Cross Pov
"Ma, I already agreed to do as you asked, what else do you want me to do?"I asked my mom, she is being annoyed again, one of the many reasons I jumped on the opportunity to handle the branch office weather than stay back home and be at the main is because my mom is always on my case, at almost thirty my mom still see me as a baby, and I don't know what to do to change that. I adjusted my suit as I walked to the chair in the hotel room and sat down, my mom calling me so early in the morning wasn't a new thing, it has always been like that and I am used to it, but I needed to get to work and knowing my mom this call might last for hours."You were supposed to come with us to see her, but you didn't show up and we had to make up excuses, you know how much I have to make excuses,""Ma, I will see her at the engagement party, no need for us to meet before then, it's not a love match, I agreed to this marriage idea and that should be enough."I said wanting the phone call to end already but till my mom ends it I can't, my mom is the only woman I can't say no, that's how she was able to talk me into getting married, left to me I didn't think I was ever gonna get married. Dolly, the lady I was currently seeing walked in from the bathroom and glanced at me and I gestured for her to leave if she was done, I should end things with her soon, maybe one last bang and I will call it off, the reason she lasted for three months is that she is so good in bed, if not they barely last a week as I get tired easily."Boy, you should meet her first don't you think,""Ellen, I am a twenty-nine years old man, I will be thirty in two months, just wanted to remind you in case you have forgotten,"I said using my mom's name, me and my parents especially my mom are very close, in fact, everyone in my family is close, we defile what they call the rich people's curse where the family don't relate and are there more like business partners or rivals, my mom knew every little detail about me, when she had told me about getting married to a girl found for me initially I didn't want to do it because I wasn't interested in marriage generally, but when she somehow got me to agree but that didn't stop me from living my life and I plan on continuing with my life after the marriage, I love fun and most people call me a womanizer and I don't feel bad about it, what's the fun in bedding just one woman when you can get hundreds even a thousand, this woman I am marrying better be good in bed or we are gonna have a few issues, anyway if she isn't good then I am gonna look for more aside, I don't plan on being faithful to a pampered princess who may have asked her daddy to buy her a rich, handsome husband."Ma, I have to go now, I will talk to you soon,"I said trying to cut off our talk but my mom didn't have it."Don't you dare Cross,"She said with authority and I complied."Yes, ma,""You haven't even seen your wife to be, you don't even know her name, how would you recognize her at the party, you guys are supposed to meet before the engagement so you better pick a date,"My mom voiced, in truth, I have not bothered because I trust my parent to pick the perfect bride for me, but then again I wondered how she looks, I like my woman curvy and beautiful."What's her name ma?""Katherine," she revealed but the name didn't sound familiar neither did it sound rich or influential it was just a normal name."Do I perhaps know this Katherine?"I asked, Dolly was giving me some weird looks but I didn't mind her, she should know her place, I never promised her or any one of the ladies I have been seeing commitments if they ever overthink, it on them."Yes, you do, she and your brother were in high school together and she used to come over to our houses"My mom disclosed, which means she should be around Max's age which means l would be five years older than her, wow, just wow.I thought."Mom, how old is she?"I asked wanting to confirm."I think, twenty-three or twenty-four,""Mom!!! You got me a lady I am seven years older than? What am I supposed to do? Teach her how to live?""Just wait until you meet her, you will like what you see,""Which family is she from by the way?"I asked wanting to place my hand on where she is from and how influential her family is that my parents thought she was perfect for me."It's Katherine Stevenson, the last child of the Stevenson family, you should know her,"I was right, a spoilt princess, what did I except."Mom, so I am marrying Kathy? Wow,""Yes son, she is the perfect match, I think you have not seen her for a while, she has grown into a fine lady and if we don't make it legal soon another family might snack her,"My mom said trying to make me see reasons why marrying her was a big thing, yeah I agree that the Stevensons were pretty influential