Alana sips on her drink as her eyes stays on her husband who was still standing with the girl she met earlier and both of them seem to be in some deep conversation.

The girl was literally hanging on to every words he was speaking, while she did had the thought to walk towards them and ruin the conversation but she stayed away wanting to see how long will he forget he was in the party with his wife.

She rolls her eyes as the girl lightly touches Richie's arm stepping closer to him and she puts her glass down when Richie touches her hand.

"Oh come on" she groans before walking away from the party.

"Why bring me here if he had someone already?" she grumbles walking out to the balcony to get some fresh air.

"Alana" a voice from behind her makes her turn to come face to face with Nicholas Price.

"What are you doing here?" she asks turning to face him.

"Just what you are doing" he smiles walking out of the dark.

"Cursing my husband?" she asks making him smile.

"Getting fresh air"

"Should not you be inside having some deal finalized?" she asks and he just shakes his head no.

"You should not be out alone, not everyone standing in the dark is for fresh air" he points out and she sighs.

"I can take care of myself"

"I am sure but won't it be better to stay out of the trouble instead of having to take care of things?" he asks and she groans.

"Fine, fine I am going in" she grumbles as she walks inside the party while he follows.

*******

"What are you two doing?" Richie asks as he finds both of them walking out of the balcony.

"Getting fresh air in the dark corners" she grumbles as she tries to walk away but Richie holds her hand pulling her to his side.

"Dark corners?" he asks raising a curious brow towards Nicholas who chuckles.

"Later" Nicholas speaks walking away and Richie turns to face his wife.

"I was looking for you" he speaks.

"Oh really, well did not see you turning away from little Abi while I was standing and staring at you two. She is beautiful, looks like your type always wanting to please you" she comments and Richie pulls her towards the buffet.

"You must be hungry" he speaks.

"Oh, now you realize" she states but he just ignores her.

"Mind if we join?" someone asks and both their head turns to see their host along with Abigail standing with their plates and Richie gets up to pull Abi's chair while Alana just stares at the chivalry her husband did not showed to her.

"So, are you enjoying the party?" their host asks and Alana nods her head stuffing the food in her mouth while her eyes stays on Abi who whispers something to her husband who nods his head before he pushes the glass of his water towards her.

All through the dinner she stays quiet stopping herself from jumping over the table and snap at her husband who was being attentive to the girl, finally as they are done she gets up announcing she wants to go home.

"Why?" Abi speaks sadly.

"Abi, ask that question to yourself when you get married. Why you want to go to bed so early" Alana cannot help but states as she wraps her arm around Richie who speaks few words to their host and with their goodbye's they leave.

*******

"What the hell was that?" Richie asks as they get in the car.

"Can you stop there?" she asks and he frowns.

"Why?"

"Just for a little bit" she asks and he does stop the car.

Alana walks out of the car open the back door and gets in.

"Okay drive us home" she speaks making Richie turn to stare at her.

"What the hell, get at the front" he demands.

"I do not feel like sitting beside the man who is more attentive towards his old flame than this wife, so drive"

"Alana" he warns but she just sits on the back.

"You are unbelievable" he grumbles starting the car.

"I am unbelievable? Oh my god, I cannot even imagine what would have happened if I was not with you tonight...

Perhaps, you will be going home with her no me, you two were literally fucking each other with your touches and gestures tonight"

"Watch yourself" he warns as he speeds.

"And you watch the road you asshole, I have never in my entire life wanted to deck someone as much as I want to hit you...

Why did you marry me if you had your eyes set on little Abi with her soft voice, soft touches" she snaps at him.

"Shut up Alana before I stop the car and drag you out"

"Oh don't worry as soon as the car stops I am dragging myself out of it" she snaps and he keeps quiet clutching his hands on the wheel.

*******

"Don't walk away" Richie shouts as Alana gets out of the car even before it stops making her way towards the house.

"Well you can go to your little Abi" she shouts back.

"Do not talk about her like that" he warns her.

"Oh well, both of you did not even think about people watching or me when you two were so into each other's talks...

Pulling a chair out for her, letting her have your water what would have been the scenario if I was not there? Cutting the meat in small pieces, feeding her with your own hands?" she asks as she throws her clutch on the sofa and starts to take out her ear rings.

"There is no such thing between us" he states.

"Did not look that way" she speaks and he rubs his hands over his face.

"What were you even doing at balcony with Nicholas?" he asks instead and she rolls her eyes.

"Getting the attention my husband is not giving me"

"Alana" he warns her to watch her mouth.

"What?" she shouts at once and Richie is on her the next second kissing her.

*******

"Go fuck your Abi" Alana shouts pushing him away from her.

"What did we talked about the word fuck?" he asks raising a brow her way.

"You do not get to kiss me after you had sexual thought on someone that is not your wife" she speaks and he sighs.

"There is not such things between me and her"

"And Nicholas fucked me" she states making him glare at her.

"Yes she likes me but she is nothing to me other than my investor's daughter. She is too young goddammit!"

"Then why did you not introduced us or dismissed me? And what about what was on going on the dinner table?" she asks making him groan.

"Because she is not someone I want you to be acquainted to, I do not want you to mix around with likes of her...

