Chapter 8 Second date

BEN POV

With everything that was going on in my life I was on the verge of losing my mind and I was caught between two men who were related.

The other despised my entire existence and he probably wished that I was never born while the other one made my heart flutter in a way I couldn't even understand.

Was I falling in love with Nolan?

I sighed deeply and pulled out my phone to call my best friend.

Luckily he picked up on the first ring and I moved the phone from my ear when I heard the blaring music from the background.

Okay who seriously gets wasted in the morning?

I rolled my eyes at the mere thought.

"Hello?"

He definitely sounded off.

"Where are you?" I asked curiously even though I already knew the answer to my question.

He chuckled softly.

"I'm sorry Ben, is it a crime to get drunk? I am going through a horrible breakup and the only thing you fucking care about is my location?"

He sounded pitchy as usual.

It makes me wonder how we are still friends.

"Stop being dramatic Clay and just send me your damn location because I could really use a drink as well and I'll probably need a shoulder to cry on."

He remained silent.

"What did your grandfather do this time?"

I groaned deeply.

"I'll tell you about it later, just send me the address."

A few minutes later Clay sent me the location and I was driving to the bar that seemed brightly decorated with rainbow flags.

I was the only one wearing a suit and at the far back Clay waved at me and I began to walk towards. Once I reached I sat down and took a sip of whatever he was drinking.

He cocked a brow at me.

"Rough day at the office?"

I shook my head negatively.

"Do you remember the day of my engagement?"

He grinned at me.

"How can I forget it's the one time your grandfather actually called me to ask for your whereabouts but unfortunately I didn't know your location either and when I tried calling you never picked up."

I nodded quietly.

"So the night my grandfather had proposed that contract marriage with Nolan I was angry and it just hurts to know that the only thing I'm good at is sacrificing my happiness to get my family to approve of me."

Clay had ordered another drink when I took off my jacket and rolled back the sleeves.

"I went to a bar that night and I met this man who just wouldn't leave me alone no matter how much I tried to ignore and when our eyes finally met it was just a moment of silence where you just go like shit."

I found myself smiling recalling how I met Ambrose for the first time.

"He was older than probably the same age as my dad but he looked too good for his age and we just connected and the next thing I know he took me to the dance floor and my eyes I wrapped around his neck."

Clay arched an eyebrow at me.

"I didn't know that you had a fetish for older men" he teased and I rolled my eyes at him.

" So I asked him to kiss me and he said no because I was too drunk so I felt a little humiliated and stormed off and of course he followed me and...he pinned me against the car and he took my breath away with just one kiss."

"He calls me little flower in Italian and the next thing I know we are both in his car practically half naked having sex."

I could feel the heat in my cheeks.

Clays eyes widened in shock.

"Girl you had a one night stand with some random old man you just met at a bar?"

It was a little shameful.

He narrowed his eyes at me.

"Did you guys even use protection?" he whispered so that no one would overhear us.

I shook my head negatively.

"But I took the pill the next morning and I'm expecting my period in a couple of days."

I gulped my drink.

"You need to slow down."

"So the next morning I receive a frantic call from grandfather because I am about to miss my own damn engagement. I left without saying goodbye since he was asleep but I didn't expect to meet again at my freaking engagement party."

Clay looked confused.

"Wait what?"

I took a sip of my drink.

"That man turned out to be my future father in law and Nolan's dad."

Clay immediately spit his drink.

His eyes widened in shock.

"No fucking way?!" he yelled loudly as the people in the bar turned around sending daggers at us.

I placed my finger on my lips and he got the hint.

"So how did he react when he saw you?"

I shrugged carelessly as the bartender refilled my glass and Clay's glass as well.

"He seemed just as shocked as me and he looked angry and called me a gold-digger because I was marrying his son for the money he offered to invest at my grandfather's company."

Clay smirked at me and I frowned at him.

"What?"

He seemed amused.

"I think you still feel something for your father in law and those feelings won't go away unless you address them."

Everything just seems complicated.

"I am engaged to his son Clay. Having feelings for him is out of the question besides I can't stand him because he constantly insults me because of that damn night."

I swallowed hard.

It was a mistake.

Clay grasped my hand.

"Do you even like Nolan? You can't let your family continue dictating your life. You need to take a stand for yourself and explore the possibility of having a future with the man that stole your heart in one night."

I faked a gasp.

"When did my best friend become so wise?"

He gave me the middle finger and smiled.

"So what are you going to do?"

Nolan and were already legally married and it was already too late to walk away from it.

Our eyes locked in a frenzy and I forced a smile.

"I'll get married to Nolan and if I don't fall in love within a year I'll pull out of the contract and bear him a child as agreed."

The words sounded foreign to my own ears and I hated the fact that I was sounding like my grandfather.

Clay looked sad.

"What about your book, how's it going?" he asked, trying to change the topic.

I gave him a small smile.

"Well you'll be happy to know that I already have a title in mind but I don't have a storyline yet."

"So what's the title?"

I took a sip of my drink and grinned.

"Love for sale."