Still shock from the ring on her finger, Selena grabbed her phone under the pillow and dialed Killian's number.
The phone keeps on ringing, and by the second that passes, Selena's brows crease impatiently.
Selena lowered her phone while it's still ringing, head tilted as she tried to sharpen her hearing, footstep, and a phone ringing was approaching from behind the door, soon it was slammed open and Killian showed up with apron over his shirt and frosting on his nose.
Selena rose an eyebrow, not expecting to see Killian today.
"What are you doing? Did you just eat all the cupcakes I made?" she barked.
With angelic face, Killian shook his head, "No, I am making the cupcakes so you won't have to do it later," he replied.
Selena was astounded, wondering what happened to Killian for him to be acting like this.
"Are you sick? Why are you helping me?" she asked, covering her body with a blanket.
Killian smirked, "your Auntie allows me to take you out for two days if I make the cupcakes so," he walked closer to Selena and sat on the bed next to her.
"dress up, I will be downstairs," saying that with a wink, Killian swiftly kisses her cheeks.
Selena grabbed Killian's wrist before he could escape, "what's with the ring? Did you really put it on me?" she asked,
With his head tilted a little, he replied, "Don't you remember it?"
Selena shook her head.
A small pout formed on Killian's lips, like a little boy with a stolen lollipop, "Well, you said maybe so I will stick around until you say yes," determination twinkled in his eyes as he stared at Selena.
"Seriously?" Selena gasped, bewildered as she continued, "you can't propose to a half-sleep person Killian and even so, you are not my boyfriend for you to do that and sleep on my bed without my permission," veins pooping in her neck as she barked at him.
"That's strange," Killian said, rubbing his thumb on his chin, "We did stuff that normal couples do, and what happened between us was what married people do in their honeymoon so I think proposing to you is the right thing to do," Killian said, he pulled open the door and wave a hand over his shoulder to Alexa who had both hands covering her ears.
Selena's eyes swelled as she watched Killian leave the room just as fast as he appeared.
"Killian is so cool. I should get a boyfriend like him," Alexa standing next to the open closet squealed, she removed her robe and put on her uniform, covering her ears were useless as she was able to hear their conversation earlier.
"You're gonna have to murder your father first before you can get a boyfriend Alexa," Selena got out of bed and folded her blanket, "so, good luck with that." And she left the room to do her morning ritual.
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In the living room
Leo had his history book opened on his lap, while his hands were holding a paper and a pen, he has one week to make the summary his history teacher assigned him and he should be getting help from Alexa but it will be impossible to ask for her help.
Leo concentrated on his book; he needs to finish it before the weekend so he can go with Cassie to her usually weekend outs.
He has been spending time with her in the school and at the café. If he doesn't finish the summary today, he will need to use his weekends to do it.
Thinking that Leo flipped the next page and ignored his sister Louisa next to him, busy putting a skeleton stamp on his face.
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When Alexa went downstairs, her eyebrow rose to see her brother Leo with the history book on his lap. She barely sees him with books, Leo is smart but he's just as lazy as her unlike her brother Ethan.
She smiled, thinking that she doesn't need to do the report since her brother will finish the job for her.
So, she sat in the dining table, her parents were busy setting the table for breakfast while Ethan was seated opposite of her, newspaper on his hand and a hot chocolate on the table reminded her of her father.
"Ethan," she called her brother's name. When the boy looked at her, she continued, "are you trying to imitate daddy?" eyes sparkling with tease stared at her brother.
Ethan folded the newspaper, he relaxed, looked so calm he could have been asleep.
"If I could imitate daddy, I wouldn't be sitting here Al, I would be preparing my suit so I can convince your teacher why you said what you said in the class," mirroring the smirk Alexa had earlier, Ethan rolled the newspaper and lightly tapped it on the table, waiting for his parent to get his message.
Alexa's nose wrinkled, she kicked Ethan discreetly under the table, and whispered, "I hate you!"
Ethan stuck out his tongue, "Ungrateful, I always defend you but you keep teasing me."
"Hey Ethan," Alexa picked up the fork and pointed it at him, "We have been together for 16 years and nine months in mommy's stomach, we shared placenta with Leo so could you not be a tattletale and sew your mouth." she blurted; her feet kept on kicking Ethan's legs under the table.
Ethan fights back, his legs which were the same length as Alexa swung to kick her legs.
Ethan and Alexa stopped when their mother sat next to her.
With the face of a dead man, Daniella looked at Alexa.
"Why does your father need to wear his suit honey? What's the occasion?" Daniella's eyebrow slightly raised as she suppresses her anger.
Alexa pouted; eyes discreetly throw a sadistic look at her brother Ethan.
"Mommy," shifting her sight to her mother, Alexa smiled, her hands reached for her mother's arm.
"I made a mistake. And I know I shouldn't have said those words but, I did so I have learned my lesson, and I promised to be less sarcastic towards another human being," she blinked her beautiful round eyes, widened her smile and waited for her mother's reaction.
Daniella nodded twice, head turned at the stairs and found Selena walking like a ghost, exhaustion was on her face even though the day hasn't started yet.
"Selena," Daniella called her niece.
Selena who had just come down from upstairs jerked her head at the dining area.
"Yeah?" she replied with a lifeless voice, face still lacked its color.
"Alexa's teacher wanted to speak to you."
Selena rose an eyebrow, "why me? Shouldn't it be you and Uncle Evan?" she asked, confused.
"I will be busy here and" Daniella's gave her a lopsided grin, "if you have forgotten, years ago, I was always called out to the principal's office because of your attitude."
Daniella got up, leaving the second floor and proceeded downstairs.
Selena was left astounded, she shut her eyes – remembering her past behavior has made her realized that Daniella had a point.
Selena strode towards Alexa and, occupied the chair Daniella left.
Placing an elbow on the table, Selena turned to Alexa.
"What did you do Alexa?"
Alexa blinked twice before shrugging both shoulders, "I don't exactly remember the words I used but, it had something to do with hell, Hitler and the world war two."
Amazed by Alexa's courage, Selena blew out a sigh, head nodded – convinced by Alexa's words.
"Ok, I will be there."
"Hold on there," Alexa lifted a hand in the air, eyes turned to her father, then she continued, "my teacher said parents so daddy must be there too," as she finished her sentence, Killian appeared from downstairs – a tray full of cupcakes was in his hands.
Selena shut her eyes; she might not be like her auntie who could read minds but, she doesn't need that ability to know what Alexa has in her mind.
Before Selena could stop her cousin, Alexa yelled Killian's name to get his attention.
"Killian, will you accompany Selena to my school?"
Killian shrugged his shoulders and lay the tray on the kitchen counter, he removed his apron and folded in perfectly.
"No problem" Killian answered.
Ethan - as he was done with his breakfast spoke, "Louisa was also thrown out from her room so can you also stop by in her classroom?" the boy adjusted his glasses and drank the rest of his chocolate drink.
Selena and Killian nodded at the same time, Ethan has the face of a soldier who was about to go to war, so serious that it made him look mature.