33 Falling in Love Once more

“You could not imagine it, however many have discovered real love or one thing or the kind and have gotten married. Some even received married even earlier than the contract expired. I used to be there at their wedding ceremony, and I cried of pleasure…” Justin mentioned as he pretended to wipe tears away from his eyes.

“Actually?” I requested dubiously.

“Who is aware of possibly you’ll find yourself falling in love once more…” Justin mentioned wistfully.

Falling in love…what sort of sick joke is that?

“Love? What’s that…precisely?” I whispered as if I used to be speaking to myself.

I believed I used to be in love greater than as soon as earlier than in my life however was I actually in love? Even when that was love, does it even matter?

If that is the place love would lead me then, I’d desire to not know or really feel it in any respect.

Earlier than I knew it, I had began laughing.

“Haha…I don’t imagine in love…” I mentioned whereas laughing.

…..

“Effectively, you don’t look very satisfied in any respect. You won’t understand this, and I didn’t wish to say this to you want this however…there’s not a variety of jobs on the market that’s going to make you 700 million {dollars}. Most individuals reside and die with out even seeing that quantity. I’ll most likely be considered one of them, significantly,” Justin mentioned as he glared at me from throughout the espresso desk.

I knew what he meant. Even in my messed-up state, I spotted that I didn’t have a variety of choices. The one technique to make that a lot cash is to firstly affiliate myself with individuals who had that a lot cash within the first place. I rolled my eyes on the absurdity of my actuality.

“I’ll do it,” I mentioned prefer it was no large deal.

I had made up my thoughts similar to that.

“Actually?” Justin exclaimed in disbelief.

“Yeah. I don’t have a selection. If yow will discover filthy wealthy guys that may have me, then…let’s do it,” I mentioned with renewed motivation.

“First billionaire coming proper up, babe!” Justin cried out in his high-pitch excited voice.

As we clinked champagne glasses full of low-cost wine later that evening to have fun our renewed friendship and future partnership, the semi-official begin of my life as a contract spouse started.

…

Regardless of the keenness and pleasure that accompanied my settlement to work at Justin’s contract spouse company, I didn’t actually know what I wanted to do or what was anticipated of me. Based mostly on Justin’s encouragement, I’ve been spending the previous few days simply chilling and adjusting to a traditional down-to-earth life.

“You appear to be in a greater temper…” Justin mentioned observantly.

“Actually? How so?” I requested earlier than smiling at little at him.

He was proper. I used to be starting to return to phrases with my new actuality now. Embracing the change with totally opened arms as a result of I didn’t have another selection.

“You’ve been buzzing that very same melody once more,” Justin replied.

“Actually? I’ve been buzzing?” I requested, cluelessly.

“You don’t even understand it? If I keep in mind accurately, you had been all the time buzzing it again in college too,” Justin recalled.

“I don’t keep in mind. Perhaps I’m simply doing it unconsciously. However you’re proper, I’m feeling barely higher about the whole lot,” I responded.

“I keep in mind asking you about it earlier than and also you mentioned that you simply didn’t keep in mind the place the melody got here from,” Justin mentioned calmly.

“Perhaps it’s simply one thing that I heard, and it type of caught?” I mentioned speculatively.

“In any case, ignore me and my randomness, it’s good that you simply’re feeling higher,” he mentioned as he waved his hand to dismiss the entire thing.

“So, what am I imagined to do within the meantime?” I requested.

The countdown for the primary two weeks begins in the present day. I used to be extraordinarily curious to see if Justin might discover shoppers for me.

“Simply chill out and spend a while having fun with regular actions in life. Don’t stress. I need you to be match and prepared for when the actual job begins,” Justin mentioned as he grinned at me.

“Take pleasure in regular actions…like what? Going to the spa? Go Purchasing? Get my nails finished? All of that requires cash…one thing that I don’t have,” I mentioned as I crossed my arms over my chest.

I by no means actually understood that being broke might be such a ache. Perhaps that was as a result of I’ve by no means been broke earlier than, a minimum of, not since I received sufficiently old to make use of cash.

“No. These are usually not regular actions. It is best to go to the grocery store and the park. Then take an evening stroll alongside the road the place individuals hang around. Get out of that socialite life-style and simply chill out…” Justin defined earlier than beaming a smile at me.

“I’ll attempt…” I mentioned softly.

“I’ve to go to the workplace. You exit and chill out and I’ll meet you again right here for dinner,” Justin mentioned with a drained sigh.

“You’ve gotten a cook dinner?” I requested excitedly.

Since we’re consuming in then that signifies that somebody is cooking for us, proper?

“No, I don’t. We’re ordering in…” Justin replied earlier than rolling his eyes at me.

“Oh…” I replied.

“Good luck adjusting to the actual world, princess. Goodbye,” Justin mentioned as he headed out the door.

Now that he was gone, it was time for me to dress and exit to reside a ‘regular life’. Sitting right here and worrying isn’t going to show issues round for me. So first, I’m going to do precisely as Justin instructed, I’m going to go to the grocery store at a close-by mall.

Truly, there was one thing that I wanted to do earlier than that. I picked up my cellphone and began dialing a quantity.

“Hello…I’m seeking to promote a bag. Are you guys open for in the present day?” I mentioned as soon as the road related.

…

After heading out of the home, the primary place that I dropped by was one of the well-known branded vogue merchants. I didn’t have something left and I used to be very low on money. My bank cards didn’t work anymore however I nonetheless had the bag that I used to be utilizing that fateful day. Fortunately, that bag wasn’t confiscated too.

“Is that this the most effective you are able to do?” I requested as I stared down on the quantity on the calculator.

The younger woman smiled tightly at me as she turned the calculator round and began typing in one other quantity. I knew that the bag was value rather more than she had simply supplied, and I knew that she knew that as properly. I’m determined for cash so I wasn’t search for a good value however one thing a bit extra respectable can be good.

–To be continued…