Chapter 4 Are You Serious

I'm so angry,

"Marriage, I'm only 25 years old, marriage? ok, it's just a convenience marriage and for publicity but for fucks sake, marriage Damien?"

"Those sneaky Russians, he has a point though, it is a way to boost your reputation and get the media talking about ya, the bad boy has gone good"

"I suppose but Jesus, how do I do it, where do I start, hold interviews, what?" I chuckled, but it was a nervous laugh. I'm not into good girls, I'm a bad boy who likes his women just as bad. Exactly why I'm staying clear of nightclubs these days.

I have been racking my brains trying to think of who I can get back together with but they are all not what Gordon has in mind. He is not kidding around either, he will pull the plug on the deal if I don't get my shit together.

"Alexi, you just have to hold hands in public and look pretty, just to clean up your image, no one wants to stay in a family resort where the owner is the town playboy, drug addict, or alcoholic, always in the papers for causing scenes around town, you do realize that right?" Gordon said, reassuring me.

"I get it, I do, it's just a shock to my system Gordon, I wasn't prepared that's all, I will do it though, anything to prove to my dad that this resort was a good idea"

"Alexi, your dad aside, this resort is a great idea, I don't understand why he passed it up but your image may have been a factor, his loss my gain, this will be a success, just let me guide you along the way, I expect a clean image going forward when it comes to family resorts the rules change"

He's right, I know he's right

"Ok Gordon, find me a fiance, I'll do whatever you want, I'm all in"

"I will have a portfolio of girls sent to you in the next few weeks, we will have to stage photos, you both looking all loved up on a yacht, out to dinner, things couples in love do, photos the paparazzi kill for, the headlines 'bad boy finds his girl, whirlwind romance', even a holiday, loved up pics, we will stage it all, then on the launch night you will propose in front of all the media and, they will eat it all up, then after more loved up photos more holidays, charity balls, everything, quick marriage, the job is done".

"And what happens if I meet someone that I really want to marry?"

"We will have her caught cheating with someone, she broke your heart, you are destroyed, and we slowly introduce your new girl and she will be the one who helped you recover, all that shite, it's easily done, these Russian girls just need a green card, you're helping each other out"