Flash Marriage: My husband is a stranger

Chapter One

“Are you sure you want to do this?” Lara, Alexa’s bestfriend said immediately she barged into her office in the middle of the afternoon.

“Good afternoon to you too, Lara,” Alexa said instead and her friend rolled her eyes before walking deeper into her office and taking a seat.

“Don’t try to change the topic, What the hell is this I’m hearing that you’re planning to do?” Lara asked, recoil a little Just from thinking about it alone.

“You’re so overly dramatic girl,” Alexa said rolling her eyes but Lara was not having it at all.

“I’m dramatic? Girl I don’t think that’s the case at all. How the hell do you explain your plans of wanting to propose to a man? Girl it sounds so wrong even saying it alone!! Omg how could you?” Lara said, breathing and sighing as dramatically as she could making Alexa roll her eyes in amusement.

“It’s been ten years in the making, didn’t you figure we’d end up together eventually?” She asked with a bit of amusement but she knew that was not what Lara meant.

“Girl you know that’s not what I mean,” Lara said and sighed then reached across the table and took her hand in hers, looking her in eyes and asked, “Are you sure? I know you love him and all but it just seems so weird to me that you’re the one who has to do the proposing, isn’t it weird to you? Even if it’s only a little bit?”

“I mean it’s weird, it isn’t like I wanted to be the one to propose but it’s been ten years since we’ve been together and it’s clear he isn’t planning to pop the question anytime soon, I’m tired of waiting for him, I want to know where we stand,” Alexa concluded, she had promised herself she wouldn’t think much on it. So what? She proposes to a man, it sure wasn’t the end of the world and it wasn’t the worst or most important thing that had even happened to her.

She was grateful for her life, unlike a lot of people she had mostly good experiences. Her parents were both rich and she was the heiress to one of the biggest comic making companies, her life was going great so even if she had to propose to get the love of her life it wasn’t the worst thing ever, although Lara was making it seem like it was right now.

“Oh girl, if he can’t make a move then it means he might not want it to be you…. I know how you feel about him I just don’t think it’s smart..” Lara said and that caused Alexa to snap.

“You’re not asked about your thoughts though now, are you?” Alexa snapped and Lara’s mouth fell open before she took a step back. Regret so hard slammed Alexa.

She wasn’t this girl, she wasn’t mean and she hardly ever had fights with her friends but she was just so stressed already about her plans, she didn’t need to be told constantly how stupid it was like she didn’t already know and feel stupid enough.

“I’m sorry…I-I’m just so stressed about it all already Lara, I don’t need you adding to it, so if we could just drop it and talk about something else?” She asked, her voice as calm and soft as she was able to muster.

Lara stared at her, like stared into her and after a few minutes of staring and thinking she nodded.

“I know, I understand and I’m sorry Lexi, I don’t want to make you feel stupid or bad, I just wanted to make sure you’re sure about the decision you want to make. I don’t you to make any mistakes, you know I wish only the best for you..” Lara said and Alexa nodded. Her and Lara had become friends at the age of ten years old. Both girls searching an escape from their toxic homes.

Lara, her abusive parents and Alexa from her irresponsible parents who were hardly ever around. They both found solace in themselves and had become close to inseparable ever since then. Alexa could confidently say she could trust her with her life.

“I know and I appreciate that, I’m sure about the decision I want to make and if it doesn’t turn out how I want, then at least I’ll be sure-sure then.” Alexa said and that seemed to put Lara at some sort of ease because she nodded and they both changed the topic, all tension from the other topic long forgotten as both of them made up.

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“Everything has to be perfect, do you understand me?” Alexa said to her personal assistant over the phone.

“Yes Miss Smith, Everything will go exactly how you’ve asked for. The reservation at the restaurant has already been made and they made it clear they’d secure the third floor just for you. The trip to Maldives has also been booked and you'll be ready to leave tonight, your parents have already arrived.” Her assistant explained and Alexa nodded, a bright satisfied smile spread on her lips.

“That’s great, thank you, Alia,” Alexa said before she disconnected the call. She had planned to propose on Valentine’s Day then thought better of it, she would propose on the Eve before valentine’s and then she’d take a little vacation on Maldives for One week, which happened to fall on the week her boyfriend would be on his leave. It all made perfect sense and felt like destiny to be honest with the way things were going, she couldn’t wait.

She decided to call him to make sure they were still on for tonight. She had planned to use the excuse that she had found a new place and wanted them to try it to get him to the restaurant and then they’d have the most romantic dinner ever.

