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ANDY:

"Where the hell are you?" Collie shouted from the other side, when I answered my phone yawning because it woke me up from a nice deep sleep.

"Uh... I don't know..." I tried hard to remember but just couldn't. I was not at in my bed, this was surely not my room and it was way too messy. And my head was hurting like someone banged it to the wall.

"Have you been drinking Andy?" Collie was still shouting.

"No... but what... where? Why are you shouting!?" I rubbed my forehead.

"Because you slept with Austin Blake last night you idiot!"

"WHAT!!" I jumped off the bed and I realized I was totally naked! I quickly wrapped the sheet around me. "I did what!"

"Like you don't remember!" she said sarcastically.

"Trust me Collie. I don't!"

"Well there's no time for this. You've gotta be at your home right away!"

"Home..." I whispered to myself.

"Yea home. Remember? You've got a home and a Mom who'd called me like a gazillion times since the morning asking where you are and a Dad who's probably cursing himself for having a daughter who haven't showed up all night!!" she said it in one breath.

"Mom called! You didn't tell her I-"

"Of course not! I made up a story but before she gets here to pick you up... you've gotta run back!"

"But how the hell am I gonna get back!?" Now I started to worry about what's gonna happen.

"Yea well I left my car and purse and stale at Austin's place so get it and drive back."

"Wait! Why would you leave you're things here?"

"I... uh... was with Seth, so you know... I kinda forget myself when I'm with him..." she said shyly. "...plus he took me to his place and then we-"

"Okay I got it! I don't wanna listen to sex-addicted Romeo Juliet story now! I gotta leave."

"Yeah okay. Be back soon."

"Okay bye." I hung up.

I quickly pulled over my clothes which were on the floor with Austin's other clothes. I really needed to wash my face. I looked around the room for any sign that says 'Bathroom here!' 'Cause seriously it was the largest bed room I've ever been into.

It had like four glass sliding doors except of the massive wooden double door which was the entrance. One I guessed was the terrace door but others were unknown. So I started with the door closest to me and it was the closet. So the one next to it was definitely the bath.

Just as I slide it open my mouth fell open to the ground to see Austin totally naked. He just got out of the tub.

"What the hell!!" he shouted quickly wrapping the towel around his waist.

I shook my head looking away from him.

"Don't you ever lock?!" I asked disgustedly.

"Don't you ever knock?"

"I thought you weren't in the room."

"I thought you would've been gone by now!"

"I was just going to wash my face and then leave."

"Well do it and get going!" he was a little mad.

I tapped my foot to the floor and hurried to the sink. It was half the size of his room and freakishly large for a bathroom to be. What is this guy!? King!

I quickly splashed water on my face and hurried out because Austin was continuously grinning at me. Retard! And also because his presence near me made me quiet uncomfortable.

"By the way... you were on fire last night." he smirked.

I didn't comment on that.

"I'd love to have a little more of you sometime later." He grinned.

Jerk! "You wish! Go get married to some sex machine!" I'd practically joked but instead of laughing on my humor his face hardened. Oops! I shouldn't have brought Marriage 'cause he knows his sex-life is dead after he gets married!

"Let me show you your way out." He said seriously.

"It's okay. I'll go myself."

"You'll probably get lost..." he opened the door and waved me out.

He quietly walked ahead of me. A few steps later I realized myself drooling on him. Slapping myself mentally and just looked around.

A few staircases and turns later we were at the main door.

I didn't know when Austin stopped because I bumped into him. His bare chest touched to my cheek. I quickly pulled myself back.

"Sorry." I mumbled and he just smiled.

Just as I saw Collie's car I remembered her things.

"Um.. Collie forgot her things here last night. I've gotta take them back." I told him.

He called the butler and whispered something in his ear. A moment later he came back with her things and handed me and disappeared in.

I quietly walked to the car but then I stopped to look back at Austin. He stood there on the door way leaning against the wall.

He just had a towel wrapped around his waist. His dirty blond hair still wet and dripped a little over his cheeks making him look sexy and his six pack was kinda pulling me towards him.

