HUSBAND FOR HIRE

of Lilian's house, and they step

let them in. Elena sighted her daugh

to me. You look drab, go up and change into something better," she suggeste

end?" She whisp

istian this is my mom, Elen

an said in a low cool voice and to

merized; he was

ilian friends?" She asked and loo

talk to you about. We're gett

Elena e

've heard in a while, come here dear" sh

p and change," She said and waved L

or of her room behind her, Li

ously m

had asked him to accompany her to t

ally stop trying to set her up with one of the

ss she wore to work and grabbed a

shower or not, she decided n

couldn't risk ge

ing the long hair and most mornings were a fus

dress and took a look in the mirror. The dress h

ng off her smooth and shiny skin. The back of the dress was

es which she saved for important occasions; she wouldn't describe this diner as a

tely chided herself for thinking

look captivating

ning room to meet the shareholders

ntroduce my son-in-law-to-be, C

k hands with him, welcoming and c

n seated on the table, wondering how easy it would be to snatch away their source

xcept for one empty seat beside him which he

on after they had agreed and set a date to meet to review the contract she

im, a look of contemplation on her face. She asked him to accompany her to a dinner at her home, and without even

ed down as everyone's attenti

he saw her, the air around him stilled and for a moment everything was in slow moti

lected on her face and hair, making her

plit second their eyes collided

und the table, all the men at the ta

o himself, maybe when he was done with her, he could au

out and caught a whiff of her col

, we should make it believable

ered

to look at her, "I'm here

enough," he

somewhere else means making an effort then

t in that statement but threats don't work

roat and Lilian and Christian

ion on

e it's getting late already and I would not enjoy sleeping on the sofa t

friend to us, a generous man to say and he had a big heart which we all would miss. We all wish you and your mother the fortitude to bear his loss and we hope you have a smooth tenure once you'

us and if anything he had the

e curs

cared of calling him out on what he truly was and

speak, her eyes glist

quiet once again, all eyes were on Lilian waiting for her to give a speech but she just sat there frozen in her seat. Thinking of what to say, if she shoul

threatening to explode out of her mouth anytime she opened it but telling a lie like they all were was much easier

hedules to dine with us. I apologize sincerely for the delay and I look forward t

she sat down and let out

d for you Miss Burns" Ch

you prefer I call you Mr. Hayes?" She scoffed and leane

d his head towards her and their lips clumsily made contact. Christian put his

he let go of her

vable e