"Your regular customer is here, Olivia!" Carla says smiling at me as she walked behind me. I walk out to the front and there he was. He was wearing a black suit with his black sunglasses, his dark brown hair swept to the side. I could stare at him all day.

"Uh, your usual? a Latte and chocolate chip muffin?" I say smiling at him.

He looked up at me, his eyes narrowed into mine. "Yes, but make those two orders."

"Two orders?" I questioned.

"Uh yeah, one for my girlfriend. She's waiting in my office for me."

"Oh. Your total is $8.65"

He handed me his card, I swiped it and said "Just give me a couple minutes and it will be right out." He nodded his head.

I walk to the back and made two Lattes and bagged up the muffins. I put the coffees in a cup holder and walk out.

"Here you are." I hand him the muffins and cup holder.

"Thanks. I appreciate it." He said as he walked out.

"The pleasure is mine." I turn around smiling as Carla was right behind me. "Ah! Carla!"

She was laughing and said, "I know you're crushing on him." She nudged me.

"Fine, you caught me! Ever since we opened, he's been coming here almost every morning! I mean who wouldn't crush on him?" I could feel my cheeks turn red; I was blushing.

"Vi!! You're turning red as a tomato!" Carla was chuckling "Hahaha!"

"Stoppp-" The bell from the door dinged. My eyes went wide, there was a customer coming in. I turned around, collecting myself back together.

"Good morning! Welcome to Vi's bakery. What can I get you?" I was still so embarrassed, the customer could've been there the whole time and they would've heard everything I said.

"Good morning, can I just please get a cheese Danish and a cappuccino."

"For sure, your total is $4.95" They handed me five dollars.

"Keep the change." The woman said as she added three dollars in the tip jar.

"Thank you! Your order will be out soon!" I quickly walk to the back.

I nudged Carla on the arm, "That was so embarrassing!"

"Ouch! Olivia! That hurts!" She whimpered at me.

"Ssh! Stop being a baby that wasn't even a hard!" I say as I bagged up the cheese Danish and quickly make the cappuccino. I looked over at Carla, she was looking at the online orders. I walk back out to the front.

"Ma'am, here's your order." I smiled and gave her it.

"Thank you! My daughter recommended this place to me a while ago but I haven't gotten the chance to stop by! I'm sure I'll be back for more!" She chuckled at me as she started making her way out.

I laugh and say, "You're welcome! Enjoy and I hope to see you again!" I turned around and walked to the back.

"Carla, are there a lot of cake orders for today?"

"Just two cake orders that are to be picked up by 2pm and 4pm."

"Oh ok, I guess we should start making it then!"

"Yeah, you can make the first order. I'll go to the front and help customers."

"Ok, sounds good. Let me know if you need help."

She nod her head and walked out.

I grabbed the ingredients and a mixing bowl. They wanted "Happy 9th Birthday Kayla!" written on top. What a pretty name.

Before I knew it, I was already spelling out "Happy 9th Birthday Kayla!" on top of the cake. The cake was so beautiful. I put the cake in the box and put it in the fridge for now. I walked out to the front and said, "Carla you can go start on the 4pm pick up order. I can take it from here."

"Ok, I'm going to sneak a peek at the cake you just made!" She says as she walks away.

"ha-ha! Go ahead! It's not the best, but I tried."

The bell chimes, Liam and a woman.

"Hi, you're back again. What can I get you guys?" I looked at her, she was wearing a red dress with a black Gucci bag.

"Hi, yes I'm back again. My girlfriend wanted to try a few cupcakes before she heads back home."

"Oh. Nice to meet you."

"Nice to meet you as well." She gave me a dark glance and looked at the cupcakes.

"Would you like to try to cookies n crème, red velvet, and chocolate? I questioned; I was just recommending. Since these are our most popular flavors.

"Sure." She looked at Liam and said, "Babe, did you want to try something?"

"Just add a chocolate chip cookie with the order and that should be it." He says to me.

I grab a box for the cupcakes and a bag for the cookie. I put the cupcakes in the holders and put the cookie in the bag.

