It's short, I know. I may need editing in the end, I know. But I'm really trying hard to fight WB (aka Writers Block to anyone who is too new to be in the know lol) and this is the best I can come up with whilst trying to upload in a sort of quick pace.
Oh and tell me what you think of the actor I chose to play Zane :D I know most of you dont like Zac Efron, but he's kinda growing on me, and he is the closest person who looks like what I imagined.
But at least you have another chapter to read, right? And I think you may like this chapter, but I guess it all depends on what your rooting on.......
Enjoy :D
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Chapter 8
Isaac’s POV
I couldn’t help but to see red when I looked at his hands on Nicole. Some guys have no shame. I mean you could see the glitter of her ring from across the yard, so why not take that as a hint that she is taken?
And, yes, I know I’m acting like a hypocrite as I never used to take notice of a ring either and still successfully landed those girls right where I wanted them.
But this is different, she is mine and that ring proves it. And being the only child has taught me to never share.
Nicole glared at me and didn’t remove herself from his arms; the douche had enough self-respect to take a step back from her, though the smile on his face was still prominent.
“So, I take it this is the lucky guy?” The douche said as he looked at me then rested his gaze to Nicole as if transfixed.
Nicole looked back at him and smiled, though even I could tell it was strained. “Yeah, this is Isaac Tristan.”
I took a step next to Nicole and slid my hand into her left hand, making sure her ring was noticeable. “Her fiancée.”
His smile grew and he put his hand out, “I’m Zane Richards, Nicole’s ex-boyfriend.”
I couldn’t help the smug smile that crept on my face as I shook his hand. I resisted the urge to laugh in his face, as Nicole was marrying me and not him.
But then reality washed over me like a tidal wave, and I remembered that this was a business agreement and therefore Zane was the truly lucky one as he had had the chance to feel what it was like to have this beautiful lady actually want to be with him.
I shook myself out of it once what I had just thought sank in.
Was I becoming stupid? I could have any woman I want, and have done. Nicole was a business partner in this settlement, and therefore I should not be thinking such stupid thoughts.
When I got a handle on myself, I realised that the douche was talking to me.
“So, hope you don’t mind, but I would rather like to take Nicole around the dance floor at least once today.” He said as he looked at her.
I wanted to poke his eyes so that he couldn’t look at her again.
I made sure my smile was the same easy one I used when I met business acquaintances that I’d rather poison than talk pleasantly to. “Oh, sure. But maybe later on as I want to be the first person to dance with her – as it should be.”
I saw Nicole’s posture stiffen, and I knew that she wished she could kick and scream and put up a fight.
All I could say was thank God we were in public.
Nicole’s POV
I wanted to kick and scream and put up a fight so bad! Anything other than dance with this douche bag!
And not just because of the reaction I had earlier when I was in his arms. But because he was just acting like a…well jealous boyfriend. The way he was acting toward Zane was extremely rude.
But as we were in public, and Zane was looking at us expectantly, I guess I had no choice but to grin and bear it.
Just as the DJ announced for other couples to join in, Isaac held out his hand.
I stamped down the shiver that went through me, and took his hand, not looking at anyone as he led me to the dance floor.
He put an arm around my waist and gripped my hand tighter in his, my other hand slid to his shoulder unwillingly, ignoring the tingling sensation that went through me.
‘In my arms’ by Plumb came on and I mentally cringed as I really loved this song and I didn’t want to associate it with Isaac as I knew I wouldn’t be able to listen to it again properly without recoiling.
I had been looking at his defined chest for the first few moments of the song, but for some reason something within me made me look up. His ice blue eyes seemed to melt into a warm sky blue as he stared into mine, but I ticked it off as the trick of the light as this thing that we had was complicated enough as it is.
I mean, I thought we had a mutual understanding; that we would do this fake relationship whilst letting our hatred for each other simmer.
So if we added humane emotions to the mix, I knew for a fact that it wouldn’t be good.
With my resolve once again intact, I began to relax as we continued to dance, and I closed my eyes to lose myself in the music rather than in Isaac’s eyes.
Once the song was over, I opened my eyes and was surprised to see how close we had gotten as we had danced.
As I began to move out of his hold, he held tighter. I stared at him in confusion as to what he thought he was doing. We had slow danced in front of everyone already, and therefore I don’t see why we had to do it again.
He cleared his throat. “I think it’d be more realistic if we at least danced to two songs.”
I narrowed my eyes at him and was about to tell him where he could stick it, when the newlyweds came by us.
“Time for the brother-sister dance, Nikki,” Justin said as he took me from Isaac’s hold and spun me away.
I breathed in a sigh of relief, and curled myself willingly against him, but I couldn’t help but to feel Isaac’s on my back as Justin and I danced away.
“Feel free to correct me if I’m wrong, but did I just see Zane Richards here?” He asked as we danced.
I smiled, though I was still irked by Isaac’s behaviour today. “Yeah, that was him.”
He chuckled and pulled me tighter to him, placing a kiss on my forehead. “I can’t to see how this all plays out. Though I must say that I hope you choose Zane, because even though he broke your heart, I still prefer him to that douche bag that you’re supposedly marrying.”
I rolled my eyes, and didn’t bother to deny his accusations, though I couldn’t help but to think if he only he knew the real truth about what had occurred between Zane and I.
But Zane and I were the only people in the world who knew what his deepest and darkest secret was, and even though the thought of it still breaks my heart, I was still willing to take his secret to the grave.
And I knew that, no matter what, Zane and I would never be the same with each other again, though because he was my first everything and vice versa, we would always still have a special connection with each other.
I rested my head on Justin’s shoulder and his arms tightened around me, and I wished that I could confide in my brother of the trouble I was in, of the hell Isaac was putting me through.
Because no matter how much I hated him, his actions were making me second guess what he was doing, and was awakening feelings within me that I didn’t even know I possessed.
And I knew that the only I would be able to get rid of it was by running away from him and the trouble that wrapped around him like a snake.
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