Blackmailed to marry my crush.

We all started pretending not to have noticed Miss Mayer, Christiana, as Jessie rushed over to the eye-catching Ferrari.

It was time we gave ourselves something more important to do, that is, getting the shop and paying the landlord but Miss Mayer requested us to wait for her.

I was looking up to meet this lady but not here, Sarah was raging inside her chest as Jessie raised her head and gave me eye contact, summoning me to fall for her. Everything was steady, Christiana's long European hair, which dazzled in purple drifted in the town's breeze as she locked her Ferrari and let Jessie lead her to us.

"Hi. Nice meeting you youngsters." She smiled perfectly exposing her white teeth that had diamond pins attached near the gum. She looked gorgeous, especially when she put on a serious look and turned her head sideways.

Like father-like daughter, this was how Jessie was going to grow, her young body had already started development, exposing curves that matched her slenderness.

"Hi." We chorused as Miss Christiana took the step to shake us to reality. "What are you doing in town today?"

"We want to start a business," I answered as Sarah gave me a bad look, I ignored her. If there was an opportunity to rise from rags, being a friend to Miss Mayer was the quickest means and I wasn't going to let that get past me.

"Oh. That's nice, and what kind of business." She was growing interested as the landlord called to confirm if we were still interested in his vacant shop. "Do you have enough capital for such a business...?"

I heard her question and nodded happily, "Yeah, I believe that it's enough."

At that moment Lisa accompanied Sarah who excused herself reasoning that she had to meet the landlord first and we could come by slowly.

I didn't refute it as I was left with my future mother-in-law. I already adored her daughter, despite Sarah who had said that I only had lust left in me.

"August Green, now that we are finally alone I have something important to discuss with you." Christiana Mayer turned serious as I gave her the go-ahead. Her sudden change of topic and tone made me wonder what was so serious to the extent of making the Mayer vice president come in search of me.

"I know what you did that night."

I immediately tensed and held my breath. I thought I had a secret to myself.

"I'm giving you a chance to redeem yourself, I already rewarded you but I fear you have to obliged to my demands. "

Something in her tone held an eclectic taste as she placed her hand on my shoulder. "You have to marry my daughter."

My stomach grumbled and my lungs almost collapsed, I wondered. Her so friendly and domestic state got dispersed as she threatened me, "I have the whole record on tape, consider my request or spend a life in jail."

Fock! She was blackmailing me!

"What's your response?" She asked as she made a stop before the last corner towards Sarah and the rest.

"I will marry her," I said as Jessie smiled and hugged me. I was completely shocked out of my wits but Miss Mayer nodded with a thanks.

"It's not me who wants you to marry her, it's her who has fallen in love with you."

I looked at Jessie then back at her mother and wondered why? Wasn't her daughter young to be in love with someone? I didn't mind that too, well I was not going to give a damn focking piece of sh*t about it anyway, but, let Jessie study my face.

She had the cutest eyes, blue eyes that were marble round with a thin black eye line covered in long black strip eyelashes. Comparing her to my previous duo, she was a threat, and Sarah knew it!

"You can come over to the Mayer Mansion any day you wish, schools are closed and we need a home tutor for Jessie, you can apply for the post and I will approve it," Christiana informed me as she checked her silver wristwatch and feared that time was not on her side.

"Ok, I will apply for the post," I promised as Jessie waved me goodbye. At least I was going to be paid to tutor my fiancee, that way, no other man would have a chance to get near her.

I watched the mother and daughter leave, the Ferrari riding off into the eastern.

There must have been a reason for Christiana to accept her daughter's request to get engaged to me. My mind was troubled as I thought of Lisa, was I going to lose her too? Now that I had felt both girls' essence, jealousy and possession drove my ego as I declared to date all three of them at once. They all belonged to me, me alone.

I walked past the corner as Lisa motioned me to hurry up.

"The store is on a lease, $200 monthly with a deposit. " Sarah whispered once I caught up and saw the inside of the shop. It was exactly what we expected, all that remained was getting someone responsible to modify the setting and set up a baking area at the exit. The shop was more than spacious, and it had double doors.

"We shall rent it," I confirmed as the Landlord grinned and took us in for better looks. He was an old man, around his fifties with a big pot belly that swooped below his front.

"The shop is yours, the electricity and water bills are included in the rental price. I live upstairs, in case you need any help I'm more than ready to be available."

His husky voice echoed as a whisky smell drifted out of his mouth, he was a drunkard. We noticed as he wiped his face with the back of his hand, "I got a friend, he can renovate this shop into the design you wish."

We agreed to let him invite his friend, who too turned out to be an old drunk fella who bounced around promising to get it all fixed in two days.q

So we paid the deposit and an advance for the designer before leaving.

*****

McDonald's was just a ten-minute walk away as we decided to fill our bellies. I didn't grasp much from my partners as I saw a piece of paper with Jessie's home contact. The girl had tipped the card into my pocket while she hugged me.

Now my mind was preoccupied with thoughts on how to get to Jessie, I was curious to know why the Mayers wanted me to marry their only daughter.

"August, Ssup!" Lisa knocked into me as Sarah gave me another look, "Are you alright?"