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Song: Our Way by Martina Stoessel and Jorge Blanco from the telenovela; Violetta

Chapter Forty-seven: Can I have more bourbons please?

"You came."

I shrugged. "I was about 7 feet away when I heard you call my name."

"But you hesitated."

"Don't I have a right to?"

"I didn't mea-"

"What do you want to talk about?"

"Why do I always need to have a reason before I can talk to you?"

I turned to face him. "Because you said you didn't want to be my friend."

"You know I didn't mean it like that."

"I know what you meant. Have you changed your mind?"

He hesitated. "I'm trying to." He paused. "I just want us to go back to how it was. When it was just us."

"You're the one who ruined that. Not anybody. You."

"I'm sorry."

"Don't apologize. I should be thanking you. I met Xander because of that. Then I met Leyla. Then I met Kai and Zahra." I smiled at my next words. "Then I met Zane. They're my family. Thanks to you."

Ouch.

I didn't mean it like that. It's just the simple truth. I liked him as a friend, but he introduced me to my family.

"So what you're saying is you don't need me anymore."

"That's not what I said."

"That's what you implied."

"Just because I have them as friends doesn't mean I can't have more."

"Was that an offering?"

"Will you ever make any moves on me again?"

"Well..." He weighed the options on his hands, a smile playing on his lips.

I rolled my eyes, almost smiling too. "Didn't you learn your lesson from last time?" I teased.

He laughed. "About that. I'm actually really sorry."

"You've said that a lot." 

He brought out his hand to shake me. "Friends?"

I shook his hand. "Friends."

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"You agreed to be friends?"

I was in Zane's room in his house. It seemed he preferred it here. It's like a big house all to ourselves since his parents were barely here. He said they'd be today though. 

"It's just our first day of dating and you're already this jealous." I tapped his nose.

"It's our second."

I shrugged. "That's what I said."

"I don't think it is."

"I don't see what your problem with Axel is. It's obvious I don't feel that way about him."

"But it's obvious he still feels that way about you. Plus, you had a problem with him this morning."

"No I didn't."

"Yes you did."

"Even if you were right," he smiled so I quickly added, "which you aren't," he rolled his eyes, "Forgiveness is an attribute that we should all possess. He was my friend for a long time. If he said he'll change, I believe him."

"Fine," he grumbled, "but we're following a three foot rule."

I snorted. "So we have rules now?"

"When it comes to handsy boys." He gestured.

"What about handsy girls?"

"You know I want nothing to do with them. You're the only girl on my mind Cherry."

"What about Serena?" I accidentally blurted out.

Stupid. Stupid. Stupid. That's his irmã!

Don't you think I know that?

He gave me an incredulous look. "What do you mean?"

I thought of something fast. "Axel to me is like Serena to you."

Really? He's not going to believe that.

"Really? Isn't that Xander?"

"But..." I smiled mischievously. "You were jealous of Xander before."

"Pfft..." He scoffed. "Me? When was I ever jealous of Xander?"

I raised a brow.

"Okay, maybe I was a wee bit jealous, but not as jealous as you."

I scoffed, "Yeah right."

"You went all possessive on me during lunch."

"They were touching you everywhere Zane." I defended.

He smirked. "Everywhere?"

I rolled my eyes at his innuendo. "You know what I mean."

"I do?"

"Yes you do." I pushed his shoulder as he inched closer. He resisted and leaned down on me as we were on the bed. He was still lying beside me, but his face was over mine.

"Are you sure?"

I racked my brain. "What are we talking about again?"

He chuckled. "Forget it." And then he leaned down and started kissing me. He put a hand behind my neck and one beside my face. I let my hands roam over his bare, solid chest. Everything was going perfect until we heard someone clear their throats.

I pushed him off me as I sat up. I turned to the door where his mother was standing beaming at us. Well, this is embarrassing.

Zane groaned. "Mother... I thought people knocked in this house."

She raised her brows. "I did. Five times."

