Rose abruptly turned towards Aiden but he wasn't staring at her, he was glaring at Grey. Grey scoffed.
“That is absurd, this doesn't make any sense" Grey said incredulously. He turned to Mr Jones.
“The principal said we couldn't mix with the girls, what makes him an exception?" Grey asked in confusion. Mr Jones sighed then he glanced at Aiden.
“Why don't you guys talk amongst yourselves? The rest of you, go settle down in your rooms" Mr Jones said to the other students.
“Now!" He added when he saw they weren't moving. Andrea, Steven, Claire, Grey, Stella and Rose stayed behind with Aiden. Aiden stared at Rose who was staring back at him.
“Can I please talk to Aiden alone please?" Rose asked in a small voice. Grey was About to protest when she held his hand.
“Please," She added. He sighed then threw a glare at Aiden before walking away. Stella huffed before storming away.
“Alright but Aiden, we need to talk" Andrea told him. He nodded and motioned for them to leave.
“What do you want to talk about?" Aiden asked when they were finally alone. She glared at him.
“What do you mean by what do I want to talk about? Did you do something?" She asked with suspicion. He smirked.
“What makes you think I did something?" Rose sighed.
“You said you wanted me when Grey suggested you should room with Andrea"
“Because I want you" He said simply. Rose's heart skipped a beat because of the way he said that but she ignored the feeling.
“I can't stay with you in the same room, we are practically like strangers" Aiden took her hand and led her towards a bench.
“Alright then, where will you sleep?" He asked.
“I'll share a bed with Andrea" Aiden shook his head.
“The hotel has a policy of maximum three people in a room" He said nonchalantly. Rose groaned.
“Then let Andrea stay with you" She pleaded.
“Nope," He said simply. She glared at him.
“Why are you doing this to me?" She questioned. He stared at her intently.
“You really don't know?" He asked softly. Rose gulped before turning away from him. She stood up.
“I'm not sleeping in the same room with you" She said firmly before walking away. He was about to walk after her when Steven appeared and held his hand.
“Hold on buddy, let her think for a while. For the meantime, tell us how you did it" Aiden turned to look at Steven and Dylan.
“Where is Andrea?"
“Probably trying to convince Rose. Don't divert the question, tell us" Dylan nodded in agreement with Steven.
“I used my CEO privileges," Aiden said simply. They stared at him in confusion.
“You paid them money?" Dylan asked.
“Not necessarily, I found out that even when my mum and Dad divorced, he never stopped assisting the school. So since I'm the successor, I'm obligated to continue from where he stopped '' Steven and Dylan's eyes widened with understanding.
“So you used that against them?" Steven questioned. Aiden nodded.
“Wow bro, you're smart. You are already using your CEO privileges" Steven said proudly.
“I didn't want to but I'll do anything to spend time with Rose".....
“Rose, are you okay?" Andrea asked as they walked up to the bench she sat on. Claire sat down on the bench with her.
“I'm fine, just confused," Andrea sighed.
“I'm just going straight to the point, my brother likes you" Andrea blurted out. Rose and Claire abruptly turned to her.
“What?" Rose uttered.
“What happened to I want him to tell her himself?" Claire questioned. Andrea shrugged.
“She needs to know and my brother is so slow"
“Aiden likes me?" Rose asked for clarification. They both nodded at her. Rose frowned.
“But why?" She asked sadly. She looked down at herself.
“I'm not that attractive and I'm broken" She said in a small voice. Andrea squatted in front of her.
“You are beautiful Rose, stop telling yourself that you are not. Maybe I should have let my brother tell you himself so he can tell you himself why he likes you because I'm not him, but Rose?" Rose looked at her “This is a once in a lifetime opportunity. Right now, I want you to let go of everything that weighs you down. Those burdens on your shoulders, get rid of them and enjoy this vacation with my brother. You both deserve it" Andrea concluded firmly. Rose stared right into her eyes and tried to believe what she said.
“Did she really deserve it!".....
It was already dark, Aiden was about to go look for Rose when he saw her Walking towards him. He smiled and jogged up to her.
“Hey" He murmured.
“Show me to the room" She muttered. He stared at her in disbelief before he finally came back to his senses. He grabbed her hand.
“Okay" He murmured before leading her into the hotel.
“Is this supposed to be our room?" Rose asked incredulously as she took in the view in front of her. It looked like a small cozy house, it even had a fireplace and a kitchen. She turned to him.
“Are you sure this is the room?" Aiden nodded.
“It's a penthouse," Rose gasped.
“So this is what a penthouse looks like. I've heard of penthouses but I never thought it would be this big and grand" She said in awe. He chuckled.
“You haven't seen the best part" He took her hand and led her to the corridor. She gasped when she saw the view from up there. It overlooked the entire resort including the beach on the other side of the resort. Since it was dark, all the colorful lights were on. It was truly mesmerizing.
“Wow, this is beautiful," Rose murmured. Aiden walked up to her and hugged her from behind. She froze as he rested his head on her shoulder.
“Your eyes were made to see beautiful things and that's exactly what you are going to see starting from now. You deserve it" Aiden said intently, meaning every word. Rose felt like crying, at this moment she could really say she was happy. Right there and then, she decided she was going to listen to her heart and do whatever makes her happy even if it's just for one week. She deserved it.