Where do you work?" Zander asks and I pretend to imagine the eagerness in his voice.

"The hospital," I say with a shrug.

"Ivy is studying to be a nurse, as a part of a 5 year program. She already as three offers from different hospitals to train her," Ella brags and I bump my shoulder against hers gently.

"They're that desperate for you," He asks but it sounds more like a statement to me.

"That's because I'm specializing in a specific field," I explain and leave out the part where my studying habits had me complete cut off of the world for a month led to me placing at the top of my college of Nursing.