Pleasure with Business

Ch 4- The Plan

Adrian ~

Giana fell asleep quickly after but my brain wouldn't stop replaying the actions that just took place. I couldn't stop imagining all the other things I wanted to do to her- the things that I am going to do to her someday. Tonight wasn't the night though. She obviously felt hurt from what I did at dinner but I'm going to make that up to her. See, what Giana does't know is that this trip to Paris is part of my plan.

Let me catch you up real quick: my father and owner of my company forced me to hire Giana. Our families are fairly close together but I never make it to any of our family gatherings to have met her yet. At first, I hated the idea of having to hire her but then I began to do some digging. I learned quickly that Giana is beautiful and has a great body from her Instagram. I then learned that her designs are almost better than mine and I have 4 years of experience on her. From her mother I learned that Giana is a sweet, caring, and a helpful girl but a girl who isn't looking for a relationship- her mother says it will distract her in this industry and she can't afford that. This obviously upsets her Spanish parents. It also just so happens that Giana and I are also have a lot in common and could potentially get along rather well.

These are all perfect for me for two reasons. Reason 1: she could become a huge asset to my branch of the company and help me continue to grow this branch. Reason 2: my Spanish parents are also very upset that I chose to focus so heavily on my work rather than finding a wife. Don't get me wrong, I'm sure it's nice having a wife and kids but it's just not for me. I don't like to limit my options to one when I can have as many as I want. So here's my plan: Giana works for me, helps me grow our clientele base, helps on designs, and does whatever else I need her to do because we all know this is her dream job and she'll do whatever she can to keep it. However, Giana only keeps her job if she agrees to play my girlfriend for a few months. This will allow me to tell my parents that I tried to find a wife and this one just didn't work out. We'll be able to make our parents happy for a few months before giving the gig up and "breaking up." Plus, we can have sex too.

~ Next morning

I was woken up by the sun shining through our curtains. I looked down to see Giana still cuddled up to me, it was almost kind of cute. I tried to move as slow as possible to not wake her up as I went to order breakfast. Today, Giana and I are meeting with a Paris fashion designer to consider a collab line together to bring to their French stores. As I checked emails, our breakfast arrived. I tipped the worker and sent him on his way.

"Giana, breakfast is here." I spoke quietly to not startle her too much. A smile spread across her lips. "You're so cute, come on." She followed behind as we went to sit at the small table provided for us.

Breakfast was oddly quiet. I don't know if it was because of last night or the fact that she just woke up but I needed to know. "So, last night," I hesitated to finish the rest. Perfect timing for my phone to ring but I had to answer because it was my father. I excused myself to the balcony to not disturb Giana during breakfast.

"Father." I answer the call.
"How is Paris going so far?"
"It is well, we are meeting with the French designer today at 10 a.m."
"Good to hear. Your mother and I will be in the states next weekend."
"Yes, I remember dad. My car is picking you up and taking you guys back to my house."
"Oh no, your mother wants to stay on the beach this time."
"Dad, you guys are staying with me. I have news for you guys and I would just feel more comfortable with you guys at my house."
"News? I hope it's good. I will talk to your mother."
"Great, well I have to get ready for this meeting so we'll chat later."

I joined Giana back in the room but she was already done with breakfast and picking her outfit for the day. "After this meeting we're going to lunch." I informed Giana of our plans but little did she know that at his lunch I would reveal my plan to her. Let's just hope she agrees to it without bribery.

~ 12:00 p.m.

Giana and I finally left the offices where our meeting was held. We had gotten all the details figured out and the contract signed. In the next 3 weeks, Suits by Marx would be sold right here in Paris, France. As we exited the building our car was waiting to take us to our next destination- the tower. After a short drive we had arrived, I assisted Giana out of the car since she had on a rather tight dress but it fit her very well. Her eyes lit up as she took in the sight. We walked to the grass where I had someone set up the blanket for our picnic with wine waiting on us.

"Adrian," she said in shook. "This is beautiful." She removed her heels before taking a seat next to me on the ground.
"So how are you liking Paris so far?" I asked as I got our lunch out and poured us both a glass of wine.
"I love it. I've always wanted to visit." She began to sip her wine.
"Maybe we can visit again someday on a vacation instead of business." Her eyes met mine as we both smiled at each other.

The rest of our lunch was spent with small talk- getting to know each others background, future plans, and the other little things. By this point the bottle of wine was gone and I could tell that Giana was tipsy again. Perfect timing.

"So Giana, can I be completely honest with you for a moment?"
"Of course," she said leaning back onto her elbows to get into a more comfortable position.
"It's no secret that I find you very attractive, I admire the work you do and your work ethic, and we seem to get along very well." She nodded her head in agreement. "We're both in our twenty's and I'm sure your parents nag you just as much as mine nag me about finding someone to settle down with and start a family." Again, she nodded but her confusion began to show. "I know my parent's would be more than happy if I decided to do that with you."
"Adrian, let me stop you right there. My parents do bug me about that but I'm not in the point where that is something that I want to do."
"Let me finish, I have a plan. Move in with me, rent free. I'll give you your own bedroom on the opposite wing of the house and you're free to do whatever you want but you have to pretend to be my girlfriend."
"We can't lie to your parents about that because then my parents will figure out and start asking me questions."
"Exactly, Giana! This works perfectly for both of us. They both think that we started dating and they get off our backs. You won't have to pay for anything."
Giana was quiet for a minute and I could see the wheels in her head start to move. This plan was perfect for the both of us. "I'll do it on one condition." I motioned for her to proceed. "I get to decide when enough's enough."
"Okay, fair enough but it has to at least be for a few months to sell the idea that we tried to make it work. And we have to agree to never tell anyone that it was all fake."
Giana reached her hand out for me shake. We had a deal and I didn't have to put her job on the line.

The rest of our day was short. I showed her a few more places around Paris before we called it a night. We had another 8 a.m. flight back to the states and we both needed to pack. While at the hotel we had agreed that Giana would move her things into my house on Wednesday to give us plenty of time to settle in before my parents arrived on Friday. We also agreed that while her belongings would stay on the opposite end of the house, while my parents visited she would be staying in my room with me. We agreed that physical displays of affection would be needed while my parents were here to also sell our fake relationship. Lastly, we came up with every detail of our fake love story so there would be no confusion.

Let's just hope this all works out as planned.

I had planned on posting this part on Monday but life got busy but I hope you enjoy and thank you for being patient with me! We finally got a P.O.V. from Adrian! Please keep commenting and giving me feedback, I appreciate all of it. Stay tuned for chapter 5 soon ;)
- Samantha <3