The duo were silent as they drove back to his apartment. Jake couldn't believe that he had just said those words. He blamed it on the thrill he got from standing up for himself and having a woman back him up for once. But due to his stupid words, he was sure that Amanda had gotten a glimpse of his feelings.He parked the car and Amanda rushed upstairs, leaving behind everything they had gone shopping for. Jake followed her and when he opened the door, he saw her scrambling around looking for something."What are you looking for?" He was almost afraid to ask."A ring?""Why?""So that you can propose properly.""Are you sure about this?!" Jake asked, confused that a few hours ago the same woman only wanted to get married to him because of what he was willing to offer."Look, it's going to happen anyways and I know that your broke ass can't afford a ring, so this is the best I can settle for.""Amanda, are you listening to yourself? Otherwise you left a ring here, I can assure you that
The picture-perfect life is what Jake saw while looking into Amanda's eyes. Their kiss had sparked up energy in him that he didn't know existed. He felt so complete as he held her in his arms and watched her smile. "We should tell your parents the good news," Jake said, desperate to hear her voice. "No, I think we should wait a while." She always knew how to oppose everything he said. He loved the challenge she gave to him, he loved that she could argue and bring out the beast in him. Jake had grown tired of normal relationships with normal girls. Amanda wasn't normal and she made the relationship hard and spicy. Just as he loved it. As Jake pulled her in for another hug, he silently promised himself that he would never let her go. Jake hissed out of frustration at hearing his phone ring. Taking it out, he silenced it without looking at the caller ID, he didn't need anything to ruin the moment he was having.Amanda looked up at him and smiled. His status in society was next to none
Jake knocked on his boss's door nervously, immediately he heard a soft 'come in', he took in deep breaths and walked into the man's office. "Good afternoon sir," he greeted. "Jake. Are you done with the cloth?" His boss asked without lifting his head. "Not yet sir. Sir, I actually came to ask if I could be dismissed from work right now. My wife just called and she is really sick, and there is no one to take care of her." His boss finally lifted his head but Jake wished that he hadn't. "When did you get married?" "A few days ago sir." "And I'm just finding out now?" "It was a small wedding. Very small wedding." Jake narrowed his index finger and his thumb to show the man just how small the wedding was. "Okay fine," the man said after a few seconds of silence. "You can go but you better get back to work so early in the morning or else you are fired. And if you should ask for another excuse to leave work early this month, consider yourself without a job. Now get out of my office
Jake woke up early and he crept out of his apartment to avoid having a dispute with Amanda. He placed a ring his grandmother had given himbon her finger and his with the hopes that she would be a little bit happy when she sees it. He knew that she would always sleep in and never wake up early so it was pretty easy to avoid her in the morning. He didn't blame her, after all, she was from a rich home and had everything she ever wanted without having to move a muscle. He just hoped that with time she would be able to adjust or he would be able to adjust to her lifestyle.The shoe factory was quiet when he got in but he was more than happy that he was there early, it would give him something to brag about to his boss later in the day. Maybe even get him off his bad list.Jake was so engrossed with work and he didn't even notice when people had started trooping in. He was a lover of fashion. He believed it to be a culture that humans would never be able to run away from. He felt happy and
"Jake, have you lost your mind? You don't marry someone after you just met! Whatever happened to getting to know the girl, going on dates, arranging a picnic?" Sasha's voice got higher as she pictured how dumb he really was. It then hit her that she really doesn't mean much to him. She has known him for years and he still didn't see her fit enough to get engaged to or even be in a relationship with, but he could get married to a total stranger. Her heart broke a little bit and she fought hard to keep the tears at bay."Look, you don't get it. Amanda and I didn't have to go on tons of dates to find out that we were made for each other. We just connected. It would have been a waste of time if we didn't get married immediately. You'll see. When you meet her, you will see how much she fits into me like a third skin. She is like my other half and the is no denying that." Jake lied to his best friend. She was already enraged at his actions and if he told her the whole story, he was sure tha
"Amanda, what do you want?" Jake wasn't in a happy mood. For once, he was feeling good and hanging out with someone that actually cared about him. He didn't have to pretend around her and he certainly didn't have to be hatching plans to get rid of her one day and make me fall in love with it the next. It was a roller coaster with Amanda and as much as he loved it, it was getting to be very exhausting."I'm waiting outside our apartment for you. I want to take you somewhere. Come quick." The woman didn't wait for him to pick. Jake was starting to see a pattern. All she did was bark orders at him and expect him to follow blindly. She didn't have a maid at their house and she was taking him as her own personal maid. Jake ignored the anger boiling inside of him and got up."I gotta go. Wife needs me." "Okay. Well, we should do this again sometime, okay? I really had fun." Sasha smiled, hiding her frustration at always being the second person in his life. "Yeah. Me too." Jake placed a ki
"Now, in here is something that is very delicate," Levi said when Kevin had reached their seats with the bag in his hand. He started the slow process of opening the bag."Wait!" Maverick screamed as Levi took hold of the bag's zipper. His voice cut through the silence that had engulfed the room and startled everyone."What is it?" Jake could see that Levi was getting tensed."We haven't locked the door yet. Anyone can come in." Jake suddenly became scared. What could be inside the bag that they would have to shut the door just to open it? Kevin walked briskly towards the door and after he had poked his head outside and confirmed that there was no one out there, he closed the door and locked it. "All clear," he said as he walked back into the room. Jake suddenly became aware of the fact that they were the only ones in the room. And even when they walked in, he didn't see anyone else in the room. Just the three boys. Maverick grabbed him by his collar and dropped him viscously on a cha
"If you think that I'm afraid of you, you must have another thing coming. And I will warn you to not get me upset. Believe me, you do not want to see what I can do when I'm upset." With a snap of a finger, Jake could get Amanda removed from the surface of the earth. He could bankrupt her father's business, he could ruin her mother's life. Jake could bring the entire Cash empire to the ground, but he chose not to. Luckily for them, he was a man of peace. A trait that Sasha hated most of the time about him. He could never dish out the punishment that people deserved to them.Amanda moved her body closed to Jake. She may have been scared of him in the past but she had no reason to be. He was absolutely nothing. He was worth nothing and he had nothing. There was no way he could hurt her and so she needed not to fear."Do your worst," she whispered as his breath fell on her face that was alarmingly close to his. Jake stared into her lovely blue eyes, transfixed at how brave she could actua