Love Contract

Chapter 13

Chris’s POV—

Raina smiled at me and pressing my hand she said, “Yes. I am ready!”

I stood up half and bending over the table, I kissed her lips.

“Ahem! Your starters Sir!” The waiter came with our order and we had to break the kiss. He served us and left after saying, “Enjoy your meal.”

After the waiter left, we started eating our food and I quietly slipped my hand in my suit pocket to take out the ring. I wanted to propose her today but as soon as my hands reached inside my pocket I found it was empty! I frowned and gasped. I immediately sprang on my feet and started patting all my pockets.

“Darling! Are you ok?” Raina frowned.

“Hmmm? Yes, yes.” I sat down realising that I have forgot to put it in my pocket and have left it in my drawer.

“Chris! Did you lose something? You looked quite frantic!” She asked seemingly worried.

“No babe! I think I left my keys……ummm…it is fine! Don’t worry.” I managed and then focused on my food.

We ate silently for a minute and then she initiated the talk.

“So, as I said, I am ready to start a life with you Chris! If you feel the same then I will talk to the lawyer and file divorce!” Raina said nervously.

“Hey! What’s wrong? Why are you so nervous?” I asked her affectionately. She sighed rubbing her face with her palm gently and replied nervously, “I am worried Chris! I am worried what will happen when I file divorce!”

“Hmm...” I hummed furrowing my eyebrows. She is right to worry. “Do you think he will hurt you? I mean I don’t know your husband and have no idea what he is capable of! But I think I have heard his name somewhere!” I asked her again.

“Chris, John is a very dangerous person and when he comes to know that I have filed divorce, he might turn me out of the house! And I worry that the divorce won’t be easy! It might take years to get divorce from him!” Raina said and her eyes became wet with welling tears.

“Baby!” I stood up from my chair and walked around the table to reach her. I bent over her and cupping her face I said, “Don’t worry baby! We will get through this together! Ok?”

She nodded and I kissed her lips. I returned to my seat and remembered that this was not the only problem we had. I also have to talk to her about my father’s conditions. I took a deep breath and started the conversation.

“Baby! There is something I have to tell you.” I said.

“What is it Chris?” she asked narrowing her eyes.

“Pfff….” I exhaled a breath through my mouth and looked down. I looked at her and said with a serious face, “Before I tell you about anything, you have to promise me something Raina. You have to promise that you won’t freak out and listen to everything that I have to say first!”

She became worried and biting her lower lip, she nodded.

I sighed again. It was difficult for me to say what I was going to say!

I just opened my mouth when the waiter came again and took away our empty plates and bowls. He returned soon with the main course and served us. When he left, I started talking.

“Raina, we have another problem!” I said and I saw tension and fear in her eyes. “Listen, My dad has given me a year’s time to get married. And then he wants be to have my heir soon too!”

Before I could continue Raina gasped and frowned. A tear rolled down her eyes.

“Hey! Hey! Hey!” I wiped the tear off her face and held her hands. “What did I tell you? Stay calm please and let me finish what I am saying.”

She nodded and wiped another tear that rolled down her soft cheek.

“Listen! I have a plan. Listen to me first, ok? Dad has clearly stated that if I don’t marry in a year then he will not give my inheritance and also I will lose my position as CEO in the company! Do you want that?” I asked her.

“What??” she covered her mouth with her palms.

“yes.” I nodded looking down.

“No! I would never want that Chris! What shall we do now? We can’t get married in a year!” Raina said.

I pressed her hand and said, “I know. And in fact now only seven months are left! He has given me time till my next birthday! Initially I thought I will marry you and that is the reason I proposed so soon! But then when I ….well, when I learnt about your situation, everything changed!”

Raina took a deep breath and said, “I think…..I …I am thinking now that it was a bad idea to accept your proposal. Chris! I think, I am not the right person for you!”

“What!!” I gasped. “What are you talking Raina? Why are you saying this?”

“Look Chris! Please hear me out. Trust me when I say that I love you a lot! And you are the only person I have loved! I was forcefully married before I could even date anyone and now after all these years of suffering, when I met you and we dated, despite it being only a few months, I am somehow connected to you by heart and it will hurt me to let you go! But it is for your good.” She paused leaving me speechless and then after wiping a few tears she continued, “The days we spent together were amazing, just like a fairytale! The plan about me getting divorce and you waiting for me was also perfect! But it is possible only in fantasy world, not in real! You need to find someone better and get married. With me you have to wait for many years! Even if everything goes well, it will be two to three years!”

She kept on talking absurd things! How could she!

I clenched my jaws and cut her off!

“STOP!”

She snapped her gaze at me!

“Listen Raina! We love each other and we shall be together! I have a plan to put everything in place. You just have to trust me! Can you do that?” I asked bending over the table.

“I trust you with my life Chris and you know it well!” she said.

“Ok. Now listen! I will find someone who would agree to a contractual marriage with me! I will show to my dad that I love her and will try to delay the marriage a bit. If you get divorce by that time then well and good, else even if I have to marry the girl, I will make her sign the divorce papers and a contract before marriage. The moment you are free from your husband. I will end my marriage with her and then we will get married!” I explained her my plan but she frowned and shook her head.

“No! No Chris! This can’t happen!” Raina whisper yelled.

“Why?” I asked in whsipers.

“I cannot…I cannot tolerate seeing you with another woman! And for so many days, I won’t be able to see you, get close to you! How am I going to survive?” She started crying.

“Come here baby!” I extended my hands and when she got up, I pulled her close to me and made her sit on my lap ignoring all eyes!

 “First of all, when did I say about being with another woman? I mean yes, I will have to marry her and live in the same room, but I won’t ever touch her! Secondly, who said that we can’t see each other? Yes, maybe the first few months we have to avoid meeting each or meet as less as possible because of the press, but after the press gets bored with my married life, we will meet freely and spend a lot of time together!” I explained everything honestly. I have spent years without a woman in my life expect for my mother! I am mostly busy in work and hardly get time for my girlfriend even leave alone another woman and also I am not a person to be easily allured!

“I don’t know Chris! I am scared!” she said in a whisper, like an innocent frightened girl and I caressed her hair and pecked her lips. I wiped her tears and assured her, “Don’t be afraid baby! I am here for you!”

Finally after a lot of sweet talks and caresses, I was able to convince her and we both agreed to our plan! After finishing our dinner I took her to a presidential suite of a five star hotel where we spent the night together. Throughout the night we made love to each other and may be due to the tension and risk I was about to take, I poured in all my passion into f*cking her again and again! I wanted to have her as much as possible for the rest of the months I had before I start to pretend to be in love with someone else!

Now the only thing I need is a girl who would enter into a contract with me! And I need to find her soon if I have to convince my father that I am in love with that girl and hence I can get falsely engaged on my next birthday and postpone the marriage a bit longer. But if I don’t find her soon, I might have to marry the person directly because Dad will never believe that I saw a girl and within a month I fell in love! He won’t agree to delay the marriage!