Paid to love

ook, an

ade my offer and watched her expression go

erms?" she said, an

id. I unlocked my phone and opened t

over to the counter to keep the other girl company while she looked over a

blame her for having difficulty agreeing to this, I didn't perceive it as negatively

0,000 is a little m

d notice the missing funds in my account. I kept that sma

it sounded more lik

y phone on the table and sliding it across to her. "Read it thr

r away from her face as she examined

ll have to do together. We'll be seeing each other numerous times each week. I want to be as persuasi

hot back u

"I will buy the neces

he matter wit

them. If I don't find anything accepta

t. I had no notion why people had such a problem with other people purchasing thei

to upset you, Natalie, but we need to deceive m

a little ashamed. I had no idea w

engage with my mother too frequently," I intended to kee

he said, "I'll pu

re you don't have money to s

ing to make remarks about how poor I am, I'm not

two jobs," I

he screamed back at me, "but I don't earn

her. She was a lively young lady. It

en know my age! What if I'm underage? Y

nybody underage, so I know you're at le

age ar

old, turning twenty-six

mas," she

ough my body. My mother's secretary was usually the only one who recalled. "

ay from me. I sipped my coffee, relishing the acidic sensation on m

mething that a l

"Perhaps this isn'

nt. I took her hand, noticing how soft it was, and quickl

ed, her cheeks slightly flushed. She

won't kiss you any more than is necessary," I promised. But I wouldn't mind kissing her more. She was a

his out quite wel

This was only partly true. I didn't want to be married in th

but I said nothing. "I don't know about your life, but I don't believe anybody sh

sure I could have hired someone else and paid them much less than I afforded her. But I didn't want

ondition,

prise. Conditions w

e someone. "When everything is said and done, you tell everyone t

oward her but immediately

attering the wealthy man's heart appea

e simpler to explain to my mother why I was so heartbroken if she was the

t is

n love with me," I rep

That won't be an issue. You're not my type. I should be the one advising you not to f

becoming so conceited? I felt myself crossing my

nned slightly. "That's OK.

of herself? Didn't she t

soned. But I still wanted

as I pushed the phone away f

he wondered before swi

I doubt you'll back out anyhow. Believe it or not,

hat judgment

I can be reached. I want you to send me your work schedule, so I can work around it. I also want you to write

pecting her to say something. I had a feeling she wo

dy. She seemed to be around five feet and four or five inches tall. Her breasts w

I don't want anything created for my specific size

-up. "You cannot be seen with me wearing Target apparel. If you had your clothing made to your specific measurements, your breasts wou

and closed her lips for a brief period as though

don

lled again, risin

slightl

from the table, grabbing my

he clothing I was wearing had cost and demanded that she release it. She then pressed me aga

done for the day,"

d as I was. Natalie blasted a furious puff of

, my voice tremblin

y shoulder. "Let's

shoved me out the door. With a crash and a

my life. Where did Natalie believe

say to her?" S

ing negative; I just said that she shouldn't buy at Target and that h

ughing almost

" I in

is palm over his lips, att

again, this t

losest friend," he said, putting his han

g what I had done wrong, the sound of