The Contract

chapter 20

Roman stared at Erin
In shock, she stood thirty minutes in disappointment only to have Erin walk up to her telling her he wants her
Just like that

Roman wanted to give in to his unwavering gaze, to fall in his arms and let him have his way,but the slight pain of being dismissed again gripped her and she found her ground

Even as Erin stepped closer, she breathed easily
She placed both her hands on his chest and looked up at him

"You can't just decide to want me whenever you want , I'm your pretend wife, but I'm not going to be your call girl "

No hint of anger or venom was laced in her tone as she made it clear that she wasn't going to be anything more than what she was
Erin's face was covered by stupor as they both stared at each other

"You are not my call girl" he spoke softly

Roman raised her head in pure defiance

"Then what am I?"

She was nothing.

The air was silent between the two, Roman's feeble mind hoped that he would say what he said earlier that night

His wife

Even if they weren't sharing anything at all, but she liked Erin, and she hoped that he liked her too

"Good night Roman" Erin said and kissed her on her forehead

Roman wanted to lash out and scream and throw kicks at his gorgeous face

Why does he always get to be the one who leaves, why does she always have to be the one left standing in disappointment
She expected him to put a little bit of a fight

She stormed into her room and locked it.
A part of her knew Erin would be doing sinful stuffs to her if she gave in
But she had to be the Alpha female and ruin any chances

Erin punched a pillow and winced as his knuckles were still sore from punching the guy repeatedly
What was he thinking to just tell her that he wanted her and expect her to just give herself to him that easily
She was clearly tired of being dismissed all the time, she looked like cake tonight, she was served on a silver platter, he had been holding himself back all this time, because he was convinced this was nothing but a business arrangement, but seeing Roman everyday in less clothing, in fancy dresses that brought out her curves, her silhouette in the shower was making it hard to not consider having something else aside from a business arrangement

"So I leave town and the next thing I know you are making headlines" Moira said as she threw a newspaper on the kitchen counter in front of Erin who was having break fast,  alone

She kissed him on the cheek and grabbed a stool

"What do you mean?" Erin asked ignoring the newspaper
"Front page idiot"

Moira grabbed Erin's bowl of cereal and his spoon and started digging

"Didn't you eat where you came from" Erin tried reaching for his spoon but Moira evaded him
He pulled the bowl to his side and Moira pulled it back to hers

They kept on bantering about until Erin accidentally tipped the bowl to his side and the contents were spilled

"Fuck" he cursed under his breathe

"If I didn't know better I'd say you two are kids" nana Graciela emerged and threw both of them a dirty look

"Get your own meal" Erin growled as he took the bowl to the sink

Moira clicked her tongue and poured herself a glass of milk

Erin decided to check the magazine, Moira had thrown over the table