Contract Marriage with My CEO Boss

Chapter 23

Chapter

23

It was like they were speaking in a different language and all the could do was stand by and watch her eyes slightly wide and her stomach chu nervously. They were loading several golf clubs into the back of a cart, and she had no idea what a single one of them did. If kylan could sense her apprehension, he said nothing of it. He led her to sit in the back seat of the golf cart and then ut next to her, wrapping hau arm around her shoulders again.

y, sat in the driver's seat and headed out onto a paved road. She opted to

James sat in the passenger seat and the person she assumed was their caddy, sat in stare out at the perfect grass of the course as it flew by them.

"Don't be nervous, Rylan whispered in her ear suddenly.

She jumped at the proximity and merely nodded at him in return.

T help you. Follow my lead," he added, surprising her by bending down and kissing the side of her cheek quickly.

She blushed at the contact, noticing James eyeing the pair of her in the rearview mirror adorning the cart.

Ah of course. Pretenses.

The caddy pulled over to the first hole and got out grabbing the bag of golf clubs and quickly moving to set up for James first

She walked hand in hand with Kylan, watching as James expertly seemed to pick a specific club, turning and smiling at her and her boss, before he walked over and took his stance.

A few minutes later and what she assumed were expert swings, James had successfully gotten the ball into the first hole. Which she knew was the objective, at least. How was she meant to play eighteen holes of this, though?

"Kylan, I feel like I should only do a few of the holes. Maybe I'll just watch you after that!" she whispered nervously while Kylan sifted through the golf clubs, looking at her occasionally as he did. He pulled a few out, holding them up to her, and then deposited them back in the bar

-You wanted me to agree to this meeting." Kylan reminded her, pulling out another club and repeating the same process with it

She sighed and came to stand closer to him. James was sitting back in the golf cart and appeared to be on the phone, but she still didn't want him to potentially overhear her talking to Kylan.

"Yes, but I didn't think he would want me to come along. Do I need to remind you of the deal you just sealed because of me!" she whispered to him agitation creeping its way into her voice. Kylan pulled out one more club, holding it up to her and then nodding "Let's go," was all he said, effectively ignoring her protests

He took her hand and led her over to the waiting tee, placing a golf ball atop it. "Now. You need to stand up straight, and bend at the hips. Keep her arms straight as well, and don't be afraid to hit the ground when you swing. The club 1 gave you, should allow the ball to travel far enough in the direction of the hole, that you likely won't have to hit it too many times before you ideally get it in the hole. Kylan explained, his voice clinical as he spoke.

He stood next to her, eyeing her carefully

She attempted to take the exact stance that he described, lining up the club that felt foreign in her hands. She took a deep breath and swung subconsciously squeezing her eyes shut as she did. She opened them when she didn't feel the club connect with the ball on the ground, and she frowned.

Kylan sighed heavily as her side. "Fuck's sake," he mumbled. He walked over to her, coming to stand behind her. "Like this," he breathed, stepping forward until his front was pressed against her back.

Her breach hitched in her throat, every sense becoming hyper-aware of every inch of Kylan's body that now touched her own

"Stand up straight." He reached his hands around her, gripping her hips and prompting her to stand as he instructed. She listened, too surprised to protest

He then straightened her elbows for her, and then his hands brushed over hers, adjusting the way she was holding the handle of the club. "Hold it like this. Don't be afraid of the grass. You really do want to hit it." Kylan's words tickled her neck, and her heart pounded within her chest reverberating through her ears.

She forced herself to swallow and ned. "Thank you, she whispered.

She moved her head to look at his side profile, and he did the same, moving his head to look at her as well. For a moment, they stayed like that, simply staring at one another. Neither of them blinked. Neither of them moved. His hands still rested on hers and his chest was still pressed against her back.

Kylar's eyes scanned her face, an unreadable expression back on his face. "Swing, Katrina, he finally said, his voice sounding especially low in her

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She involuntarily shuddered slightly, nodding, and licking her lips. "R-Right," she choked out, turning her head, and ensuring she was standing the way Kylan had intended her to.

