The Deal

2. This Time, This Place, Misused, Mistakes

"The day will come when men will recognize woman as his peer, not only at the fireside, but in councils of the nation. Then, and not until then, will there be the perfect comradeship, the ideal union between the sexes that shall result in the highest development of the race."
- Susan B. Anthony

Alright, high heels check, dress ironed check, mascara check, lip gloss, check. It was almost seven in the evening and Damien said he would pick me up at 7.15 to meet his latest and announce the whole "Rosalyn is my fiance" Thing. I checked my hair one last time before removing my phone from the charger and grabbing my purse. I glanced one more time in the mirror before putting on my high heels and walking to my porch to wait for him. I was nervous and frightened, what if they didn't buy it? I would lose my job if his dad fires me. I glanced at my shoes hoping I looked presentable. "Remember Rosalyn,look your best this evening, Any mishap in our act and we get our cover blown and you'll be jobless tomorrow morning without the ten million for your father" I gulped and waited for the familiar black Mercedes Benz.

Damien POV

I drove and my eyes caught her standing at her porch. For a moment I froze,she looked stunning. With her wavy brown hair in a half pony tail, the black dress she was wearing showed her every curve perfectly. She has almost natural make up on and still looked absolutely ravishing. She seemed to have spotted me and she smiled. Her smile is probably one of the reasons why I chose her besides the fact her family is in need of money. That smile was beautiful,it was genuinely her. She wasn't faking it, I smirked and stopped my car before stepping out.
End of POV

"Good evening" I said clucking my purse tightly. "Good evening and might I say you look absolutely ravishing" he replied with his cocky smirk. I raised an eyebrow but thanked him anyways. "Get in the car Rosalyn, we're going to be a tad late," he said, "you mean fashionably late" I replied and he shook his head before starting the car. I breathe deeply before staring out of the window. In less than an hour, we pulled up in front of a huge house and by huge I mean probably ten times bigger than my house.

"You sure we can pull this off?" I whispered. "Rosalyn we can either pull this off or we blow our cover and tomorrow you will be unfortunately jobless" he replied, his voice was harsh. I nodded and he got out of his car before opening the car door for me. He took my hand and helped me out. I smiled and we walked past the gates to the house.
It was beautiful with almost everything painted white,it had a garden and it just gorgeous. "Impressed?" He asked looking at me awestruck face. "Yes very" I replied as I tightened my hand around his as he opened the door.

"Damii!" A little girl ran up to Damien and hugged him tightly before a young boy a little older had Damien's leg wrapped tightly around his arms. "Up up" he kept yelling at Damien. "Rosalyn this is my niece and nephew, Charlotte and Christian" he said as he lifted Christian up. "Damien, is this the beautiful Rosalyn you've been telling us about lately?" I looked up from Charlotte to see a woman who looked a lot like Damien. "Good evening, you must be Rosalyn I'm Daniele, Damien's older sister" She said smiling. "My son tells me amazing about you Rosalyn" a lady in her mid sixties stepped in. "Mum, Daniel" Damien greeted before setting Christian and Charlotte down on the couch. "It's nice to see home once in a while Damien and with your fiance this time, I see your father's words have gotten through your head this time. It's nice to know that" his mom who introduced herself as Mailey said. "Hi it's nice to meet you Mrs McCain" I said politely. "Oh please call me Mailey, Joseph's coming down soon, he'll be eager to meet you" She said and asked a maid, Caylee to bring us in. "Good evening Master McCain and Miss Summers" She greeted. "Caylee as I've said countless times, call me Damien and this is Rosalyn" Damien told her kindly. He explained to me how Caylee had taken care of him and his sister when they were young and how he never had the best relationship with his parents due to the fact they were always busy with their work. "I smiled and grabbed his hand as he led me me to what seemed to be the dining room.

"Sit, your father will be here soon Damien u expect your best behavior" Mailey warned. I glanced at Damien and saw him clench hus fist as he pulled out a chair for me. I whispered a thanks and settled down. As the maids fussed over our food and drinks, sounds of footsteps were heard. "Mailey, is Damien here?" I heard a gruff voice and breathe deeply. "He's not a monster, calm your ass" I was trying my best not to be intimidated. I remembered Damien's words from the night before he dropped me off. "My father can be very intimidating don't be frightened by him" I had to keep up the act for the money to cure my dad. Just this and marriage and three months later everything will return to normal. It will be fine. I managed to convince myself.

And for the first time, I met his father. He was an old man in his seventies perhaps, he was tall and he must have given Damien his eyes, they were almost alike. "Good evening everyone and Miss Summers, sorry for being a little late, fashionably late as Damien would call it." He said kindly. "Please call me Rosalyn" I said politely. He smiled, his eyes were serious as he observed Damien and I. "You're as beautiful as Damien said Rosalyn."he said and I smiled.
"So tell me where did you two meet?" He asked and is gulped. There was no mention of his father asking questions. "We met in the office" "We met at a restaurant" I glanced at Damien and looked at his father who seemed a little shocked at our totally different answers. "We met in the office Damien remember? You held the lift door open" I said, truth is he didn't give a damn and closed the door is my face. "Right we met in the office, we met the second time in the restaurant when you were with Alice" he stated and I nodded. "I see, now how did Damien propose to you Rosalyn, I'm sure we're all curious to know" his father stated. This time I knew exactly why he described his father as intimidating. This was why.
I thought about how Damien was like and how he would probably propose to me. "Well we were at a restaurant where he offered to make dinner and dessert and when we were having dessert, I found the ring he slipped into the cake he made" I said hoping it work. Damien flashed me a smile. "I see, both of you have my blessing" I sighed softly when he said that. It had worked.

During dinner, Daniele discussed our wedding, and offered to have Christian as the ring bearer and Charlotte as the flower girl. We planed the theme, and for once since I signed that contract, I actually wished this was real. I'm going to be married. However I knew it wasn't as I harbored zero feelings towards Damien and vice versa. You could say I'm doing this for money. Yes. Money to save my dad's life before he dies fighting cancer. We had a fun time talking about it and then it was time to go. "It was nice meeting you Rosalyn I'm happy my son has found someone like you" were the words Mailey told me before we left.

Damien POV
"You pulled it off pretty well in there" I told Rosalyn who had actually told my father how I "proposed" and she did it well. "Thank you Damien we have to keep up this act or I would unfortunately end up jobless" She replied and I smirked as I started the car. The journey was quiet as I reached out for the radio. "This time, this place, misused, mistakes" the song was playing as I watched Rosalyn lip sync to the song. She looked beautiful under the light from the lamppost. I drove her to her house and dropped her off. "Good night Damien" She whispered softly. "Good night Rosalyn" I replied and drove off after watching her enter her house.
End of POV

"Tonight was great" was the only thought in my mind as I climbed into bed after showering and fell asleep.

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