The Devil's Trap

Chapter 4 "Marry Me"

One month later, Aubrey went to Paris, France to take care of business. At one of her vacation homes, as she was getting home late one night “Yes Mr. Petite, thank you for your support. I look forward to working with you. Yes, I’ll give my father your regards when I see him chow” she says, hanging up walking into her living room. Walking in, she sensed someone was watching her sitting on her couch right away without turning the lights on. She pulls her firestorm mini handgun from her purse, pointing it with one hand out “You have balls breaking into my house” she says, as the lights go on instantly she sees Zane Costello sitting on her couch looking at her “Zane Costello? What brings you here?” she asked Zane gave her a cold look and saw she was wearing a long-sleeve white zip-up romper suit with 5-inch Loui Vuitton heels with her hair curly wavy, he thought she looked more beautiful the last time he saw her and that she was doing better than she did the last month he saw her “Where have you been the past month?” he asked angry, Aubrey looked at him stunned “And what does my whereabout have to do with you?” she says, Zane stood up walking towards her slowly “Do you have any idea how concerned I was for you? I have looked everywhere for you!” he says Aubrey was somewhat touched hearing him say that “Well, you found me now. Please leave” she says with a straight face “You’re doing this to annoy me aren’t you? Why didn’t you tell me you were here? I almost tore down New York city looking for you!” he shouted, walking closer to her “Who are you to me? All I am to you in a one-night stand!” she shouted back. Zane grabbed her gun from her quickly tossing it. “Do you know how anxious I was looking for you? I thought something had happened to you, I was so worried I barely slept a wink!” he says, making her walk backwards to the wall slamming his hand above her. Aubrey looked into his eyes and felt appreciated from him worrying about her. Zane leaned in and kissed her against the wall Aubrey was trying to push him from her, but he grabbed her arms pinning them against the wall above her head with one hand. After many attempts to break free from him, she just gave in and kissed him back, letting his lips melt over hers. Zane finally let her go “Don’t you ever disappear again If anything had happened to you, I don’t know what I would’ve done” he says, hugging her Aubrey for a moment just stood still until she slowly put her arms around him hugging him back “I’m sorry” she says softly.

After Zane and Aubrey hugged it out, Aubrey released him walking into her kitchen grabbing two small glass cups “You want a drink?” she asks, Zane sat on a stool across from her “Yes, whisky on the rocks” He says Aubrey grabs a tray of ice from the freezer and grabs the whisky from the liquor cabinet and pours it passing it to him Zane was just looking at her observing her “You seem different since the last time I saw you” he tells her Aubrey took a drink “Really? How so?” she asks sitting next to him on a stool Zane looked at her trying to figure it out “You seem more sure of yourself, prepared as I can see and wealthy” he says Aubrey smirked at his response “Well to tell you the truth the last time I saw you I discovered my actual identity and recovered from my amnesia” she tells him Zane looked at her surprised “Recovered from Amnesia?” he asks curious Aubrey sat next to him “Yes 3 years ago I had amnesia” she tells him “How so?” he asks her “I was found by the Salvador’s in a coma” she says sadly Zane felt his chest tighten hearing that “What happen to you if you don’t mind me asking” he asks, Aubrey clenched her fist remembering what happen but couldn’t get herself to tell him the pain and torture she went through “I’m sorry I’m not ready to talk about that” she says finishing her drink Zane look’s at her trying to put the pieces together “Why didn’t you tell me?” he asked “I didn’t know until recently recovering my memories I’ve always thought I was the abandoned adoptive daughter of the Salvador’s” she tells him sadly Zane felt bad grabbing her hand “Well now you have me, let me take care of you, Marry me Aubrey” he tells her seriously Aubrey was shocked “Marry you? Are you insane we don’t know anything about each other as far as how we look naked” she tells him Zane stands up, pulling her in “I’m serious Aubrey, I’ve loved you ever since that night, please marry me” He tells her Aubrey slowly pushed him away “I’m sorry Zane but marriage isn’t child’s play I don’t even love you” she tells him “Then give me a year” he tells her “A year? For what?” she asks curious “Marry me and if in a year you don’t fall in love with me, we’ll get a divorce and I’ll disappear from your life” He tells her Aubrey stood there thinking about it. She was still wounded from the hurt her ex-fiancé Brian had caused by sleeping with her best friend Genevieve “If we do this I’ll need your help looking for someone” she tells him, Zane was curious “Ok who are we looking for?” He asked curious Aubrey stood up taking an old picture from a drawer staring at it for a moment she turns around handing it to him “My father” Zane took it then looked at her confused “Alright done” he says “Within this year I’ll try to love you” she tells him Zane leaned in kissing her softly picking her up bridal style walking up to her bedroom upstairs. Although Aubrey was going along with this plan, she promised herself if he were anything like Brian, she would kill him.