Desiree's POV
After a long day, the date is finished. I opened my purse to take my keys and I just gasped when the door of my apartment opened and it was Alexander who was standing in front of me as nothing happened.
I don't know what's wrong with him, but his face is looking so mad staring at my pretty face.
I gulped slowly and was irritated too because he is invading my private home like it was his own property.
"What the f*ck are you doing inside my house?" I snarled at him.
"I've been waiting for you all day…and what is that?" he asks me when he sees the red box.
I shook my head and said, "Nothing, what's the matter with you?"
"So how's your date?" He asked me, it feels like he is my husband and asking how my day went with my boss, or am I smelling jealousy here? Well, I don't want to assume.
I sighed and walked inside, I put my bag on the couch and I sat there with my arms wide and closed my eyes, "What do you think? It is a tiring day…I am exhausted."
"Then why are you tired? Did you two make something miraculous?"
To my anger, I just open the box and show him the red lace lingerie.
"Well, he just give me this and I love it, I can't wait for my second date with him," I said happily, I pretend to be excited but deep inside I am just trying to annoy him and make him feel jealous if he has feelings for him.
His brows frowned and his lips pursed as he stared at the red lingerie in my hand, his chest puffed out in disappointment.
"Well, enjoy your date then!" he said and he just walked to my door with a thump on his feet, "I am mad Desiree…" he added while sighing as he stopped at the door.
"Why are you mad at me?"
"Because…" he is stuck on that word and after that, no words come out of his mouth, he gets out of my house and closes the door with a loud bang.
He is really mad. But why? We don't have any relationship.
"Don't come back any more! And please, don't break my door with your irrational attitude problem!" I yelled inside my apartment so that he could hear me but I could only hear the screeching brakes of his car. Wow, he is so crazy.
"Overspeeding! I hope the police will be on his back." I said while rolling my eyes, I opened my phone and just scrolled my Instagram account.
Then I just saw the latest post of Evon about depression, not everyone is going to believe her about having depression but she really has it.
I sighed.
Yeah, Depression can make other people lose hope in happiness.
Then I opened our past conversation. We were so happy as best friends, but what happened to us now? We don't even speak anymore, treating each other like strangers and when I saw her, it felt so awkward and uncomfortable.
But to my surprise, I accidentally touched the video call button and when I was about to close it, she already answered the phone and her face is surprised too that I am calling her.
I bit my lower lip, "Uh, sorry…I need to end-"
"Wait…wait." she said, telling me not to end the call. I can see that she has messy hair and big eye bags and red eyes, maybe from crying for all her problems in life.
"Can we meet up? Uhm, if you are not available tonight, maybe tomorrow?" This is the first time I heard that she wants to see and talk to me. Maybe she just realized I am the only friend that is truly a friend for her, everyone leaves her just like they did to me.
I blink and stare at her and she looks down, "Sure…what time and what place?"
"At the coffee shop that we used to go to before, same time, same place," she said as she sniffed and wiped away her tears. "I am sorry, I am so emotional right now."
"Yeah no worries, It's okay. Then see you tomorrow. Bye…"
"B-bye," she said and hung up the call.
I exhaled and closed my eyes. I felt so worried and pitiful for my friend. She's been working under pressure, paying the rent, and being the breadwinner of her family now because her life suddenly changed from being a princess to being a cinderella.
Then I just remembered Alexander, he saved me.
He's the one who saved me from being broke, he saved my father's life too by paying millions of money for keeping my father alive.
He is really the reason why I am here now, why I healed from all the worries, anxiety, and stress in my life because he was the one who helped me.
From my father's hospital bill, from saving me to those strangers who tried to rape me, and from giving sympathy to me when Enrique was gone.
That was the hardest of my life, but he was there.
He was there to save me and shelter me.
I feel so guilty now for making him feel mad.
But that's not the reason why I need to obey him, I still own my life and I am a free woman that has my own choices.
But I miss him and I want to make him feel better, maybe a nice dinner will be fun.
I tried to call his phone and he answered it immediately.
I became nervous when I heard his powerful baritone voice.
"Hi…I want to invite you for dinner, are you free tonight?" I bit my lower lip while waiting for his answer, I feel like he is going to reject me.
"Okay, I'm on my way…please wait for me. So where do you want to eat?"
I smile because he is not really mad at me, he can't resist someone like me. I am so proud of myself.
"Outside…"