Prisca's affirmation of her love for Grey tore Rex into threads. He just stood still, his eyes unable to leave her.
"You love Grey?" He muttered so shocked that he didn't fail to show it.
"Yes, I do, I have fallen deeply in love with him and I am certain about that Rex" Prisca let out with so much assurance that it made Rex's heart bleed more.
Now, he is certain that Grey has won him this time around, there is no need for him to confess his feelings to her. He must keep it to himself to avoid being ridiculed and not rejected. He knows that she will realize how deceived she has been and when that happens, he will be open to receive her back into his arms.
"Wow" he let out with eyes filled with tears which he dared not to make it obvious to her.
"Yes Rex, I have always loved Grey, right from the first day I set my eyes on him. It was always love I felt for him but I was too afraid to let it out. I tried so much to hate him but with everything I do, I find myself falling deeply in love with him without thinking, it gets me so paranoid but now that I know that we both have the same mutual feeling, I couldn't hide it in anymore and tell him that I love him too" Prisca paused with sad eyes, her blue eyes not leaving Rex who stood so speechless that he found it difficult for him to let out words.
"I know that you are ashamed of me now, you never expected such from me because Grey is my step brother and it's not like I wanted to hide this from you. Grey wants you to be aware of it because he loves me so much and I told him that I will let you know myself due to our closeness" she paused and walked closer towards him.
"You are right Rex, Grey is really a good man".
Rex didn't know what to say, his heart was already bleeding and right now, he has no one to cry out than to hold the pain to himself without letting her know how he feels.
"Are you sure that you love Grey and he also loves you too?" Rex managed to ask, his voice so husky but he tried so hard to hide it away from her.
Prisca nodded, "Yes Rex, I really love Grey and he does love me back,I am so certain about that. Do you know that he connected me to the manager of the most successful model here in California. Grey wants nothing else but for me to achieve my dreams which is nothing but pure love Rex" she held his hands and looked into his eyes, "All i want is for you to accept us with this new found relationship we found in ourselves and when the relationship comes to light, you can help us talk to mum and dad. You are the eldest here and father does listen to you often, just help us talk to him and I will really appreciate it".
Hot tears welled up in Rex's eyes as he watched her innocence and pure love for his twin brother who feels nothing for her. He has never seen this kind of happiness in her eyes ever since they were close but seeing her display it for the wrong person burned him deeply.
"Alright, I will see what I can do" he muttered and let out a fake smile as he fought so hard to prevent the tears from rolling down his cheeks.
With smiles on her face, Prisca hugged him passionately, "You are the best Rex, thank you" she whispered, let her grip away and kissed him on the cheek with smiles on his face.
Feeling defeated and weak, Rex managed to smile, "Goodnight, we will see by morning" he muttered.
"Goodnight Rex" Prisca responded and watched him leave her room leaving her feeling hopeful that nothing can break the love she shares together with Grey.
"Grey" Prisca called out as she walked down the stairs, the sound of music filled her ears.
"Grey!" She called out loudly and found him sitting on the couch with his face fixed on the TV set.
"Grey" she called out again, Grey turned to her with a smile on his face, "Hey beautiful" he stood up, walked closer to her and kissed her softly on her lips.
Prisca giggled at his gesture, "You look handsome as always" she praised him and he laughed at her compliment, his eyes filled with admiration towards her.
"I do?" He asked in a teasing way.
Prisca wrapped her arms around his neck, "Of course you do, you know that you always look so handsome to me" she whispered and they kissed again, more passionately this time as they didn't care if any maid was watching or not.
Grey slowly restrained his lips and sat on the couch, "Why were you calling me? Or did you miss me so fast?' he teased.
Prisca rolled her eyes, "You are just filled with wonders Grey. I am here to ask you if you have seen Rex this morning. I went over to his room and it is empty, I have searched everywhere that I can think of but you know that there are lots of rooms in here, it will take me hours to open them all" .
Grey didn't say a word at first, his encounter with Rex the previous night crawled into his mind.
"No I haven't" he responded nonchalantly to the surprise of Prisca.
"Why are you even searching for him?" Grey inquired with a bit of jealousy in his tone.
Sensing the jealous glare, Prisca biggled, she sat next to him and placed a soft kiss on his lips.
"Rex is also my brother, you know that , I am just in search of him to ask him if he can drive me to the salon today because he took me the last time".
Grey raised an eyebrow, "Why do you need Rex when I am here?".
Surprised at his outburst, Prisca couldn't help but think if something wrong really happened.
"Why are you so uptight, Grey? Does anything matter or is there something that I need to know?" She asked.
Grey looked away from her and focused his attention on the images on the TV set, "Nothing, I just feel that I am your boyfriend and I should be the one taking you to such places and not Rex. Why the hell do you need him when I am here?" He implored not hiding the jealous tone that aroused.
Prisca laughed, "Alright, will you take me to the salon then?".
Grey turned to her with a smile, "Of course I will" he kissed her cheek and they decided to watch a movie.
A few hours went by but still, there was no sign of Rex which brought a sense of worry to Prisca who couldn't help glancing at the outside door to know if he was going to walk in at any minute.
"Aren't you worried Grey? Rex is nowhere to be seen" Priscabroke the silence to the annoyance of Grey who tried to hide the anger that was building inside of him.
"You worry too much, Rex is an adult and he can take good care of himself, why are you so uptight about you not seeing him since morning?"
Prisca let out a deep breath, "You are right, I must be overreacting, I am sorry, let's focus on the movie".
Two more hours went by and there was no sign of Rex. Prisca was getting very worried but she chose not to make it obvious to Grey just not to piss him off more. Clearly, he is so focused on the movie more than he is on his brother's safety.