5.

Allyson rang the gate bell, she had followed the address he gave her and the cab had brought her right in front of this huge gate.

“I have an appointment with Mr Logan Moore” Allyson told the security who came to open the gate.

“Are you Allyson Scott?”

“Yes, I am” 

“Please come in” He motioned her in. “That door right there, is the entrance. Mr Logan is expecting you” The gate keeper said.

All Allyson did was to nod then follow his directions.

She enters the house, only to see Logan emerge from a side door.

“Ah! Allyson, you are finally here” He says, his voice deep, at least he didn't seem harsh or angry.

“Hello” I managed to say.

“Right this way” He motioned me to the table for two. “Now, let's get down to business” He cleared his throat.

I was nervous, yet I nodded.

He began to explain to me that his father was expecting us at a simple dinner and that he was going to introduce me as the woman in his life. He briefly told me some few things about him in case his father asked questions and vice versa, he told me tell him about myself.

In between, he ordered the maid to offer me a meal. It was surprising how he treated me nicely and also spoke calmly, neither did he mention our first encounter probably for the sake of the charade.

“And after all that?” I asked.

“That's all you have to do and I owe you nothing remember?” He said.

“That's right” I mumbled, trying to hide my hurt.

“After this, we are now even” Logan said and I nodded.

We spent only few more hours getting to know eachother better and as for me, it was really awkward. 

Before I left his place, he asked for my house address and promised to come pick me up at my place during the weekend, when we’ll be meeting his father.

***

~The B'day.

 “Are you okay?” Allyson asked Mabel, who just finished eating.

“Yeah” She answered, wiping her mouth with a napkin.

“You need to have some rest now” Allyson said, about to push the wheelchair to the room.

“Are you going out?” Mabel noticed she seemed to be in haste.

“Yeah, but I'll be back very soon”

“Where are you going?” Mabel inquired.

“Uhm… I…” 

There was a knock on the door. I quickly went to get it, it was Logan…

“Hello” I let him in nervously.

“Hi, you ready?” He asked and I nodded.

“Hello there” He waved at my little sister.

“Hi” Mabel replied.

“Have a seat, I'll be right back. I need to take my sister to the room” I told Logan.

“It's okay” He said.

I gently pushed the wheelchair to the room, helped Mabel climb the bed, lie down properly and covered her with a duvet.

“I'll be back very quickly before you know it”

She nodded.

“Or do you want me to call Kessia to come stay with you?”

“Nevermind, I'm sleepy anyways” She replied, turning to the edge of the bed.

“Okay” Was all I said, then I returned to the parlour to meet Logan.

“I'm sorry for keeping you waiting” I apologised.

“I'm sorry about your sick sister” He looked empathetic like it was his fault.

“Uhm…uh..” I didn't know what to say.

“Here” He gave me a package, he came with.

“If you must see my father, you must dress gorgeously” He said.

I looked into the package bag “Oh”

Without further words, I quickly went inside to change into dress he bought, it was gorgeous indeed and it accentuates my body.

He glanced at me speechlessly and still didn't utter a word throughout our journey to his father's place not untill we arrived at the compound.

Just before we alighted, he said; “I hope you’ve not forgotten everything i’ve told you?”

“Not at all” I answered.

He got down from the car and came to open the door for me before I did. He didn't stop there, he also placed his hand around my waist as we walked side by side into the house.

*

“Dad, meet Allyson, the love of my life” Logan introduced me to his Dad.

“Good day sir, it's my pleasure to finally meet you, Logan has told me so much about you” I smiled cheerfully.

For a moment, his father peered at me through his glasses, then turned to his son. 

“So when are you both getting married?” He took of his glasses and asked.

“Uh?” Though it was faint but Logan who sat beside me could hear that. I looked at him, confused.

“Uhm Dad, Allyson is the woman I'm seeing”

“I gave you a week to introduce your fianceé, the woman you want to marry” His father said.

“I know, I know. She is the one for me” Logan replied.

I slowly shook my head, trying to communicate with him in a discreet way his father wouldn't notice but instead, Logan took my fingers and interlocked with his on the table.

“Yes Dad, we are working towards marriage” He smiled.

“I'm giving you another week to settle down” His Dad ordered.

My temper increased and I know he felt it, so he fondled my fingers to make me calm.

“Yes, actually..Logan already proposed to me” I managed to continue playing along.

.

Surprisingly, Logan's father finally smiled.

“Wonderful, I love the man you're becoming Logan and I also accept the woman you’ve chosen to spend the rest of your life with. She seems just perfect” He said heartily.

“Yeah, she is” Logan responded.

We faked a smile at eachother.

We are in silence.

His father didn't ask further questions; we've prepared for questions like where and when did we meet, how did we fall in love, this and that but he didn't ask any.

He just wanted to make sure that we were planning to get married soon.

**

Later that evening,

Logan drove me back home, I was tied of the awkward silence in the car especially after the whole drama that happened today.

“We are even now. Pretend girlfriend, done and dusted” I deliberately broke the silence but he didn't say anything.

“Your father will be shocked that you're still not planning to get married in a week time” I chuckled.

“And he’ll withdraw the one job he gave me”

“Huh?” 

“He’ll hand over my company, I mean his company he gave me to my cousin if I don't do as he says” Logan told me.

“Oops… that's sad” I really didn't know what to say

“But you are not married, are you?” Logan asked instead.

“No” 

And I interrupted him when he wanted to speak.

“Our contract ends here. You asked me to be your pretend Girlfriend in order to pay what I owe which I already did” I said.

“I promise, 'll pay for your sister's health bills, the dialysis and I promise she’ll get off the wheelchair as soon as she's being attended to by my best doctors” Logan said.

“Uh.. wh..what?” I stuttered

“With an extra cash sum of $100,000” 

“Wh…why?”

“If you would marry me” He said.

I was dumbfounded.

*****

To Be Continued.