Chapter Thirty Eight - Kristin

Hailey's POV

Adana literally bounced into the car, overjoyed to see me until she saw her brother laying back in the car with his eyes closed.

I turned to see her eyes shimmer with tears as she touches his face.

"AD?"Adana calls his name.

The corner of his mouth twitches, but he didn't open. his eyes.

Basil started the car, but I asked him to make a detour to a supermarket to make Adian a soup and a light dinner for us.

Adana and I went shopping leaving Basil with Adian.

" What's bothering your brother?" I asked Adana as we walked towards the supermarket entrance.

"Severe headaches" she says simply, "but the only times it bothers him is when something stresses him out big time" she adds. Stopping she looks at me, "I hope he didn't drink" she said clearly worried.

Knowing he did take a few drinks I didn't say anything to worry her more.

We took a shopping cart and I quickly started fulling the trolley with personal items plus what we needed to dinner.

"Pick up some of Adian's favourite food and drinks, oh and Basil also" I told her as I looked around.

I happily trotted across to the pastry section, I started looking around. I quickly added a cheese cake and a red velvet cake to my trolley.

I picked up two six pack for the guys and two bottles of wine that I have grown to love while on campus.

Adana came with assorted snacks, I stared at her with surprised

"its for our first girls night" she said giggling.

If Adian and I were real, having Adana as a sister is the cheery on top, Her bubbly happy personality is a lot like mines, that's why I've started liking her from the first day we met.

Standing in line at a checkout counter, "what could cause Adian's headaches?" I ask Adana, looking into the trolley.

Thoughtfully she gaze ahead frowning, before looking at me answering, "from what I can remember it started when Kristin broke up with him" she says.

Curious now, "Kristin?" I question.

"Yeah, his fiancé" she looks at he in wonderment. "Didn't he tell you about her?" she asks.

Wanting to know more about the man who is now my husband, "where is she?" I frowned.

Shrugging her shoulders, "off somewhere with her boyfriend" she says flatly as if she didn't care.

Frowning deeply, "okay I don't understand, start over" I requested confused. Did our arrange marriage break them up? Oh my God! No wonder he hates me! I cost him the love of his life. How could Amelia do this? Forcing him to marry me.

Deep in thought, I felt a hand shake me, I looked to see Adana hand on my arm moving it aside to push the trolley to the cashier.

'Daydreaming about my brother? " she asks mischievously.

Still in a daze, I didn't answer her but just shook my head in denial.

I paid for our groceries packing my office supplies once side , my groceries one side and then those for Adian's home.

We had a baggage attendant who was definitely hitting on Adana, escort us to the vehicle. "your sister is cute, is she available?" he asks softly,

Grinning, "you have to ask her brother" I said chuckling.

"But you're her sister., you could put a word out for me" he suggested.

"Actually we are not related" I responded.

Frowning in bewilderment, "really?" he asks surprise, "you could have fooled me" he said looking back and forth between Adana and me.

Basil was outside the vehicle ready to help us pack them in the vehicle.

"Did you leave anything for anyone else in there" Basil asks looking at the amount of bags.

"Ha ha," Adana says pushing him away to take out the two cake to hold up front with us.

"How is Adian?" I asked Basil.

"He's awake but restless, he sitting shotgun through" Basil informs me because I was up front before.

I took out a bag with coconut water and other drinks , packing one side for us in the vehicle, opening my handbag giving Basil a tip for the guy.

"I got it" Basil said refusing the money,

"Thank you" I told the baggage guy, anxious to give Adian a drink and tablets.

"Bye sweetheart" the guy says, as I walk away leaving him with Adana and Basil.

Upon entering the vehicle. Adian open his eyes turning to see me, "Where's Chubbs?" he asks.

"With Basil helping the guy with the groceries" I responded softly. "Take this" I said, offering him a coconut water and two advil.

Looking back at me again, and at the items in my hand, then at my face, " I'm good," he turns away from me.

Unbelievable , I put the bottle back in the bag as Adana comes in the vehicle.

"That cute guy couldn't take his eyes off you" she says giggling looking at me.

I looked up to catch Adian's cold eyes in the rearview mirror.

Chuckling. "that's funny. he thought we were sisters so he was asking me to put in a good word with you for him" I informed her.

Adian turned around at that, looking between Adana and I with a confused look on his face.

He turned to Basil, who was nodding, as he drove out of the carpark to Adian's home.

What was that?

I looked at Adana who was busy taking out drinks. She gave one to Basil and a coconut water to Adian who took it from Adana, but not from me.

The asshole, even with a severe headache, he has strength to be mean.

The ride to Adian's home was quiet, with only Adana laughing at whatever she kept looking at in her phone.

As soon as we arrived. I got out of the vehicle to take out the bags. Basil and Adana came to help but Adian went in with his hands empty.

Adana made a few trips as Basil told me to leave the office groceries in the vehicle.

Adana and I went in last, "whatever AD did to upset you, I know he's sorry" she stopped to tell me.

'Huh?" I question with both hands full.

"The morning after you came here. I know something happen and it was my brothers fault, but I also know he's sorry" she says with confidence.