The Deal Novels & Stories

I can’t really tell him I made a fool out of myself, “I feel like daddy and I can’t really get along.” He looked at me like he couldn’t understand what I said. There was a frown on his face, “Mommy? Did you break a promise with daddy?” He scratched his right eyebrow while the frown was still on his face. “Did I break a promise? Well, I guess I tried breaking a deal with him-” “No mommy! A promise and a deal is dipperent!” He huffed and crossed his arms, “A deal is what two people make and a promise is what one person says he will do.” It looked he had his detective mode on.

Mia scurried away as Sofia inched closer to him. “I want to know what it’s truly about” He whispered. “It’s about us. It’s about the story of us” Sofia whispered and her eyes dropped to the stand right behind him, across the lasciviously beautiful book cover and the name across it—A Deal With Mr Baron. Truly, this book was about their story. About two people so different that they could swear they weren’t for each other but fate has a real funny way of laughing in our faces. Even after so long, even after so much had changed.

Hailey was a bit relaxed at his words, striking a deal was more better than been ripped off completely. “What kind of deal is that? Hailey squinted her eyes as she questioned. “It a secret between a father-in-law and his son-in-law”

She asked multiple questions without giving Donald time to answer one. Uncle Billy and Andrea stood at the dinning and stared at the duo. Donald kisses her forehead and hugged her again. "My princess, it was positive. We have three new investors in Franco groups" he announced smiling broadly. Helma yelled in excitement jumping on him again. "You did it. I am so proud of you" she stated smiling.

I took a deep breath and gave myself a small pep talk before I stood up "Um, okay hello everyone. My name is Mercedes and I'm a Media and International Relations major," I said as I sat down and released the breathe I didn't realize I was holding. After the whole introduction the group began their little talk as we got to know more about each other and laughed at the sleazy jokes everyone made particularly the guys. We were still in the middle of a playful argument of who was a better musician in between Black Atlass and Taylor Conrod when Kimberly spoke up

"I think you've made your purposes crystal clear here. You need employment, I need assistance. Let's not overcomplicate things any further." He extended his hand towards me then. "Do we have an agreement?" I stared at that outstretched hand for a long moment, knowing that a single handshake would well and truly seal this deal between us. This was my decision, my choice. I reached out and gripped Ryan's hand firmly. "Yes," I said. "We have an agreement."

"Great. Make yourself at home." "You know what I want, Aria." He spoke in a deep voice with his smouldering gaze fixed on me that for a second I thought he meant something else. I swallowed hard and took a step back just to maintain a safe distance between us. I was hard to think when he was close to me. The Deal. He was talking about the deal. Pull yourself together! "It still doesn't make sense. Don't you have money to pay anyone or buy anyone to make it look real?"

Now, he wanted to. “Don’t think too much, Sarang.” His lips curved into a slow, sinister smile. “Let’s make a deal.” He leaned in, his breath ghosting over my skin as he murmured his next words. “You’ll give birth to my child.” “I... I’m not doing anything like that. I won’t,” I stammered, shaking my head as my voice trembled. He stood in front of me, smirking cruelly, unaffected by the panic in my eyes.

James's plan was quite clear, he was desperate, "Fine, I'll do it. But I need to know a few things first, it's part of the job, just basic data." "God," he sighed relieved: "You don't know how grateful I am." "I need to prepare some papers... and some other things." James nodded. The large, white office was quiet compared to other days. Jamie Steel, the agency owner, was rereading the contract. She liked to make sure everything was correct. It didn't take long to finalize and close the deal, and based on the paperwork and everything that went with it, she could safely say it was a sure thing and reliable.

That was the only way I would get through this mess and not lose everything it had taken me years to acquire. I leaned back into my chair, certain it would only be a question of time before she came round. She would agree to the deal-I was sure of it. And with that, everything would fall into place. *** Two days later, Chloe stood in my office again, but this time, her expression was different. Resigned, yet determined. “I’ll do it,” she said, her voice firm. Relief washed over me, though I schooled my face into neutrality. “Great. We’ll get the contract typed up immediately.”