Chapter Five

Xander and Cara arrive at Xander's impeccable mansion. Though Cara wouldn't admit to his hearing she was impressed, not that she wasn't used to luxury but the aesthetic of the house was classy, simple and very modern almost like luxurious minimalist.

Her things had already been moved here by his staff. He led her upstairs to the master bedroom where they would be sharing and the very thought of sharing a room with Xander gave her chills.

She sat on the luxury king sized bed and took off her shoes.

“ Do you need help with the dress? ” Xander watched her with his eyes dripping with obvious lust.

Cara decided to give him a taste of his own medicine which was rejection after being led on.

She smiled sweetly and replied in a light seductive tone“ yes please ”.

Xander climbed the bed and knelt down behind her and unzipped her dress , he massaged the tension from her shoulders and Cara slipped her hair back letting its smooth silkyness form a curtain on his working fingers .

“ I need you ” Xander whispered,

Cara felt happy , now he was at the tip of her fingers .

“Let me quickly take a shower, I'll be right out ”.

“Why but you smell amazing, and I want to be with you right now ”.

Cara stood up suddenly “ right now ? you're really something, now you want to be with me ?” she laughed mockingly.

“Xander, do you think I've forgotten how you led me on and went for my cousin Amanda . Do you remember how you told me you liked me when no one else was there but treated me like a nuisance when everyone else was around.

Next thing I hear you're an item with my own cousin and you told me to move on and find a nice guy ”

Xander looked at her slightly surprised.

“ Wait you really can't be holding on to what happened freaking eight years ago? . I was eighteen just a kid and so were you and honestly I wanted to apologize and smooth things over . But you left and cut off contact with me”

Xander stood up and faced her with a remorseful look on his face “ I am sorry Cara I never meant to hurt you and that is why I didn't confess my feelings to you then I wasn't ready to get serious. I just wanted to have fun”

Cara looked at him like a giant roach “ you must think I'm really stupid . The only reason we're even here right now married to each other is because of our parents not because you came looking for me and made right your wrongs . You broke my confidence Xander took me years to rebuild myself and love myself , and if you think you'll get my forgiveness by some half baked apology . You're in for something Mister ”

Cara walked away from him and stormed into the bathroom fuming . What a sorry ass apology and excuse . He just wants to satisfy his sexual desires , nonsense!

She set the temperature of the water, took off her clothes and put on the shower letting the hot water wash away her angry tears and anger.

By the time she came back into the bedroom, Xander was not there.

“Good riddance” Cara muttered under her breath. She walked into the closet and saw he had ordered tons of new clothes , shoes , purses from high fashion brands for her. As her eyes fell on the sets of lingerie from Victoria secret she felt upset all over again . He really had this planned out huh?

Cara searched her own personal stuff for her pajamas. She needed to wear something comfortable that reminded her of a time when her life didn't feel chaotic as it did right now so she could sleep through the events of the past few days .

Cara lay on the bed and tossed uncomfortably , she just couldn't sleep for some weird reason. She decided to go to the kitchen for a midnight snack and indulge in a glass of wine. She definitely needed a buzz.

Cara got down from the bed and slipped into her pink fluffy teddy slippers ,made her way down the transparent stairs and located the kitchen without much difficulty .

The fridge was so big it almost took up the whole wall where it was located . Excitedly Cara walked towards it , once in front it opened automatically.

It was like standing in front of food heaven, it had different sections for fruit, food, cheese , pastries , soda , juice , vegetables and chocolate and desserts.

Cara grabbed a few bars of different chocolate and headed to the wine cellar . Typically she wasn't a drinker but for tonight she didn't care.

Not knowing much about wine she picked the first bottle she saw .

Grabbed it and she didn't bother with a wine glass. She popped open and drank straight from the bottle in-between munching on her chocolate bars .

The kitchen door opened , Cara who leaned on the counter turned to see Xander walk in wearing silk red pajama bottoms and a matching robe, showing off his pronounced abs as he was shirtless.

“ Show off ” Cara said and rolled her eyes.

“ You're quite drunk”.

“ I'm not drunk , maybe just a little tipsy ” Cara said with a slur.

“ That's exactly what a drunk person would say”

Cara rolled her eyes and dumped the remaining contents of her wine bottle in her mouth . She swayed a bit and braced herself for a fall but Xander swept her up in his arms and took her upstairs.

Laying her on the bed , he laid next to her.

“ Try and get some sleep”

“ I can’,t sleep you're next to me ” she yawned as she said.

“ I could sleep on the couch?”

Xander awaited a response but no reply , he checked and saw she was fast asleep. He kissed her forehead and whispered good night tucking her in properly.

Before grabbing a pillow and laying on the couch to sleep.

Cara woke up with a splitting headache , she vaguely remembered Xander carrying her in his arms to the headache , she looked beside her and the space was empty.

Her eyes scanned the room and fell on his figure sleeping on the couch in the bedroom ,so he actually slept on the couch ,well good.

Xander stirred and sat up , he noticed she was up .“Good morning , how did you sleep”

“ Well especially since you weren't in the bed”

Xander chuckled slightly and ran his fingers through his head “ About our conversation last night , what can I do to show you how terribly sorry I am”

The tone of his voice tugged at her heart; he sounded like the sweet Xander she once knew . Get a grip of yourself girl , Cara thought to herself.

She cleared her voice ,she didn't trust her voice to sound clear and firm .“ you'll have to prove to me you've changed , I have to be sure I can trust you. How you go about it is completely up to your discretion”

He watched her intensely then let out an audible breath “ I thought about it throughout the night it kept me up , and I decided give me ninety days to makeup to you and make things right and if you still feel the same way about me I'll let you go and instead of waiting a year we can separate secretly ”

Cara's heart beat strangely of course when she told him she would want a divorce. But hearing it from him hit differently. Why do I feel this way? I actually do not want this marriage but there's a part of my heart that wants to give it a chance?

“ I don't really care about Xander whatsoever. But what makes you think ninety days would be enough to change my mind ”.

Xander stood up, his trousers hanging low on his waist, further pronouncing his abs. He walked towards the bed and leaned over Cara, his hands on the luxury golden bed frame. Their eyes completely locked.

“ I promise you in ninety days every part of you will crave me my darling and you wouldn't stand the thought of being apart from me”

“ Don't be too sure, ” Cara said breathlessly.

With that he walked away out of the bedroom.

Cara felt hot and breathless despite the cool air conditioning. Why does he still have this effect on me , this is surely going to be a couple of tough ninety days for me.

She heard a knock , “come in ” Cara said.

A petite elderly maid, maybe about her mother's age, came pushing a tray that had a breakfast tray and hung over medicine . She smiled warmly and Cara noted she was quite attractive for her age with jet black hair , warm hazel eyes and dimples .

“ I was told to bring this by your husband”.

Cara mentally rolled his eyes Guess he has started his ninety days of winning my heart.

“Thank you ma'am ” Cara responded.

“ Oh please you're my boss don't call me ma'am and I'm not that old ” she smiled and winked , they shared a laugh .

“ My name is Marcia , I've been working here for a little over a year , Mister Xander has been really kind to me and my family . I'm glad he has a wife to keep him company ” She used her palm to cover the edge of her mouth as if there was someone else in the room that could hear their conversation “ the man is a workaholic ”.

Cara rolled her eyes and they laughed.

“I'll be on my way , once you're done or you need any assistance just pressed the button someone will be right up”

“ Thank you Marcia” She bowed and took her leave.

Nice woman Cara thought to herself.