"Miss Olivia Swan do you agree to be with him both in sickness and in health, both in sadness and in happiness''? asked father Williams,as I and my husband to be held our hands on the stage of the church.
"I do" said I with a smile.
"And do you take Mr. James Parker as your husband from now ?" asked father again.
"I do" I replied and with my heart fluttering I pushed the wedding ring on his ring finger.
"Mr. James Parker, do you take Miss Olivia Swan as your wife from now"?
"I do" he replied pushing the ring on my finger gently.
"I declare you both as a married couple, you may kiss your bride." said father, James inched toward me and grabbed my waist. I could feel my heart poundering at this moment. I could sense the sweat of nervousness on my temple, and then he kept his warm hand behind my neck and pulled me closer, but we did not kiss, he just pulled me into an angle from where everybody could see the illusion that we did.
Then he pulled his hands off me,, and we walked, hand in hand, through the isle and after the party we went to his home, actually 'our' home from then. It was an apartment with twenty floors,, and he lived at fourteenth.
Oops! I forgot to tell you it was an arranged marriage between the children of two best friends.
My dad, Edward Swan and his dad Eric Parker are best friends, and so they wanted to lead this friendship to a new relationship and that is how I married my investment banker husband.
We had taken an elevator to the fourteenth floor, and as the elevator had opened at the floor. I hurried outside and glanced here and there searchingly and when I found nobody, I took my stilettos off my feet and threw it on James who had just been out of the elevator.
"How dare you, to ruin my beautiful wedding !" shouted I with a hint of anger.
"I...I..?'' he was baffled.
" Yes you" I cried but listening to the quarrel, an old lady hastened out of her room towards us.
Seeing her, I hugged him out of nowhere.
"Oh I love you my darling thank you so much for this loving day..." said I
Seeing my drama, he understood his task,"Oh my sweetie how's your foot now ? Does it pain? Shall I pull you up on my arms ?"
"Hmm, my ankle hurts" said I ,making a puppy face , and he pulled me up on his arms.
"Newly married"? Asked the lady.
"Yeah yess..." James replied.
"Actually I heard people shout, I was afraid and wanted to know what was going on so."she explained.
"Huh ? shout ...people? No I think you misheard grandma "said he, laughing awkwardly.
"Oh yes … I think I misheard... whatever ... God Bless you children..." she blessed.
"Thank you" said James and I together and she left .
As soon as the lady left he put me down, and I grabbed his ear.
"Let's go to our room babe, I am not done yet" I mumbled in an audible way. He picked my stilettos up and started walking behind me.
And as we entered his bedroom I banged our doors close. I grabbed his tie and inched toward him,"If you dared to ruin my moments again, then no one would be worse than me. You get it"? But then he grabbed my waist and whispered in my ears, "Okay my wife, soo let's rebuild your moment, Shall we" ?
I pushed him away and winked,"Not yet...this room's mine now.... go find your place..."
But he stood there as if he did not hear what I said and started unbuttoning his white shirt.
I sat on the bed and said,"If you want to sleep here then you can...left side is mine" and I laid on my side.
He walked towards my side and leaned towards me...at that moment I felt my heart throbbing. He was too close," What are you doing"? I asked.
"Taking pillow, what else would I do "? He said and winked.
He grabbed the pillow and left to the living room. I was quite unhappy at this, but I showed as I did not care and slept in annoyance.
In the middle of the night, I woke up due to thirst and the worst part, the kitchen was beside the living room.
I tiptoed to the kitchen and grabbed a water bottle and when I was about to leave an unknown feeling kept urging me to see him, and so I tiptoed again toward the couch he was sleeping in.
He slept like a panda, and he looked too cute to resist. I knelt down beside him and watched him carefully, he looked alluring.
"His eyelashes are so long" thought I, and touched it gently. " You cannot steal my first kiss so easily " I mumbled and kissed his lips warmly.
Due to the ticklish sensation he turned his face and so I pulled myself off immediately and stood to leave,, but he was cold and had not taken any blankets with him, so I hurried to my room and brought a cotton blanket to cover him." Stupid!" exclaimed I in a soft voice and covered him up. I sat on the smaller couch to drink water, but then he was about to fall and I saved him.
"huh !" I heaved a deep sigh. I hurried back to the room and returned with two pillows that I placed on the floor so even if he falls again he won't hurt himself.
Assuring myself that he is fine now, I returned to my room and slept.
The morning I woke up, I saw him buttoning his shirt and applying perfume.
"Good morning sweetie" he said while wearing a watch.
"hmm good morning " I smiled.
" you should not take advantage of sleeping husband" he smirked at me.
I was doomed.
" WH…what ?" I stumbled upon my words.
"Didn't you kiss me in the middle of the night?" he asked shamelessly.
"If you want a kiss then just ask for it no need to be a coy" he added with a smirk.
I blushed, my heart was racing, but I was annoyed too. "Why was he awake?" Thought I and cursed myself. "I need to turn the tables" I said to myself.
"You took advantage of me" I replied to him.
He raised his eyebrows and stared at me blankly.
"How?'' he asked.
"You were awake, but you didn't deny it but rather enjoyed it... "I turned my face to the side in order to show disapproval.
"Okay my wife just to save your dignity I'll say that I took advantage of you, okay ?"
"hmm" I replied but suddenly realised that he turned the tables.
"wait....what? "
He smirked at me and checked the time on his wrist-watch.
"By the way I m gonna go for a meeting,would you mind cooking for me? " he asked
"Cooking" I was baffled ,"I don't even know how to boil water" I replied.
"what" he turned pale,"But you said you know how to cook, mop and clean the dishes".
"No...I didn't say that, it was my dad who did.." I replied,"if you have any complaints then go talk to him".said I sarcastically.
"Huh! What kind of trouble I'm dumped in !" exclaimed he.
" atleast you're dumped in a trouble but I'm dumped into the house of an animal" said I making faces.
" whatever " he rolled his eyes,"I'm cooking,fresh yourself up" and walked to the kitchen.
I got up from the bed and went to brush teeth and took a shower.
Having the shower,I wore a loose white frock and hurried to the dining room which was attached to the kitchen.
"let me help you arrange the table"said I and arranged the plates on the table.
He placed the pancakes he prepared in the table and we sat next to each other,to eat.
"Why these pancakes has turned black" I remarked.
"I burnt it a little bit "he replied.
"little bit?", I picked the pancake and showed him.
I cut it with the help of a knife but it seemed impossible.
"it's rubbery" I complained.
He was quiet and ate his food peacefully.
I gradually took the first bite and it was burnt, tasteless,sweetless, I can't put into words how bad it was. The worst thing I had in my life till then.
"This is what you've cooked?This can't be called food!"exclaimed I.
"If you don't like it then go and Cook yourself..." he said and stood to leave but I grabbed his hand.
"No...no it's delicious, tempting, definitely a chef's kiss"
"Leave my hand I have a meeting and I'm already late"
"Wait I have a very important question...."I insisted.
He checked the time on his wrist-watch and replied,"Go on"
"Is there anyone who gives cooking classes?",I asked.
"why ?"
"Its better to learn cooking than eating this junk" thought I.
"Its not good to let husband good "I replied with a puppy face.
"but isn't it good to beat husband with stilletos?" he raised his eyebrows.
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