Not His Juliet

Chapter 2

Not His Juliet by K. Jessica Ramirez

Chapter 2:

"Rise and shine Misses Jackson"

The familiar male voice brings me to the surface from my dreamless slumber. I had barely managed to catch three hours' worth of sleep last night. I couldn't stop or even reign in the overwhelming thoughts that controlled my mind. I tighten my eyelids in hopes of returning to sleep but this only motivates James further.

I feel him place his hands on my shoulders right before I feel a light shake vibrate through my body. Only James would dare to wake me or even touch me in the early morning hours. I may wake up every morning to go for a run or do yoga but I am not a morning person. Come to think of it, who is?

"James" I mutter in annoyance as I blindly swing my arm at him hoping to knock any sense into him.

His deep laughter fills the room as I fail miserably in my attempts at shooing him away from me. I feel his weight being lifted off the bed. I swear I can also feel James amused eyes transform into a glare burning a gigantic hole into the back of my head as I continue to refuses to respond. When I still don't answer James he sighs in annoyance now too.

"Angela it's six, get up." He mutters in my direction before making his way out of the room.

I force my eyes open and stand up stretching my limbs to further wake myself up. I turn to my vanity grabbing my iPod. I always love to wake up to music, I've always felt like it gives the day a little hope. I click open my play list named 'Inspiration' and scroll down to play.

I walk into the living room to find James sitting at the kitchen table already glued to his laptop. This is our first day engaged and work still comes first, but then again work has always come first for us and it always will. You could almost say that it was due to our work that we even got together.

Imagine it, James as lowly school teacher in a no body state like Arizona. I'd never spare him a second glance. I'm not a fool, I know the only reason we're even together is because of our good names in New York. We're both successful so it'd only make since to tie the knot so to speak.

I'm not a gold digger or rich snob, actually far from it, but I am not with James for the love, there is none. I'm with him because I completely understand what going against my mothers wishes will earn me. I've seen it first hand, I've seen it hurt a person so badly they've changed into a shell of a person.

Isabella isn't evil she just won't accept anything below absolute perfection which has in time made me learn to do the same thing. My mother will not make room for me in her life if I do not make room for her perfection ideology. I shake my mind free of the thought, lets discuss pitiful excuses of a shit past at another time, shall we?

"Babe you're not going out for your run today?" James addresses me watching me curiously as I slide out my laptop from its case.

"Nope, I have a ton of work to get to today." I respond, not bothering to turn in his direction as I check my emails.

"Are you working from home or are you going into the office today?"

"Home office till midday, and then I'm flying to the beach house for a little inspiration and to check in on a couple of deals run by my southern branch but I'll be back in my office by five." I answer turning to glance at him.

I watch as he gives me a brief nod before turning back to my work.

"And You James?" I ask in response.

"Work office until five" he answer his voice clipped which always means he's busy and has had enough small talk which is fine by me, I have enough to keep me busy.