I stared at my reflection in the mirror once more and felt that everything was perfect. I was wearing a pink sleeveless dress that was a bit puffy at the bottom, with prominent floral embellishments.
I don't really like sexy dresses and too many open parts here and there. My mom smiled with a glow on her face, I looked at her with my cheerful smile, but I was actually having an extremely nervous fit.
"Mom can't wait to see you get married, put on a wedding dress and be the prettiest," she said and the melancholy started to come out, I took a deep breath and rolled my eyes when I saw her teary eyes. I got up from my seat, then turned to face her and gave her a big hug.
"You will surely see this day and be happy too," I comforted her, but my heart suddenly became restless. Marriage is not on my list right now. I released my hug and we both walked into the living room.
"Sean, sorry for taking so long, take good care of my daughter, okay?!" My mom ordered with a smile, Sean smiled reverently, I, who had been standing next to my mom, was stunned by the beautiful scenery that was presented at that time. My mom nudged me in awe, then nervously walked over to Sean, as we were about to go through the door, his hand touched my waist.
I felt electrocuted by the touch, so we walked to his Mercedes Benz. As I sat in the car, I squeezed my chest as if it would explode from my pounding heart, then Sean appeared and sat in the driver's seat.
Silence fell over us, but I didn't want to start a conversation because I didn't know what to say in this situation.
"Sorry for surprising you with this engagement." He opened the conversation between us by apologizing, I looked down at my fingers that I was slowly twisting.
"I-I don't want to rush into anything," I stammered nervously.
"Me too," he said, the silence covering us again until we reached our destination. Immediately, I stiffened in my current seat, a large number of press crowded in front of the entrance. I don't want to bring up news that will shock everyone, I'm not ready for that.
"W-what!? There's no other entrance?" I asked nervously, mixed with panic. Oh, my God! Please save me, I bit my inner lip out of nervousness mixed with worry. If the media manages to see me with Sean, nothing will be able to save me from the news that will spread, and I don't want that to happen.
"We'll go through the side door of this building," he replied, then turned to the side of the very large building, there was an entrance where there was no crowd at all, only a security guard. Sean parked the car, got down first and opened the door for me. My body seemed to lose energy, he extended his hand to me, I looked at his hand doubtfully, then looked up at him, he gestured for me to return the help.
Nervously I put one of my hands in his, then he took it and I got out of the car. His grip was warm, then he pulled my waist close to his body and walked through the door guarded by security. The two men guarding the door bowed respectfully to us, I bowed as we entered the building. This ballroom is very spacious, and of course there are many people, this atmosphere increases my nervousness to the highest level.
"Sean! Come here!"
Someone called Sean, I lifted my face to look at the caller. A beautiful Middle Eastern Indian woman was smiling as we approached the woman. When we were almost in front of the woman, she seemed to cover her mouth with both hands, with a look as if she had seen something amazing.
"Oh Sean, you're so lucky," she said loudly, she came over and hugged me hard as if she wanted to squeeze my body, I was gasping and confused with this woman's treatment, when she opened her arms she kissed one of my cheeks.
"Mom is right and you are not wrong, you have to mingle and show your affection, I want the world to know that this handsome but stupid Sean is going to marry a beautiful girl with a golden voice."
I held back my laughter at this woman's comment. How dare she say that a Sean is a stupid man, she must be someone very close to Sean.
"Ranila! Come here!" someone called and the woman in front of me turned around. I also got an explanation out of curiosity. So this is Sean's sister, I didn't expect her reaction to me like this, I was nervous because I knew what Sean's family was like, wealthy and classy, while I wasn't in that list. I am a singer, but my fame is not comparable to Sean and his family. The woman named Ranila said goodbye before leaving us and approached a handsome man, they kissed for a moment before embracing. I guess it must be her husband.
"Would you like a drink?" I turned to look at Sean, then nodded smiling, I'm very thirsty now, it's the result of my excessive nervousness. My inner goddess fanned her face with her hands, her nails were red, several people in this room were staring at us and that made me nervous.
"Follow me," he said combined with an order, he bent one of his elbows, I looked at him confused, he motioned for me to take him, hesitantly and shyly I took his arm and walked to the dining table.
"What would you like to drink?" He asked again, I looked at the stemware filled with red and clear liquid, there was also a dark blue color. I know it's wine, but I don't drink alcohol.
"I don't drink alcohol," I refused, forming my lips into a straight line, am I going to die of thirst during this party? This is ridiculous, I don't want to be in the news with the embarrassing topic 'Our newcomer singer Ariana Alexandra was found dead of thirst at a party'. My inner goddess gave me a look of disgust at what I had just thought, while my senses spat violently to the side as a sign of humiliation and disgust. I saw Sean take a glass of orange liquid, I think it was orange juice. He also handed me the drink, I immediately breathed a sigh of relief when I smelled the citrus aroma from the drink, thank God I'm not dying of thirst here. As I drank my juice, I looked at Sean who was also looking at me with eyes that made my heart skip a beat. Can this man not look at me like that? There were many things in this room he could look at that were more interesting.
