It has been four days since I went to meet Luke and his boss, William and I still have not come to a conclusion if I will be accepting the offer or not.
I haven’t even told Shayna about the offer and she has always been in the known for everything occurring in my life.I knew I couldn't hide this from her.I used the back door to enter the club because the main entrance was so crowded today and I guess it was probably because the club has been open for a while now.I wasn’t supposed to come in today but I was asked to fill In for Tara, one of the bartenders.As I walked to the backroom, I couldn't help but notice May coming in from the front. I am guessing she had just finished her performance.I decided to creep up to her back, just to frighten her a little.“Are you done for the day?” I ask her and she jumps and turns around immediately, holding a hand to her chest.“My God! Are you trying to kill me?” She says playfully, glaring at me, making me grin.“Now, why would I do that?” I say dramatically. And we both started laughing.“why are you even here?, you don’t work today” she says as we continue walking to the backroom.“John called and asked if I could fill in for Tara today. I really needed the extra cash so I said yes, I have to change my clothes before heading to the bar area. Are you finished for today?”“Nah, I have some clients that want private dances so I’ll be done in two hours or three at most. I could take you home if you’re still here.”“Sure, thanks.” I say as I remove the sweatshirt I was wearing with my ripped jeans and put on a white crop top that stops under my boob and barely covers them. “I hate that they make us dress like this,” I grumble as I proceed to do my hair.I remove my hair from the restraint and run my hands through them to make it look a bit more presentable before sprinting hair mousse and spray to give it a glossy look.Once I am done with my hair I pack my things up and head to the bar to begin my shift.A customer calls my attention at the far end of the bar table and I walk over to him.“Angel.” He exclaimed. I could tell he was already drunk. Mr. Colton is a regular in this club. When I mean regular I mean everyday regular. He’s in his early thirties.“Hello, What can I help you with?”“ I didn’t see you on the stage tonight. Why? I was so ready to make it rain for you.” I smile a little.“ I know you would have but stage dancing isn’t in the schedule for me.”.“ Too bad. I’m here with a couple of people. I really want to show you off.” He says sporting a smirk while his eyes linger on my breast. I lean forward resting my arms on the bar table.“I can’t leave this post tonight, maybe another time. What drink do you want to order?”“There are drinks on my table. I saw a glimpse of you and wanted to talk to you, that's all.”“Alright. I’m going to get back to work. The bill’s not going to pay itself.”“You can decide to give me a private dance and I’ll pay you extremely.” He says looking excited.“You ask me this every time and my answer is still the same as it was last time, see you around Mr Colton.” I say turning away to another customer.“Tease.” He mumbles as I was leaving, making me shake my head.The night seems to go on for a long time. I just wanted the shift to be over so I could close my eyes and rest for a few hours before my early shift at the café.“Finally,” I murmured to myself as I walked into the changing room to grab my stuff and change.I changed back into my comfortable clothes then I made my way to John’s office while putting my hair in a bun.I knock and open the door.John was seated behind his desk with a glass of alcohol in his hands as he went through something on his laptop.“Why are you changed so soon? I thought I would be able to feast my eyes on those boobs of yours one last time for the night.” He says with a grin that makes him look sadistic.John has always been like this, not giving him a reaction has worked best for me.“I am done for the night and I’m here for my pay.”“Boring as always. Loosen up a bit, will ya? I can help you with a good time.” he said and I pulled my lip in a thin line giving him a blank stare.He rolls his eyes and hands me an envelope with my name on it. I open it and ensure the cash in it is complete.“Goodnight,” I say, saluting him with two fingers before walking out of his office to the backroom to get the rest of my things and meet May in the parking lot.“Goodnight Bailey.” Robin greets me as he opens the door for me to walk out.“Thank you, Robin, have a good night. See you tomorrow.” I waved at him as I walked to May’s car.I unlocked the door and got in, securing myself with the seatbelt as she drove off.