A/N: Thank you for the reviews of the last chapter. They are greatly appreciated.
It's the day that Melina is going to Tampa with Seth. She is looking around her small apartment one last time to make sure she had everything she was taking with her before Seth came. She quickly checked her make-up and hair to make sure it looked perfect. She decided to keep her hair in its naturally curly state. She then checked her clothes. She was wearing a long pink skirt with slits going up each side to her mid thigh and a black corset top that tied behind her neck and made her boobs pop, and finally she had on her feet open toe black pump platform heels. She wanted, not only to make Seth drool, but to make other guys jealous of him.
Not too long after she got done checking everything, there was a knock on the door. She smiled and went to open the door.
Seth had just knocked on the door and is patiently waiting for Melina to open the door. When it finally opened, the sight before him made his jaw drop. "Wow, you look... wow." he stuttered over his words.
Melina smiled and blushed "Thank you. Just the reaction I was going for." she moved aside "Come in. I just have to get my purse then we're ready to go."
Before Melina could walk away, Seth grabbed her wrist "Before we go, there is something I need to give you." he reached in the inside pocket of his suit jacket and pulled out a small velvet box.
Melina smiled and took the box and opened it. Revealing a platinum 4 carat princess cut diamond engagement ring with diamonds encrusted the entire band with a matching wedding band. "Seth, it's beautiful. Thank you." she smiled and kissed his cheek before taking the rings out of the box and putting them on her finger.
Seth smiled and showed her his hand with a wedding band like hers but thicker. "I guess now we are husband and wife."
Melina giggled "I guess so." she walked over and picked up her sunglasses and purse "I'm ready to go."
Seth grabbed her suitcase as she grabbed her carry-on and they walk out the door. "Are you sure you'll be ok walking around the airport in those heels?" Seth asked as they walk to his rental.
"I walk in heels every day. I'll be just fine."
As they were sitting there waiting for their flight, Seth is on his phone texting while Melina is reading a book. She happen to look up when an older couple is watching her.
She smiled sweetly at them "Would you like a lap dance?"
Seth's head snapped up and looked over at her and smirked when the older couple turned red and looked away "You're bad." he whispered to her.
"I say that to everyone I catch staring at me."
"Ever had any takers?"
"No. They all do what that couple just did."
Seth chuckled as their flight was called to start boarding. Seth got them first class tickets so they were with the first group to get on the plane. He let Melina take the window seat and sat beside her. "So, I have a couple of friends coming over tomorrow night." he told her.
"Oh cool. I can't wait to meet them." Melina said as she stuck her purse under the seat in front of her. "Speaking of friends. I have this friend, Renee. I was wondering if in a couple of weeks she could come out and visit."
"Of course."
"Thank you." Melina smiled and went to kiss his cheek but he turned his head and she got his lips instead.
They both felt electricity running through them when their lips touched. Seth gave her a quick kiss back before pulling away. "Sorry." he whispered.
"Don't be. I'm sure we're gonna be doing plenty of kissing in the future."
"So, tell me about Melina." Seth said after they got in the air.
"Well, I grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio. I have a brother. I got pregnant by my first boyfriend when I was 16. My parents threw me out of the house and my boyfriend dumped me and I slowly moved my way across the country working different jobs to pay for my trip I ended up having a miscarriage along the way. I ended up in LA where I met my friend Renee and she let me live with her while I got my GED. I started stripping just as a way to make money, I never quit and here we are."
"I'm so sorry."
"Don't be. My life would be completely different if things happened they way I wanted when I was 16."
"What did you want to happen?"
"I wanted to marry my boyfriend and raise our baby together. I wanted to get married and have the baby so bad." she started to get tears in her eyes. She wiped them away. "Anyway. What about you?"
"I grew up in Davenport, Iowa. My grandpa ran a real estate company in town and I got really into it so I too classes to get my license. When my grandpa died he left the company to me, Rollins Reality and I moved the home office to Tampa. I started opening in different states. I have offices in NYC, Chicago, Dallas, Las Vegas and I hope LA, maybe Seattle."
"I know you can do it. I'll help in anyway I can."
"You're already being a big help. I know it's wrong to lie, but I really want this company and it's in the perfect location and has different companies all up and down the California coast."
"He'll never know. I've been told I'm a pretty good actress." she smiled.
"We'll see. We'll work out our story later, probably next week. Depends on when this guy is coming to Tampa. When we had our meeting yesterday, he said he wants to fly out to see our home life and whatever."
"Ok. Everything will be fine. You'll get this company. I know it."
They finally landed and it was well after midnight. After getting their luggage, they went to Seth's car and he drove them to his house. When they got there, Seth gave her a tour and she fell in love with the house. She absolutely loved it and she loved her room. It was a lot bigger than the one at her apartment. Her bed was very soft and she fell asleep pretty quickly after the long day of travel.
A/N 2: What did you think? What about Melina's past? Do you think she could find happiness and have the baby she wants? Please review and thank you for taking the time to read.
