MaryPyotr went to the office, leaving me there with Halley. Despite his lack of enthusiasm for celebrations, I was still excited. It wasn't hard to convince her to accompany Allie and me at a dinner party at the restaurant that Jacob Adams, Allie's fiancé, was working on at the time.It would just be a simple dinner. It wouldn't hurt for this annoying guy to accompany us. We work together on this, we should at least celebrate together too."Are we going straight from here? " Halley questioned it as I matched the details with Allie by cell phone."Yes, we'll meet Allie at The Helen's in half an hour," I explained.Pyotr's footsteps caught my attention, and I immediately turned towards him, attracting Halley's attention."Hey Peter, are you sure you don't want to join us? "I smiled invitingly in the hope of making the man have a little fun “last chance.”"Have fun today, Mary," he replied with a minimal smile on his lips, "See you tomorrow, Ms. Dawson.”"Until tomorrow, Mr. Rozanov," H
MaryMy alarm clock rang well before I expected, it looked like I had just closed my eyes. I looked around looking confusedly at the darkness that took over the room, taking a while to situate myself and understand that it was actually my cell phone that was ringing."It's after 3:00 in the morning, Peter," I moaned."Do you think I should wear a blue or green tie to the meeting tomorrow? "He asked casually."Peter, why are you picking ties at 3:00 in the morning? "I turned aside with a voice smothered by sleep, closing my eyes again."Which do you think would be better?” He insisted."Look, I'm going back to sleep, okay? " I declared in the midst of a yawn “Take both, I choose one tomorrow.”"Sleep well, Mary," I heard."Whatever," I murmured before I hung up.Will he ever stop doing that?I went back to sleep with my phone still in my hand, waking up the next day with a slight headache, which immediately irritated me. I wore a striped shirt and a midi skirt with a sandal and rushed,
PyotrI watched Mary head to the door, leaving me behind stunned. What just happened?I woke up ready to be fired and when I least hope I'm engaged? And engaged to my assistant, the daughter of my boss that I've spent the last year struggling to see only professionally!?"Aren't you coming, Peter? "Mary again asked to stop by the open door."Come on, Marianne," I walked up to her.On one thing she's right, it won't be bad to have a bride as beautiful as her."You know, you're going to have to stop calling me Marianne," she smiled victoriously" As my future husband, you need to be less formal.”"You were expecting this, weren't you, Mary?" I rolled my eyes."I had to ask you to marry me to make you call me Mary” She scoffed as we went back to the conference room "Now come on Pitra, time to act like a couple in love.”"It didn't come anywhere near this time, Mary," I couldn't help the smile from reaching my lips as I heard yet another failed attempt.I know she does it to provoke me. I
Pyotr I left the office, heading towards the elevators. Halley didn't stop watching me for a minute, but she didn't say anything. I got in the elevator as soon as the doors opened, finding Derek Baker over there. He was one of Stan's editors and didn't really like the fact that I became editor-in-chief, and we joined the company together. " Rozanov " He greeted. "Good morning," I answered indifferently. "I heard the news. Congratulations " He commented. I wish he just kept quiet, I didn't want to think everyone was already aware of our engagement. And I didn't care about his opinion on the subject either. “Thank you,” "Making out with the boss's daughter is a great way to grow in the company," he scoffed. " Baker " I growl. "I'm serious, man, this time you were really smart. How long until your next promotion? "He laughed. The elevator reached the floor he would be on, making me feel relieved as he left. "At least she's hot... "He continued as he got out of the elevator. I
MaryMaryI watched Peter go off in search of my ring with a racing heart. He had been like this ever since the man kissed my cheek, taking me by surprise. His lips were warm, while his hand held my face, gently caressing my cheek. His breathing close to my skin gave me goose bumps. It made me wonder how he would act in a more... intimate situation. When he pulled away, my face was completely flushed. What was I thinking? This whole marriage thing is a farce, he is still just my boss and I can't have that kind of thinking about him. We have to keep it as simple as possible. I let my body collapse in my chair, trying in vain to concentrate on work. My headache had increased considerably and my body felt very tired. I needed to get some sleep, maybe if I leaned over the table I could... " What was that? " Halley questioned, bursting into my office like a hurricane. " What was what? " I muttered, even though I knew what she was talking about. " You and Pyotr! " She exclaimed, "Mar
MaryCould it be that Peter is having to face the same thing I am? Who do these idiots think they are to say something like that about him? It was bad enough that they thought he was with me to stay in the country, now they think it's about the money? Is it so hard to imagine that he could be with me because he likes me? " What are you looking at? " I muttered as I noticed some people staring at me, "Get to work!”I went back to my office, threw myself on the sofa and closed my eyes. Maybe I could get some sleep to ease the pain that was about to bring me to tears. " Mary, I brought some medicine," Halley knelt down beside me. " Why is it so hard to believe that someone is with me because they like me and not because I am a Navruz? " I opened my eyes feeling frustrated.Well, Pyotr was with me because of our arrangement, but was it impossible for someone to at least consider that he was with me because he liked me? " In college with Fred it was the same thing, they said he was wi
MaryI felt my body come back to consciousness without the damn headache and the bad mood. Great, a few hours of sleep was all I needed. I slowly opened my eyes, bumping into Allie's Jade-colored eyes and platinum hair, causing me to pull away as quickly as possible without screaming, falling out of bed in the process. " Damn it Allie," I shouted, getting up, "are you trying to give me a heart attack?”" I didn't want to wake you up," she justified herself by sitting up. " And then you come into my room, lie down next to me, and watch me sleep? " I questioned. " Your mother allowed it," she shrugged." Why doesn't anyone else respect my sleep? " I widened my eyes. " Come on, I thought you'd never wake up to tell me all the details.”" Allie, there really isn't much to tell," I took a deep breath. " Your mother told me about the immigration problem.”She couldn't have known, could she? " What did she say? " I tried to sound disinterested. " That you surrendered everything in des
MaryI got out of the car and walked towards him, I saw in my peripheral vision Jacob heading towards the Taxi to help Allie down, was he waiting there at the door? " We arrived together, Peter," I offered my best smile. Pyotr turned toward me, discreetly appraising me. Did he think I was pretty? Not that it matters, but it would be nice if he thought I was pretty. " Mary," he offered me a small smile. " I'm sorry about that," I began shyly, looking away from him to Allie, who was too busy kissing her boyfriend's to notice us. " It's okay," he followed my gaze, "but we're going to have to have a better talk about all of this.” " Tomorrow, I promise." I sighed when I saw that we finally had the attention of the couple, who were coming toward us. " But I honestly don't know how to act today.”" We should probably be closer," he remarked, watching Allie and Jake holding hands. We were both at a suspicious distance apart, and I took a step forward, narrowing the space between us, b