“Mio dio, I love the way you say my name” His voice was a husky whisper, and Gema took a step back, caught off guard. He stared at her intently, shoving his hands into his pockets. “What do you want” he snapped at her, and Gema hesitated.
“Well I…..I’ve been thinking over your offer, and…” Gema said, sitting down now, and He shook his head from the window.
“Do we have a deal or not?” Gema looked at him, seeing the mischievous glint to his eye, and her resolve wavered. But the small part of her, the part that wanted to wrap herself in this man and never resurface, spoke up.
“Deal” Gema held out her hand to shake and he chuckled, stepping close to her, his eyes hooded by heavy lids.
“In my country, we do a little more than just shake on it”
His hand grasped hers and yanked her into him, and Gema gasped in surprise as she landed against his hard chest. She looked up into his hazel eyes, and he placed a hand on her chin lightly, tilting her towards him as she drowned in his eyes.
Gema Dodge is marrying Doug Borden, The most eligible bachelor in Manhattan. The problem? Doug isn't exactly the same guy behind closed doors. When Gema gets the offer of a life time from the mysterious and sophisticated Vistos, to get out of her situation with Doug and finally make a life for herself, will she take it? Even if it means compromising herself with another man?
I tried not to look up, fought the urge to find out what he was actually looking at but it was to no avail. I finally joined him and I didn't spot anything special about it, except maybe is that a gecko.
I quit looking up and asked him another question
" so ummm what do you do? Do you have a job or something?.One of the most important questions that my friend Laura schooled me to ask the guys.
He smiled and responded, making sure to avoid any form of eye contact, this time he was looking at the table. " I umm, I uh, I umm, I, I, i
Inner thought: great he is a stammerer way to go
Would you just shut up!"
I reprimanded my inner thought and maybe I was too loud. Because he halted and finally looked at me coupled with the other heads that turned to look at us.
"I'm sorry I wasn't referring to you, please continue, you were what? "
23 year old Amaka was given a mandate by her parents to marry at 23 . Having no idea how to get her parents off her case, she decides to go on dates with random guys she met on an app" Facebook ". Turns out things don't exactly go the way we planned them. Join Amaka on her quest as she meets different men and learns new things.