Rachel's POV....
"Rachel," says Alex. "You're drunk."
"And so are you," I say as I pull him closer to me. He starts staring at my lips as I could feel the desire in his eyes. I pull him closer and we continue our kiss, not caring about what's gonna happen next.
The next day...
9 AM...
At the boys' house...
Rachel flutters her eyes open as she stretches her arms out. She sits up from the bed with her head still feeling a bit dizzy from last night. She starts to observe her surroundings and realize that Alex is still asleep beside her. She start to recall everything that happened between them last night, which somehow made her feel a bit happy inside.
Rachel stretches her arms out to grab her phone from the small table beside the bed. She wants to check if she's got any notifications, in which she did. She's got 1 missed call from her mom, and 3 missed calls and 3 messages from Jack. Rachel forms a frown as Jack's name appear on her phone screen. Remembering what happened between them last night is the last thing she want to think about. Yet, she is still curious about what he has to say. Rachel opens the 3 messages from Jack to see what he has to say.
"I just got back from the party. Are you asleep yet?" - Jack (12:05 AM)
"Are you awake yet? I want to talk to you. I swear, I didn't do anything." - Jack (7:15 AM)
"What happened last night was a misunderstanding. When you are awake, please pick up the phone." - Jack (7:40 AM)
Rachel lets out a sigh and puts her phone back on the table. She didn't feel like replying to Jack since she is still upset by what happened last night. She gets up from her bed with her legs feeling a bit shaky. She walks to the bathroom to see a reflection of herself in the mirror. Her eyes looks just as tired as her body feels, while hair is a total mess.
I definetly drank too much. Rachel thought.
Rachel walks out of the bathroom and see that Alex is awake. He rubs his eyes and sits up to see Rachel now standing beside the bed, only wearing an oversize t-shirt, which he figured he had gave her at some points last night.
"How's your head?" Rachel ask as she tries to not stare at Alex who is sitting on the bed shirtless. As much as she admires his charming figure, she couldn't help but get butterflies every time he caught her staring at him.
"Better. And you?" Alex ask before puts his phone back on the small table.
Rachel sits on the bed beside Alex. "Still a bit dizzy."
Alex turns his head to see Rachel. He starts remembering what happened between them last night, which was all a big surprise. Though he knew deep inside that he wanted it to happen, yet he didn't expect it to happened that way. At the time, all he wanted to do was to comfort Rachel and made her feel loved. Nevertheless, he is happy that he was able to show Rachel just how much she means to him.
Alex slowly puts his arm around Rachel's shoulder as he pulls her closer to him. He starts caressing her hair, making her put both of her arms around his waist. Alex looks down at the girl hugging his waist as he forms a small smile on his face. Even the little things about her gets him more addicted, like the way she smiles or when she roll her eyes.
Slowly, Alex trails his hand down her waist. He then puts his other arm on her leg and pulls her to sit on top of his lap. They stare into each other's eyes, and Alex notice how Rachel's cheeks are blushing a deep shade of red. Alex smiles at her before pulling her closer to him where their lips meet. He puts one of his arm on her waist, and the other one on her cheek as they kiss with passion.
They eventually pull away to catch their breath and continue to stare into each other's eyes. Alex lets out a small smile as he stares at Rachel who looks like she's lost in the moment.
"Ok, I'm gonna go make us breakfast," Alex says. He gives Rachel one last peck on the lips before putting her back on the bed. He gets up from the bed and grabs his shirt from the floor, along with Rachel's shirt and jeans. He puts on his shirt and puts Rachel's shirt and jeans on the bed, before walking downstairs, leaving Rachel still at lost of words after what just happened.
This guy...he's so sweet... But, I can't fall in love with him just yet.
Rachel thought as she lets out a small sigh. Even though she realize that she's starting to like Alex more, but after what happened between her and Jack made her more cautious of her feelings. She didn't want to give her feelings too early before she is sure that Alex also feels the same way as her. Other than that, she didn't want to fall in love with Alex while still thinking about Jack.
10 AM...
At Sunny Side Ways Restaurant...
Sebastian and Alfredo are having brunch together as they talk about their plan to get closer to Rachel.
"So how did it went last night?" Alfredo ask before he continues to eat his omelette.
"She declined," says Sebastian. "I think she's gonna be harder than what we expected."
"Well, no wonder. Even Darren failed in trying to seduce her to his room," Alfredo says with a small chuckle.
"Looks like she only has one friend in college," Sebastian says.
"You mean Alexander Morgan?" Alfredo ask. "Is he her boyfriend?"
"I don't know. But I'm gonna figure out how to make her mine," Sebastian says.
