Chapter 23

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Analisa's POV After, I gave my suggestion to that girl. Ryan told her to leave because none of us were interested. Austin looked like he was floating on cloud nine. He continues to find ways to be dumb at the worst times. I am fuming and he looks so in love. Ryan is the one coaxing me into calming down. I can tell Ryan is getting irritated too by Austin's lack of support. I could see all eyes were still on us and that girl with her little group was staring at us expectantly as she told them something. I am going to assume that they are talking about us. With Ryan coaxing me instead of Austin, it looks like he is my lover. That is not good for our image. I leaned towards Ryan and whispered, "I am sure they are going to spread rumors about us being lovers." He whispered back while adjusting how he was in order to touch me secretly. "I wish that were true, but for now you need to show everyone how strong of a relationship you have with your husband." I sighed and moved closer to Austin and asked him to put sunscreen on my back. He readily agreed and pushed me to sit down. I looked at Ryan, not hiding my distaste for this action, he gave me an apologetic look. I flinch at the cold feeling of the sunscreen and his icy hands. I give Austin an evil side eye as he apologizes. Ryan interferes before I can go off "Mr. Spade if I may suggest warming the sunscreen by rubbing your hands together before putting it on her so Analisa does not flinch at the cold feeling." I doubt that will work. Austin's hands are cold as ice. Austin grunts and says in a snarky tone, "MY WIFE asked me to do it, but if you think you can do it better than by all means, please do not hesitate to do it for her. You are her assistant and this should be part of your job anyway, since you seem comfortable enough to address MY WIFE by her first name." I am stunned into silence at his stupidity. "Mr. Spade, I did not mean to insult you. I only noticed how uncomfortable your wife is with the cold feeling." Ryan said in a calm voice. Austin glares at him and says in a harsh tone, "You did not insult me. You would have to be important for me to feel insulted. And thank you for addressing her as my wife. That is how I want you to address her from now on." I stared back at Austin and said in a low chilling voice, "Austin, remember who you are speaking to, it will do you great to remember your place. As you so rudely reminded him, he is my assistant. And that means I will defend him because he protects me day in and day out. You do not have the right to belittle him or speak to him in such a way, no matter what his status is, so if you do not want me to teach you some manners in respect, it would be best for you to shut up. As for how he addressed me, I, as his employer, demanded him to call me by my first name. If you have a problem, you had better get over it real quick because it will not change based on how you feel." I got up and moved away from Austin. I pulled Ryan with me to the snack bar. I am not hungry, but I could not stand to be near Austin anymore. Do people not mind their own business anymore? Do people not respect other people? I kept an eye on Austin all throughout the time while I was trying to calm down. I just needed to keep my distance during the time so I did not strangle him because of how ignorant and arrogant he could be at times. Like where does he get off? He would be a nobody if his father was not a senator, because even though his family is from old money they are not that rich. My family is far more wealthy. My entire family works and owns many companies as well as properties. My parents always look to turn a profit and if they cannot, then it is not worth their time. Look at my brother. They cut him off because he no longer wanted to do what they wanted him to do and that was to learn more so he could be successful in any career. As much as I would like to put Austin in his place, I cannot well not at least just yet. I have to go through with the plans I have planned out. This thought calms me enough to go back to Austin. I push my chair up against his as he watches me. I adjust the umbrella before sitting down. I smiled at him as I handed him a drink I got for him. He takes it with a smile and I clink my glass with his. "Sorry for speaking to you that way baby, but I needed to get my point across." He seemed to be processing what I said before he leans over and pecks my lips and says, "It is alright my love I understand I should not have said the things I said or reacted that way." I could barely focus on what he said. All I wanted to do was scrub and burn my lips off. I know he took advantage of us being in public because I cannot react in a negative way with so many people around us. I do the best thing I can do at that moment. I stood up rapidly and jumped into the pool, not caring if my hair or make-up got messed up. The chlorine in the pool is the best way to cleanse my lips from the disgusting feeling of his lips touching mine. At that moment, I did not want to go up for air, so I allowed myself to remain underwater for a few moments. I am so tired of having to pretend that I am okay. I