Infatuation Of Darkness

Her hair Lightly flew around her as she waited for her cousin to come. She was here early though. The surroundings were too beautiful to be ignored and not enjoyed. She had bundled herself up leaving no choice for the cold to slip in.

"Hey." She turned around and watched him come closer. "What's up?"

"What do you think of a life of luxury?" She immediately came to the point no beating around the bush. "Where you don't have to work and yet live in a luxurious house with staff ready to attend to your needs."

Elijah gave her an incredulous look in return. "I don't know about anyone stupid but I would say yes to that."

She smiled a little and then turned to look forward. "Well, I can give you that if you accept my offer."

"What?" He asked then shrieked. "Girl I don't know what's wrong with you but I am not murdering anybody or smuggling drugs. Wait I could smuggled drugs, I mean drug dealers are rich right?" He ended up asking.

Alexis hit him on his head. "None of that. I just need your brain."

"I wonder how am I supposed to live in a luxurious mansion if I don't have my brain, to begin with."

"Hardy har har," Alexis sarcastically replied. "I need a new perspective and you my cousin I want you to live with me and help me." Her expression was sincere and Elijah believed her.

"Help you with what?" He threw his hands up in frustration. "I can't even keep up with college and you think that I can help you?"

She sighed. This was not how she had hoped that this would turn out to be. But if she thought about it Elijah was right. how was he supposed to help her when he had no idea what she was going through? This would be same as people expecting Alexis to be the Donna when she had no idea how to do about anything.

She sighed once more. "How about you just come with me?" She offered. "You can even decide for a college course for the time being or research on them.." she offered but it was uncertain and Elijah understood that. She did not know how to tread on this road without trying to offend him.

"I do want to come back." He confessed. "I have been thinking about it for a long time now but I needed to talk to someone but I had fallen out of contact with the family and at the end of the day, I was just stuck here." He shrugged. "But what do you mean when you say that you need my help?"

She glanced at him and Angelo's warning flashed in front of her eyes. She was warned to not give away everything but something and to be said. Some explanations were to be told.

"Okay, here's the thing. I need someone who is my family." She stressed on 'my'. "I know I have people on my side from Angelo's side but it means nothing because I am not sure of when their preference might change. When they support me or they change it to him or even, that they are supporting me because of him." She gave her harsh shrug. "I don't have any idea about anything and I trust you. So.."

"But I could betray you too.." Elijah muttered.

"I know and I assure you that my husband would kill you for that." She smirked in pride.

"Woah, hold on a second." Elijah raised a second. "but he is the enemy." He presented his point.

"He is." She agreed without a thought.

"Then why would he kill me if I betray you? Won't it be his gain?"

"No.." she sighed. "It's just like that. He can do whatever he wants to me but no one else can even think of it."

"Wow.." he looked shocked. "That's like.."

"A lot messed up." She finished. "I know and that's what I deal with daily."

He nodded to that and then made across. He looked mentally disturbed.

Silence fell over them and they continued to stand next to each other. It seemed as if both of them were thinking a lot of things and needed to be alone but Alexis can't afford that. She desperately needed someone on her side even if it was someone who was just a little pawn in her again.

"Think about it," she offered. "You could come back to the country and every expense of yours would be taken care of. It will be like a new start."

"A new start is what I want." He muttered under his breath. "But at the expense of what?"

She smiled a little understanding of what he said. That was the reason why Alexis wanted Elijah on her side.

"You have to be with me, on my side unconditionally. You have to be on my side even if I am wrong, in public and you can correct me in private but you have to be my friend, ally, the only person I can trust who doesn't violate it." She hinted at the warning. "I am not just saying when I talked of Angelo killing you. He even shot his mother for scaring me half to death."

"More like. I do whatever I want but no one else can do it to my wife?"

"Kinda.." she grimaced. "that is what I deducted when he shot at his mother. He isn't afraid to tell people that no one can hurt make except him."

Elijah nodded and swallowed a few times which she found quite weird. His habits were still the same.

"I think I better go." He took a step back and Alexis closed her eyes. She was hoping to not be rejected here. "I've got loads to pack and also throw my resignation at my bosses face."

"Yay!" Laughing she pulled him close and hugged him tightly. She was so happy. She watched him running to his accommodation and smiled at that. He was willingly coming.

Her phone pinged and she looked down at it still smiling.

'Happy he agreed. I'll have Agatha make the arrangements.' Alexis's smile vanished.. She wasn't as discreet as she thought.