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Chapter 27 : News of the Year
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My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 28 : Breakdown Comfort
Lena's POV"And everyone wants to know when you guys are starting a family," the interviewer continued. "It's almost like a royal baby, and we can't wait!"My stomach twisted in anxiety.As if the pressure of our upcoming wedding wasn't stressful enough, now I had to deal with even more invasive questions during an interview. Questions that I didn't even know the answers to…Cal and I had apologized and moved past the whole misunderstanding thing, but it was still tense between us. Both of us seemed to be trying to keep ourselves a little more distant. Even though I knew the truth now, I couldn't forget the way that the article of him with Cynthia had originally upset me.It crushed me.So we had gone days without really talking even, besides basic conversation or questions about the wedding. We definitely hadn't talked about when we were going to have kids, or if we even were. It was an arranged marriage—the deal didn’t necessarily include children. But the more I th
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 29 : Breaking News
Cal's POVHeat was coursing through my blood as I looked at the beautiful girl next to me.Our relationship had been tense lately, and I knew that I should be protecting myself. However, I also knew that I couldn't. As soon as I had seen her cry yesterday, I knew it was a lost cause.Her hurting, hurt me. And I would do anything not to have her feel that way again.Right now, I wasn't thinking about hurting in any sense, unless you counted the bulge rubbing against my zipper."Let's get out of here," I said in a low voice, loving the way that Lena's eyes widened at my words.Her cheeks started to flush, making me smile again. I loved when she reacted to me. And when she gave me the tiniest of nods, I didn't even hesitate to stand up, pulling her up with me.Even if we just went somewhere private for a moment…just to take the edge off.We only made it to the end of the stands before being swarmed by cameras and reporters. I pulled Lena protectively behind me some
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 30 : The Wedding
Lena's POVI sat in the chair with my eyes closed, trying not to remember all of the hurtful things that Cal had said to me. His words were all that were going around my head, and nothing seemed to get them out.The brush touched my eyes, drawing me away from my mind for at least a moment."How are you feeling?" Emily asked softly as she continued to rub the makeup brush over the soft skin. "Haven't any second thoughts?""No." And I was being honest.This was an arranged marriage from the start. I never expected to have any sort of feelings for the man, if not just a passive acknowledgement of each other. Plus, if I backed out of this relationship, then that might leave Emily susceptible to the arrangement next.Even if Cal hurt my feelings sometimes, it was better than my sister getting hurt. Not to mention that I was beginning to realize that the only reason that Cal's words always hurt my feelings so much was because I did care for him. And as much as that
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 31 : Wedding Traditions
Lena's POVThe only good thing about standing at the end of an aisle with everyone watching you was that at least your back was to them.Whoever first came up with the idea or traditions of weddings was crazy and deserved to be shot. I guarantee that nine times out of ten, people hated the attention, so really, I was normal. Who seriously sat there and thought that having all those people staring at you during one of the most nerve wrecking moments of your life would make it a million times better?At least I made it to the altar. And I had to admit that Cal standing next to me was probably the only reason I was standing there. Don't get me wrong, we didn't have a perfect relationship, if that's what you could call it. But I had found that I began to rely on him somewhere along the way.The ceremony, thankfully, passed by quickly and then it was off to the reception where we had to greet everyone and thank them for coming, along with every other politically correct act.
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Cal's POVThe light starting to stream through the window was so bright that it was actually waking me up. I would have to remember to get better curtains for Lena and my bedroom.Right now though, that wasn't really my focus.Lena was laying in my arms once more after a night of passionate sex, or lovemaking possibly… But I had to admit, laying there with her warmth against me and my chest full, the latter word felt much more right.After we had finished last night, we were both delirious. Lena had curled up into me, and she seemed half asleep, but that didn't make a difference to me when she said she felt the same.When she told me she was falling in love with me.I couldn't remember a time in my life where I had been happier than I had been at that moment. This girl would be the death of me.Honestly though, as long as I was with her, I wouldn't care.Lena stirred beside me and I looked down to see that the sun had finally risen enough to hit her in the face
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 33 : Honeymoon Period
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My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 34 : Returning to America
Cal's POVI jerked forward slightly as the wheels of the airplane touched down and the brakes kicked on.The girl next to me flew forward, and I reached out to put my arm out in front of her before she could bash her face on the screen covering the back of the seat in front of her."Thank you," she said in a quiet voice, a blush creeping over her cheeks.Looking at her, I realized that she was a cute girl, maybe just a year or two younger than me.But all I could think about was Lena. Especially with those red cheeks.Shit. Not good."Don't mention it," I said, dropping my arm back down.The captain came on the speakers and did the usual welcome to New York speak as I stared away from the girl and out the window.I usually always got the aisle seat because I hated being trapped, but with how last minute I purchased the flight, this was the only seat left.But I had to get out of there. I needed to clear my head and I couldn't wait any longer. So, I left an
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Cal's POVI sat on the couch. No tv on, no noise, no anything. I was just sitting there, thinking of what my father had just told me…He would go after my wife.Ruin her life, he said.Even the thought sent another shiver down me. Just because I needed space didn't mean that I didn't have feelings for the girl. And I definitely didn't want to ruin her life.Even if she was the one screwing me over…I still wasn't convinced, but there was enough that made me suspect that I didn't want to take the risk. Actually, the worst thing was that I was starting to care for her so much that I didn't care if she was using me.How messed up was that?With a sigh, I stood up. I needed to get out of the house or I was going to lose my mind. There was a bar nearby, and that sounded like the perfect place for me.Nothing was going my way, though.I had only gotten one drink of my tall draft beer before my phone started to ring again. Despite my reservations, I pulled it out
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