Chapter Playlist: Every Little Thing by Dishwalla

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“She looks just perfect, Leo! You’ve done a great job.” Lou praised, giving Alana a huge smile.

They had been introduced just a few minutes ago and Alana had already warmed up and taken a liking to Louise Teasdale. It looked like not everyone associated with Louis were rude and unfriendly. Alana genuinely liked Lou, Irina and Leo, when he wasn’t being rude. Before entering the room where Lou had been sitting waiting for Alana, Leo had explained to her how Lou was close to the boys, specifically Harry, and knew all the dos and don’ts when it came to them. He had added conspiringly that in order for Alana to last with Louis for more than three months, she needed to befriend Lou and win the hearts of all the boys.

However, what Leo did not know was the fact that she had no wish to stay with him at all. The sooner he got bored with her, the better, she decided in her head. She ignored the sinking feeling she felt when she thought about Louis getting tired of her. She brushed it off by reminding herself that the only thing she’d miss from this whole experience would be the amazing ‘sex’.

“I have to get going, love.” Lou broke her thoughts, giving Alana a quick hug. “I have to go pick up Lux from school. But please do drop by at my place with Louis sometimes.”

Alana smiled at her before thanking her and bidding her goodbye. But before Lou could leave, Leo also announced that he had to leave and rushed to Alana to give her a quick peck on both cheeks. Just as they were turning away to leave, the door opened and in walked Louis looking extremely gorgeous in a plain long sleeved tee and jeans.

His eyes shifted from Leo to Lou and finally fell on Alana. Her cheeks heated up as she saw him look her up from head to toe with his jaw slacking slightly. However, he quickly covered the slip up and tore his eyes from her.

“You guys are leaving already?” Louis asked, smiling at both of them.

“Yup!” Lou replied, giving Louis a peck on the cheek.

“My work is done so yes!” Leo answered and waved his hands towards Alana before adding. “So, what do you think, Louis? Are you blown out of your mind yet?”

“She looks stunning, doesn’t she?” Lou queried, elbowing Louis and wiggling her eyebrows.

Alana was mortified and looked down at the ground when all eyes fell on her. She wasn’t sure how Louis would respond to that. What if he said she looked silly or overly made up? She felt a little foolish wearing a dress while his clothes were casual. She smoothed down the invisible creases on the skirt of the dress to calm her nerves.

“Yes.” He merely answered, disappointing Alana slightly and giving Leo and Lou a smile. “You did a great job, Leo.”

“Oh, it was nothing really.” Leo shrugged off, and continued in his thick accent and limited vocabulary. “She is quite the beauty without my assistance.”

Louis merely smiled and joked about other things as he walked them out of the mansion. Alana felt a little disheartened by Louis’ reaction but shook it off by reminding herself that Louis’ lack of interest would only benefit her.

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Looking out of the window of the car once again that day, Alana tried not to listen in on Louis’ conversation with a business associate. It looked like Louis’ talents didn’t just end with singing. Apparently, from what Alana had deciphered from the one-sided conversation, Louis owned a vine yard in Sicily, Italy and was also the proud owner of a winery.

She shook her head a little at how indulgent a person could be when they had the world at their feet. And here she was, unemployed, heart-broken, friendless, homeless, blackmailed and tied to a deal that wasn’t even her fault to begin with. If Evan had snatched the shop away from her just a week ago, she wouldn’t even have had to sign the stupid contract which had her sitting in this car, heading to a destination unknown to her.
She looked at Louis for the umpteenth time and wondered how the night would go. He was back in his old man disguise and Alana felt ridiculous imagining him sitting across from her at the table and eating in that outfit. She would’ve expressed her concern when he had been getting ready, if she hadn’t been reminded of one of his clauses stating that he made the rules.

“We’re almost there, babe.” He announced, hanging up his phone and making Alana turn to look outside.“But first…”

Alana squealed in surprise when she felt his hands wrap around her and pull her into his lap. She heard him chuckle and looked at his wrinkled, bearded face, noticing the crinkles by his eyes as he gave her a lopsided smile.

“You look a little pale and I have the perfect solution to bring some color into those cheeks.” He whispered against her ear and lowered his head to her lips. His lips were gentle but there was a hunger in the way he kissed her and felt her body up. Alana tried to follow his lead but kept pulling away when her brain kept popping up with images of him in his disguise. It was a huge turn off and she tried to push the image away by keeping her eyes closed but the slight brush of his beard against her chin and lips made it all the more difficult.

She leant down to kiss him again but he broke the kiss to ask, “What’s wrong?”

Alana raised her head and saw the frown on his forehead. She bit down on her lips, shook her head and began kissing him again to cover up her slip. However, he broke the kiss once again and gently tucked her hair behind her ear as he asked, “Is it the disguise?”

She nodded her head, biting down on her lips in embarrassment. She watched as his lips twitched and he pulled her close to him. “That’s gonna be a problem if we dine as lovers tonight.”

Alana found herself smiling and responding cheekily, “I don’t think anybody’s gonna believe you’re my lover with this on. Maybe father or uncle would be better suited.”

“Oh yeah?” Louis caressed her jaw line before continuing, “Maybe we can fix that right now.”

He bent down towards her neck and began leaving kisses down the length. His lips trailed down the valley between her breasts and Alana’s back arched as she tried to hold back a moan. His tongue began lapping at a spot on her left breast before he began nipping at it. The nip slowly changed to a soft bite, making Alana wince in pain and begin to pull him away by his hair. Louis, however, was not done. He began suckling and licking at the spot to ease away her pain. Alana moaned in pleasure and tried to pull him closer. She was disappointed when Louis raised his head slowly after a minute.

“There!” He stated, giving a satisfied smile as he looked at his own masterpiece etched on her skin. “Now, they’ll know who you belong to.”

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Notes

A/N: Hi, my beautiful readers! So, I'll first apologize for the super short and crappy chapter! I know this kinda slowed down the whole story but I promise the next chapter will be so much better. It'll include the dinner date, a smut scene and the morning after all in one (hopefully)! And I'll get writing tonight! Please bear with with this till then?:(

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