Victor's pov
I got home around 2 am, and Eloise was already sleeping on my bed. I didn't expect her to be in my bed, her baggy top rode up and she was wearing only her panties. This woman.
I changed my clothes, I wore my briefs and I joined her in bed. My day was quite stressful, I cleared out my schedule to spend the day with Eloise.
Chan sorted Sam's issue quietly. I need a break from work for like a week, I have been through a lot, and I can't remain the last time I had a haircut or trimmed my beards. I might do something about it tomorrow.
Eloise rolled to my side, she hugged me from her sleep. I pulled her top down to cover her round ass. I put my hand over her waist and I covered us with the sheets.
"You are home, how did the meeting go?" Eloise said she woke up already.
"Smooth, I like the rings you chose, I brought them home. Do you want to try them on?"
"Yeah, " We both sat up. I brought out the rings and I showed them to her.
"Do you want to try it on?"
"Yeah," I wore it on her and she did the same for me. We laid down to sleep again
"You know I have always wondered why always loved me,"
"I have never said anything about loving you, Eloise," I joked.
"It's obvious, man but I understand you. I am a sexy woman, I am worth dying for."
"Shhh." I covered her mouth, "I need to sleep, we would finish this conversation some other time" I hugged her then we went to sleep.
Eloise's pov
My phone rang at five-thirty in the morning. I am sure going to blast whoever called to disturb me this morning. I untangled myself from Victor to pick up my phone, Tory's name flashed on the screen on my phone.
I swiped to pick up the call and she screamed immediately. I stood up and I went to the balcony so Victor could sleep more without noise disturbing me.
My dramatic best friend is always screaming. "Tory, what's up the scream? I just woke up."
"I am sorry, girl, I couldn't just hold this to myself, Emmanuel just proposed." We both screamed again. I am so happy for them.
"Omg, congratulations girl. Emmanuel jinxes his proposal with my wedding day." I broke the news of my marriage to her knowing that would calm her down a bit.
"Did you say wedding? You ghost me for a month and you are getting married today,"
"I had not been functioning since like a month ago, Sam showed up, hit me so badly, I lost my baby in the process. I didn't even know I was pregnant." I laughed.
"Stop crying girl," Tory said to me. She knew me so well, I laugh most time instead of crying. "I told you to stop laughing when you want to cry. I have never seen a sad laugh like yours and don't worry I am coming down there in two days. I will find Sam and whoop his ass."
I laughed genuinely this time. " Victor took care of him already, there's no need,"
"About your wedding, uh, it's just six am, we could just board a plane and come, we should meet at the after party or something."
"There is no need for that girl." I interrupted her. "There is no wedding, we are just signing marriage deeds. We have been through a lot for one month so we don't want things to be loud."
"Okay, we will be there in two days, please have a cleaning service clean my house. My bad, your honeymoon."
"There is no honeymoon, I would have them clean your house,"
"Thank you. Did I hear there is no honeymoon?"
"Yeah, we have things going on. I can't wait to see you."
"Me too,"
I turned to take a peek at Victor and I saw that he was waking.
"I have to go, my husband-to-be is waking up.
"Bye hun,"
"Bye." I waited for her to hang up then I went back into the room.
"Good morning," I greeted Victor, walking to the vanity table.
"Good morning," He responded dryly then he went to the bathroom. His answer sent cold chills to my head. Where is the warm man that slept by side in the middle of the night?
I sat by the vanity mirror to apply the facials the housekeeper gave last night. She said something about me getting etiquette teachers to teach how stuff works in this household.
I changed into a robe and I entered the bathroom. The jacuzzi was a large one so it could contain the two of us, we had our bath in silence, we finished off and I went to my side of the closet to dress up.
He just took his clothes from the closet to the bedroom to get dressed. Why is he acting like this? I wasn't even badmouthing him to Tory when she called.
I joined him in the bedroom after I wore my clothes.
"The lawyers would bring the deed in this afternoon and I am sure the housekeeper told you about your new routine." I stared into his eyes and they were ice cold.
"Hmmm," I replied and I went downstairs to have breakfast. The housekeeper took the breakfast up for Victor. That was when I knew something was wrong.
I finished up my food and I went back upstairs. "Borrow me one of your cars please, I need to go somewhere."
I asked for a car because I wanted to sort things with Tory's place before my schedule prevents me from doing what she asked me to do.
"Take the SUV," He said not looking up from his phone. "Be back before noon."
"I am not Cinderella," I joked and he glared at me. He's PMSing, no one can convince me that, that's his case.
***
I thought about what David told me last night, I need time to sort my feelings, maybe I like Victor or I am just sexually attracted to him. He has trimmed the stubble on his face.
If he acts nice to me, I might pamper his face with some of the facials the housekeeper gave me last night.
I don't have a car but I can drive, I took driving lessons with Tory and Emmanuel in college. I used to borrow my dad's car at times. Now that I think back everyone around me has a car, that's the major reason why I didn't get a car of my own.
The cleaning services had already arrived in front of Tory's house. I already called them before I left the house. I opened the door and I watched them clean the house, inspecting every nook and cranny.
I checked the time and it was four pm already. Shit. This man is going to skin me alive. The cleaning services rounded up and I locked the door after they came out.
I entered the car I brought and sped home, I should have taken the Aston Martin it is fast than this SUV.
I got home to see the very furious Victor walking around the sitting room, he didn't notice I was already in.
"She is here," One of the guys I suppose is one of the lawyers called his attention.
He dragged me into a guest room. "Did you defy me on purpose?" He tightened his hold on my hand. That hurts, I wriggled my delicate hand from his hold.
"Defy? Are you a prince? I just got carried away with what I was doing that was why I was late."
"As long as you stay under my roof you can't act as you like. Staying out late is one of the things you can't do."
"Why are you giving me rules when our union is not even real?"
"It is real El, it is." This is the first time he called me El since we met. It felt like a gun was pointed at my head.
"Don't call me El, please. You have always called me Eloise." I hide the possible vulnerability that might slip through my voice perfectly.
"Whatever, I don't want you sneaking around talking or fooling around with other men."
"You are implying I am a whore or what. Look I can tolerate your cold attitude but don't you ever imply anything like me hoeing around. Your mama didn't raise you like that,"
"Your mama didn't birth you to be a hoe either, don't act like one," He folded his arms.
"Don't mention my birth mom like that."
"I said what I said," This a dick move from him. I can't hold this in. I might punch his guts out of his body if he says another word to me again.
"Wow," I burst out of the guest room and I went to sign the marriage deed without reading it. I stormed off to the room I was staying in when I was sick.