CHAPTER 5
"Good night" Sophia turned to the other direction as she laid side by side Francis on the demarcated bed
"Night, Mrs Duke" facing up eyes fixed on the ceiling. Francis found it hard to sleep. His mind wandered far to different scenarios. What if this marriage works, he found himself liking Sophia, maybe a crush would be the best word. He liked getting on her nerves a bit, maybe it was too early to conclude. It was barely three months of knowing her
"Finding it hard to sleep " Sophia asked as she noticed Francis sighed a lot as his mind wondered
He turned a bit to catch her eyes staring at him, even with the dim light in the room her eyes were bright and beautiful
"Yes a bit" he shrugged off, he wasn't ready for back and forth talks or argument
"Same here" she whispered a bit
"I have sleeping pills tho, would you like to have some" Sophia stood from the bed reaching for her bag in the closet
"No I'm fine, and I don't think you need it. It's possibly the time difference " it sounded believable tho, they were 12 hours ahead of time. Sophia came back on the bed
" I don't think we've had the chance to have a civilized conversation after we met weeks ago and all of a sudden we're married "she said sitting at her own side of the bed
"Ohhhh" Francis said with so much sarcasm placing his both Palms behind his head
"I'm serious " Sophia thought of the situation
"And we've been head logged at each other for a while, let's say it's all being transferred aggression. It's neither our faults we're in this situation. On your end you risked loosing your shares in your father's company if you didn't get married So did I " she paused a bit while Francis sat up to listen to her
"I also risked loosing everything to charity if I didn't get married before my thirtieth birthday " she explained calmly
"So we're both in the same situation "he added nicely
"We have to be cooperative as much as I hate being married to you, we need to do this for the sake of our benefits. We just have to be keep business business . You don't cross your boundaries neither will I, it's just for a year and we're done. Shit happens that's going to be the excuse for our divorce " Francis was lost in what she said, his eyes were fixed on how intelligent she sounded, she spoke the way she did to her business associates, he smiled a bit as she spoke
"What's funny" Sophia noticed the smile on his face, she was saying something serious and he found it funny
"It just feels like I'm your employee" Sophia laughed a bit, this was the first time he saw her laugh genuinely. Her eyes were almost invisible when she laughed
"That's fine, as long as you understand what I'm saying " his eyes were fixed on her, she felt bare the way he looked at her.
She liked it a bit but not enough to feel special, possibly that's how he looks at his plethora of ladies
"Definitely "
"Deal" she stretched her hand for a handshake. He didn't receive her hand for the handshake, he definitely wasn't agreeing to all she said but he didn't want her nagging this night
"I'll try to do as you say Mrs Duke " he lifted his brow in agreement to her and she took that as a yes
"Could we order wine" she looked around the room for the service telephone
"And what's the celebration "
"To a happy cooperative marriage life" she called the reception to order two bottles of wine
They had drank the both bottles of wine , holding the last glass from the bottle . They drank sitting side to side in the veranda legs dipped in the pool of water
" the resort is very beautiful " Sophia compliment the nice land scape of Mini houses arranged on the water body
"It's an investment worth millions " Francis added sipping from the glass of wine
"Yes, they have a lot of foreign visitors, that will help their countries economy drastically"
"Tourism may be their biggest revenue " he paused a bit kicking the water on his feet softly
"And foreign investors will definitely grab the opportunity to either invest in small scale businesses or even larger scale businesses. I wonder if they have human labor, like china or other developing countries" Sophia was a bit impressed on his knowledge of business, she could bet her stars he was just muscles and a fine face
"China has a-lot of human labor which has drastically improved their economy,they are leading in importation and manufacturing "she added to their conversation
"The population in this island is less than a million individuals,human labor wouldn't be intensive for production in large scale, possibly just local crafts and small scale businesses, sole proprietor and entrepreneurs "
" I would have never guessed you were so knowledgeable about business Mr Duke" a bit impressed she complimented him holding a burp
"Thanks to Harvard Business School he said sipping the wine from his glass as smiled at him a bit
"Did you go to any business school yourself, you seem to handle business so well" he asked Sophia
"No, I didn't as unbelievably as that sounds, I didn't. Just college and that was it. I never planned on working with or for my father. I sincerely thought he was doing to hand the company to someone else"
"Who "
"Anyone but me " they both laughed a bit at her honesty. She felt very bit light when she laughed
"I just wanted to have everything without working for it . My father gave me everything and when he died " she paused a bit as she tried pushing down the knot that tied her chest, she definitely didn't plan on crying
"I'm sorry" he rubbed her back a bit as she found it hard to speak. Tears slowly filled her eyes, she tried her best to blink it away continuously but to no avail
Maybe it was the Alcohol that made her so teary, or the emotions she had surpassed for years
"I'm sorry, I didn't expect myself to feel teary" she laughed trying to stop herself from crying
"It's fine, you can cry Sophia" his eyes started into hers. She had never seen his eyes soften, she closed her eyes a bit pushing the stream of tears that flowed down.
