Ruby
Still in the jacuzzi, I kept my eyes closed, loving the peace.
"Are you asleep?" Vexon's voice interrupted my beauty bath, which made me groan.
"Yes, I have a habit of talking while sleeping," I retorted and continued drowning in the white bubbles which smelt like chocolate.
Oh my! This feeling is heavenly.
"You better get out of there within five minutes, Ruby. It's been an hour," he complained, standing outside the door.
I let out, "A few more minutes."
"Three minutes left from five, and I will burst in if you don't come out." His tone was very alarming.
Three minutes? You gotta be kidding me! He isn't serious, is he?
"Two and a half minutes. I mean it, Ruby."
Instantly, I got out of the jacuzzi and wore my light pink bathrobe.
"One minute," Vexon breathed out.
I looked at the door and started rubbing my hair with the green towel in a hurry. The towel was very fluffy and comfortable though.
"Fifty seconds."
Drop it, Ruby! Wear your clothes first! You don't want him to see you in a robe, do you?
I threw the towel on the jacuzzi and wore the undergarments.
"Ten."
As soon as I wore my clothes, the blurry mirror door clicked.
Vexon's annoying face appeared. His blue eyes scanned my body. I cleared my throat before throwing daggers at him. "What the hell was that? Are you nuts? No doubt, you are. What if I was naked?"
"Your fault, lady. You spent an hour in the jacuzzi. I didn't even shower!" He glared back at me.
"How's that my fault?" I put my hands on my hips.
He kept his clothes in one place. "Leave it. It's actually my fault. I should have showered first. I take a maximum of five minutes," Vexon said, searching something on the first layer of the shelf.
"Five minutes? Do you even wash properly?" I scrunch my nose in disgust, imagining worse scenarios possible, resulting in him glaring at me once again.
"Any doubt? I take a proper shower. Unlike someone, who sleeps in the jacuzzi," he deadpanned.
"Hey, what's that supposed to me��" before I could finish the sentence, he cut me off in between.
"Leave it. We have to make it for dinner downstairs in time. It starts in ten minutes. Let me take a shower."
I sighed as he started to search for something once again on the shelf.
"What the hell are you searching for?" I asked at last.
"I wonder where my towel disappeared," he mumbled and I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.
Towels don't have legs.
"Let me help you to find it." I stood beside him to look for the towel, which made him dumbstruck. Before he could ask something, I cleared out, "I am just helping you because I don't want to be late for my first dinner at the Bevines."
Vexon chuckled, causing a smile to evolve on my lips, which I covered it up.
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"I still can't believe you put my towel inside the jacuzzi!" Vexon hollered.
I rolled my eyes. "Hey! It was your fault. You threatened to come inside if I didn't do everything within five minutes," I fought back.
Well, after searching for his towel for the past few minutes, Vexon was about to press the button which would clean the water I used to take a bath as I didn't have time, he found his green towel in the jacuzzi. Since then, he started whining like a baby.
"So that doesn't mean you will throw my favorite towel in the jacuzzi!"
"For God's sake! Stop repeating the same thing. Just get over it," I groaned.
"How will I shower now?" he asked me.
"With water, duh!" When I saw the angry look on his face, I decided to answer nicely, "You can use another towel. Look, there are plenty of them." I pointed to the white towels on the shelf.
"This is my favorite one." He looked at his soaking green towel on his hand, with a slightly sad look.
I really felt bad for him.
"Use this towel then, though it's wet. You can always use it," I said with a smile, hoping Vexon would take that suggestion into consideration, but he reasoned out, "I can't use a wet towel. It makes my whole body itch. Apparently, I have an allergic reaction."
Where should I bang my head?
"Okay," I let out with an exasperated sigh. "How about this? I have this same exact towel. It's very comfortable but it's in my bag. I will get this towel to you as repentance and you can shower with that. Sounds cool?"
He nodded.
I went out of the jacuzzi room, then the washroom, and then the cabinet room. At last, I reached the bedroom.
God, this is tiring like the staircase!
I saw my luggage was in the small living room we have in the right corner. I opened my luggage and looked for my pink towel. After finding it, I ran inside the jacuzzi room.
"Here." I handed him the towel and rubbed my forehead in tiredness.
He looked at me and the towel back and forth.
Arching an eyebrow, I questioned, "What?"
"Pink towel. Seriously?"
"Then rub yourself with tissue!" I said in annoyance.
Dude, how much does he complain?
"Okay, okay. I will use this for now. But you will wash my towel nicely and dry it. I want it by morning," he said sternly and I rolled my eyes.
I took the green towel on my hand and went to the washroom, while closing the door of the jacuzzi room.
I placed the towel near the sink and looked at myself in the mirror as tiredness was visible on my face.
Look what that satan made you do, Ruby!
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"Let's go," Vexon said after I finished brushing my hair.
He held my hand in his until he felt something missing which prevented us from going to the dining room. "Where's your ring?"
I chuckled nervously as I answered, "It's in the wardrobe." When I saw him narrowing his eyes at me, I added, "I took it off before taking a shower."
"Bath," he corrected me and said, "Wear it."
I looked at him, only to find him intensely gazing at my grey orbs. "Do I have to?" I asked looking at my hand.
"Don't you want to?"
"Does it matter?"
"Do you want to or not, Ruby?" I shook my head in response. He left my hand and opened the door for us. He mumbled, "Let's go." He was already standing near the stairs, waiting for me.
I took slow steps towards him, wearing my black bunny ears slippers and held my hand in front of him. He looked at it before shoving his hand in the pockets of his grey trousers. Quietly, Vexon started to walk ahead of me, totally avoiding my presence.
My heart clenched at this and I really didn't know the reason.
When we reached the dining room, we settled on our seats. Vanera was on the head chair, whereas Vexon was on the right side of mine. On my left side, sat Cason and Orson was beside him. Pearl and Kendrik both sat facing us, Kace sitting next to Pearl.
"Didn't you inform Newana?" Vanera asked Kace, seeming annoyed.
"I did inform her, Mom. She said that she was on her way," answered Kace.
Every dish was placed in front of us. We were mentally ready to attack the food, but we were waiting for Kace's wife. I didn't even meet her and their four-year-old daughter during the entire wedding. I was so excited to meet them.
"She's here," Kace said looking at his phone. Maybe she just texted him. Aww...their love.
"Cat's here too." As soon as these words left from Kace's mouth, I heard Vexon and Cason groan.
Soon a soft yet elegant voice came from the main door of the Bevine mansion.
Who was this 'Cat'?
