Was Xavier going to kiss Evelyn?

“Somehow everything I own smells of you, and for the tiniest moment it's all not true.” -Snow Patrol

My heart was thudding in my chest, I had a doubt that I might get a cardiac arrest. He might be here any minute. I was so engrossed in my thoughts that it took me a few seconds to comprehend that someone was knocking on the door.

Standing up from the couch, I ran to answer the door when the banging grew louder. It made me groan with irritation.

How impatient had he become?!

I hesitantly opened the door, revealing undeniably sexy-looking Xavier as he was dressed in a white casual shirt and denim, with a little beard giving him a mouthwatering look. But he looked very angry. His eyes were a darker shade of green, it was mesmerizing.

"Hey." I greeted him, but he didn't reply and just watched me.

Why the hell is he angry? I was the one supposed to be angry, not him.

"Where?" Asked Xavier, that was the only word left on his lips.

With a tired sigh, I walked to my room as he trailed behind me. Opening the door to my room, I stood at my side, giving him the space to enter. He walked towards the bed and sat beside Alex, caressing his face while he was fast asleep. After kissing him on the forehead, he murmured something in Alex's ear and made his way toward me.

Xavier was just an inch away from me when he leaned and whispered in my ear, "We need to talk, Miss Williams." his breath fanned my ear, sending the shivers down my spine. Moving away a bit, he just gave me a curt nod and left the room.

Although I was angry from inside, when I felt the warmth of his body, I started having a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. All the questions went out of the window, and I closed the door before walking to my living room where he was waiting for me.

What the hell is happening to me? His simple actions were giving me the wired somersaults in my stomach.

I jumped when a loud thud sounded around the empty living room. I looked at Xavier's hand on the kitchen counter which was the source of the noise. I could feel his temper rising when he said, "Answer me!"

"Ans-" I cleared my throat when my voice came out a bit squeaky.

"Answer you what?" I asked.

He groaned loudly before walking towards me as he stood at an arm length. "Why do you have my son with you?" He asked and his jaw clenched.

"I think, I already told you that," I replied.

"Don't you dare use that tone of yours with me, Evelyn," he snapped, something rising in his eyes.

"Ok, how about this. Some vile idiotic father left his son with an incompetent babysitter, who by the way wasn't taking care of his baby, and me, who saw the kid crying on the floor for his Daddy, took him home." I snapped at him, making sure he got the sarcasm in my reply.

I became immobile when strong hands gripped my shoulders and pinned me against the wall, so hard it caused me to yelp in pain.

I found myself gazing into those green orbs, filled with a mixture of emotions. I tried to wriggle out from his stronghold that grasped me but before I could, Xavier gripped my wrist making me cry out.

"I didn't know that Maria left him all alone," he declared, loosening his grip, a bit of remorse and confusion sparkling in those forest greens.

My eyes widened at his confession and my heart skipped a beat. I could feel his determined eyes examining my face.

"Of course, you didn't know. How will you, when the only thing you care about is your work? Do you even love him like he is yours?" I bellowed.

His expression grew tight. Without any further hint, he pressed his body closer to mine, causing my heart to beat erratically, one of his hands draped around my waist and the other one on my wrist. My lips quivered when his hawk-like eyes roamed over my face. I averted my eyes, but he placed his hand roughly against my chin, pulling it up to meet his marvelous green orbs. He slowly moved his fingers to the side of my face, which made me gasp inwardly.

"Don't make assumptions when you know nothing, Evelyn." He said, staring at my trembling lips for a while, mentally contemplating something. I felt uncomfortable when his eyes darkened at my lips, increasing the steamy tension that was growing between us.

"Then tell me everything about him," I murmured and the darkness in his eyes faltered soon much to my surprise. He sighed, stepping away from me.

"Fine… Have a seat then." He said swiftly, motioning towards the couch.

“Huh,” I whispered, flabbergasted at his sincerity. It almost seemed as if he had said it rather swiftly, for my hearing but it still made me frazzled.

"Huh?" He mimicked with a smirk plastered on his face, walking away before I could say anything.

What exactly just happened?

While watching his retreating back, a mixture of emotions surged through me. My heart fluttered and I held my chest trying to stop it from beating so rapidly.

As I advanced toward him, my mind couldn't stop imagining the heated proximity that arose between us and the way he stared at my lips. I felt that he was about to kiss me.

Ugh! Not now, Rose! Stop hallucinating.

"Reminiscing much?"

I was snapped out of my thoughts by the familiar drawl of the devil, smirking wickedly at me, clearly assuming my thoughts.

Staring down at the floor, not knowing what to do, I felt completely rootless and transient in front of Xavier Knight.

Life really can't get any better, right?