RYAN.Today is Grandma Tessa's birthday. I was anxious as hell to attend the little party, I almost held Claire's hand for calmness. Yes, it's just a little party among family members, but that's what makes it a dreading party because I might as well be called 'the centre of attraction'. You see, I'm viewed as the black sheep of the family and in gatherings like this one I'm about to walk into,all attention is usually on me,like they're waiting for me to do something really bad at any moment. I had a lots of negative 'what ifs' roaming on my mind. What if Grandma Tessa is displeased to see me as her grandson? I mean, She's my granny,so I respect her a lot. What if she doesn't accept my gifts?What if my parents,especially my dad, suddenly remembers the shitty things I did in the past? I'm not exactly the son of the year, I'm certain I can never be one. Claire had voiced out compliments about each and everything in my parents house till I had to snap at her to stop. My edginess w
CLAIRE. Have you ever felt your heart beat so fast and loud, not because you're in love,but beating fast out fear of being exposed that you'd think it'll rip out of your chest? Well that's how I feel right now. The different direct stares from Ryan's family wasn't helping matters at all,it made things worse. I looked at Ryan, silently communicating with him to help out since he was the one that got us into the mess. Damn his poker face, I can't read his expression. "Is it been a long time you've known each other?" One of Ryan's aunt questioned. "Yes..." I answered."No..." He replied. Uh uh. I mentally slapped my hand over my forehead, this is so messed up already. Ryan's dad hummed, drawling the sound. "Interesting""What Claire meant was...Yes, it's been a while we've known each other but not on an intimate level" Ryan cleared up. His grandma grinned at us,her dimples popping up as she did. The old woman looks more like his mother while his mother could easily pass as his
RYAN. Claire's dark eyes, they are so admirable. Will I ever get tired of staring at them? Nah. She shut her eyes and parted her lips slightly. That's very tempting,but Claire being Claire gave me the disappointment of my life when she abruptly opened her eyes. She looked sideways then feigned a surprised and embarrassed look. "Heyyyyy Ryan's cousin" Her voice was high pitched. Damn this girl. She had other plans unknown to me. I dipped my fingers into her skin to make her feel how torqued off I was at her stubbornness. Tyler smiled. His smile was for Claire only,the guy hates me too much to smile at me. "I see you guys are...." He searched for the right word to be polite in Claire's presence. "Busy...."Claire giggled, holding my shoulders "Yeahhh, something like that""Well,I'm leaving now. I've also gotta attend to something and I'll be back later" He said and got into his car swiftly. We didn't even exchange a simple nod. I watched him drive out before distancing my body from
CLAIRE. I climbed down the stairs gently, looking all ready for the party. It was going to be taking place at the garden which I guess everyone is right now. Every other rooms were dead quiet except a particular room where I heard whisper yells echoing from, I just don't know which exact room it was. "I like this girl" I recognized that rough whisper and curt tone as Ryan's. I halted my steps. "Why is that so hard to believe?" Ryan had stopped whispering to talk loud and clear. "Why does your relationship looks unreal? Forced? Did you threaten her to follow you here? Did you?!" A matured voice boomed through the hallway. "Dad!" He exclaimed "No, I wouldn't do that""You can fool everyone Ryan,but not me. I've had this kinda idea before in the past,so I know how exactly you've had it planned out"Shit. Shit. Shit. Does this means that Ryan's dad knows about the fake relationship? Is this all my fault? Maybe I didn't act well enough?"I'm gonna prove to you that everything isn't f
RYAN. The dinner party was a success. Grandma Tessa loved it, so did everyone at the party. Some of her old friends and business partners were present. She laughed and also cried at memories she was reminded of while I remained unmoved beside Claire. Claire also felt emotional by the stories and Granny's tears. When she noticed I was the only one with the poker face,she glared at me like I was the devil's first son.I'm pray one day she would stop having that thought about me. I mean I'm not that bad,am I? I'm just...what's the word again? impassive?....is that a bad thing? There are a lot of times where I caught my dad staring inquisitively at Claire and I. He's just too smart to believe my acting skills, guess I have to step my acts up a bit. I'm not a dummy and I'll show him that. It was already dark when Claire said a good night to my family members. In the car,I glanced at her from time to time to know her current emotional state.She was lolling on the car seat,tired from h
CLAIRE. I was back in Ryan's car even though a part of me doesn't wanna be there talking about engagement plans with him. I never for once imagined myself having this kind of conversation with someone like Ryan. I was furious at him,yeah,but then I pushed aside my pride to think clearly. "We do a little wedding and after few years of marriage, we get a divorce for some made up shitty reasons" He concluded."But before the divorce, I want a child" I demanded coldly. He blinked at me "You want a what?""You heard me Ryan. A child" He stared at me like I was crazy "You want me to impregnate you?"I shook my head once "What? Fuck no. You'll help me in adopting a child and raising the child to some extent, that's what I want from you"Comprehension dawned on him and I saw him a look of relief cross his face. "Don't you wanna get married in the future...I mean after our divorce of course, and have kids with your husband?" He questioned slowly."Hm hm" I hummed negatively "The reason w