I slapped myself again. 'Don't you dare drool over the loser!'

"Thanks for making up my night." He said to me grinning.

"Forget it."

"I don't think I will." He smirked and walked out towards me. The sun light glittered on his face. I just for a second felt my mouth pulled back in a big smile but I disguised it by an irritated expression.

He came and stood close to me. I had to look up to look at his face. Man he was tall!

"Don't get me wrong but this is for that sympathy kiss you gave me." He lowered his face and touched his lips to mine. His hand automatically pulled under my chin forcing my mouth in his.

I felt my cheeks and lips burning. Wait!....... did he just said sympathy kiss? Sympathy to what? Oh! Right. I actually fell for that whole marriage thing.

Shit! How damn stupid I was? He is Austin Blake for chocolate's sake! He could do anything to get the girl he'd like for the night!

And I actually was the dumb lamb last night to believe he was getting married. Why on earth would he get married too soon!? Damn me!

I quickly pulled away. But I guess it was too late because he had what he wanted.

He grinned at me before saying. "I still owe you a big time for last night. You have no idea how good I feel. At least now I'd get married happily." He smiled.

"You're such a big jack-ass liar!" I said through my teeth and ran to the car.

Quickly I pulled the car out from there and drove off.

How could he get so much of me? I was supposed to be a SAV! Shit I lost all to him. I should have known he's just making up everything!

After a long hard drive I reached my home. Seriously I felt like crying over my dumbness.

"Oh honey thanks God you're home!" mom hugged me tightly just as I entered the house. "I've been so worried about you. Where were you?"

Uh Oh! I don't know what Collie had told them. "Uh... whatever Collie told you... that's all true."

"Huh?" she looked at me with wide eyes. "But honey-"

"Mom. I was there at the place which Collie told you about and I slept there too. Collie told you where."

"You know what you're saying, aren't you?"

She knows right? Collie said she made up the story.

"Mom... seriously what did Collie told you?"

She looked a little embarrassed and then she said. "She said you were drunk last night so much that you hopped on with Brett on his bike and rode off with him." She narrowed her eyes at me. "Did you two had something last night?"

"What!" Gosh Collie! Why did you have to say Brett!? Brett was Mr. Delinquent of our school. why would I go with him!

"No mom! That's not it. I... uh.."

"Oh forget it! The thing is you're back home and that's all it matters because we've got some talking to do." She gave me a puppy face look.

"Talk about what?" is there something more big than I just got fooled by the king of the school?!

"You better come this way." She politely dragged me to the living room.

Okay what's going on!?

She sat with me on the couch and the moment I sat, dad came in smiling to me.

"I was thinking you'd like to have this.." he said as he sat beside me and hold out his hand which had loads of bill.

I looked at my mom with my eyes wide open with shock. What is he saying? Mom smiled at me the way she would only do when there's a big thing I had to know which obviously is contagious for me.

"Mom. Dad. What's going on? You're creeping me out."

Dad patted my back. "Look honey... I'd be straight with you. Me and your mom have..." he stopped and looked at my mom.

"Have what!?"

"We have fixed your marriage." Mom said quickly.

First I showed no reactions because I really didn't understand what she said. Then when I realized she said something like fixing up my marriage... I started laughing my hats off!

"What... marriage... you're... kidding... me... right?" I said between the fits of laugh.

But they both sat seriously. I stopped and looked at them.

"Honey we-"

"You friggin' fixed my marriage! For what!?" I shouted and jumped-stood up.

"Relax Andy. It's nothing to freak out about." Dad said.

"Nothing to freak out about! YOU have fixed a life sentence for me and I SHOULDN'T FREAK OUT!"

"C'mon Andy. You had to get married some day-"

"Yea someday! Not now! I'm your only child. You should have at least considered this before arranging my marriage! What's the rush?"

"Honey you remember Mr. Carlson? He's supported your father a lot in his business and he's a real good friend..."

