Xavier trusted those words as he nodded before the two said their good nights. He lay back down in bed unwinding from the day's activities. Two days felt like an eternity ever since that photo was leaked. Neela was good. She had fooled him too. He shook his head at this.
The days that followed seems as if the world had quieted down after the scandal had been resolved. Chris dealt with Neela along with the man she had hired. He made sure to inform Xavier of this.
The said man had been indoors. Though he took time off from work, it didn't mean he couldn't work from home. Victoria and Henry had returned to their home. Amy continued with her job of monitoring things. That's all that she could currently do related to the case.
"Amy?" Richard called our after a knock.
She turned her head to look at him. She was in the sunroom on her usual seat with her computer on her lap. Whilst monitoring, she also dealt with jobs that clients had thrown her way to pass the time.
"Hey", she smiled. He subconsciously looked over at her laptop screen to see a program she was running. He tilted his head and furrowed his brows in confusion. She chuckled softly. "Work."
"Nora told me about you but now that I'm seeing this in action...." He whistled in admiration as he walked over and she giggled. "So I guess you had a hand in helping out with the issue?"
"Nope", she grumbled a complaint.
"Oh? But everything was done so quickly and efficiently."
"Zachery had his people handle that. Apparently, he didn't want me to look at other men", she huffed.
Richard broke into an amused chuckle when he saw the cute pout on her face. Another manly laugh echoed from behind them as Xavier walked.
"Yeah. That sounds like him", Xavier said with a laugh.
Amy feigned an expression as though she had been wronged. It was only work and she would be helping her brother-in-law but Zach refused. It was bad enough she took a peak of the man's shoulder when he didn't even bother to look at the picture itself.
"Alright, kiddo. No need to sulk. Hmmmm", he looked at the time on his wrist watch. "I have to leave. Stella should be ready by now."
"You're leaving?" Xavier's brows lifted in surprise. He looked at Amy worriedly before looking back at Richard. "So soon?"
Richard chuckled, "We're still around. Zach actually helped us book an appointment with a physiotherapist for Stella's hip. Stella asked me to xome get you to walk us out but... You won't be getting up from there anytime soon now, will you?"
Amy gave a sheepish smile as a response. Richard nodded as he bent down to kiss the top of her head, "I'll come up with something."
"You're the best", Amy said with a happy smile.
"Later kiddo. I'll see you later Xavier", he said as he walked out and they waved at him.
Xavier stretched out his legs on the sofa to lie down and enjoy the warmth of the sun with his eyes closed. Amy exhaled softly when she saw his serene expression. She had barely seen him around the house the past few days. Zach had assured her that he would be alright, but you never know.
"I thought Zach doesn't want you looking at other men", he drawled.
"I wasn't looking", she guiltily drove her gaze back to her laptop.
"You can ask", he said, all the joking in his tone gone.
"How are you doing?" She asked.
"Can I ask you something instead?" He opened his eyes and sat up to face her. "I want your opinion as a woman."
Amy nodded and put away her laptop. "Sure."
"Mmmmmm... What was your opinion about me when this issue blew up? Especially concerning my past."
"Your past?" She was confused.
"Being a one-nighter", he clarified.
"Oh. What about that?" She asked, still confused.
"Did you not start to see me... differently?" He asked with care. He knew there were a lot of hateful comments made although Chris had resolved it all.
"Being honest", she started with a serious face, making him nervous. "All I see is a man who had not yet found what he was looking for and when he thought he did, he was disappointed."
"Really?" He was not convinced by her statement. It was almost as if she was trying to make him feel better.
"Xavier, I'm very picky about the people I let into my life. If there was something I didn't like about you, you would know. I may be quiet but I speak when I need to. ..... I think I should rephrase my question. What are you worried about?"
"Nicole..... She said something about not trusting me because of my past.... It's been.... bothering me", he forced a small smile. "I may not have wanted something serious in the past, but when I saw how the love between you and my brother grew, it made me want something like that for me too. And yes, I thought I found it with Nicole but....."
"Thw nasty drama that came with Nicole does not determine the end of your love life. Zachery and I..... You know our story..... It all just happened. Sometimes..... Love finds you when you're not even looking. What you need right now is not to worry over this, but a break. Like a breather. From all of this."
He nodded then chuckled, "You and Zach think the same way."
"Really?" Amy chuckled as she found this amusing.
She had advised something a little similar to what Zach said a few days back. They were really on the same page on certain matters and he admired this about them.
He sighed and relaxed back in his seat. He indeed needed the break. Even though he was working from home, his mind could not help but drift off to Nicole's hurtful words. But what Amy just said, he wanted to trust her. However, with his luck with love... would he ever find that ONE?
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