The Austin Arrangement novel Chapter 22

"Yes,I remember. I'm interested,What happened."He pressed the silver button for the elevator doors and they opened.

Alex and I stepped into the elevator with a couple of other people that were inside. He stood alongside me, looking at me and waiting to hear what happened next.

I leaned into him."Well when I got back he had some girl over and we almost had a threesome."I whispered,hoping that no one would hear me.

"You what??"Alex shouted,causing everyone in the elevator to look in our direction. Of course Alex being Alex was totally comfortable in himself and wasn't embarrassed at all."Sorry, Sorry about that."

He looked at me."Did you seriously just say you almost had a threeway?"

We stepped out of the elevator."Almost,thankfully I came to my senses before Jeremy slipped his hand into my pants.

He kissed me again in his old bedroom at his parents house,it was like he was trying not to but couldn't stop himself."

"My Oh My,Girl you are Bad! You're teasing that man."He was smirking while fanning himself with his hand.

"So today is Friday,will there be female company as usual?"

"I assume so. We haven't talked since we kissed on Monday night,i think he's thinking it was a mistake."

I placed my paper coffee cup on the machine and watched on as the hot beverage flowed nicely into my cup.

Even the smell of Coffee had given me the little boost that I needed.

"A mistake,I don't know."

I sighed."Think about it,Alex. The man is used to having his sexual urges fulfilled,most likely on a daily basis.

Now that we're married he can't do that,maybe he's turning to me because I'm the only woman he's around.

"You should talk to him about it,when you get back."Alex took his turn on the coffee machine.

"Maybe something might come out of this fake marriage thing."

I chuckled."Yeah I don't think so. He's already warned me about that.

My taste in men is really screwed up ever since You Know Who!! Aside from this fake marriage,I'm not getting involved with another man."

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I was sitting at the kitchen island,with my feet rested on the stool beside me. They were sore and bleeding after a horrendous couple of hours trying to break in my pointe shoes.

No matter how much blood,or how much pain,I kept going.When it comes to dancing I'm determined.

"Ice will help,Lovie."Alma walked towards me and placed an ice pack over my feet gently."Keep this on,thirty minutes should be long enough."

I smiled."Thank you,Alma..For taking care of me."

"That's all part of my Job."Alma smiled in return,before walked around the island and continuing the preparations for dinner."I've made Mr Austin's favourite meal,Burgundy Beef Stew."

"Sounds delicious..Smells delicious too."The amazing aroma of the cooking Stew was filling up the entire Mansion.

"Growing up my Mom was the terrible cook in our house,my Dad would never let her in the kitchen. It was always his space."

Alma chuckled."I have a husband just like that at home. Wilfred is a terrible cook,there's always burnt toast in our house."

Alma looked at me and smiled lightly. "You must miss them..Your parents."

"Sure I do,Every day. It's supposed to get easier with time,but I don't feel like it does.I still have an enormous hole inside of me that can never be filled."

Alma dished up the meal into two bowls."You're so young to have gone through so much..You and your brother.Finley is his name,Right?"

"Yes,My Mother always called him Fin for short. The name never quite stuck with me.He's at college now,studying to become a Doctor.