Arranged marriage : I hate you

Chapter 26

Riley looked at herself in the mirror and frowned. She had unsuccessfully been trying to tie a necktie around the collar of the black dress shirt she had on for minutes and was starting to get frustrated.

Jennie, who was done dressing up, appeared next to her as they stood facing the bigger mirror, their eyes immediately meeting through their reflection. Jennie had settled on a cute baby blue dress reaching just above her knees with spaghetti straps. She completed the look with matching small heels. Her hair was left to fall in elegant waves down her back, making her look ravishing, especially with the earrings, necklaces and bracelets worn as the final touch to her look. She didn't put makeup on since it wasn't really her thing, but she did touch up on her lashes and lips a bit, just to complete the look.

"How about we just go with what we're comfortable with, huh?" Jennie asked, her voice with a hint of amusement as she had spent over 5minutes watching the older woman struggle to fix the tie.

Riley stopped with her movements then, her hands falling to her sides as she exhaled deeply. She kept her gaze on the younger woman through the mirror reflection, her frown still visible on her face.

"I just want to look formal and neat. I'll be having dinner with your family, not my friends. I need to look the part, my father always says that," Riley responded, her frown deepening as she looked away from Jennie to focus on her own reflection, her hands returning to her collar to try and fix the necktie.

"This whole...formal wear at dinners, it's overrated, don't you think so?" Jennie asked, her eyes still on the woman. Riley stopped again and returned her gaze to Jennie's reflection.

"I don't know," she sighed, her hands moving away from the necktie to fix the buttons of her sleeves.

"Let me see," Jennie offered as she took a small step back to allow the older woman to turn without bumping into her. Riley did as she was told, her gaze falling on the latter as they now stood facing each other. Jennie took a step closer to the older woman and reached out. She gently took hold of the tie, her eyes focused on it.

Riley moved her hands back to her sides and looked at Jennie with her full attention. She was intrigued, but she kept the frown on her face in fear of scaring the younger woman away by showing comfort.

Jennie untied the big knot on the tie and removed it completely from Riley's collar, turning and tossing it on the bed before facing her again. She moved up to the collar, unbuttoning the top button and fixing the now divided collar in a smart way, just like how Riley usually wore it. She smiled, dusting off imaginary dust from the latter's shoulders twice before moving back to admire her work.

"There you go," she said, her hands now held behind her back as she rocked herself on her heels, a cute grin finding it's way up her face. Riley turned to look at herself in the mirror, a small smile on her lips as she let out a small exhale. She turned back to face Jennie only to find the woman already looking at her.

"You said you have an interest in poetry, right?" Riley asked, smirking as she looked at the shorter woman.

Jennie gave her a confused smile, but she still responded with a small nod, her blood rushing through her veins at the sight of the mischief visible in Riley's eyes.

"Well, permit me to say what I want to say in a poetic sense then," she said, her voice low and calm as she waited for Jennie's permission before proceeding.

"Go ahead," Jennie grinned. She was curious to know what Riley wanted to say. She was a bit shocked when the older woman took a small step towards her before speaking.

"If I were a poetess then I'd say..." Riley started, her gaze intensifying as she looked at the latter, the change making chills runs down Jennie's spine.