"Yea mom. But he's married-"

"Well of course he is! His Son is just of your age and Mr. Carlson wanted his son to get married and-"

"Hold up. Let me finish the story for you..." My mom just blinked at me blankly. "Mr. Carlson wanted his son to get married and so I should do the honor because he helped my dad setting up his business!?" I had the bitterest sarcasm in my tone but instead of reacting badly, mom stood up hugging me.

"Aw Andy... I'm gonna miss you!"

"But I'm NOT GETTING MARRIED TO A TOTAL STRANGER!" I shouted.

"Oh honey he's not-"

"Mom you can't talk me into this!"

"Andy! This is final and they are coming at lunch today. I want you to get ready. They'd be here in an hour or two." Dad ordered me.

"And you're telling me this now! Like two hours before death?"

"We had to tell you yesterday but... we kinda forgot." Mom said embarrassingly.

"Forgot! Have you ever forgotten that arrange marriages doesn't work these days?!"

"Enough talking Andy. Go get ready."

"Dad!" he didn't let me speak and stormed out of the room.

Great! Just great! I was leaking now. Damn me!

I quickly ran to my room hiding my face. First I couldn't stop crying. I had to do something. I can't let mom dad do this to me!

I picked my phone and dialed Collie's number.

"Andy?" she answered after a ring.

"Collie..." I just said the name and burst into tears.

"W-what's wrong Andy? Why are you crying?"

I couldn't help it. I cried like a baby.

"Andy you're freakin' me out. Please tell me what's wrong?"

"Nothing's alright Collie!" I was still crying. "I just got played by the loser and my mom just told me I'm getting married!" I cried hard now.

"What!" she shouted. "Married? Like arranged? But why?"

"I don't know. I can't talk them out of this so I'm running away..." I stood up.

"DON'T YOU DARE ANDY!" she shouted. "Just stay calm. I'll talk to your mom."

"You can't! They're coming in two hours..."

"Okay. That's a problem." She paused and then added. "Look. Just meet up with the guy. If you feel he's one hottie, then okay, fudge him out. Else start acting weird so he thinks you're a retard and refuses himself." She was probably smiling to herself.

"Yeah right! I just-" I stopped cause mom sneaked in my room to check out if I was ready or not.

"Honey... hurry up. I've got your dress ready in the closet. Be down in 5 minutes." She told me and went out.

I sighed and said in the phone. "I need to go Collie. I'll let you know I've beaten the guy's ass out!" I chuckled lightly wiping my tears.

"Okay. Best of luck with him. Bye." She hung up.

I got up and took out the light pink dress that mom chose for me. I took a quick a shower and pulled on my dress. Blow dried my hair let them fall into light curls and applied a little mascara and eyeliner just for... I mean just!

What if I liked the guy? I'd be fine with him... and what if I don't?! What's his name?...... Great! I don't even know the name of my not-so-to-be husband!

I heard the door bell rang. Shit! They're here.

Okay... keep breathing Andy. This aint so bad. Just be even with him. It was time I should go down. I still waited for ten minutes, taking deep breaths to keep myself calm and then went down.

I literally ran down the stairs making as much noise as I could because they were here! And I know I don't want this.

I quietly walked in the living room where they all were.

Just as I entered my mom squeaked. "Here she is!" a young lady quickly stood up and walked to me and hugged me lightly. She must me Mrs. Carlson.

"I'm glad to see you. You're beautiful." She smiled. She was nice. I hope he'd be nice.

"I'm glad too..." I tried to coat as much sugar as I can in my tone.

I could see the guy but he had his back to me. He didn't stand up to greet me or even turned to look. Arrogant! Who does he think he is? I'll show him what he'd deal with!

"I want you to meet Blake... my husband." I smiled to a really handsome middle aged man. "... and this is my son-"

"Mom please!" the guy interrupted Mrs. Carlson and stood up. Damn! He was pissed too. "I told you this won't work! I'm nev-" he said while turning but stopped what he was saying when we both saw each other.