Contract love

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Miranda sat on her bed and she grabbed her laptop. She typed in Benjamin Warren into the Google search engine and she looked as a few articles came up.

She saw pictures of him at galas with his parents and almost every article said that he was smart and was an aspiring Anesthesiologist.

She expected to see a wild college boy at parties and red-carpets with girls that looked like models but nothing. He was 26 years old and seemed to be very caring about school and his drive safe campaign.

Miranda slammed her laptop down and she blew out a breath.

Miranda honestly felt insane and even more crazy that their engagement photoshoot was tomorrow.

She looked at her phone as it sounded off. Miranda picked it up and she rolled her eyes. Who the hell gave this man her number.

Ben: hi, this is Ben. I was just informing you that our photoshoot will start promptly at 2pm tomorrow.

Miranda: thank you Mr. secretary. I was wondering how will we have a photoshoot with out an engagement ring. 🤔

Ben looked at his phone. He didn't understand why she was so rude.

Be ready tomorrow by 9 am. Ben replied.

For what ? and you don't demand anything from me. I am not your wife or girlfriend, a can you, will do just fine. Miranda texted back blowing out a breath. Who did he think he was.

But your my fiancé and just be ready. Ben sent the message. She was an infuriating little young woman.

By force but okay 👌🏽 Miranda texted back rolling her eyes.

Ben: goodnight

Miranda looked at his message and she didn't respond.

The next morning Miranda got up at 7 and she showered and put on light jeans and a pink blouse before sliding her feet in her nude Sandals.

Miranda then ate her an apple and a muffin drinking her orange juice. She wasn't speaking to her parents after this whole ordeal manifested it's self. They only spoke in passing and it was very cordial.

Ben: I'm outside.

Miranda blew out a breath. She grabbed her jacket and purse walking out the door.

She walked down the big stairs and she saw Ben sitting in his Benz.

He got out and opened the car door for her. "Thank you but you don't have to do that." Miranda said seriously.

"I don’t but it's the correct and polite thing to do." Ben responded.

Miranda looked out the window as Ben drove. She hummed to the music softly. Ben pulled up at Tiffany and Co. and Miranda turned to look at him.

Why would he take her to the number 1 luxury brand place for an engagement ring for a fake fiancé.

Ben grabbed Miranda's hand and she looked at him shocked.

"Just go with it." He mumbled and Miranda blew out a breath and walked into the store with him.

"Hi, I am Joan and what can I assist you with today." The sales associate dressed in black said.

"Me and my dear Fiancé are looking for the most fitting ring that she can't part with." Ben answered.

"Oh how lovely, congratulations." Joan said and Ben smiled saying thank you.

"So do you have an idea of what size, shape, clarity, and color." Joan asked.

Miranda looked at Ben and shrugged. "No not really. Can I just see your choices." Miranda asked it was cases upon cases filled with diamonds, bracelets and necklaces.

Joan lead them to the cases. "These rings in this case are 20 k and up." Joan said and Ben nodded.

"20 thousand dollars" Miranda repeated shocked. Who would pay that much for a ring. She didn't care how much money her parents or his parents had. That was ridiculous.

"No Ben we are not spending that much on a ring." Miranda said seriously.

"Miranda it's fine. Just get what you like. The number is not a problem." Ben responded rubbing her hand with his thumb. Miranda slid her hand out of his and she shook her head.

"Baby pick what you like." Ben encouraged her. Miranda's eyes widen at his term of endearment. Dam he was laying it on thick.

"I don’t know what I like a simple ring is fine." Miranda answered.

"Excuse me, can you give me and my fiancé a moment." Ben asked the woman.

"Miranda I under stand very well that you don't want to do this engagement as much as I don’t but can you just pick a ring and act happy about it. This doesn't have anything to do with love. This is simply business. You're smart so play this business move right. If you were in love and your significant other presented you with a ring. What would you have in mind. Don't worry about the cost our dam parents owe us their lives anyway."

Miranda just stared at Ben. "Now pull yourself together and pick a dam ring." Ben huffed.

"I hate you, this and them." Miranda huffed before walking back over to the cases.

Miranda looked at this 14k white gold ring and it honestly caught her eye. It was assher cut with a big diamond and the band had little diamonds. It was beautiful, she smiled just looking at it.

Ben looked at her smiling and he didn't know why but he smiled.
"Is this the one babe." Ben asked standing behind her. "Yeah that's it. I want that one." Miranda breathed out. He was making her nervous as his hand was on her waist and then he kissed her cheek making her blush.

"Okay great let's get the paperwork and things you need. The ring will probably have to be fitted."

"Can we pay for it now and bring it back tomorrow to be fitted." Ben questioned.

"Sure that is not a problem." The woman said.

Miranda looked at herself in the mirror. Her hair was curled and it was in a Bob style touching her collar bone. She had on burgundy lip stick and a classy gold and dark burgundy Smokey eye.

She didn't really have much of a say in her makeup look and out fit. Miranda slid into her dress and it was tight as hell. Showing off her curves, cleavage and the valley of her breast were showing with her deep plunge neck line

Her black dress had  a split that went up her leg and her mother paired this with gold platform heels.

Miranda honestly didn't think all of this was necessary but a piece of her enjoyed getting dolled up like this.

"Here put these dangling tear drop earrings on." Elena said handing them to Miranda.

"Thank you." Miranda said as she put them in her ear.

Miranda then stood in the tall mirror and she admired herself. She felt beautiful.

"Here you are forgetting one thing." Her mother chimed and Miranda turned around. She was holding the ring box. Miranda still couldn't believe that this ring was 30, 000 dollars.

Miranda grabbed the ring and slid it on. It was a bit too big for her but putting it on made her feel as though the weight of the world was on her shoulders. She promised her self she wouldn't let tears fall to ruin her make up but she hated her life right about now.

