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Chapter 18 : The Real Couple
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My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 19 : We've Sprung a Leak
Lena’s POVOver the next few days, I found myself caught in the whirlwind of our newfound celebrity status. The London tabloids and BBC had all aired multiple stories of mine and Cal's relationship, causing more and more people to notice us when we went out.I wasn't royalty, but that didn't stop everyone from being obsessed with my love life.We had a few scheduled guest appearances to solidify our hold in the UK. One of the largest was the prospect of an interview on the raunchy late night talk show, "Christian After Dark," hosted by the notorious celebrity Christian Michaels. The interview loomed on our agenda, triggering my stomach to turn into knots. I hesitated as I contemplated the interview offer. My natural instinct was to shy away from the raucous and personal topics that Christian's show was renowned for. But Cal, my current voice of reason, reminded me of our need for publicity to prove the authenticity of our relationship. "We can't hide forever, Lena," Ca
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 20 : Planning a Date
Lena's POVI felt the drool pooled at the side of my mouth on the moving surface I was laying on as I slowly woke up. Moving, I attempted to move my hand to wipe my mouth, but found my hand locked in another.My eyes shot open and I was suddenly wide awake. I was laying on my bed, and Cal was still trapped beneath me. His chest was moving at a steady up and down pattern, lifting my head up and down, convincing me that he was still asleep.And across his stomach was my hand, covered with his own hand.My heart started beating faster in my chest, and I prayed I was right and that he was asleep so that he didn't hear how much he was affecting me. Laying this close to him was unnerving in the best way.I suddenly found myself wishing that we didn't have quite so many clothes on. I wanted to feel his skin on mine.Unable to stop myself, I slowly slid my hand out of his and dragged it down his shirt, aiming for the edge of the fabric. I was so focused on my task of getting
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 21 : Regrets and Desires
Lena's POVThe Victorian glasshouse of the Kew Gardens was standing in front of me, and as the sun was fading, I could see the little faerie lights sparkling through the whole building.Cal's hand softly touched the center of my back and I looked up at him. Instead of looking confident though, like I expected, he looked a little anxious."I reserved it for just us, everyone else is gone," Cal replied, as if trying to sell the date. "I just thought it would be nice for us to walk around the gardens and have a little alone time."I was quiet as I continued to stare at the building in front of me, soaking up the golden hues that were reflecting from the sunlight on the glass. Even from the outside, it was mesmerizing."If you don't like it we can just go out to dinner or something," Cal suggested."Don't be ridiculous!" I squealed, clapping my hands together. "This is perfect! Are you serious?""Really?" Cal's voice changed from anxious to excited."Definitely, the
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 22 : Scandals Never End
Cal's POVMy heart felt lighter than ever as I woke up to find the beautiful woman still tucked beside me.Last night, between the date and the sex, was the best night of my life by far. I never thought another person, let alone a woman, would ever bring this much joy into my life.As much as I tried to deny it, the more time I spent with Lena, the more I fell for her. She surprised me at every turn.Like when she threw her shoes in the back of the car. Growing up in the spotlight meant most of the women I was involved in cared about what they looked like and would never do something like that.Lena was different.I tried to brush a few of the rose petals that we hadn't bothered to clean up off of the blanket by my face.She stirred underneath me and I froze. I wasn't ready for her to wake up. I wasn't sure if she was going to regret what we did again…I didn't. Not this time. This time was different. She wasn't just another booty call, she was going to be m
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 23 : Trust a Misunderstanding
Lena's POVSo stupid.I shouldn't be crying about this. I was being so dumb. Yet the tears couldn't seem to stop streaming.I didn't know where I was going, but I just wanted to get away from Cal. Ironic, since I had left Sydney's apartment early because I couldn't wait to get back to him.All I could think about while catching up with Sydney was the night I’d spent with Cal—how perfect and wondrous it was, from the date to everything in between.I had been embarrassed when I had first woken up, but the longer I was awake and the more I thought about it, the more comfortable I felt with the whole situation. What had started as fear was turning into desire.But man, I was so stupid.The engagement ring that adorned my finger seemed to mock me as I wiped the tears away. The ring that was given to me by our parents to solidify the engagement announcement. Not even a ring from Cal.This was all a business arrangement and I needed to remember that.I needed air. I
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 24 : Laying a Trap
Lena's POVIt took a minute for me to register what I was looking at. But once I did, I realized just how right Cal was.We did need to talk. We needed to resolve things. It didn’t matter who was right and who was wrong—if we couldn’t do our job correctly, if we couldn’t fix this, then the whole mission, the whole reason we were in this mess, was at stake.I opened the door further and allowed him to enter. I walked to my bed and set the photo beside me, but I didn’t look at it. The picture was too eerie to even think of, so I decided to focus on Cal and the situation at hand."Okay, so talk," I stated. My voice came out harsher than I expected, so I tried to soften it up. "I want to figure this out."Cal shifted nervously for a moment as if debating how to start. He moved further into the room, but not any closer to me, which I appreciated."Cynthia is my media manager," Cal began."What?" I asked in confusion. "Do you think she can help or something?""No, I m
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 25 : Suspicions Everywhere
Cal's POVThere was nobody I could trust.Growing up around politics I had learned that early on, but that still didn't make it any less shitty every time I was reminded of that simple fact. My levels of distrust most certainly had hurt relationships in my life.Even now.I sat in bed and stared at Lena getting ready in front of me while Suzanne did her makeup. There was another formal event that we had to attend, so Suzanne came as soon as Lena called.However, I didn't want to leave Lena. Partially because I didn’t want to leave her alone after the heartbreak I saw on her face last night when the paparazzi showed, but also partially because I didn't trust anyone around us either.With everything going on and all the pressure we were experiencing from London and American media, it was hard to keep anything straight, and I needed to keep vigilant. Especially when our main suspect for the mole was her best friend. As well as the fact that Lena was still defending h
My Politically Arranged Marriage Chapter 26 : Don't Want to Admit
Lena's POVI sat in the chair and closed my eyes, but kept them slightly cracked so that I could still see what was happening around me.It was the next morning and Suzanne had come over early to help me test a few makeup ideas for the wedding. It was coming up soon, and I was starting to feel overwhelmed by how much still needed to be done.And I was feeling more overwhelmed trying to figure out who in my life was spilling my secrets to the press. Which is why I was watching Suzanne like a hawk, even while she was doing my makeup.Cal had made a suggestion a couple days before that she was the possible mole, and I had blown him off as I did with every accusation he threw my way. I didn't want to believe that it was someone in my life that was behind it all…But the more I thought about it, the more I began to question Suzanne as well, not that I would admit that to Cal. I was proud, and he and I were still tense enough without that extra layer to our relationship.Bu
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