Maid for you

chapter four

Alexander picked up Hennessy's limp body. He didn't know what to do with her, should he take her to the hospital? Try and wake her up? He was afraid she hurt her head from hitting it so hard on the icy concrete.

He opened up the passenger door of Hennessy's beat up car. He laid her inside and shook her body a little, trying to wake her up, afraid of what would happen if she didn't.

"What the fuck are you doing." Her groggy voice said, and she fluttered her eyes opened.

"You fainted, I was trying to make sure you weren't dead." He coldly said, not in the mood for her sarcasm. She could've died right there, and it would've been his fault.

"Thanks." She mumbled, and closed her door. Alexander walked to the drivers side and got in, turning on the car. He pulled out of the parking lot and drove carefully. He was used to driving his high end cars- Porsche's, Bugatti's, Rolls Royce and much much more. Not old beat up Honda's.

"Where is your place?" Alexander asked, pulling onto the road as he looked over to her.

"Give me your phone." Hennessy held out her hand, and Alexander was shocked by how she changed the subject. 

"Why would I do that?"

"So I can put my address in it, and you can follow the directions." Hennessy said slowly, as she realized it wasn't clicking for Alexander.

"Oh, fine." He grabbed his iPhone XS Max from the console and gave it to Hennessy. It was unlocked and she went to the Maps app and entered her address. She wasn't used to such a new model of phone, and it felt like something from the spaceage.

"Turn left in 500ft." The siri voice said from his phone. All the sudden a notification popped up, and Hennessy read it quickly. 

Brian- Hey man. Do you want to get drinks tonight.

Hennessy's heart felt like it was going to stop. She hated drinking, she never drinks alcohol as she has a very, very bad association with it. Now that she knew this man drank she couldn't help but wonder, was he like them?

"You alright?" Alexander questioned, noticing her change in behavior. 

"Mmhm. Here you go." She handed it back to him, trying to take deep breaths and not have a panic attack.

Meanwhile Alexander's thoughts were only on one thing. She was a stripper, a fucking stripper. He could totally see it, with her body and good looks. And he couldn't help but wonder what she would look like dancing around a pole.

"Alexander." Her small voice said, and he got snapped out of his thoughts.

"Mmhm."

"Do you drink. A lot?" She figured that she had to ask him, even if it brought up questions.

"Like alcohol? No not really, only really with my buddies. Why do you ask?" Alexander was curious, it was an odd question to ask someone out of the blue.

"No reason."

"Hennessy, you asked please tell my why." Alexander knew this was the perfect opportunity to learn more about her, and he tapped his fingers on the steering wheel eagerly. 

"It's um. Something I don't tell many people." Hennessy knew she fucked up. Who asks such a weird question? God. Now he wants to know why.

"Tell me." When Alexander's question was met with silence, he knew that she wasn't going to tell him, no matter how much he wanted to know.

"Okay. But know whenever you want to talk, I'm here." He suggested, letting her know he could come to her.

"Alright. Thanks." She mumbled, relieved he didn't push it much further.

"Mmhm. Do you want to listen to some music." 

"Sure." She grabbed the aux cord, glad the interrogation was over. She would tell him later, of course, but what she needed was trust. And that was hard for her to attain. She shuffled her over 300 song playlist and Ariana Grande came on.

"You listen to Ariana Grande?" Alexander said, choosing another path to get to know her.

"Mmhm." Hennessy leaned her head on the cold window and closed her eyes, as she still wasn't feeling all too great. NASA was playing in the background with the occasional direction from siri.

"You know I'm a starspace," Alexander mumbled. He looked over to her and saw that she had closed her eyes. Fuck. She must still not feel well. He felt awful, making her go through all these changes when she just passed out. He ran his hand through his hair, and sighed. What was he going to do? He felt like he was doing a good thing by giving her a job, but not for making her do this whilst not feeling well.

"Hennessy. If you would like I can just drop you at your house and we can do this tomorrow." Alexander said softly, not wanting to wake her up if she was asleep.

"No, it's fine. I just need to take some medicine then I will be fine." Hennessy mumbled, turning to him.

"Are you sure, Hennessy? It's fine if you need to rest."

"Yes, I'm sure."

For the rest of the car ride, Hennessy's playlist was playing songs softly in the car. She leaned back in her seat, and closed her eyes trying to prepare for what was ahead. She was moving in with someone she didn't even know, and had to get ready for the huge change.

Alexander was trying to calm his nerves, he just wanted her to rest because he knew if she didn't, her sickness would get much worse. But there was nothing he could do to convince her and he knew that. Hennessy was stubborn, and however annoying it could be, he found it cute.

They arrived at her apartment and they both clambered out of the car. She walked up the flight of stairs and Alexander closely followed.

Homeless people scattered the steps and he felt like he was going to get asbestos just from looking at the walls. It was definitely for the best that she was getting of the awful, run down apartment building. She unlocked the door to her apartment and they both entered.

"I'm going to use the bathroom." Alexander said, looking around. He was surprised by the tidiness of the apartment, especially because it is so small. It looked like a pinterest heaven, with string lights everywhere, cute blankets and pictures. 

"Have fun." She mumbled, and as soon as he was out of the room, Hennessy laid down on the couch and closed her eyes. She didn't want to inconvenience Alexander, by making him come back tomorrow. But she felt awful. She knew it would help if she just slept it off. So she closed her eyes and relaxed.

"Okay!" He came back and saw Hennessy sleeping on the couch, her light snores reassuring him that she was indeed sleeping. He smiled, glad she would finally be getting some rest.

Alexander grabbed his phone and ordered an Uber to take him back to the hotel. He watched her sleep for a bit, the serene look on her face until he realized how creepy he was being and quietly left the apartment. Knowing he would be back tomorrow.