A/N: Feel free to point out any mistakes, I'd greatly appreciate it.

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🌹Cassandra's POV🌹

"You know, when I was younger I had a dog named Benjamin." I said.

"Really, should I be flattered?" Benjamin said.

We were in the kitchen. Benjamin said he was a chef so I asked him to make me breakfast.

"He was so cute, we called him Bennie" I said.

"Bennie huh?" He said.

I shook my head at him.

He placed two plates in front of me on the kitchen counter. He started fishing out.
It was heart shaped waffles and on the side a bow full of strawberries and blueberries.

"I could have made this myself." I said.

"I make the best," he said with a smirk on his face.

"Corky now are we," I said.

After the day at the beach, Ben and I are now expentionally close. We are more comfortable with each other now. He's the only one that makes this big miserable house less suffocating.

He took a seat on the chair beside me.

I moaned at the taste of the waffles as it hit my tougue.

"Some one is hungry." He said.

"Shut up." I said glaring at him.

He took a waffle out of my plate.

"Hey!" I said slapping his hand. "That's mine." I said. "Eat your own."

"What's the fun in that?" He said.

We ate the rest of our breakfast full of laughter discussing random topics.

"So what happened to your parents," he suddenly asked. "You never talk about them."

I exhaled deeply.

"My parents died in a car accident. The bank took everything from us after they died. They said my parents borrowed a lot of money from them. After that my sister and I lived with our grandmother. She died two years ago." I said. "My sister is all I have left. Besides this baby." I said.

"How is your sister like?" He asked.

"She's the best. She works in real estate. She's very supportive, we can tell each other anything." I say. "I wanted to be a cardiologist but I had to drop out, grandma was sick. She needed someone to look after her plus we needed the money. Lynne was already working hard enough." "She died anyways." I paused. "Then I met Xavier." I said trilling off.

"How about you?" I asked. "Any love interests?"

"No one, my grandmother made sure if that. The last girl I brought she said looked too skinny and that she should try applying for a job in a strip club. She even refused to let her in. She dumped me after that. The one girl before she said reminded her of 'the living dead' not that she's ever watched the movie. The list goes on. I just ended up giving up."

"Your grandmother sounds great," I laughed.

"And exhausting, on her eightyth birthday we took her out to a restaurant. She made a scene and called my father Sissy because she refused to give her more cake because of her sugar levels. It was so embarrassing, she was yelling. Everyone was giving us eye rolls. It was worse when the manager told her to keep it down. They had to throw her out."

I continued to laugh at the stories of him and his family.

We had breakfast together eating from the same plate. He would ocationally try and feed me making funny faces of the way I eat.

"We should totally do that again!" A lozy voice yelled from behind us.

It turned to see Xavier and Layla walk in holding hands. In their free hand they were both holding shopping bags.

"Aren't you supposed to be at your classes?" Xavier asked.

"No, not today." I answered. Or ever. I didn't need anymore embarrassing insulting moments. I just hope he wouldn't force me to him

"Babe, let's go." Layla said pulling Xavier away into the living room.

The living room was opposite the kitchen with glass doors separating the two.

Xavier sat on the couch, Layla sitting on his lap.

I immediately turned around ignoring them. They didn't make it easy for me to ignore. I could here the sound of the two of them kissing and Layla's moans. I nearly throw up.

"Why don't we play a game." I suggested. "It's see who can throw the most strawberries into the other person's mouth." I said.

"Okay," he said. "Although I must warn you, I'm a pro." He said.

"I'm first, open up." He said.

I tilted my head backwards then opened my mouth.

Of all his ten attempts he only got one.

"I thought you said you are a pro." I said laughing, chewing the strawberry, my hand covering my mouth.

"Okay, let's see how you do." He said.

"Okay," I said. "But you have to close your eyes, otherwise my charm won't work." I said.

"Fine," he said

He closed his eyes, his head tilted backwards and his mouth opened.

I quitely tiptoed closer to him until I was standing right in front of him. It made it way easier to throw in directly into his mouth, plus I missed two intentionally just to make it a little more believable.

"You cheated." He said as soon as my ten attempts were finished.

"No I didn't," I answered. "I'm just really good at this." I said.

"Fine, but you have to redo it and this time with my eyes open."

"Fine I cheated," I said defeatedly.

He laughed at my reaction.

I could feel Xavier's gaze on me. He would turn around whenever I saw him looking.

Ben and I hangout the whole day, Xavier didn't go to work either. He kept sending glares at us every time Ben was even as close as a meter from me, even when we laughed.

Benjamin left at seven when his work hours finished at five.

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I was laying on my bed with a bowl full of pop corn. I finally looked at my phone to see a bunch of messages.

Unknown):  Hi, where were you today. I missed you, I didn't see you there.

Unknown): It's Elizabeth by the way, I had my husband find your contact details.

Me: I'm sorry I couldn't come today, I wasn't feeling well. I missed you too.

Elizabeth: Better show up tommorow or you dead to me. I have your home address.

I laughed at her message.

As soon as I placed my phone down I heard it beep.
I looked to see it was a text from Lynne.
I'll call her later.

I heard a knock on door. Before I answered, the door was opened.

"Dinner is ready madam," Paula said. "Sir is waiting."

I wasn't evens hungry. Benjamin made sure feed me plus I had just been eating a bowl full of pop corn.

I wasn't about to argue because I knew Xavier would drag me to the dining room.

I walked to the dining room, the table was already set and Xavier seated. I sat on the far end of the table avoiding any contact with him.

I immediately last my appetite by the food that was in my plate. Even if I was hungry I wasn't about to eat this.
The only colour on my plate was green besides the betroot. I'd rather have ice-cream for dinner. All the while I kept playing with my fock.

"Aren't you going to eat." Xavier asked. "Or do you need your diver to come feed you."

I looked up at him stunned. What was his problem now?"

"I'll eat," I answered not wanting anymore arguments with him.

"What ever." He said getting up from his seat leaving the room.

I quickly walked to his side of the table then dished some lizania for myself. I took my plate to my room.

I saw several missed calls from Lynne. Just as I was about to call her back, she called.

"Hi," I said.

"Thank God you answered. I was getting worried. I thought Xavier murdered you." She said.

"I'm fine, although I can't say for sure he wasn't thought of murdering me. How are you?" I asked.

"I'm fine, how is the baby?" She asked.

"The baby is fine. When are you coming back, i really miss you." I said.

"I'm not sure. Things are hectic here in New York." She said.

"Babe, please come back to bed." I heard a voice in the background.

"Who is that?" I asked.

"Nothing, I'm watching 'The next date'". She said. I could hear her voice was shaky, something she always does when she is lying. Lynne never watched reality shows, she said her life was too busy. I didn't bother pressing on the subject, I'd wait for her to return.

"I have to go, something came up." She said.

Before I could say anything else she hung up.

"That was weird." I said pulling the phone away from my ear.

Lynne never hang up on me before. We always debated on who should hang up first.

What was she hiding from me?

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