"Well, other than that, we still have to find out where she lives," Alfredo says. "Momma wants us to send results sooner."
Sebastian takes a sip of his warm tea. "I have to plan something to get us closer."
The next day...
At Weston University...
Rachel is getting some books from her locker, when she hears a familiar male voice tinkles through her ears. She turns her head to see Sebastian walking over to her.
"Hey! Good morning," says Sebastian as he approaches the young girl. "Going to class?"
"Yup," says Rachel as she closes her locker. "And you?"
"Same destination as you are," says Sebastian while forming a bright smile that shows off his pearly white teeth.
Rachel forms a small smile. "Let's go!"
The two young adults starts walking to class together. While walking through the hallway, they notice that some students starts to glance at them, most of them are girls. Some of them even starts whispering to each other.
"You're quite popular here," says Sebastian as he glance at a group of girls who are whispering to each other.
"This happens everytime they see me walking with a popular guy," says Rachel. "This also happens when I'm with Alex."
"Ah, I am not popular," Sebastian says shyly.
"But you are quite popular," says Rachel. "I overheard a bunch of girls talking about you and Alfredo earlier."
Sebastian lets out a small chuckle. "Well, I wouldn't say I'm too popular though. By the way, I was wondering if you happen to be free tonight?"
"Well, after shift I guess. Why?" Rachel ask.
"Would you like to join me for dinner?" Sebastian ask.
Rachel hesitated, but thought that she couldn't keep turning him down every time, especially since he seems like he's really trying hard to have dinner with her. She thought that maybe a night out with him won't hurt.
"Ok," Rachel says.
Sebastian smiles. "Cool. Then I'll pick you ASAP."
The two finally reach their class. Rachel sees Alex already saving a seat for her. Rachel approaches Alex who is smiling at her, but his smile soon changes when he sees that Sebastian is also gonna sit with them, since he notice that there is one empty seat left beside Rachel.
"Sorry I'm late," Rachel says to Alex as she takes a seat next to him.
"No worries," Alex says as he smiles at Rachel before he glance at Sebastian who is focusing on the lecture.
A few hours later....
9:15 PM...
Rachel's POV...
I sit in the car with Sebastian as he drives me back home after we had dinner together. Turns out he's actually a pretty funny guy. We spend our time joking at nonsense to each other during dinner. It was fun, and I'm glad to meet a new friend like him. The car finally stops as it reach my house.
"Thank you for tonight, Sebastian," I say with a smile.
"You're welcome. See you tomorrow," says Sebastian as he forms a warm smile at me.
A few hours later...
At Sebastian and Alfredo's apartment....
Sebastian is lying down on his bed as he stares into the ceilings of his room, when he sees Alfredo entering his room. He didn't have to knock since Sebastian had left the door open.
"So, what did you get tonight?" Alfredo ask as he sits down on Sebastian's bed.
"I got her address," Sebastian says as he stares blankly at the ceilings.
Alfredo turns his face to look at his brother with a curious look. "Really? Damn, you're a fast man. Momma should consider sending you on more missions."
Sebastian lets out a sigh. "To get what you want, sometimes you have to give people what they want. To win the target is to first win her heart."
"Smooth words," Alfredo says with a cheeky smile. "And did you win her heart tonight?"
"The love is still in process. You can't force trust, but you can build a connection," says Sebastian. "That's what I'm trying to build between me and Rachel."
"That's cool," Alfredo says. "Have you told Momma about her address yet?"
"Yes," says Sebastian before he lets out a sigh.
The next day...
At Weston University...
Alex and Rachel are heading to Rachel's locker, when Rachel spots Sebastian standing next to her locker. Sebastian waves at Rachel as she walks over to greet Sebastian, leaving Alex alone as he watches the two interact with each other, which again annoys him.
"Good morning, Rachel," says Sebastian as he forms a warm smile. "Let me guess..you're gonna open your locker?"
"Yeah," says Rachel as she opens her locker and pulls out a book, but she realize that she had dropped something when pulling out the book. It was a small paper.
Rachel bends down and grabs the small paper. She didn't remember putting any paper inside her locker. She looks at the paper and see that it has a drawing of a lion.
"Did you put this in my locker?" Rachel ask as she looks at Sebastian.
"Yeah. I told you last night I liked lions," says Sebastian with a smile.
Rachel starts admiring the drawing. She starts to admire Sebastian's skillful drawing. "It's a great drawing, Sebastian."
Sebastian lets out a small chuckle. "Yeah, but I'm actually kind of bored with it. I want to try drawing something new to boost my skills and creativity."
"And what is that?" Rachel ask with a curious tone.
Sebastian turns his head away as he smiles shyly at the girl. "How about you?"
