Huh? Did i hear him right? To be his wife? Like.. Seriously?

"W- wha- what did you say?" I stutter, feeling my legs becoming jelly again.

"Be my hired wife." He cockily smile.

"Are you serious? Don't play with me Vincent! I'm not on the track today, i have many problems." Is he fooling me? I know we're on the right age. But, me? As his wife? It's like heaven meeting hell. I will not say that i'm not attracted to him, he is an attractive guy, but i'm not interested with him or to any other man, not now.

"I'm serious. You need money, so i'm offering it to you." He pulls out his wallet from his back wallet then pull out a, on what i assume is calling card. He write something on the back of it then look at me again.

"Here, meet me there. I'll expect you." And after that he left. I was left stiff on my place. He said that i'm going to be his hired wife? So it means he'll pay me? Does he really mean it? I was about to run after him but someone stop me.

"Continue your business with your boyfriend later, you need to attend class Miss Lauren." Boyfriend? I was about to give my professor a nice answer, but, no.. I just need to obey him.

I go inside the classroom and ends my day on that place too. I'm not bored with all the lectures, remember i'm a scholar so i need to strive hard. I'm not a nerd, believe me, but i love books, and i love to study. But the way i dress, you can say that i'm not really a nerd. I'm not wearing glasses or wearing those baggy jeans. I love dress, and i love to dress up like barbie.

I walk out of the campus, seeing Aina with Phil and Mitch. I walk towards them and place my kisses on my friends.

"On a hurry Belle?" Mitch asked, but still focus on her phone while leaning on Phil's car.

"Yea, i'm meeting someone." Aina look at me, as i asking me if i'm okay. I just nod my head and smile at her.

"Who?" Mitch shove her phone inside her bag then walk towards me.

"Who is this someone that you are going to meet?" She continue

"I'll talk to you later about this." After giving them my goodbye again, i left them at the parking lot. Justin arrived minute before i left them and i don't want to hear any arguments coming from him and Mitch. They're sick of each other.

I just walk going to the coffee shop that Vincent wrote on the back of the card, i don't have money to rent a cab or ride on a bus, i need to save my last money.

Vincent is there, sitting like a God on his own way. His sipping a cup of coffee, and checking his watch. Is this the right thing? Maybe yes, maybe no.

I slowly walk towards his seat and as he saw me, he wave his hand to me. No backing out, i'm doing this.

"Sorry for being late, i just walk going here." I simply said, catching my breath.

"You sit first, while i order you some drinks." I just nod my head. He left the table and walk directly to the counter. His back was facing me and i can see from here that he has that good body build.

Vincent looks good, actually not good, his handsome in the first place. Every girls on our campus, wants to be with him. I know it because, whenever Mitch and i passing by those bitch girls, they were like talking about Vincent and his group.

"Here, have some refreshments first." I thanked him and do what he say. It feels so awkward around him, and feels so strange that his not with his cocky smile, he looks serious today.

"So.. Why do you want to hire me as your wife?" I started, just to break this wall that's about to grow between us.

"You need money, so i'm giving you a work." I was taken a back because of his words. Not that i know that i need money, but the way he delivered his words, it sends chills on me. Do i look really poor?

"It's not what you think Isabelle.. Here.. Here's the conditions." He put a folder in front of me, and i started to read what's inside of it.

First thing that i notice about the condition paper that he is saying is, i'm going to live with him. That's what i am expecting. Many things was written there too, like, no sex, no kiss, in short no strings attach. We will act good in front of everybody, but when it's only the two of us, we don't need to act. He will pay me 10,000 dollars every week and that's great for me.

"Everything good?" He asked, and i lifted my head up from the folder, to see him looking at me.

"I just want to ask one thing."

"What is it?" He asked as he sip on his coffee again.

"We will act as a married couple or just an engaged one?" That's the only part that i'm not clear of. I wait for his response after few minutes, he finally speak.

"Engaged couple." He simply said. Thank God he finally answered me.

We remain silent for the entire time. I wonder what was he thinking about. Is he thinking about us? Or even this deal?

