Amielia felt winded from all the work she's been doing for the past week. Why does travelling north have to be this stressful, she doesn't even have the time to be with her man. Thankfully Fern had been understanding perhaps he works well with Alex.
Why on earth did I advise him to do this she thought to herself. Have you sent the faxes she heard him call out from his office? I have she told him. She walked inside his office to see him with a sketchbook.
He is sketching and this time about something that might probably annoy her, Alex sketches on his sit with his eyes too concentrated only when he is in the mood for mischief. Who's on your menu today she stood leaning towards what he was doing.
Have you called him yet, she asked him. Not yet I was going to text him later, he said without raising his head. He is your brother she complained. You are not telling him you travelling what if he drops in on me suddenly?
Relax I will put a call through once I am done here. He picked a pack of colours from his side drawer. Cal worries for no reason, if he troubles about why I decided to go you know what to say. Amelia felt her body was in a frenzy when he said. Calix is a little mad when it comes to his brother's wellbeing and she's always at the end of the rope dealing with it.
Alex was cold and a little annoying Calix was on a total level. His mouth was sharp as a knife and he is overbearing. Just have him call me if he troubles you. I know Cal makes you uneasy but he is a good man. Alex said between his teeth.
Yeah right, a little nut with it too, Sophia said he is a crank. Sophia said I am a gink which I believe falls in the same category as a crank. Does she have another word to qualify our overly charming character?
Amelia smiled at him. You are a cold gink, your brother is a crazy one if you ask me. what's his deal with overly protecting you like you are a toddler? My mother's last word he said absently. I was barely twelve when she died.
I have been his son and brother ever since, he worked twice harder to keep the house running, and we grew up from nothingness. He got lucky when his boss accidentally saw his journal and saw he is a better designer than most he had in years.
His first pay from a major deal with his boss got me my first drawing kit. He smiled at the memory. When I tried working jobs at fifteen to relieve him a little he cried all night saying he didn't realise he wasn't capable enough to raise me on his own. I mean he was barely above twenty himself and he claims raising a teenager was the easiest job there is.
So the next time I got a job at a gaming centre I was paid to draw a design for the layout of the games they are making I kept it to myself. I wonder if he found out that I switched jobs a lot before his big break.
Amielia who was hearing these for the first time fought back her tears. To distract herself she peaked at what he was doing. Who is on your menu tonight she leaned in to see his sketch.
She saw what looks like a 5- dimension view of her and Fern in an embrace standing in a garden filled with yellow poise. Though the drawing wasn't complete she could see the way the greens march and the smell of the poises. She traced her hand on the line of Fern's face.
His sharp eyes looked straight into her eyes with so much tenderness she wanted to weep, it's beautiful she thought, so beautiful her heart felt the burst. She flung her hand around him with tears clogging her throat, its beautiful you made us beautiful thank you.
He patted her back gently signalling to Fern when he saw him entering. What's the party about Fern said chuckling, he's travelling for a few months not forever but his word choked him when he saw the sketch.
I want to throw myself at you as she did but I won't, this is the most beautiful thing < I have seen in my life. Alex who was still holding Amielia in his arms felt the knot in his heart loosen to see they liked it.
Amy, he called softly, let me finish before you start the clinging, your guy is here I wouldn't want a crack on my head for this. You can't ruin my mood, she said pulling back. Let's talk about the crack after you complete the drawing Fern drew her to him and gave her a loud kiss.
Alex set aside his work, what brings you to my hole Fern, I haven't had enough of her to make you run for the rescue. Fern who still had Amielia in his arms gave her another loud kiss as a reply.
Alex grinned at the gesture, I guess I just lost a round. You two won't start your bets on me today. Alex call your brother or I will be the one doing the cracking. I wouldn't think twice about doing it even with that very beautiful drawing of me.
What brings you here she said turning to Fern. I was passing by and decided to drop in to say hello, didn't know I did be whipped up by your boss. He made a haughty gesture at Alex. Don't poke at him, he just made my day and none of you are ruining it with your manly bickers.
Have a seat Alex said to him, please get us a drink, Amy. When she left he turned to Fern. What brings you here? Fern showed him a clear-cut heart-shaped ring with small rubies. Her birthday is in two days, you won't be around by then so I decided to give her this tonight hoping you'd be there.
She would love it if you and Sophia made it there. Alex took the ring from him to examine it. This is good news. I will ring Sophia up on it. Good, I was hoping you could advise me on something else, he leaned into him.
What are you two planning butting heads, Amielia placed their drinks on the table? Your guy here thinks giving me a send-off is appropriate, a little thank you for not snatching you away from him.
Please, Fern retorted. You won't succeed doing that, she's simply mine. Amielia shook her head looking at the two most important men in her life bickering at each other. I will ring Sophia up to tell her about the party. You two have fun while I stack the rest of the files for you. I don't mind the drink after all the excitement she said ringing Sophia.