M A R R I A G E ?

Hattiea Smith, aged 23.

She had been working in fashion industry for almost 5 years now, her agency was classified under top 10 agencies in the fashion industry.

Sponsored numbers of famous faces and names in the industry already, Jay's agency was somehow facing some troubles in recent months in order to discover and release new faces.

Hattiea Smith though felt very lucky enough to work with her fiancé, Jayson who was the chairman of the agency himself. He's also her boss and of course... they were about to get married soon as for what rumours claimed.

Both reportedly were madly in love with each other since teenage years. Jayson Rogers, who was also Hattiea's boss... has always been one determined character and a great hard worker in terms of his business.

Since college days both were together with one another and after graduating when he decided to start his own company right away, Hattiea was very happy and followed him wholeheartedly to support him without any second thoughts.

Working with her fiancé has always been her best decision, Hattiea believed. Jayson was a man of his words.

She loved him for that but as days passed he started involving himself too much in his business, being a man of heavy responsibilities indeed she started spending less time with Hattiea.

Not that Hattiea ever complained about his dedication for his work because obviously before they started the agency together... they were nothing, they had nothing with them but now this work gave both everything.

A promising career, a much better lifestyle and a great future ahead indeed.

He was a young entrepreneur and she was his secretary at work.

Hattiea witnessed Jayson struggling before and held his hands tightly when times were tough, struggling period soon vanished but then she felt her hands's grip loosening, Jayson started becoming distant.

She still love him though and believed that it was just his work life which was affecting him.

Such a fool was she!

Hattiea just couldn't help herself falling for the type of man was Jayson before. He was kind, perfect, honest and always used to think about others before himself...

She knew he loved her too.

Otherwise making this far wouldn't have been possible without any corporation.

The only thing Hattie always thought was Jayson being too busy. He was a hardworking man after all and for that she never raised any complains at all.

But nowadays her bothers doubled.

Nowadays out of blue, Jayson started talking about the future with Hattiea, about settling down and moving to his house.

It was quite rare for Hattiea to witness him to be this desperate for marriage, obviously they both decided to settle down once they will be facing no more threats about their business in future.

They had one mutual goal to make their agency reach the top rank first then start planning their family together.

Hence, seeing him this desperate to get married already caused Hattiea to be confused suddenly.

Jayson started bringing Hattiea everywhere with him, even to his meetings that she really didn't needed to be in.

He would always bring up the topic of marriage when he found the chance, since past month.

He had been keeping her close to him most of the time and Hattiea couldn't help but to feel little insecure with all this, she felt that something was really wrong with him.

It was some days ago when this sudden change took place between us.Before this, he always remained busy to make any time for her.

Strange was it, definitely.

Why suddenly he started being so clingy to her?

Hattie's mind always raised a question regarding this? Was she really ready for a marriage with him this soon?

Jayson tend to hold the personality to prioritise his work first always and after marriage will she still be any important to him or is he going to choose work over her again? Questions like this choked her guts and held her hopes back.

She was hesitant to the thought of marriage this soon.

Obviously her heart ached and pained to see the man she loved so much, giving her less attention before but she had made herself stronger enough to get used to it.

But nowadays getting his sudden attention and witnessing him approaching her again and again while bringing up the topic of marriage, made Hattiea feel bit weird about all.

Taking a deep breath, Hattiea simply decided to shake her thoughts off.

Standing up from her seat, Hattiea held a stack of papers in a document from her desk and started walking out of her own cabin in order to approach Jayson's office door with a warm smile on, knowing how much he loves to see her smile always.

Approaching, she knocked the door once but didn't wait for his response from inside. Being his fiancé, Hattiea did also owned the power to not mind his permission.

She needed no permission or his approval moreover to meet him.

She sure was his secretary before and was always used to assist him but first she was his fiancé.

Hattiea opened the door the other minute simply and walked inside the office quietly with her heels only making the sound of her arrival, slapping the floor of his office.

Hattiea's brown eyes instantly fell on the man pacing back and forth in his office with a frown decorated on his face, while holding his phone up to the right ear seriously.

Jayson didn't like working out much, resulting him not being much bulky or muscular but even though he was 6'2 taller.

He still had face of a youngster with firm features making him a man of unique handsome traits. Hattiea appreciated every inch of his charms!

Hattiea took her minute to really just look at him and praised his features dearly. His built and neat suit complimented his body nicely, his personality suited with his serious eyes. His blue eyes made Hattiea's heart thump harder even till this day.

She truly loved him.

Hattiea still stood there near his desk and waited for him to finish his conversation over his call first. His voice was little raspy and he frustratedly sighed in between his talks... he looked kind of stressed which caught Hattiea's attention in no time.