"When will i start and when can i get my first salary?" It's work so i need to ask these things. My sister badly needing money for her medication, and i'm feeling bad because i'm still not sending her any money.

"My assistant already deposited it on your account.." He sighed, then shifted his body on his sitting position.

"And you will start tommorow." Tomorrow? I'm not expecting that.

"Alright." How am i going to react on this? It's not my field, i'm not good at acting.

"Can i ask you, why do you need to hire me as your wife? Don't you have a girlfriend?" Yea, Vincent is perfect. But i'm sure that i'm not attracted to him, okay, just a little, i'm a little attracted to him because he looks good.

"My mom wants me to settle down, so that she can give me the rights to run our company." I understand now and it's a great coincidence. Me, needing a work and him, needing a worker.

"Ohh." I mumble. Silence started to fill up our surrounding again and i don't like this thing.

"Vincent can we make a story about this thing? I don't like my friends and parents to see me as easy as it looks like." I shrugged.

"Alright, you can make it." He smile at me. Why is he smiling like that?

"Okay, it's like this. We're just keeping it that we're together for almost a year. We found out that we like each other when we used to hang out before and we started dating each othe that time and.. you proposed to me just last night, while we're star gazing and there, were engaged now." Huh? Did i just made a story? I softly laugh then shake my head, this is getting crazy.

"And i gave you bunch of flowers and made a backdrop of roses like Kanye did for Kim? This is crazy Isabelle." Vincent laugh along with me, and i stop laughing, did he just laugh with me? Progress: check.

"That's great, or we can just say that to them, how Kanye proposed to Kim Kardashian? This is not helping us Vincent." I laugh again, seeing him so comfortable now. It's great.

"It's helping us Belle. So now, we need to buy some ring. Let's go." Belle? Did he call me by my nickname? He get up from his seat then pulls my hand then pulls me out of the café. His still pulling my hand while we jog going to his car, i think. When we reach a sports car, he opened the passenger door and push me inside of it. He jog around and open the other side's door then let himself in.

"Time to go." He murmured, giving me a smile.

We remain silent for the whole ride and as the car stopped, i know we're in place for the jewelries. We get out of the car and walk toward the shop.

"Can i hold.. hmm, your hand? We need to, ahh.. you know." His stuttering? Really? That's not on his image.

"Yes Vincent you can. Silly!" I laugh then holds his hand, clasping mine on his like we're really together.

We walk inside the shop, holding each others hand and giving everybody a show.

"Good afternoon Mr. Watson, what can i help you?" The saleslady asked. She knows Vincent? Of course his rich and famous.

"I need an engagement ring for my girlfriend, so kindly assist her." Vincent said. I can see some of the people inside of this shop, looking at us. This is not good.

"Take good care of her Ava, i'm just going to call my Mom." He continue. Vincent remove his hand from mine then place his hands on both of my arms.

"I'll be right back, Ava will assist you, alright?" I nodded. He place a soft kiss on my forehead, and that made me mentally gasp. It's the first time that someone acted like this to me.

He left me with Ava and it feels strange that i'm picking up an engagement ring. In an express, i'm going to pretend that i am happy in this relationship. I hope my parents will understand this.

I chose a sapphire ring, surrounded by diamond studs. Ava don't let me see the tag price cause as per her, Mr. Watson will get mad at her.

"You done babe?" This is all for a show Isabelle, always remember that.

"Yea, thanks anyway." I smile and softly pull him for a hug. He return the hug and pulls me for a tight one. Why is he doing this? Yea right, we need to act good.

"Excuse me Mr. Watson.." We loose from the hug, then look at Ava that's been smiling since she saw us. She gives us the paper bag and we thanked her before we left the shop.

We get inside his car, then have a small talk about our likes and dislikes and those things that we need to know about ourselves.

"Thanks for today Vincent, i will be on your door step tomorrow morning, with my things don't worry." I smiled, unbuckling the seatbelt around me.

"I can help you packing tonight.. Come on!" He didn't wait for my response, instead he get inside my not so good apartment and didn't wait for me.

I think it's a better start, knowing that we're going to live together, for the meantime.