5 - Same Room

He wasn't lying because four hours later he arrived from Hong Kong. How long is the flight from there to here?

"Good evening, Master Javier." I heard the guards greet him. I went down the stairs from his room and looked at him as I walked. He was just looking at me and I don't understand why I was nervous while looking into his eyes that didn't want to let go of me.

"How are you here?" That was his first question when we both got close.

"I'm doing fine here, Javier. I thought you were in Hong Kong, why are you here?" I asked him softly because I didn't want his employees to think who I was to ask such a question to their boss.

"I told you that I was going home and I ended my meeting immediately so that I could go home and talk to you," he said.

Just that fast? He just came home right away just to talk to me? I'm fine anyway, but I'll admit it's better if he's here so that when I have questions, I'll just ask him.

"Have you seen your room already?" he asked. I want to hit him, how dare he say that his room is mine? I don't feel comfortable being in his room.

"I've seen it but I want another room, is that possible?" I asked him as he frowned. He is confused.

"Another room? Why? You don't like the room I've given you? Well, we can change the design if you want." I immediately shook my head at what he said, that's not what I meant.

"No, the room is perfectly fine. I just thought it would be too early for us to be in the same room together? We are not married yet and I also don't want your employees to think badly of this," I explained to him.

Because that's the truth, I don't want them to make a bad first impression of me. As much as possible, I want to build a good impression on them first that I am a good woman even though I know myself that I am not.

"No, it's okay. And that would be okay for them, they don't care if you are in my room and we are together. They already know you, I already told them that you will be my wife and they will also consider you as their boss and besides, Janiyah—don't worry because I'm not always here at home."

I looked at him in shock because of the last thing he said. What does he mean he's not always here at his house? In his own house? Don't tell me, is he busier at work? And where is his family? Why are only his employees here in this big house? I still have a lot of questions about him but I know that I can't get it from him. Never mind, I'll just wait until I suddenly know all that.

"So, are we good now that you're in my room?" he asked. It took me a long time to answer but I just agreed. I still don't know what I'm going to do with my job with him, or how I'm going to pretend to be his wife.

"Yeah, that would be fine," I answered.

He nodded and turned to his employees. "All of you rest now, I'll take care of him."

I watched the faces of his staff, others were surprised by Javier's words but immediately disappeared and then followed Javier's words. They all left together in front of us.

"Let's go, let us talk about the job."

This is it, I will know exactly what I will do. Maybe this is the right time to ask him.

We also went up to the room, he let me in first and after he lowered his coat, he faced me. "I'm just going to take a shower, wait for me here."

I nodded to him, "okay."

He stood in front of me for a few minutes before finally leaving to go to the bathroom, I frowned at what he did. "What is his problem?"

While I was waiting for him, I continued walking around the room. I didn't see much a while ago because of him calling, just like what I am seeing right now,  there was a small cabinet not far from his bed. I was about to open it but it was locked.

"What are you doing?"

I looked surprised when I heard Javier's voice behind me, my eyes almost widened when I saw that he was wearing only a towel and only the lower part of his body was covered. I looked away. 

"N-nothing, I'm just wandering around your room." I stuttered my answer and because of my stammering, I wanted to slap myself.

What the hell am I doing?

"You're not looking at me, is this the first time that you saw a man wearing only a towel?" he asked, I shook my head as an answer because it's not the first time I've seen but it's the first time the man wearing only a towel is right in front of me. "Then why aren't you looking at me?" he added.

Because of what he said, I quickly turned to him, I looked him directly in his eyes. "Get dressed first, is that okay?" I asked.

I don't feel comfortable talking to him dressed like that. He shrugged and then went to his walk-in closet and started to get dressed. I just waited for him, I took a shower earlier while waiting for him for almost four hours.

"I'm done..."

I turned to him, he was now wearing a black nightgown, a suit. I swallowed twice and looked away when I saw his face. I have to admit that he is handsome in what he is wearing, his hair is still wet so he wipes it with a towel hanging from his neck.

"Okay, what are we going to talk about?" I asked and then sat down on the couch.

I saw that he frowned as he looked at me at what I was doing. "Why are you sitting there?" he asked.

"Because this is a couch and I will sleep here, you will sleep in your bed—"

"What the hell are you talking about, Janiyah? You will not sleep on the couch. You will sleep in our bed and I, on the couch if you do not want us to sleep next to each other," he said.

Wait, did I hear and understand correctly? He wants us to sleep next to each other? But why? Too much fast if that will happen between us, I don't even know what I will do as his wife.

"It's up to you what you want to do, I'm just your employee anyway, so it's better that I just follow all your orders. What are we going to talk about?” I told him.

I could tell from his face that he wanted to say something or answer what I said, but he also stopped himself and opened the topic that we should really talk about.

"Your job is to be my wife, since I pay you a lot everyone should see and feel that you are my wife, not only in front of them but also behind their back or if no one is looking. You will act as my wife—”

"What? Why is it that they are not looking at the two of us and I should be acting as your wife?" I asked in confusion.

He sighed as if I was a fool for not understanding what he wanted to say. "So that you can get used to being in front of people, so that the plan doesn't change if you act like my wife in front of them. Do you understand me?"

I thought that he was right too but not right for me. I don't know how to be a wife. I don't have a boyfriend, and now I will go straight as a wife.

I nodded to him to agree and be done with it. "Yes, I got it. I will do that. But I can just ask, do I have a day off?" I will ask.

I also remembered my family because I couldn’t see them everyday from now on.. “Yes, you have. You can go home whenever you want, but you will not do it if we have an important occasion," he answered.

"You mean I can go home and visit my family whenever I want as long as I don't do it if you need me?" I asked and he nodded. I just made it clear because I don't want to go against what he wants, maybe my salary will be reduced. "Okay, how about my salary?" I was not ashamed when I asked that.

His smirk didn't escape me, I'm sure he now thinks I look like money. It's true, I need that for my family and especially for Lucy.

"Monthly income, free foods and everything in this house, you have your own driver and you will have an allowance monthly for those you want to buy yourself," he explained which was the reason for my surprise.

"That's too much, my monthly salary will be enough. I don't need a driver and allowance because I won't buy anything for myself—”

"No buts, Janiyah. You need that because I am your husband, and you will dress up yourself. Be presentable,” he said seriously.

He's right, he's rich and people can't see that his wife is poor. I nodded. "Okay, thank you. I will accept that.” I smiled at him sparingly.

He didn't react when he looked at me until he left in front of me, I just watched what he did. He took a pillow from the bed and walked over to the couch to lay on it. I can't move where I'm standing, it's like I'm still dreaming about what's happening to me now. I hope someone slaps me and finds out that this is not true. I closed my eyes tightly, took a deep breath.

"Why are you still standing there, go to sleep now. We are leaving early tomorrow, you need to fix yourself and be my wife. Your job will start tomorrow."