11 Love and Lie
Andrew was surprised by what she said. He didn't expect she would agree. He actually thought she would get nervous or scared since she's a virgin.
"Why would you agree that easily? You know it won't guarantee that I will not divorce you." He said. He wanted to know what's in her mind.
"It's not about what we talked or agreed upon anymore." She murmured.
He frowned while staring at her, seriously.
"Then what is it?" He asked.
She took a deep breath before giving him an answer.
"Every time you touch me, I want to be touched more. I want you to kiss me more and I want to please you. I know I'm not in love with you but my body is reacting and it wants you. I want you." She said.
"You're complicated. But I like it." He said while smiling at her.
He pulled her again and gave her more kisses before releasing her.
"Let's go inside first and get this over with then we'll talk about it."
He got out of the car and opened the door on her side. They walked inside the restaurant holding each other's hands when something unexpected happened.
"Andrew!" Someone yelled his name and when they looked at who it was, a girl was running towards them.
She was tall like a model, sophisticated and classy, with blonde wavy hair and blue eyes. She was wearing a short dress emphasizing her long legs.
Nina felt embarrassed when the girl stood in front of them. She was petite and an ordinary girl. She was a nobody.
She frowned when the girl suddenly kissed Andrew on the lips. She couldn't understand why she felt something tight on her chest.
What she didn't like about it was Andrew's reaction. He suddenly let go of her hand when the girl rushed into him, jumping into his arms and he was actually holding her waist.
She stood there looking at them while kissing in front of her. She couldn't take it so she walked ahead of them, leaving Andrew with the girl. Her heart feels like it was being stabbed.
She knew that this was all just a contract, and though she had plans on not letting him go, he didn't actually agree to it.
She was looking around to pick a vacant table when someone grabbed her arm. She already knew it was Andrew but thinking about that girl who just kissed him, made her mad. She slapped his hand and avoided his touch.
Andrew knew why she was acting like that and he was also disappointed with himself. Nina and him were not in a real relationship but it was rude of him to respond to Ella's kiss in front of her.
He chased her again when she walked away from him.
"Hey. I'm sorry." He said. He didn't really know what to say to her.
"It's fine. We don't have any relationship anyway so you don't need to explain. So where's your father?" She said with a cold tone.
He became worried when he heard Nina's coldness, and she wasn't looking at his eyes.
He sighed and guided him to their table where his father was.
She was surprised to see that the girl was on the table where Andrew's father was seated. The girl was smiling as if she was mocking her.
"Father, this is Nina, my girlfriend and she was the one who I want to marry." Andrew introduced her.
His father looked at her from head to toe. She couldn't figure out what he was thinking. On the way here, she was anxious but now she wasn't nervous at all. Maybe because of the girl and Andrew's show earlier, her emotion was changed to annoyance.
"She's the daughter of that ramen shop?" His father asked.
She was surprised that he knew. She thought Andrew was keeping it a secret and that he would introduce her as a daughter of some rich family.
"Yes father. Every time I came to their shop, she was there and she's also best friends with Alora Smith, Sophie Anderson, Margaret Miller and Emily Nitori. We hung out a few times and eventually fell in love, and now I want to marry her after she graduates from college." Andrew answered.
She couldn't understand what she felt. She was mad at Andrew and she suddenly felt like she would be trapped with him forever. She was now starting to question her decisions.
"I see. I'm glad you found your match then. And it's nice that you started as friends. Now that you have a real girlfriend and would tie the knot soon, stop flirting and playing with women. Always make your wife happy, do not ever hurt her and don't break her trust, that's one of the secrets of a successful marriage." His father said.
She knew it was because of what Andrew did earlier and maybe he could sense that I am angry and disappointed with his son. She thought Andrew's father was the same old rich guy who wanted a rich daughter in law but she was wrong. He was actually a soft spoken man who definitely believes in love and that marriage is sacred.
"Yes father. I would never hurt her." Andrew answered.
She wanted to run to the bathroom because she felt sick. Her stomach suddenly crumbled and she felt nauseous like she was going to barf. How could he lie to his father like that? There's no hesitation in his voice, if she didn't know about their agreement, she would definitely believe him.
"By the way, Nina, this is Ella, a family friend." He introduced.
She just nodded and Ella smiled or more like a smirk.
They sat down and started eating. The dinner went smoothly even though the girl who was called Ella was obviously trying to get Andrew's attention. When she failed, she eventually bid farewell and left.
When the dinner was over, Andrew's father gave her a black flat box. She frowned.
"This is a gift from me. It was my wife's. She never had the chance to wear it so I wanted to at least give it to my daughter in law." He said.
She took the box and opened it. It was a platinum necklace with a 35 carat heart shaped diamond pendant. Nina couldn't believe it and she suddenly felt guilty.
