Christmas eve (4)

Don't forget to add to your library my other novels: 'Accident Prone' and 'Amara - Reunion'

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Sarah and Aiden exited the bathroom after cleaning up the mess Lexi left behind. They took a seat on the sofa.

JoAnna saw them and followed. She stood in front of them frowning with her arms crossed over her chest. "Come on, you can't wait until people disperse?"

Sarah looked at JoAnna, confused for a moment, then she realized that her sister thought that two of them were getting intimate in the bathroom. "It's not like that, he helped me clean up. Sit. Let me explain." Sarah patted place on the sofa next to her.

She explained to JoAnna that Lexi spiked Aiden's drink, and showed videos. "I took her to the bathroom for a chat. We didn't see eye to eye at first. Eventually I managed to get her to understand that she can't play her games with us. It's just that while we chatted, she ended up falling and got hurt. There was some blood on the floor, and Aiden helped me clean up just now."

JoAnna was stunned. "I've seen people spiking drinks in movies and heard about it. But I never thought it would happen in our own house. Do you know what she used?"

"No. But I got this from her..." Sarah pulled the small bag with white powder from her back pocket. "Can you get this analyzed?"

JoAnna nodded as she took the bag from Sarah. She looked at it for few seconds before keeping it away. "And that horrible person is still in our house? We need to tell uncle."

"No need. I took care of that, and I believe that she is packing now." Sarah flashed a smile. "I told her that if she does not scram by morning, I will send video to the police."

"I'm happy that she will be out of our lives." JoAnna sighed. "But she will go and find someone else to mooch off, right?"

Sarah shrugged. "She is relying on her looks. How well she does in the future will depend on how her nose heals"

"What is wrong with her nose?" JoAnna got tense.

"It might be broken."

"Sarah, mom warned you about not getting violent again" JoAnna scolded Sarah while trying to keep her voice down.

Aiden noticed comment about 'getting violent AGAIN' and was curious to find out more, but he realized that it's not the right time for such questions.

"I think that even if she finds out about this, she will not mind." Sarah responded with a smirk.

"Well, true..." JoAnna was lost in her thoughts.

Sarah looked through the room. "Where is Sophia?"

"She was with Mark last time I saw her. Maybe they went to get some fresh air?" JoAnna guessed. "OK. I will go and mingle with our guests. Since you two have someone to be with, it's my duty to entertain the masses." JoAnna bitterly laughed, obviously hating her role as a host at this party. She stood up, gave an exaggerated bow towards Sarah and Aiden. "I apologize for disturbing you" JoAnna laughed and walked toward other side of the room.

Aiden was quietly listening two sisters talking. He observed Sarah, and now that it's just two of them he got his turn to ask questions. "Will you tell me what you did to Lexi?"

Sarah frowned. "Why do you want to know?"

"Because I want to know what you do when you are angry." He looked at her with an admiration.

Sarah hesitated. "Broken wrist, broken nose, and possibly few loose teeth. I don't think that anything else is broken, but her chest will have my footprint on for a while."

"Oh, you are fierce. Remind me not to get on your bad side." He faked that he is afraid.

Sarah laughed seeing his bad acting. "I'm sure you would not just let me bash you like that. I saw how you held Philip's arm that day after class. You pressed his pressure points, that tells me you know how to fend for yourself."

Aiden's eyes widened in surprise. "You are very observant… and knowledgeable."

"I will take that as a compliment." She flashed a smile, and then her smile faded. " I must admit that, in my mind, I wronged you during that incident… At that time, I thought that you overreacted, and even that you might be a violent person. But after what I did today, I must admit that I was wrong."

Aiden laughed. "There is nothing wrong with wanting to protect someone you hold dear to your heart."

Sarah felt warm inside her chest, like her heart is melting. His words echoed in her head, 'someone you hold dear to your heart.' Her mind was a mess. 'Was I dear to his heart then?'

Their eyes met and she felt surge of emotions within her. Sarah leaned in and kissed him on the lips. As she pulled her head back, Aiden caressed her cheek with his slender fingers, and smiled. "What if your dad finds out?"

"I don't care...", she whispered.

He leaned in closing the gap between them and they kissed again, and again. Sarah felt that time stopped, and it was only two of them in the world.

From other side of the room, JoAnna watched them kissing and shook her head while smiling, 'They really can't wait until crowd disperses.'

Within guests, someone said, "Look there! Youngest snow queen is taken!"

"Ah, to think that I get to witness that!" Another voice sounded.

"I can see the ice melting there…"

Within seconds, everyone present was aware that Sarah and Aiden are an item. Most of the people just threw glances towards Sarah and Aiden, but few were openly staring.

More than one person present was not pleased with the current development.

Few young men felt sour taste in their mouth because they had hopes to win Sarah's heart.

One young man thought, 'Who is this stranger? He showed up out of nowhere and snatched Sarah. I was looking at her for years from distance not able to get close!' He felt sorry for himself while rage and jealousy swelled within his heart.

His thoughts were interrupted by his friends' words, "Hey, Ed. Don't be so down. He is not local, and you will get more chances when he is not around."

"I'm not so optimistic", Ed mumbled. He was not able to approach Sarah before when she was single, and now that she actually has someone by her side it will be only more difficult.

"Look at it from the bright side. That guy melted thickest ice shield of your future queen. When you make your move, it will be easier to approach her.", his friend said.

Ed didn't respond. He forced himself to look away. It pained him to see that girl he likes is being hugged and kissed by someone else.

Andrea and Clara were part of the unhappy group as well. Their faces turned almost green from jealousy. How can Sarah win a man, and they got rejected?

"Look at them getting all mushy. I wonder how long that will last?" Andrea sulked.

"Must be a one-night stand. Right?" Clara was comforting herself.

"Hmph, I can't even imagine what trick she used to get him interested." Andrea chimed in.

"Whatever she used must be dirty." Clara was confident that unless Sarah used some underhanded methods, she would not be able to seduce him.

"That's fine. We will have our chance, right?"

"You are right. We are not giving up. Revenge will be sweet after insults we received tonight."

The Klark sisters decided that they will not let their embarrassment from today go without revenge. They will wait for a good chance to teach Sarah and Aiden a lesson.

Sarah and Aiden had eyes only for each other, unaware of the drama they caused around them. Engulfed in their emotions, they exchanged gentle kisses and didn't notice anyone else.