He is Here
"Honey, you look stunning."
Danner stands behind me with an admiring look in his eyes. My bright red dress, which is tight around my full breasts, falls loosely in a bell shape over my body to my knees. Against my pitch-black hair and gray eyes, it's a stark contrast. I have my eyes in a gray shade and my lipstick is hell red. I am an appearance that cannot go unnoticed by Danner's guests.
Danner grabs me by the upper arms and presses me against his chest. I suppress the urge to push away from him, he has lost his attraction to me. I want to be further away from him, actually, I’m longing for my old life where I live all alone in my country house. Tomorrow I'm going to talk with Danner about this, I need some breathing space, I’m suffocating in this relationship.
Tonight is the launch of a new car brand at Danner's company and some senior officials are on the guest list. As his betrothed, everyone expects to see me appear on his arm and I will not disappoint him. In good spirits, I step out of the penthouse and we walk to the waiting limo.
“Look, Loraine, these are the people you need to pay special attention to. The mayor is not yet convinced that one of the types is an asset to the city. He thinks that the number of fast cars should be limited to guarantee road safety." If Danner planned to uplift my mood, he really succeeds after this comment.
I am amazed at that stupidity. "Did the mayor get the position in regional elections or was it a job application?", I ask sarcastically. Danner can't hold back his laughter, he's used to my mood when I hear pure nonsense from high-rank officials.
“Be mindful of him. If you want to make a point, do it with diplomacy, babe”, he pleas still amused. I roll my eyes and look ahead. “Your perfume is so good. A new brand?”. Danner looks at me expectantly. “Yes, I received it as a courtesy gift from the Chinese business partner,” I inform him.
And then his eyes dart to my fingers.
"The Ruby!". Danner takes my hand and looks at it incredulously. “Did the store eventually find it or did they just make a new one? This is craftsmanship. Strongly sharpened", he whispers with awe. I keep my fingers straight and admire the jewelry myself. Yes, it is a beauty.
“No, I bought this one in China when I recognized it in a jewelry store. It was twice expensive than the one I ordered here, but worth the money. The store in New York hasn’t contacted me to talk about the Ruby I’ve never received from them. But I won’t bother them, since it’s no longer necessary as you see.” Danner looks at the ring again and nods in agreement.
When we arrive at the prestigious hotel where the event is taking place, I gallantly get out of the Limousine with the help of Danner. Flashes almost blind me, in addition to the professional photographers, individuals are busy with their phone cameras. I pose possessively next to Danner for a few seconds, much to the amusement of the press present. My fiancé kisses me on the forehead longer than necessary and then we walk in. Our guests stand there with a drink in hand, their eyes fixed on us. Danner's blond head next to my black locks is an adorable combination, so I always make sure to pose in his arms.
We shake hands, have short chats on our way to the front row.
Danner makes sure I sit comfortably and hurries to the makeshift stage to do his speech.
He is a great speaker, engaging and with the jokes he throws in between his statements, he relaxes his audience. As I look at him, I realize how lucky I am to have landed such a great guy. Any woman would kill to have this Adonis as betrothed. Suddenly I hear him say my name and I look up with a smile. I just hear how he honors me as his fiancée for the inspiration I ignite in him every day to improve his performance and take his business to greater heights.
Before he steps off the stage, I walk up to him with outstretched arms, give him a quick kiss on the mouth and congratulate him on this new breakthrough. The applause grows louder, the cameras don't let the moment pass. And as I turn to walk away with our hands intertwined, my eyes meet a pair of blue orbs that make my breath falter. This can’t be!
Dordrich!
What is he doing here? I lower my head to carefully descend from the stage to the ground floor, hiding my hot gaze. Next to Danner, I make a round to the vehicles on offer, his arm loosely around me. At one point I feel his arm tighten, he presses me more against him, almost hurting me. When I look at his face, I see him staring straight ahead. Following his gaze, I see he has it aimed at none other than the handsome Dordrich. Goshhh, not again! I know what comes next, Danner has only one approach strategy when it comes to me. He keeps me next to him all evening, I don't get a chance to mingle with the rest of the guests on my own.
Sigh, sigh, sigh.
I decide to make the evening a success given the circumstances, which I manage quite well. Always within reach of Danner on lighthearted conversations, but my eyes always wander to Dordrich. He also seems attracted to me like a magnet and our eyes collide more often. I feel so hot, this feeling is awesome.
The evening continues, from a distance I see that journalist Alyssa conducting some interviews with politicians and other businessmen.
So she has no news from me for the time being.
I think!..
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