The Unholy Matrimony - Chapter 1
27 DECEMBER 1999 - Right after the Christmas celebration, Victor Bennett arranged the meeting between his daughter, Phoebe Halliwell with his son-in-law of choice, Hunter Valentine. Hunter had been sponsoring and helping the Halliwell's business from the beginning of their joint venture till now and supporting the company's up and down without regrets.
Named
as the most sought after bachelor in town, now aged 32 Hunter Valentine had
miraculously built his own empire by the age of 26. Tall with lean and muscular
physique, Hunter had been the catch for all the ladies here in San Francisco
and had been such a stud back in his hometown in French. As Phoebe heard from
the others who worshiped this Adonis, he was described as very handsome with
his closely cropped caramel and brown hair, blue eyes rivaled the cobalt stone
and high cheekbones.
Sounds
like a fallen angel from heaven, Phoebe thought. She found out
about him earlier that year when he was on cover for countless business and
personality magazines. His popularity went skyrocketing when he managed to
strike a billion dollar deal with foreign investors and invested along on a
highly anticipated money making projects.
"So,
Phoebe," her dad called from his room, "Are you ready yet?"
"I’ll
be there in a minute!" Phoebe struggled to sound as excited as she could. But,
she already had planned something for this hunk. Why won’t she use this
opportunity as her advantage to get what she wants later? Sounds like a plan,
she thought nastily.
Going
through all her wardrobe, she manage to find a body hugging dark violet corset
evening gown which bearing as much cleavage as she hoped. "This might do
the trick," Phoebe said to herself. She will use her best tricks to bring
this guy to her knee.
Finishing
her look with a black stiletto heel, she went downstairs and hurried into the
hall and flaunted herself to her family. "How did I look?" she teased
them.
"Superb!"
Paige, her half-sister called.
"You
are one hot lady!" Prue, her eldest sister clapped.
"Are
you sure this look appropriate for an introduction? You look like you want to
get a quick one night stand with him," Piper, her middle sister joked.
"Okay,
enough ladies!" Their dad snapped. "Phoebe, you go wait for him
outside. He'll be here in a minute." Her mom, Patty handed her the shawl
made out of satin and golden ornaments to match her look tonight. "Take
care," Patty reminded her.
"I
will," Phoebe replied.
In
15 minutes, a bright flash approaching their house and Phoebe could see a
gorgeous Mercedes SUV parked in front of their yard. A very handsome, tall man
stepped out of the car and walked towards them. He offered a handshake to
Phoebe, "Hi, I'm Hunter and you must be Phoebe, right?" he asked
while looking back and forth at both Victor and Phoebe.
Both
her parents looked pleased and she noticed that all her 3 sisters were
completely drooling. Disgusting, she thought hastily. 'So, shall we go
now," Phoebe asked starting to get irritated.
"Yeah,
let me opened the door for you;” Hunter replied heading towards his SUV and
opened the door, making way for Phoebe. Phoebe stepped in and waited patiently
as Hunter climbed in next to her and drove off into the chill night air.
At
the restaurant, Hunter reserved the whole restaurant section just for them and
Phoebe was truly amazed with his power to do that. He must have so much
influence under his hands. She definitely admired his confidence while talking
with a woman he barely knew, let alone having an intimate conversation that
Phoebe realized, getting a lot more interesting as the minute passed by.
"You
said you were recovering from a breakup," Hunter said while playing with
his salad. "You want to tell me about it?"
Phoebe
let out a sigh, "Nothing interesting, really. Things just got out of
control and I needed an out. That just happened."
"Interesting,
I think we had in common. I just dumped a girl who acted like a bitch,"
Hunter said proudly. He noticed that Phoebe already looking away from him. She
must be annoyed. Great job, you self-centered idiot, Hunter cursed in
silent. Changing the subject, Hunter poured down a glass of wine into hers and
continued, "What about you? What have you been working for all these
years?"
"Well
just helping out my dad with the company marketing effort. But I'm more
interested with my part time job now, writing for a woman column in
Cosmo," Phoebe named a few of her advices which included relationship and
sex.
"From
your story, I can say you are a very talented writer," he teased. He put
his hand on hers, "I would like to know more about you, Phoebe!"
Hunter breathed. "Tell me more about your advice column," he
continued.
Great,
he's really into her. Phoebe advanced, "Maybe
later, once we're married. I have a whole life to tell you everything about
me."
He
released his grip and sipped his wine in a very provocative way, "I
couldn't wait until that day, and I want to savor you as much as I
wanted." He licked the corner of his lips.
"Really?"
Phoebe teased. In your dreams, Hunter.
While
they were walking down the stairs, Phoebe tripped and Hunter managed to hold
her, with her hands holding tight to his body supporting her to standing
position again. During that close encounter, Phoebe managed to feel the muscle
of his chest and abs which made Phoebe blushed. When his strong arms circled
her waist to hold her, she rested against his hard chest and inhaled his musky
scent. He guided her to his car and climbed next to her before both of them
drove off into the night heading home.
"Are
you alright," Hunter asked curiously.
"Yeah,
it’s a great evening. I must thank you for this," Phoebe replied
seductively.
"No
big deal," he said. He ran the back of his fingers on Phoebe's cheek and
neck and drew closer, "I think you are very beautiful." He bent over
to kiss her.
"Not
yet, Hunter," Phoebe backed away from him. "You have to wait until
our wedding day, I'm playing safe."
Finally,
they arrived right in front of the gate. He helped her to climb out of the car
and massage her ankle a bit. "You should be okay by tomorrow, just try loosening
it tonight and getting a nice rub," Hunter said. She nodded. She walked
straight into her house and turned around to wave him goodbye. He winked at her
and speeds off.
In
her empty room, Phoebe couldn't help thinking about her plans for Hunter. The
truth was, she couldn't resist the urge to throw herself with him on the bed
and make love with ultimate passion. She wanted to hear him scream her name
while he drawn in ecstasy. She eager to feel all his muscles, sweat and hair slammed
and rubbed against her skin during their passionate coupling.
However,
she had to fight the temptation to continue her high risk mission to teach both
Hunter and her dad that she wasn't a doll that can be arranged how they
desired. Luckily, Hunter possessed his looks and power, if not he would be no
use for her. She realized it’s not easy to lure a guy like Hunter into the trap
but with her looks and brain; she'll do what she had to make it happened.
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