“Hello,” James murmured into the phone after taking what felt like forever to even pick up. He sounded distracted and not like his usual self, making her frown in confusion, when she spoke to him earlier that day he seemed alright.

“Jamie, how are you?“ She said in her usual cheerful voice, hoping it would help and rub off on him a little bit, all to no avail.

“I’m doing well baby, how are you?” He asked, still sounding distracted and husky as hell. She was uncomfortable.

“I’m alright. Uhm…is there something wrong? You don’t sound good,” She asked him, feeling a bit worried. She hoped nothing had come up tonight that would cause him to bail. They hadn’t spent time together in the longest time because he had to work late so often she felt like she hardly ever saw him.

“Yes there’s something wrong. I hate this company baby and the owner keeps taking advantage of us. We have to work late today again! I can’t wait for us to establish the investments we wanted too and I don’t need to work here anymore,” He said in a grumpy voice and she frowned.

His boss was the biggest dirt bag she had ever heard of, he took advantage of his workers so often, sprouting late work days on them without due compensation, basically using them and just because he could.

“Who the hell does your boss think he is?” Alexa asked, boiling with rage. She had taken just about of nonsense from this man she didn’t even know. Because of his late work days, she hadn’t spent time with her boyfriend in like a month. All she heard was he was at work, work, work! Did he even get the time to rest?

“He is the one that pays our salaries, what can we do? I can’t leave when others are here. I am the manager of my sector, I don’t have a choice in the matter but I am so sick and tired of it all.” He bemoaned, and she suddenly knew what she was going to do. Since his boss had made it his personal mission to make sure she would never have a moment of freedom with her own boyfriend, perhaps it’s time to pay him a little visit.

“I’m so sorry baby,” She said, her voice calmer now she had come up with solution to the problem that had refused to get out of her face, the problem that refused a solution.

“It’s alright, I have to go now though baby, I have work to do and if he comes in here and finds me on my phone I’ll be in a lot of trouble,” He said and she sighed before agreeing to disconnect the call, not willingly though.

“Alright take care,” She said and the call went dead.

Once she was done, she started getting dressed. She was a CEO herself, her parents had dumped their animation company on her once they reached sixty and decided to spend the rest of their lives in some paradise island, so she knew a lot on business.

She sometimes had some sector in her company work late but it was never this often and they were compensated heavily for such sacrifice, even thought it was clear not the case in company her boyfriend worked in.

After getting dressed, she got in her car and drove off. Whatever was going on in that office, she would make sure to get to the bottom of it, tonight.

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She arrived their shortly and she was a little bit shocked to see all the lights switched off and most floors pitch black, but her boyfriend hadn’t said all the staffs worked late, just his department so she didn't feel suspicious, at least not yet.

She got to her boyfriend’s floor soon enough and the lights were switched off, except the one coming for his office.

She went closer and just as she was able to open the door, she heard something that sounded like moaning.

She opened the door a little and looked inside, freezing at the scene in front of her. There in front of her, her boyfriend and her childhood best friend went at it, no shame whatsoever.

“What the hell….” She started to say but no one heard her because they were both much too busy and committed to devouring each other, they didn’t pay attention to anything else.

Her eyes watered as her mind began rewinding on all the times Lara had tried to discourage her for proposing, so passionate about it than it confused even her, this was the reason.

She turned around and slammed the door which was the thing that was able to get their attention finally and they stared at her with wide eyes, no doubt surprised they had been caught directly in the act.

As she was rushing out, she bumped into someone and almost fell when he reached out and steadied her.

“Are you alright?” Came a very calm and masculine voice and she raised her head surprised when her eyes met his.

“I…I….Are you married?” She asked instead of answering his question, surprising even herself with how bold her question was. His eyes widened a little and he beamed, him dimples coming to play as he shook his head.

“No.”

“Will you Marry me?” She asked and their was a surprise gasp from behind her, no doubt from one of the traitors.

“Yes,” The handsome man surprised her by saying as he reached out and dragged her into his hold and pressed a feather kiss to her lips. “Yes I will.”

“Good.” She said breathless and she took his hands in hers and turned around to face a pale faced James and Lara.

“Boss…”James said, his voicing cracking a little bit. The handsome man stared down at him, unimpressed.

“Such inappropriate activities aren’t allowed in the company which you’re well aware of that Mr Nelson. You need to clear out your table within the next 24 hours and leave.” The man said, his voice cold before he turned his gaze to Alexa and smiled.

She smiled back at him, she was already starting to like him very much and she just met him. She let him lead her away but not without turning around and giving both of them a little wink.