Have you ever been in a situation where it feels like nothing about that moment makes sense, and you wish that that moment wasn't happening at the same point you wished it were all real? That was exactly what I felt as I watched Giorgio an arm's length away from me. I watched his eyes and his slightly parted lips and almost wanted to slap him. Because I saw all the confidence that emanated from his stares, the pride that sat on his shoulders as he watched me.
Was he joking? Was he out of his mind or was this the newest way of saying "I wanna have sex with you?"
His eyes dilated as they watched me. They moved as if they searched for the answer to his absurd question in my eyes.
I hadn't realized he'd inched closer and placed a hand over my shoulder as I choked on the pepper in my mouth until I was fighting to get out of his grip and set the food down, rising up with all the energy I could muster.
"What the hell, Giorgio?" I asked, upset.
He rises up immediately, his height towering over mine.
"It's a simple question I asked you, kitty."
"Don't call me that, Giorgio!"
"You never seemed to have a problem with that before..."
I didn't know what to say. I just let out an unbelievable air as I tried to speak, my lips banting and closing shut unbelievably.
"What the actual fuck, Giorgio?"
He tries to speak but stops and looks to the side before watching me again.
"Listen I'm sorry okay? I know I'm acting like an asshole right now but I am just as..... Scared as you are, okay?"
"Are you? Who the fuck tells a woman he just met in a couple of months that he wants to marry her?"
"Okay, I need you to listen to me okay? I know what I said is absurd especially since we barely know each other but if you hear me out, I think we're both gonna need each other's help."
"Wha....?" I was confused but knew this was getting serious.
"Please, sit." Giorgio said calmly as he lowered himself to pat the spot where I'd been seated a few seconds ago, like a father trying to make a child sit down for a prep talk.
I sat down, putting a distance between us. Did he think getting married to someone was such an easy thing that he'd easily say to my face? Some other girls would probably be happy, say yes on spot without caring to know why he's asking them to marry him and you wouldn't blame them. Because he is Giorgio Mahone. And I for one just discovered he owned a couple of bodyguards and so much money in his bank account and what else? He probably lived in some Mansion in Canada or Italy or wherever. I was those girls. But instead of blushing, I felt uneasy.
"Katherine I'm really sorry about how I threw that question at you, I'm an asshole okay?" He started, calming me down "as you must have guessed, I don't belong at that school. I don't fit in at all..."
That's not true.
".... My father, ah... He made me come to school. I dropped out a few years back. There's a lot of things I'd rather not talk about cos.... None of it concerns you, so I'll just say the part that concerns you. My father, he's a very very, very rich man, Katherine. Very rich. He's fucking rich..."
When he said that with his face thrown away, I instantly put meaning to every word that left his mouth. I imagined this father of his to be a young man dressed in suits, a scowl on his face as he turned around in the distance to watch me. Then I imagined Giorgio Mahone in suits as he watched me, a frown on his face too. And a chill ran down my spine, pulling me back from my thoughts and letting his words invade my thoughts.
"..... He thinks I'm irresponsible. I don't give a fuck. But now he wants me to get married or else he's gonna remove my name from his will."
"Why would he do that?" I asked confused.
"Because Katherine, " he looked at me, his gaze holding mine "I'm a very reckless person."
I gulped. Couldn't argue with that. But I was caught in his gaze, couldn't look away. There was something about what he just said. It felt so true, like he was confessing to me but he was also holding back. There was more to him just being reckless.
I watched his eyes fall on my lips and watched his lips twist into a smile before his eyes moved up to find my eyes again and he continued.
"My father never goes back on his words, Kitty," he adds "and he is going to cut me off completely. I have my own personal goal asides all of this that's why I need you to marry me."
I scoffed. "You think I would marry you just like that?"
"No, but you've got everything to gain here too. Phoebe told me everything that I needed to know. Plus, you've been job hunting. I'm willing to pay more than any of those hard jobs could ever pay you. Think about it, I'd be merely paying you to do the easiest job in the whole world. Just pretend to be my wife. Easy. Free money."
I thought about it for a second. A contract marriage? "Why don't you just go ahead and get married to your girlfriend?" I asked.
His eyes instantly found mine and I saw the change in them. "I don't love, Kitty."
I felt chills run up my thighs but I decided it was just from the fact that I was seated here with someone as gorgeous as Giorgio Mahone and I couldn't believe I was about to agree to being his fucking wife. What am I even thinking?
"So? Will you be my wife?"
"How much are you going to pay?"
He shrugs and replied "I was going to tell you that when we talk about the terms and conditions over dinner where you sign the contract to be my legally married wife but since you asked, the payment is ten thousand dollars," my lips dropped open "for a start." He added, a smile tucking at his lips.
