FORCED PROXIMITY

"If you don't sign this contract, it says that your dad has to be my work slave in the contract he signed.' Sdrian smiled.

"You wouldn't want that for your diabetic dad, would you?" Adrian said.

"How do you know about that?" She said through her teeth.

"I do my home work, sweetheart." He said, looking at the sweat rolling down her cleavage.

"Don't call me that." She said.

"Whatever you want, sweetheart?" He smirked.

"So you left your busy life to come and rage bait me?" She scoffed.

"I'm not that...., busy..., besides revenge is way more important than any work I have to do." He smiled. "So, are you going to sign or make things more difficult for him?" He gestured towards her father.

"Who is going to take care of him." She said.

"As soon as you sign that, your dad is going to live happily ever after in Dubai. Away..., from all this...." He looked around the kitchen, and his eyes landed on the leaking roof. "Poverty." He finished.

"I was going to fix that." She defended.

"Sure you were." He smiled devilishly.

She looked at her dad one more time before saying, "Where do I sign?"

One of the men who looked like some sort of attorney pointed to some dotted line. She bent over the table, and she signed.

"Here is your ring, Mrs. Cross." One of the men brought out a gigantic diamond ring in a box.

"What do you mean, Mrs. Cross? I just signed a contract?" She said.

"Yes, a contract to be my law fully wedded wife." Adrian smiled.

"No." She sank into a chair.

"Yes." Adrian smiled.

"Get Mr. Lake dressed, he has a flight in about an hour." Adrian said.

One of Adrian's men pushed her father through the door as Vivian desperately tried to understand.

"Are you going to get up, or are you going to wait till that rusted plank infects you?" Adrian said.

Vivian looked at with tears in her eyes. She couldn't argue anymore. She had already signed the contract. And her father's life was in her hands.

She stood up.

"That's a good girl." Adrian said and signalled his men to follow him.

She was led into a car, and Adrian entered shortly after. The car ride was quiet as Vivian fought back her tears.

When they reached their destination, Vivian thought she was in an estate, but it was just Cross Villa.

She did not want to seem shocked so she just walked behind Adrian as they entered into the house.

"Welcome to your new home." He said.

"Where is my room?" Vivian frowned as if unimpressed.

"William...." A man who looked like he was living rhe best of his fifties walked towards them.

"Yes master." He said with a smile.

"Show Vivian the room." Adeiann waved him off.

She followed William to an elevator which led them too the 5th floor.

"Why would a house belonging to one person need an elevator?" She thought.

"Here it is ma'am." William smiled as he ushered her to a room.

"Thanks." She said.

As she entered the room it seemed like she was awarded the master bedroom, with an aquarium and ceiling to floor windows. The bed was twice a king sized and it was bigger than her whole apartment building. But there was one problem.....

Everything was in black.

"This man forced me into marry him and he dis not bother getting what I like."She frowned.

She opened the wardrobes and saw men's clothing.

She was sure William showed her the wrong room. She decided to take a shower as she always did at home.

She grabbed a robe and entered the bathroom.

There was an indication for hot and cold on the shower. When was the last time she took a bathe with hot water?

She took her time in the bathroom with the body wash she found in the bathroom.

She stepped out of the bathroom with her hair wet and she was feeling totally refreshed until she saw Adrian sitting on her bed.

"Why the fuck are you in my room?" She said holding her robe tightly.

"You mean our room?" He smirked as he leaned against the bed. "It's in the contract. I can't possibly sleep alone when I have a wife, don't you think?" He said.

"I can't do this tonight." She walked to the walk in closet and started looking for something to wear.

She settled for a gigantic T shirt because she couldn't find anything that was supposed to be hers.

She slipped into it and walked out of the closet.

"You're wearing my shirt." He said.

"Wow...., The award for stating the obvious goes to Adrian Cross once again." She smiled sarcasticly. "You should keep up the good work, you are really good at this. You should make this a hobby." She wiped the smile off his face.

"You just love getting involved with me don't you? Sharing a bed wasn't enough?" He said faking innocence.

"Excuse you.....? I couldn't find my clothes."She frowned.

"Did you check the left side of the closet?" He asked.

She did not.

"I was too tired okay?" She folded her arms making them support her unprotected breasts.

He stood up and walked toward her. Then he took off his shirt revealing the tattoo below his waist.

"Uh...., What are you doing??" She said.

"I use the shower too you know." He said as he moved closer.

"Don't you know something called personal space?" She said as she hit the dressing mirror.

"I do. But I choose not to abide by it." He followed her until they were less than two feet apart.

"You could have chosen to make me suffer...., why did you make me marry you?" She stared into his eyes.

"Vivian, you just got here." He said with a smile.

"You wouldn't want to make your wife suffer would you?"

"You think so?"