In love with my husband

Lois storms out of her parent's mansion, feeling defeated, feeling weak in her knees. Once again her parents had won and there was nothing she could do.

She knew she was running out of time. If she doesn't marry Aaron Carson within a month, she would lose her position as an heiress in the robotics company she had worked so hard to build ever since she was a child.

The company she poured half of her existence into, if it wasn't for her, this company would have still been in the 20th position with no hope of rising to the top.

And bow she was been threatened to give it all up or do as they say. Her heart was heavy, but a single teardrop didn't fall from her eyes. This was the peak of her parents' controlling side, but yet she didn't budge.

She had been betrothed to him ever since she was a child. She was a female child and needed a really strong heir by her side to keep her position. Her family didn't see it fit that a woman should be in such a position without a husband by her side.

The patriarchy in her family was really high, but God did well not to bless them with a son, only a daughter, which was her.

She huffed as she lit up the cigarette in her hand and smirked. She remembered the words of her father, which said a woman shouldn't smoke. She smiled and blew out the smoke.

She never had the time for love, friendship, or socialising. She put in all her energy into building this company, working day and night like a dog, exhausting herself to the core and now she was being threatened that she would lose that position she poured half of her life into. She scoffed and blew out more smoke.

Aaron was someone she was familiar with. She hated him. He bullied her a lot when they were little, well not him, his friend group. She hated that he never stood up for her. He let them treat his betrothed like that.

She almost killed herself once because of the bullying, Aaron knew about this but never said anything or did anything to help her.

She had to change school because the bullying was becoming unbearable, and now that they are all grown, he stole most of her eligible clients from her clients from her, he was her rival in the field, he was also into the robotics business amd consideredthe best in the field, hence making him the richestman in the country.

The potential clients who could have made her rise above the second best were all taken by Aaron.

She was enraged by the thought of him, and here she was about to marry him.

It sounded ridiculous to her, at the same time she also didn't see it like a bad idea, all she had to do was get married to the richest man in the country, the man she hated so much and divorce him later on, not like she will fall in love or anything.

The problem was that she hated being controlled by her parents. Every aspect of her life had been written by them, what she ate, what she drank, and who she made friends with. Every single aspect of her life and they they still got to choose who she got married to.

She blew out the smoke from her cigarette as she stood at the entrance of her parents' house.

'Care to light mine' a familiar masculine voice said.

She looked in the direction from which it came and saw who it was.

It was Aaron, he frequented her parents' house ever since they started talking about the wedding. She moved close to him and lit his cigarette, looking straight at him with so much disdain.

'Don't worry about the marriage, it's not like we are going to have children or anything' Aaron said as he puffed out smoke

. He was right. It was just a contract, nothing more. She had to pull herself together, after all great things in life required great sacrifices.

'Goodnight Mr Carson' she finally said her first word to him that night as she strode away with Aaron looking at her back intensely.

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(The day of the wedding)

Lois Pov

It was finally the D- day. I was really getting married to Aaron for real. As I walked down the aisle, I saw Aaron looking at me neutrally. My mum and dad looked so proud. I had no friends, so hence no bridesmaid.

Aaron, on the other hand, had a lot of groomsmen all behind him, grinning like fools. Some of the people who bullied me were part of them. Aaron really just had to invite them here. He just had to. Sigh.

Hypocrites. I hated all of them and couldn't wait for this day to be over. I chose to do this because I had worked too hard to lose it all over something so flimsy.

I comforted myself by just thinking of this marriage as a billion dollar deal, which it was. It was part of the way to rising to the top.

I hated Aaron so much. He is so obnoxious, arrogant, and always so full of himself. A narcissist. I hated narcissists so much, but here I was about to get married to one.

'Do you take Lois Anderson to be your lawfully wedded wife' the priest asked Aaron.

'I do' he said with a smirk, there it was, that arrogant behaviour. I was so disgusted.

'Do you take Aaron Carson to be your lawfully wedded husband' he asked me.

'I do' I replied lowly.

'Good, you may kiss the bride' the priest said. Aaron's face moved close to mine, and before I knew it. He planted a long kiss on my lips.

There it was. I was finally married to the man I hated most in the whole world. Hurray.

