I took a few steps backwards as he approached me with sturdy steps, I clenched my fist. My mind raced, with trepidation as I searched for the right words. "Lucas, listen… I didn't want to cause more arguments. I was just trying to avoid any misunderstandings among your employees," I lied, desperately hoping he would buy my feeble excuse and stop closing in on the distance between us.He shook his head, his eyes narrowing with disbelief. "And when did you start caring about my employees?" He asked.I inhaled deeply, "I-I-I… I couldn't just stand whilst things went wrong… I mean I'm your wife,""Aha! The same title you dreaded to embrace, the same word you can't wait to drop when all these whole thing is over,""But we were in public… in your company Lucas, the walls have ears, we can't risk them finding out about this," I said, my voice barely above a whisper.He rubbed his forehead with the back of his hands, "What about earlier with Audrey? You said we had something on our wedding ni

"I'm done," I jolted as Lucas' words hit my ears, causing the skin on the neck to rise with goosebumps."You didn't have to do that," I replied, a little startled. He had a playful smirk on his face and that got me disgusted. The shirt seemed to accentuate his structured body, hugging every part of his muscles that popped."I didn't have to do what?" He questioned, the smirk still plastered on his lips."You didn't have to whisper into my ear to tell me that," I retorted, my voice filled tinged with anger.Lucas's retort was swift, his tone laced with mockery. "Aha! Now you know how I felt when you lied about being intimate with Audrey."I rolled my eyes, "I thought we've moved past that?" I questioned, feeling a little but awkward that he referred to the incidence repeatedly.He sat on the couch and turned to face me, his knees slightly brushing on mine. "I don't think we have not quite,"I couldn't hold back my anger and frustration at his words. "You can't just throw that in my fac

I blew an exasperated breath and exhaled deeply when I saw the look on Lucas' face. I saw the anger in his eyes as he stared at me pointedly. The day had already been filled with enough drama to last for a long time, I was too at loss for words to make matters worse than it already is.I forced a grin across my face, and feigned surprise,"Lucas, hey! It's good to see you here… I…I just wanted to do a little catch up with Valerie," He looked over at Valerie then back at me, without uttering a word."They make some of the best coffee around here… you'd like it," I said, and regretted it after realizing how foolish I sounded.Lucas glanced at me, his expression softening slightly. "Sam, you should inform me whenever you're leaving the office…"I nodded,"I-I-I…I apologize for not letting you know. It won't happen again." I pleaded.I held my breath and waited for his response. Instead, he simply nodded and reached out to grip my hand firmly, pulling me up from my seat. My heart skipped fo

The morning sun created a warm glow through the curtains, painting the room with shades of gold. I groggily rubbed my eyes as my alarm rang and reached over to turn it off. I sat up and glanced back at the bed to see Lucas still deep in his sleep. I slipped out of bed and tiptoed towards the bathroom quiet enough not to wake him up.I turned on the faucet and stood under the warm spray of water. Two months had passed since the contract begun.I reminisced on all that had happened. The arguments and clashes, then finally giving in to being civil enough to condone each other's presence. I giggled when I remembered the first day he sneaked back into the room. Now, I like it when I roll over and hit his sturdy chest.After the shower, I stepped out of the bathroom. I stopped right in track at the sight of Lucas still wrapped under the duvet. It was unusual for him to sleep in till this time, it was only a few minutes past seven a.m, He was up and headed to take a shower at this time. I wo

Five days passed since Lucas made the trip, every other day since he traveled I went about my duties like nothing happened– or so I thought.Except for the time Emily called my attention to a file I omitted, it wasn't entirely my fault– everyone omitted things every second!And the other time I had mistakenly taken freshly brewed coffee to his office, his secretary had looked at me awkwardly and had forced a smile on her face, "Umm, ma'am he isn't on seat because… he traveled," I had felt embarrassed but I nodded vaguely and trashed the cup with its contents at the ladies.It was a windy Sunday, I sat by the window in my room enjoying the cool breeze when my phone rang. I ignored it for a while. I wanted to be on my own, especially now I was getting used to being alone in his room.I sighed when the phone rang again, I got up and my heart skipped a beat when Lucas' name flashed on the screen. I slowly brought the phone to me ears,"I'm at the airport, come pick me up," he commanded fr