Chapter Five

Kalia.

Few days ago. 

"If I did not know any better, I would say you are stalking me." i say as I see Jake approaching me.

"Is that such a bad thing?" he asked as he kissed me on the cheek and pulled a bar chair next to me.

"Well that depends." i said, placing my hand on one of his thighs.

He was in a pair of khaki shorts, and a polo tshirt, perfect fit for the weekend and the weather too. 

With him sitting the shorts had become a little too short, and my hand was touching his are flesh and it sent tingles all over my body.

He looked down at the hand placement, then back up at me and licked his lips seductively. 

I immediately removed my hands and pretended to look for my phone in my bag.

"So why did you want to see me?" I finally asked.

"A man can't just want to see a beautiful lady and grab some food for no reason?" he asked teasing me.

"He can, but seriously what's wrong." i asked curious. I had studies Jake well to know eh never took any of his women on dates publicly, not that I was one of his women.

"I found a way to get you what you want." he said calmly, "There is this client I have been trying to land."

"Let me guess, you need help closing him?"

"Ofcourse not, that's what I do. But he is different, he is a family man and he would not give me his business unless I am in a serious relationship publicly."

"Oooh, I see." i knew exactly what he was saying but I wanted him to work for it.

"We could go out for a couple of days and get photographed together, and then we could come out and say we have been dating for a while and want to make things official."

"You think he will buy it?"

"Ofcourse, unless you have a better idea."

"Well, actually I do. We could just get married instead." I blurted out.

"What?" he asked shocked.

"I want to run my father's company and he won't let me because he thinks I am not ready. If we get married technically you would be the son my father alwyas wanted and you can help me convince him I am ready to take over."

"But I don't want to marry you no offense. I. Don't want to get married at all."

"Neither do I loser. It will be like a contract marriage. We both get what we want and we can cite irreconcilable differences and go our separate ways.

"It's not entirely a bad idea." Jake said pulling my chair closer to his that our thighs were now touching.

"I know it's not, I came up with it." i said with a chuckle.

He looked at me, and for the first time our eyes locked and I saw something I had not seen before.

Desire.

He touched my face with his hand and slowly lifted my chin with his fingers our lips were mere metres apart. 

" What are you doing?" I asked nervously, trying to get a hold of myself. I could feel his warm breath all over my face.

"What do you think am doing?" he asked pulling my chair even closer, he interlocked me between his thighs as he started nibbling on my ear lobe.

"We are in public, please stop." i said trying to ignore the tingling sensation between my thighs.

I loved how this man made me feel, I was starting to get why all this women were attracted to him. 

"That's the whole point right? We want to sell this whole marriage idea so ofcourse I will have to kiss you and touch you in public." he said whispering in my ears and I almost lost it.

I abruptly got up, getting away from him, my face totally flushed. 

"I know you can feel the chemistry between us, it's there." Jake said getting up too.

" I have to go, I will talk to you later." i said before kissing him on his cheek and literally running away.

What had I gotten myself into?

I had come up with the whole idea and he had fallen right into it but I had never prepared for him actually getting phyaical with me. 

I went straight to my father's office and stormed right past the receptionist. 

"Dad, I am sorry but I can't do this." i said as soon as I was in his office, "I can't go along with this plan." i added pacing around the room.

"Hey, calm down. You are not doing anything for him."

"I will have to marry this man dad, and then I will take half his company away. It just doesn't feel right. It's not okay?"

"I had hoped it won't come to this, but I have to tell you something." my father said gesturing for me to sit down.

"What is going on?"

"Your mother's accident, the man that hit her was Jake."

I felt my whole body go numb. 

"No, this can't be true." i said shaking my head.

"His father paid the police to bury the evidence, he was sixteen drunk and because of him your mother died. He did not even have the humanity to call 911, he just drove away like nothing happened. I never wanted for you to know, but now that you are older you should know. She was your mother." he said wiping a tear. 

" Consider it done dad. I will do whatever it takes to bring Jake Moretti down." i said as I walked over to him and hugged him. 

I had seen how hard my father worked over the years, especially after mom died and now to find out it was all Jake's fault.