Rachel widens her eyes in surprise, before letting out a small giggle. Alex notice the situation between Rachel and Sebastian, and he can't lie that he is irritated. He still thinks Sebastian has other intentions, though Rachel had insisted him to not overthink about Sebastian since she thinks he could be a "good guy".
This guy is a total flirt. Alex thought.
"You could be my muse," Sebastian says as his lifts up Rachel's chin who is staring down at her shoes out while smiling shyly. "What do you say, Miss Spencer?"
Rachel stare into Sebastian's eyes as her smile slowly gets bigger at the sight of the cheesy boy. "Sure."
Sebastian smiles and gently removes his hand from Rachel's chin. "I'll be sure to make it a surprise."
"I don't think it's a surprise anymore since you just told me about it," Rachrl says.
"Wow, that's true, and clever," Sebastian says.
"Anyway, we should be going to class," Rachel says.
"Yeah. I'll race you there! See ya!" Sebastian says as he starts running away and heading to class.
"Hey! Wait for me!" Rachel says as she runs off to chase Sebastian, leaving Alex walking alone from behind her with an irritated look.
A few hours later...
At the cafeteria....
Alfredo decides to sit with Rachel, Alex, and Sebastian together during lunch. Though Rachel and Sebastian are actually ok with it and are having fun together, Alex is more irritaed knowing that Sebastian's brother is now also a part of their group. Honestly he didn't like the idea of other guys trying to get in between him and Rachel. For some reasons, he didn't like the idea of Rachel being too close with other guys than him. Why though? Is it because he is concern about her safety? Or that he just feels irritated every time she gets close with a guy he has no idea about? Or maybe he actually cares about her in a different way? These are questions that Alex ask himself yet still can't find an answer.
After college...
"So the guys are coming back tonight?" Rachel ask as she walks out of the college building along with Alex.
"Yup. That's why I'll be throwing a little welcome back party for them, along with you," Alex says as he gives Rachel a small smile, making her giggle.
"Sounds fun," Rachel says at the thought of meeting the boys again after a while. Though she still don't feel like talking to Jack, yet deep inside she is actually a bit glad that she'll be seeing him tonight. She's also exicted to see Liam and Nate again.
Alex begins to stare at Rachel's beautiful eyes, in which she stares back with a mesmerized look. The two get into eye contact for a while, before getting distracted by a loud ringing noise coming from Rachel's phone. Rachel picks up the phone to see who is calling. It's her step-dad, Daniel.
"Hello, Uncle Daniel! What is it?" Rachel ask.
Alex couldn't hear what Daniel is saying on the phone, but he could tell that it's bad news by the look on Rachel's face. Her face suddenly turns shocked and horrified as she suddenly looks sick. She starts losing control of her body and burst out into tears as she gets down on her knee.
Surprised by what happened, Alex bends down and comforts Rachel. He tries to ask her what happened, but she's too busy crying her eyes out to even give him a simple answer.
The next day...
Today is the day of Rachel's mother's funeral. Tears keep falling down from Rachel's eyes as she couldn't hold back the pain of losing her mother. The person who had cared for her from the day she was born. Besides her relatives, Alex, Liam, Nate, and Jack also attends the funeral to honor her mother.
"Thank you for coming today, guys," says Rachel in a low tone.
"It's the least we could do to honor your mother," Alex says as he sees Rachel slowly starts to tear up again.
Looking at his dear friend crying, Alex gives Rachel a warm hug as she cries into his chest. Liam and Nate just looks at them in silence, while Jack feels more guilty than ever knowing that he couldn't be the one to comfort his friend during this hard time. Rachel lets go of her embrace and starts wiping her tears.
"I'm gonna go there first," Rachel says.
"Sure," Alex says.
Rachel walks over to her mother's grave and bends down. She starts to tear up again as she stares at the grave scattered with flowers.
"Mom, I'm sorry. I should have told you they were after me," Rachel says in a low tone. "Why did they have to do this to you?"
Meanwhile...
"This person has gone too far," Liam says. "We have to find out who did this!"
"This person is probably associated with the stalkers," Jack says. "I swear, I won't let whoever did this get away."
"We have to find them," Alex says as his glance stops at a familiar guy who is approaching them.
What is he doing here? Alex thought.
"Alex, what are you looking at?" Nate ask before he glance at what Alex is staring at.
"Possible trouble," Alex says.
The familiar guy starts walking closer to them with a bouquet of white roses in his hand.
"Hello! I'm here to see Rachel Spencer," says Sebastian as he holds the bouquet of white roses.
This jerk really can't seem to leave Rachel alone. Alex thought.
To be continue....