2 The First Encounter

Mega Intl. Hotel and Casino Penthouse:

The long flight from Asia had made Jeff exhausted. He had a contract signing the next day with a client that preferred doing everything in his native language. Of all the foreign languages that he knew, the client had to be speaking the one language he never learned. Therefore, a translator was required for the contract signing.

Everything was set for the meeting until the translator canceled at the last minute. Jeff now had less than 24 hours to find a substitute. The agency promised that they would send one before 11:00 pm, but there was still no news from his assistant. A headache was starting to form due to the stress and fatigue from the long flight.

Jeff would typically stay in his room to unwind, but he decided to go down to the nightclub below to listen to some music, and see how crazy Las Vegas was during the night. He called his assistant to inform him of his plan and then changed into a simple dress shirt and black pants.

Jeff eased his way from the private entrance to the corner of the bar. One of his favorite hobbies was watching people; he hoped he wouldn't be interrupted.

He signaled to the bartender and asked him for a Long Island Ice Tea and a B-52 shot. He drank the B-52 in one gulp, then chased it down with the Long Island Iced Tea. Already feeling tipsy, he started to relax and enjoy the nightclub scene.

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Meanwhile, on the other side of town, in a small apartment complex. Ann and Lea were making plans on how to snag a "Fake Husband." It should be easy enough. Both of them were beautiful and sexy, just one look and any man would be salivating.

Lea a petite, 5'2", with blond hair and blue eyes, and the perfect measurements of 35-24-35 always made men drool whenever she wore any skin-tight dress, highlighting all her assets.

Ann, on the other hand, is 5'11", slim and as tall as a model, with smooth and glossy reddish-brown hair, perfect light skin, and beautiful straight white teeth. Her smile alone could melt a cold heart.

She never wore much makeup, just some lip gloss to highlight her soft kissable red lips. Between the two, it should be easy as a pie to find a fake husband by the end of the night...

For the plan to work, Ann let Lea do her makeup to make her look older than her eighteen years. She needed heavy makeup, very tight hugging jeans to highlight her long, beautiful legs, and a tank top to show a little cleavage.

Ann hardly wore tight clothes in her everyday life, but on this occasion, she listened to Lea's advice and wore them anyway. 'If this will help me find a fake husband, why not?' Ann convinced herself, and finally, they were ready to rock and roll.

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The two girls arrived at XS Nightclub located inside the Mega International Hotel and Casino, prepared to snag a fake husband. However, they were in for a shock when they saw that the line was very long. Unfortunately, It was the only club in town that allowed 18-years and up, meaning it was the only club they could get in to. The only problem was how they are going to get in the club with the long line ahead of them. The place was filled to the brim.

Luckily, the club has valet parking, and they were able to pull in the right at the front. The two girls gave the doorman the sweetest smile they could conjure, hoping it would be good enough to help them get inside the club.

"Hi! Sweetheart, how are you? Wow! Pretty crowded tonight, eh!" Lea spoke with the doorman charmingly. It seems that it worked, for the doorman smiled sweetly on both of them in return.

"Yes! For some reason, tonight is exceptionally busy, but you ladies have nothing to worry about." The doorman replied while eyeing the two girls, salivating.

Therefore, as soon as they got out of the car, the doorman ushered them into the club. Their currency to enter was their beautiful faces and hot bodies. They did not have to stand in the line, which made a lot of people who were waiting to get in very, very upset, which almost caused a ruckus.

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As soon as they entered the club, a couple of young guys approached them in an instant. However, they were not there to mingle. They were there to find a man that would accept a job as a fake husband. They politely declined and went toward the bar to sit, waiting for their prey.

Lea wanted to go to the dancing floor and see if she could find one there. Ann declined, she's not much when it comes to dancing. "You go ahead! I'll sit here and see if I could spot one, I'll text you if I do, and we could get out of here asap. Alright!"

Lea happily agreed and went towards the dancing floor to find prey. After less than a minute, Ann realized that someone was sitting next to her, a very handsome and tired looking man. He seemed to be in his early-20s, but his stern looking face made him appear much older.

Ann realized that the man sitting next to her had ordered B-52 and long island ice tea. As soon as the B-52 was handed to him by the bartender, he took a gulp and shotgunned it, and then followed it with the long island ice tea for a chaser...

