Chapter 3: Jealous of her

Mandy is dressing up, in front of the mirror, she has light makeup on her face and tied her hair in a ponytail, she slipped into a simple fitted short gown and her sneakers, exposing her fine legs, that is how she likes to dress, just then Sharon pushed the door of her room. 

"What is wrong with you?" Mandy yelled at her, and she smiled. 

"Safe your strength, very soon, you will be out of this house maybe, you will be in one lonely corner mourning your sorrowful life." 

"Whatever!" Mandy said, taking two steps away from Sharon. 

"Beauty and the Beast," Sharon said as she too left the room, she shook her head and off she went, she drove her car to pick up Noor, and the two stopped at the restaurant, the place was fine but without anyone. 

"No one is here." Noor's voice came up, he too is handsome but not as handsome as Lauren, the face behind the mask. 

"Sit, maybe they are on their way," Mandy said, the two sit, and the waitress stands in front of them. 

"Welcome ma and sir to a five-star hotel, I am at your service, I was told to give you anything you want, he will soon be here with you." 

Mandy looked at Noor and then ordered, just ice cream, the ice cream was right in front of her in a second. 

"Are you sure, this is all..."

"Sure, thanks anyway." Mandy smiled at him, exposing her fine set of teeth, the waitress left. 

"Come on, let's try this." Mandy licked, she smiled. "This is lovely, you should try it." She pushed the ice cream towards Noor's mouth, he wanted to lick it but Mandy pushed it to the other side, he tried to get it but Mandy used it to touch his face. 

"Silly girl!" He said, she titters, her laughter is sweet, genuine, and innocent, and she is playing with Noor not knowing that Lauren, Larry, and Leah are watching them, for some reason, Lauren felt jealous of her, how could the woman he wants to tie the knot within a fortnight, be playing with another man so close. 

"Come on open your mouth." 

"I don't want to lick anymore." 

"Don't worry, I will not push it away from you." When Noor opened his mouth, she used it to touch his face.

"Not again!" Noor said. "Sorry, it's a mistake." She wiped it and licked it, she gave him this time when he opened his mouth. 

"You like it right?" Mandy asked he nodded

"Mandy, what are you doing?" Noor asked as Mandy demonstrated different animals with her hand and face for him to call their name. 

"Snake!" Noor said, Mandy laughed, she wanted to do another, and the waitress approached them.

"Ma! You can now meet with him." Mandy raised her head in surprise how did they get in, they are three in number. 

"Alright, thanks!" She said to the waitress, she went back to her post. 

"Noor..."

"Don't worry, just go on, I will be fine here." She smiled at him and walked towards Lauren and his crew. 

"Good day, I am..."

"Sit Mandy!" She smiled as Larry pulled a sit for her, Larry returned the smile at her, and she stared at Lauren, the mask showed that he was the one. 

"What will you..."

"Don't worry, I have taken ice cream," Mandy said, but in a second another ice cream was in front of her, she tried to resist it but no, she licked it again, she deep fries into the ice cream, Lauren's eyes bulge out, Larry look at him. Back then when they were younger, Lauren liked to deep fries into ice cream. 

"Sorry!" She said when she noticed they were ogling at her like some alien. 

"It's fine!" The young lady in the mix of the two boys said she nodded to him. "Anyways, I am his girlfriend, Leah." 

"Oh! Nice to meet you." Mandy takes her hand. "Like you already know, I am Mandy, Mr Edward's second daughter." 

"And I am Larry, this is my big brother..."

"Lauren!" He didn't allow Larry to take his name, Mandy nodded in fear, the boy's voice was sweet but scary, considering all that she had heard about him, fear had taken the better part of her. 

"I am not going to take much of your time, I will go straight to the point, you and I know that I don't love you and you don't love me too..."

"So you don't want to marry me, right?" Mandy said with big excitement on her face, Lauren looked at Larry. "You, will not marry me right?" Her soft voice came up again. 

"Ahem!" Lauren clears his throat. "Not..."

Mandy frowned, she thought everything would just end there if Lauren rejected her. 

"I have decided that we get into what we can a contract marriage, we will be married for six months after that we go our separate ways, you don't have to worry about the divorce, I will take all the blame for the failed marriage." 

"Really? Just six months and I will go my separate way? Be with the man I love?" Her excitement was at its peak again, she didn't know that Lauren could be this kind, she didn't want to part ways with Noor, the man in her heart, Lauren frowned all of a sudden, she just made it clear that Noor is the man in her heart. 

"Are you okay with it?" Larry asked her since Lauren wasn't ready to say another word. 

"Of course, you don't know how happy your brother made me, I was thinking that I was going to be forced into some matrimony that my heart doesn't want, so it's perfect for me, I like it." 

"Good, since you accept, I will give you the rules in this contract marriage." Leah's coarse voice came up, she had been mute all this time, and she needed to give her rules and regulations.

"Rules?" Mandy asked as she faced Leah. 

"Yes, he is my man, so you don't expect me to give him to you without rules, do you?" Mandy shakes her head in fear. 

"Relax, it's simple, it is not difficult to follow." Lauren looks at her. "Don't give me that look, baby." She ran her hand on his lips and kissed him. 

[Let's continue rule number 1: Don't talk to my man.]

[Number 2: Don't make his meal, the maid will do that.]

[Number 3: Don't touch him or his stuff, assume he doesn't exist.]

[Number 4: Don't share his room; no kisses; no hugs; no playing with him; no date with him; no eye contact.]

[Number 5: I am free to come to his house whenever I like; we can have intercourse...]

"No way, it's their matrimonial home until they are still together, you should respect that, so that is not possible." Larry's voice came up, and Lauren looked at him. "Yes, if that is not removed then I am backing..."

"Fine, we can just do that at your guest house," Leah concluded, she looked at Mandy, expecting her to say something but not a word. 

"Are you fine with it?" Leah asked, she smiled and nodded. 

"Of course, everything is perfect for me, after that, we go our separate ways, I know Noor will love this, we two don't have to part ways." 

"Fine, since we are on the same page, then the marriage will be held because I don't want anyone coming between me and Lauren," Leah claims Lauren's lips as she speaks, Mandy doesn't say a word. 

"If nothing is left can I go now?" Mandy said standing, Larry nodded for her but Lauren also stood, he towered over her, he was a perfect man even without the face, he placed his hand back in his suit pocket. 

"Yes, you can leave but next time don't come with him to meet me, I don't want to see him around you."  That was Lauren's jealous self-talking, he had watched the two right since they arrived at the hotel, the proximity was too much, and he didn't want it, right in this instance, he wanted to mark his territory. 

"Sorry about that." Mandy apologized as she turned to leave. "My driver will take you home."

"I came with..."

"Don't worry, he will drive yours, just give him your keys." Mandy frowns but has no choice but to do as she is told, she and Noor leave. 

"It's easy right?" Larry asked Lauren, and he nodded. 

"Baby; I need a massage," Leah said, Larry just stood to leave. "Where are you going?" Lauren asked him. 

"You don't want me to watch smut, do you?" Larry said as he head out, Leah is like some whore, she could get laid anywhere, right there at the hotel, she got what she wanted, and Lauren have to return home as well.