" W-what ?" I cough and he looks at me seriously .

" I want you to Merry me " he says matter factly .

" But I don't want to marry now I'm only 21 and . Isn't this fast were not even boyfriend and girlfriend " I say .

He sighs running his hands down his face .

" Look my mom wants me to Merry soon and so I can get this contract in Germany for my new company building . And it means so much to my family if I get it but the business men in Germany won't let me get the offer unless I'm married " he explains .

" So you want us to get married for a contract you want ?" I ask in disbelief .

" We'll marry for seven months and after that we'll sign paper divorces and you'll get six thousand dollars for a few years " he says and hearing the money amount come out his mouth made me drool .

I run my hands through my hair in frustration debating this .

I mean I always wanted my fairy tail wedding , where we get married in Hawaii and have our honeymoon in Paris .

" Just . . Let me think about it " I Say and he nods .

" Sure take your time " he says leaning back in his seat checking his watch .

Ethan comes back with two trays setting down my food and Seth's food .

" If you need anything else just call me" he forced a fake smile giving me a questioning look as he leaves .

The rest of the lunch I couldn't stop thinking about Seth's offer . It was crazy but the plan kind of sounded good because I can get the car I wanted for so long

So when I got home Olivia wasn't here so I couldn't tell her what happened .

After sitting around the house for a while thinking about the offer a knock sounded at the door .

I get up and open the door seeing Nick .

He looks up from looking at the ground and his baby blue electric eyes meet mines and he takes a deep breath .

" Hey can I come in " he says rubbing the back of his neck.

" Sure , sure " I nod and stepped aside taking deep breaths as he walked in .

" I don't want to marry Hannah " Nick says gripping his hair and I gape .

" Why ?" I blinked in shock . I don't think I can take another surprise news today .

" Because . . . " he looks at me his eyes held a strong emotion that knocked the wind out of me .

" Because what " I swallowed the lump in my throat .

" Because I'm still in love with you dammit " he cursed under his breath and I look up at he ceiling taking deep breaths .

" I haven't stopped loving since you left me begging on my knees " he says his voice getting chocked up .

He walks closer to me and my heart quickens .

" I . . I still love you to Nick " I say and he tucks my hair behind my ears starring down at me .

" Then why did you leave me " he whispers his voice sounding broken .

I look down at my feet " Because I was a coward , I wasn't ready for that commitment —"

" You could've talked to me you know ? , I spent weeks and months thinking what did I do wrong? It hurted to see the video of me proposing and you running away " he sighs heavily and leans away from me .

" Nick I'm so sorry " I say bitting my lip and he looks out the window shaking his head .

" It's okay . . . I'm over it " he says but his tone says otherwise .

•••

After saying goodbye to Nick , we spent the majority of the time talking and remising and it felt . . Nice to have a little closure .

Minutes later as I'm washing the dishes Olivia burst in her face red tears streaming down her face .

I dropped my plates and rushed towards her placing my hands on her shoulders .

" What happened ? Why are you crying" I say alerted .

" I caught Andrew kissing another girl " she sniffs wiping her tears as she sits taking off her heels .

" oh my god " I sit down next to her and she wipes her face looking completely broken.

" When I yelled at him he just smiled and told me were not together and just . . Continued to make out with that girl " Olivia wipes her tears and I stand grabbing my keys heading to the door .

" No Lyd just sit down — "

" No , I'm not just gonna sit here and see you cry over a boy that doesn't deserve your drop of tears okay ?"

" It's done with I quit and I'm never gonna see him again nothing's gonna change " she sniff standing up heading to the kitchen .

" If you quit where are you gonna work at ? " I ask.

" Maryann hired me as her personal assistant , which means I help her with the model outfits and sometimes travel With her to places and make sure her design company has everything it needs " Olivia grins .

" That's great " I say and she gives me a small smile and set her drink down.

" You know what ? Let's go out "

• • •

" Liv slow down on the drinks will ya ?" I scold Olivia as she drank down her fifth drink of vodka .

We were at a local bar and Olivia was just drowning herself in Alcohol . I decided to be sober because I'm not really into alcohol .

" I'm sorry I can't " she begins to wipes her tears and I sighed . Olivia was a lightweight .

" I just can't believe he cheated on me ! , and when we had sex —"

" Okay Olivia it's time to go home " I say helping her up and she stumbles .

" No I want more vodka I wasn't finished " she pouts and I sighed again .

" Okay you'll have more soon let's just go home " I rolled my eyes helping her out .

We stumbled outside and the cold breeze blew causing me to shiver .

I heard loud laughter and imagine my surprise to see Hannah in a short red bandage dress and a guy on her arm who wasn't Nick .

She stops and gapes at us and Olivia giggles .

" Look at you being a slut " Olivia hiccups and I clamp my hand over her mouth .

Hannah narrows her eyes at her " Aww you poor thing . Upset that Andrew found someone more entertaining ?" Hannah teases .

" Why I outta s —" I stop Olivia from saying something .

" What's up with you Hannah ? Last time I checked Nick wasn't a brunette" I say and Hannah rolls her eyes .

" Chill out , he's just my long lost friend who happens to be gay " she points out .

" Sure use the gay card " Olivia says sarcastically .

" Come on Matt we don't want to waste our time " Hannah says leading 'Matt' inside the club .

Once we reached home and I put Olivia in bed .

My phone buzzed and I looked down seeing that Seth texted me .

you thought about it yet ?

That offer hasn't come up my head the rest of the afternoon and now it came back like a dark cloud .

I take deep breaths and reply to my response .

• • •

I fidget in my seat as I wait playing with the strands of my hair .

The waitress comes " Mr Madden will be here soon " she smiles and leaves and my heart thuds faster .

He approaches wearing an expensive suit his coal black hair slicked back showing his define features more .

He sits down taking off his suit jacket showing his white button up shirt that tightened at his toned chest and arms .

I blushed and looked down as he sets a two sheet paper in front of me .

" These are the rules " he crossed his arms .