AUDREY POV

We had just arrived at a luxury hotel in London.

It had been almost a month since Xavier had kept his distance with me and it looked like it was killing him.

He was kind and composed as always. But Dorothy had informed me that he was being a lot more hostile and a bit rude with his employees.

She also told me that when they talked on the phone he sounded irritated.

We also hadn't talked much. It seemed he was now trying to distance himself from me.

We were finally in England for Caroline's birthday party and I was very excited. Xavier had told me we had traveled to London together before but I didn't remember.

For me this was like the very first time visiting a foreign country and I couldn't be happier.

Xavier and I would be staying in the penthouse suite which had two bedrooms.

I was amazed by the beauty of this luxurious building and the wonders of London.

It was late so I got ready for bed.

I put on some sleepwear and headed to bed.

The following morning I grabbed my dress and other items I would need to get ready and put it in a suitcase. Caroline had called me and told me to come to her house to get ready together for the party.

She had hired a makeup artist and a hairstylist to get us ready for the ball. I was really excited and happy to hang out with Caroline.

Ever since she came to visit Xavier and I in New York I had gotten close to her. It felt like we had become best friends all over again.

I said goodbye to Xavier and then took a taxi to Caroline's house.

As soon as I arrived, I hugged Caroline and told her happy birthday. I then handed her a gift.

"It's from Xavier and I. I hope you'll like it."

"Thank you so much." She opened the box and saw a beautiful necklace with matching earrings.

"Wow, they're beautiful. These will go perfectly with my dress for the party." She then hugged me.

I was glad to see her so happy.

Suddenly Caroline's husband appeared and she introduced me to him. His name was Ian and he was British. Apparently I had met him before at their wedding, but because of my amnesia I had forgotten him.

He was handsome, however not quite as good looking as Xavier.

I was surprised that thought even came to my mind. Why did I always think about Xavier? I dismissed the thought as soon as it came.

I went into Caroline's bedroom and the hairstylist and makeup artist began to get us ready for the big event.

Soon we were ready for the party. I looked at myself in the mirror and felt like a princess. The makeup artist and hairstylist had done a great job.

Caroline looked beautiful. She wore a gorgeous dress and had her hair styled in soft curls. The necklace and earrings I had given her addee to her beauty.

Ian seemed to agree with me since he couldn't stop looking at her. They had a passionate kiss and flirted a bit. I was just happy they were so in love.

We got inside a limousine and headed to the event.

As soon as we arrived I was mesmerized by the beauty of the building.

There were large chandeliers that added to the elegance of the large room. It was exactly how you would picture a typical ballroom.

It felt like a place fit for royalty.

Many people began to arrive.

There were a couple of tables for people to sit and a large open space for people to dance and converse with one another.

I stood beside Caroline and her husband. Suddenly a man came over and hugged Ian.

"Hey, how's it going?" The man looked somewhat familiar.

"Happy birthday Caroline." He then hugged Caroline.

"Thank you."

I wondered who this man was.

"This is Jason, Ian's brother."

"Nice to meet you." I said.

That made a lot of sense. He did somewhat look like Ian. They had the same eyes.

"Why are you introducing us? I know Audrey."

He knew me? I didn't remember him but if I went to Caroline's wedding I must have been introduced to him then. However I didn't remember.

He walked toward me and hugged me.

Suddenly I felt someone pull me back and I was in the arms of Xavier.

"But she doesn't remember you. So please don't touch her like that, you're making her uncomfortable."

Xavier sounded irritated. His voice was deep, authoritative, and cold. I was so used to hearing him speak to me in such a gentle tone I was surprised to hear him speak that way. I felt almost scared and intimidated by him.

"Sorry, that wasn't my intention. Is everything alright Audrey."

The situation felt tense. I hadn't expected for Xavier to arrive at this very moment.

"Yeah it's alright. I recently got into a car accident and I lost all my memories. I don't remember anyone."

