Stanley carefully untied the rope at the back of Lana's gown. He began to imagine what would have happened if things were different. If Savy had not cheated on him, she would have been the one in front of him and they would have both been so happy.He briefly imagined himself helping her to take off her wedding gown and placing wet kisses on her back. His imagination began to have an effect on him as his breath quickened.He realized himself and let go of the ropes halfway through. Seeing that he had stopped, Lana thought he had loosened all the ropes and wondered why the gown still felt a little bit tight. She touched her back and was surprised to see that Stanley had left it halfway through. She stared at him, wondering about his actions. However, Stanley became more uncomfortable, opened the door, and walked out without saying a word to Lana while she kept looking on in surprise.Stanley stood just outside the door of his room and saw an acquaintance who had booked a room at the r
Lana waited for Stanley to get back home from work. She could not stop thinking about the wedding and especially the way Stanley had kissed her. It still felt like a dream. She kept touching her lips and each time she closed her eyes to relive that special moment, her heart would beat fast.It was unlike her. Growing up, she had always hated it when boys or men tried to touch her but it felt different with Stanley. Perhaps it was because she held him in high esteem. Ever since he saved her at the black market, she had developed a certain feeling towards him. At first, she thought it was just gratitude but now she realized it was something more. Back then, she wouldn't think this way because he had a fiancee but after everything that happened in the past few days, she knew for a fact that she had a crush on Stanley.She had no illusions though. She was just a maid and Stanley was her boss. Stanley had drawn a fine line between them to always make sure she remembered that she was just t
Stanley went back into his room and sat on his bed. He thought about what Lana said and sighed. Perhaps she was right. If she had told him back then that Savy was having an affair with his brother, it would have been her word against Savy's.He didn't know her too well or trust her but he had been with Savy for more than two years. He would have easily believed Savy and probably sent Lana packing for trying to ruin his happiness.Or, if he didn't send her packing, Savy would have made life difficult for her. She would have been more careful with her immoral affair and he would never have found out the truth until after he married her.He also recalled that like she said, Lana had avoided him during that period. She was always in her room and when he had forced her to come out and eat, her hand had been shaking.He wasn't being fair by taking his anger out on her because in the end, if it weren't for her, he would not have found out about the fact that Savy was sleeping with his brothe
Lana felt happy at Stanley's invitation but she knew that she would be too self-conscious to eat in front of him. Ever since he took her first kiss, she had realized that she had become more uncomfortable in front of him so she said, "thank you sir but I will like to eat up in my room."Stanley dropped his spoon and stared at her, "why? You know that I don't like the idea of you eating up in your room. As long as you live in this house, I insist that you eat in the dining."Lana nodded and said, "okay sir." She placed her food on the table and sat on the chair. She was sitting directly opposite Stanley and could not bear to raise her head.She kept looking down at her plate as she ate slowly. When he was done eating, Stanley said, "thanks, Lana, breakfast was tasty."As she heard his words, Lana almost died of happiness. She raised her head and saw him picking up the tray from the table. She quickly got up and took the tray from him, "I'll do it, sir."Stanley let her do as she please
Stanley went down and waited for Lana at the exit door. When he heard her descending the stairs, he stared at her for a while without realizing it. He liked the silver dress that she wore as he knew that it was going to grab people's attention.He could not deny though that Lana was nubile. Seeing her looking so beautiful and sexy reminded him of the day he bought her at the black market. She had looked just as beautiful, the only difference being that she was almost naked.She looked much better now and being a single man, he admitted to himself that seeing her awoke a longing in his loins but he was clear about where they both stood in their marriage arrangement and he did not want to complicate things."You look beautiful," he said before going out of the house.""Thank you," Lana replied. When she was descending the stairs and saw the way Stanley stared at her, Lana knew that she had made the right choice by wearing the silver-colored gown. Hearing Stanley, tell her that she look
As Lana ran up to her room, she stopped herself from squealing in excitement. She could not believe that Stanley had actually asked her to go with him. It was as though he could read her thoughts. She knew that Stanley was just being nice to her and may have asked her to go with him because he was worried about leaving her to be all by herself for a month when she didn't know anyone or anywhere in the city.Whatever his reasons were, she felt immensely grateful. As she sat on her bed, she thought, "oh Stanley, you are the best man I have ever seen. I wish things were different. If I wasn't someone you bought from the black market, if you took just a little bit of the love you had for Miss Savy and gave it to me and saw me as your wife, I will want nothing else in this life."She knew though that it was wishful thinking as Stanley would never love someone like her when there were much better girls out there who suited his status.Her only hope now was that Stanley would let her keep be
Lana stared at Stanley with flushed cheeks as she realized she had given her emotions away and had no answer to his question.Stanley waited for her reply but she looked down and refused to make eye contact with him. When he realized that she was feeling embarrassed, he shook his head and went back to unpacking his bag.Sometimes Lana surprised him with her actions. She smiled when it wasn't necessary and felt excited for reasons best known to her. There were also times her emotions changed so quickly and within a twinkling of an eye, she was moving from happiness to sadness.He would never understand what went on in her mind. Perhaps because she was young and had been through so much, it was difficult for her to express her feelings accurately.He left her alone in the bedroom and went out to the living room, where he sat on the couch and began to work on his laptop. After a while, he went back to the bedroom and noticed that she had fallen asleep.He took out a document from his bag
After getting ready, Lana sat down in the living room and waited for Stanley as she ate from the bowl of fruits that were in front of her.When he knocked on her door, she quickly put the fruits away and went out to meet him. She smiled at him and he smiled back before leading the way out of the hotel.Stanley drove them to a shopping mall but just as they were about to go inside, his phone began to ring. He stared at his screen and knew it would take a while so he said to Lana, "go in and start picking out the clothes you like, I will join you once I'm done with my phone call."Lana nodded and went into the mall. A lot of people were inside, shopping and as Lana looked at the way they were dressed, she began to feel self-conscious.She was wearing a very simple gown and sandals as she had not expected that the mall Stanley was taking her to would be so luxurious. It couldn't be more obvious that only the wealthy shopped here.She became confused and couldn't decide where to begin bec