Lois's POV

I looked out the window on the drive home. The city looked peaceful, like the drive home. Aaron was unusually quiet.

He liked to nag a lot and annoy me, but now it was like he didn't know what to say to me, not that I was complaining.

I was drowning in the peace and quiet and couldn't wait to get home and sleep.

Shortly after we arrived at the mansion, my parents picked out for us.

It was a tall building, fine structure, small, but it will do. It should have at least two bedrooms from this structure i am seeing.

Nothing compared to what I have, but it will do until I get a divorce. We walked inside in silence.

Aaron looked a little bit pale, like he was scared of something, his perfect hair was in sliight disarray, which suited him quiet well, I couldn't shake the feeling that him feeling down had something to do with me. I felt a slight ting of joy just thinking about it.

'Here is the contract' I said, handing him a brown envelope the minute we arrived inside the house. I drafted a contract days ago to set a boundary, I didn't need him and my space, and neither do I want to be in his space.

'Contract?' he blurted out, surprised 'Why would we need a contract as a married couple?' he asked in disbelief as he slowly drew out the content of the contract out.

'This isn't a love marriage, so some boundary needed to be set' I said with a scoff. What was he expecting for us to be all lovey dovey and all over each other? What a jerk.

I rolled my eyes.

'We are to stay in seperate rooms? What about today that is our wedding night?' he said, looking at me surprised, is this guy being fr right now? I was too tired to argue with him today.

'Read the rest of the contract and know your place, my room will be upstairs, while yours will be downstairs, you have no business upstairs and I must not see you there' I said with condescending tone and immediately vacated upstairs, I didn't wait o hear what he had to say, I wasn't interested.

When I got upstairs, I realised that there was not any room available. None in sight, only the indoor pool area, the laundry room, and the indoor theatre, more like my parents knew this was going to happen, I sighed in frustration.

They were always two steps ahead, every goddamn time.

I looked downstairs in defeat and saw that Aaron was seated on the couch. It was so embarrassing. After acting all tough and all , I had to go down and face him.

Sigh, I took the bold step and went back downstairs, ignoring Aaron's questioning gaze on me and entering the nearest room.

That was a close one. I took the stupid wedding gown off and immediately went to take a shower. The feeling of the cold water on my body soothed me. I felt so relaxed. Today drained me, and the water slowly ran down my body, from my back to my feet.

I moaned a little because this shower was a little too damn good.

I stood in the shower of thinking about how my life was going to be now. I was now married to the richest man in the country, it would really help my company. I hated him, but I was doing this for my baby, my company.

Now that our company will be merging, it will be on the news on Monday and I have to prepare for a whole lot of talking. I took a deep breath and sighed.

Now that I think about it, Aaron looked better than when him last month, but he was really looking better today, more handsome and hotter.

He really did some good to that hair of his.

I would really want my children to have eyes like his. They were literally so blue and perfect.

I quickly shook the thoughts off and remembered who he was to me.

When I was done, I took a fresh towel and tapped it on my body gently to dry out the water on my skin.

I couldn't wait to go to bed, I was really exhausted. I entered the room back, did my skincare, and immediately retired to bed. What I nice way to spend a wedding night.

I heard the door tweak a little while I was sleeping, but I didn't pay much attention to it. Maybe I left it open or something. I loved my sleep so much, so of course, I didn't want to break from my sweet sleep.

I didn't bother checking and just ignored it.

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I woke up refreshed and feeling accomplished.It was morning. I wasn't really a morning person, but this morning felt different and great and satisfying.

Maybe it was the marriage effect.

Every bone and tissue in my body felt rejuvenated and refreshed.

The pillow I laid my head on felt unusually hard but soft at the same time. It felt so relaxing and satisfying.

I guess I changed the pillow while I was sleeping because it wasn't the one I slept on last night.

A win is a win, though. I felt more relaxed with this pillow than the initial. It was now my favourite pillow.

I opened my eyes gently, my hand was on the pillow, so soft, like it had a nipple, I stood up gently and realized I laid on a tall figure, not a pillow.

I felt confused for a second. How could a pillow look like that? It had a really weird shape and...

I opened my eyes widely as realisation dawned on me. It was AARON, and I was laid on his chest.

'Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh' I screamed with so much fear and Aaron jolted from his sleep.

