Contract Marriage by Ashleh Queen (new reading .TXT) 📖

She got ready in an hour wearing a long black dress with a slit on the left leg. Her red lipstick popped as she tried to keep her makeup light. The moment Alex laid his eyes on her he didn't waste any time and was coming to her for attacking her lips when she tilted her head and pushed him shouting. "No! My lipstick, Alex."

"Come on, this lipstick is for me. Isn't it?" He complained. 
"But we are going outside...." She tried to convince but next her mouth was claimed by him.

She made him wait for fifteen minutes more. He had to learn this lesson. She thought.

They went for a drive. Christmas was coming up and the city was decorated. In the whole ride, Alex kissed her at every red light and never had his hand away from her thighs.

"How do you celebrate your Christmas?" Jane asked. 
"I party with my friends all night." He said not having much interest in the question.

"What do you do for a living?" Jane asked another question. But this made Alex look at her with a devil smile as he pinched her thigh making her jump. 
"Don't worry, I have enough money." He replied.

"I never saw you, work. That's why I asked." She tried to clear. 
"I don't need to work, Jane. I hire people to make me money."

"Don't you get bored. I can't imagine my life without teaching. This is the only thing I know but I love doing it." She sincerely replied.

"I know a lot of things too," Alex claimed making his hold on her thigh even tighter.

"I am serious, Alex. What are you gonna do if you lost your fortune one day." She tried to make her point.

Silence followed. He pouted his lips like he is thinking about something as he keeps looking at the road. "No one ever dared to ask me this question." He answered with his expression a little serious.

"It was just a random question...." But her breath was cut off as he took her lips in a deep kiss on the next red light. She startled when he roughly knead her waist while cupping her face he whispered against her lips. "Act like my woman, not my mother, Jane. I fucking hate to listen to lectures." And her heart dropped. I am never going to say, yes. She cried in her brain.

"But let me show you what I will do." He whispered against her lips and took an abrupt turn to left making her bump into him. And stopped in front of a famous casino.

Getting inside she saw a magnificent hall crammed with tables. People calling for bet were everywhere. Music was loud and girls wearing very short dresses and stupid bunny ears were serving drinks. Alex took her upstairs from where they pass a long hallway and get into a room on their right side.

The room was big. More like a hall. Had chandeliers and chill air. But unlike the first floor, it only had a few tables. And she noticed how everyone looked at them once Alex made his way inside. She looked at Alex to find a very relaxed demeanor. She could see that it was home for him.

She got to the first table with him. He didn't say hello to them. Just get to the business. And won every single game. Sometimes games only went for five mins or less. Soon, their table was surrounded by some people who were interested in watching Alex play. Girls flirting with him doesn't surprise her anymore. Whenever he held her thigh tight she would gulp hard. Once, he came to her ear just to tell her how hard he is for her and taking her hand made her feel his bulge.

This made her gulp down the glass that she didn't touch all this while. She heard the applaud at some point and was wondering how many glass she had taken. But the next thing she noticed was some silky hair along her cheek and they smell nice. Inhaling deeply she get back to notice she was holding Alex's neck and was riding a piggyback on Alex.

She came down from his back and asked, "Why are you giving me a piggyback. I can walk alright." She said as she trips over her next step and caught his sleeves to steady herself. 
"I never offered you a piggy ride. You jump at me just a moment ago." He said getting irritated.

"But you are playing, right? Where are we?" She asked surprised by her surroundings. 
"Outside the casino. And I was playing." He replied curtly. Seeing that she is a little sober now, he thanks God besides the fact he was an Athiest.

Having a beautiful girl drunk and in your arms was always an excitement until today. He, soon discovered that it is not much fun when the concerned girl is your wife, already.

Taking the keys he helped Jane to get into the car and get to his side. Igniting the engine he looked at Jane who was smiling at nothing particular and muttered. "You better say yes to me right now after the drama you made me went through."

"Alex, why don't you take me shopping." She asked making a puppy face.

"Why I would do that after you embarrassed me?" He asked. 
"I just want to buy some very important things. And don't you want me to say yes," She replied making a pouting face.

"You have to make it quick." He warned. "Yes, I swear." She replied quickly.

He stopped the car in front of a mart and she was quick to jump out of the car LEAVING Alex behind. But before taking another step she turned around and said sticking her tongue out. "You are so dumb, I am running away from you as*hole."

He ran his hand through his hair. She was drunk af. How the hell on the earth I trusted her words? He thought to himself.