To Love Thy Enemy (An Arranged Marriage Series Book One)

Part Thirty Five

Today was Christmas Eve and I woke up to Ellie jumping on the bed. We had agreed not to get each other anything this year.

“Are you excited for the dance tonight?”

As we found out yesterday, there is a Christmas Eve dance and a New Years Eve party. So immediately we rushed back to the hotel room to see if we brought anything that could be worn for a dance. Luckily Ellie had a pretty dress and I had a shirt that matched so we were all right.

“Yes, what time does it start again?” she asked.

“I believe it starts at eight which means everyone will show up about 7:30. Do you want to eat before we go or after?”

“How about before so we don’t show up on time?”

I just nodded.

“Well let’s eat about seven or so then go to the dance. So be ready by about 6:45ish.”

Ellie nodded her head and lay down next to me. It was still early yet, so we didn’t have to get ready.

“Do you want to watch a movie?”

“Sure. What kind?”

“Let us what is available, shall we?”

She just nodded and got comfortable beside me. We finally agreed upon Finding Nemo. I turned the lights off and we started the movie. About half way through Ellie fell asleep, so I decided to let her sleep and go find a jewelry store.

When I returned thirty minutes later, she was still asleep. I looked at the clock and saw that it was almost five.

“Ellie, babe, it is time to get up.”

She just groaned and rolled over.

“Come on, wakey wakey.”

Once again she just grunted and ignored me. So I decided to try another tactic.

“Ellie, I got you a gift. You have to open your eyes to get it.”

A few moments later, she rolled over and looked at me with sleepy eyes.

“Gift? I thought we weren’t doing gifts this year? What did you get me?”

“Well I kind of got it for you to wear tonight with your dress.”

“Oh what did you get me?”

“You will get it when you are ready. So go take a shower and do your hair.”

She just grunted at me and rolled over onto the floor. She got up and sleepily walked into the bathroom.

Twenty minutes later she walked out of the bathroom. Her hair looked good. It was half up and half down. The down part was in ringlets.

“Your hair looks great El. I shouldn’t be too long in the shower, so when I am done you can do your makeup.”

She nodded and walked over to her suitcase. She pulled out her dress and looked around for her shoes.

*one hour later*

We were finally ready to go. Ellie looked really great in a red mini dress and black heels. I was wearing a red button down shirt and black pants. I grabbed her hand and started towards the restaurant. Once we were there, we were seated quickly. About fifteen minutes later, the waiter came around. He was staring at Ellie and I was getting angry. I ordered first then Ellie, he was still staring as he walked away. When he brought out the food, I made sure he could see Ellie’s ring and know that she was mine.

*one hour later*

Stuffed to the gills, Ellie and I walked out of the restaurant when a voice rang out to us.

“My, my, don’t you two look nice.”

We stopped in our tracks.

Ellie POV

“My, my, don’t you two look nice.”

Frankie and I both stopped in our tracks. I knew the voice immediately. I thought she was supposed to be in jail or something. Why on earth is she here, on this cruise ship? We turned around slowly and saw Amy standing there.

“Amy, what are you doing here?”

“I am on my way to a Christmas dance, what does it look like?”

“I can see that but aren’t you supposed to be in jail?”

“That is information I am not allowed to share.”

“Well we are going to be late for some dancing so we will see you later.”

“Oh Frankie, save me a dance will you?”

Frankie just kept walking. I knew the rest of the trip was going to be spent trying to ignore Amy and her tactics. This wasn’t going to be easy.

We walked into where they held the dance. It was beautifully decorated and there was a grand tree on one side of the room.

“Would you like to dance, my lady?”

I giggled and nodded. He grabbed my hand and pulled me towards the dance floor. After a couple dances, we grew tired and went to rest for a few moments. Not even five minutes after we sit down, Amy makes her way over and pulls Frankie out onto the dance floor. I was pissed but didn’t want to ruin this party, at the moment. When the song ended, Frankie quickly slipped away. He made his way to me and sat down.

We spent the next couple hours, shooing Amy away and trying to enjoy ourselves. Finally about midnight or so, we decided to head back to our room. We knew that Amy was following us so she could know where we were sleeping. Frankie quickly whispered a plan and we kept walking around until she grew tired of following us.

Once we made it back to the room, we spent the night watching movies and cuddling together.