"Alright, your total is $12.46" I hand them their order. He gave me his card. I swiped and gave it back to him.

"Have a great day guys." I speak. He smiled at me and pulled his girlfriend close to him as they walked out. Jealousy, that's what I was feeling.

The 2pm order came by. I got to meet Kayla, from her facial expression when she saw the cake. I knew she loved it; I also gave her a cookie for a birthday special. I love kids, I can't wait to have some of my own one day.

I head to the back and said, "Carla, you won't believe who I just saw."

"Who?" She says as she put the cakes in the oven.

"Liam and his girlfriend."

"Oh, damn. How did that feel?"

"Jealous, I was jealous." I scoffed, putting my arms over another.

"Vi, you'll be fine. You will find a better man than him. Plus, he probably doesn't even know who you are."

"Ugh, I know I Ju-" My phone started ringing, "I should take this, it's my mom." She nods her head, I answered.

"Hi mom."

"Darling, we need you home before 7 today. It's urgent."

"Wait-what? Before 7? I live an hour and thirty minutes away. I just can't leave work early, I can't leave Carla alone."

"I know, but this is urgent. We really need you here."

I look over at Carla, "Ok, I'll tell her. I should be home by 6 then."

"Alright, we'll see you then."

I hung up and walk over to Carla, "Hey, I need to go to my parents’ house. My mom said it was urgent. I'm sorry, but you will have to close up by yourself tonight."

"Oh! Don't worry, I understand. You can go, don't worry about me."

"Alright then. Thank you. I'll see you!" I grab my purse and car keys.

"Bye!" Carla shouts from the back.

I walk to my car and sigh as I sit down. What could be so urgent that I had to leave work early?

(As Olivia walks out to the balcony)

As I drive back home, all I thought about was Liam. The way he smiled at me, his looks, ugh the way he narrowed his eyes to mine this morning. I get butterflies just thinking about him.

Before I knew it, I was already pulling up to my driveway. I parked my car and knocked on the front door.

My mother opened the door, "Ah! Darling! You're home! Perfect, just in time."

"Hi, mom. What's so urgent that I had to leave work?"

"Come inside, we will talk about it at dinner. For now, I need you to go get ready. Put on a dress and fix your hair. Do your makeup." She pulled me inside.

"Wait- for what? Something special?"

"Just go get ready..."

I go upstairs to my old bedroom, I picked out a sparkly black dress that fell just below my knees. I go into the bathroom and did my makeup and hair. I curled my dark brown hair and tied half of my hair up.

"Olivia! Are you ready? It's time to go! We're going to be late!" My mom shouts from the stairs.

"I'm coming down right now!" I quickly grab my black heels and put it on. I went downstairs trying not to trip.

"How do I look?!"

"Honey! You look absolutely stunning!"

"Thanks! But why are dressing up?"

"We'll talk about it at dinner." My dad says.

I walk outside and into the car. The drive felt long, I started fidgeting with my hands. I don't know what's happening, why am I so nervous?

"Olivia, we're here." My parents say. I looked up and nod my head. I got out and stood beside my mom as we walked in. Wow, why are we eating a such a fancy restaurant? I looked around.

"Reservations?" the waitress asks my dad.

"Yes, I believe they are here already. It should be under the name Dan and Lisa."

Wait, are we having dinner with another family? Oh god, what's happening...

We followed the waitress to the table. There sat a couple, around their Middle Ages. They stood up and greeted us.

"Mark and Cristine, nice to meet you guys again." The guy said, shaking my dad's hands and giving my mom a kiss on the cheek.

Again? Have they met up before? Certainly, I wasn't there then.

"Ah! And you must be Olivia!" the woman said excitedly.

I smile and say, "Yes, that's me. It's nice to meet you."

"Wow! You are stunning dear! It's nice to finally meet you! My name is Lisa and my husbands name is Dan." she leaned in for a hug.

"Why, thank you. You are stunning as well." I say as I hug her.

"Oh my, that's so sweet of you."

"Please, sit down." Dan says.

We all sat down, I was fidgeting with my fingers again.

"Mr. Creed where's your son? We would love to meet him." My father questions.