Miranda walked down the staircase carefully listening to the sound of her heels clack against the floor.

When she got to the bottom of the steps she saw Ben waiting with his hand in his pocket. Miranda checked out his outfit. He had on a black suit with a crisp white shirt and a burgundy bow tie. She hated to admit that he was handsome and looked good.

Ben stared at Miranda’s seemingly smooth perfect legs and his eyes continued traveling until it got to her thigh that the split showed.

The curve of her hips were tantalizing and the valley and cleavage of her breast were taunting. He would be blind to miss that she was absolutely beautiful.

He thought she was cute in the jeans that she had on earlier but this was down right astonishing.

Miranda blushed because he was staring, he was making her nervous.

"You look nice." Ben said clearing his throat.

"You do too." Miranda responded.

Miranda walked to the big open room across from the living room and saw that it was turned in to a photoshoot studio. There were so many back drops with different props at each one.

"Hello, I am Tyler Mitchell." The young man said shaking Ben's hand and then Miranda's hand.

The pair walked into the room and Tyler lead them to the first back drop that was a grayish black.

"Okay so we are going to start off with simple poses" Tyler announced. Ben and Miranda stood on there spot and in the first picture Miranda was standing in front of Ben. She put her right arm around his neck and her left hand on his chest showing the ring.

"Okay Benjamin put your two hands around her waist and touch her lower back."

"Miranda extend your left leg to show your heel and the split."

Miranda did as told. "Okay perfect. "

Ben smiled but Miranda wasn't smiling he could tell that she was uncomfortable but eventually she put on a smile.

They did a couple of poses smiling and then they started sitting.

Ben sat down in the chair facing the camera.
"Alright Miranda what I want you to do is to come stand by Ben." Miranda stood in between Ben's legs. "Alright Ben put your hand like this." Tyler told Ben moving his hand between Miranda's leg.

He could see the look on her face, showed she was uncomfortable. Ben cleared his throat "just tell me,  don't show me. Only one hand needs to be up my fiancés dress and that's mine." Ben said seriously.

"Yes sir and sorry about that Ms." Tyler said and Miranda nodded.

Ben traveled his hands up and Miranda's breath hitched which didn't go unnoticed by Ben. He moved his hand until it was on her thigh showing through the split of her dress.

"Left hand on hip showing off your amazing ring and right hand on top of Ben's head." Tyler instructed and Miranda did as told.

Miranda listened as Tyler instructed  the next pose, she did not want to sit in Ben's lap.

"Um Tyler I'm a very private person do we have to do this pose." Miranda asked.

"Miranda just relax. I'm not going to bite. I actually have a girlfriend of four years. We can do this pose and not think anything about this." Ben said seriously whispering

"Great." Miranda said sitting in his lap slowly. She was surprised and hurt to hear he had a girlfriend. "So my parents gave me away to a man who was already taken." Miranda whispered.

"Yeah I thought she was going to leave me." Ben whispered back frustrated.

"And she didn't?" Miranda questioned and Ben shook his head no.

"Oh she's a keeper and you can keep her because I honestly could care less about who you date anyway." Miranda shrugged her shoulders.

"I'm glad you gave your permission but I did not need that. I wasn't going to give up a woman who I spent four years with for this sham of a wedding." Ben chuckled.

"Good for you. I just hope I can find a boyfriend who is just as understanding as your girlfriend." Miranda answered back.

"Now smile for the camera foreal Miranda and it's okay to be comfortable around me. I promise I won't hurt or do anything out of the way, again just think of this as-

"Business not love." Miranda finished his sentenced kind of sadly. She still never thought she would be in this position.

After the photo shoot. Miranda walked out of the room and up to her room.

She took her shoes and earrings off and looked at her self in the mirror.

She needed to call one of the helpers so she could get out of her dress. She didn't realize it had two zippers. She got the very first one down in the back  but she couldn't reach her butt.

"Miranda I-

"What the hell are you doing in here?" Miranda questioned holding her dress tighter on her bare breast. Ben thought she had a bra on but he discovered other wise when her back was turned to him.

She had large size breast and he thought that from the valley and cleavage that was showed today that she had support to keep them up but no it was all natural her breast were infact perky and sitting up just right considering the size of them.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean to impose I didn't know and I didn't see anything Miranda. I was just coming to talk to you." Ben said looking at her with her back still turned.

"Here let me help you with that zipper." Ben offered.

"No I can wait for Jessica, how did you find my room? "

"Hard to miss the big m on the door." Ben chuckled.

"Oh." Miranda blushed and he could see the tints on her cheek through the mirror.

Miranda turned to look at him as she held the front of her dress up.

"What do you want to talk to me about." Miranda asked curiously.

"I was coming to tell you that I know this situation is fucked up and its messy but that doesn't mean that we have to be stand offish and asses to each other. We could be friend. I would really like if we could be friends. " Ben said seriously.

Miranda stared at him with a hard face looking into his eyes. She saw nothing but purity and she knew he was being genuine and telling the truth.

"Okay I would like that. I think this would make the rest of our lives easier."

Ben was determined to find away out of this for them. He didn't know how but he needed to fix this.

"Okay friend can you help me then." Miranda asked turning her back to him.

Ben grasped the zipper by her hips and he pulled it down slowly. He revealed her lacy black underwear and he absentmindedly bit his lips. This short and curvy girl was delectable, he knew just from this that he needed to stay away from a temptation like this. He thought he could handle this but she was honestly to die for and any man she chose would be lucky to have her.

"Okay there you are." Ben said looking up. Miranda blushed once again saying thank you

"Alright I call you when your ring is ready to be picked up." Ben replied.

"Alright see you later." Miranda answered.