KATHERINEA lot had happened in a few years, and I was more grateful than I ever thought I would be 2 years ago, and that was something. Everything about the situation gave me so much joy, and it made me feel as though I could tell that my life was about to make more meaning than it would ever have in the long run.“Are you ready?” A maid queried.I nodded. “I’m ready.”Pulling my hair backwards, I tried to give it a breezy look. I had no idea if it were working or not, but things were really looking up at this point. I felt like I was living my best life, and all. It was just amazing what things could do to one. A quick look at the matter showed that I was looking so good. I wanted to stare at myself for a long time, and not do anything, but a certain someone was waiting for me downstairs. I grabbed my purse by the wall stand and made a move to the other side of the room. There was only one thing that made sense right now, and that was the fact that I was happy with my life. Everyt
GIORGIOThe lights were all out, and there was so much excitement in the mansion. Father had invited a couple of dignitaries to celebrate I and Katherine. It felt like there was something in the air that was stifling my excitement. I just couldn’t handle too many things at once, and I was worried about so many things, and what was at the fore was that, I would not be able to find out the truth before everything actually gets destroyed.I turned around and noted that Katherine was busy with a few guests, and she seemed to be so happy. Just as I was about to look away, I caught a glimpse of Mrs Bianca as she walked quickly behind dad.I had a hunch to follow her, and I did the same. She was trying her best to move fast and remain hidden and I had to be fast on my feet. There was a lot of things that needed to be handled and there was little time for that. I just wish that everything was good at the moment, and there was no more stress.But, I couldn’t afford to give into wishful thinkin
GIORGIOI pulled my hands towards the side, but I couldn’t hold onto anyone. It was as thought I was all alone on the damn bed, and that didn’t make me feel better one bit. I wished there would have been a way to handle the issues, and Katherine wouldn’t have to be sad, and loose sleep because of me. It broke me into a billion pieces and that was saying something. I couldn’t just stand how uptight everything was at this point.“Katherine?” I called out.Was she that mad at me because I had not helped with the whole celebrations? I wish not because I had no idea what I was going to do if that were to be the case. The whole problems was getting out of hand, and I just had to be sure that she was fine, and she knew that I would be able to make her feel more better as time went on. This was what was more important to me.I opened the door to the bathroom, but she wasn’t there. What the hell was going on? She never got out at this time, and we always talked about random things and made sil
KATHERINEI had the best moments in life and I was really enjoying everything now with Giorgio being by my side and all. The tension with his dad was there, but still, he made sure that everything was good.I could see the efforts he was putting with helping me with things and so much more. I just couldn’t help but he happy for them all, and understand that this was my life now. Honestly, I have understood now that my life was meant to be this way from the scratch. I was meant to understand Giorgio and his excesses and be there for him at his weakest.Giorgio in turn helped me with bodyguards, and he was so kind as he made things clear to me. It was a moment of great reflection, and I was able to understand why things happened the way it did. It was for the good of us all, and I couldn’t change that for anything in the world.“Here,” Giorgio said softly. I turned lightly to him and noted that he was giving me an ice-cream. I pulled away from he balcony, and grabbed a couple of bites
GIORGIOI watched as Katherine’s father fidgeted lightly, and I could tell that he was majorly stressed up by the issue ongoing. There was so much stress around, but I really wanted to be there for sometime, and handle the problems that came up at all times. It was important to be able to get to the apex of the situation.“Dad, please answer us. Giorgio is right, there is something definitely wrong and we need to clarify the whole thing better so there would be no more problems. What is going on, dad?” Katherine stepped up.I looked at her and she nodded with her eyes, making me smile ever so lightly. Her dad finally heaved a sight, pulling our attention back to him. “The thing is, we have been receiving threats. It’s been so crazy and we don’t know how to handle half of the situations that cropped up. It is such a painful moment for us all, and things have to be handled better.” He said with a sight.I swallowed hard. “What threats?”He shook his head. “They are in form of letters,
GIORGIOThere were things that were moving too fast, and I could tell that there would be more trouble around. We’ve finally settled into the house, and there was a whole lot of things that had to be done when things when we caught father talking with someone, who had a sketchy attitude. I wished I could be able to find out exactly who the person was, but it was so hard to do.Katherine also tried to find the man who was with dad, but to no avail. I decided to do some private investigations while remaining true to myself. There was so many things that needed to be clarified at this point, and I had to handle everything like I had seen so far.I and Katherine tried to move on, though I kept my eyes on the situation, by asking some persons to investigate the man. They were people that I could trust. I didn’t like the way some of the issue came up. It was a pain for me, and I felt like everything was getting slightly destroyed, but I had no idea if I was paranoid or not.Then, one evenin