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Tiana's POV

Seth walked into the bedroom just in time to see me staring at the bed anxiously.

"Where am I going to sleep?" I questioned as I turned to face him.

He arched his brows at my questions, "on the bed, where else would you sleep?" He began to remove his wrist watch and dropped it on the nightstand.

"There is only one bed, you stated in the contract that there should be no unnecessary contact, how is that going to be possible if we share the same bed?"

He scoffed as he walked past me, removing his jacket, "you make it sound like I actually want to touch you. I won't sleep on the couch but you can if you want to." With that, he disappeared into the bathroom.

His words were like a slap on my face. I shouldn't be hurt but the fact that he sounded like he hated the idea of touching me, hurt more than I cared to admit.

Not that I wanted him to touch me, but he still shouldn't have said it in a cold way.

I brushed the thought off my mind when our suitcases finally arrived. I took my time to arrange the few clothes I brought in the closet before heading back to the bedroom.

Seth had returned from the bathroom, he was half naked with a towel wrapped around his waist. His brown hair was dripping wet, every square, taut muscle was on display.

My stomach grumbled at the sight of him like he was food. He looked back at me when he heard the noise, his lips twitching a little.

"Hungry?" He asked as he walked towards me.

I tried my best to keep my eyes on his face so they wouldn't start to check him out. Seth was a really handsome man, anyone with eyes could see that. He commanded attention wherever he went. I had a crush on him when I started working at his company but I eventually got over him since he was unreachable.

"Yes. We haven't eaten all day, remember?" I answered, forcing my brain to work with me.

He brushed past me and into the closet, "get dressed then, let's head down to eat."

Quickly, I dashed into the bathroom for a quick shower, by the time I returned to the room, Seth wasn't there anymore. I searched Maddie's clothes for a simple evening dress but there was none. They were all slutty looking dresses.

What had Madison planned to do on this honeymoon? I thought what was between them was a business deal too, was she trying to seduce him?

I eventually settled for a long sleeved, sparkling sky blue dress that stopped at my mid-thigh. The dress clung to my skin like a second skin that it was almost hard to walk in it.

I did a bit of makeup and headed to the sitting room where Seth was waiting.

"I'm ready." I called out as I walked towards him.

As he looked up, I didn't miss the way his eyes widened a little as he checked me out. His eyes stayed on my exposed legs before his jaw tightened and he gripped his phone harder. He cleared his throat and averted his gaze.

He stood up and adjusted the collar of his black polo shirt before heading to the door. I followed behind quietly, expecting him to hold my waist like he did when we arrived.

But Seth just simply walked out of the door without saying or doing anything to me.

Was something wrong with the dress? Was it not to his liking? I wanted to ask, but decided to keep quiet.

The ride through the elevator was awkward as hell, Seth stayed silent through the ride, I could only imagine how worse it would be at dinner.

It would have been better if we ordered room service and ate in our suite.

We reached the restaurant, found a place to sit and then ordered our food. The silence between us was killing me, he still hadn't said anything to me since we left our suite.

"So, what are we going to do while staying here?" I asked him, watching as he scrolled through his phone like I wasn't here.

“I don't know, but if you find something we can do then no problem." He answered without looking up from his phone.

I didn't like that answer, I wanted something that would get his attention off his phone that he seemed to be glued to every minute.

"What if you had come here with Maddie? I'm pretty sure the both of you already had things planned out for your honeymoon. We could do them while we are here."

He finally looked up at me, but the coldness in his eyes almost made me recoil, "Madison did plan some things before she went into a coma, but trust me, I'm not going to do those things with you."

A feeling of hurt washed over me at the coldness of his voice as he said those words. It was as if he was reminding me of my place, a fake, that was just what I was.

I had gotten ahead of myself. I thought we could have some fun here while pretending but I was wrong.

I looked up and saw that Seth was still watching me, his eyes moved from my face down to my chest before he looked back to his phone.

I sighed, giving up on trying to have a conversation with him. A couple approached our table. They were a bit older than Seth and I but they looked happy and so in love with each other.

"Hello, how are you guys doing?" The wife asked as they reached us. Seth immediately put down his phone and gave me a questioning look before smiling at them.

He stood and shook hands with them while I greeted them too.

"Can we sit with you? My wife loves sharing her experience here with other people." The husband asked politely.

"No problem, please take a seat with us." Seth answered with a smile that made my heart tightened a bit. He called a waiter so he could take their orders.

I shouldn't be jealous of the fact that he was happily conversing with them while I had been trying to make him talk to me since we got here. I couldn't help but feel that he had shut me out on purpose.

"Your wife is really beautiful," the wife, whose name was Elina, complimented.

"Thank you, you are beautiful too." I laughed out softly.

"What is your name, darling?"

"Madison." Seth cut in before I could answer. I figured he didn't want me to make the same mistake again. He reached for my hand on the table and held it, rubbing small circles with his thumb on the back of my hand.

I swallowed thickly to ignore the funny movement in my stomach. There would be lots of touches and probably kisses on this trip, I shouldn't let any of that get to me.

I should remind myself over and over again that they were an act of pretense. I shouldn't start to develop a crush on him all over. I would only end up with a heartbreak, again.

And besides, Seth was my sister's fiancé, which meant he was totally forbidden.

Thankfully, our order arrived and we dug into our food, but Elina and her husband, Simon, had a lot to say and wouldn't let me enjoy my food in peace.

They said this was their second honeymoon and they chose this place again because they loved the first experience they had here. I had tuned them out until I heard Elina call my name.

"So, Madison," she called out, a playful smile stretching on her lips. "I hope you don't mind if I ask, how did you two meet? I mean, you two are quite the catch, it's not everyday we see super attractive couples. So, tell me your story."

"Our- our story?" I shuttered, blinking at her like she had requested an impossible thing.

"Yes, darling."

I dropped my fork on my plate slowly and wiped my mouth with the little towels we were given. I didn't know how to come up with a good lie, I didn't know all of what happened when he and Madison met so I couldn't tell them that story.

I turned to look at Seth beside me, wondering if I should really tell them about the first day I saw him, he might not remember and thought that I was getting good at lying.

"It was in front of his company." I started to say as I leaned back in my seat, "my husband runs this billion-dollar company back in New York. It was raining on the day we met, I had no umbrella with me because I had no idea it would rain."

"I was completely drenched when he saw me. He took me to his office and made sure his assistant got me a new set of clothes to wear. He was really kind to me and he made sure I was warm and dry before leaving his office. That was... when I started to fall for him."

"Aww, that's really cute." Elina and Simon both cooed.

I smiled at them before turning to look at Seth who was staring at me intensely. At first, I thought he remembered the incident but I doubted that. It happened four years ago and I only remembered because of how he treated me that day.

"I met her again at the club after that, it was like the universe was trying to tell us something. We started to talk and I fell for her almost immediately." Seth added, but I couldn't tell if his part was a lie or he truly fell for my sister.

"I couldn't stop thinking about her, I knew I had to put a ring on her finger from the moment I first saw her." He said as he turned to me and smiled softly.

Was he seeing Madison in me? Was he thinking about her right now or was this part of his pretense?

"I love love stories, love at first sight is my favourite." Elena laughed.

Seth gently took my hand, gently lifting it to his mouth, and pressed a slow, deliberate kiss to the back of my knuckles, his eyes still locked on mine with an intensity that sent a shockwave straight through my chest.

My heart was beating really fast at this point, I realised that I had made a terrible mistake, this was only the first day and he was already making me feel this way. I wasn't sure I would last a whole two weeks without developing feelings for him.