Chapter Fifteen: On Demand?

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My mind was still foggy after the ordeal with Alex back at my place. The whole ride to the park, I was in my own world as Alex and the kids talked animatedly .
Alex was the one to drive us,saying that he had given Eddy the day off and that he wanted the day to be all about us.

When he parked the car,the kids instantly opened the door and ran off to where their friends were and for a moment I saw Alex start to panic but I looked at him and shook my head no.
"They'll be fine. They rarely wander off to places I can't find them. And Zoe has her phone with her." I explained as I walked towards where he stood.
"You're lucky I trust you." He said jokingly.
"Am very flattered Mr Rodriguez." I mocked him.
"Oh we are back to that now,Miss Lanji?" He asked with a smirk as he walked towards the car boot.
"I don't know..." I said with a shrug and he smirked at me.
"I like it when you call me Mr Rodriguez,but I think I like it better when you call me Alex.." He said with a wink making me blush.
"I'll keep that in mind next time. Whats that you holding?" I said my attention on the picnic basket he had in his hand.
"Changing the subject are we now? And its our lunch." He said walking towards me,taking me by surprise when he took my hand in his and tugged me to walk with him.
He smiled at me, winking when he saw my shocked gaze .
"Can't we hold hands? After all we are friends?" He said pulling the friend card again.
I was going to have a whiplash or a headache if I tried to keep up with this man and his ever changing characters.

"So what do you guys do all day here?" He asked once he had found the "perfect spot "under a tree that provided us both with shade and vision of where the kids were.
" Well as you can see, Zoe has made a couple of friends that she meets here almost every time she comes to the park. They mostly just talk and play around . Zack is either playing chess or watching Zoe play soccer and silently cheer her on." I told him as we looked at Zoe who was chatting animatedly with one of her friends,Katie.
"And what about you?" He asked.
"I just watch them. Sometimes I catch up on my assignments." I replied.

"You know, the last time I saw the kids this happy was when their mum was still alive." Alex said as he sipped on the wine he had poured for us to drink as we waited for the kids to come so we could eat together.
He shocked me. This was the first time he'd talked about his late wife. I remained silent, urging him to continue.

"Elizabeth always scolded me saying I was too hard on the kids. That they needed to grow like normal kids. But I always reminded her that they weren't normal kids." he continued a melancholic smile on his face and I felt my heart tug painfully as I watched him narrate the story painfully.
"She was always the better parent. When she died,I had no idea where to start and honestly if it weren't for my mum and sisters, I don't think I'd have made it with them this far.
"And the fact that am always busy makes it even more worse. Am sure they hate me for being away most of the time. But since I was left with them, I had been so depressed that I didn't notice I had drifted away from them. And as the years went, we just learned to live with it. Grew accustomed to it." He continued still not facing me.

"They don't hate you. In case you forget,they are smarter than most people their age. And unlike most kids,they understand that you don't hate them but really you just don't know how to bond with them.
"We all grieve differently and am glad you noted that you closed yourself off because of it but while you were busy in your own world,you forgot that they need to heal too. Its not too late to mend whatever bond you had. You just need to take your time to understand what they need and you'll see all will be okay." I told him with a smile.
He smiled back at me,and took my free hand in his,squeezed it in gratitude and I felt my heart soar in joy.
"Thank you. Now I see why the kids love you." He said genuinely making me blush and he knew what he did to me because his ever present smirk made a comeback and I was glad the sad atmosphere was gone for the time being.
Don't get me wrong, I loved that he opened up to me. And him doing so made me realize that my purpose in this dysfunctional family was to bring back what they lost when their mom died.
And I would start by uniting them to the only connection they had to the woman,her sister.

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Two weeks later....

It had been two weeks since we had the heart to heart with Alex. And I had expected that our relationship or whatever it was we had would have progressed by now.

But again I was wrong. For two weeks the idiot had gone MIA on me. He avoided me like a plague. Like he even came back home late hours of the night so he wouldn't talk to me.
Why? Well, I have no fucking clue. I tried recalling the events of that Sunday. Trying to see where I might have done him wrong but I came up with zilch.
I thought we had a good time. And unless my head was playing tricks on me,he seemed to have enjoyed it too.
We had eaten,played games with the kids before they dumped us for their friends,talked about general stuff. Of course he flirted with me,which seemed to be his favorite thing to do as he knew how annoyed I got but that only made him stubbornly continue his assault.

We had gone back to mine afterwards but they only stayed until after we had ordered in and that night I remember sleeping with a huge smile on my face for no apparent reason.

However my happy mood turned sour when after two days, Val told me that Alex had told her that he didn't want to be disturbed then she added that he had specifically said he didn't want to see me.

