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Five.

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   The gala was in full force. Hayley was glad Jim had sent his team to dress her or otherwise she would have looked out of place with the plain black knee length  dress she planned on wearing. Everything and everyone was stunning. She saw a few famous people and even shook hands with some of them. Some faces were familiar probably from the magazines she perused during her free time or the soaps she liked to watch. Despite dressed the way she was, she felt self conscious. She hadn't been out in a while and her social skills were rusty. She wondered if she was required to talk or just stand by Jim and look pretty.

           Picking two champagne filled flutes Jim offered her one and it was on the tip of her tongue to refuse but Jim gave her a weird look that made her take the glass and take a tiny sip. She didn't have to drink it. All she had to do was pretend and blend in until the end of the night. Staying beside Jim at all times, they went around greeting and talking to almost everyone. Somewhere along the way, she found out this was a charity gala thrown to support sick children all over the country. And from the way Jim behaved, he was clearly the host although some people asked for the whereabouts of a JR.

          At some point Jim gave Hayley free rein. He told her to socialize and talk with the other women at the gala. Not being a social person she went to the bar and ordered a glass of soda then sat around watching people while sipping her drink. She was so caught up in her surroundings that she didn't see the guy who approached her and took a seat next to her. Catching a whiff of his cologne she turned around and came face to face with the bluest pair of eyes she had ever seen. They were assessing her with this weird look that made her feel naked. From the inside out.

          "What's your endgame?" He asked.

         "Excuse me?" Hayley was confused, a feeling she had come to associate with most part of the day.

          "I asked about your endgame? What do you plan to achieve?" His voice was hard and accusing.

          "Okay let's back up two steps and you tell me who you are and why sound like you're accusing me of something." Hayley said feeling proud of standing up to this giant of a man. She wasn't scared of them anymore. Vince made sure of that. Before he answered, Jim appeared beside her out of nowhere.

          "I see you've met." he said sounding disappointed.

         "Not really. Do you know this man?" Hayley asked.

  
         "James Rutherford junior My son. James meet Hayley Barret your future wife." Jim said proudly then turned and left them both acting as if he had told them it was raining outside.

           Hayley had to cover her mouth with her hand to stop herself from spitting her drink all over and embarrassing herself. She had not seen that coming and looking back she realized she should have. Who spends so much money on an escort? Someone with an agenda of course. Granted she had done the escort business once but still, no one dished out money because they enjoyed someone's company. She really needed to leave before she lost her mind. Preparing to leave she stood from her chair only to be halted by a hand on her wrist.

         "Don't even think about it." JR said barely restraining his anger. 

           From the moment she had walked in he had been drawn to her. Without knowing why he had turned around and looked at the entrance where she was clinging to his father's arm. Truth was he hadn't even noticed his father next to her. He had been so captivated by her beauty that every thing around her had ceased to exist. For a moment she was all he saw and he wasn't prepared for the desire that hit him almost knocking him down. The images that passed through his mind were of her sprawled in his bed underneath him. At one point that dress was white and she was walking towards him smiling like an angel.