Clumsy Is My Middle Name!!!

Chapter Forty-Three

Updated on: 20th Mar' 20

Chapter Forty-Three - Being Named As An Honest Person.

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GRACE'S POV

"Who was that?" Alex asked me looking red and I felt a little intimidated by his aura.

"Why, do you care?" I retorted and flipped his question away. He held my arm and pulled me to face him and held me close.

"Just tell me!" He grunted sounding frustrated and I gulped down. I didn't want another fight happening because of any reason.

"It was Wade. He invited me to a party on Sunday. Anything more you want to know or is that it?!" I yelled at him and pushed his hand away as walked to the car really pissed at him. He behaved all possessive and I wasn't even his girlfriend!

"Grace! Gracey! Ace!" He sang trying to convince me but I paused all of a sudden and his chest collided with my back.

"Give me warnings before you stop abruptly." He muttered in a teasing tone and I just gave him a poker face. I wasn't gonna melt.

"What did you just call me?" I asked him and I faced him.

"Grace?" I shook my head.

"Gracey?" I shook my head again.

"Ace?" I nodded my head.

"Don't call me that, until I really mean something to you. It's a nickname my Mom gave to me." I muttered to him and walked to the car that I recognized as his. Alex unlocked the door and I slid right in. I was pissed at him.

He sat in the car and put the bags in the backseat. He started driving the car and I looked outside. I just thought about how things went.

Alex was so different when we were on the cruise. He wasn't so arrogant or bossy. He was more charming and less scary. And now, he was being... I don't know, more arrogant, bossier and more of a charmer.

I didn't know why. He gave me signals that he was into me, but he won't act on it. He got jealous, acted possessive but nothing more than that. I wanted him to be the free Alex he was on the cruise.

It's like he was afraid someone might see us or something. I can't get a picture of what he thought. He wanted to be with me but didn't want to be with me.

Is he ashamed of me?

Why can't we be like normal people? If he liked me, he could just tell me and we'd be happy together, but instead, he does tons of drama. We could just be a private couple and keep or relationship a secret. I don't mind that.

Taking me shopping, making me meeting his friends, making me act like his girlfriend, going for his sister's gift, dinner making me be his date. It was too much to handle. And the biggest part, asking me to call him 'Alex'.

It was just pretty messed up. My mind told me that he was ashamed of me. I didn't know what else to expect. Maybe he was. All the girls he's been seen with, were models, except me.

He might have feelings for me but maybe, he wasn't very sure that I'd meet his standards and look that model-like hot and sexy.

"Grace, come on. I'm... I'm...sorry." He finally broke the silence and reverie. I looked at him and our eyes met. I closed my eyes and turned back to the window and kept looking out and this time, even he kept quiet.

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"Hey, you both back?" Dory said cheerfully but then turned down her excitement. I was still upset about things that my mind said to me.