but my family still has more net worth though, not wanting to argue with my mom I just let her talk."I will send you a photo of her when I get one, in the main time pick a date before the engagement ceremony for you guys to meet,"My mom said"Yes ma, I will let you know, I have to get to work ma,""Okay, bye son I love you,"My mom said and I ended the call with a sigh of relief."Are you cheating or two-timing me?"Dolly asked I looked up to see her standing with her hands folded in front of her."What do you mean by that?"I questioned getting up to dress up."You know what I mean, how can you be talking about another lady in my present? Talking about marriage? What do you take me for?""Dolly, I don't have the strength to talk right now, you are I don't have a relationship, what we have is a fling,""What? A fling? We have been seeing each other for over three months,"She shouted in anger, I rolled my eyes, here it comes again, another one overstepping the boundary, there is no finally bang, what a waste it was fun while it lasted, time to get off it, I thought putting out my phone and forwarding ten million to her account."It's was fun while it lasted Dolly, I told you from the beginning I don't do commitment, and you are aware, if you think otherwise then that's on you,"I replied pulling on my wrist watching and knotting my tie."Don't you dare walk out on me Cross, we are not finished here," she let out blocking my way as I tried to leave."We are finished, Get out of my way Dolly, I have work to do,""Cross please, don't do this to me, I love you please, we can make this work,"She voiced in a pleading voice that made me want to throw up."I don't love you, I told you before we started, it's on you Dolly, I never asked you to love me, I am done here and I won't be seeing you anymore, I sent ten million into your account you can use it to forget about me,"I declared."I don't want your money, Cross, I have money, all I want is you, please, please," She screamed in tears."Let me go, Dolly, this is what I hate, I made it clear, I startedd it when we started, I never did or say anything to make you feel otherwise,""I love you please, don't do this to me, please, I promise I will be on my best behavior,"She pleaded, falling on her knees and holding onto my legs, I tried to shake my leg off but she was holding on so tight,"I looked down at her in disgust."You look so pathetic, right now, get off the ground woman, when I say I am done I mean it,"I replied shaking off my legs forcibly and walking out of the hotel room."You are gonna regret this Cross, I promised.She screamed through her tears as I slammed the door shut and gagged in disgust, women will never change no matter how classic they look."Can never understand that gender," I muttered under my breath as I left the hotel.Kathy Pov"Hey, love what's up?"I asked Louis as I got dressed the next morning, I know he hates it when I call him in the morning but I was a bit anxious, admittedly my relationship with Louis had a little too many restrictions, he doesn't like me visiting without head up, he doesn't like surprises, he doesn't like when I introduce him to people, and lots of stuff like that, but I was okay with it because I know he is a very private person like I expected he wasn't so pleased with me calling him."I told you I have to work in the morning, you can't just up and be calling me so early, don't you have to go to uni or something?"He scolded."I am sorry, can't you just spare me this once, I just wanted to know how far?""Alright fine, I am doing the first withdrawal this morning, I will make a stop at the bank,""Okay, I will let you go now, just keep me informed.""Right, bye,"He said and hung up, I pouted in sadness already missing his voice, my relationship with Louis started when I
Kathy Pov"I don't like this does, mom, it looks a bit too outstanding, I just want a simple dress, something that I can easily walk with."I said to my mom as I tried on the dress that was supposed to be for my engagement ceremony, as I can't plan on being there, I just didn't want anything that will stand out too much, I wanted something that I could easily walk in."Calm down, Katherine, no need for you to be walked up over the dress, we can always change it to the one you prefer,""I am sorry mom, I didn't mean to be rude,""I understand, I know the feeling of wanting the perfect dress for your day I have been there before, "My mom said encouraging, I mentally rolled my eyes. Her big day she meant, because there was no way that day was my big day because I ain't getting engaged on that day neither am I getting married, but she isn't going to know that, not until the day of the engagement when I run off, by the time they realize what has happened I will be very far away from here.
