Marriage of Convenience

Chapter 3

“Amil, Parisa and Liam Conversation”

"Parisa, tell me about Genesis,"  Amil said taking a sip of scotch, looking at her.

"Why should I?"   She asks  looking at him, shaking her head

"I need to know what she likes and wants.  You heard her, I will have to earn her." Amil said looking at her

Parisa tells him everything her friend likes.

"What does she want?"  Amil ask looking at Parisa

Parisa laughs, shaking her head. 

"What's funny?" Liam asks looking at Parisa

"He's not ready to give her the only thing she wants,"  Parisa said looking at Amil shaking her head.

"Yes, I am,  tell me," Amil said looking at her.

"A husband and a baby. She wants a baby. But she needs a husband first."  Parisa said looking at Amil.

"Genesis wants a baby?"   Amil asks looking confused.

"Yep,"  Parisa said popping the p

"I'll be more than happy to give her a baby,"  Amil said looking a Parisa, smiling

Liam couldn't believe that he said that. "Amil has never wanted kids." Liam is thinking as he is looking at Amil

Parisa Laughs

"What are you laughing at now?" Amil said still confused.

"He just said he would give her a baby,"   Liam said looking at Parisa

Liam hands her another vodka shot. He wants her to keep talking

"She's not going to sleep with you or any other man,"  Parisa said looking at Amil and then around the club

"I know she's not a lesbian?  I can see that was interested in me." Amil said

"Nope."  She said popping the p again. 

Liam and Amil are looking at her.  "She is confusing them." They both are thinking.

"She's not having a baby out of wedlock. I told her marriage of convenience."   She said looking at Amil

"Why does she have to be married first?  "Liam asks looking at her.

"One word. I'm ready to go home. I don't want anything else to drink."  Parisa said looking at Liam

"We will leave after you answer one more question baby," Liam said still looking at her.

"What is, the one word?"   Amil asks her.

"Virgin," Parisa said

" She's a virgin? "  Amil ask smiling

"Yep, never had a boyfriend, never dated. She's not giving it up until she's married." Parisa said looking at Amil

He was happy to hear that. But he wanted to know more about the marriage of convenience. But Parisa has already talked too much.

"Monday at the office"

"Parisa can you bring me the contracts for the Brewster's accounts?"   Genesis said

"I think I fucked up," Parisa said walking into Genesis's office with the contracts.

Genesis gets up closed the door. She sits beside her friend. "Are you pregnant?" Genesis asks reaching for her friend's hand.

Parisa shakes her head

"Did you catch something?"   Genesis asks looking at her

"NO".  Parisa said looking at Genesis funny.

"Well, what is it then?" Genesis is looking at her confused 

"After you left, I started talking and I talked too much."   She said looking at Genesis.

"What did you talk about?"   Genesis said looking at Parisa.

"You," Parisa said.

"Me?"   Genesis said with a narrowed eye

"Yea, Amil said he wanted to know what you like. So he could win you." Parisa said.

"Okay, that's not bad,"  Genesis said smiling.

Parisa started to tell her about the rest. She decided not to, at least not yet.

There is a knock at Genesis's office door. Parisa get up to open it

A man is delivering flowers. He has two large vases of red roses. Each vase had twenty-four roses in it.

Genesis gives him twenty dollars.

She reads the card.

I'm sorry for being an ass. Have dinner with me tonight?

Amil

Her cell rings. She looks at the caller id

"Phone Conversation"

Hello

 Amil: Hello, this is Amil. Did you like the roses?

 Genesis: Yes, thank you

Amil: Will you have dinner with me? 

Genesis: No

 Amil: Why not?

 Genesis: I can't think of a lie right now. So I'm going, to tell the truth. I just don't want to. Goodbye

"End of Call

"Amil POV"

I was clenching my fist as Genesis was dancing with those guys Saturday night. Hell, she was dancing for me. When those two guys started dancing with her. I didn't like it. They weren't touching her but they were too damn close to her. I just didn't like it. I had stood up to go grab her ass off the floor. Parisa and Liam said it's just a dance, she'll be back.

When I told her that I was busy with work. Genesis said right quick. That I had time to take Leona out. But no time to call her.

I touched her hand, she moved it. She said she doesn't like leftovers, she's not anyone's second choice. Genesis isn't my second choice. She's my first choice.

I have never said please to anyone. But I said it to her, just wanted her to talk to me. I'm sorry, that was what she was waiting for. If I had known that I would have said it in the beginning.

We were wrong for pumping information out of Parisa. But I wanted to know how to win her. I knew I fucked up by not calling her. 

Genesis is different than the types of women that I go out with. They would have forgiven me in a second and would have been all over me. But she's not like that at all. 

Now I just lied when I said it was because of work. Truth be told I was on vacation for two weeks with Jennifer. After I came back I was out with a different woman just about every night

She wants a baby. But not out of wedlock. I'm not ready to marry anyone right now. I'll give her a baby, not a marriage. I can't believe I said I would give her a baby. I never wanted kids, but I will have one with her.

Her being a virgin makes me want her even more. I have never been with a virgin before. 

I took in everything Parisa said Saturday night. I sent four dozens of red roses to her office.

I called her to ask her out. She turned me down. Because she just doesn't want to. What the hell does she mean by that? 

"Genesis and Parisa"

"I don't know who he thinks I am. That I would agree to go to dinner with him. Just because he sent me some roses. I can buy all the roses I want."  Genesis said looking at Parisa.

"Are you ever going to go out with him?"   Parisa asks while she is smelling the roses.

"I  seriously doubt it,"  Genesis said picking her handbag up

"What are you doing tonight?"   Parisa asks looking at her.

"I'm taking your advice,"  Genesis said as she is walking toward her office door.

"What advice?" Parisa asks looking at her a little confused.

"Marriage of convenience. I'm having dinner with someone that might be a candidate." Genesis said smiling

"Good luck,"  Parisa said

"Thanks. What are you doing tonight?"   She asks Parisa

"Liam is coming over for dinner,"  Parisa  said smiling

"You two must have had a really good time Saturday night," Genesis said smiling

"We did. I like his company."  Parisa said with a huge smile

"He's a good guy I hope it works out for you two. See you tomorrow." Genesis said