Chapter ten: Use your feminine wiles

Monday morning shined bright and beautiful through Adriana's window waking her up. Her eyes tightened as they were disturbed by the morning rays.

Rays! Sunlight! Fuck, I overslept, her eyes snapped open and she took a look at her alarm clock.

Seven am.

What the hell happened.

Her head was a little foxy, and she couldn't remember last night. Her head was throbbing mildly, and her mouth felt like something died inside.

Bits by bits her memories began to return.

Last night she and her friends had gone to a party hosted by one of Reilly's co-workers. Reilly hadn't wanted to go alone because she has the hots for the guy and didn't want to embarrass herself. She needed them as a safe blanket.

What a safe blanket she must have been if she got skunk ass drunk. Luckily she has two of their other friends to serve as a buffer.

The party had been rave and wild, and Adriana had been determined to beat her record of ten bottles of beer in one night.And if the riot going on in her head is any indication then she surpassed her limit by a long mile.

The under of her sheets rattled as something groaned as if in pain.

What the fuck! She flung the sheet back and screamed when she found a naked man in her bed.

" Who the fuck are you?! "

" Josh, the man answered as if it should mean something. "

" Who? " Adriana tried to remember him but was drawing up a blank. That is why she never likes having sex when she is severely wasted, which is obvious that they did going by their state of undress.

The guy sighed and sat up.

" We met at Ted's party last night. "

Everything about last night was still a jumble of confusion in Adriana's head.

" That is good to know Fred, but is time you left, " she shued the guy. One of her rules has just been broken all because she had been too drunk to send the guy packing. She can't even remember the sex. What a bummer.

" Is Josh, and stop treating me like I am some damn whore, " the guy hissed and got out of the bed fuming.

Oh my, Adriana clutched her chest. The guy's body was dreamy. Six-packs and a tight glut just begging to be pawed.

Control yourself, she snapped at her raging libido.

The guy smirked smugly at her when he caught her checking him out.

" Like what you see? "

Adriana rolled her eyes at him.

" I believe you can find the door by yourself. I am late as it is, " she got out of bed not shy of putting her own body on display.

She felt the guy's eyes on her but acted as if she didn't see it as she went about tidying up.

" Yes? " She asked when he continued to linger.

" Call me? "

" I will, " Adriana answered automatically even though she wasn't going to.

The guy gave her one last grin before leaving her bedroom.

She relaxed when she heard her outer door banged close.

He was gone.

Finally.

She was about to make her way into the bathroom when her phone rang.

" Who the hell is calling at this hour, " she hissed snatching the phone off the table. The frown of irritation on her face dispersed when she saw it was her father.

" Dad! " She picked.

" Oh Rina, thank God I caught you. "

" Yeah, you rang my phone who else were you expecting to catch, " she mumbled underneath her tone. " What is it, dad? " She asked out loud.

" Mind your tone young lady. And why are you grumpy this early in the morning? "

Adriana sighed. Her hangover was making her irritable and she wasn't looking forward to working with it today.

" I am sorry dad. Why are you calling? " She asked more politely.

" Is about that stuff we discussed last time. "

" Yeah, what about it? " She asked in a bored tone. If she was being honest she didn't want to think about the contract. Discussing it with her friends didn't help her arrive at any decision. Reilly and Helen had been strongly against it while Shannon thinks she should give it a trial. She might end up falling in love with the guy as it happens in movies and stories. 

But Adriana's life isn't a movie and she hates to get stuck with some fatty and ugly dude for the rest of her life. 

" His son is not agreeable, so his father wants you to convince him. "

How? Adriana felt a little relieved. If the son doesn't want to marry her then the marriage will not hold and she wouldn't have to break her father's heart. 

" Seduction, Rina. We want you to seduce him into marrying you. "

A dry humorless laughter spilled from Adriana. Her father's words weren't funny but that was the only response she could give as the alternative was a raging fury. 

Let me see if I heard you correctly. You want me, your daughter to fuck some stranger into marrying me. Why don't you just pimp me out, dad? Adriana snapped in a sarcastic tone. 

You don't have to sleep with him. Just use your feminine wiles I am sure no man will be able to resist you once you set that Miller's charm on him. 

One man could.

Adriana's mind went to Skyler.