"Oh."

"I wonder what was keeping you so busy you couldn't hear it." She mocked.

She turned to me and smiled. "Hello Charvi."

I gave an awkward smile and waved. "Hi Shayan."

She turned back to Zane. "Son, put a shirt on. And be down for dinner in 5."

"You see... This is why I have my own place." He pointed out.

She raised her brows. "And yet, here you are." He was about to say something, but she beat him to it. "And don't pretend you didn't know we were coming."

"I-"

"Exactly." She replied before shutting the door. I tossed Zane his shirt as he lay on his bed groaning. "Let's go."

"Are you sure you don't want to stay here with me Cherry?"

I chuckled as I got up. "Stop talking before you make me change my mind."

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"Can I have more bourbons please?"

Laughter erupted form the table. What? What did I say?

"What?"

"Bourbon is an alcoholic drink. I think what you're asking for is bonbons which are the chocolate." Shayan answered me while Zane and Mr. Rivers were still laughing.

Oops.

"Oh. I knew that."

"Sure you did." Mr. Rivers commented and I just glared at him.

They were pretty okay when Zane introduced me as his girlfriend even though Shayan could already tell from the whole kissing session. I was most grateful to them when they didn't bring up Serena. That would not help with my self confidence at all.

I think I've found my favorite chocolate. I loved bonbons. They were so chocolaty and creamy and just so good.

Zane said he didn't like them, he asked for the vanilla flavor. And that just ruins the whole point of chocolate. Don't you think? He said it wasn't fair that chocolate is more than just a flavor, and we should have chocolates called vanilla. Like that made any sense. He tried and failed to explain himself to us, so he just gave up.

"It was just a mistake in her pronunciation." Zane tried to support and failed.

"Well duh."

He shrugged. "I don't know what you expect me to say."

"I think she wants you to lie to us." Mr. Rivers commented.

"Shayan, these two are conspiring against me."

"Stop conspiring against poor Charvi." She ordered, even though I could see she was silently laughing.

Thanks a lot.

The mocking continued throughout the rest of the meal, but I wasn't offended. It felt good. And fun. Like a second family, and the thought made me so happy.

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"Did you make up with Samantha?"

When I got home and went into Reveka's room she was there with Sam. I guess they made up.

"My name is Sam and you know it."

"Sam is short for Samantha. Everyone knows that." I teased.

He shook his head. "Or Samuel. Or Samson. But mine is just Sam."

Reveka put one hand to block her mouth from Sam and whispered to me. "It's Samuel."

I laughed. "I prefer Salvatore."

He scrunched his brows. "How is Sam short for Salvatore?" 

I shrugged. "How am I supposed to know?"

"Well, you're the one who-"

I cut him off and plopped down on her bed. "What are you guys watching?"

"Don't you have friends?" Sam mocked.

I gasped. "Excuse you. Of course I do. I even have a boyfriend." I replied with a proud smile on my face.

He laughed. "I wanted to ask you about that. What are you holding against him?"

I gasped again and grabbed a pillow to hit him over and over again with.

"How dare you? I'm the only one allowed to hit him." Rev yelled as she started hitting me with another pillow, but I ignored her as I continued hitting him.

"This is physical bullying!" He yelled.

"Well, that was verbal bullying. Apologize."

"Never!" 

I jumped on his back as I pressed his head into the sheets. "He's not breathing." Reveka mentioned as she stopped hitting me with the pillow.

I gave her a pointed look. "I noticed." I turned to his blond head and raised it. "Are you ready to apologize now?"

"You monster!" He accused. I dipped his head back into the bed.

"Apologize, you dimwit! I do not plan to move a corpse out my bedroom. They stink." Reveka warned.

I just laughed at that before raising Sam's head back up. "Are you ready to say sorry now, Samantha?"

He turned his head slightly to glare at him and I gave him my award winning smile. "Sorry."

I pretended not to hear him. "I'm sorry, I didn't quite catch that."

"I said I'm sorry." 

