In your Arms

Chapter Forty Three

All of a sudden everything had changed. Simon doesn't have much time for her unlike before, and most of the time it was Alexander who became her company. Three weeks had passed and it was only her and Alexander that's usually alone in the condo unit. During weekdays he only saw Simon every morning before he's about to go to work and sometimes during dinner, well, if she's lucky enough to have him around. Weekends on the other hand hasn't been boring, even if Simon was usually not around it was Alexander who replaced his presence on some of the stuff she and Simon used to do. She misses Simon there's no doubt about that, but she's thankful that somehow, Alexander really tried for her days not to be totally dull. She had found him fun, outgoing, sensitive and thoughtful. He made her feel what's it like to be taken care of. It's not that she's comparing them both, but it was usually her who takes good care of Simon and now it was her being taken care of by his brother. It actually felt nice.

It was a Saturday morning and she and Alexander just finished cleaning up the place and did the laundry. They were exasperated and they sat on the couch in the living room staring at the ceiling. After a few minutes Alexander grabbed the remote control of the TV and surfed channels and stopped when he spotted MTV. He sang along with Neyo's Sexy Love and it made her look at him thoroughly. Alexander looked at her as he finished.

"What?" He asked her smiling.

"Did you just--" Amity shook her head, "I mean, do you really sing? You have a good quality of voice I actually thought it was close to Neyo's."

Alexander giggled, "Yeah I do, but I don't share that talent to a lot of people. I'm a shy type of a person, but, it's one of the things that I'm actually good at."

"One of the things?" Amity looked at him curiously.

Alexander grinned at her. "You'll find out about it."

"What? How?" Amity asked him confusedly.

"Next week I'll take you with me. We're going somewhere and I want you to come. You'll see what I'm talking about." He smiled.

"Wow. Sounds mysterious, I hope it's not disappointing." Amity snorted.

Alexander laughed, "Stop being so sarcastic. Once you'll find out what it is I bet you'll have your jaw dropped."

Amity raised an eyebrow, "Really?"

"Totally." Alexander nodded and he grinned.

"Alright then, we'll see." Amity smirked.

Wednesday came and she was awaken by a continuous knocking on the door, she rubbed her eyes and glanced at her bedside clock. It was 8am. She still felt sleepy from last night's poker game with Alexander and they'd stayed up late. As usual, Simon arrived almost past midnight and saw them playing. He greeted them and asked how they were and afterwards went to his room. Amity want to doze off a little more, it was Alexander's turn anyway to fix breakfast and her eyes were pulling her back to slumber. Her eyes were about to completely close when the knocking came again and she groaned.

"I'm coming.." She tried to mutter and slowly got up from her bed not minding her unkempt hair and unwashed face. What could this guy want. What is he up to.

She opened her door to see a smiling Alexander and the smell of a possible delicious breakfast. Her eyebrows wrinkled as she notice his never fading smile.

"What is wrong with you?" She asked grumpily. "You're face, you're smile.." She pointed at his wide grin, "It gives me the creeps."

Alexander smiled widely. "Can you just greet me good morning first? Before you bash me?"