Chapter 9 : All That Glitters Is Not Gold.

"I-i...erh...uhm...i-" I stuttered quitely as I kept my gaze on the floor.

"Keep your eyes on me whenever you're talking to me Zoey." Xander demanded in a stern voice.

I was scared to look at him,not that I thought he'd do something bad to me or something but guilt was eating me.To know that I was supposed to have done my duty as a maid but instead I roamed around the streets and did otherwise.

But either way I was the one at fault and I just had to admit it.With that,I slowly upped my head to meet his gaze.It was no longer scary or even dark but soft and as if full of pain.I couldn't comprehend what was going with him during that time or what he was thinking about that completely changed his facial expression and his feelings inside his eyes.

I quickly dropped the bags on the floor and walked over to the stove. My intentions were to quickly start cooking.

But ofcourse his voice stopped me before I could even reach the stove.

"What do you think you're doing?" He asked,barely looking at me.

"I-erm..." I quickly gathered myself."I want to start cooking right away." I told him without stuttering this time around.

He just stood up,took one last gulp of his drink and slammed the glass on the Island which made me flinch at how it could've broke if it was that fragile. He then picked up his jacket suit and walked out of the kitchen.But before he could reach the stairs, he came to a halt and looked back at me.

"Take a shower and dress elegantly and be down here in about twenty minutes time." He ordered me with a flat tone.

"But-" I was just about to complain when he walked away,leaving me with so many questions and confusion.

But then again, I had only just twenty minutes and so,I picked up my bags and ran downstairs. Reaching my room,i threw my bags on the bed and made my way to the bathroom to start taking a quick shower. By the time I had finished bathing, I was left with only ten minutes.

"Holy molly!" I said to myself as I realized that I just had the quickest shower in history. I usually took an hour when showering, but I had just done doing exactly that in like what?Ten freaken-minutes?.Talk about first time for everything hey.

I was thankful to myself as I had purchased a few occasional dresses earlier on.I searched through my bags to find out what to wear.

"Are you fucking wearing a wedding dress in there or what!?" A familiar annoyed voice said just outside my bedroom door.

I rolled my eyes as I knew he couldn't see me and muttered loud enough for him to hear."Will be down in a minute!"

I think I heard him sigh out of frustration before I heard his footsteps fade away from my bedroom door.

I quickly checked myself one last time on the mirror.I was wearing a red tight backless dress that reached just about my knees along with red two inch heels to match. I realized I always tight my hair up into a ponytail and so I decided to let it down and fall all over my shoulder.I finished off with a red lipstick along with spraying myself with my newly bought fragrance.I went over to my completely huge closet and chose a red matching small purse.

"Phone,check.Lipstick,check.Wipes,check.Money,check.And last but not least, paper spray,check." I said while I threw everything inside the purse.

I don't know why but I always carried around a paper spray whenever I went.I felt protected just by having it.It's not as securing as a gun but it also does the work when in real need.I took one last glimpse at myself before exiting my room to join Xander downstairs.

My heels clicked the glass floor as I slowly trailed down the staircase.But just midway through the stairs,I heard a throat being cleared and I raised my head to see Xander waiting by the end of the stairs.He was wearing a dark blue tuxedo and his hair was nicely down.He was looking as handsome as ever. I couldn't help myself but smile to myself.

"Stop smiling and hurry up." He rudely spat out before walking out through the front door.

I rolled my eyes at his rudeness and tried to catch up with him as he walked over to the car.Matteo was standing outside the car with the back door held opened for Xander and I to hop in.

"You look ravishing ma'am." Matteo complemented as I approached.

I narrowed my eyes at him and give him the most angriest pretense look.

He chuckled at my behavior."I mean Zoey." he corrected himself.

"Thank you so much Matt.Men like you who complement ladies when they're looking splendid are really scarce this days." I deliberately said out loud as I stared right beside me at Xander.

"Matt?" Xander questioned, eyebrows raised at me.

I smirked,"What?You jealous that I haven't given you any nickname yet?Relax,you might be lucky to get one tonight if you be a good boy." I teased proudly and got into the car.

I heard Matteo laugh a little but I looked outside to find Xander's face extremely annoyed.

He then rolled his eyes at me and said,"Let's get going Matteo."

"Yes sir." Matteo said suddenly with a little bow before hopping in and starting the car as soon as Xander settled in.

The car ride was pin dropped silent as I was looking outside throughout the entire journey and mr handsome-devilish himself was too immersed in his phone and didn't look up at all.

I don't know what came over me but I found myself observing how handsome he was. I watched him,my mouth hanging open,drooling over his handsome face.But as soon as he noticed my stare at the corner of his eye, he narrowed his eyes and turned to stare at me.I quickly looked outside the window and cleared my throat in embarrassment. I heard a small scoff escape his mouth but dared not to look at him.My mind then drifted off to a say that says:

'THAT ALL THAT GLITTERS IS NOT GOLD.'