The Miracle of Change

Chapter 1

Alexa

        I wake up feeling like my head is about to explode. I blink my eyes a few times trying to focus on exactly where I am. I should have never went to that party last night with Charlie. I knew it wasn't going to end well.

I see that I am actually in my living room and let out a breath of relief. Thank goodness Charlie actually had the decency to bring me home this time. The last time we fought at a party he just left me there drunk and hopeless. It's a good thing I was at MY friends house and not one of his friends so I didn't have to worry about being taken advantage of.

I look around to find the time when I notice that my purse is missing. I search around me looking for any sign of it but find nothing. 

"Carmen! Carmen!" I yell for the maid.

I hear her rushing to the living room before I see her come through the kitchen door.

"Yes Ms. Buffet how can I help you?" She replies looking at the ground not daring to look me in the eye. She knows her place and I can easily replace her.

"Who brought me home last night? And where is my purse?" I ask angry.

"Ms. Chelsea brought you with some assistance from her boyfriend Chad. And your purse is in your room. Ms. Chelsea put it there after leaving you here."

"Run the shower so that I can get ready. I don't want to be late to the office today. And if Charlie calls tell him I am out of town for the week." I tell her in a commanding voice.

"But Mr. Buffet said to always put Charlie through."

"Are you questioning me? I tell you what to do, not my father. Now go and do as I say before I fire you." I give her an angry glare and she scurries off in a hurry.

No one tells me what to do. I run the business and this family. I head to my room to get ready for work. I am the CEO of Buffet Industries and make my presence known every day. My father was previously in charge before I made him sign over the company to me. I have siblings but they are not mature or independant enough to take charge of a company like Buffet Industries. My two sisters are still in college and my brother is in the marines. I am the eldest of all the siblings and make sure everyone knows that I am in charge. Without me no one would have financial support and have to work their little butts off. When I took over Buffet Industries two years ago the company was going bankrupt. I worked my magic and we are now the top earning company in New York. 

After I shower and get ready I grab my purse and put my phone to charge because it is dead from last night. As soon as it is back on it starts lighting up with text messages and voicemails. I already know who it is so I just ignore it.

I go downstairs and grab my breakfast from Carmen. She knows that if she doesn't have my breakfast ready and hot that I will fire her, no questions asked.

I finish off my breakfast, grab my phone, and head out to the office. As soon as I walk out of the house though I spot Charlie' s car. I don't see him anywhere so I get in my car as fast as I can. Once in the car I let out a deep breath and can't help but feel relieved that I didn't see him. It makes me wonder where he is though. Oh well off to work I go.

I get to the office and everyone seems to get quiet. They know that I don't tolerate any messing around at work. I walk to my office with everyone ducking their heads when they see me.

As soon as I get to my desk my secretary Tammy comes in to give me my messages. I have three from Charlie, two from Dad, and one from Chelsea. I decided to ignore all of them except for Chelsea and call her right away.

She answers on the second ring in a panic.

"Oh my gosh are you okay?" As you can tell Chelsea is a worrier. Any little thing and she thinks you are dying.

"Yes girl I am fine. Thanks for bringing me home by the way. I know Charlie was too occupied ignoring me to do it." I reply.

"Charlie didn't stay at the party. When I took you home I thought he was there because I saw his car but when we took you inside there was no sign of him."

After she finishes it gets me kind of suspicious. Why would Charlie's car be there if I wasn't there?

"Hello Lex are you still there?" I hear Chelsea yelling.

"Yes girl stop yelling. You are going to ruin my hearing." I say with a giggle.

"Sorry but I was calling your name and you weren't paying attention. Anyways, are we doing lunch today? I want to try that new bistro thats down the street from your office." Chelsea says a little too enthusiastic.

"Yeah sure Chels. Call me at eleven and I wil meet you there."

"Okay love you Boo." She says throwing a kiss through the phone.

"Love you too crazy girl." I say before hanging up with a smile on my face.

I know I can be a total witch, but ever since I have known Chelsea I can't help but to smile when she is around. She is crazy and funny, and she just has a love for life. I guess that's why she is my best friend. I have other friends but Chelsea is irreplaceable.

I do some work not really paying attention because I can't help but to keep thinking about what Charlie's car was doing at my house. Maybe I should call him back. I dial his number but get his voicemail right away. His phone is probably dead.

I push Charlie out of my mind and try to focus on my work. When it hits eleven Chelsea calls to confirm our lunch date and I head out. 

I decide to walk to the bistro because it's only down the street. When I get there I spot Chelsea already sitting at a table in the middle of the restaurant.

"Hello love" I greet her with a kiss on the cheek.

"Hi Boo!" She replies hugging me tight.

We enjoy our lunch making light conversation, mostly her just telling me that I need to break up with Charlie because he is no good for me. I listen to what she has to say, but I can't break up with Charlie. He is the number one bachelor in the city and has tons of money. I would get a bad reputation and that might be bad for business. Besides, I know that Charlie loves me.

I decide to head home instead of going back to the office because I can still feel slightly hung over from last night. I call Tammy and let her know to take messages and let me know if anything important happens.

I reach the house and see that Charlie's car is still there. I'm kind of suspicious because Charlie's car is his pride and joy and he would never just leave it somewhere, so he has to be here.

I go in the house and it's really quiet. I go in the kitchen and it's empty. Hmm...strange. Usually the cook is in here cleaning or getting things prepared for dinner. I look in the living room and library but find no one. Maybe they are on their lunch break. I shake it off and go upstairs to take a nap. I'm almost to my room when I hear moaning. No one should be home because my parents are out of town and my sisters should be in school. I wait for a second and hear it again, this time a little louder. It's coming from my sister Camilla's room so I creep up to the door slowly.

If she is in there I am going to chew her ass out for not being at school. I pay for her tuition so she better have her butt in school. 

I slowly turn the nob and slide the door open carefully, trying not to make noise. Once the door is fully open I look towards the bed and can see two people having sex. I'm assuming one of them is my sister because this is her room and start fuming in anger.

"Camilla Anne Buffet!"I yell furious.

They immediately stop and lift the blanket. I'm stunned at the sight before me. It's not Camilla at all. It's Carmen the maid and none other than Charlie himself.

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