forcefully arranged

Friend & friends...

A major thanks to  @sinister- for the beautiful picture 

hey ^___^since you seem so eager about reading the new chapters here you go ^^ two chapters in a day :D and thank you guys so much for reading my story voting and commenting

without your support I would have gave up on it already

Xander's pov:

"I want my first kiss to be special" she said breathlessly

"Ella..." was all I could manage to utter.

The same old fire ignited in body again. For some reason I felt happiness spread all over my body. Yet why was I this joyful? Because she was still pure and untouched by Caden or any other man my mind reasoned. But why should I care? Why was seeing red when Jenna called her mommy or when Caden kissed her forehead?

"Xander please let go of me." She begged again

She wanted her first kiss to be special. She wanted it to be with a special person. Is Caden special to her? I looked at her trapped body again; her face was red, her breaths were heavy and her body? Her body was relaxed and that for a reason brought me comfort. Every time she was this near I felt relaxed, comfy and contented. I don't know why but her touch can erase every single problem of mine.

Her face still rested in my hands and I couldn't help but imagine how those rosy lips of hers will feel on mine. Her skin felt so soft and her face looked so beautiful. I knew that I was not in my right mind because if I was it will be a different story. I would have never wanted to kiss her. I would have seen the flaws in her. But my mind these days seems to play tricks on me. It seems to believe that she is perfect.

"Xander..." she uttered my name breathlessly as her cheeks tended more in red and her chest moved heavily.

"Say that again" I ordered her feeling my body and soul come to life as she pronounced my name. She looked at me questioningly. Her orbs shined with innocence and my heart skipped a beat as I saw her bite her lower lip.

"Say it again Ella" I said as my fingers moved to free her lip. She shivered under my touch.

"Xander please let go..." she pleaded again but her body made no gesture to push me away. She seemed to have an internal fight; her body carved for my touch and her mind refused it.

"Give me one good reason to let go." I hushed leaning in next to her ear.

"You...You...We...we are not in love. You love....Linda." She hardly continued as she felt my lips leaving a trail of kisses on her neck.

"But I care for you" I mumbled while my lips stayed connected to her smooth skin.

I felt her tensing as I confessed. She went silent for a little. Then, I heard her let go of a heavy sigh. I left her neck with a lingering kiss and looked at her eyes again. She looked troubled as fighting demons in her head. I wanted to kiss her badly but if she is not willing I guess that I have to let go.

"Ella?" I questioned for the last time as if pleading her to let my touch, taste and cherish her lips.

"Xander..." she replied and looked me as if searching for answers in my gaze. The latter made her shiver because it was dark and filled with lust.

"You don't want this...Not even a little?" I asked her feeling my heart twist in pain as it expected the answer.

"I always dreamt of my first kiss. I wanted it to be special. I went on dates before yet every time a guy tried to kiss me I turned allowing them to kiss my cheek only. I want it to be out of love; pure intense love." She explained while her eyes begged mine to release her.

"You have never been in love before?" I asked as my hands grudgingly moved away from her face.

"No, I didn't. After, high school I spent three years in university. Those years were used for healing and regaining my confidence back. In the second year of university, I opened my kindergarten. And when I graduated, I started to teach there from 8:00 am till 18:00pm. I never had the time to fall in love" Ella explained further and I couldn't help but feel proud of her. She was a fighter and I sadly broke her down.

"You don't love Caden?" the question escaped my lips and I regretted it. I regretted it because I didn't want to know the answer. Why am I making a big deal out of her feelings? Why do I care?

"He is a great guy, a great dad, a great friend..." Ella rumbled on and on about Caden but the word that made me smile was "friend"

I didn't know why and as if out of joy I hugged her. I hugged her and had no will to let go. She still stiffens underneath my touch but I didn't care. All I knew was; Caden and Ella are platonic and I can still trust both of them.

"Xander why are you acting this way?" Ella questioned as I freed her.

"I don't know truly, but I have a request Ella." I said as I walked to the bed and allowed my body to fall on the comfortable mattress.

"I am not going to kiss you." Ella said strictly and I found it kind of amusing.

"Come and sit." I told her as I patted an empty space next to me.

"I prefer to stand." Ella replied

"Well, if you are going to be stubborn , I will have to come and glue you to the wall again." I teased and saw her cheeks turn red again. Her eyes doubted my words but I gave her a serious mischievous look that made her comply with a sigh.

"What do you want?" she questioned tiredly as she sat next to me

"Be my friend." I requested and saw her laughed sweetly at my words.

"You are the weirdest guy ever. One moment you want a kiss. The second you want to be friends? You are definitely strange Mr. King." Ella replied amusingly

"Well, what is your answer Mrs. King?" I questioned teasingly

"Friends" she approved with a grin.

My hand moved wanting to shake hers. And soon as she reached for it, I tightened my grip around hers and pulled her in. She was now laying on my chest and I felt her wiggle to get out. But that made me hold her tighter.

"Xander friends do not share a bed." She whined yet gave in and relaxed on my chest.

"Yes they do." I replied simply and teasingly.

"What kind of friends do you have?" Ella questioned and as if regretting her own question and anticipating an inappropriate answer she continued

"Never mind" she mumbled while her cheeks turned red yet again. I laughed hard at her innocence which made her pinch my hands off and stick her tongue out at me as she went to the closet to change.

I for once felt genuinely happy. I gained a friend.

Vote and comment to get the next chapter :) 

will this friendship work and develop?

or will Xander' s anger get the best of him?