The Agreement

Alex spent the whole day in her room. She asked the maids not to disturb her. She wants to take a rest and think about what she has to do next. She needs to think about what Carlos suggested to her.

Carlos went to the guest room immediately to take a rest as well. After taking a shower, he settled himself on the bed to sleep for a few hours. It is not difficult for him to sleep in a new place since he is used to travelling to different cities with his father and grandfather for business reasons. He could sleep easily anywhere he is. He even experienced sleeping in benches in the airport overseas when their flight was delayed.

The mansion of the Lopez's is very famous in the area. Their family is known as one of the richest in their city and all the members from their family are respected by many. Despite this fame, Alex was raised to be humble and respectful towards others. Her parents always reminded her that she is the same as other people no matter from what background they are from. The house is inherited by her father from her grandpa who passed away when she was still young. Whenever someone tells or asks her about how rich her family is, her answer is always "My grandparents are rich. My parents are ordinary workers." Others find it very modest but there are some who think it's an indirect way of showing off.

At 6pm, Alex went out from her room already dressed. She is now heading to the hospital to look after her grandma for tonight. She was surprised to see Carlos in the living room conversing with some of the maids.

"Oh, your awake now. Are you going to the hospital?" Carlos asked.

"Yeah. Why are you still here? You can now go home, I know you also have some things you need to do. We can take care of everything from here." Alex answered.

"You have to eat something before leaving. You have to try the steak prepared by Diane. She is a good cook." Carlos said. He ignored Alex's question.

Diane is a new maid in the house. She is cleaning the living room at the moment and it is pretty obvious that she is here to talk with Carlos. Hearing the compliments from the bachelor makes Diane giggle.

"I'm okay. I'm not hungry."

"But you didn't eat anything for lunch and you only had noodle this morning. You have to take care of yourself. I can join you for dinner then we can go to the hospital together." Carlos suggested.

Alex felt a little annoyed with Carlos. He is not only ignoring what she is saying but he also seems very close with Diane. He just stayed here the whole day and he is already exchanging sweet glances with their maid.

Alex tried to ignore Carlos and Diane and started heading for the door. She wants to leave this place immediately to give the two their private time. She wants to tell them to get a room but she might sound rude or jealous.

"Jealous? Me?" Alex whispered to herself.

Carlos stood up immediately and followed Alex. He was already behind her when she reached the door.

"Are you saying something?" Carlos asked.

Alex was surprised to hear his voice. She was sure Carlos didn't hear what she said so she ignored Carlos' question.

"Are you sure you don't want to eat anything before going to the hospital? We can stop in a fast food restaurant on our way there." Carlos continued.

"We?" Alex asked sarcastically.

"Yeah, we. I will go with you in the hospital."

"Don't you think it's already too much for you to do that? I will go there to look after my granny. This is a family matter and I don't need a company to do that. You can go back inside and continue whatever you are doing with Diane. The two of you look good together." Alex said in an irritated tone. She talked so fast. Carlos smiled after listening to her speech.

"As your fiancee, it is my responsibility to be always beside you when you need me. And you don't need to be jealous."

Alex was speechless with what she heard. She just looked at Carlos with disgust and got in the car which is parked just in front of the doorway. Carlos hopped in the car using the opposite door and the car started moving. They are both sitting in the rear passenger seats.

"You should never skip a meal, you know. I don't like very skinny women. They look very fragile and weak. I want to play some sports with my girl, like climbing the mountain, riding a bike. I heard you are good at playing basketball. Maybe we can play together sometimes."

Alex ignored what he said and pretended to sleep when she heard a clicking sound from a camera. She opened her eyes and surprised to see Carlos' phone in front of her face.

"What are you doing?!" Alex shouted.

"I need to change my phone screensaver. How can I prove my grandpa that we are a couple if I cannot show any picture of you in my phone?" He said smiling. "Look at your picture? Isn't it cute?"

He now changed his screensaver to Alex's close up picture. It is showing her face with eyes close and her nostrils look very big since the picture was taken up close.

"Delete that one!" Alex instructed.

"Why should I?" He answered.

"Because I told you so!" Alex answered.

"I didn't know that you are a very strict and demanding fiancee. I like it." Carlos said, still smiling. Alex can't help but find him very cute especially when he smiles. Alex tried to remove the thoughts of admiration she is starting to build up towards this man and she realized there is no point arguing with him so she didn't say anything. She turned her gaze to the view from outside.

"Alexa!" Carlos called.

When Alex looked at Carlos direction, he took a selfie of the two of them which makes Alex angrier. She punched his arm and tried to punch him in the face when he caught her fist. He tried to stop her attack by holding her waist with the other hand making their faces closer to each other.

"Is this the part when you have to kiss me?" Carlos asked.

Alex tried to escape from Carlos grip but he is too strong for her. She is starting to feel hot despite the aircon inside the car.

"You're cuter when your blushing." Carlos said. He is again smiling.

Carlos finally let go of Alex. Alex saw the driver smiling when she glanced at the mirror in front. When their eyes met, the driver stopped smiling and focused his eyes on the road. Alex just wants to get off this car and stay as far away as possible from Carlos. She now regrets thinking how nice this guy was last night. She can now see Carlos' true characters and she is not liking them. But she can't reject the fact that he also finds these characters attractive. What is now happening to her? Is she starting to be confused?