Chapter 15 - Why Are You So Hard On Yourself ??

Jordan who was mixed in his own thoughts forgot about Emmy who was sitting with Alex. Under the moonlight, two people sat alone. They had nothing to converse about, only the sound of waves crashing could be heard in the background.

"I think it is time to go back to the villa. " Emmy broke the quietude.

" If it is okay for you, let us be here for the night. Hey, don't get me wrong. It is my brother's first night with his girl, so I don't want him to be taciturn watching our faces in the morning. He is the most cheerful one among the three brothers."

"You are a very understanding, romantic person but unfortunately got flipped out by your lover. I pity you." Emmy murmured.

Alex suddenly felt Emmy's words as a complaint against his way of loving his beloved. He couldn't accept it because he only knew that for saving her, what all inane things he did. He didn't have the courage to admit his love for her in front of his family that day. Thinking of the past, Alex had a sudden change in his temperament; however, he adjusted himself quickly but his eyes told Emmy that her conclusion over his story was somewhat true.

"Please don't judge my love when you don't know anything about me." Alex gave a mocking smile hiding the anger growing inside him. He wouldn't dare to show his helplessness in front of others.

Emmy jumped from the rock and stood before Alex. " Can you please tell me why you are so hard on yourself. I heard many rumors about your love story. From the day Jordan warned me not to pry into your life, I couldn't help myself. I feel that there are some pieces missing from whatever things the rumors say."

Alex chuckled to Emmy's enthusiasm, he could see his beloved's shadow in her eyes. It is two different people but at the same time gives a similar vibe. She was also a cheerful person, who got excited over small small things. Her eagerness to know each and everything around always fascinated him but his fatuous decision made her cry, and she left him forever.

Emmy was still looking at the dazed Alex, then she knocked over his head to wake him from his stupor but still he was sitting there looking at her face. As she turned to leave, suddenly Alex hugged her from behind "Don't leave my dear, you don't know how long I waited to see you for once. Please I beg you, don't go. Mia, forgive me."

Alex was holding Emmy tightly as his last straw of hope but Emmy felt her legs get frozen and a sudden dull pain shot up to her brain. She screamed aloud and fainted.

As the scream reached his ears, Alex loosened his grip to find the fainted Emmy. For a moment, Alex got lost in his emotions and thought of Emmy as his beloved, his act of hugging her came in involuntarily.

Alex picked up the shivering Emmy and returned back to the villa. He put Emmy on the bed and covered her with a warm blanket. The revenge scheme was going according to what he planned, but the similar feelings made him greedy. Alex never wanted to be in a rebound relationship with Emmy but the hug suddenly enticed him to be close with her more.

The next morning, Emmy woke up fresh to find Janet laying beside her. She knew how Janet must have ended up in the room, but what about her? The last thing in her mind about the hug which Alex gave her. Emmy tried to remember what happened after that, yet everything was blank.

"I need a coffee, my head pains." Janet woke up rubbing her temples.

"Good morning my dear girls, here is your coffee." Juliet opened the door like a freshly bloomed flower. Her cheeks were flushed in pink, lips had a glossy touch of redness. From head to toe, she was just shining.

"Ooh, someone is so fresh in the early morning, Juls tell me, is your husband a tiger in bed?" Janet teased her friend.

"Guys, don't look at me like that. Even if I was ready for it yesterday, Mike didn't advance on me. He said that we will consummate our marriage only after my family accepts him. However, Jane, tell me, do you remember how you landed here on the bed?" Juliet was blushing when she asked the question.

Emmy was trying to hold her laugh while Juliet raised that question, still, the girl who was questioned didn't catch her friend's mischievous gaze.

"I came with Emmy right, she helped me to bed," Janet answered plainly.

With that response, both women guffawed at the remark. "You seriously don't remember anything? Girl, it was the stone head who helped you to the bed and you, my princess, were clinging over his chest." Juliet commented.

"Really? I bet she doesn't remember him kissing her then. It was quite a view, under the moonlight, waves crashing over them and the kissing couple."

Hearing what Emmy said, Juliet and Janet were sitting tongue-tied. Janet had her eyes and mouth wide opened.

" I was drunk yesterday, why couldn't you stop him from taking advantage ?"

" Oh, that scene didn't look like he was taking advantage of you. you were damn crawling over him. What could we do about that ?"

Emmy and Janet were chattering about the last night mishap so Juliet interrupted their word fight as it was the breakfast time; the chefs in charge were the team boys.

When the team girls reached the dining room, all three girls looked at the boys who were super busy in the kitchen. With the light green colored apron on them, they looked so handsome like they had ascended from heaven just now.

The boys saw the girls standing at the door, Mike welcomed all three with a warm smile but Jordan and Alex were not able to look at Janet and Emmy's faces.

"I need to talk with you privately" Emmy took Alex's hands and pulled him out the room while all the other people were stunned by her action.