He kept hold of her hands, even as she swung the club once more. This time, she hit the ball and watched as it flew through the air, in the direction of the waiting small hole in the ground.

She gasped, very nearly jumping up and down in excitement. "I did it!" she cheered happily. She looked at Kylan again and found he was already looking at her.

*You did," he agreed, and she could have sworn there was the slightest hint of a smile on his face.

and she kissed him square on the

and then acting purely on instinct, she reached up

his cheeks turned a subtle shade of pink, and then he cleared his throat and stepped away from her. "You still need to finish getting it in the damn hole, he reminded her. Nodding, the walked to the ball and proceeded to try and hit it again on her

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It was clear that James took it far more seriously than Kylan did, but even her boss seemed to be a natural at the whole process. She never quite got better at playing, but Kylan always seemed to be willing to step

weather turned bleaker as time wore on, and she was glad for the warmth of Kylan's body, each time he stepped

game after the tenth hole, and she spent the rest of the time watching him talk with James surprisingly easily. She was reminded once more, of how natural this part of the job came to Kylan when he allowed it to. Oftentimes, he fought against any natural flow of things. She wondered not for the first time, what his upbringing had been exactly. She wondered how he and Ryan had grown to be such close friends, considering how different they both were from one another. Surely, something significant had to happen in their

came to take his seat next to her in the golf cart. James was on the

called

around her, and she felt herself shivering some. Kylan seemed to pick up on this, and he

me warm or protect me from the

next to her,

wasn't so bad. Thank you, Rylan.

crossing his face in a flash before it

tentative hand up to brush the side of her cheek with the back of his knuckles lightly. They're rosy.

okay, now that you're next to me," she said without thinking. I mean, because

mouth quirked into

"Of course,

should take another picture

Litter" She shifted the

to be posed?" he asked,

second. "Kiss my cheek? smile at the camera, she suggested, pulling her phone from

in her seat. She glanced at Kylan, who again, was

on her phone and aiming it so that

a quick smile

his lips were on her

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butle bit. She smiled into the camera and snapped a few photos, so she would have a variety

he didn't move has head away from hers. She

was staring down

nat her

"Kylan"" she asked quietly.

at the sound of James voice as he climbed back into the golf cart, along with the cality. Kylan shufted next to her, keeping an armi around her, but no longer close to her Exce She ignored the thundering of her heast, as lightning ironically flashed in the sky surrounding the

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she bid farewell to James and Oscar pulled up with the SUV, the clouds had opened overhead, and the

have the Ross Corp. lawyers look over the contract, as soon as Elorde Enterprises sends it over," she told Kylan, sending back in her seat and watching the rain wet the world outside. "Thank f*ck, that's over with. I swear to God. Ryan is taking my place the next time some prick

look at him and then laughed. "It wasn't

slightly narrowed eyes. "No, I suppose it wasn't," he agreed

then moved her gaze back out the window for the

she approached her apartment building. Kylan offered to walk her up once more, but she politely declined. She climbed out of the

promptly surrounded

walk to the door of her building,

sleep your way to

long have j you

fair within Ross Corp, considering you're

idea what the hell she was meant to do in a situation like this. Everything she had ever

the hell the group of journalists had even come from. She did her best to ignore them, but they were relentless. She heard a low, angry voice behind her before she felt an arm around her waist,

the person to guide her, and then she was finally in the lobby of

foolish really, to not assume that something like this could happen at any given moment, even at her home. She had been lucky so far, but it was ridiculous to think her luck

they asked weren't fair. She knew that the public was only aware of what she wanted

only seemed to reignite the same feelings she had that morning when Rylan made her feel insignificant and

every step she took.

feet feeling especially heavy with She found herself standing near her front door, with little recollection as to how she got there. She glanced at the person holding her, noticing that it was Kylan. He had gotten out of the car to help her, she realized. He

packet of her jacket, withdrawing her house key and unlocking her door. She allowed

embarrassment alike. She was meant to be a PR specialist, but she had frozen in

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It was silly, really. All

kicking off her sneakers and sinking onto her living