She sat on the stool as the makeup artist did her work. She met her gaze in the mirror. The room was filled with people she hadn't met before, from a makeup artist to a hairdresser. Avery fidgets with her fingers when her mind drifts to what Alex told her earlier, before leaving the room. She was going to meet people from her league and his family. She doubted she could keep cool, but he reassured her he would be with her, throughout. A smile formed on her lips. He was going to be with her.
*******
The door clicked against the wall, Alex topped in with a glass of whiskey.
" Have you heard?" Sam threw the question at him.
Alex furrowed his brows and sat on the couch near him.
"What?" He asked
"Tonita is in France. She is here for your welcome party."
He froze in his seat- with the glass on his lips. He pulled the glass away. His fingers fell into his hair. This can't be happening. Tonita was one of his playmates, before he met Veronica. A groan left his lips. Stefan laughed loudly earning himself a dirty look from Alex.
" The blond, Italian girl? She's a beauty though. I wonder what Avery would do when she sees her? Upcoming drama." Stefan exclaimed.
Alex smashed the glass on the coffee table, but none of them flinched at the noise. They were used to it.
" Make sure she doesn't get closer to Avery. Assign guards around her." Alex roared
The veins in his forehead were visible. His hands clenched into a fist. Stefan's laugh was echoing in the room.
" Has Erica forgiven you yet? I hope she doesn't, you're a piece of shit."
The tension swallowed the atmosphere as a whole. Erica and Stefan's issue was something no one wants to get involved in. Stefan cleared his throat and shifted himself comfortably in his seat. He gulped the whiskey not far from him.