Amelia
Wait, what did he just say?!?!
"What are yo--" I try to mumble, but am quickly pulled into his chest muffling my weak attempt at a protest. Did he say girlfriend? Mr. soon to be CEO chuckles nervously.
"Girlfriend huh, what's her name?" the strange man who looks freakishly like Mr. soon to be CEO says looking to who I assume is his son suspiciously.
"Her name? Is umm it really is quite a beautiful name." Giovanni stutters looking to me almost pleadingly.
"Amelia, my name is Amelia." I manage to squeak out.
"Yes a beautiful name indeed." Giovannis creep father muses.
I am in such a state of shock I just stand there, mouth slightly agape while Mr. soon to be CEO begins to usher his father out the door.
"Yep yep, anyway dad this has been so great, but I have a very important meeting I must attend." his father looks like he knows his son is spewing is a bunch of shit but obliges him anyway, seeming very pleased about this new girlfriend revelation.
"I will be back soon, we need to chat." Mr. scary man glances at me, "Alone." Then he walks out and his men shut the door behind him.
The second he shuts the door I step back in to reality, "Girlfriend, what are you fucking crazy?!?"
"I had to come up with something on the spot, and come on it's not so bad plenty of girls would love the title."
"One ew absolutely not, sorry assholes aren't my type." okay maybe that was a lie " Two the best thing you could come up with was telling your father were dating?!?"
"Congrats sweetheart you can put two and two together." He says smugly. "Come on this could work for both of us, you pretend to be my girlfriend when my dads around, and I'll uhh give you, well what do you want?"
"I don't want anything from you!"
"There has to be something you want from me."
"Nope no n--" that's when it hits me, I do need a handsome guy. More specifically a handsome guy who is willing to pretend to be my boyfriend.
"Okay okay I'll bite, I will pretend to be your ever loving girlfriend when your daddy is around, but I want you to come on my family vacation with me. In three days." I smirk knowing its probably a long shot.
He's silent for a while, so I let out a laugh and begin to walk away, when he finally speaks.
"Deal, but I'm bringing Cole." Cole stands up grinning at me, giving me a mock solute.
"What, are you serious just like that you'll agree to go on vacation with someone you don't even know?!" I deadpan
"Precisley." He begins to write something on a piece of paper before handing it to me, " Here's my number, text me the time and date and we'll be ready. Babe." He says with such a sly smirk I want to go back on the whole thing, but family vacay is in three days and it seems he's my best option.
I take a deep breath and make up my mind understanding it might be a huge mistake I sigh ripping the paper out of his hand and striding out the door, "Don't be late.... Sweetheart."
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Three days later I wait anxiously by the window searching for Giovanni to come pick me up for our 12 hour drive to VA. I glance at the clock and see the time 5:12am flashing at me, I begin to worry he's not going to show up when a slick black jeep pulls into the lot.
I decide they can wait 3 minutes while I use the bathroom one more time. When I finish I come out into my living room to see Cole smiling like a child about to go to Disneyland.
"Hey carpool pal, are you excited!" Cole says basically jumping up and down.
"Um sure, I guess you could say something like that. What's in the bag." I point to the overfilled bag in his right hand.
"Oh this, just some snacks and board games for the ride!" He looks so happy I just can't be mean.
"Oh thanks that was smart. Uhh where is Giovanni?" I ask looking around half expecting to see the brooding Italian sulking in the corner.
"Gio's loading your luggage into the car, now come on let's get going! This is gonna be awesome!"
I look toward the place on the floor I had placed my suitcase, to find it missing just like Cole had said. Huh who knew Mr. soon to be CEO could be a gentlemen.
I approach his jeep admiring the way his muscles tense and flex along his back as he lifts my suit case into the car. I guess I should probably thank him for taking my suitcases for me.
"Thank you." I say as grumpily as humanely possible.
"You were taking forever and I didn't feel like waiting." He says with a straight face.
"Ohmagod I take back my thank you, dickhead." I say crossing my arms over my chest and tilting one hip.
"Oh no pumpkin I'm wounded, truly." He mocks a stab to the heart, and I fantasize about one day getting to actually stab I'm in the chest.
I huff and decide this conversation isn't worth my energy, so I make my way towards the car. As I go to take my seat in the back seat I see Cole sprawled out on all three seats.
"Umm Cole what the hell?"
"Did I forget to mention?!? I always sit in the back seat, I like to lay down you know long legs and all. Feel free to take shotgun." he says nonchalantly
Ugh twelve hours next to Mr. stick up his ass, sounds like my own personal hell. Im not gonna complain though because Gio offered to drive his car which helps me out a lot with gas money, plus my cars is kinda a piece of crap.
A deep voice draws me out of my day dreams, "Are you just gonna stand there for the next two weeks, or get in the car?" The voice belonged to the one and only Mr. grumpy.
"Yeah yeah hush up." I slide into the passenger seat, and put on my seatbelt.
This is going to be a longgg 12 hours.
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Trouble in Paradise (Amelia's & Giovanni's Story)
RomanceWithin the span of 5 months Amelia has been cheated on by her boyfriend ,moved out of her parents home, and started her own business. Tired of being seen as the reckless and immature child of the family, Amelia gets herself stuck in a desperate lie...
