The Ex

Chapter 7

Laura woke up the next morning feeling lazy, so she decided that she wouldn't go to the company that day. She dragged herself downstairs because she was really hungry. She went into the kitchen and saw that the maids were still making breakfast.

"Good morning, ma'am." They greeted Laura on seeing her.

She smiled in reply and took an apple just to quench her hunger for the meantime then headed to the living room. She sat on the couch and tried calling Scott but there was no answer, so she figured he'd be busy.

Laura heard a knock on the door and wondered who it could be this early in the morning. She decided to get the door since the maids were busy. She opened the door and saw Kevin, she was surprised to see him. Kevin was staring at Laura then she became conscious that she was still in her night dress, and she began trying to cover up herself. Kevin smirked at her action. Laura became red with embarrassment, she tried using her hair to cover her face but failed terribly.

"Um... Hi," she said nervously.

"Hi," he replied smiling at how bashful she was.

"Come in," she said gesturing him to come inside. He entered and sat on the couch.

Laura was still uncomfortable with the fact that she was wearing only her nightdress in the presence of a man, not just any man but her ex.

"Um, could you excuse me for a minute while I go change?"

"Sure," Kevin replied with a chuckle.

Laura rushed upstairs to her room. As soon as she closed the door, she breathed a sigh of relief, glad that she was no longer in front of him.

After changing from her nightdress, she decided to wash her face to get rid of the excess flush she couldn't control. She wrapped her hair in a messy bun because she was already hot just thinking about the incident. She composed herself and went downstairs. She was still a little nervous about having him at her place because they never spoke to each other after the breakup.

"Hi," she said again to Kevin. He smiled at how nervous she was.

"You already said that before," he said making Laura red with embarrassment and she regretted wrapping her hair in a bun.

"Really? Sorry about that... Um, so?... Um, what would you like to drink?" She asked trying to take his attention away from her but it didn't work because he was still staring at her.

"Anything would be fine," he said.

"Okay, give me a second," she then left for the kitchen.

"Mary, could you get me something to drink?"

"Okay, ma'am. What would you like?"

"It's not necessarily for me, it's for my guest but he says he's fine with anything. I don't know what to get for him... Have you got any options?"

"You can have coffee, tea, juice, or whatever it is you feel like drinking," Mary replied smiling at how innocent Laura acts sometimes.

"Okay then, maybe wine... No, wine would be too strong for the morning, so I'd prefer a glass of pineapple juice."

"Okay, ma'am. I'll get it for you."

"Thanks, Mary, you're such a darling," she said to Mary who smiled at her and then went to the refrigerator to get the juice.

Laura left the kitchen and went back to the living room, she sat on the same couch as Kevin but kept a little distance between them.

"Um, so....?" She started,

"How have you been?" Kevin asked knowing that she was still lost for words. She smiled at his question knowing that he was trying to help her feel comfortable around him because he knew she was nervous right now.

"Fine, fine. I'm doing great," she replied.

"You?" She asked.

"I'm okay." Was his reply

Mary walked into the living room with the juice and Laura thanked her then she left.

"So... um?" She managed to utter, mentally cursing herself for not being able to put herself together.

"I've been here several times but your mom said you hadn't visited," Kevin said.

"Yeah... I've been busy... You know, work and all."

At that moment, her mom walked into the living room.

"Hey honey, you're already awake... Oh, Kevin! I didn't know you were here." She said smiling at Kevin.

"I just arrived a while ago."

"It's so good to see you again... And I'm glad you finally get to see Laura."

Laura forced a smile at her mom's statement. She knew this was her mom's doing.

"Okay, honey. I'm going shopping... I thought we could do it together but I see you're busy at the moment so maybe next time. I'll see you later."

Her mom left after saying goodbye. Laura knowing that she was now alone with Kevin felt so transparent and wished that her mom didn't have to go for that so-called shopping of hers.