14. UN UMPLANNED DINNER

Never mind, I have to do it because if they discover we don't share a room, there will surely be trouble. I take a suitcase and fill it with my clothes of all types and run up the stairs as best I can, enter his room and put them in the closet along with his, arrange the shoes and my underwear in a drawer. I go back to my room and bring makeup, toothbrush, and everything else.

"As soon as they leave, get all this junk out of here!" Luis tells me as he watches me fill his room with my things.

"I think we should leave them here just in case, I'm sure mom will come by often. Don't look at me like that, the ones I put aren't ones I use, it's just for show, I won't be hanging around in your room if that's what worries you. I love mine and hate climbing stairs, in case you forgot."

"Fine, just finish and leave, I'm having a video call with my girl!" He still speaks rudely, as if my presence there irritates him.

"This is important Luis, I'm sure they're coming to check if our marriage works. We have to do this right, remember your inheritance and my freedom are at stake. Okay?" I try to reason with him. "You make up the stories and I'll back you up. Luckily, I brought some brochures of Paris tourist spots and I've just memorized them all, so don't be afraid to tell whatever you want, I'll support you. Okay?"

"Get out, Isabella!" He shouts desperately and furiously. "Can't you see I'm naked under the sheet?"

"What? What do you mean by that?" I ask terrified.

 "Exactly what you understood, get out of here right now or I'll uncover myself! Unless you want to participate in what we're doing," he speaks while running his tongue over his lips and makes an attempt to remove the sheet covering him.

 I run out and close the door, pervert! How can he be doing that when we have such a serious problem?

 "You're the worst, Luis!" I shout furiously.

 "Ha, ha, ha... Don't run away Bella, if you want I can teach you, I assure you you'll have a lot of fun," I hear him as I move away from the room.

 "Go to hell, you idiot! Don't take too long, and wash yourself well! You won't touch me with those dirty hands!" I yell back, truly furious.

 I can't believe he's doing his dirty stuff with what's coming our way. I think as I go down the stairs. What's in his head? I hope everything goes well, I don't want to imagine what could happen if they catch us in the lie, especially dad. I have the feeling that he's convinced I married Luis because I've been in love with him since childhood, as mom made him believe. And not to save his business as she told me.

 Grandfather told me he investigated something, and doesn't believe it's true about going bankrupt. It's true there are some difficulties, but nothing that can't be resolved, dad is very good at business, grandfather says. I didn't say anything, maybe they haven't gone bankrupt precisely because of Luis's family's money, who knows?

 I prefer not to investigate in that direction. I'm already involved in this and better help the idiot inherit from his father, and incidentally remain free. I don't want to go back to living with my parents for anything in the world. That would be the worst thing that could happen to me with the mother I have.

That's why this dinner has to be perfect, they must leave convinced that Luis and I are doing very well. But this fake husband I have, instead of reviewing what we should say right now, no! He's doing his dirty stuff with one of his women by video. What a disgrace! Why did it have to be him precisely? It's clear he doesn't have a drop of intelligence, all he cares about is his world of low passions.

I return to my room, which I'll lock so no one enters. I lightly apply makeup, pull my hair back in a ponytail, and dedicate myself to organizing the gifts. At least we had the precaution to buy them. Well, I bought them with the driver's help because Luis disappeared. Let's see if my picky mother likes the gift I bought her, a beautiful and very expensive ring, just like my mother-in-law's, with the only difference being the color of the diamonds.

Everything is ready, I take the gifts up to Luis's room. I knock on the door to avoid catching him in his activities, I hear him shouting to come in as he's in the bathroom. Phew, good thing he listened and is showering, I can't imagine him touching me with his dirty hands. I enter slowly, when I make sure what he said is true, I cross the space intending to arrange them in his closet. I approach, because I know he's taking a shower, I knock on the door and tell him.

"Luis, don't come out naked, I'm arranging the gifts," I warn nervously. "I'll put the men's gifts on your side of the closet, and the women's on mine."

"Yours? What do you mean yours?" he asks in a mocking tone.

"It's just saying Luis, stop acting like a child. I'm just speaking this way so you understand, okay? Finish up and don't take long, and dress well," I hurry him because I want everything to be perfect.

"Fine, I got it, leave because I'm coming out," he says in a more serious tone.

"I'll go, but it won't take long. They're about to arrive and surely they'll be punctual. I don't want to receive them alone, please," I plead without shame, I'm very nervous and scared.

"Just leave, Bella! And stop lecturing me as if you were my mother or worse, my real wife!" He shouts and I see he's about to open the door. "Leave if you don't want to see me naked."