“How’s Milan?” a smile forms on her lips at my question no doubt thinking about her cute son.“He’s good. He hasn't even been stressing me at all, lately, and yes! I almost forgot to ask you. While we are on his topic, you really have to come for his sixth birthday. The boy won’t stop disturbing me about it. He said I must invite you.“He has also been doing so well in school. And I am honestly so proud of him.”“I wouldn’t dare miss it,” I say.Milan is May’s son. She had him at a very young age. She didn't really get into details on what happened to her and who his father is but all I know is that she has been raising him since then all on her own.She drops me off at my building and drives home.I walk into my house and lock the door. I proceeded to remove my clothes as I walked into the bathroom to shower.I made a mental note to myself to try to at least get a little bit of comfortable sleep for the next couple of hours.As I closed my eyes to let the water hit my face, I couldn’t help it as my mind wondered about the pros and cons of accepting Mr Armani’s offer.“Am I a bad person for wanting a better life for myself?” I say as I step out of the bathroom. I guess I will be meeting with Luke and Mr. Armani tomorrow to let them know my decision.“Have a wonderful day,” I say to the customer I just finished serving as the next customer walks forward. “Welcome to Daisy’s, what can I get you?”The day has been quite a struggle. Aside from the busy chatter of the customers and the heat wave outside of the cafe, what my decision to the offer I was made five days ago would be was also bothering me, the thought kept on lurking and burning at the back of my mind. And I couldn't stop thinking about it no matter how hard I tried.I would have just called Luke Orton or William Armani himself but I don’t have either their personal or work number so I will just have to go to the office to see them and be faced with the Likes of Stacy one more time.My thoughts were interrupted by a young woman dressed up in her office uniform.“Hello, welcome to Daisy’s, what can I get you?”“a black coffee, no sugar, two vanilla lattes, and a box of doughnuts. Here’s the company card.” She hands the card over to me and I debit it and hand the card back t
“Yes, I have.” I nod anxiously.“And what’s your decision?”“Before I answer your question, I would like to know exactly what I’ll be doing in detail as Mr Armani’s, “WIFE”, you people can’t just keep in the dark about something like this and just expect me to comply.” I said in a tone that came out angrier than I had anticipated.“Patience Bailey, if you decide to accept the offer then you’ll surely be filled in about all the details of what your job as Williams' pretend wife will comprise of.” He said “And like I said last time, we cannot go into detail about any information in regards to the agreement until you sign the non-disclosure agreement, do you now understand Bailey?” he asked as he leaned backwards on his chair giving me a slight smile.I nodded anxiously“Good, so what’s your decision?”, he said as he picked up a pen from his desk to scribble something on the book infront of him.“I accept the offer.”“Great! William isn’t in the office today but he'll be back tomorrow n
“Pfftttt,” she spewed the water right out of her mouth in a sudden burst, splashing water all over the table and my clothes.“Shayna!” I exclaimed“What’s wrong with you?” I said as I stood up to get a napkin to wipe my shirt with.“Sorry, it was a mistake,” she pouts.“But Bails, you’re joking right?” she exclaims immediately after.“No, I am not, why? What happened? Do you know him or something?”“Know him? You can’t be serious right?”“Ha-Ha-Ha,”“you got me because…” She took a sip of water and continued her rant.“There is no way that you are entering into a pretend marriage with ‘the’ William Armani, He has only been featured on Clique magazine for being one of the youngest and hottest billionaires for like what, 4 times in a row now? He even campaigned in that weird but sexy Calvin Klein underwear advertisement last year.”“So he’s like a celebrity?” I ask with uncertainty and she rolls her eyes smacking her forehead.“Yes, Bails, what are you Patrick?” She says and she smacks