Jason looked surprised.

"I'm so sorry to hear about that. I had no idea." He looked genuinely concerned.

"Well I'm Jason. Ian's younger brother. Nice to meet you Audrey."

He put his hand out for me and I shook it.

"Nice to meet you Jason." I said.

"The pleasure is all mine. " He gave me a wink.

I wondered if we were close before. He seemed very comfortable with me.

Caroline and Ian soon left to greet the guests.

I was now left alone with Xavier and Jason.

"Are you hungry?" Xavier spoke to me in a gentle tone.

He smiled at me with adoration.

He brushed my hair behind my ear and stared at me.

"Yes, maybe we should go get some food."

"Perfect! How about you find us a table and I'll go get us some food."

I did just that. I walked to an empty table and sat down.

Soon both Xavier and Jason came back with plates of food. Xavier sat on my left side and Jason on my right side.

We ate in silence.

A wonderful orchestra played beautiful music.

I felt so happy just being there. It all felt so magical.

"You look very beautiful tonight." Xavier whispered in my ear.

It felt so intimate hearing his voice in my ear.

I looked at him and thanked him.

"You look very handsome in that suit." I wasn't lying. He did look very attractive in that suit.

A woman arrived at our table and began to speak to Xavier.

"Xavier is that you? Omg it is you!"

Xavier stood up and hugged this mystery woman.

"Wow, it's been so long. How have you been?"

I couldn't understand why, but it hurt seeing him so close to that woman. She was pretty and elegant.

It seemed they got along a lot better than we did. It also felt like they were more of a couple then we were. She knew more about him than me.

I didn't understand why I felt so sad. I didn't want to fall in love with Xavier.

"This is Emily, a childhood friend of mine. Our parents knew each other."

Xavier seemed happy to see her.

Emily waved.

"And who is she?" She asked.

"This is my wife, Audrey."

I waved back at her.

As soon as Xavier said wife, Emily immediately stopped smiling.

She quickly composed herself and gave a polite smile. It didn't seem like Xavier had noticed.

It was clear she liked Xavier and didn't quite like the idea that he was married to someone else.

"Well my parents are here and they would love to see you."

"Sure, I'd love to see them."

He turned to me and said he would be back as soon as he talked to them.

I smiled at him and said it was alright.

As soon as he left I felt my happy go lucky energy just disappear. I suddenly felt sad.

I realized right away I was feeling jealous. I hated this feeling so much. I couldn't understand why I was feeling this way.

I was not in love with Xavier, then why did it hurt so much to see him leave some other girl.

I must not have been hiding my sadness too well because Jason noticed.

"Hey, are you feeling alright?"

"Yes I'm fine." I answered.

I needed to snap out of it. I was wearing a beautiful gown and attending a gorgeous ball. I should be happy.

"Would you like to dance?"

This was good. Maybe some dancing would get my mind off of thinking about Xavier so much.

"Yes, I'd love to."

I followed Jason to the dance floor. Other people were already dancing.

Jason pulled me close. One of his hands was behind my back, while his other hand held mine. We began to dance. Surprisingly I hadn't forgotten how to dance waltz.

It was fun. Others began to join us.

"You're still a good dancer. I guess there's some things you still haven't forgotten" Jason smiled.

"That's true. Although I kinda wish I had forgotten how to dance instead of my family."

"Well it's not all bad. You're having fun dancing with me. There are some benefits to remembering how to dance."

"I guess you're right." I smiled at him.

It was nice being around Jason. He felt like the brother I never had. I felt a lot better and I no longer felt bad about seeing Xavier leave with Emily.

After dancing for a while we went back to our table.

I saw Xavier sitting alone at the table.

I sat beside him.

I thought he would talk to me like always. He always found something to say. But this time he didn't say anything.

He was just quiet.

I wondered if I should ask him how it was like seeing Emily's parents. But I was positive I would feel sad hearing how much fun he had catching up with them and Emily. They were like the perfect family.