"Excuse me, are you Ariana Alexandra?" someone asked, breaking our gaze, I took the glass from my lips and turned to look at the questioner, I nodded and smiled. A rather handsome man, a fan(?) I was a little proud of that, but turned disappointed after he said who he was.
"Hi, we're in the same management now, my name is Ariel," he explained, then reached for my hand and shook it for a few seconds.
"Hi Ariel, nice to meet you," I replied trying to be friendly, Ariel turned to look at Sean and greeted him friendly, Sean smiled slightly, after talking to Sean for a while the man left. The man seemed familiar, but I decided not to think about it.
"Would you like to dance?"
Sean turned me around, I looked nervously at a group of people dancing with their partners near a group of musical instruments in the corner of the room, I nodded weakly, then Sean grabbed my hand and held it, I followed him to dance. He put his hands around my waist while I wrapped my arms around his neck. My face must be blushing right now, my cheeks feel hot, we move slowly left and right.
"Have you ever danced before?" I know he's trying to make small talk because I'm looking down at him. Oh my God! Really! He is very handsome.
"Never," I whisper, embarrassed but honest.
"Really? Not with a man though?" Sean looked incredulous, I smiled shyly and shook my head, how ignorant I was. We stared at each other in silence, I was lost in his golden net and unexpectedly he kissed me, oh no! He took my first kiss, right here in the crowd.
At first I was surprised, when he teased my lower lip, I was lulled and returned the kiss with a movement that I know is very amateurish. It was so sudden and also intoxicating, his hand pulled my waist to press it against his body, one of his hands pressed against the back of my neck to deepen our kiss. I felt a strange sensation inside me, flowing like water, vibrating me from within and reacting to my groin.
"Do you want to just get married without getting engaged? You seem impatient."
The voice stopped our kiss, I looked down in shame and embarrassment, Sean snorted in annoyance, then sighed heavily.
"Come on Mom, what's wrong?" Sean asked with a bit of annoyance in his tone, I looked at Aunt Ramia from behind my lashes. The elegant woman in the black dress sighed.
"Your wedding is next week."
Suddenly, I raised my face to look at the woman and was about to protest, but Sean stopped me.
"It's up to you, Mom," Sean said.
Wait. WHAT??
Has he gone crazy? Oh no! What am I going to do? My tongue is dry, I can only curse in my head.
"Okay then, mom will talk to Aunt Alina again to cancel the engagement and replace it with marriage," Aunt Ramia concluded seriously, I saw her smiling happily as the woman walked away from us, I turned to look at Sean.
"Why don't you refuse?" I asked with a little annoyance. Why am I just a little annoyed? What is wrong with me?
"I want you, Ariana."
I'm in shock, what did he say? He wants me? But I don't know him? It's like a new puzzle for me.
"Why?" I asked again, he smiled.
"You'll find out later," he said, and I felt that there was something behind his smile and his words.
Since Sean's confession that he wanted me at Ranila's birthday party, I've become more and more restless, even more so as I still vividly remember that intoxicating and seductive kiss. Three days had passed since the party, and yesterday Aunt Ramia and Uncle Abraham came to the house to turn the engagement plan into a wedding, my mother was very happy about it, and again I couldn't move.Meanwhile, Caroline was very surprised by the news about me and Sean Valentino. No matter how hard I tried, the press would eventually find out, and what frustrated me even more was that the photo of me kissing Sean at the party had gone viral in the media. Everyone out there is talking about it and I don't have the guts to show my face in public. My phone buzzed, indicating an incoming message. From Sean[Get ready, I'll be there in five minutes before we go to lunch.]After reading the message, I immediately got up from my lying position and walked lazily to the wall in the closet and picked out so
Ariana's POVI looked at my reflection in the mirror, which showed my whole body in a beautiful white dress. My mind was still thinking about Sean's sensational kiss at the villa, for some reason I enjoyed it and didn't reject it, I had never let a man touch my body before, but when I was with Sean I couldn't move and his charm made me sink deeper. Who wouldn't be attracted to a man like him? I exhaled a little loudly through my nose.When I arrived at Ranila's bridal boutique, my mother and Aunt Ramia were already there, all looking at me in amazement at my current appearance. Aunt Ramos and my mother left the fitting room after we decided which dress I would wear on my wedding day, Ranila also helped me take off the wedding dress I'm currently wearing after Aunt Ramia and my mother left us alone."I don't want to see red marks like this again when you wear this dress on your wedding day," she snapped which confused me, Ranila rolled her eyes then she made me look in the mirror, I wa