We finally arrived at the airport and were ushered to a packing spot away from the arriving and departing crowd. I began to wonder if he owned a private jet. I can’t believe how nice the other percentage of life is.The time on the dashboard read exactly 7.30pm. Luke got out of the car to make and take some calls and judging from where I sat, he seemed to be very angry at whoever he was talking to. He came back into the car ten minutes after with a loud sigh, hitting his head softly on the steering wheel. I guess it was probably an attempt to calm himself down.I glanced at the dashboard once more and the time read 8pm. I wondered what got Luke so worked up, perhaps something bad had happened to William?Even if I didn’t know William personally, I couldn't help being worried because Luke looks like he is really stressed out about something and I didn't know how to ask Luke to confirm or deny my assumptions.I glanced at him once more. Maybe he had felt my eyes on him because he immed
Luke dropped off Henry at his apartment building before driving to William’s place. By the time we arrived at William’s large black gate, the time on the dashboard read 10.30pm.William opened his gate remotely with his phone and Luke drove in. “Wow,” i say in a tone that only i could hear.This is more a mansion than house, it was so beautiful i couldn’t help but amazed by the well trimmed and maintained lawn. The low grass looked so g-green. Luke drove into the outside garage which was at the side of the house and parked his car after which we alighted from it.If I wasn’t jealous of the lawn, the house certainly got me jealous, how rich was this guy?The architect who built this house deserves accolades. The southern architecture of the building was done to perfection and the grand double stairs that led to the entrance just gave the three story building an exquisite feel.William led the way and we followed him as we climbed the staircase up to the main entrance. He unlocks his
The warm rays of the sun streaming through the windows gently stirred me up from my sleep. I don’t think i have ever slept so comfortably. I wish I could just pack up this bed into my bag and take it home with me.A knock in the door interrupted my crazy thoughts.“You can come in.” I say to the person at the other side of the door. A woman who I'd estimate to probably be around fifty or above, entered the room. She was wearing a black gown that extended below her knees with sneakers on her feet and she carried two shopping bags in her hands. I immediately sat up “Good morning, Ma’m.” “Good morning dear, I hope you have a good night's rest.” She asks, walking over to my side of the bed and proceeds to sit at the edge.“ I did. Thank you very much, the bed is extremely soft.” She gave off a homey and comfortable space with her smile. Making me feel like i could tell her anything without worries.“ I’m Agatha.”“Bailey.” I said introducing myself.“I know William informed me about yo
“And you didn’t even tell me you gonna go out yesterday.” Shayna whines through the phone.“H-Hold up, hold up Shay! which magazine article, where did you come across it? Don’t just leave me hanging! Spill the details. I say frantically.“Ok, we are definitely switching to a video call.” She says as I see a request for a video call which I picked up immediately.“Damn girl! you look gorgeous, are you going somewhere? Come on, let me see the full outfit.” She says whilst a wolf whistle and I did as requested.“Yes i-stay on track here Shay.”“Yeah! Yeah! So I was saying… uhm what was i saying exactly Bails?” She asks and I roll my eyes.“Seriously Shay! The magazine article?” I remind her.“Oh yeahh, first things first Bails, you never told me anything about picking him up from the airport, it really hurt my feelings that i had to find out about the news from a flimsy magazine rather than from my own best friend, it was so not cool Bails”“Ohh, i am so so so sorry Shay, i was so caught
“Lol, um i don't know who you think you are but nobody sees the big boss without an appointment or at least a visitors card, so please stop wasting my time and just leave already.” She said, giving me a nasty scowl.Ignoring what she had just said, I rummage through my bag in search of the card to bring it out to show her. “Do you mean this card?” I asked, waving it in front of her face.“W-Where did you get this f-from? Only people who know the b-big boss personally have access to that.” she asks, giving me a scared and doubtful look.“Well, Luke gave it to me the last time I was here.” She just nods dismissively and brings out a book.“Your name?” she asks rudely.“Bailey Simmons.” I respond as she writes it down.“The card?” She asks, stretching out her palm for me to place it on it. She checks the number on it and writes it in a book before handing it back to me.“Please sign here ma’am.” She says pointing at a blank space. I was so shocked by her sudden change of attitude but I di