As for what was in dinner table, I have been taught to always pull a chair for a lady whether she is or not and she forgot to bring the water so asked me to pass mine if I had not drank it"

"Oh well I have not once found you pulling a chair for me"

"Because you pull it yourself before I have a chance!" he growls.

"Well you two seemed too intimate" she shrugs her shoulders.

"And me drinking from the same glass of water as you was not?" he asks and she frowns.

"When did you?" she questions while he just waves his hands walking towards their room.

"Wait, we drank from same glass?" she asks following him but he just ignores her.

"Richie" she shouts for him before jumping on his back as he keeps on moving.

"What the..." Richie gets startle as he holds her.

"Don't ignore me" she groans as she wraps her arms and legs around him.

"Get off of me" he sighs and she grins.

"Nope"

"Okay" he grins as he gets on the bed at once and she shrieks feeling her back touch the mattress.

*******

Richie turns at once as he grabs her arms and puts it above her head before lying a top of her.

"So you were saying?" he asks.

"Get off of me" she groans but he just laughs dropping little kisses on her jaw and she stretches her neck to pull away from him.

"Hmm" he moans as he licks her neck before kissing while she groans trying to fight him.

"You looked so damn sexy tonight" he murmurs.

"Too soon, you should have complimented me after few years" she grumbles.

"You always look sexy Alana, all the damn time, even when you come back home. I think I like drunk Alana, she talks a lot to me" he states as his hands leave her wrists and her hands automatically wraps around his head as he sucks on the top of her breast.

"Oh" she moans.

"But I do not like you" she breathes.

"I can make you like me" he chuckles as he pushes her dress up.

Shifting a bit Richie reaches to unbutton his pants while Alana kisses on his lips. When he pulls her closer to him and starts to rubs his body on her she stiffens as feels something hard touching on her thigh and she pushes him away.

Straightening her dress, she shakes her head no.

"Too fast?" Richie asks and she nods her head.

"Okay" he takes few deep breathes.

*******

"You put your dick far away from me" Alana warns her husband as she holds his face and continues to kiss him.

"Yes wife" he chuckles wrapping his arms around her.

"I think I can live with this" Alana grins caressing his cheeks.

"You think?" he asks as he pecks on her lips.

"Umm-hmm" she hums nodding her head.

Both of them lie silently on the bed with Alana's head on her husband's chest while his fingers are tangled in her hair.

"Can you tell me more about your father's business?" he asks after a while and she sighs.

"You cannot do anything even if I told you" she replies.

"I am not trying to do anything"

"Then why did you persuade to marry me even when I said no plenty of times" she asks turning to stare at him.

"At first I just wanted to marry you for my own selfish reasons but when I saw you speaking out your mind I think I just wanted to know you better...

Something about you made me want to have you as mine"

"Is that so?" she asks in amusement.

"Yeah, you are quiet feisty something I have not seen in many women"

"Oh like Abi?" she asks making him laugh.

"She is nothing to me Alana" he smiles kissing on her forehead.

"What are you planning on?" she asks next making him sigh.

"Nothing"

"Then I can tell you nothing" she replies making him pinch her nose.

"You are infuriating at times" he sighs.

*******

"I don't know much about his business but that it is vast, the people in it are not someone we can take on"

"I know if the men in this business were so easy to take on this business would have been banned a long time ago" he states.

"There is a meeting held every two months in my father's home" she starts and Richie nods his head asking her to continue.

"I am not allowed to stay in the house or my mother, he always sent us away a week before the meeting and we are not allowed to be back home until he allows us"

"Where does his sends you?"

"We have a summer house few miles away from here"

"Does he sends someone to look after you?"

"Few bodyguards"

"What happened to your brother, what went wrong?" he asks.

"Dad wanted him to start with the business" she stops as tears runs down her face and Richie holds her in his arms.

"It's okay, you do not have to tell me. It's okay" he rubs her back.

"To give him a try they asked him to check on the shipment, he could not do it. When he saw that they were girls, so young he...

He helped few of them to run, they found out. Shot him right in front of us, dad...he did not even tried to save my brother...

Said, it was better than to send me as replacement for the girls that ran away" she sobs making him tighten his hold on her.

"How can he still be in the business Richie, knowing he has a daughter, what if they take me away and sold me?"

"Hush, don't think" he murmurs kissing her head as he holds her tight.

*******

"Do you know when the meeting will be held?" Richie asks next morning and Alana bites on her lips in worry.

"Hey, you can tell me" Richie asks as he walks to stand where she was.

"If something went wrong..."

"I am not planning on anything I just want to know when the meeting will be held"

"If something went wrong I don't want to lose..."

"You will not lose anyone I promise" he smiles caressing her cheek.

"I will have to ask mom actually"

"Why?"

"Now that I am married, I am sure he will not send me away but if the meeting will happen then I am sure he will send mom away" she replies.

"Okay, will you talk with her?" he asks and she nods her head.

"What are you playing at Richie?" she asks with a sigh.

"Perhaps the same thing your brother wanted, to help those girls" he smiles and he eyes widens before she holds his hand.

"Richie you..."

"As you said, anyone could be taken away and be sold. What if it's you next time or our daughter?" he asks and she shakes her head no.

"You cannot stand them"

"But I can try shake them" he smiles as he kisses on her forehead before handing her the phone to call her mother.