"I-i this is enough for today. Thanks." she turns around to leave the pool.
"What about our deal? I get to ask one question for today, don't I?"
" You barely taught me to sleep. "
" But I got you wet. " he grins.
" My first question dear Cara, would be--- What in the world are you wearing? That has got to be the most unsexy swimsuit around." he laughs at her and she angrily lefts.
At the agency.
"We did it! We got Annabelle the female lead for the upcoming I Married A Prince movie." she shouts while running. They both look at each other and gives a we did it look!
"This will be our biggest gig yet!"
"Clemonte entertainment is the money of this movie. We'll need to get the contract signed asap. "
" Clemonte entertainment.... " and she realise" We only got it because I'm married to Gideon, huh? In fact Annabelle only signed it because of them. "
"You put in a lot of work to convince them too... you-"
" It wouldn't have mattered if I were Cara Black, but now that I'm Cara Clemonte... "
" What's important is that business is picking up for Black's. This has always been your father's dream and you're realising it for him."
Cara takes a deep breath. Exhale and inhale.
" We really need the contract signed though, and I am pregnant, boss. I have swollen feet. "
" I'll get the contract down to them."
" Besides, this will be an opportunity to meet your fiance at work!"
But this is what Cara is afraid of.
" You know how sexy men can get when they're at work. How their white dress shirts cling onto their hard muscles as they frown over their paperwork." she daydreams.
" You might want to add the fact that the pregnancy is making you really horny. "
At Clemonte's Office.
" Black's, I'm here to have the contracts signed-" the receptionist gets surprised as she sees Mrs. Clemonte.
" Mrs.Clemonte. I'm sorry I didn't recognize you. Mr. Clemonte is out at work, but I can ring you up to his office! "
"That wouldn't be necessary. I'm just here to get the contract signed. "
And at that moment Cara gets surprised as her eyes comes out on the floor. It's Gideon. He came. From his work.
"Cara! What are you doing here?"
"I'm just here to drop off some documents to he signed, and I'll be on my way. Wouldn't want to get on your way. "
CARA'S POV
Wow. Trinity wasn't wrong. There is something attractive about the confidence of Gideon was excuding as the CEO.
.....
"Ah, yes! The Black's contract for Annabelle. That's me. Wasn't expecting the boss of Black's to come down herself." Cythia Gideon's assistant tells Cara.
"Get it sent and have it sent up to my office. Come up to my office and wait."
She nods and follows Gideon up to his office.
She feels uncomfortable as Gideon is talking on the phone and she is just sitting on the sofa besides his table.
GIDEON'S POV
It may have been presumptuous of me, but I had expected her to march down through the lobby doors of Clemonte as if she owned the place. Nobody would have fault her is she had done that. She is entitled to the rights of her newfound status. Instead, she looked so small and uncomfortable sitting at the corner of my office, absentmindedly fiddling her pants. Of course, I had my selfish intentions of inviting her here. It was my pathetic attempt at trying to impress her. Perhaps with the grandeur of my office or the authority I possessed in the office. When she trusted me enough to ask me to teach to swim, I was over the moon. But I wanted more.
.....
"Are you still there GIDEON?" Mr.Davidson his client ask him on the phone.
"Yes! Davidson.... Sorry for that.." and continues talking.
Smith his assistant comes with a cup of coffee towards Cara.
"I got you latte, is that okay to you?" she gets up as he speaks.
" Yeah that's alright. Thanks."
" Gideon is just pretending to be busy, he's normally waiting by his phone for text from certain somebody."
" I heard that!" he cuts down his phone and shouts at Smith.
" Is it another one of your bimbos?" he rolls his eyes as she speaks.
"Here's your contract signed. Anything else we can help you with?"
" Would you like to have a lunch with me...?" he coughs while speaking and daring this words to Cara.
But before he could complete it, it's just Smith there. Cara lefts.
"I would love to...!" Smith winks and says to him.
" Have you heard? Cara Black is here?" Tia another employee of his office tells to another employee Leslie.
"What's she doing here?
"To get the contract signed or something
But I bet her real purpose is to show off. She did become Clemonte after marriage. I totally call phoney on that love at first sight bit, it's just a business marriage. Unfortunately, Mr. Clemonte got the shorter end of the stick. She's really not much of looker or a help to the Clemonte's empire."
But Cara is still standing there while Tia is telling this gossip to Leslie.
Welcome to Hollywood Cara!
"I'll show myself out." she screams and leaves.
At a party where Gideon and Smith are! Where everyone are enjoying. Dancing, flirting, kissing, expect them both as Gideon is without Cara. He left him at home.
"I am surprised you didn't invite Cara to the party! I thought my days off being your date would be over once you're married." Smith tells Gideon.
" We both know she's is just going to more around in a corner, what's the point? Besides we have made enough public appearance together, they get it." Smith laughs.
" What? What is it this time?"
"You've been engaged for less than a week and she's already driving you crazy. You're upset when she doesn't text you back, you're mad when she ignores you. Admit it, you're at a loss with her and it frustrates you." he gives a annoying look to him and lefts.
