In love with a Grayham

Chapter Five— The Deal

Before leaving the principal office I overheard Adam say to my father,

“So this is your daughter”.

“Mhmm, she’s got her father’s attitude don’t you think?”. My father said back at him.

“She sure does”.Adam chuckled,

“ And I’m supposed to wed..”. I was pulled away from their conversation when the principal walked up to me I turned to walk away the last thing I heard my father say was,

“ It’s the only way to keep you in the family and in the business,boy”. What does he mean by keep him in the family.

I spent the rest of the day up in my room right after I got home from school. Stella was the only one home since my father and Adam had not returned back from work and as for Olivia she had gone on her many trips abroad. It was night when Adam got home quite a bit late. Stella had already gone to bed, I walked out of my bedroom quietly and down the stairs into the lobby there I saw him taking off his coat. I watched his muscle flex with every movement. He turned to me with eyes glued to his arms as if I’d never seen a man with his build before. He eyes strained on me watching me

“What are you starring at?”.he asked in a deep tired voice. I just rolled my eyes at him to get my eyes to look elsewhere.

“Nothing”. I said to him walking into the kitchen. I heard his footsteps coming behind me as I stop by the fridge and pulled out a bottle of water placing it on the counter he grabbed the bottle water opening the cap and downing almost half its contents

“Hey!,what the hell!”. I exclaimed at him trying to grab at the bottle in his hand.

“Give it back”.

“Do you really want this back”.he said glancing at the almost empty bottle then back at me. I sighed and turned to leave

“Did you not want some”.he said lifting the bottle up

“I’m not thirsty anymore”. I grabbed the the door handle

“Stop”.he called and I turned to him I lifted a brow at him confused he walked to the fridge and grabbed another bottle handing it over to me. I stared at him then at the bottle confused at the sudden gesture

“Do you want it or not”.he asked

I took the bottle out of his hand our fingers brushing slightly I opened then cap taking a swing the water spilled at the corner of my mouth as I brought the bottle away setting it on the table. He was staring at me the whole time and for a moment I felt his eyes linger on my lips

“Hand me the bottle and wipe your lips you made a mess”. He said his hand outstretched handing me a paper towel I grabbed it wiping my lips then handed him the empty bottle.

“You’re a stubborn one aren’t you just like father”. He said as he dumped the empty bottles into the bin then turned and walked toward me he stopped right in front of me staring deep into my brown eyes

“You could say that but I think I take more of my mother”.

“Let’s make this easy for both of us Asia I’ve had a long day and I want to make this as quick as possible”.

“I’m not apologizing to your mother”.

“That’s not what this is about”. I furrowed my brows at his words

“What do you mean?”.

“I’m well aware that you’re just after my father’s money and I plan on making that happen as long as you cooperate with me”.

“I don’t understand what do you mean “cooperate”.

“I mean I want to make a deal with you one that would benefit both of us”.

“Is that so”.

“Yes actually”.he said eyes still on me

“What is this deal about if I may ask”.

“I want you to leave this house and I’m going to pay you a million dollars”. He said not even butting an eye. I couldn’t believe what I was hearing that I laughed in his face that left him frowning

“Did my father put you up to this if he want me to leave let him come tell me him self if not I’m not going anywhere”. I scoffed at him

“He has nothing to do with this it’s between you and me no one else”. The space between us had grown thick with tension

“If you think giving me a million dollars is going to make leave this house then you’re an absolute joke”.he took a threatening step closing the gap between us as I took one backward.

“You can pretend all you want but sweetheart both you and I know that all the likes of you want is money sooner or later you’re going to agree to this deal”. At this point he had me cornered to a wall

“You know nothing about me”. I spat at him

“Don’t compare me to your mother”.his hand was on my throat and his face was mere inches away from mine our breaths mixed with each other’s eyes set with an intense gaze on mine his hand wasn’t choking me but I could feel the squeeze. His eyes flicked to my lips for the first time since we begun this conversation and so did mine my lips parted and my breath ragged from the lack of oxygen I grabbed at his hand as he squeezed tighter eyes still strained on my lips his breath fanning them as he drew closer I scratched his hand before he gained control of himself letting go of me marching out of the kitchen leaving me confused breath loudly for the air he deprived me of. I couldn’t fully contemplate what exactly happened as I walked to room my head buzzing with so many questions one that I couldn’t answer or even understand.