I had been hurt but most of all angry. And I had made up my mind that I wouldn't give him the time of day. Though that became a task on its own as trying to keep him away from my thoughts became harder each passing day.

Even now, as I waited patiently for Liz to show her flat ass to our coffee date,my mind kept replying all the steamy encounters we had,despite my will fighting to stay strong and move on.
I don't even know why I said I was moving on when we hadn't started anything in the first place. I mean the guy was practically in a relationship. Which made me a home wrecker. Damn him for making my life a living hell.

I felt my phone vibrate on the table besides my slowly cooling coffee and I looked down to see a text.
Opening it up, I read through it my face changing from a frown to a scowl.

Crazy Liz😈:Hey boo, so you remember that cute Asian guy I've been crushing on? Well he asked me out on a date and I didn't want to turn him down so I said yes and we are currently on that date. Sorry I had to back out on you. Please forgive me.

"Damn bitch!" I cussed out loud getting the attention of the guys sitting on tables next to mine but I honestly could care less.
My best friend just ditched me for a guy. A guy she had been crushing on for months but new nothing about .

I should be happy that she's finally decided to date after her last relationship went horribly,leaving her heartbroken and with a promise to never fall for anyone again but today wasn't the day to choose dick before your best friend damn it.
Call me selfish but I needed to let off some steam by talking to her and she ditched me. She was so...

"I'd hate to be at the receiving end of your anger." Said a deep voice across me. I looked up from my phone where I was busy typing a story book lecture to send to the bitch, to the owner of the voice.
And mama mia! The guy was a sexy piece of ass.
He was the spitting image of Chris Hemsworth or better known as Thor. He was huge,like six foot four,long blonde hair that was tied up in a pony tail, beard covering his dimples cheeks, blue amazing eyes and a body that would put gods to shame,covered in a red lumberjack shirt and a pair of blue jeans.
He was smiling at me but his eyes held s certain mystery to them,like he knew something we didn't.
"Mind if I sit here?" He asked cutting through my thoughts.
"It's a free country." was my reply which he liked as he sat down across me.
I hoped he was going to have his coffee in peace cause I was in no mood to chat but he had other ideas because as soon as he sat down,he opened his beautiful pink lips,his Australian accent

"Mind telling me what's got you cursing the world?" He asked as he sipped his coffee.
"Why?" I asked him,tempted to curse him the hell away from me but I decided to spare him my wrath cause I was too curious.
"A pretty lady like you shouldn't have such a foul language. And a problem shared is often solved." He replied smiling at me.
"But you are a stranger."
"Especially a stranger. Cause we are neutral."

Well he was here and he seemed like the persistent type. So I just said fuck it. I had nothing to fucking loose. Its not like we'd meet again.

"My best friend canceled on me cause of some dude she's had a crush on since we came here."
"Oh! Well...."
"I mean...I thought it was bitches before dicks." I added cutting him off.
"Well...is this the first time he's paid attention to him?" He asked.
"Yeah."
"Well...that explains it. Think about it this way, the guy you've been trying to get his attention for the longest time decides to give it to you...what would you do?" He asked.
"I'd take it." I replied after a few seconds of thinking.
"And am guessing your best friend isn't the person who would just leave you hanging,right?" He asked and I nodded,finally sinking in.
Liz might be a bitch sometimes but she wasn't one to do that to those she cared about. Most of all me. And I knew I was probably overreacting.

"Thanks for opening my eyes and making me see reason." I told him sincerely.
"You're welcome." He said with a genuine smile.

We talked for a while and I didn't even notice time go as we talked about random stuff,getting to know each other. In fact he made me feel comfortable,something I hadn't felt in a while. Probably cause he was a foreigner just like me. Or was it just cause he had an amazing personality. I don't know. But for the first time, I met a guy who genuinely was kept things platonic between us.
In fact, even as he walked me home and asked me to accompany him to and event that a friend of his was holding, I didn't think twice about saying yes. I mean it was the least I could do for him. Especially after he asked so nicely and that he genuinely asked if I could be his only friend in a foreign country. And lets not forget the fact that he was super sweet.

Actually if he wasn't giving off the "friends only" vibe, I would have asked him for a date,or maybe two ,since he wasn't planning on staying long in Germany.

We exchanged numbers so we could keep in touch and also so he could tell me more about the event. He even promised,much to my reluctance, to buy me a dress for the occasion.

That night, when Liz texted me telling me how her "date" went, I felt content and genuinely happy that she had finally potentially found someone who got her and took her for the weird bitch she was.

And to add to that, for the first time in weeks, I slept peacefully,my thoughts not once wondering to Alex.

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