I Like Her That Way

Clarissa's POV : I'm getting married today! Yeah, you guys must be wondering how I'm so excited about a marriage of convenience, but I kinda of have a crush on the groom and I just want to see how it works out. When my parents told me about it, I totally lashed out on them. Just kidding! I was perfectly calm about it. Basically, the girl would lash out on her parents and start hating her husband and start locking him in the bathroom while tying him to the toilet and.......Okaaaay, no one does that.....except me. Ok that's the end of that discussion. Anyway, my fiance's name is Ricardo Lardhart. Yep, he's a billionaire. I want to give him a chance and cooperate with him without lashing out on him. It's not for his money. I don't care about his money. I've never been in love. It has ups and downs, but I want it all to be with Ricardo. I've seen him in pictures. He's the most handsome man I've ever seen. I hope he likes me and I hope he's okay with marrying me.  I'm so lucky to be marrying him. I have a gut feeling that I'll like him. I was all ready, my make-up done and ready to walk down the aisle. I was really nervous. Just then my dad came with fresh tears in his eyes, but he didn't cry. There were tears welling up in my eyes as well. "Always remember I'm there for you princess." My dad said in a gruff voice.  "I'll never forget dad." With that, the wedding music started and I walked down the aisle. Everyone was looking at me in awe. I could feel my cheeks becoming red as I saw Ricardo staring at me. My dad placed my hand in Ricardo's and said, "Take care of her son." Ricardo nodded his head sternly. Now I could see him clearly even though I was under a veil. He looked stunning in his tuxedo and absolutely gorgeous. The priest began all the wedding statements. It was time for the I do's. Ricardo sternly replied, "I do." I also replied, "I do." "You may now kiss the bride." Ricardo removed my veil and my eyes met with his eyes. His eyes were emerald green. He had Greek god-like features, especially those eyes. He was half Italian. His eyes were fine when he was looking at my dad. While looking at me, his eyes are so cold. I closed my eyes. He gave me a peck on my cheek in an angle so that people would think it was on the lips. After that, it was a family tradition for the groom to carry the bride outside, so Ricardo scooped me in his arms and threw my flower bouquet behind me. We got into a car and the driver drive us to the reception hotel. I studied Ricardo's profile during our ride. There was a lot of anger emanating from him. If he clenched his jaw any harder, I think it'll break. Does he not like me? The driver stopped on front of the Goldburg Hotel. I got out and followed Ricardo into the hotel. I went into a room to change out of my wedding dress. I put on a soft pink dress that hugged my body. It wasn't my usual style, but I think I look a little pretty in it. I came out of the room and the reception area was bustling with activity. All the guests already arrived. I went to stand beside Ricardo, but he moved away from me. It hurt. I'm not untouchable. I masked my hurt as best as I could and made small talk with all the guests. I danced with my father. Then, it was time to dance with Ricardo. He looked at me in anger, but started dancing with me anyway. His thumb was on the bare skin on my back. "Did you wear this dress to seduce all the men in the room?" He asked me in contempt. "W-what do you mean?" I asked him, offended. "Don't act all innocent. Do you always dress so provocatively?" "I didn't know that it was that revealing." I told him truthfully. He scoffed. "You did it on purpose. Your innocent act won't work with me." "But I'm not acting." I don't know what I did to make him think about me this way. "You claim you don't know, but just take a look at the people around you. Look at how they're looking at you." I looked around and saw them looking at me. But, it was because I was the bride and dancing in the middle of the room. "That's because I'm the bride." "Some men are looking at you as if they're ready to undress you." I honestly don't see what he's seeing. "Well, you're there to stop them from doing that." I looked up at him and he narrowed his eyes. I pressed my face into his chest and I felt him tightening his hold on me for a fraction of a second and abruptly pulled away. The song was over. He excused himself and went to the restroom. My feet were aching already. Finally, the reception was over. Me and Ricardo went up to a suite that our parents rented for the night. I blushed thinking about it. When we went inside, he looked at me. "I won't sleep with you." "Okay. I wasn't expecting you to." I told him in a quiet tone. "Good, you take the bed and I'll sleep on the couch." "You don't have to do that. You can sleep on the bed too. We can put pillows in the middle. I won't bite." "But I will." He said gruffly and made his way to the couch. I pulled out the pins and clips from my hair and combed through it with my fingers. I took off my heels, rubbed my soles and fell asleep on the bed. A/N: Hey guys, it's me the author. This chapter may be boring, but plz don't stop reading it. I'll make the further chapters interesting. Plz stay tuned....