Next morning Erica woke up early like usual. She crawled out of the bed and went to the bathroom. She brushed her teeth and then hopped into the hot shower. After the shower, she wrapped towels and stepped out of the bathroom. Her cheeks turned pink when she saw Alexander fast awake. He was drooling over her, head to toe with a sexy smirk on his face. "God, this man is going to kill me." Erica thought as she ran into the closet. She sighed in relief and started looking for her things. She didn't know that Alexander was already standing there looking at her. She was trying so hard to open up a door. Alexander chuckled and Erica froze. He came close to her and opened the door for her.

"That's how it's done." Alexander said teasingly.

"Thank you." was the only thing Erica could say. She was about to move to get her clothes on, when Alexander grabbed her by her wrists and pinned her with the mirror. She narrowed her eyes, didn't look at him. It angered him a bit.

"Look at me." He said and she jumped. Her heart almost stopped because of the anger dripping voice. She quickly looked at him with teary eyes. He mentally cursed himself for scaring her like that. He wrapped his arms around her and cooed her like a baby.

"Shhh… don't cry. It's okay. I'm sorry." He said in a low voice. She gulped hard because of his masculine scent and hard body. It felt like she was hugging a long, hard tree. He picked a dress for her. It was blue, knee length and a puffy dress.

"Next time if I'm around or talking to you, I want you to look at me. Can you do that for me?" He asked softly, he didn't want to make her cry again.

She nodded her head and replied, "Yes." He smiled, wiped her tears with that pad of his thumbs and went out of the closet.

"Oh my God she is so cute. I wonder how anyone could hurt her. I couldn't even see tears in her eyes. That was the reason I kept her here. I mean, come on, my grandmother was mentally ill and my mother is also crazy. Buying a human being, forcing them in a relationship, it's really not my thing. But I couldn't help when I saw her crying helplessly. We can be friends, right?" Alexander had a little chat with his subconscious. He went to the bathroom and took shower.

Erica on the other hand, quickly got dressed, applied some liner and lipgloss, sprayed perfume and exited the closet. She didn't know what to do, so she decided to sit in the room and wait for Alexander to come out. Alexander came out. A towel hanging dangerously low on his waist. Erica suddenly felt the room warmed up and she gulped hard. "Like what you see?" Alexander said in a teasing tone.

Erica blushed hard and he smiled seeing he blushing hard. She didn't want to upset him so she replied. "Yes." She said and she hid her face in her hands. Laughing hysterically, Alexander made his way to the closet.

He came out of the closet, fully dressed and ready to go. He was wearing a blue t-shirt and skinny dark blue jeans. "Do you like blue very much?" Erica didn't even know that a question was already out of her mouth.

Her eyes widened in realization that she just questioned him. "Yes very much and I will prefer you to wear blue sometimes for me. You look very beautiful in this color." She was shocked that he actually replied to her and also complemented her.

"Thank you. I will." She said with a cute smile on her beautiful face that melted his heart. He mentally awed seeing her cute smile. Her stomach growled out loud and she hid her face again.

"Little Erica is hungry." He said that and started laughing.

"This is so embarrassing. I'm sorry. I hadn't had anything last night." She said.

His eyes widened in shock. "Why didn't you have anything last night?" He asked.

"I was scared. It was dark and I was all alone in this big house, I got so scared and locked myself in this room." She softly replied. He held her hand and pulled her out of the room. He took her to the kitchen and made her sit.

"So, what would you like to eat little Erica?" He asked.

"Anything." She replied. He nodded and called the maids. He told them to make egg rolls, milk shake for Erica and coffee for himself.

"You drink coffee?" She asked.

"Yeah, why?" He asked back.

"I have heard it isn't good for health." She replied.

"Too much of anything isn't good for health. Even chocolates can do damage you know." He said.

She nodded her head. "So how old are you?" She asked out of curiosity.

"20" He replied. He ran his fingers through his Sandy blonde hair and her heart skipped a beat. He was so perfect and handsome that she couldn't stop drooling over him.

"Your mother will not be joining us?" She asked. He laughed darkly and she shivered.

"She must be enjoying her breakfast with her happy family. She comes to me only to make my life hell." He replied.

She felt bad for him first then the words hit her so hard. She narrowed her eyes as she knew her eyes were filled with tears. She tried to calm herself but it wasn't working.

"I didn't mean you Erica. Please don't cry." He said softly and she looked up. He was hurt too. She didn't know what to do with the situation. She had never been in a relationship before. She went to him and wrapped her arms around him. He first froze in shock but then recovered soon and smiled the way she showed care towards him. He knew she was a selfless person the time he first looked at her. He rubbed her back lightly. His phone rang and they broke the hug. She went back to her seat and he put the phone on loudspeaker. "Hey man." He greeted.

"Hey. I wanted to check if you haven't changed your mind about the party tonight?" Man on the other side of the line asked.

"No, I'll be there on time." Alexander replied.

"Okay means I don't have to pick you up?" Man on the other side of the line asked.

"I'm not a baby Ken. I have a car and I know how to drive it." Alexander replied in an annoyed tone.

"Cool then. Goodbye, see you at the party. Don't be late." Ken said and cut the call.

Their breakfast arrived and he asked her to try, if she likes it. Erica cut the roll and put it in her mouth, she moaned as the flavors burst in her mouth. "This is good." She complimented.

"Glad you like it." He said and started digging in. They ate in silence but kept stealing glances at each other, from time to time. When they finished, Alexander released a loud burp and Erica broke into laughter. Seeing her laughing carelessly he also started laughing too. They both calmed down after a few minutes. Alexander sighed loudly and looked at her. "I don't remember when was the last time I laughed out loud and carelessly like this." He said with a sad voice. She held his hand and gave it a little squeeze.

" Thanks." He thanked her and she nodded.

"Come on, I'll show you around. It's a big house and I can't babysit you all day." He said as he held her hand and pulled her out of the dining hall.