GIDEON'S POV
Smith was right. Cara was driving me up the walls with her random bursts of cold and hot. I'd like to think I knew girls- the right words to say to get them blushing, that subtle brush of contact to take things up a notch.
But Cara was a challenge.
I don't remember the last time I had to work this hard to get girl's attention. What is it to her?
...
As he was sipping up his drink.
Nina one of his bimbos comes.
"Where's your fiancee, Gideon? I was hoping to introduce myself to future Mrs. Clemonte." she giggles. " I haven't thanked you for landing the role."
" You were a perfect pick for it. I didn't had to do much."
" The missus isn't around.... You know, the offer is still up." she winks and blows a kiss at him.
GIDEON'S POV
Maybe a night with someone else is what I need to get her out of my system? Pretty sure, she'll be fine with it anyway.
.....
But he is not alone at the party. A stud sees them cozying and he comes closure and captures them in a pic. And gets it viral.
At home, with Cara.
While Cara is working on her laptop. She recalls what Tia has said behind her back.
"What's the point in trying so hard if I'm just going to get things because I'm a Clemonte now? It's not like they are going to look beyond my name. That is the reason I got married in the first place, to gain a stronghold in Hollywood...but why does it feel so wrong?" and then she gets notification on her social media.
This is the pic of Gideon and a girl [Nina] all getting cozy in a party in front of everyone.
The headline says" Gideon Clemonte caught cheating on his fiancee already? The millionaire was caught cozying up to an actress at a party!" she is surprised to get this news.
" You just had one job, Gideon. One frickin job to keep your d*ck in your pants in front of everyone and keep up with our happy marriage. Great!"
" Aside from being know as the girl who had to sell herself out for money, I'm now also the fiancee who isnt good enough for her Fiance."
" Augh, stupid manwh*re!"
" Atleast I'll have the bed all by myself tonight without having to flip a coin for it."
FLASHBACK..
" I don't think you want us sleeping together after what happened. And I don't want to kicked off the bed again..... Flip a coin for it?"
END.....
A message from her Mom pops on her face.
"It's been a week since you visited or talked to Dad,. he'd like to know how you're doing?"
And she hadn't been reading her texts.
Donovan messages Cara.
"Just saw the article about Gideon with an actress. We need to talk."
Yup. Nope.
She is not going anywhere like that.
Cara goes and sleep on the bed silently.
At midnight Smith calls her.
"Smith?"
"Hey! Cara sorry to bother you, but is Gideon home?"
" Gideon! No. Isn't he with that actress or something? He wasn't thinking of bringing her back to the apartment, was he? I mean that's where I draw the line?"
" I see you reading the article! Remember what I said about giving Gideon more credit? He didn't do anything, Cara. That photo was the furthest they went. I sent him home an hour ago but he was wasted as shit."
After this phone call, Cara takes a jacket and wents out to find GIDEON. She don't know why is she doing this.
"Where could he be?" but she doesn't realize he is besides the wall where she is standing.
"What am I doing out here, searching for him anyway? I should just head back to the apartment. One more street .....just one more street. Then I am giving up."
And there he was looking as shitty as ever.
" F***, I must be drunk. I am seeing her now."
" Yes, you're drunk Gideon! How long have you been out here?"
" What are you talking about? I'm home." She giggled.
" A few hours ago,I would have agreed you're as thrashy enough to call the rubbish area your home. But I guess I owe you an apology. Why didn't you act on her advances?"
" Who? The one with the boobs?"
" Yes they all have boobs."
" I don't know..... You have boobs too. There's this girl. When I first saw her, I thought she really looked sad. She had a smile on her face, but it was the most painful expression I've ever seen. I decided there and that I would do anything for her."
" What are you talking about?"
FLASHBACK...
Cara standing besides the shore. And the same way she is standing here right now.
END...
"She doesn't remember much from tjay day, but she's is everything I remember her to be....and more. It's frustrating that her only memories are the bad ones. What turned out to be a beautiful dream of mine is actually her worst nightmare." and he falls on the floor. Drunk as ever.
"Drunk you would make an excellent soap drama writer."
They both are finally at home.
" We're finally at home!" and Gideon falls again on the floor.
" Guess you're sleeping on the floor tonight!"
And then she removes her jacket but GIDEON pulls her legs and makes her on the floor.
"What are you do- ?"
But before she could finishes, Gideon kisses Cara.
He freaking kissed Cara.
He kissed her on the floor.
CARA'S POV
Gideon had a hand behind my neck as he pulled me in closer to him. It was a gentle kiss, the kind you imagine your first kiss on the porch to be; the kind that sends tingles to your toes. As his lips brushed against mine, I was spellbound- I could taste mint, I could taste the alcohol he had earlier, I could sense his hesitance and desire. All in that split second. I didn't know a kiss so innocent, could feel so intimate at the same time.
I was kissing Gideon Clemonte.
And I wanted more.