Chapter 9

Nichole "Dont worry, nichole. You'll do fine. Just be natural." He said trying to calm me. He has suprisingly been nice since we visited dad. He even called me twice last night to know if I've started packing and haven't forgotten the party. I like this side of him, the caring and not the bossy type. I just smiled at him which he returned and I felt my heart flutter and did I forget to mention that he looks so hot in his tuxedo. Smoking! "Mr Reynolds, who is this lady with you?" "Is she something special?" "Any future plans?" "Is it true she's your personal assistant?" "Does she fulfill your personal needs too?" "Tell us mr Xander. Tell us. We need answers." Several reporters threw several other offensive questions at us as we made our way towards the entrance. I really don't like this much attention but I'd have to make do, I knew what I was bargaining for when I signed the contract. Finally, after Xander raised his voice, they all became quiet, suddenly becoming really curious. "Yes. I'll tell you who she is. She is indeed someone special. "He said smiling down at me. I smiled back whilst looking into those eyes. My favourite pair. " Her name is nichole. Nichole Winston. My fiancee and soon to be mrs Reynolds. She is my fiancee and we'd be getting married in a month. " "Why haven't we heard about this before?" "Is she truly your personal assistant." "Are you doing this just for the contract and do you truly love her?" When the questions died down a bit. He started speaking again. "You haven't heard about this because I dont have to tell you about everything that goes on in my life, besides, my beautiful fiancee here doesn't like all of this public showoff, we kept our relationship a secret. And yes, she was my assistant because it was our way of being closer to each other." He said giving a very too sincere smile. What a liar! I just tugged on his arm tighter and gave him a tight lipped smile. Immediately, he said those words, the faces of some women changed to 'aw' expressions especially the ladies. Some were like 'aw , we never knew you could be such a romantic' and several other comments to make his smirk go wider. He is really satisfied at the way they received his lies. "Ok, yea.. that's it. Just take their pictures. No more questions." A bodyguard who I hadn't noticed said to those reporters. But why are you just introducing her today on the day of the awards? Yes, tell us mr Xander, are you sure this isn't some business strategy. "I only revealed this because I just proposed to her few days ago and decided its finally time to let the public know that one of the most eligible bachelors is taken." I took that as my cue to reveal the beautiful ring Xander had bought for me the day we went to see dad. They immediately started taking pictures. They took few more pictures and we finally made it to the hall and I was able to breathe a sigh of relief. Even though I didn't say much, I still had to be there to hear our characters being questioned. "Hey, Xander. Will you introduce me to this beautiful lady or should I do it myself?" A slightly older man said beside me. He does look familiar. "Good evening, mr Anderson and this beautiful lady here is my fiancee, nichole Winston." He said wrapping his arms around me. I felt myself smile at that. His fiancee. "So she is the one who's finally captured Xander's heart. You're a very pretty lady, miss nichole." He grabbed my hand kissed my knuckles. I looked over to Xander and he gave me an approving smile. "Thank you, sir." I replied and I'm sure my face is crimson red by now. I can feel it. He and Xander discussed a few things, mostly about the project and after few minutes, he left. "Enjoy the party guys. I'll see you around. Host duties is calling." He said and Xander nodded. He gave Xander a weird smile, more like a proud look and patted his back. Xander took me around, introducing me to his guests and associates and most of the men gave me perverted looks. It even got to a point where Xander had to speak up. "Hey, listen, the attention is up here and not there." He said pointing towards my breast where the man has been staring alot. The man's wife, ofcourse didn't notice until Xander spoke as she was too busy ogling Xander and giving him what she thinks is a seductive look but in all fairness, she did look a fool licking her lips the way she did. What makes it more amusing is that Xander wasn't even looking at her. When the man looked up, his cheek had a pink taint to it. He just gulped. Xander looked really angry and it took everything in me to whisper words to calm him . Since we left there, he has refused to take his hands from my waist. As we passed, I began to feel people glare at me, mostly the ladies, they gave me envious looks and the perverted old and young men, they immediately kept their eyes up once they noticed Xander looking over at them. It continued like that, if we go visit a couple, the wife will ogle Xander and act like I dont even exist and the men, will be gulping just looking at me. It's so disgusting if you ask me. And now, we are finally alone. I like the word 'alone'. I'm way too tired of smiling so much and pretending to enjoy the party. This is just an avenue for the rich and egoistic men to flaunt their wealth and ego. As for the ladies, whether married or not, they are just busy ogling and talking about men. "You dont like this party, do you?" Xander asked with a small smile playing on his lips. Looks like my expression gave me away. I shook my head and gave a sheepish smile. "Then, let's go." "Really?" I asked, surprised. "Yea, since you don't like it." He shrugged. "Umm." I gave an unconvinced look. "Ok, ok. The secret is that I also don't like this kind of parties." He whispered into my ear. I widened my eyes at the closeness of our faces. Somehow I lost myself in his eyes. I kept staring at those blue eyes I've come to love. I felt my hand move on it's own to touch his face and somehow, even he didn't stop staring. "Umm, mr Xander." Someone said behind us ruining our moment. Damn you mister. "What?" He shouted. I flinched. He must have noticed because he mouthed 'sorry' to me and I just smiled. "Hmm, sir, the...umm..those foreign investors who usually give projects every year they come around, so I felt that you might want to meet them." He gave him a stiff nod and stood straight. I straightened up as well and prepared to be alone now. I just changed my mind. I hate the word 'alone.' Uggr! "Babe, I'd be back, just few minutes." He said and kissed my cheek and I felt my eyes widen. That's the first time he ever kissed me. Ok, maybe not on the lips but he freaking kissed me. I should be happy right? ...whatever. I kept watching him from a distance as he interacted with him so professionally. "He's hot, isn't he?" I nodded instantly but wait... who said that? I looked over and saw two women standing beside me accessing me from head to toe with a look of disgust in their eyes and it's to no surprise that one of the ladies is Lara. Lara Jones and the other woman, with a dirty blonde hair, who is probably some rich kid like her. First time impression lasts a lifetime. I swear. "You silly girl, you're doing this for money, aren't you? Just make sure you don't fall for him. He's only mine." Lara said and the dirty blonde girl just laughed. I didn't say anything. "By the way, why would Xander ask a plain Jane like her to be his fiancee. Gross! I wish he had asked me, I'd gladly be his sex slave for no charges at all." She said dreamily. Now that's Gross. Lara glared at her and she quickly kept quiet. "By the way Nichole, you've got a nice dress on. Must be Brianna's job but the truth is that such an exquisite piece is not meant for sluts like you." She stated giving me the fakest smile ever. That's it. Payback time slut. I returned the gesture of giving her a fake smile in return. "Thanks for the complement, Lara." I said in a sing-song tone. "And your cloth looks just as beautiful but then, it'll have been better if you had gotten an original piece from the makers considering your wealth instead of this Walmart 20 dollars piece. Look, look. It's even torn." I said pointing a spot at her backside and she quickly used her hands to cover it. I laughed out loud at her reaction and the look on her face when I laughed was priceless, she looked really mad , like really mad. Foolish girl, I was just returning the favour. "See you around, girls." I said waving to the two idiots. The dirty blonde bimbo left her mouth agape. She's probably not used to seeing her friend being insulted. Well, get used to it. Nichole Winston doesn't take any insult for granted. I turned around and saw Xander looking at me with a straight face. His face completely void of any emotion. Well, shit!