"Oh yes, he stepped outside for a few minutes. He should be back any minute now."

I looked around; my hands were getting sweaty. I was getting anxious. We waited for what felt like ages for this mystery guy to come. I looked down at my hands, I don't know what was happening but I was so nervous.

"Ah, there he is." Lisa says happily.

I looked up; my eyes went wide. what? what is he doing here? My heart was beating so fast.

"This is our son Liam." Dan says.

Liam shakes my dad's hand and gives my mom a kiss on the cheek.

"It's nice to meet you, Liam. This is our daughter Olivia." My dad says.

Liam looked at me, he looked as shocked as I was. He sat down.

Dan began talking, "We have a special announcement to make for the both of you kids." My heart dropped. "Us parents have to decided for you both to get married. We think this is the best because you both are into business and can work well together. We are also close friends and would love to have a Dalton to take part in our establishments."

What! I'm going to be marrying him? No way...he would never.

"Father! No! Why would you do this! I am not marrying her!" Liam shouts and slams his fist on the table. He scared me, I jumped.

"Son! We are doing what's best for you! That girlfriend of yours is a gold digger!" Dan shouts back at him. Liam looked at me furiously, his eyes turned black.

"Will you excuse me." I say as I got up from my chair.

"Wait, honey...where are you going?" My mom questions.

"Getting fresh air, the news was hard to take in..."

I walked outside to the balcony. What's happening? Why all of a sudden am I arranged to marry him? That's not what he wants. He definitely doesn't want me, but I want him. Tears fell down my face just thinking about it. All of a sudden someone grabs my arm; I was pulled close to them. I looked up and it was Liam. He grabbed my chin and said, "Don't think this will last. Once we are married, I will divorce you. I have no feelings towards you. We can put on a show and fool our parents but I will never love a woman like you. Now let's go inside and put on our show."

He lets go of me, and walks back inside. How could he say something like that to me? I wipe my tears and follow him. He waited for me and we walked back to the table together. He came close to my neck and whispered, "Smile." He sent shivers down my spine, I smiled. We both sat down.

"Mother, Father, Mr. and Mrs. Dalton, we've agreed to get married. We realize you all are just doing your best for the both of us. We appreciate it very much." Liam says as he places a soft kiss on the left side of my cheek.

"Yes we are blessed that you guys have arranged this for us." I finally say.

Our parents face lighted up with joy. They toasted wine to us.

"Congratulations to our newly engaged couples!" Dan shouts. He snaps his fingers and rings are brought out. Woah, this is going way too far. Rings?! Seriously?!

"Here put this on Olivia, Liam." His mother hands him the ring to put it on my finger. He slides it onto my ring finger.

"Here, now it's your turn. Put this on Liam." My mother says as she hands me the ring. I quickly slide it on his ring finger.

"Pictures! I can't wait to show our families and friends!" Our mothers exclaim.

They drag us both to take pictures. Liam pulled me close to him, I could feel his breath on mine. Deep down I knew he was only doing this for show. He would never love anyone like me. If only he knew I had feelings for him. Why am I being forced to marry a man who hates me to the guts?

He whispers into my ears, "It's going perfectly as plan. Remember its for a show. Don't catch feelings." He sent another shiver down my spine. I whispered under my breath, "Yes..."

He pulled away as the night ended.

Ugh, what time is it? I grab my phone, "9:30" and a bunch of missed calls from Carla.

"Oh my god! I was supposed to leave early and head back to work 3 hours ago!" I say as I rushed out of bed. I grab a t-shirt and pair of jeans. I quickly put them on and head to the bathroom. Ew gross, my makeup from last night. Ugh my hair too. I remove my makeup and brush my hair out, throwing it up in a ponytail. I quickly brush my teeth and do a touch of mascara and blush.

I rush downstairs, I grab my shoes and put them on.

"Olivia? Where are you going?" I hear my dad shout from the living room.

"Uh I need to go to work, I can't leave Carla alone." I say as I grab my car keys. "I'll see you guys!" I closed the front door and run to my car. I immediately call Carla. "Carla, hey. Sorry I'll be there shortly. I didn't expect to sleep in this late."