Cross Pov"I can't believe you are getting married man, that's so not you, never expected you to be the first of the two of us to get married,"Dean my best friend said, obviously, mocking me, he knew how much I didn't want to get married."Cut it out man, for real,""Come on, it's a good development, at least now you will leave all those ladies for us the single men,""What? No way, yes I am going to marry the damn spoilt brat, but there is no way in hell I am leaving all those pussies, just to be with one, I don't even care about her,""That's bad of you, I am against cheating,""Says the one who cheats on his girlfriends," I said rolling my eyes, I may like women but at least my women know their place at least I make them know where they stand with me, Dean, on the other hand, gather them like trophies."Man, we are different, those women are not legally mine, but this woman, she is gonna be your wife, I am against cheating for real, I ain't joking,""Enough, dude, I didn't ask you
Kathy PovI spent most of the week trying out different things and I didn't have much free time, things didn't really go as I planned, I was unable to meet up with my sibling as I expected and couldn't even tell my parent about the date I planned on taking them to, but the bright side of it is that my siblings were arriving three days to the engagement so I decided to treat them all to a meal at our house, I was going to get them their gifts today, its Saturday and by Wednesday I will be out of here for good, I have been able to successfully transfer the whole seven million to Louis account and also we have decided to move to Finland, we weren't going to Africa after all, we plan on taking the long road drive from Arizona to Mexico, then lay low for a while and then go from there to Finland I will miss Arizona but I am ready to leave it behind.I walked down the stairs towards my parent's room and held them talking, I wanted to knock but my mind told me not to, it was as if they were
Cross POV "Dude, hurry up we are going to be late,""Let me man, who's fault is it anyway, I told you we should stay at your parent's house that way we can get to the venue on time but you choose to be stubborn,"Dean said from the hotel room and I suddenly had the urge to scream, but that would look bad on an alpha male like me, even though these days I was beginning to lose my touch. it's officially my engagement day and for some unknown reasons, I am anxious, I am still trying to figure out why we arrived from New York yesterday morning after boarding an over bight flight,"I have my reasons alright," I told him eyeing him.I am still angry at my parents and almost decided not to push through with the fucked up engagement after all but then my mom kept begging, and as I said before I can't say no to her, she is the one woman who got be in her hands, she kept calling and calling, using all her skills and after only two days I caved in, but that didn't mean I was no longer angry, I
Kathy Pov"Please can you not put too much makeup on me?"I said to the stylist doing my makeup, it's finally the engagement day and I am hella nervous, I woke up with a bad feeling and I couldn't shake it off, I silently prayed to God that all my plans go well today, it's almost six pm which means I have to be out of here Before seven when the party starts, a lot of people were already here, some that I know others that I dont, I meant a few of my relatives already, they were all gushing and ahaing, I tried to play along as much as I could but the more people came to see me the more anxious I become.The past few days have been hectic for me, I had to play along with my family, while at the same time trying to put the finishing touch to my and Louis plan, thankfully both turned out to come out well, but it left me exhausted, I barely slept through the past couple of day, I had to do a full-body massage and also hard manicure and pedicure. It wasn't easy at all."Are you guys almost d
Cross PovIt took quite a while to get to the hospital and thankfully when we got there, there were doctors to attend to the girl, Anna, she was able to tell me her name and via her phone, I called her patent, I currently stood at the waiting area with Dean, her parents were on their way and until they get here, we can't leave, the tike was already past seven pm, my phone would be probably ringing nonstop, but I left it in the car."You should go on ahead, Cross, don't keep everyone waiting, I will wait till her parents are here then I will come,"Dean said coming to stand beside him."You sure?"I asked, Dean, didn't know his way around Arizona so I was skeptical about leaving him here."Yes, bro, and you might wanna change your clothes, you have bloodstains over you,""I will ask them to get me some clothes when I get there, please don't forget to call me,"I said as I stood up to leave, he followed me down through the hallway to where we packed."Okay, later Dean,"I said as I got
Kathy PovI stood by the window looking out to see if Louis was coming but he wasn't and the time was way past nine pm, I called his cell again but it still wasn't going through, even when it did go through he didn't take his calls, I wondered where he was and why he didn't tell me he would be going out, my phone has been ringing nonstop, and at a point, I considered turning it off, but I needed to reach Louis so I couldn't turn it off, I didn't know where he would have gone too, I have been here for over one hour now and still no sight of him, neither is he picking his calls, I was beginning to worry, why didn't he tell me that he won't be at home, he should have at least notified me then I wouldn't have to be worried."No need to panic Katherine, just calm down,"I said to myself but I couldn't calm down, we have to leave town today or my parents are going to find me, I called his number again, silently praying that he picks up if not I am going to go into full panic mode, and thank