She swallowed a hard lump down her throat as he soon looked at her with a released frown.

A look of relief as soon as he saw her. His tensed brows released away same minute.

Jayson sighed for the last time before ending his call and approaching Hattiea's way. Something was off, he wasn't being himself anymore. He is just too stressed nowadays, maybe?

Sitting on his chair, he closed his eyes tiredly while pinching his temples. Hattiea walked over to him from behind with her steady steps.

Soon holding his firm shoulders from back, she squeezed it giving him a little massage in the back. Jayson parted his lips letting a long sigh out in relief.

Feeling relaxed with her action.

"You seem tired."

Hattiea spoke softly, meanwhile with his eyes still closed Jayson just nodded his head in agreement.

"The directors are being stinky again with the pictures."

Jayson let out tiredly for Hattiea to know the reason of his frustration. He has been working a lot lately, Hattiea knew how important were the directors for him.

He did sponsored the models this far before handling the models to the directors for their ongoing projects and advertising commercials, who were in need of new faces.

But sadly they liked none at the moment of time, the models they have sent to the directors were same as the last time.

Boring and old.

Agency didn't appoint any new model from a long time now, mainly because they couldn't find any worthy face to feature till now.

"Don't worry. It's going to be alright!"

Hattiea intended to cheer Jayson up in a soft tone, he chuckled at the tone of her before opening his mysterious blue eyes then settling his gaze at Hattiea's face.

She smiled dearly when she saw him staring at her for longer minutes. His eyes now held some unreadable emotions.

He has been giving her so much attention lately, Hattiea's stomach experienced a flip again.

Knowing well where this was leading again. 

"What?"

She asked him blushing a little meanwhile having his eyes still being darted on her.

Since past few days Hattiea has been observing him in quite doubtful manner now, he has been staring at her a lot and sometimes without even any reasons.

When asked, Jayson just replies he loves her and then brings up the topic of marriage again.

Weird!

Wearing a warm smile on like always, he just shook his head while grabbing Hattiea's hands which were still massaging his broad shoulders, kissing the back of it he said those same words over again...

"Just admiring my soon to be wife."

Jayson spoke in love meanwhile still feeling bit weird about everything.

Those words always touched Hattiea's heart with no efforts but yet at the same time it made her question Jayson's intention behind his desperate wishes too.

Why does he brings up marriage all the time?

"We still have time for that to happen, don't you think-"

Hattiea uttered but just before she could have completed her statement properly...

The door's slammed open pausing her sentence. Her eyes followed the sound and there was standing a lady in her mid 20s on the doorway of Jayson's office.

Tiara Johnson, aged 24.

Hattiea knew her as she had been one of their agency's most successful supermodel in past 4 years.

She was still in high demand now, maybe the only one in demand from their agency.

Besides Tiara, no other model was wanted by any directors for their commercials or branding. Basically Tiara was the only successful model signed with Jay's Agency whose face was responsible for every possible funding and profits the agency was having now.

Even in the time of crisis when no new model was contracted to the agency, Tiara's demand was still high hinting her popularity was no joke.

She was beautiful and gorgeous indeed, also very famous.

As she just barged inside the office with heavy surprise, Hattiea looked at her with questionable eyes.

Never that happened before.

Holding a file in her hand, Tiara looked at Hattiea with her widened eyes yet with a hint of anger hidden within.

What was the reason of that?

Her face was shocked for only first second as if she wasn't expecting Hattiea to be in Jayson's cabin but soon recovering from the shock, Tiara shared a cold and angry look to the couple holding hands.

"Don't you know how to knock?"

Jayson's dark voice questioned Tiara's sudden dare to barge inside his office.

Almost in a tone of shout.

He squeezed Hattiea's hand tightly in the same process as if he doesn't want to leave her hand for even a second. Weird...

Hattiea noticed the heaviness of the aura building up inside Jayson's office.

Hattiea just patted Jayson's back in an intention to calm his sudden outburst down, she was in heavy question too.

Obviously, never before that happened.

In order to get inside Jayson's office even Hattiea had to knock his door first and enter then how come Tiara built up the dare to barge inside the office of Jayson, as if she needed no permission at all for that?

Yet ditching the sick thoughts running inside her head aside, Hattiea decided to question the purpose of visit of their supermodel in demand.

Displeasing her would not be one good idea for the agency as well as Tiara was the only successful model in the present time.

And if she decided to leave then the agency will have to face heavy bankruptcy which Hattiea didn't obviously wanted.

"It's okay. Do you need anything Tiara?"

Hattiea questioned her decorating a formal smile over her features.

Tiara's eyes reddened as she glared at Hattiea with an unknown passion of danger for some seconds before soon opening her mouth again.

"Jay, I need to talk to you alone..."