Lois POV

''What the fuck are you doing here?'' I asked with my eyes wide open and the blanket covering my body. I was furious and agitated.

''This was the only room available'' he blurted out. oh my goodness. My parents really had to stoop this low and how can a house like this have only one room?

Jesus, I was infuriated.

They had to go out of their way to make me miserable even in their absence. I am sure this was my mum's doing, I could bet with my life that it was hers.

''And what gave you the right to come in and lay on the bed''. I asked furiously

'Excuse me?' he asked with a confused glance.

'You could have laid on the floor or the couch for all I care' I said, and he looked at me weirdly, scoffed, and just left, without a word. Good riddance.

Who did he think he was? Just because he was the richest man in the country doesn't mean he gets to act the way he wants around me. I wasn't that small naive girl his friends bullied anymore. I was the heiress to the second biggest robotics company in the country.

I wouldn't be staying here, but my parents also drafted a contract for me as well. It was either I stayed in this house or lost the company. They knew I was vulnerable whenever the company was involved and used it against me any chance they got.

Yes, I was a little too defensive with Aaron around me, a little too protective of myself, I couldn't do all that in high school. My whole high school experience was ruined because of Aaron and his friends. I had to go to years of therapy before I could get my confidence back, so yes, I would protect myself from the likes of him now that I have the power.

I took a quick shower and headed out. Today was Sunday, so it meant a free day for me. I didn't have friends, only people my parents wanted me to be associated with. I didn't like them, and I can say the feeling is mutual.

They were all so spoilt and rotten, it disgusts me, they are too dependent and are so fake. I hated hanging out with them but couldn't object because I was forced by my parents to.

I stopped by a small coffee shop to get coffee. Coffee was the starter of my day. I felt happier and refreshed after having a cup of coffee. I placed my order and waited for it to come.

While waiting, I spotted Aaron at a corner sipping coffee and sat elegantly. A strand of his hair was hanging down away from his perfectly sleeked hair, his lips were full and luscious, those lashes of his were perfect, I guess he got the 6th sense thing and caught me staring, I didn't look away, he looked back at me with questioning eyes but I didn't budge. It became a staring contest for some seconds.

I was called to come get my coffee, so I had to break eye contact. After retrieving my coffee, I left a generous tip and looked back at Aaron, only to find him kissing a random girl.

What the actual fuck? I stormed out of the shop furiously, I didn't know why I was angry but I was angry, filled with so much anger that I could burst. I entered my car and immediately drove back home. I took a cold shower and drank some hot tea.

I felt a little bit relieved, but still wasn't sure why I was angry, it wasn't like I liked him or anything, I guess I just felt really disrespected and humiliated, I was his wife, he shouldn't kiss somebody in my presence, he could do that behind me but not in front of me.

What was I expecting? He was Aaron after all, I heard the door slam and figured he was home already.

I sat on the couched with my legged crossed ready to interrogate him.

He came in shortly after, not saying a word and heading straight to the bathroom. That was it? He wasn't going to say anything? What a jerk.

He came out of the shower shortly after, with just a towel wrapped around his waist, I gulped down hard and tried not to stare.

'You can stare if you want, I am your husband after all' Aaron said, catching me off guard.

'You wish' I said as I stood up to leave.

'Wait' he called out, and I looked at his face, trying really hard not to stare at his abs.

'I am sorry about the cafe, she kissed me, I was caught off guard, i used to date her' he said and a hint of relief swirled through me.

'And why would I care, like I said this isn't a love marriage, you can do whatever you want' I said, then the look in his eyes changed, an expression formed on his face, an expression i couldn't read.

He slowly moved towards me, and I slowly moved back till my back hit the wall, and he was so close to me. He placed his right hand on the wall, very close to my face.

'What are you doing?' I asked angrily but tenderly.

'What I should have done since the beginning ' he said and I immediately felt his lips on mine, his lips were so soft, just like I pictured earlier, he slowly moved his lips upon mine and I slowly responded, I was enjoying every bit of it, I wasn't thinking of anything as the kiss grew deeper.

I immediately came to my senses. This mother fucker was kissing me and I was responding.

I quickly broke the kiss and landed a hot slap on his face before leaving the room.