Chapter 167 A Friend

• "Are you nervous?" Gina asked as they rode the elevator up to Alex's penthouse. She had a bottle of vintage wine in her right hand, which she had insisted on bringing while Charles held her left... he was silent the whole time till she asked him a question and yes, he was nervous but not as nervous as her... "I am," He said, and Gina nodded and smiled nervously at him. She had something to ask Juliet and wasn't sure what Juliet's answer was going to be, but she wanted to take her chances. The elevator stopped and opened when they arrived, and she had to take multiple deep breaths before they finally walked out and headed to their front door... Charles gave her hand a soft squeeze of reassurance and smiled warmly at her. "You will be fine," He whispered close to her heart, and Gina nodded. She was going to be fine; she just had to relax so she wouldn't mess up making Juliet her friend... She took a deep breath and gave her head a little shake. "Can I press the doorbell now?" Charles asked, and she nodded. Charles pressed the doorbell, and they waited for a few seconds before the door of the house was opened by Alex... "Hi," Alex said in a low voice...
• "," Charles answered also in a low voice, and Alex nodded... Gina was standing next to him, their hands intertwined as she smiled nervously at Alex... Alex made way for them to enter his house, and they did... Juliet was standing a few feet away from Alex when they walked in, and Gina's eyes immediately lit up when she saw Juliet... she walked over to where Juliet was standing and gave her a warm hug, taking Juliet and everyone else in the room by surprise... Gina broke the hug and handed the bottle of wine in her hand to Juliet. "Thank you," Juliet said as she accepted the wine, her eyes travelling to Alex and then to Charles, who smiled warmly at and he returned the smile...
• Charles followed Alex to the living room while Gina followed Juliet to the kitchen so she could place the bottle of wine down. "You didn't have to," Juliet said as she placed the bottle of wine down on the kitchen counter... she and Alex had been making dinner and were finally almost done when they heard the doorbell ring... the oven made a sound, and Juliet walked over to remove their dinner while gina stood behind her... "I had to, i didn't want to come empty-handed when you both are treating us to dinner, and it's also a small thank you gift for what you did for me yesterday... thank you, " Gina said, and Juliet stopped what she was doing and turned to look at Gina, who looked happy in contrast to the previous day. "Oh, you are welcome. My grandmother sends her regards and says you can come over anytime you want, " Juliet said, and Gina nodded...