Our kind of love

Chapter 31 - Bet Reveal

Hailey's POV ;

It's been a while since the bet, and Franco as really been making this whole marriage thing easy for me because he has kept to his side of the agreement by being an awesome partner. I know for sure he is falling already and it's obvious. I am just waiting for him to say those three words " I LOVE YOU" and it's a rap. With all this going on, I don't know why I feel bad about this. Come on! it's Franco, and he has broken the hearts of like 1000 girls. I shouldn't be feeling bad about this I guess since its because his stupid friend started it.

Enough with all those, I need to start getting ready for work P.S. Franco went for a business trip for the past two weeks now and even with how busy he is, he would always check up on me to know when I'm less busy, so we can catch up and just talk about silly things. Basically, just to spend time with each other and it's something I have grown to love or should I say something I am now fond of. I guess I am getting used to this but having someone who cares about you like Franco those is nice and all but is it really true? why am I getting mixed feeling? Sometimes I just want to forget that this marriage started working out all because of a bet and I wish it started working out right from the beginning maybe just maybe I would have given Franco a real chance rather than pretend. Or is it because I have seen his other side of him? Am I scared if I actually fall in love with him, he might change? Don't get me wrong I haven't forgotten how he spanked me that day, what if that is the real him and he his just trying to make me fall for him so I can be submissive?

"Hailey calm down!, I advice you give him a chance and tell him whatever as been going on as been a bet and see his reaction" a voice in my head suggested.

"Oh no! he would be pissed, I know Franco " I thought.

"Are you scared of him? Mrs O'Donte" the voice teased.

"NO! but sure would not like to get spanked. let's just keep this going, I may not say it but I actually care about him and what if he gets hurt?" I thought.

"He would still find out later on, if his friend tells him first but if it's from you and if it's also right now that he even travelled for business all he would do is just yell and when he is back you can apologise. Plus you could add his so called friend tried to ask you out and that's a way of making him let you go easy, if he loves you he will forgive you and make your relationship work out for real this time and none of you gets heartbroken, Hailey it's time you actually let someone love you and move on from James" the voice explained.

" And what if he doesn't forgive me, I care about him and I Like the new him and I know he might just go back to his old self" I thought.

"I say this again, he is allowed to get angry but if he loves you he will forgive you" the voice said.

As all those thoughts went through my mind I realised the voice was right and also realised the voice was just my guardian angel telling me the right thing to do I guess. Maybe deep down I always felt bad about the bet. WOAH! I almost forgot, the Office! As I remembered and I ran out of the house before I zoomed off to work.

Two hours into work, I had a free one hour break before my next meeting with a database company and I had already informed Franco that I would be free by this time yesterday when we talked on the phone and he also told me he would be free too. I told him I would call him.

"Hey Babe, you missed me" He asked after he picked the call.

"You wish, I just wanted to laugh and you are my clown hence I called you." I replied laughing.

"What's funny? I will let that one go because I am not with you right now" he replied.

" Keep quiet!, I would like to tell you something" I replied but the last part I said it with a calm voice considering I am about to tell him about the bet.

"And what is that " he asked concerned.

"I know you might get angry at me but promise me, you will please forgive me, because I thought it would be fun or I was just being childish but I am actually sorry" I said

"What are you talking about?" He asked confused.

"Just promise me Franco" Something in me wanted to tell him the whole truth about the bet so we can actually start off good and not based on a bet. I actually wanted to allow him love me plus I wanted him to know how stupid his Friend is for asking me out.

"Ok I promise Princessa, Please just say it you are getting me worried" he said anxious.

" Ok, " I took in a deep breath before I continued while he waited confused.

"I care about you and I feel you care about me too and I thought I could do this but I can't, every time you are nice to me and have been the best partner to me all I see is me fucking things up by starting this whole thing with some stupid bet but..... " I was saying when he cut me off

"What do you mean bet!" he said and I could sense he was getting angry already.

"Your friend and I had a bet that if I can make you fall in love with me, he would leave me alone and stop disturbing me to go out with him but if you don't I get to pay him some money and still go out on a date with him and please please please please now I am telling you this, it sounds so childish and ridiculous but I just want us to forget about this bet and just continue what we both started which is making our marriage work" I said but he just kept quiet on the other side of the phone for some seconds before he spoke

"Okay" He said and hung the phone on me, I kept trying to call him but he kept declining the call. I told Riley about me telling him about the bet although she agreed I did the right thing and I felt good I told him the truth but I still wanted Franco to talk to me or even yell I don't care as long as we get along like we used to. All through the day at the office I kept Starring at my phone to see if he had called me or to see if he dropped a text message but no he didn't, Riley just advised I give him some space and that he would come around.