" Dad, I am not sure about this, " she mumbled in a low voice. " What if I try and he still refuses. "

" He wouldn't. I trust you, my daughter. You will do whatever is necessary to get Mr. Rivers junior to see reason. "

" Dad! " Adriana tried to protest but her father was gone.

" Damn it! " she flung her phone.

Adriana realized a second too late what she has done and her eyes and mouth grew wide as a bowl as she watched horrified with her breath hanging in her throat as her phone sailed through the air.

For a brief second, it felt as if time stopped as the phone suspended in the air before it nosedived towards...

Adriana's eyes snapped shut as she didn't want to witness the catastrophe. She waited for the crash sound but none came. The ten fingers on her face did a horizontal movement for her to peep through.

Her eyes first went to the floor. She didn't see her phone. She began to breathe a little, but it was still shallow as she was still yet to ascertain its location.

Adriana was bent on her knees ass up looking under the bed for her phone when it began to ring from above her. Forgetting she was way under the bed she tried to raise her head and came in hard contact with the strong wood.

" Son of a bitch! " she cursed rubbing the back of her head. Her blue eyes narrowed in anger as she rushed forward to pick up the device.

If it was her dad calling back again to talk about his ridiculous idea, she will...

" Dad! If you are calling to talk about me whoring myself out to some rich bastard again I am seriously going to blow my shit! "

A shocked silence.

When she didn't get a response, Adriana pulled the phone from her ear to check the caller's ID.

Damn!

" Sorry, Shannon thought it was my dad. "

" Really! So let's be sure I heard your rant correctly, your dad is trying to....pimp... you..out to some rich dude. And here I thought he wanted to marry you to some rich dude, he needs to make up his mind. You can't be a whore and a wife at the same time. "

A pregnant silence.

Adriana didn't know how to react to her friend's words. It was delivered in a deadpan voice that she didn't know if she was being serious or pulling her legs.

Then she heard it.

It was low and faint, but definitely the sound of someone giggling, like a kid.

" Very funny, Shannon, " she sassed.

Following her words, the laughter grew until it could permeate through the phone.

Adriana allowed her friend to have her fun but when the laughter seemed endless she interrupted.

" Was there a reason you called? " Her voice was a little stern which caused the laughter to cease immediately even though it became obvious the woman on the other end was trying hard not to burst into laughter.

" I am sorry Rina but your life can be a reality show. Have you ever thought of that? " Shannon teased.

" Yes, " Adriana answered in the same deadpan voice.

" What! " Shannon gasped taking her seriously.

" In your dreams. "

" Haha, very funny Miss Miller. So about your father pimping you out... "

Adriana sighed knowing her friend wouldn't leave it alone unless she got some closure.

" Can't talk about it now San, I am already late to work. Lunch? "

" Ok, " Shannon answered sounding a little disappointed.

" So why did you call? " 

" Wanted to know how last night went? " Life came back in her voice.

Shannon was always up for some juicy gossip and with a friend like Adriana, there is always a hot supply of those.

" As usual, " Adriana voice lacked the usual enthusiasm she exhibits when she talks about her sexual escapades. 

What kind of a response is that? Shannon's brow creased.

" You didn't fuck him last night? " She sounded a little disappointed and confused. This was so unlike her friend. 

Last night as the party was drawing to a close she and the other of her friends had watched Adriana leave with her flavor of the night, some cute dude that works with Reilly.

The guy had walked up to them when they walked into the party to chat Adriana up but she had seemed not interested as her mind was still stuck on the dude she met on Friday night but the guy had refused to give up and followed her around like a puppy. As the night progressed with a lot of liquid in her, Adriana began to seem amiable to the guy and before the night was over they were heading towards the exit looking like two peas in one pod. So this morning she called to get the juicy details before the other ladies. She called dibs on this one.

" Most likely. Honestly can't remember, " Adriana answered with a heavy sigh. 

Last night was still a blur leaving only this annoying headache as proof that I lived through it.

" Damn, and here I was hoping for some pornified juicy sex gossip. "

" Ew! Shannon, get a life, " Adriana yelled into the phone making a disgusting face.

" You have got a life for all us combined, Shannon teased with a light snicker. "  Anyway see you at lunch, " she rang off.