Jeff had never been much of a drinker, but he needed it badly. One thing he didn't realize was that chasing a B-52 with long island ice tea was never the brightest combination, one too many, and it will hit you very hard. Without realizing it, he turned and asked the girl next to him, "Miss, excuse me! Are you available?"

'Is he talking to me?' Ann looked left, right, and even behind her. 'I don't see anyone else nearby.' Ann thought to herself with a blank look on her face.

Ann turned around and looked at him with the sweetest smile on her face and said, " I may be? What about you. Are you available?

Jeff was looking at Ann like he's ready to devour her whole. 'Her smile; so beautiful! Her eyes... green like the rarest stunning emeralds, they are so deep I feel like I'm being dragged into the ocean, unable to resurface but still wanting to drown.' He thought, his heart was beating so fast *thump thump thump* he had to look away for a moment to catch his breath.

When he felt that his heartbeat was steady enough, he took another look at her perfect face, then said; "Yes! I'm very much available." With the sweetest smile on his face.

Ann was speechless for a moment; she didn't know what to say after hearing Jeff 's reply. Her mind went blank, all she could of think was, 'here is a very handsome, friendly looking man in front of me, how do I put my strange request into words?' She contemplated for a moment, trying to find the courage within her young mind.

After a while, she decided to go for it and take a chance. "I need a husband. Will you marry me?" Oh, my God! What did I say? No! I said that the wrong way, that's not what I meant."

Ann took a breather first then continued what she was saying. "What I mean is..." Was all she was able to utter, she didn't get the chance to finish her sentence before she was interrupted by Jeff himself.

"Sure! When do we get married?" Jeff interjected while looking at her straight face without blinking.

Ann was shocked to the core of her being. 'That's it? That was easy; here I am going crazy, worrying about how I will approach the subject, and he just answered sure!' "When do we get married?" Now it was her turn to stutter, unable to find any words.

"You don't want to know why?" Ann asked Jeff.

"Alright, why don't you tell me? No matter what, my answer is still yes!" Jeff was still staring at Ann's beautiful angelic face, salivating.

Ann did not think it was right not to tell him the reason why she needed a husband. She did not have a choice but to tell him the whole story from the beginning. As soon as Ann finished telling him everything, Jeff knew right away that the CEO that she mentioned was none other than himself.

After carefully thinking about the consequences, Jeff decided while thinking to himself. 'Am I losing my mind? I still want this girl in front of me after hearing what she just informed me? God, never in my whole life have I felt this way. Is this what they call love at first sight? If it is, I don't mind it at all.' Jeff smiled, content with his thought.

Jeff didn't realize that Ann was watching him the whole time he was thinking and that she had seen the smile appear on his face while he thought.

Ann was now hesitant 'What if this guy is a lunatic or a pervert? How can someone agree so quickly to my unreasonable request without an ulterior motive? What have I just gotten myself into?' She stared at him for a moment, starting to panic. She was about to tell him to forget it ever happened.

"What! You're not going to change your mind, are you? Well, it's too late for that now anyway, we have a verbal agreement. It's as good as any signed contract. I can sue you if you change your mind." The man said it with a mischievous grin plastered over his face.

Ann was stunned when she heard what he said. She thought for a moment then replied, "No! No! That's not it; I came with a friend. I need to find her then we can go, alright?" She started looking around for Lea who was busy flirting with some boys instead of helping her scout for a fake husband.

'There's no way I will change my mind. I may never find the courage to do this again in this lifetime. You're my savior, and on top of that you're a fine specimen.' Ann began to laugh at her thoughts.

Jeff saw the smile she had; his heart kept skipping beats. He put his hand to his chest, trying to feel how fast it was beating. *Thump Thump Thump* 'Stop, or I will have a heart attack!' He mumbled to his heart.

Ann looked around everywhere on the dance floor, but Lea was nowhere to be found. "Lea, where are you?" She tried calling first, but the music was too loud.' Lea probably didn't hear me. Let me text her then.' Unfortunately, after a couple of minutes of waiting, Lea never called or texted back.

Lea was too busy flirting with the guy she was dancing with. She was so immersed with her dancing partner that she forgot about Ann and the reason why she was there in the first place...