An hour after his departure, Shirley called her. She sought to know why Allie had just gotten married all of a sudden. Shirley wasn't only Allie's roommate, she was also Allie's best friend. They'd known each other since college.
"I got pregnant" Allie finally said after moment of hesitation.
"Fuck me!" Shirley exclaimed over the phone in shock. "You got what?"
"You heard me, Shirley"
"Pregnant for your boss? When? Why? Wait! Why am I just finding out about this?" Shirley asked, recovering from the shock.
"I'm sorry. It was unexpected. The pregnancy, marriage and all"
"So...do you love him?" Asked Shirley
"No!"
"What? Why then did you marry him for God's sake!"
"It's... it's for the baby"
And for the money and sex, she added mentally
"That's bullshit and you know it. Who gets married just for their children's sake nowadays" Shirley chided
"Oh, I don't know. It's just..."
"Out with it, Allie!"
"It's not a real marriage"
"What do you mean?"
"We'll be married for just three years"
"Why? Explain Allie!"
"It's a contract marriage. I'm being paid to stay married to him"
"What?" Shirley asked again. She'd lost count of how many times she'd said 'what' since she began this call with Allie.
"As complicated and crazy as it sounds" she affirmed
"Whose idea was it?"
"His"
"Why'd he ask for such a thing?"
"I really don't know Shirley" the last time she'd tried to find out the reason from him, an argument broke out between the both of them. Then sex followed. And the case was dismissed.
"Why did you agree to a contract marriage, Allie. You're better than that"
Was she? She didn't know. Maybe it was because of the way her body craved for Luke so bad that she couldn't form a rational thought.
"I..I don't have an answer to that, Shirley. Everything just happened"
"Enough about me, tell me about yourself. How's it been since I moved out?"
She and Shirley talked for a long time until she heard a sound from the door. Someone was unlocking it. She gulped. Was Luke back from work? So early?
"Okay, Shirley. I'll call you back" she said and hung up
She stood up and waited for Luke to come in but it wasn't Luke who came in.
It was Rachel.
Allie felt a surge of anger and repulsion rush through her. She didn't really understand why.
"Oh" Rachel glared at her. "Where's Luke?"
"He's at work " she answered with a proud jut of her chin
"So you're his wife, huh?"
"Apparently"
Rachel was momentarily taken aback at this woman's attitude. Who the hell did she think she was to give Rachel an attitude?
Forcing out a short laugh, she said. "second wife, I mean. You're the other woman" she bit out
"What the hell are you doing here? Why did you come here?" Allie asked in annoyance
"Do I need permission to visit my husband's house?" Rachel eyed her
"He's your ex husband"
"Not for long" said Rachel. She pointed at the suitcases she brought.
Allie hadn't noticed that Rachel had brought suitcases. What was she up to now? Was she planning to stay here?
"Yes, darling. I have come to stay" she let out a snicker. "I've come here to take my Luke back. He was mine after all"
Allie felt insulted. Even if she hadn't fallen for him, she felt that Rachel's presence here was a blow to her pride.
"Luke was never yours for the taking. He's my husband" she bit out, firmly
"But he loves me" Rachel smirked. "does he love you? I'm sure he's never told you that"
Allie kept silent. She couldn't reply to that, because she wasn't confident about Luke's feelings for her. He only wanted sex.
"See" Rachel laughed scornfully. She came menacingly close to Allie. "Luke is mine. It's better you know that"
"Leave this house right now, or I'll call the cops on you for trespassing"
"You're delusional. I'm not going anywhere"
"Okay then, I'll call the cops " she picked her phone and began to dial but stopped when she heard the door opening.
She waited to see the person who'd come in.
It was Luke who came in.
"Luke baby!" Rachel ran to Luke and hugged him
Allie stood and watched as if her feet were stuck to the ground.
"What are you doing here, Rachel?" Luke pulled her from his body
"Came to see you, of course" she replied, beaming
"Well, you've seen me now. You have to go"
"Nope" she pouted. "I've come to stay. I've come to live with you, Luke"
"You're crazy!" He grabbed her arm and led her to the door
"Not so fast, Luke" she said. "you can't kick me out like that, you'll regret it"
"What do you mean?"
A smirk formed on Rachel's lips. "you think I didn't come prepared? You think I didn't know you'd try to kick me out of your house?"
"What are you talking about, Rachel?"
"Watch this video " she said raising her phone to Luke
Allie stood, arms folded as she watched the scenario. What video was that? A series of emotions went through Luke's face. First, shock, then anger. He stared at Rachel, wide eyed
"Why do you have this?"
"I wanted to keep some memories of you after our divorce. But then I realized it was more than that, when I kept watching these videos. That's when I found out that I was in love with you"
Allie stretched her neck a bit, to see the video, but it didn't work. What were those videos? What memories were those?
"Rachel, have you gone mad?" Luke ground out.
"Yes. I have gone mad, Luke. And it's because of you" she griped his shirt. "Now you've seen how dangerous I can be when I want someone. You're mine, Luke. And I won't stop until you accept me back. I wonder how it'll be when the whole world sees this video. Your parents would be embarrassed " she rambled
"It'll be on all the tabloids. 'Billionaire Luke Garfield's sexual escapades' would be the trending topic for months, and I'll make sure of that "
"Throw me out of this house now, Luke and your sex videos will splash the tabloids by morning!"