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Megan held her breath as she got out of the limo with Roman by her side. The press was there and many famous celebs. She was suprised to see so many at Roman's charity gala. 

Roman smiles softly and he holds her hand tightly as he helps guide her out of the limo and onto the red carpet. The press would flash their cameras around them as many famous celebrities were also in attendance. Roman spoke softly as they made their way down the carpet together. "Alright, my dear. Just follow my lead and we will have a good time here. You look absolutely stunning by the way."

She smiles nervously as she held him tightly, " Thank you."

A reporter suddenly yells out, "Mr lewis who is this beauty on your arm?"

Megan looks at Roman shocked, she was afraid to be plunged into the spotlight.

Roman smiles widely as he looks over at the reporter.*"This is my very special and beautiful date."

He doesn't say anything else and leads her inside the gala. Her eyes grow wider as she sees the extravagant hall. Roman chuckles softly as he looks at her in her impressed state. The gala had truly been filled with the richest and most prestigious people in the city. He had taken her to one of the most exclusive events and she seemed to be enjoying herself so far. As they walked together hand in hand he spoke softly into her ear.

"So, my dear, are you having a good time so far?"

"Everything looks so perfect. Its so...breath taking."

"Oh, is the atmosphere that stunning?" Roman chuckled softly as he looks around. The vibe of the gala had to be somewhat surreal indeed. The music and the conversations of important people were all surrounding them as they made their way further into the event. This had to be something of a unique experience indeed. Roman's smile was wide and he was feeling extremely happy that he had found someone like her. She made him feel a little more grounded than he had been as of late.

"Roman! You made it!" Jonah says walking over to them, "The prime minister is here, I think you should go talk business." 

Roman's expression softeners and he sighs softly as he hears this. He looks over at her and smiles softly as he speaks. "Alright my dear. It looks like I've got some business to take care of but I will be back to you. Don't go anywhere okay? I'll be back pretty soon so I can spend the rest of the night with you."

Jonah smiles at Her, "I'll keep her company, Im curious to find out more about your mystery woman."

Roman smiles and his eyes brighten a little bit as he hears this. His advisor was interested in wanting to know more about her and he chuckled softly at this. He turns his attention back on her and he speaks with a charming and flirty tone. "Well, I'm glad she'll be in good hands while I'm having some business matters to take care of. Make sure you take good care of her Jonah because I will be watching you."

"Alright." Jonah chuckles.

Megan watches as Roman walk away and she smiles when Jonah takes Champaign from a waiter and hands it to her. "Thanks."

"So you must be Roman's new girl. If there's one thing about him that I can say is that he's very selective and secretive on who he dates. So it's a pleasure to find out that he has chosen a lovely lady like yourself."

"You mean he is a player?" She says with a small smile on her face.

Jonah laughs before he speaks softly as he sees her reaction. She clearly wasn't the jealous type which he found extremely interesting. "Well, he does have a big reputation with women, I'm sure you know what I mean by that. But the way he has been acting around since he met you tells me that you are more than just a mere fling. I've never seen him so smitten with someone before. You must be very special."

"I guess I am." Megan says sipping her Champaign, "He is a very special man."

Jonah chuckles as he also takes a sip of champagne. He smiles as he speaks back to her in a friendly and gentle tone. "That is certainly true. I have never seen him this happy and smitten before. I'm glad he is finally experiencing the joy of being in love. I just hope you don't break his heart, my dear."

Megan felt her mind racing, did she have the power to do that? Was she that important to him that she could leave him heart broken?

"You came." 

Megan turns and sees Apollo approaching her. The last time she saw him he had offered her a million dollars for taking care of Roman when he was injured.

"Apollo."

*Jonha notices her attention diverted to someone else and that's when he smiles curiously. The only person he could think of that would make her look in that direction would be Apollo but he thought that they had no relationship, Maybe not? It was still confusing to him.

Apollo's voice breaks him out of his thoughts. His voice was cold and calculating as always but even he smiled a little when he saw her. "Megan. Good to see your looking absolutely spectacular in that dress."

"Thank you. Roman...he helped me pick it out." Megan was feeling awkward. She had a feeling Apollo didn't exactly like her.

Apollo raises an eyebrow and his mouth twists slightly to its usual cold smirk. "I see. Roman has great taste then because you look stunning in that dress. Of course, you could probably pull off any dress with your beauty."

Megan smiles feeling really confused as to why he was being so kind to her right now. "Thanks."

Apollo chuckles softly before he speaks again. They were still in the middle of a gala so he had to keep up the appearance of being civil. He couldn't make it too obvious that he just straight up didn't like or trust her. "So I'm guessing you're enjoying the gala so far then?"

"I am. It's very interesting." She says with a nervous chuckle. When she sees Roman walking back with his friend Jack she felt relieved.

Apollo's face becomes cold again as he notices the two coming back to them. His coldness had disappeared the second that he saw Roman. He nods softly and he turns his attention back to her. "Well, I'm glad that you're having a good time my dear. And you might want to turn your attention back to Roman because he looks like he's going to want to talk to you."

Megan nods and moves towards Roman, "You're finally back."

Roman puts his arms around her as he smiles softly. "I am indeed my dear. It took longer than I expected but I managed to wrap up that conversation. Did I miss out on anything important while I was gone?"

"Nothing. I just spoke to Jonah and Apollo." She says looking up at him.

Jack stares at her with a huge grin on his face, "What a gorgeous woman....we meet again lovely."

Megan looks at Jack and smiles at him, "Hello."