Arranged Bride

AN

ound of the knock on my door. "Come in,"

u that your guests will arriv

swered dis

ed making the arrangements for the dinner with the

why this dinner is not only an inco

marriage agreement was just normal

it for the past years, but then the Brookes had

t the news of a sudden a

extent. Their company was doing well, and even if it was not, the marria

pleasantries with them as I came

en both families. Only close relatives and friends know how deep we go. I can expl

Brookes into a bear hug. Dressed in a front-slitted gown that showed her long legs and had long dark hai

ly, now she sounded li

now; what is it with women staring? Not

the stern eye ra

andsome," she sud

her just as everyone here ha

ker too, a nice pai

rk orbs across the table, and I quickly composed myself, n

th Mom and Eva doing most of the storytelling

lf to play the role of matchmaking, had sugges

her cheeks becoming red against her white skin pr

uld, I told her that only profess

s she will have to come there and the

with Brian," I said, walking out of the

ey, and looked at Brian; we gazed at each othe

oftly." What do you t

ink?" I repea

life experiences, and too small to

hteen," he

king my hands through my already mess

" I asked, and

" I shouted out

about the marriage? Great,

n about this?" Brian asked the question that had been bothering me since I heard about this marriage arrange

on't know how she's going to take the new

things off with her before the w

ith disbelief. "Sharon and I go way back, I can'

cked an eyebrow. "Continue seeing

from him when I noticed he was

them to be okay with me having intentions to cheat on her. Bu

of this marriage or break things with Sharon. You can't have bot