The Stranger Is My Husband

CHAPTER 9

CHAPTER 9

I don't know why I can't move and I can't even talk. It seems like I'm rooted here on where I'm standing.

What this guy doing? Zac knows very well that I don't want to marry him.

His looking up at me, looking at my eyes. I hope I can read his mind, for me to know what he's thinking and what he's trying to do. I'm having a good time earlier with all his surprises, but now, what, his ruining his efforts?

What if he'll make a proposal? What if he'll ask me to marry him? I'll not say yes, of course, but, I don't want to hurt him. Especially, that his important to me as a friend 'really? Just as a friend?'

And it all comes back to me, all his sweetness, all his caring. What if all of this is just a trap? A trap for me to fall in love with him. And, me, stupid me, fell on the trap somehow. I thought all of his concerns was true, that's the reason why I let him in my life and be a part of it. I let him be my friend, a bestfriend. But now, it's all clear to me that everything was fake!

"Kath, you're spacing out." he frowned.

I realized that he's now standing infront of me.

"W-what are you doing? Why did you do this," I can feel a sudden need to cry because of... I don't know, maybe anger or pity for myself because I believed in him. "why?! You did all this because you'll ask me t-

"Hey Kath," he cut my sentence and put his hands on my shoulder but his still an arm away from me "this is not a marriage proposal. Don't worry. I was just about to give you this," and he showed me an earing, as I stared at it, I realize that it's mine. I touch my left earlobe and knew that my earing wasn't there. "you are about to step at it so I quickly bent down to pick it up. I looked up at you because I'm not sure that it's yours," he chuckled first before he speak again "I saw that it's the same as the earing on your right ear. I'm giving it to you but you were just staring at me like you were in a deep thought and I was right you were spacing out." he said smiling at me.

What? 'this is ridiculous Katherine Rose! Your such a shame!'

"Oh, so this is not a-

He laugh, but it seems like he don't mean the laugh. I don't know.

"Of course not. I know very, very well that you'll just say no. So why spend a money for a ring and ask you to marry me." he said after he laughed. and he smiled at me.

So all this time, I was just assuming. Oh, I'm such a shame, this is such a shame.

He stood beside me and looked at me with a smirk on his face

"Can we go inside Ms. Assuming 2013 and eat our dinner?" he teased. That makes me blush more. I copped an elbow to his ribs.

"That's not helping, Zac. I'm now ashamed of myself."

He just laughed at me and shook his head.

We went inside the yatch. We had our dinner.

"So, how was your day?" Zac asked me.

Now we're outside, on top of the yatch, seeing the blue sea. It's already dark here that's why I wasn't able to see the surroundings clearly.

"My day? It's stressful at work. So, thanks to you, for this wonderful treat." I said smiling at him and he smiled back.

"Kath?"

"Hmmm?" Is all I can answer to him since I was appreciating this environment, this moment, 'cause tomorrow is another day of work. 'is that the only reason? or you just like it because Zac is with you and you are resting your head on his chest? You're in the arms of a sexy guy. Yummy'  I can't go against my mind and I don't know why. I think I'm getting crazy, really crazy.

"Can I ask you something?"

"Yeah, sure."

"What if... Ah! never mind." and I felt he shook his head

I pulled away from him and look up at him. "What is it, Zac?"

"No... nothing... it's just-

"Zac! hey, tell me." I said with a soft voice.

He took a deep breath before he speak.

"I was just thinking, what if... what if I... we," he took a deep breath again and closed his eyes. When he opened it, his eyes is full of... expectations? worry? I don't know, I really can't tell which. "what if, we are not in this situation?" I just looked at him puzzled.

"I mean, what if we're not like this. You know, not in a situation like this, that our marriage is not arranged or we just met somewhere, some other way. And we just find ourselves inlove with each other, and decided to get married because of love. What if, it's like that?" I asked full of anticipation.

I frowned at him "What you're trying to say is?"

"Would you say yes to me if that was the situation?"

I got shocked with what he asked. My eyes blink many times. I don't know what or how to answer that question.

"You don't need to answer that. I was just wondering." he said in hurry.

I looked down entwined my fingers, "I-I don't know, Zac. You're a good person. Maybe, yes... no... I'm not sure Zac."

"Hey," he cupped my chin for me to look up at him "Kath, it's okay. Like what I've said, I was just wondering. Hmm?" and he hugged me. He put his chin on top of my head. Yeah, whoever will see us, will think that his my boyfriend.

"Wait, can I also ask you?"

"Sure."

"Why... our fathers are not bugging us anymore about the wedding? I mean, based on what I've read on the contract since the first day I knew about this 'business venture', the wedding must had happened last week. But, until today, we are not even planning about it."

"You want it to happen?" he asked smiling.

Oh, that question. Do I want it to happen? or is it just my pride that I don't want to agree with my daddy after I said no to him before. Urgh! I'm really so confused. Maybe, being close to Zac is such a bad idea.

"Uhmm, no, of course not Zac. You know that." I said to him without looking in his eyes.

"Zac, you... you are really a good person. That's why I like you but just a friend not anything more than that. I'm thankful that I let myself have a chance to know you better. I can say that you are a good friend of mine. You know that very well, right? Besides, I'm lucky to have you as a friend."

I stressed out the word friend to him but as I say those words, a part of me don't believe it. I just don't really know why.

It's already 10 in the evening when he drive me home. He pulled up infront of my house. Yeah, I'm leaving seperately from my dad since I had my own work but I still spend more of my time in my dad's house than here in mine.

"So, I think we could call this a night? Bye Kath."

"Yep. A long night." I smiled and he salute me. Then he drive off away from my house.

When I'm searching for the keys in my bag I heard a scratch of a car tire. I look to the direction where the sound is coming from. I saw a grey Bugatti Veyron.

I saw the driver went outside of the car and looked at the tire and said something, something I don't heard.

The next thing I know, I'm walking towards his direction, and I don't know why. Maybe because it seems like he's drunk and now his sitting on the streets and his back on his car. 'Katherine, the fact that you don't know him and that he is drunk is enough reason for you just to ignore him and get away from him!' my mind is shouting at me. I think I'm really getting crazy now, actually, since this past few days, month, I'm often out of my mind, because now I'm near to him.

As I get nearer him, I noticed that he's familiar. 'is he him?' When I was standing right infront of him, maybe he sensed that I was there, he looked up at him. There! I've confirmed, it's Adam. But, what is he doing here?