"..."
"Why do you keep asking me to marry you? what else can you do for me?"
"Nothing at all, I have nothing to offer except myself.. and I really like you though" she confessed honestly.
"You are kid Fair" he stated a fact he couldn't seem to ignore.
She pulled herself up into a sitting position and stared at him deeply "I know I'm a kid, but.. do I look like one?" she asked with a soft voice.
"Fair.. stop"
"Stop what?" She inched closer to him and held his hand
Alec sighed in resignation "you are right actually, you don't look like a kid"
Raquel smiled at his acceptance "yes so you are going to marry me then"
"Is it by force?" Alec scoffed
"No.. it's not, I know I may sound desperate now but I can only stick to you, you helped me out and I can't repay you now"
"I didn't ask you to repay me"
"I know, but if you leave me alone right now, I don't know what I would do" her shoulders slumped and she bowed her in helplessness.
"I don't plan on abandoning you Fair, but I'm still trying to figure out what to do with you" Alec tapped his jaw as if considering something, his parents has been on his neck to get a wife for a long time now so this wasn't a bad idea to begin with.
And the last thing he would do was to get married to Gina or whoever he isn't interested in that his father have arranged for him.
"But now that you brought marriage up.. maybe.. it can actually work betw-"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! It can!!" She almost sprang up excitedly
"Can I at least fini-"
"If you want you can make it a contract marriage" she hurriedly said before he changed his mind "if you are not satisfied with me then..." her voice quietened "...you can divorce me after a year..." she said the rest in a whisper "...or six months"
Alec was quite amused "a year? or six months? which do you chose?"
"A year obviously" she gave a small smile
"Okay, but can you handle it?"
"Handle what? You?"
"Yes but no, I mean can you handle being my wife? I'm not just any random man Fair"
"I already know you are not and that's the more reason I want you"
"If you are so sure about it then it's settled, when we leave here I will contact my lawyer and you will be handed the contract, I will also pay you $500,000 dollars every month for now, so you can use it sort yourself out in any way you please"
"Alec.. I didn't ask for a pay, I'm the one owning you, but thank you!" She curled her arms around him in a hug and rest her had on his chest.
Alec was very taken aback by the sudden hug, but he figured that with this girl around, he should expect anything and stop getting surprised now.
He gently peeled her arms off him, her being this close to him wasn't the best idea now.
"Wait.. there is one more thing" Alec said
"What is it?"
"This marriage won't be made public yet"
"Okay, I'm fine with being your hidden little sweat heart also" a cheeky smile spread on her lips. Raquel didn't want to bring herself out yet, so she was totally fine with, it's better to make moves in the dark, and the thought of being in a hidden relationship with a billionaire excited her.
Alec couldn't understand Fair, she wants to remain hidden? most girls wants the recognition, he wants it to be hidden due to certain reasons concerning her, she might not be able to handle public opinion and his rivals might target her.
She is just a little girl who can't defend herself yet, so he might as well minimize the headache and drama, his parents might not approve of her as well but he doesn't care about that anyway.
They want a wife, so he was going to bring them one, whether they approve or not? he really can't be bothered, and the things he wants to start doing now are things that would get on his father's nerves.
He sighed seeing that she was still smiling and gazing at him "and you really need to stop being silly Raquel"
"Hmm silly as how" she feigned ignorance
"You wanna swear you don't know?" He arched a brow at her
"I don't get you sir" they were already close, so she cupped his face and placed light kisses on his cheek.
"My goodness, Fair! I said you should stop being sill-" Alec swallowed the rest of his words halfway because Raquel had inched even closer and collided her lips with his.