RYAN. If Claire wasn't a demon herself, I would've thought she was already in love with me and had flared up out of jealousy for bringing a girl to the night club. Her angry words rang in my ears repeatedly, her dark eyes and sexy body image flashed in my head till I decided to go talk to her. Geez...I hate troublesome girls. She was at the bar with some friends I recognize. They acknowledged me with fist bumps, then I finally faced her. She was fuming, rushing her drinks. "Hey that's enough" I grabbed her drink to stop her from drinking more. "Claire, she's just a friend" I said gently, aware of my environment and the pair of eyes watching us intently. I wasn't even lying when I said the girl is just a friend, I mean we're not enemies. She's a friend I recently made and plan on having her sexually. I want her body and she wants my money, period. No feelings attached. Claire was still gloomy, I brought my mouth to her ear, grazing my lips over her earlobes as I whisper "Let's t
RYAN. I've never felt so uncomfortable in my life before because I've never been introduced as a boyfriend to a whole family so this is new to me. How do I act?How do I not fuck things up?How do I behave like the nice boyfriend I'm not to people who would probably scrutinize the life out of me?I'm known to be a stoic guy, but deep down some things hit my feelings and I've also realized that the only girl capable of throwing words that would strike me emotionally in either a positive or negative manner is this fake angelic girl taking slow steps towards me and smiling at me like I'm her one and only handsome celebrity crush. You see there's one reason I like to be around her no matter how bad her personality is and that reason is her beauty, from her face to her whole curvy body. Her face is presently makeup free and her outfit was casual --a short denim skirt with a white tiny straps top. She pulled off that sexiness in a simple outfit.I know she's not a beauty on the inside
CLAIRE. I feel my heart softening towards Ryan. I took a sharp breath. "Ryan, you are messing my head up" "I want you back, Claire. I want you for real this time..."I want him in my life too, but... "The contract" I mentioned. "Fuck the contract, it's gonna get terminated" He pushed back his full hair. "I just want you in my life. I wasn't able to sleep well, or eat well. I couldn't even think straight, I felt like I've lost you forever" He whispered. It was obvious he is not the normal Ryan I know, some things are not right about him. I observed him again, and I noticed he lost weight, his dark eyes told me he wasn't getting enough rest and the sincerity in his eyes is so clear and bright, I don't think that can be faked. I gazed at him speechlessly, suppressing the urge to fall into his arms. "What can I do to make you accept me?" He asked slowly. I sighed. "I can go on my kneels right now, right here if you want" He said, rushing his words and sounding eager. I couldn't h
CLAIRE. I cried on Terry's shoulder, and he was nice enough not to ask me questions. When I got home earlier today, he noticed something was off about me and walked after me to my bedroom. As soon as he entered, I unintentionally broke down in front of him. "I feel so down, Terry. It hurts so much" I poured out with croaked voice. "I know, I know" he whispered, smoothening my hair with his palm "I'm gonna kill him"I raised my head from his shoulder to look at him squarely "Please, don't do that, don't hurt him""But, he hurt you" he reminded me softly. "I still love him" I sobbed. He sighed, raking his fingers through his hair. "And please don't tell Charles about any of this" I pleaded, holding his arm."Including the fake relationship?" He asked with a frown. "Yes, please"He reluctantly nodded in agreement "Okay""Thank you"I placed my head on his shoulder to continue my weeping. I can't believe I'm crying over a guy I never had a real relationship with. I'm just so stupi
CLAIRE. "He proposed to you after the date?" Terry questioned, eyeing the ring from where he sat in the living room. It took me five seconds to answer him as the memory of the day Ryan gave me the ring flashed to my head, I smiled "Yeah, he did"He tilted his head "And you said yes to a fake marriage?" "Lower the volume of your voice, my uncle might hear you" I warned him sternly. "Sorry" he whispered "You said yes to a fake marriage?" He repeated in a whisper. "I did"He closed and reopened his eyes quickly. "Wait, rewind, rewind, rewind" He said dramatically, gesticulating with his hands. "So, you guys were in a fake relationship, yeah?""Yeah" I confirmed. He folded his arms across his chest "Are you telling me the touchy touchy and those seductive looks in the club was all for a show?""I..I think I already had feelings for him at that time" I answered, almost stuttering."The way you look at him..." He narrowed his eyes at me "Explains everything"I twisted the edge of my s