Who needs a life when you have crazy friends like this, Adriana mumbled to herself as she headed towards the bathroom.

Work was as usual and by the time lunch rolled around Adriana was so famished that she could eat a whole horse but a burger will do. That is what she is craving this afternoon.

Her friends are already waiting for her at a small restaurant a few blocks away from her office.

The door chimed when she walked in drawing the attention of a few of the patrons including her friends.

" Rina, over here! " Shannon waved towards her with her face bright with smiles. The same colorful smile lit up Adriana's face as she made her way toward her friends.

" Hi, ladies, " she greeted as she took a seat facing Reilly. She observed that her friends have already ordered and hailed the waiter before paying close attention to her friends. 

" You are glowing, Reilly, " she observed with a little smile on her face. 

" That is true, Ri, " Shannon added giving her friend a second look. 

Reilly's whole face infused with heat and she lifted her glass to her lips to cool down. 

" Things must have worked out with Ted then, " Shannon wiggled her brow at her friend.

Reilly blushed harder.

" Oh my God, she is blushing. Come on spill, " Shannon demanded her eyes filled with excitement.

There conversation stalled when the waiter arrived and Adriana ordered. 

" So? " She prompted her friend.

Reilly could feel her face burning as she recalled the encounter between her and her colleagues last night.

When everyone has gone home she had stayed back to help Ted clean up after they finished he had asked her to stay back for a drink and one thing lead to another and they found themselves kissing.

" Did you guys fuck? " Shannon asked impatiently when Reilly was taking her time. 

Reilly choked.

" Shannon! " Adriana scolded playfully as a smile tugged at her lips.

" What! She is an adult with a healthy libido. "

" No, we didn't fuck, yet, " Reilly added before Shannon could chip in.

" Why not? "

" We are taking things easy. "

Reilly's mind took her back to Ted's living room. The kiss had been wonderful and would have led to other things had Reilly not put the breaks on. She has had a bad relationship with a co-worker before and wanted to be more careful this time.

" While you are marking time with the guy you like, Adriana's father is pimping her out to some rich dude, " Shannon said just as the waiter arrived with Adriana's food. 

Reilly choked almost spewing the drink she had just drunk.

" What? " She croaked after she managed to swallow, while Adriana glared at Shannon.

" Is not what you think, " she bit into her burger.

" Mmm, " she moaned as her taste buds wept with joy at the delicious taste.

" How the hell you can eat all these junks and bad food you eat without exercise and remain thin is amazing, " Shannon said with envy eyeing her friend trim figure. 

" Good genes, " Adriana moaned taking another huge bite of her food. She was lucky food doesn't make her add weight because she would have been big as a house without her love for the wrong food.

" What about Helen? " She asked after their missing friend.

" Stuck in surgery, something about a kid swallowing a toy, and you are stalling, " Reilly answered also looking at their friend as she enjoys her meal with envy. She and Shannon had ordered a salad because they couldn't afford to eat anyhow if they are to maintain their slender figure.

" My Dad wants me to seduce Skyler, " Adriana mumbled with food in her mouth.

" English, please. "

Adriana rolled her eyes at Shannon as she swallowed.

" I said My dad wants me to seduce Skyler, " Adriana repeated her voice clearer.

" What! The dude you met on Friday night? "

" No, the one with Rivers. "

" You mean your betrothed? "

" Very funny Shannon. "

" Why does your dad want you to seduce him? " Reilly asked lifting the last bite of her salad into her mouth.

" Because the dude doesn't want to marry me and our dads wants this marriage badly that they are willing to do anything. "

" Are you going to do it? "

Adriana didn't answer.

Yes she doesn't mind having sex with strangers but at least she chooses the strangers. 

" He could be sexy. "

The other two women turned to glare at Shannon.

" I am just saying. Maybe if you see what he looks like you might not be reluctant to jump his bones. "

" How? "

" Browse him, duh. He is famous, right? "

Before her friends could agree with her Shannon already has her phone out goggling Skyler Rivers of Rivers Empire.

" Oh my God! " She exclaimed gawking at the picture on her screen.

" What is it, " her two friends crowded her to see into the phone.

All air sucked out of Adriana as she gawked at Skyler's handsome image.