𝑶𝑵𝑬 𝒔𝒉𝒐𝒕𝒔 - 𝑹𝑬𝑺 & 𝑳𝑶𝑮

As time flies

ALICIA

"Do you, Alicia Sterling, take Jonathan King to be your husband, to love and cherish him, through all the joys and challenges of life?" I look into the eyes of the person who is about to be my husband. 

No emotions swirl in those grey eyes and he looks tall and proud in his black suit. There is no wrinkle in his outfit and he looks down everyone in the hall with his piercing eyes. 

"Yes" I whisper. 

"Do you, Jonathan King, take Alicia Sterling to be your wife, to love and cherish him, through all the joys and challenges of life?" I keep watching his face for any kind of emotion to surface while his expressions remain neutral. 

"Yes" his tone is the exact opposite of mine. 

Mine was soft, demure and nervous while his was firm, authoritative and nonchalant. We are the absolute definition of polar opposites. Yet here we are standing at the altar getting married to each other. 

"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride" I wipe my palms on my wedding gown as I watch my husband cross the gap between us. 

He feathers my cheek and lifts my chin upwards while he leans down to plant soft kiss on my lips. The moment his lips touches mine send a shiver down my spine which I am sure he feels as he pulls me by my waist to deepen the kiss. 

My hands grab the collars of his coat as he kisses me for good thirty seconds before parting. I didn't dare looking up at the elite society girls glaring at me in jealously. Jonathan takes my hand and leads me out of the hall. I leave the hall content knowing at least our sex life will be good. 

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"Jonathan?" I knock at his home office door for the third time. I didn't get any reply when I knocked the other two times. 

When he didn't say anything I turn to leave. "You need something?" Jonathan stands before me in casual clothes which is a very rare sight. 

We usually stay away from each other's way except for the nights he comes home. Even then he leaves for his room once we are done. 

"Yes... Mmmm" I stand in front of him awkwardly. 

"Alicia, don't be wasting my time. Leave if you don't have nothing to say" I wince at his words but gathers the courage. If there is anything about Jonathan that I've learnt then he likes me better when I'm confident. 

"I've reserved a table for us in The Ritz for tonight. Be ready" I tell him with my head-held high. 

"What makes you think I want to come?" he lifts his brows at me. 

"The fact that your wife is asking you" I tiptoe and give him a kiss and walk away. 

I see him squinting his eyes at me before I leave because this is the first time in three months I've ever asked him for anything let alone order. Also the first time I've kissed him outside of sex. 

Great Alicia. 

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"Mrs. King, there is something in the garden for you" Sandra, our house help tells me. 

"What is it?" I question her my voice lining with irritation. 

"You should see for yourself" she gives me a soft smile before leaving the room.