Little Brown Benefit novel Chapter 4

"Who are you?" I asked.

"I'm Christian, and you?"

"I'm Sacha and this is my best friend Remy."

"Why is her face so wet?"

"I've been trying to keep her awake." I answered as I hid the bottle of water behind my back.

He chuckled warmly as he came over to help Remy to her feet and took her into the back seat of the car. I got into the front but I quickly registered the digits on his number plate in my mind.

It was a habit of mine whenever accepting rides from strangers.

"Where to exactly?" He asked and I gave him directions to Remy's apartment because she wasn't capable of doing such.

She had fallen asleep and Christian was nice enough to carry her indoors and set her down on the couch in the living room when we got home.

"Thank you so much for taking us home, and for carrying her ...and for catching me in the club." I finished with an awkward laugh.

"It's my pleasure. Good night then. Hope I'll see you again."

"Good night." I said and closed the door after him. I felt like I was in high school again, receiving the attention from the most popular boy.

I face palmed myself when I remembered that I didn't even get his number.

How would I see him again?

Sacha's POV

"Euuugghhhh!" Remy groaned from the couch the following morning. "I feel like a dick that is stuck in a very tight underwear and can hardly breathe." She finished, causing me to let out a loud laughter. Remy always had the craziest set of things to say.

"That's what happen when you drink too much alcohol." I told her as I started preparing a fresh batch of pancakes for breakfast in the kitchen.

"How the hell did we get home?" She asked, coming into the kitchen and heading for the fridge.

"Christian dropped us home. He even carried you to the couch."

"Okay, hold up! Who the fuck is Christian?"

"The guy from the club, I doubt you'll even remember when I told you that he caught me from falling."

She huffed, indicating a 'no'.

"He's handsome though. His eyes are like vibrant green, my fingers wanted to ruffle his jet black hair. When he caught me, I thought I was being caught by a god."

"You know you're drooling, right?" Remy cut in. "And burning those damn pancakes."

"Oh shit!" I let out as I flipped the pancakes to the other side. Remy laughed and shortly after, Judy came into the kitchen to join us for breakfast.

After breakfast, Remy and I sat at her computer. She was trying to find something on Christian.

"You're not going to find him like that." I let out after ten vain minutes. "Guys like him probably like a private life."

"Oh come on, a guy that handsome - as you said - is bound to have an online profile." She wasn't giving up, and when she put on her glasses, I knew there was no stopping her.

"AHHA!" She yelled and she turned the computer's screen towards me with a wide smile on her face.

"No no no. Hang up. I never told you to call him. Hang up." I grabbed the receiver and put it back on the hook, ending the call.

"Why in the hell would you do that?" Remy wasn't pleased.

"I'm not ready to talk to him again. I believe in fate. If I have to see him again, then it should be on fate's term and not yours." I walked away and went to join Judy in the bedroom.

The same afternoon, when Remy had put on a movie and we were stuffing our faces with popcorn and ginger-ale sodas, a knock came on the door.

"Expecting anyone?" I asked Remy.

"No." She replied without looking in my direction. She was now too caught up in the movie and so was my kid sister.

"Fine, I'll get it." I said and peeled myself off the couch and went to the door.

"She's not expecting anyone." I said as the door was being open.

"You called my office today?"

My mouth fell open, a few chewed popcorn falling out.

Christian came.

Sacha's POV

"Are you going to invite me in, or just stare the whole time?" He asked with a smirk.

"What... oh yeah, sure, come on in." I gestured as I moved out of the way to let him through. He walked in as if he owned the place and when his eyes landed on Remy and Judy in the living room, he turned to me.