CHAPTER 23.

XAVIER'S POV:

I was so fucking tired. I've been married for almost six months and still haven't fully understood Quinn. She was so whiny these days. Not that I was complaining, it was just getting annoying. Today I had left the house before she woke up not wanting to deal with her absurd needs.

"Yo! You're here early. Why?" Jace asked as I walked into his apartment. I wasn't surprised to see Marissa here. Everytime I came here she was always here.

"Yeah. You do realize this is a boys only thing right?" I asked nodding at the sleeping Rissa on the couch in what I assume is his clothes.

"Yeah but they can join in. The more the merrier. Where's Quincy?" He asked glancing behind me.

"She'd kill you if you called her that." I mused as he laughed. "Oh and she's not with me. I left before she woke up." I explained and he just gave a nod going back to what he was doing.

"When will the twins get here?" I asked. "Inna few minutes. Sent them to get takeouts. We all know I can't cook to save shit. You should've held this at your place. At least you cook." He grumbled as I snickered.

"Exactly why I refused to." I said and he scoffed. I sat on a chair opposite Rissa as I watched her wake up. She let out a scream as our eyes met and I just laughed. Jace ran into the room in panic and worry. "That was fucking creepy!!" She yelled and I just kept laughing. Quinn did this to me lots of times. I now see why she finds it funny.

"Jesus. I thought someone broke in." Jace muttered with a hand to his heart.

Rissa ignored everyone and left the living room to probably get showered or changed.

"She's practically living here." I commented.

"She has me hook, line and sinker." He sulked and I smiled in pity. "Sorry man. Would've given you a really rad advice but let's be honest. That's your thing to do." I said and he chuckled.

"True."

My phone rang and I fished it out of my suit coat.

MY QUEEN with a crown emoji and a red heart, it read.

I was probably in some trouble.

"Good morning Sweetheart." I said as greeting as I picked the call. She mumbled a few incoherent words that I tried and failed to understand.

"You're gonna have to use your words baby." I said calmly and she drew in a sharp breath.

"Are you calling me stupid?"

Shit. What did I just do? From the corner of my eyes I watched the twins walk in and wave at me. I ignored them. I had bigger fish to fry.

"No baby. I would never. I just didn't hear you properly." I explained as she scoffed.

"Then you say so." She grumbled.

"I'm so sorry love. Why'd you call?" I asked.

"Aha! Why the hell did you leave without telling me?!" She snapped and I winced. "I'm sorry. Jace had called saying it's an emergency." He actually did.

"NO I DIDN'T!!"

I was certain Quinn heard that too.

"Whatever. Tell Rissa to meet me at my parents house. I have something really important to tell her." She said sounding slightly worried.

"Sure thing baby. I'm sorry I left. I'll see you later today okay?" I said and she made a sound in response.

"Bye Xav." I smiled as she hung up.

My firestorm.