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2020-10-05 17:42:49Kim nervously entered the 'Roma' bistro. It was the same place she'd sat in with Ryan that deliberate night, and she wished again that she'd never let himself go out of the disco with him. When Ginger gave her the appointment, she was about to tell her to order Ryan into her office. But she had calmed down immediately, after all, it didn't matter where she would sign this damn contract, the main thing was that she would get it over with quickly. It was humiliating enough to scramble in front of this arrogant guy. She looked around and saw Ryan at a table by the window. With unsteady steps, she walked over to him and sat in the seat across from him without a word.
Ryan greeted her, and gave her a searching look. "Kim, How are you?"
"How am I supposed to be under the circumstances?" She snapped. "Can we skip the small talk and get on with the business part?"
At that moment the waitress joined them and Ryan looked at them quizzically. "What would you like to drink?"
"Nothing, thank you, I have no intention of staying long," Kim said dismissively.
The waitress disappeared and Ryan shrugged and picked up his briefcase, took out a few documents and handed them to Kim. “Those are the contracts,” she took the papers from his hand and scanned them briefly. “Good, but before I sign that, I'd like to clear a few things about our other agreement.”
Ryan nodded " I have already declared, you will receive an interest-free loan from me, enough to get the mortgage off of your house. In return for this, you will marry me and move in with me after the wedding. We'll keep this agreement confidential, I think that's in your interests too. "
" May I also find out what this arrangement entails? "Kim asked.
An amused smile played around the corner of his mouth." If you want to know Whether I intend to get too close to you, I can reassure you. Of course we will have to play the happy couple in the presence of others, but beyond that nothing will happen that you do not want. ”
“ Right, nothing will happen, nothing at all, ”she said pertly when she heard the mocking undertone in his voice .
“You can be sure that you won't touch me. "She would have liked to jump up and run outside screaming, but she pulled herself together, picked up the contracts, pulled a fountain pen out of her pocket and quickly signed both copies.
" So, what's next? " she asked coolly. “First of all we have to gently teach our families to our families that we are going to get married,” Ryan said calmly. “You may have already heard from your sister that she and John were planning to go away together for a few days. It would be best if we join them and then we can make it official. ”
“ You really thought of everything, ”Kim said cynically; the prospect of spending several days with Ryan was already giving her a stomach ache, but she would have to get used to it.
Ryan asked quietly, “Wouldn't you like to have at least another glass of wine with me?”
“No thanks, that's not part of our agreement,” she said gruffly. "Just the marriage, no extras." She turned quickly and walked to the exit; Ryan watched her go with an amused smile.
When Kim got home she was about to go upstairs to her room, but Betsy was sitting in the living room with her mother and had heard her come. “Kim? Will you come over for a moment, please? ”She wasn't really in the mood to listen to Betsy's chat, but she didn't want her mother to worry again either, so she was forced to sit down next to them Couch.
As if Betsy had witnessed her conversation with Ryan, she went straight to the subject of vacation. “Kim, please, can't you put in a good word for me with Mom? I'd love to go away with John, and I'm old enough after all. "Pleadingly, she looked her older sister in the eye.
Kim was startled and wanted to say no spontaneously. but at the same moment she thought about the arrangement with Ryan and she nodded hesitantly. "Mom, I'll make you a suggestion," she said soothingly to her mother, "Betsy wants this vacation so much, and if it calms you down, then I'll go with you. "Chiara Mills raised her eyebrows in surprise.
" How did you suddenly get this idea? You don't even have to leave work for five minutes, and now you want to go away for a few days? "
" You know, things are going pretty well at the company at the moment, and I think it would be good for me too, sometimes for Relax for a few days, ”Kim lied, bowing her head quickly so her mother couldn't see her blush. "Of course I'll sleep in the same room with Betsy, so you don't have to worry about her," she added.
"As if that were an obstacle for lovers," her mother smirked, but then she nodded. “All right, I agree. Have a good few days, it might really be time you both got out of here. "
" Thank you, Mom, "said Betsy, hugging her mother.
"You better say thanks to Kim, she's the one who has to take care of you. " spoke the mother laughing out.
" Thanks Kimi, "Betsy said happily, hugging her sister.
" It's okay, "Kim said, still embarrassed, not at all comfortable with the thought of lying to her family.
But she was It was clear that the lies would be part of her everyday life from now on, and she would have to learn to deal with them somehow. She got up quickly. "Okay, now that its cleared, I would like to go to sleep," she said, "Good night ." She kissed her mother again on the cheek, then started up the stairs.
Betsy followed her and held her back in front of the door for a moment. "I don't really have to sleep in a room with you, do I?" She whispered hopefully.
Kim thought of Ryan and winced. "Oh yes, Betsy, you will, there is no way around it," she said firmly and went into her room.
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