1 Year Engagement

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The next day Ben met Curt on the golf course. "Hey what's up." Curt smiled stepping off of the golfing cart.

Ben watched Curt yawn and he chuckled. "I read in a magazine that you haven't slept in months."  He saw constantly that his brother had been partying and always out with the nightlife.

"Yeah, I'm going to lay down once we finish up here. So what's the emergency?"

Ben grabbed the manilla folder and handed it to Curt. "This is why I called you here...open it."

Curt gave him a strange look but then opened the folder and flipped through the content. Panic set into his eyes as he kept flipping through faster.

He looked up at Ben finally. "Benji I-

"I don't even care about the fact that you are into men. I do want to know why you never ever told me this but it's bigger than that. The girl right there in the photo. Who is she your cover-up to hide your sexuality?"

"No um-

"Selena Rossi ...why would you choose Selena Rossi?"

"I met her at a club. She's fun and nice. We were just messing around."

"Do you know that Matteo Rossi has a vow that all the women in his family are untouchable?"

"How did you...

"That's not the question you should be asking. The question is what kind of casket would you like to be buried in if he finds out you fucked his daughter," Ben yelled.
"A mafia princess. You chose to use a mafia princess as your cover story. If he ever finds out about this. You would beg for death when he gets his hands on you."

"I didn't know," Curt replied wiping his hand over his face.

"Now ask me how I got all those photos." Ben returned really trying not to boil over in anger.

“William Bailey walked into my office two weeks ago and tossed them on my desk. Coincidentally, he’d been in town earlier and seen you with Selena. He recognized the both of you and had you tailed. Once he got what he needed, he came over to cut a deal.” Ben explained, “Care to guess what the terms of the deal are?” Curt shook his head “I marry his daughter, and he’ll keep the evidence to himself. If I don’t, he’ll send the photos to Matteo, and you’ll die.”

"Ben. I'm so sorry."

"Sorry won't cut it. It's no going back." Ben snapped. "I already made the deal and met his Daughter." He added agitated.  "Now you may go rest. Like always your problems fall back on me and I handle them."

Curt stood opening and closing his mouth before mumbling thank you and walking off.

Ben sighed and grabbed his golfing club, he preferred to actually be boxing right now. He deemed it as a more efficient way to let off steam.

Okay, what is your deal with him?" Callie questioned.

"Huh?"

"The new doctor here. Every time he shows up. You look his way and then roll your eyes. What's up?"

Miranda look towards Ben as he walked with the chart in his hand before handing it to the nurse.

"That man right there is my fiance," Miranda whispered.

"What!?" Callie gasped.

"Yup I found out last week, my dad put it together."

"Wow, so does he have money, and dam you just got divorced...he couldn't wait."

"He has more than my family, he's a billionaire and girl my father told me I was dragging my feet."

"Billionaire! What's a billionaire doing working here and being an actual doctor living a low-key life."