“Brianna?" Aiden uttered in disbelief. Rose whipped her head towards the door and was shocked to see a Beautiful girl dressed in a red skin tight dress. She was blond and had a model-like figure. Rose frowned, she looked like a Barbie and she seemed like Aiden's type. Brianna smiled at Aiden as she rushed towards him and hugged him making Rose super uncomfortable. Aiden chuckled nervously before plucking Brianna off his chest then shifted closer to Rose. Brianna narrowed her eyes on Rose as she scanned her from head to toe. A smile appeared back on her face as she turned to Aiden.
“Aiden I've missed you so much" Even her voice affected Rose so much, she could feel her insecurities seeping in. Aiden chuckled.
“Where have you been? You just disappeared from the face of the Earth" She giggled making Rose wonder what was funny.
“Oh I've been modeling here and there so I'm never in one place" Aiden nodded in understanding before turning to Rose. He smiled sweetly at her.
“Rose this is Brianna" He turned to Brianna “Brianna, this is Rose, my girlfriend" He said proudly. Rose noticed Brianna's face turned sour before she quickly masked it up with a smile. She outstretched her hands towards Rose.
“Nice to meet you Rose" Rose hesitantly shook her hand before quickly retracting it. She glanced briefly at Aiden and noticed he was staring at her. He smiled at her and she smiled back. Brianna narrowed her eyes on both of them.
“Aiden? We haven't seen each other in so long, let's catch up" Aiden smiled but shook his head.
“I have to go home now, I'm tired. Maybe some other time, yeah?" Brianna nodded vigorously.
“I'll call you" She turned to Rose “Bye Rose" She said with a smile before walking out of the office. Aiden turned to Rose.
“Are you okay?" Rose nodded with a smile.
“Shall we leave?" Aiden gathered his things then they left.
“Rose? Are you there?" Emily called from inside the kitchen. Rose quickly stood up from the couch and walked towards the kitchen.
“I'm here" Emily smiled at her.
“Please help me put that cake in the fridge" Cake looked at the cake in confusion but did as was told. Emily saw the confusion on her face.
“Oh tomorrow is Aiden's birthday, you didn't know?" She shook her head. That means she needed to buy him something or better yet, make it a special day for him. She excused herself then left the kitchen. Aiden was still sitting on the couch when she arrived. He kissed her forehead as she sat down beside him.
“You're overworking yourself" She muttered as she glanced at the papers in his hands. He smiled at her.
“Don't worry, I'm alright"
“Well I'm not, let's go to bed" Aiden turned to her.
“Will you sleep with me tonight?" She nodded and he smiled.
“Let's go then"
Rose laid eyes closed on Aiden's bed as she waited for him to finish showering. His phone suddenly rang. She looked at the caller and her face turned sour. There on the screen was the name Brianna. She sighed then called out to Aiden.
“Aiden?! Your phone is ringing" But she got no reply back. The phone rang again but this time not for long. When Rose thought it was over, she saw his phone lit up with a message. The messages came pouring in and she was tempted to see what it was. She gave in to the temptation and glanced at his phone. She gasped as she read what was written. It was Brianna asking Aiden if they could go back to the old days and that she really missed him. Rose slammed the phone on the bed. How can a girl be so desperate? She wondered.
Aiden came out of the bathroom already dressed because that's what Rose said he should do. He glanced at her frowning face before glancing at his phone that was at the edge of falling off the bed. He sighed.
“Did Brianna call or text?" She nodded.
“Baby, it's not...."
“I know" She interjected “But she makes me furious, how can she say things like that when you introduced me to her as your girlfriend" She huffed as she folded her arms. Aiden sat down beside her on the bed.
“What did she say?" She turned to him.
“She said she misses you and she wants you guys to return to the old days. That means, she wants you back" Aiden chuckled before pinching her cheeks.
“Why are you so worried about her?"
“Because she was your first love and she is so much prettier than I am and I'm just feeling so insecure" Aiden held her face firmly.
“Firstly, you are the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, don't compare yourself to Brianna because you're so much better and there is no need to feel insecure, I'm with you, I'm dating you and I love you. So what if she was my first love? You are the one I love now and that's all that matters" Rose smiled happily at him.
“And besides, she doesn't have cute cheeks like you" He pinched her cheeks softly making Rose giggle. She hugged him.
“I love you Aiden" Aiden caressed her back.
“I love you" He responded.
“Shall we sleep?" Rose asked as she retracted herself from his embrace. He nodded then watched her lay down before lying down. Rose immediately snuggled into his chest. Aiden was right, it didn't matter what she thought of Brianna or what they had in the past. She is his present and that's all that matters. She pushed all thoughts of Brianna aside and thought of what she could do for Aiden's birthday, she needed to do something special and that means it had to come from the heart. She had to go shopping with Claire for some new clothes...