"I understand, we're not that busy this morning. But guess who came by this morning...?" I could hear her laughing as I zoned out.

I totally forgot, we are going to get married.

"No, we're not going to talk about him."

She stopped laughing, "Wait-what? I thought you liked him...?"

"I d-do...I'll just tell you when I get there, ok?" Tears began falling down my face.

"Ok, drive safely." She hung up. I started the car and drove off. Those words he said to me last night, "I have no feelings towards you." "I will never love a woman like YOU." they kept repeating in my head over and over again.

I wipe my tears and turn on some music, hoping it would help me forget about him.

An hour and thirty minutes passed, I pull up and park in front of the bakery. I took a big sigh before grabbing my purse and phone. I got out of my car and walked inside.

"Vi!! You're finally here. There's a huge birthday party online order that just got placed in." She said as wiped her forehead, leaving a trail of flour.

I laugh, "Carla, there's flour on your forehead. You must be working hard back there!"

"Well yeah! I've been running all over the place, right after I ended the call there was a lot of customers. Thank god you're here to help!"

I should hire more people; I didn't expect us to get this busy. We just opened a few months ago. I'm glad to say business is going well.

"Olivia? Is there something wrong? Earth to Olivia...Olivia??"

What if I see him today? What do I do? I should just hide in the back all day. I'll take care of the cake orders in the back, yeah, I'll do that.

"Olivia!" Carla shouts, realizing I had zoned out.

"Oh god! I'm sorry, what were you saying?" I say as I shook my head.

"Never mind, we should just start on the cake order." She walks to the back.

I followed, "Carla, do you mind if I work on the cakes? You can help customers, I can take care of everything back here."

"Uh- You sure?"

"Yes, you can take a break."

"Ok then!" She walks to the front and restocks the cupcakes.

It was 12pm, I needed to get these cupcakes and cake done. They were coming to pick up the order at 3:30. I grab the ingredients and quickly mix up the batters. I poured them into the pans and pre-heat the oven. I stood by the counter waiting till the oven beeps.

How will his girlfriend react that we are engaged? She already hates me, she's going to hate me even more.

The sound of the ovens beeping ruined my thoughts, I grab the cake pans and popped them into the oven. While the cakes were baking, I made the frosting. I looked at the security cameras often, hoping each time the bell chimes it wasn't him.

20-25 minutes later, I took out the cake and cupcakes out of the oven. I let them cool completely on the rack. I played around with the frosting, mixing it around over and over again. I checked on the cakes and they were cool. I started decorating, I had forgotten about him. Everything.

By the time I was done decorating it was 3:00. I packed up cake and cupcakes and put them in the box. I put them in the fridge for now. I came out to the front and said, "Hey! I'm done. Was it busy?"

She moved her book from her face and said, "Nope. I was able to read 15 chapters for the past hour." she chuckled.

"Really?" I smirked at her, putting my hands on my waist.

"Yup and I'm going to take a walk outside for a few."

"Ok, be back soon..." I say as she walks out.

I sigh, walking to the back. I was going to go wash the dishes I made. The bell dings, I wash my hands and say, "I'll be right with you!"

I dry my hands and walk out. "Hi! Welcome to Vi's Bakery, how can I-" Her and another man. Why was she here with another man? Does Liam know? Should I say something to him?

"Yes. I know you two are engaged...but this man right here is the love of my life. Liam told me it all last night when he came to my place. Little does he know I'm only using him for his money." She smirks pulling him closer.

Gold digger. Just like his father said.

"Well, I hope he doesn't figure that out soon." I scoff.

"Bitch, he will never believe you. He loves me. Not you." She says pointing a finger at me.

"We'll see. Maybe your relationship will end faster than our marriage." I pack up the cupcakes and hand it to her.

"Here, a treat from me. There's no need to pay. After all I do have a secret of yours." I raise an eyebrow.

"You!" She grabs the cupcakes and storms out with her mystery lover.

I cannot believe that. How does Liam not know? Is he that clueless? C'mon he's a CEO!