RYAN. "Good morning" Claire's cheerful voice made me turn my head towards the entrance door. The moment my eyes met with hers, all words flew into thin air. Oh, great! I thought my feelings will start to dwindle after the sex we had, instead, the exact opposite is happening. Her morning look can easily pass as my weakness anytime, and then to top it, her beautiful smile. "Hey, I uhmm..." She walked closer to the table "Brought you this" she dropped the plate of sliced apple she was holding on the table. "Thank you" I said slowly, typing with half concentration. "You are welcome" she said in a singsong. I licked my lips, trying not to get distracted by her beautiful face and voice. "So I got your note..." She began.I slowed my fingers on the keyboard, expecting her next words. "You could have just talked to me in person instead of sending a note"I did that because I was avoiding her, avoiding all troubles that came with this romantic feelings, but she's right. Talking to he
CLAIRE. I caressed Ryan's hard-on, watching as he lost all control. I got my own joy from watching his reaction and getting to feel the hardness and hugeness of his dick. "Claire" he breathed "Are you trying to kill me?" His voice was getting unclear and raspy. "We are really doing this...."I gazed at him, and he gazed back with lust filled eyes, then I climbed on his laps to straddle him. "Yeah, we are"I kissed him slowly and teasingly, twisting my body on his thighs. I felt his erection go harder as we progressed with our desirous kiss, it added a whole new fire to how I feel. "Claire, you're gonna be the death of me" he whispered raspingly, and sped up the french kiss afterwards. He pulled my nightie down to my waist, exposing my breasts, and his shirt was off his body too, revealing his attractive naked chest and his little tattoos. He kissed me all over my skin, while I wrapped my hand around the back of his head, whispering his name, then he flipped me over the bed, touch
RYAN. I feel really nervy like I'm about to go for a real marriage proposal tonight. I don't wanna fuck this up. Knowing Claire, one little mistake might make her reject the proposal, fake or not, or she might get into an argument with me and ruin the engagement plans. I breathed out for calmness before going downstairs to meet her, but I when I got there, expecting to see her in her beauty glory, I got disappointed with her absence. I almost rolled my eyes. Girls. I bet she is still taking her time to prettify herself. She is supposed to be the one to wait for me here considering she was the first to start the dress, but look who's waiting now. Soon, I heard the sound of her heels clinking to the tiles as she took slow, majestic steps down the stairs. Oh my God. This girl is beautifully created. Claire is so damn gorgeous.Her black, short gown which stopped above her knees and fitted her body, clinging to the right parts like it was destined for her body, was matching with my u
CLAIRE. After taking a cold shower, I found it very hard to fall asleep. I got out of the room and headed to the kitchen for something to eat, drink , or do, just anything to get Ryan out of my head. I still feel his hands on my body and I want it back there for real. I ended up taking some water before going back to the bedroom. I didn't get completely calmed, but a least the water seems to work to some extent. I wonder if Ryan is has fallen asleep, or he is busy with work on his laptop or probably sorting out some paperwork. The sound of his bedroom door closing told me he is very much wide awake. I got off from the big bed and walked towards the exit of the bedroom, but when I got to the front of the door, I halted. 'What the hell are you doing, Claire?' A sassy voice questioned. Good question. What am I doing?Well, I don't care about what I'm doing, as long as I'm just doing them to remain normal, especially in the head, since all in my brain box is just him. I opened the
RYAN. Claire and I got home safely, and that is enough for me to say a little Thanksgiving prayer under my breath, I mean, it wasn't easy for me with the temptations that kept creeping in while I was handling the wheel.My blood was so hot from desire, and I thought I was the only one that felt it to that degree until Claire took me by surprise by kissing me with the same hotness I feel. The kiss feels really heated, filled with so much passion and unspoken desires. I sat on the couch and with my hands under her thighs, I made her sit on my laps, then palmed both sides of her ass which was shoot out in the short sext dress that clung to her body. She straddled me, kissing me deeply with a hand at the back of my head, massaging my scalp which gave a real soothing feeling. One of my hands crawled under her short dress, making direct contact with her warm, smooth skin while we feast on each other's mouth. My aim is to get my hands up and feel her wetness, because I am so arousrd at
CLAIRE. I am trying so hard not to get affected by Ryan but I'm failing that task. It sounds easy, and it should be with any other guy, but trust me, it is not even close to simple when the guy in question is a hot one every girl wants to end up in bed with. During the ride to the nightclub, I caught him taking glimpses at me many times that I ended up losing count. The club, which is the venue for the birthday party is exquisite and full of wealthy people.Glancing at him as I walked side by side with him, I realized he is the same in the business world as he is in this type of wild world, apparently he is popular here too. He doesn't have a smile on his face, and he isn't going for unnecessary chats, just accurate observations gotten with confidence and intelligence. We strode straight to the bar, and ordered our drinks. The birthday celebrant soon noticed us and came over to greet us. The curiousity in his eyes did not go unnoticed by me, but he didn't press us with many quest