How I Met My Husband

Chloe's POV

"You haven't seen him in four years, why are you preparing a welcome party. For all I know, he's probably not worth it."

"He's worth it," I said under my breath. 

"We are sorry young master, but my husband's son is just coming back from the military and this is all we can do for him, but if you insist, then we can cancel the party," my mother said and I wanted to disown her on the spot.

"No, it's fine, I'll just stick around to see him before leaving."

"Thank you very much young master, you're so kind," my mother was close to kneeling and I hated her even more for the fact that she couldn't stand up for herself or me. 

"Young master? Mom he is just eighteen and we are class mates!" I lamented at how crazy my life was. 

"You keep quiet and help with the decorations."

And I went to do just that.

My mom married Jayden's mom when I was twelve and we shared a strong bond during the two years that we spent together before he went for his active service in the military.  

I missed him so much that I called everyday despite knowing that he wouldn't pick up. No doubt he would have over 1000 messages in his voicemail from me. 

"Don't touch that, my fiance shouldn't do such measly things!" Shawn said from and I paused as he hugged me from behind and placed a kiss on my neck and shoulder. 

My mom had chosen this revealing dress because she knew he was coming and I hated that I had no choice. 

"Let me go, people are watching," I protested and tried to free myself, but his hand found its way to my chest instead and he gave me a hush squeeze. 

"So what? Can't I hug my fiance?"

When I turned sixteen, my stepdad got into a huge debt with a big company that happened to belong to Jayden and the only way to pay his debt and also get a promotion in both status and his work place wasn't engaging me to marry Jayden when I turn twenty one. 

A proposal my mom didn't hesitate to accept when she heard about the expensive travels and vacations she would enjoy if she became Jayden's mother in-law and now, I'm bound by that. 

"Or are you shy? Do you want us to do it inside, instead?" He started to pull the neck of the low cut gown just low enough to expose my bra. 

"No that's not it, you know I'm just seventeen, we can't do this until I turn eighteen," I said, but everyday, I prayed to all the gods in this world that a miracle would happen before next week Saturday, just seven days from now. 

"And baby, I can't wait to throw you the most expensive birthday party in your life and then claim you as mine afterwards," the connecting part between my neck and shoulder was his favourite part of my body. 

I know that because Shawn suckled on it everytime he hugged me from behind and sometimes even left bite marks. 

I hated it, every bit of it, but I had no choice. 

"I don't see your brother coming home anytime soon, so I'll leave. I have a party to attend and because you have rejected me now," he brought my hand to feel his boner from his jeans, "I'll have no choice but to turn to the pretty girls at the club," he said and let go of me, without a care of whether I fell or not. 

In the least though, I was more than glad that we weren't breathing the same air as I heard the sound of his Bugatti leave our compound.