guess I was underwater for a long time because I felt someone pulling me up as if I was drowning. I am placed gently on the floor beside the pool. I see both Austin and Ryan beside me. I could feel Ryan checking me to make sure I was okay. I could also see Austin's mouth moving but I could not hear anything he said. I blink rapidly and say nonchalantly, "Is my hair messed up? Did my make-up run?" Ryan looks shocked at the questions and Austin chuckles and responds, "My love, you still look like you did before you jumped into the pool, but now you are wet. Your make-up is still perfect and your hair still looks really good. You look sexy when you are wet." I closed my eyes wishing I was still in the pool. It was quiet in there and I did not have to hide my true feelings. I felt someone's breath on my face, so I opened my eyes only to see Austin's face nearing mine. I turned my face to the side so fast it made my head spin. It was worth the dizziness because I felt Austin's lips touch my cheek. I got goosebumps and it was not the good kind that you get when something makes you feel amazing or happy. I frowned slightly when I saw Austin's face light up when he felt the goosebumps on my arm. He is really misunderstanding and misinterepreting some of the actions I have done in reaction to other things. I have told him I will never love him and I will never want anything to do with him outside the agreement we have. I can see hope in his eyes, but my feeling will not change. I cannot love someone who forced me into doing something against my own wishes. He did not care about my feelings when I begged to be left out of this ridiculous marriage. He is still in high school. He should be living his life and continuing what he was doing, not marrying someone because he wanted to ruin his own cousins' relationship with his long-term girlfriend. Whatever his reason was, I already knew it was not a good or valid reason. I pushed Austin's face away from mine and sat up. I did not notice how fast I got up until I got hit by a dizzy wave. I clutch my head to try and calm the feeling but it does not help. I whine and hear people aww and say how cute. I am slightly irritated because nothing is cute right now. I pouted and said "I want to go home." I decided to tell the truth. I hate this honeymoon so far and I want to go home. I would rather deal with that crap than this crap. Austin finally decides to help me stand, but I am too dizzy to stand on my own. He tries to carry me but fails and almost drops me. Does he not weight lift for football? I decide to ask, not caring who hears. "Austin, do you not work out or lift weights since you are active in sports?" He looks embarrassed and averts his gaze and says, "Yeah I do, but not much since I do not really play. I basically sit on the sidelines because I do not really want to play. I only decided to try out to get attention." I gave him a what-the-hell look filled with disbelief. Ryan cuts in before I can say something mean. "Mr. Spade, do you mind if I carry your wife for you?" Austin looks reluctant but gives in and agrees. In the next second, I was swept off my feet into a pair of strong muscular arms. I leaned my head on Ryan's shoulder, feeling the warmth radiating off of him. I catch a whiff of his cologne and inhale deeply, taking advantage of this moment, trying to remember how he smells, because I will probably never get a chance to be this close to him again. I snuggle closer into Ryans arms once I notice that we are close to the villa. I felt Ryan stiffen and pause mid-step when I nuzzled my face into his neck. I made sure to graze my lips against his neck in the process. I know it was wrong, but I cannot help that I am attracted to him. Austin is leading the way, so I know he has not seen what I did. I whispered into Ryan's ear, "I am sorry but you smell so f*****g amazing." I decided to make a bolder move and nibble his ear and lick his neck slowly, causing him to groan. I glanced at Austin to see if he heard it but he made no movement to show that he did. I placed a few wet kisses on Ryan's neck, keeping my eyes on Austin's figure. I can see Ryan clench his jaw as he swallows hard. I placed a kiss on his Adams apple before putting my head back on his shoulder. I smirk when I hear his breath become choppy. Once we enter, Austin tells Ryan to take me to my room and make sure I have everything I need. He tells me he has to go meet the manager of the hotel to confirm some details. I raise my eyebrow at him as he exits the villa within seconds of entering. I already know what he plans on doing and it has nothing to do with seeing the manager of the hotel. He must think I am dumb or gullible like him. Not like I would care if he straight out told me what he was going to do. He got some girls numbers at the club we went to. I truly believe he thinks he is sneaky, but he is not. I moved my head to look directly at Ryan, who had a skeptical look on his face as he stared at the door. Since Austin is going to be intimate with someone, why can't I do the same? He went to say something but I cut him off with a kiss. To my surprise, he kissed me back.
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