Waiting- 2

(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.

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