He wasn't sure if she would appreciate a hug at this point, but if he was in this situation, he would be glad to Have a warm hug
He drew a bit closer to her , pushing her into his arms. He hugged her, his arms felt a bit safe as she relaxed a bit on his shoulders. She cried, she didn't have anyone to comfort her when her father died, everything happened so fast. The minute she found out he was dead ,next he was buried and in less than a month she assumed position as the head of Kings Group of Companies .
Her young adulthood was thrown and buried with work. From one business deal to the other, contracts and signature, phone calls and meetings. She was stuck in the triangle system, home, work and rest
She Pulled away a bit, wiping her tears with her fingers
"It's okay to cry" he held her face close to his
"Thank you" she muttered a bit under her breath looking down
"It's fine Mrs Duke"she smiled a bit as he teased her. Sniffing a bit from her teary nose
"And I'm sure your father is proud of you Sophia" her eyes met with his, their faces were a finger space apart
"You think so"
"I know so"she had never received any form of encouragement from how tireless she worked for her company
Francis tried stoping himself from feeling her lips on him. They slowly drew close to each other, the tip of her nose was a bit cold on his. He moved his head closer to her and caught her lips in his
He paused a bit, she responded to him, their lips locked into each others, she felt relaxed as his lips enveloped hers warmly, his lips were just as she remembered, his hands slides on to her waist nicely
He could feel her soft skin even through the silk nightdress she put on. She pulled him closer as her tongue sipped warmly into his. Their eyes were shut closed as they explored each others mouth carefully
She let out a soft moan as he deepened his kiss, she loved how leading he was when he kissed her
His palm softly combed into her hair from the nape of her neck, he held a mass of her soft fluffy hair in his hand, their faces interchanged position. She could feel herself get a bit warm in between her thighs as her stomach notched a bit in excitement
"Francis" she moaned out as his lips caressed her neck softly, he sucked on her bare skin as his fingered trailed to her knee. Her breath was tensed . His name sounded better this time as she moaned
"Yes" he answered in a husky baritone voice close to her ears. Her skin filled with goosebumps, it was like her senses were heightened
" Fran…." She couldn't make up the words as he kissed her shoulders nicely, sucking in between peppery kisses on her cleavage
He felt himself get hard in an instance, blood rushed down his penis faster. He grew more tensed as her fingers glided through his back through the light cotton shirt he wore , her pointy fingers brushed the full length of his arm as he made his way to her inner thighs
His desires burnt endlessly, he controlled himself, his breath became intense, it was like he couldn't seem to catch enough air into his lungs, her skin was soft and had a lingering scent of vanilla. He was tempted to bite into her skin but his warm tongue caressed the skin on her chest
She pushed the hand of her night dress exposing her full hard nipples, the pink and light brown tip of her breast called his name so loudly
He took her nipples in his mouth, they were firm but soft when his teeth pressed on them nicely. Her body wanted him more, his lips suckled her nipples as his wet tongue caressed them spontaneously. Her moan was louder and more relaxed. She felt like a feather in his arms
He pulled away from her a bit standing up as he helped her to stand
"Francis " she giggled as he carried her in a bridal way .
He laid her on the bed, her eyes were on him, he felt himself rock hard, he pressed down toward her a bit as he saw her eyes lit up a bit in excitement
"I want you Sophia " his voice was rasp and deep , placing a soft kiss on her lips, he was growing a bit impatient. She patted her legs opened a bit. She was definitely ready and willing to take Francis into her. She could feel his bulge palpitations on her stomach
"Sophia " he moaned softly as his fingered touched her bare lips under her dress, wet and moist, he imagined himself thrusting into her
"Fuck me please" she begged audibly.
He pulled off his pants and shirt quickly,he brushed himself on her intimate, her soft warmth caressed him, he pushed in a little bit as she moaned softly. He didn't want to thrust in too hard. His eyes moved . He stopped a bit looking at her.