Arranged Marriage: To Hear Your Voice

Veronica finishes the last piece of her work and immediately settled everything. Sylvia wave at her as she left the office and took her car keys. She went to the parking lot and got startled by Mr. Rivera who hugged her from behind. She immediately reacted and pushes him away.

”Hey, what’s with the reaction?” He grin at her. He smell marijuana and she pushes him away.

”Stay away.” She said it aloud and pushes him hard. She get in the car quickly and he keep tapping on the windshield.

”Come on, Veronica, I know that you love it.”

Veronica frowns and start the engine. She drove recklessly out the floor and glower at him that’s still standing on the same spot. She was mad until she get to the pizza parlor. Pizza will make it up to her. And since her favorite bubble tea was nearby, she bought four kinds of bubble tea. She’s wet from rain and didn’t bother to get umbrella. She drove to the penthouse to see her man.

But she felt something odd as she pushes the doorbell button. She was too lazy to get keys. The door opens and it shows her man, dripping wet from bath that still has traces of soap on his body and covered with towel around his waist. She look at the size nine shoes on the floor. Clearly not hers.

”V!” he said excitedly.

She walk past him and start investigating after she put the bubble tea and the pizza on the coffee table and find where the wet traces of footsteps came from. It came from the bathroom near the kitchen and followed the traces until she met a woman wearing Tony’s white polo shirt and she wasn’t wearing any under.

She could see her breast molds and her nipples and it molds on her whole body since she’s still wet. She glance at Tony who was surprise on Vivien’s and Veronica walk straight to the bathroom. She find clues and there she found it. The faucet just turned off.

”So what did she do? Give you a blow job or a hand job?” She asked Tony directly. She wasn’t jealous or something but she felt a little pang of pain though.

”Nothing happened.”

”Well, it seems like something happened.” She said. ”You were supposed to take a bath in the other bathroom.” She said directly to Vivien. ”Then you thought that you could still have Tony though you knew that he’s engaged.” She then face Tony. ”You were taking a bath with an unlock door, and that’s why Vivien got in and gave you a hand job. But I interrupt so you would say that nothing happened. I found traces and it’s obvious.”

”V.” Veronica and Vivien look at Tony. He damn forgot that both of their names starts with V.

”So, let me ask you. Do you still want your ex? You know, it’s fine with me if you want her to be your mistress…”

”Mistress?” Vivien asked with scoffs. Veronica look straight at her and smile like a psychopath. Her face expression changes quickly. Vivien shudders from Veronica’s devious face.

”Of course, at first you wanted to be his mistress, but then you’ll know that I would break up with Tony and you’ll have to replace me. Isn’t it what you want, Vivien?” She smile and tilt her head then her expression turns quickly into serious and face Tony.

”So, now tell me, Sweetheart.” She said the word sweetheart with bitterness. ”Do you still want her? It’s fine with me. Not a problem at all.”

”Shhh.” Tony hush her and scoop her face. ”Stop talking nonsense.”

”As a matter of fact, I am not talking nonsense…”

”I love you. And nothing happened to us.”

Nothing really happened. Tony pushes Vivien away and tell her straight that he can’t do it with her. Because he doesn’t want to and he doesn’t want to do anything with her.

”You of course had tasted and feel her body long before we do—” She said it straight. ”So you would have had sex with her if I didn’t interrupt. How about, I’ll go back and let both of you finish?” She was about to go.

”Veronica.” He said patiently. ”I’m sorry. Nothing really happened.” Veronica smile at him.

”Of course, I know that. I was just teasing you.” She said and chuckle. ”I’ll devour you first before I’ll throw you away.” She said it in a very evil way.

Vivien on the other hand didn’t know why Tony wasn’t creep out by Veronica. Veronica is clearly a psychopath.

”You are crazy.” Vivien said.

”I know. Tony love the crazy me.” Veronica said smiling at Vivien in an evil way while she run her fingers through the back of his hair. ”So—if you want Tony so badly because you lack money and your sugar daddy couldn’t give you any—you have to wait first until I am done with him.”

”Psychopath.” Vivien walk out of the master’s bedroom. And Veronica face Tony in her still psychopath mode.

Tony sigh and hug Veronica.

”Nothing really happened. I know you don’t mean what you say.” He mutter. Veronica shove her face on his chests. What was she thinking? Didn’t she want him to move on quickly? ”I love you, only you.” He forgot everything when he saw her. He got worried. ”Why are you wet?” He immediately start unbuttoning her blouse. ”Didn’t you have an umbrella in your car?”

She stare at him blankly. Her mind was still on process of sorting things out. They are a couple which she didn’t expect to happen. She thought that she’ll be solo in life but he came. If she would push him back to Vivien then he wouldn’t have to wait for her. He wouldn’t get hurt because of her. Because once he know what she was—an agent that kill people—he will surely get disappointed. His words are nothing, when he said that he’ll bury all of the bodies that she killed. Anyone could say it—but actions speaks louder than words.

”Hey.” He caress her hair. ”Let’s bath together.”

”Bubble tea.” She mutter after she come back to reality.

”What?”

”I have to put my bubble tea in the fridge.” She remove her shoes and reach the robe and cover it on her naked body.

”Okay.”

She got out and found Vivien wearing one of the robes in the guest room. She smile at her like she’s that kind girlfriend but after she pick the bubble teas and turn around her face turns monotonous. She stop and turn to her and smile again.

”I can let you borrow my clothes. It’s yours. But never wear Tony’s. Got it.” She confronted. Vivien was stunned again.

”You are just a lowly secretary.” Then Veronica laugh sarcastically.

”At least I work on my own. I don’t have to seduce rich old men to get money. Right?”

Vivien’s face turns pale. How did Veronica know such thing? It was supposed to be a secret. Her only secret. Veronica rolled her eyes and turn back as she put her bubble tea in the fridge then she went back to the master’s bed room while opening her robe. Tony pull her into his arms and kiss her lips.

They are both standing under the raining warm water while Tony is scrubbing her back. She just stand still thinking deep and trying to bury her thoughts.