My Dear Paid Lover (ON HOLD) (RAW)

Chapter 12

Madison

I never thought I would see, in first hand experience, a kind of luxury like this. I always got a thing for beautiful homes. Often, when I'm tired and I need to relax, I google the most beautiful home. It inspires me to work harder and dream higher. I always dream of living in a place like this. No leaking ceiling, no rusty and creaking bed frame. Only the best furniture in the city. This unit is full of luxury yet it's warm, like it was designed with love. Wow, just wow. The beauty of his home takes my breath away.

Dan noticed my amazement for his place the second that I entered the door. He gave me a lop sided grin and said "Thank you. My taste is absolutely exquisite, I know." which irritated the hell out of me. But regardless of his cocky remark, I can't help but gawk at his floor and walls as I sit in the biggest sofa I had ever seen. The contrast of the color is amazing. I am willing to bet my whole month salary that the best interior designer in the country arranged his house. Or not. Well nothing can make me lose my money again, especially not over a stupid bet.

Dan's penthouse apartment is one huge room with no walls at all. Well, besides his bathroom, toilet and probably closet, of course. It is made only for a single resident because I can basically see everything from where I am sitting. There is no guestroom here.

On one of the corners of the unit, I presume, is his study area. It has big shelf filled with big thick books which I think are his law books. I cannot still quiet reconcile the fact that this gorgeous superstar is a lawyer-wanna-be. He struck me as someone adventurous. Someone who will be bored reading those books. But seeing his study area made me realized that I am completely wrong. His study area is dreamy and looks well-used.

I can also see his kitchen near the study area. It looks so clean and modern. His refrigerator is gargantuan. Dan is in the kitchen counter right now, leaning up to get some glasses in the top drawer. I can see his muscles being stretched as he leans up and collect the glasses. I was about to droll, thankfully, I am fast enough to stop myself. 

How can I pretend to be the girlfriend of this beautiful man if he enchant me by just stretching? I need to be strong and fight my attraction for him. This job that he offered me is once in a lifetime offer. It will help me pay off the mortgage of my aunt's house and support my studies until I graduate. It's the most perfect job, I cannot mess this up.

I dragged my eyes away from him. I need to calm down. I let my eyes wondered around the beautiful penthouse and his huge bed caught my attention. It is so huge, probably the biggest bed that I'll ever see in my life. It has black head board and white sheets. His bed, well, it suits him so well. It also looks so sexy. I feel myself start to perspire. It's making me harder to breath. Oh my, what's wrong with me? I knew it was a bad idea to follow him here. But after he told about his reckless action of going to my home? I don't have a choice. Now I think all of my neighbors are waiting for me to try and fish for information. Worse, the press would be there. Where will I stay now? Well, he needs to fix that. 

How famous this person is exactly anyway? I can't believe everybody knows him except me. Maybe that was because I haven't watched television for months now, not the gossip channel anyway. I didn't exactly want to go to a hotel room so he can draw up our contract, like he suggested.

"Wine is good for you, baby?" Dan asked me, distracting me from my thoughts.

"Do you have juice? I'm not fond of anything connected with alcohol." I told him. It's true. I have a very low tolerance to alcohol. A few sip of drinks and I'm tipsy already. Sometimes I can feel myself drunk just by the smell of beer.

"Why not? It's my 2nd best friend." Dan told me with a smirk. He put on a look which suggestively hints me what is his 1st best friend. Jeez. I'm in his home alone with him and he is bringing up his bestie. I felt my cheeks burned. His smirk turned into a full grin.

"Just." I turned my head to the side to avoid his face. "I just don't like it that much." I added.

"How about pineapple juice?" I heard him say. Still feeling the blush on my cheeks, I just nodded while pretending to look at his book shelf.

"I'll make sure to buy you some non-alcohol juice/cocktail." He put a big glass of pineapple juice on the coffee table.

"That's ok." I said and murmured thanks as I sip the juice. Yummy.

"I'll grab my laptop and we can start." Dan said gave me a smirk before he walked into his study area. It is so spacious and his study table and chair looks very comfortable. It's very luxurious compared to my kiddie table at my room. I groaned as I remember the things I have to do. I still need to finish some plates for my classmate Aubrey and give it to her tomorrow. I don't really like Aubrey, she talks to me as if I am her servant. But I guess I don't care as long as she pays me. Yes, I'm that desperate. Though my faith might change now. Hopefully.

I saw Dan gracefully walked back to the living room corner and sat on the sofa beside me, his MacBook on his lap.

"So.." He started. "I'll start." He said with a grin. He put his eyeglasses and looked down to the screen. Oh darn.