Xavier smiled when he saw the faint blush appear on her chin. It was hard to resist him; he had not met a woman who did.

”So what do you say? Dinner by 5 on Sunday?” He asked, shifting the strands of her hair to the back of her ear. Ari couldn’t breathe. The only thing she wanted at that moment was to escape from there, so she quickly nodded.

Xavier smiled and stood upright; ”Okay, I’ll pick you at your house.” he said, walked to his car, and drove off, leaving Ari standing and looking incredibly shocked by what just happened.

It took Ari a few minutes to realize that she had just agreed to a date with him. She grabbed her hair with one hand as she frowned intensely. What did she just do?

…

Xavier stared at Ari through his rearview mirror, a grin on his chin.. He mentally thanked his car for getting hit that morning. After that day at his office, he had thought of a thousand ways to start a conversation with her without it being weird or out-of-place giving their encounter in the past, but he couldn’t find the best way.

He had sent her a friend request, but that was all he could do. He couldn’t start a conversation because there was basically nothing to say. He had actually seen her car coming towards him and he could have easily avoided it if he wanted to, but he did not.

Xavier smiled to himself. If she had not bashed into his car, he would not have a reason to call her, but now he does. Patting on his steering, he drove out of the company.

Xavier drove home, not his house, but his parents. It was his mom’s birthday, and she did not want a loud party, just a family dinner. He had gotten her a gift earlier, so he just drove home.

Tiana walked out of the house the moment she heard a car drive into the garage. In fact, she had come out every single time someone drove in, hoping it would be her son, and finally he was the one.

Tiana opened her arms wide, a bright smile on her chin as Xavier came down from his car. He shook his head with a smile when he saw her. Walking to where she was, he hugged her.

”Oh, my beautiful son.” Tiana chuckled as she patted his back.

”Mom, you saw me two weeks ago, ” Xavier reminded his mom, who was acting as though he had just returned from overseas after 5 years of being away.

Tiana laughed; ”I know. But you’ve grown lean! I don’t like it, do you eat at all?!”

Xavier groaned, he was always getting lean in her eyes, and the only way he would not look lean, was if he came back to live with them, but that would not happen.

”My baby, you know you can always come back home, mommy can take care of you…”

”I got you this… ” Xavier interrupted his mother, who was about to start another round of the many reasons why he should come back home.

Tiana beamed as she took the little box from him. Taking that opportunity, Xavier disappeared into the house. Tiana turned around immediately;

”what of Melissa?!”

”she has a shoot in another city. She couldn’t come!”

Xavier said, as he walked into the house. The first person he saw was Charlotte, Diana’s daughter, she was 20. Quite an insane replica of her mom. She was in the modeling academy. When Charlotte saw him, she smiled and embraced him in a quick hug.

”How are you?” Xavier asked, as he patted her head.

”I’m fine, didn’t know you would come.” she smiled as they walked into the house.

”I can’t give my mom a heart attack,” Xavier laughed. He was the only child and Tiana loved him so much. Even though he didn’t enjoy visiting home, he didn’t dare do anything that would make her worry about him.

”Where is Chris?”

Chris was her elder brother. He was 23. ”He is helping in the kitchen. ” Charlotte said. Chris loved to cook, unlike her. He cooked most of the time at home.

Xavier greeted the grownups as he walked into the living room. Claire and Leo, her husband, sat together on a couch, and then Diana and Michael, who was massaging her shoulders softly.

”Xavier is so grown now; ” Claire said as Xavier walked to where she was and greeted. Zayn had traveled out of the country for a movie shoot, so he was not at the house.

”That is how it should be. ” Xavier turned around when he heard his father’s voice.

”How are you dad?” He greeted. Nicklaus patted him on the back.

”I’m great. How is the company?” He asked as he walked to a couch and sat down.

”Great, dad. ” Xavier replied and sat down too.

Tiana walked into the living room, and instead of sitting with her husband, she went to where her son was.

”Mom! Your husband is over there. ” Xavier exclaimed and everyone laughed. She was a little too fond of him.

”I know, but you’re going soon. Let me stay with you. ” Tiana grinned as she sat beside him.

”I like your haircut. When did you get it done?” Xavier rolled his eyes, ”Last week. ” he said, and Tiana smiled;

”It’s nice.” Thankfully, the chef came to tell them that the table was set.

After dinner, Charlotte and Xavier sat down outside;

”Are you still in fwbs with Melissa?” Charlotte was one person he talked about his life with. They grew closer after he returned to the country, and she liked to confide in him about herself.

”Yeah, we are. ”

Charlotte squinted her eyes; ”I thought by now you would have fallen in love with her, she’s beautiful you know, and you both look very good together.”

Xavier sighed; ”Well, I’m not ready for an exclusive relationship yet. I’ve not seen a reason for it. She’s a good friend, and the sex is good too, and she is not complaining. I think we are perfect where we are right now.”

”So you’re not going to ever be in a normal relationship again?”

Charlotte asked, and Xavier became quiet. After being in many relationships and experiencing so many breakups, he didn’t see any need to be thrown into such emotional roller-coaster again.

”Maybe. ”