Proposal

CHAPTER 5

Nelly POV

"That damn woman, she thinks she can ruin my day and get me fired on the spot", I said, pacing in our dressing room raging inside.

"Damn her and damn her money. Just because she has the money doesn't mean she can go around bullying everybody".

"Nelly you have to calm down", sugar said behind me.

"Calm down? Did you just tell me to calm down? I almost lost my job because of her and all you tell me is I should calm down", I retorted.

"This is not the first or second time she will be doing this to me. That was why she insisted I be the one to serve her. Never knew she got some plans up her sleeves." I snared.

"One day, just one day, if we ever crossed paths, I promised to pay her back full-time. She will regret this", I said with venom in my voice.

It was at this point I heard my manager's voice. 

"Nelly Mr Wilson wants you in his office".

"Sir, is there a problem? Did I do something wrong? I asked, worry dripping from my voice and written all over my face.

"I don't know Nelly. Don't keep him waiting", he patted me on the back and left.

I looked at Sugar, and she whispered "you'll be alright" before leaving, too.

Walking towards the office I tried calming my breathing and fixing my expression.

"You called for me, Sir." I said immediately as I walked into the office.

He looked up at me, and I think I saw some emotions in those sea-blue eyes before they disappeared.

What were those? Why was he staring at me like that?

Then it clicked: this was the man I had a one-night stand with.

OMG, why did he call for me now? Is it about what transpired a few minutes ago or about that night? I don't even know what I'd say if he brought that up.

I was still lost in thoughts when I heard him asked.

"Are you free tonight"

"Sir," I muttered, staring at him in shock. Why's he asking me that? Does he want to sleep with me again?, I thought somewhat annoyed inside.

"I asked if you were free ton…."

"I'm not some slut Sir", I cut him off not waiting for him to finish. If you want to warm up your bed tonight then you should find your way to a bar or something.

"Well I didn't say I want to sleep with you did I?" He asked staring at me in amusement.

"Look I just want to have a harmless conversation with you that's all", he said.

I don't know why but I said yes. 

"I would be finishing my shift by 7", I said to him and left immediately.

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It was 7pm already. I stepped out of the restaurant, and then I saw Jason waiting for me outside.

He hasn't seen me yet so I used that opportunity in checking him out. He has sea-blue eyes, which I kind of love. A deep black silky hair that falls back on his shoulders and a chiseled jaw. He looks so handsome and hot with those long straight legs. 

Looking down at his legs I was getting so kind of nasty images forming in my head. I shake my head to get those images out.

Looking back up I saw he was now staring at me with a smirk on his face.

"Checking me out", he asked as he stepped towards me. I immediately felt hot on my face. I was embarrassed.

"No…I was…I was…" I stuttered, bowed my head, and then scurried away.

That was embarrassing I thought as I stared at the cars moving on the road. Our restaurant is located on the main road and we get a lot of customers coming and going.

"Where are we going to, Sir?" I asked as he stood beside me.

"First of you'll have to stop calling me Sir. I'd rather you call me by my name", he said, staring at me.

"I want us to take a walk. I'm not familiar with this place. So I would love to look around". I nodded following his lead.

"I saw the way you defended yourself out there and I must give you a thumbs up not everyone would stand up for themselves like you did", he said.

"You're not annoyed?" I asked shocked by his words.

"Why should I be? It's not like you did something wrong. I was pissed off myself when I found out she was trying to frame you".

"Wow, and I was anxious the whole time. Here I was thinking you wanted to fire me or something when you called me into your office".

"No, I wouldn't do that. On the contrary, I'm just curious to know why?".

"Why what?, I questioned.

He stopped and stared at me. "Why you're working at the brothel when you already have a job as a waitress?".

I swallowed hard. I didn't want to talk about it. "It's a personal issue".

"Well, I want to know. I feel like there's more to this like you've an important reason for doing this. I just feel that's not your lifestyle", he said I could hear the sincerity in his voice.

I decided to let him in. "I'm doing this for my grandma. She has cancer and needs to undergo surgery. The surgery costs a huge amount of money, and unfortunately, I have nobody to help. I dropped out of school to work for the money but the waitress job wasn't paying enough. I had to find a means to gather the money somehow; then I started by sleeping with men for money". I said all in one breath.

Silence settled in as we continued walking the cool breeze blowing on our skin. 

"That's heartbreaking", he said.

"Tell me about it. It's almost as if I'm dreaming", I said.

"Well, you're not the only one having problems. I'm in a tight situation as well".

"You are?" I asked in disbelief. "What kind of problem will a billionaire probably have that can't be solved in a twinkle of an eye", I smiled.

He suddenly stopped walking and stared at me. I turned looking at him with my brows raised in question. "Why did you stop?".

"I have a proposal for you?", he said.

"A proposal?".

"Marry me", he blurted out.

I stared, my eyes wide open at what he just said. Is he pulling my legs or something?