the next morning, breakfast was outside. the sun was beaming but luckily they all were under a roof. felix quickly sat down slamming his napkin onto the table angrily. oliver frowned as felix shot him a deadly glare.

venetia continued biting into her croissant while staring at oliver. he had slid it over to her a few minutes ago. the two exchanged looks which alexandra quickly noticed looking back and forth between the two before continuing to eat.

"did you notice anything last night, alex?" farleigh instigated making her immediately stop chewing. they all looked at her except for sir james and elsbeth who were chatting about something completely different

she swallowed her food and looked at farleigh, "no." felix quickly scoffed, "i don't know how you could have missed it." he retorted with a clenched jaw as venetia was laughing like a little schoolgirl while looking at oliver

alex raised her eyebrows, "did i miss something?" she asked confused as hell while oliver stared at her. farleigh looked at him with annoyance before rolling his eyes, "i'll fill you in about it later." farleigh stated

later in the day, oliver and felix were sitting by the pool. it was obvious that he was pissed off with oliver after hearing what farleigh told him. apparently last night, oliver gave oral to venetia... while it was the time of the month...... farleigh had a clear view of it.

oliver had explained to him that venetia lied. that she had tried to kiss him but he rejected it knowing it wouldn't be right. felix believed oliver and felt stupid thinking that he would ever make a move on his sister.

the two suddenly heard whistling then looked at each other, confusion plastered on both of their faces. felix quickly took a sip of his water before turning his head. oliver looked and widened his eyes surprised to see who was in his view

felix quickly drooled causing water to escape from his mouth like a waterfall. alexandra looked insanely sexy to him with her chanel bikini on. she quickly walked past them confidently. she genuinely did not see them sitting there

felix quickly wiped the water off his mouth and chin before whistling aloud, "holy fuck." he breathed heavily while oliver stayed silent keeping his eyes onto alex. she was heading towards the lake where farleigh and venetia were sitting by. they both were in their expensive, colorful lawn chairs.

there were bright, vibrant towels laid out along with some open books. a bucket of fruit plus a bucket of ice filled with drinks stood in between them both. "damn girl." farleigh complimented but alexandra didn't take it that way

she quickly looked down her bikini then shot him a frown, "is it too much?" she asked concerned

"you mean too little." he shaded making her quickly thwack him upside his forehead. venetia laughed as he placed his hand on the spot she hit. "i'm kidding, you look hot." he assured

"your body is so amazing, like seriously." venetia quickly complimented before scanning through the fashion magazine. alexandra shrieked when she suddenly got thrown over felix's shoulders.

"put me down!!" she laughed. farleigh glared, "one wrong move and we will see nipples." he stated making venetia snicker.

"i heard that smart ass." she yelled as felix spun her around in circles. he kept his arms around her legs making sure not to touch her ass. he eventually put her down, she playfully pushed him before running away.

"wait, where are you going!!" felix called out. "to get something!!" she replied before disappearing to the side of the house. oliver knew that he shouldn't have but he decided to follow her. he came around the corner to see that she was sitting cris cross while filling up water balloons, throwing them into a bucket

she felt someone staring then quickly looked to see oliver. she smiled, "hey oliver!" she happily said making him nervous. "hey."

she patted down motioning for him to come sit next to her, he did as he was told. she continued what she was doing and began handing him the water balloons, he began to tie them up throwing them into the metal bucket

oliver finally had the courage to speak up, "you look beautiful." he said making her look at him. she smiled hard, her brown eyes sparkled

"really? i'm starting to feel like maybe i shouldn't have worn this...." she mumbled

oliver twisted his lips as he gazed at her. he could tell she was beginning to feel uneasy. he watched as she quickly brought her knees up to her chest. "don't let farleigh get to you." oliver uttered in a serious tone

alexandra sighed as she tucked her hair behind her ears with both hands. she glimpsed over at him with a smile and chuckled, "okay."

they both smiled at each other before continuing to get the water ballons done. "so..." alexandra began to talk, "is it true about you and venetia?" she asked nosily handing him another water ballon. their hands brushed against each others.

oliver bit his lip, "no it isn't true. i would never." he swore as he tied the ballon up throwing it into the bucket. alexandra quickly shrugged, "i mean it is okay if you were to, you know? felix would just have to get over it. what you do is your business no one else's." alexandra expressed

"yeah, but it's just venetia isn't my type." oliver expressed kindly. alexandra nodded not taking offense to it considering they all have a type.

"can i ask you something?" oliver asked. "of course." alex assured him

oliver asked gently, "why do you think you are so close with the catton's?" he asked making her immediately stop what she was doing

she turned her full body over facing oliver and turning the water off. "because i've known them since i was a child and they've always been like family to me." she said but not in the most confident way. it sounded like she was asking more than claiming

"you don't sound too sure." oliver called out

alexandra looked to the side as she planted her chin onto her knees just sitting there in silence thinking about what oliver had just stated

oliver quickly sighed, "shit, i'm sorry. i put my foot in my mouth." alex chuckled, "no it's okay. that was just a good question that i don't have an answer too." she replied in a nice tone

he nodded giving her a smile, "let's get back to the others." he said getting up and holding his hand out to help her up. she gladly took it then picked the bucket up by the handle

she quietly made her way towards the three who were facing away from her. alexandra carefully set the bucket down, grabbing a water ballon. her fresh black painted nails shined within the sun. alexandra then immediately threw one at farleigh hitting him in the back of the head.

a gasp escaped his lips. the three of them turned around simultaneously. farleigh immediately got up running to grab a few water ballons throwing them at alexandra who shrieked as the cold water bursted onto her exposed skin.

venetia and felix then joined in. the four of them ran around like little kids screaming and laughing as they all bolted each other with water ballons. oliver watched both felix and alexandra. they both seemed happy.

elsbeth then came out and sat on the chair next to oliver. "oliver, darling why aren't you participating with them?" she asked as if she cared but he knew she didn't

oliver shrugged, "just not up to part right now."

alexandra quickly laughed before grabbing two bottles of water. she quickly threw one towards oliver who quickly caught it. she ran up to them and sat on the grass. water dripped from her hair falling onto oliver's lower legs

"have you heard from pamela?" alexandra asked in a concerning way. elsbeth quickly sipped on her tea.

"she is dead." elsbeth said so casually. "she died?" oliver asked

alexandra quickly stood up, "what?!" she asked shocked from the news. "yes. i have to go to her funeral in london this weekend." elsbeth said sounding like she could care less

alexandra looked devastated. her eyes quickly become wet and glossy. "are you okay?" oliver asked but alex didn't hear anything. her ears began to muffle out everything

"oh darling. don't fret. she would do anything for attention." elsbeth stated sarcastically. oliver watched as a tear escaped from her left eye. alexandra quickly ran into the house causing felix to head over to them.

he pointed, "is she alright?" elsbeth sighed before stretching her arms out, "just told her about pamela. she seems to be upset about it. i'll go check on her soon."

felix quickly ran off to go and find her.

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