The Arrangement

Chapter Eleven

Natalia

~Two hours into the trip~

"Hey there's a Starbucks three Kilometers ahead, can we stop for a bit, I need to stretch my legs" I half questioned, half told Christian.

"Sure" He replied.

"Why are you so calm?" I blurted out not thinking about what I just asked.

"What do you mean?" He questioned obviously not following

"I mean, why and how are you so calm about this who arranged marriage thing?" I explained more thoroughly

"That's easy, there's  nothing to worry about Natalia." He answered

"What do you mean? there's everything to worry about" I protested

"Then we'll worry later, we'll fight all the worries off together." he said taking hold of my hand.

The rest of the ride to Starbucks was in comfortable silence, of just him holding my hand and listening to some music.

"Thank you" I said sweetly back at the cashier, who was just looking at me for some reason. I walked out of Starbucks and back into the welcome coolness of the car's air conditioner.

~Three hours~

"Hey, I'm going to stop at that park over there to stretch and eat." Christian says and pulls up into a small parking lot to a nice park.

The park is cute and simple, one little pond, a few little hills, trees surrounding a kids playground and some benches. 

Excitedly, I get out and run to the swing set.

I got on the seat and swung myself, a couple moments later, Christian comes down the hill towards me, he pushes me and it only brings back some memories...

~Flashback~

Two years ago

The sun was shining down on a beautiful meadow, the beautiful summer breeze was passing by ever so often. All you can here throughout the whole meadow was the giggle's of a fifteen year old angel and the soft chuckling of a fifteen year old boy.

"Brad! Stop plea..se!" The girl said between her fits of giggles.

The boy is tickling her sides, they look happy.

"Tell me who's the best boyfriend in the world" He said smugly continuing his attack on her.

"Bradly Rae Cooper! Bradly Rae Cooper is the best boyfriend in the world!" She managed to say in one breath.

He stopped and pulled her up, they were smiling and staring into each others eyes, green to hazel, hazel to green. They look like they're in love. And there's no denying it, they are, completely and utterly in love with each other.

The smiles on their faces and the way they look at each other is like an UN-told story.

Then suddenly, the girl got up and ran off to a swing near to where they were lounging before.

She ran to it, looked back over her shoulder, she saw the boy coming closer and closer to her. She reached the swing set and sat down. The boy stopped running and walked slowly to her.

"Natalia.." He said play fully mocking anger

She responded with a giggle and he walked behind her and whispered something into her ear.

"I love you" He said softly and kissed her head and pushed the swing she was sitting on.

"I love you too" She said in mid air.

~Flashback over~

"Hey Natalia? Whats wrong?" Christian questioned concerned because all of a sudden, she just stopped and tears were rolling down her cheeks aimlessly, He's been trying to get her attention for the past five minutes, but all he got as a respond was more tears being ushered.

Natalia broke from her thoughts, wiped her cheeks and blinked.

"Yeah, sorry just remembered something good before it all went wrong.." She said out loud, not thinking.

She didn't notice she did this, but still thinking of him.

"What do you mean, Before it all went wrong?" Christian questioned very intrigued and confused.

Without even thinking, Natalia blurts out, "Two summers ago, when I was fifteen, I had a boyfriend, we were in love, well I was anyways, but one night I caught him cheating on me with my EX-best friend, he tried to explain himse...." She stopped mid-sentence finally realizing she's telling someone what had happened, she's never told anyone this much before even her family. 

Christian was sitting on the swing next to her, waiting patiently for her to continue.

"Sorry, i've said too much." She said and Christian wanted her to continue, but let it drop.

 "Are you okay?" He questioned her.

"Yeah.." She answered barley audible.

"Hey, we got to hit the road again, you want to get there today right?" He questioned Natalia.

She laughed softly and nodded her head yes.

"We're swapping drivers when we get half way right?" She questioned him on their way back the car.

"Yep, so I suggest you get some rest for now." He told her putting an arm on he small of her back.

~Four hours~ (A/N: Sorry for the dramatic change of POV from third person and everything, like i said before guys, my first book so please bare with me)

Christian

As soon as we got into the car, Natalia feel asleep, i'm still wondering on what she had told me before, I really wanted her to finish, but from the pained look on her face, I can tell she hasn't told many people, or anyone at all.

When she fell asleep I phoned my friend Tray Micheals (A/N: He's the guy from chapter two, the one that was drooling all over Rachel- BTW guys, I'm not sure if I named him yet, if I did oh well this is going to be his name, But i'll have to check with my editor and fix this all up) and asked him to check on Natalia's pevious boyfriends.

He said he'll work on it right away, so as of right now i'm still left in the dark about everything.

What type of moron would cheat on her, she's so beautiful, because seriously this guy has to be crazy! There's just no other explaination as to why he would cheat on her...But I guess it's a good thing for me, becasue I get all to myself, without having to worry if she's going to run off.