 I jumped off his back. "Apology denied."

He grumbled as he sat up. "Well aren't you a man." I mocked him.

"I don't hit girls."

Reveka gasped, and I could see a smile playing on his lips as he looked at her. She turned to me. "I think he likes you."

I turned to him and shrugged. "Who doesn't?"

He gagged. "You two are one and the same."

We shared a look with smiles, and then replied at the same time. "Thank you."

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"You're fired."

The next day, after Zane's practice, I asked him to go with me to Tate's before we went out for anything. I needed to quit my job. Seems Benny was more eager to do that for me.

My jaw dropped. "That's not fair. You didn't even let me smile like I did nothing wrong."    

"So you know you did something wrong?"

"What did I do wrong? I said three weeks."

"And did I agree?"

"No." I mumbled.

"What was that?"

"I said no."

"And you went with yes."

"It's not even three weeks yet."

"Still."

"Okay well for the begging part." I mumbled to myself, but he seemed to catch it since he gave me a confused look. I clasped my hands together and pulled a distraught face. "Please, Please, Benny don't fire me. I want this job so bad. I'll be a better employee I promise."

"I can see you're acting."

My face dropped. "You can? I should take classes then." 

"Why aren't you actually begging?" He raised his brows.

I shrugged. "Maybe because I came here to quit. I didn't expect you to be so eager to let me go."

"I'm not."

"You fired me."

"That's because I'm supposed to show some sense of authority."

I laughed a little.

"You've been with me for one and a half years. Why are you quitting?"

"I'm moving away. My dad's back and he brought some money with him." I joked. 

"I'm happy for you." He smiled.

"Really?"

He nodded.

"Benny, we need some more- Oh, you." Toni commented as she entered his office. 

I rolled my eyes, a smile playing on my lips. "You don't have to be so mean to me anymore Toni, I no longer work here."

"Has he finally fired you for being so incompetent?"

"Well yes, but I also quit."

"Am I the reason? Because I'd honestly love to be."

I laughed a little. "No. I'm moving away."

"Oh." She crossed her arms.

I walked up to her and hugged her. "I'll miss you."

"Well, I won't."

I released her. "Of course not. Tell the others I said bye."

She didn't reply. I turned to Benny. "Bye." I waved at him before walking out the office and towards the door.

"Avery?" A voice called out. 

Keep walking.

But-

Keep walking I tell you.

So I kept walking. That was until his hand clamped my shoulder. "Or do you prefer Av?"

I smiled a little as I turned to face Wren. "I told you that Av just doesn't work."

"And I didn't listen." He smiled. "How are you? Haven't seen you in a while."

"I quit."

"You did?"

"Yup."

"And you would have told me, but I ruined our friendship."

"You didn't ruin our friendship."

"You can't even look me in the eye to say that. I'm sorry, I'm sorry I pushed too hard, but I'm not going to give up."

Oh God.

"Well, you're going to have to. I'm moving away."

His face fell. "What? Why?"

"My dad came back to take us with him to," Choose a far way place. "Canada."

Canada, really? That's our next door neighbor. What about Australia? Or Indonesia?

I panicked and said the first thing that came to mind.

Change it.

That wouldn't make any sense.

"Where in Canada?"

"Ontario."

"Where in Ontario?"

"Uh... Toronto."

"Where in Toronto?"

Really?

"I don't know. Why so many questions?"

"I thought maybe I could come visit."

"No." I rushed out.

His brows crinkled. "But we're friends. What's the big deal?"

"It's so far away. I don't want you to bother yourself."

He shook his head. "I promise you I'll see you again."

Uhh... About that.

I just nodded and smiled. "Good bye Wren."

He hugged me. "Good bye Avery. I'll miss you so much."

"Me too."

With one last wave, I walked quite a distance so he won't see when I walked up to Zane's car. Zane was watching him go into his car when he asked. "Will you ever tell him?"

I turned to Wren's direction. "When the time is right."

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