Love’n’Lust

Tears started to form in Belle’s eyes as she stood in front of Ben, he wasn’t answering any of the questions she was asking. She wanted to know what he thought. She wanted to know if he thought she was only there for the money.

Before he showed up and asked Randy to come pick her up from Mrs Johnson’s office, she had talked to Brie. She told Brie that Ben wanted to know what she(Belle) would like to get from him.

Brie then asked her something that made her think for some of the free time she had because Mrs Johnson wouldn’t give her a task to do. Brie had asked her;

“He asked what you wanted? Was that during sex?”

“Yes.” She had told Brie.

“What does he think you are, a prostitute? He buys you things from clothes to things of your choice and then expects you to give your body to him whenever, he must think you are cheap.”

Those words rang in her ears over and over again till Randy showed up. Now she was standing in this house with Ben and she was asking those same things that Brie asked.

“Do you think of me as a prostitute who’s willing to give herself to you for money? Say something!” Ben just kept his eyes on her, he couldn’t believe what she was asking him.

He felt hurt with what she was asking, he has never had his feelings hurt by anyone but Belle was doing that to him.

“We talked about this, didn’t we?” He started.”I told you how I wanted you to be my sex partner….”

“And I’m still thinking about that!” She cut him short.

“What are you angry about?” He asked to know. He didn’t like the mood she was in at the moment, he didn’t like the tears that were forming in her eyes, he could tell that she was the type to cry when she felt bad about a situation.

“I’m angry because you probably think that by getting me this house I would agree to be your sex partner for a longer while, meanwhile all I want is to explore things with you, not for your money it anything.” She sniffed.”I just don’t want you thinking of me as that girl who is willing to sell her body to you.”

“I don’t think of you in that way, I never have.”he told her the truth in a calm voice.

“So why did you get the house?”

“To make you happy. I saw how pissed you were about being late this morning so I bought here, I thought you’d be happy about it because it’s just a stroll away from where you work.”

Belle blinked to stop the tears in her eyes from falling but a year still escaped, falling down her right cheek. She quickly wiped it with the back of her palm.

“So you don’t think I’m a whore?”

“No. No, I don’t think that.”

“Well….” Belle trailed off while trying to wipe her tears dry.

“Hold on.” Ben came closer to her and wiped some of the tears from her eyes with his both his hands. After that, he pulled her in and hugged her. Belle put her arms around him and hugged back, tightly.

“I get pretty dramatic sometimes.” She confessed making him smile.

“I got to witness it.” She laughed when he said that.

“If ever you did love love, would I be an option?” She asked and he thought about it quickly.

“Surely.”

“Really?” She didn’t expect him to answer that question so she was surprised.

“Yes, you are smart, you are pretty, you make me happy.” He said and heard her chuckle loudly.”What?” He wanted to know why she was laughing.

“Nothing actually, it’s just that… well, for the first time a man is calling me smart before pretty. You noticed that I also have a brain aside my beauty.” She stopped hugging him and looked at him as she spoke.

“Oh. You are smart, very smart.” He knew. He had gone through her school records and they were brilliant so he knew. “Do you want the house?” He asked.

“Am I just gonna live here or….”

“It would be yours. You just have to sign the papers and it’s yours.” He pointed to a file on the table in the living room. She had wondered why they were there when she came in initially.

“If I take it, it doesn’t mean that I owe you anything right?” By anything she referred to her body ( and sex) and he nodded.

“Yes. I already paid for it and prepared the documents in your name, you just have to sign on it.”

“You already paid for it? What if I said I didn’t want it, then what?”

“It would still be yours, you just won’t be able to claim it legally till you put down a signature.”

“Oh. Do I have to sign it now?”

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“I don’t have a pen in my purse.” She said after looking through it, she thought she had one all this while.”I’ll just use yours.” She took the one that was hanging on his shirt pocket and headed to where the papers were.

He followed her.

“Here?” She asked when she was done reading through the first part, she saw where it was written; buyers signature but still wanted to be sure she was to sign there since she wasn’t the one paying for it.

“Yes.” Ben came and sat next to her. After she signed he helped her turn to the next page and she signed where necessary.”It’s officially yours now Belle. I’ll have one of my lawyers keep a double of it for safety, you can keep the other.

“Okay. Thanks.”