Chapter 445 Nice Try
She was going to the cafeteria when she met him in the hallway. Ari's feet came to a pause. He was walking with his assistant and when he saw her; he waved him to continue, then with a smile, he walked to her.
Ari smiled back; ''Hey.''
They haven't spoken for almost a week, so it felt a little awkward. She did not know what to say.
''How are you?''
''I'm good; '' Ari replied; there was a moment of silence before she added; ''I saw the news. I'm so sorry about that. I wanted to call…''
Xavier chuckled; ''There's nothing to be sorry about. I told you we were not dating, so do you believe me now?''
Ari looked at her feet as she tucked her hair behind her ear; ''I never said you were lying. You did not have to call it off publicly to prove anything to me. ''
Xavier laughed; ''I did not do it for you. Although I wouldn't say you were not a factor in it, but it was not totally because of you. I did it for her too. It was fake, so it would have ended eventually anyway.''
Ari smiled; ''Good for you, so you're publicly single now.''
''Yeah, so does that mean you'll go out with me if I ask you out?'' Xavier asked suddenly and Ari's eyes widened, her cheeks tinting a little red;
She opened her lips to reply, but before she could say any word, Xavier laughed;
''Don't mind me. I was just kidding. I wouldn't ask you to go out with me. You don't have to look that scared; ''
Ari breathed out, feigning a smile; ''Yeah, I was going to the cafeteria. Take care. ''
She said and turned to leave quickly;
''Will you be home later today?'' Xavier asked and Ari turned around; she wanted to tell him no, but she wanted him around so she did not know when she nodded.
''yeah… I will. ''
''Do you want to come around? To see my house?'' he asked, his hands in his pockets;
Ari gulped; ''Yeah, I will. See you. '' she said and walked away.
Ari's face fell once she left Xavier. When he said he wanted to ask her out, her heart beat fast against her chest, but then he said he was just kidding, and it sank to her stomach.
Everyone was right after all. If she gave him a chance, he was going to hurt her, even more than her ex did.
He was just being himself, a playboy, and she was catching feelings.
Ari shook her head. She had been letting her guard down lately, but not anymore. Everyone had warned her about him. She would be stupid to fall for him.
She smiled back at him, and his heart literally skipped a beat. She was too cute. He opened the door 09:57
for her to come in and locked it after her.
Idiotic.
…
Xavier smiled when he saw Ari standing in front of his door; she was wearing white shorts and a matching tank top, her hair was tied in a loose ponytail, and she was putting on funny teddy slippers.
She smiled back at him, and his heart literally skipped a beat. She was too cute. He opened the door for her to come in and locked it after her.
''Welcome to my home. ''
Ari stood by the door for a few seconds before she walked in;
''It's beautiful,'' she commented as she looked around. ''You say you're staying for 2 months, did you need to do all this?''
Ari asked as she noticed all the new furnishing and pricey decorations.
Xavier dipped his hands into his pockets; ''They are just a few decorations, I'll lease the house right after I leave. The price would go up because of them, so it's not a loss. ''
''Mm,'' Ari nodded;
Xavier took her upstairs, and around the rooms;
''You have a piano?'' She asked when she saw a piano in one room;
''No, it was part of the house. Can you play? ''
''Not at all, but I admired people who can, Can you? ''
Xavier shook his head; ''Seems I'm one more, less admirable to you.''
Ari blinked; ''You're already admirable, and my opinions do not matter. '' she said with a smile as she closed the door; they were standing close to each other as she shut the door and Xavier refused to move;
''They do; well to me, they do.''
He was staring right into her eyes, as though peering into her soul, and Ari's heart raced as her eyes buried in his; thankfully she got herself before it became awkward.
''So that's how you get all the girls; nice try. '' She said and walked away.
Xavier's eyes widened; ''what? What did I do?''
He asked. He didn't understand what she meant by what she said; Ari did not answer him, she just walked back downstairs as he followed behind;
''I meant what I said; ''
''I don't care. You don't need to tell me. '' Ari replied, well, a little rudely because she couldn't believe she was swayed for a moment. She hated how he made her heart race against her will. She did not want to feel this way for him, but she couldn't control herself.
Xavier's face fell, and she realized she was a little rude;
''Sorry, I did not mean it that way. '' Well, for the most part, he was good to her. He had done nothing wrong. It was her fault she felt that way and she should be the one to control how she felt.
Xavier smiled; ''Yeah, I understand. Have you had lunch? The chef is making something. He should be done by now.''
''I'm famished, thank you. ''
They had lunch together. Xavier was one funny person, and Ari laughed so much that she was surprised she did not choke on her food.
After lunch, they watched a movie together and played video games later in the night. Ari was not good. She could count how many times she had played video games in her life, so Xavier won most of the time, but towards the end, he let her win.
He was happier seeing her win and jump around in glee.
Her laughter made him laugh too and before they knew it, it was past 11 pm.
