When Worlds Collide

37. Insecurities

~Valerie's POV~

When we came home last night, I didn't realize how sleepy I was until my head hit the pillow.

I felt someone shaking me so I just put the covers over my head. The covers were yanked back and I just put my hand over my eyes to block out the sun. "Valerie get up." I groaned and turned over in the bed.

"Go away." I said groggily

"Come on now I'm serious. I need you to get up."

"Why!?! What do you want from me!?" I said whining

"You're coming with me today because right now I can't trust you to be left alone by yourself."

"I'm a grown woman, I'll be perfectly fine." I said with my face buried in the pillow

"You have three seconds to get up or I'll take you as is.. One... Two... Three." He scoped me up bridal style and started carrying me towards the door

When he did that, I woke up then, "Wait! What are you doing?!"

"I told you to get up so I'm taking you like this." I looked down and all I had was an oversized shirt and SpongeBob shorts with my hair everywhere

"No wait! Put me down I'm up now!"

He stopped walking and looked at me, "You're up now?"

"Yes, can you put me down?"

"You got thirty minutes." He said setting me down on the floor and walking out the room.

I don't understand why I have to go, I'm not going anywhere else. I go in the closet and get a simple black dress that stops a little bit above my knees. I go in the bathroom and I quickly get in the shower.

After I'm done, I brushed my teeth and tried to do something with my hair. I put some conditioner in it and I combed it into a bun. I slid the dress on and I left the bathroom while Ryan was coming back in the room. "You ready yet?" He asked looking at his watch

"Wait! I need to find some shoes." I found some flats on my side of the room. I put them on and I grabbed my phone and my purse.

We went downstairs and Ryan handed me a bag and some water. "What's this?"

"It's breakfast, you'll have to eat it in the car." I looked in the bag and it was two biscuits, some bacon and hashbrown.

We got in the Lambo and he pulled out the driveway while I ate my food and stared out the window. "Why can't I stay home?! I don't want to have nightmares tonight!" I whined

"We're going to the office today."

"I still don't want to go." I continued

"The more you keep whining, the longer you have to stay with me." He smiled

I groaned and threw my head back on the headrest. He reached over in the bag and got a piece of bacon. "I thought you gave it to me." I said

"Yeah, but don't you want to share with your husband?" He asked with a sly grin

"No. I don't like sharing food."

He rubbed my knee, "Cheer up Val, it won't be so bad."

"That's what you think."

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We made it to the office and I'd rather not be here, but I'm here so I want to get this over with. We walk in the building and of course, all the ladies start swooning over Ryan. "Good morning, Mr. Praninsky." "Morning." He said dryly.