Let's pretend (book 1)

Chapter 16: I need you to marry me...

Let's pretend, chapter 16

Zachary Walton's P.O.V

Flipping through the pages of the contract on my desk for the fifth time today I gave up. I threw the contract away and got up pacing the office back and forth. I stood by the curtain walls overlooking the busy streets of New York. It was already mid afternoon and I had done nothing today, unable to focus. I sighed going back to my desk and phoned my assistant whatever her name is.

"Yes sir?"

"Cancel my meetings for the rest of the day. And call Mike, I need him to review a contract for a new business"

"Right away sir"

I hung up and leaned back in my chair glaring at the wall. I was used to having no sleep sometimes, but this time was different. I didn't get to sleep because Elise invaded my mind all night, and she was doing it again now. It was starting to get on my nerves. I have never been obsessed with someone before and I didn't want it to happen now, but she was intoxicating. Mike pulled me from my thoughts when he knocked on my door and came in.

"You wanted to see me?"

"Yes, I need to sign this contract and I can't seem to focus. Can you check it for me before I sign it?"

"Sure let me see" Mike took the contract and read it quickly "That's the Anderson's contract, I was with you when you both put the terms"

"Yes you were"

"Everything is as you discussed. It's safe to sign it"

"Thanks Mike" I took the contract back and signed it with a sigh.

"You look tired Zach. Are you okay?"

"Yes I just didn't get much sleep last night. Anyway, thanks man. I'm heading home can't see the point in staying when I can't get a single thing done"

Mike chuckled and nodded getting up "Must be the woman you matched clothes with" he winked and headed for the door.

"You have no idea".

I didn't feel like going home already, and I didn't want to call Elise or text her so I went to see veronica and Serena. That was the best way to distract myself from Elise. I couldn't stop remembering the way she whispered my name, or moaned in my ear when I pleasured her, or the fact that I could make her wet just by looking at her, or that I could set her body on fire by just a mere touch. I groaned glaring at my erection "great" I muttered getting out of the car and into the hotel Veronica was staying in.

It was 7 pm sharp when I rang the doorbell to Elise's house and it took her a couple minutes to answer it.

"Hi!" she said as soon as she opened the door wearing tight jeans with a very sexy off shoulder black top that she matched with black heels.

I cleared my throat and tried to ignore how beautiful she looked "Hello Elise. Ready to go?"

"Yes I am" she came out and locked her door before following me to the car "What's up with you? Woke up on the wrong side of the bed?"

"Yeah something like that. I didn't want to wake you up this morning, I left early, and the sun was just rising"

"It seems like you didn't get much sleep. What's on your mind?"

"What you told me last night. I can't shake it out of my mind. How can a man do that to his own sister?"

"He's an idiot. Don't think about it. What matters is I was able to get out as soon as I figured what was going on"