Her Agreement

Untill Death Do Us Part

Pov: Laura

Are you sure, Laura? My inner voice of reason says.

There isn't much of a choice here.

This is about marriage! It is not something you can quit just because you want to or get tired!

I shut out all thoughts of reason. Its only for a few years. Five years tops, and that's even pushing it.

What about children?

Well, I love kids and always knew I would want them someday.

But not this soon!

I swallow the lump in my throat and turn my attention back to Rosa. Taking Alexander's hand, the muscles under the suit are tense and visibly stiff under the jacket material.

His reluctance to touch will have to be worked out later. "Rosa, I wasn't completely honest when I spoke to you on the phone."

Her smile, fading away "oh."

"I was a little scared and worried to introduce myself as someone other than Alexander's assistant. See, I've been with the Vos Company for a while, so you know how gossip spreads like wild fire."

She moves her head while clutching the clipboard. "Of course. I understand."

"I was so scared of what people would think about me dating the boss, but I can't hide it anymore. I don't want to." My voice hoarse. Alexander's only sign of desperation is the way he blinks at me twice. I never see him blink twice.

It makes me... uneasy.

I turn back to Rosa. "We are ready to move forward, to take the next step in our relationship. There is no longer any reason to keep our love a secret."

Claire gives me an encouraging gesture behind Rosa's back. She encourages Alexander to smile.

Rosa's entire face lights up. "Wow! So tonight is going to be a big deal for both of you." Her gaze falls on my bare ring finger. "Oh yes. A ring!" I glance at Alexander's face.

His jaw twitch is obvious to everyone.

It may not seem like it right now, but I'll saving Alexander from ruining his future.

Alexander pulls his hand away from me. He fishes out of his pocket, a platinum ring with a beautiful single diamond. I am pleasantly surprised by the simplicity and elegance of the ring. It is nothing like the flashy, probably heavy ring that I have chosen for his future wife and it just confuses me. Did he buy the wrong one at the store? Rosa raises her eyebrows questioningly and pulls me back to the moment.

"I asked Alexander to save it because it needed to be resized. After he proposed to me, when I threw myself into his arms, the damn ring flew off my finger."

"Oh dear!" Rosa puts her hand to her chest.

Claire enters Rosa's line of sight. "I told my brother it was a bad idea to propose when it was raining cats and dogs out, but he insisted it was the perfect moment."

Alexander's grimaces, and Rosa just laughs.

"The man nearly ripped Armani's trousers out trying to find the ring. I have never seen my brother panic like that and I'm glad I found him before he fell down the drain. ’ Claire rests her pretty head on Alexander's arm, and Alexander quickly pushes her away.

"Did you get it on video, it would be lovely to show the guests what a romantic Mr. Vos is!"

The tips of my ears, I assume is turning red. "No, we didn't. It al happened so fast." I gasp and get goosebumps on my skin as the my so called fiancé grabs my left hand. He traces them as he pulls the ring up on my finger.

"It fits!" Rosa claps her, but why is she always either too loud or demeaning.

"He guess you took the time out of your busy schedule to adjust the ring." My cheeks warm.

Alexander pulls the ring once to test the fit before putting his hand in his pocket.

Running my finger over the diamond before pulling on the ring. The band doesn't move at all. I clear my throat and force myself to smile. “It fits perfectly, some would even say stuck.”

"In many ways," his voice is so low that only I can hear him. Something in the depth of his voice makes my body tremble. He takes a step back and I take a deep breath. He adjusts his jacket "It's time to keep this show going."

A charade. Nothing more, nothing less. A marriage of convenience supposed to save my boss from losing everything he has worked his whole life on.

The thought triggers a new wave of panic inside me, stronger than ever. I keep telling myself this is just a fake marriage, but nothing seems to calm my pounding heart.

Alexander's eyes meet mine and it as if he could feel my fear growing. My reality starts to hit me like a bad sunburn and I find breathing more and more difficult as each second passes.

I just signed up to help Alexander, for better or worse. Until death do us part.