FIXATION

Chapter 20

Eden Pov

I danced. Talked to my family. They were all doing great. My parents were in the process of buying a house and my siblings both had jobs and Joseph enrolled at the University of Sydney. They were all happy. Ross's proposal couldn't come at a better time.

But my heart still had doubts and tons of insecurities. I had to take a minute to compose myself or else I was going to faint. Was all this too good to be true?
A week ago we were just...friends pretty much with him controlling me and telling me what to do and now...now we were engaged out of the blues. Did he even love me? Like really love me or did he feel bad for me because I had nothing. I just couldn't stop thinking about it.

"I believe congratulations are in order" A woman's voice with a thick accent that wasn't Australian said. I turned to see a beautiful older woman probably in her late 30s early forties.

"Thank you," I said a bit confused as to who she was. She looked familiar though like I've seen her before somewhere.

"Are you Ross's friend?" I asked.

She smiled.

"You can say that" she said. Showing all her teeth. What did that mean?

"I'm Olivianna, I am Norman's assistant" she extended me her hand. I shook it back.

"Ross's dad's assistant. Oh, nice to meet you" I said. This made sense now.

"Yes, Norman Ross's dad. I met him in Italy he brought me here to be his...assistant." She said taking a huge drink from her champagne glass. There was clearly more to all of this.

"Oh, you are Italian?" I asked didn't know what else to say really.

"Yes...and you?" She asked me.

"Spanish from the south of Spain," I said.

"Oh Andalucian region. Where the flamenco was invented" she smiled.

"Yes, correct" I smiled back.

"Do you know how to dance it? I bet you do it wonderfully"

"I'm a little rusty haven't danced it in seven years but yes, I practically was born dancing it. Is in my blood"

"Nice. I see why Ross likes you." She said.

I blushed.

"I like you more than the blond he has or...had" she laughed.

I stayed quiet. I didn't know what to say to that.

"Just be gentle. Men like Ross don't stay with just one woman for too long. He's like his father. Passive like the waves at first they show you the world and make you believe you belong in it with them and then...then they turn into a storm of waves strong enough to surf on them and drown!"

Her words we're frightening did she and Ross have something? I didn't dare to ask. I was afraid of what I might hear. But she clearly had something with Mr. Lyner but isn't he married to Ross's mother? There was so much about his family I still didn't know.

As I was getting ready to ask her more questions Ross shows up.

"There you are love," his expression changed completely when he saw Olivianna.

He went from happy to a bit nervous.

He looked at her with a serious expression. Then he looked back at me.

"We are about to cut your cake and sing you happy birthday. I still gotta give you your gift too so please, come downstairs".

"Hello Ross," Olivianna said with a huge smile on her face.