My cell phone rang, Sean's name was on the screen, I just stared at my phone lying on the table without wanting to answer it, I needed time to think about all this, finally the phone went silent again."Why wasn't it answered?" asked Caroline, I took a deep breath."I need time to think." That's all I can say, and it's true, I need some time to think, I don't know how much time is left for me before I let everything go according to the fate(?) that has been determined for me, I'm not sure. My phone rang again with the same caller, I decided to put it on silent mode. "What if he doesn't love me?" The question just came out because I was thinking the worst. "You guys are just getting started, why do you always think the worst first?" I shrugged. Sometimes it becomes a habit of mine to think the worst so I can be prepared if it happens, but Caroline always raves about it and tells me not to think that way, she says it dampens my optimism, I'm just getting ready instead of wanting to
On the way to the printing press, Sean was still curious about my sex life and my relationship. I started to open up to him, it's better than hiding something from him, but can I get him to open up to me like I did?"Sorry if I'm not what you imagined." Suddenly I was nervous because I was afraid that Sean didn't like women like me, that I was clumsy and not like women in today's world who have a wide and free relationship. Sean smiled and that made me ask. "Maybe that's why you became the ideal daughter-in-law candidate for my family," Sean said, there was a little pride in me, but why only the future daughter-in-law? Why not a future wife? "I had a serious relationship with a woman once, but it failed, maybe we weren't meant to be," he said, I just listened quietly, not wanting to interrupt. We arrived at our destination, after our business was done, Sean took me to his office. All eyes seemed to be on me from head to toe as Sean and I entered the elegant skyscraper. As if he und
Everyone applauded when Sean kissed me after we said our vows. I was lost in that kiss, burning and full of sensations, if Ranila hadn't reprimanded us with her throat pretending to itch, I'm sure I would have stayed with that kiss. I saw Sean's face, perfect for me, perhaps, perfect for this universe. A god seemed to be standing in front of me with a sharp, cold, passionate and burning gaze. I blushed at the fact that this almost flawlessly handsome man was mine."Are you done admiring me? Since we have a dance," he said, waking me from this beautiful fantasy, I nodded with an embarrassed face and blushed. "Are you happy?" he asked as we danced, I smiled and nodded sincerely."You?" I asked, still caught up in his charms, and always will be."I married the woman I've wanted for a long time, of course I'm happy, I promise this relationship will work and be successful," he promised, I smiled a little disappointed."No, just make sure that you're always with me," I continued quickly,
My mom looked at me with a melancholy state, I rolled my eyes when she came over and hugged me, she has been like this since my wedding started this morning, I feel her eyes are swollen and her nose is red. I can't hide my sadness either, she's the only person who stays with me when everyone leaves. My mom unfolded her arms and looked at me with teary eyes, we smiled silly as we stared at each other. Caroline came to interrupt us, she was confused by our situation, then she came over to me and I moved to hug her."We will always be with you no matter where Sean takes you, home is always home baby." Caroline smiled and my tears didn't stop, like a broken faucet. Rani came closer so we were like a girl group, they all hugged me."We're a family now, I'm happy about that." Rani said sincerely and once again my mother cried, we all laughed because we saw what a crybaby my mother was, oh! my mother is a crybaby but very caring and independent."Mom, don't cry, this is not a funeral, this i
Waking up from hunger is a rare thing for me. I looked at Sean sleeping next to me with a peaceful face, I rushed out of bed without causing anything to wake him up. I walk like a limp because of the pain in my groin, making love takes a lot of energy, I regret my recent behavior of rarely exercising. I opened the wardrobe in this room, I didn't find a single outfit that I deserved to just walk into the kitchen, who really has the heart to put so much lingerie in this closet??! I rolled my eyes as Rani and Caroline's faces crossed my mind. Desperately I closed the cupboard whose contents were indecent, then I looked around me, bathed in the dim light of this bedroom lamp, I managed to find Sean's white shirt that he wore yesterday at our wedding, I immediately put it on to cover my innocent body. The shirt looks huge on me, but it's better than having to go into the kitchen in that damned underwear, I'm going to look like a bitch. I rolled the sleeves of this shirt up to my elbows,
"Ariana, don't be like that." Sean stopped me as I was about to leave the kitchen. I looked down, not wanting to look at him, because at that moment my anger turned to sadness. Oh, shit! I don't want to appear weak at times like this. "What should I do, Sean?" I asked as I lifted my face to look at him, tears stinging the back of my eyes. Sean grabbed me and took me in his arms, tears came out without being asked, Sean inhaled the scent of my hair and kissed the top of my head, I cried for a few minutes without him trying to stop me. I looked up at him, Sean was also looking at me with his glowing golden eyes. "I thought you were a quiet woman who didn't like to argue, but quite the opposite," she commented with a smile that tried to cheer me up and it seemed to work, it infected me. "Do you regret marrying a woman like me?" "Do I look sorry now?" he asked to which I only answered by looking into his eyes which were now like twinkling lights, I laughed easily and he laughed with