said.
“Hey smart pants, I know the drill. I know how I am supposed to penetrate you and make you climax. I know everything darling,” Xavier said and closed the gap between us.
“Friends don’t do this, Xavier. It is lovers. When you are in love with me, I can fuck you and you can fuck me. But, this is not something you do with someone you are just friends with,” I said.
In the very next instant, Xavier zipped his pants and had a very funny expression on his face.
“Oh damn! I am so sorry Em. We are friends right. I didn’t know this,” he smiled cheekily and I knew that a part of me may fall for him. The irony of the statement was that he had just affirmed the fact that he wanted to be friends with me and that would be the end of the story. Anyways, love looked too complex a feeling!
Chapter 3:
It’s been seven years since I had known Xavier and it took him such a long time to finally unveil the detail of who he was.
“Really, do you think I am such a fool? Aliens don’t exist!”
He looked at me with a frustrated kind of look on his face!
“Emily, do I look like I am kidding? It is one of the biggest truths of my life and I am trusting you when I am telling you this. This is a serious matter. I want you to understand me,” he said and I was clearly puzzled because I didn’t know what to say.
There was a part of me that knew that Xavier would never pull such a joke, but aliens? They didn’t just pop out of anywhere. There were so many people out there who were looking to get a trace of the existence of aliens and I was just an ordinary girl! Why would an alien come and befriend me? There were a million reasons not to believe him, but when I looked in his eyes and the way he changed his eye color and yet the sincerity into the same eye called out to me, I knew he was speaking the truth.
I knew Xavier would never lie, not to me and as much as it was impossible for me to believe, I still wanted to trust him because he was Xavier, the only guy why had ever made me feel something.
“So, you are really an alien? Is this the reason you did not know even the most basic of human stuff?” I asked, of course, curious to know more about him. There were so many things that I wanted to know and every part of him was something I would like to explore.
Of course, this changed everything between us and it even put forth a layer of unpredictability, but then, in the end, I knew that no matter if Xavier was an alien or a complete monster, he had been with me during my lowest lows and there was no way I was going to let him go, and that too right when he needed me.
It took me some time to be thoroughly convinced that my best friend who I secretly fantasized about was an alien. He showed me some of his tricks and his amazing power and when I was finally convinced that he was an alien, I hugged him.
“Wow man, you are so cool. I don’t know how to react. This changes everything. You took so long to open up to me, for real?” I said still finding it hard to wrap my mind around the fact.
After joking for an hour or two, I realized that Xavier had some important things to discuss. I could understand he was going through some kind of a turmoil and I knew that he needed my help.
“Xavier, is there something that is bothering you?” I asked and I knew that the situation was surely grave. I had never once seen Xavier so grim and sad and I was sure that he needed some kind of help.
“I am in need of some help, but I am not sure how much of this can be figured out. I know you are my best friend Em and I don’t want to lose you. Remember, whatever will be your decision, I am going to respect it and nothing will change anything between us,” Xavier said and I could see how fidgety he was.
I wanted Xavier to feel comfortable and I wanted to be sure that he could share his deepest secret with me.
“Xavier, we have known each other for so long. You know that you can trust me. Ask me anything and if it is
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