It felt almost as if he were Emily's husband and he was speaking to his in-laws.

However the entire night he didn't speak to me.

I said goodbye to Caroline and her husband. She seemed very happy with how the party went. I was glad to see she had fun on her birthday.

I also hugged Jason goodbye.

"Next time you're in England give me a call. I can be your personal tour guide."

"Thanks, I will." I liked how friendly and kind Jason was.

The party finally ended and we headed back to the hotel suite.

Once again Xavier didn't say a word to me. I wondered if he was upset with me.

As soon as we arrived at the suite I decided to ask Xavier if he was ok.

"Is everything alright? You haven't spoken to me all night."

I hadn't actually started a conversation with him so I couldn't blame him. Maybe he was still tired from the plane ride yesterday.

"I'm alright." He didn't say anything else and started walking to his room.

I felt there was something Xavier wasn't telling me.

"Wait! Are you sure? Did you want to talk about it?"

I felt he was angry with me. He had never acted this way with me before.

He turned around and faced me.

"You know what? Yes! I do want to talk."

He didn't speak in that gentle sweet tone I heard from him all the time.

His tone was different. His voice was authoritative, he sounded angry.

"I can't understand how you let another man touch you but not me, your husband! You have no idea how hard it's been for me to restrain myself. Every time I look at you, you have no idea the things I want to do to you. I want to kiss you, hug you, touch you, make you mine. I want to feel your body against mine again. But I can't."

He sounded sad and angry at the same time. He ran his fingers through his hair clearly distressed.

"You danced with him, let him touch you, spoke to him so comfortably and even laughed. But when you're with me you do everything possible to avoid me. You don't even try to talk to me. But with that man it's the complete opposite."

I hadn't thought about it like that. But I completely understood why he was upset.

"I can't do this anymore Audrey. We need to make a new agreement because I'm going crazy here."

I still hadn't figured out much information on what he was hiding from me. But I knew I needed his trust and for him to let his guard down around me. I needed to compromise with him.

"Fine, you can hug me and kiss me. We can also sleep in the same room but that's it. I'm not ready to go any further than that."

I was definitely not ready to have sex with him. I didn't really know him.

He seemed to agree with the idea because as soon as I said that he walked toward me and pulled me in for a kiss.

His hands roamed around me as he explored my body.

His kiss was a hungry, desperate, passionate kiss. I hadn't realized how much I wanted to kiss him until this very moment.

It felt good being in his arms. His strong body against mine felt right.

We stopped kissing and I felt his hot mouth on my neck as he began to leave gentle kisses.

It felt amazing.

His hands moved from my waist to my chest. He rubbed his finger on my hardened nipples.

I held in my moans from the immense pleasure he was giving me.

I wished he was touching my bare body. I was tempted to take off my clothes and let him touch me but I controlled myself.

My body felt hot.

He began to suck and lick on one spot until finally he had left a mark.

I felt a slight sting on my neck.

"This is a mark so that everyone knows you belong to me."

Xavier had just given me hickey.

He then kissed my forehead.

"I'll sleep in a separate room tonight. If I'm near you any longer I won't be able to hold back. Goodnight my love."

He then left to his room.

I walked to my bedroom and just sat on the bed thinking over what had just happened.

Xavier had kissed me, hugged me, touched me all over, and pleasured me, and I enjoyed every second of it.

I was trying so hard to avoid him and not have feelings for him but instead I was slowly falling in love with him.

Maybe this was a good thing. If we were on good terms he wouldn't notice I was on to him. I would be able to look through his things and figure out what he was hiding a lot easier if I just acted like a wife in love. He wouldn't suspect a thing.

Although I knew that was all just a stupid excuse so that I could be with Xavier.

Maybe some sleep would help me figure out what to do. I changed my clothes, washed my face, brushed my teeth and headed for bed.

That night I found it difficult to fall asleep.

END OF CHAPTER 5

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