Chapter 45: Chapter 45

Carlos sat on his bed the next morning as he stare at Triffany who was still asleep on the couch. She had ignored him all through last night.

"So much for sleeping together." He sighed and walked close to her. He sat down across the couch she lay and watched her.

Triffany opened her eyes, as if knowing someone had been staring at her, she was surprised to see him there. "You're up." He asked with a thin smile.

Triffany sat down and yawns with her eyes closed and facing Carlos. She opened her eyes and stretched her arms. She looked at Carlos who still has his eyes on her.

"You don't have to watch me sleep. A lady who loves a man wouldn't dare to yawn in his presence." She felt that he was doing all he was doing because of her confession yesterday.

"And about yesterday, it is a dream to me." She got up from the couch to leave.

"Okay." Carlos said with his deep voice and also got up. "Get dress."

Triffany turned to face him with a frown. "What now?"

"We are going somewhere." He told her and she looked at his serious face but look away instead.

"I'm not going anywhere with you." She turned to leave.

"I'm not asking you." She halts. "I'm telling you. So get dressed, else I will bath you and dress you up myself." He walked past her and picked his towel, before going into the bathroom.

Once he had shut the door, he held his chest and exhaled softly. "Carlos, What's wrong with you?" He asked himself. "Bath her?" He placed his hands on his cheek and shook his head.

Gosh, be a gentleman please he stutter in his head and went ahead to take his bath.

When he was done he came out of the bathroom with the towel wrapped around his waist and water dripping down from his hair to his shoulder, then to his chest, down to his waist.

Triffany stood still staring at him with wide eyes. When will she ever get use to seeing him this way. "Go freshen up." Carlos told her but she still has her eyes on him with an opened lips.

He smiled, tilting his head to a side. "Will you watch me change my dress too?"

Triffany blinks and frown. "You don't have to be so mean. I'm not a child you push around." She took her towel and walked into the bathroom.

Carlos chuckle, she was too stubborn that's why. He picked up another towel and begin to dry his hair. He turned to look at the bathroom door. "I have to tell her, but I can't since she's trying so hard not to show her feelings."

Triffany came out of the bathroom dressed with a casual blilue jean and pink top. "Are you set?" Carlos who was sitting on the sofa asked.

"I'm not dressed your style, so just go alone." Triffany walked over to the dresser mirror to brush her hair.

Carlos put down his phone. "I don't care how you're dressed." Triffany looked up at him, surprised. "If you're done. Let's go." He uncrossed his legs.

Triffany turned to face him. "You are dressed with a well tailored suit and polished shoes and looking crazily handsome and neat." Carlos smiled to hear her compliment him that way.

"But, I'm looking like a damn low class." She looked at herself, this was the first time she had ever looked down at herself this way. "And you still say let's go.."

She scoffed. "Just let me off the hook. You should find someone more your class." She face the mirror and begin to brush her hair backwards.

Carlos groaned. "Gosh! I'm tired of talking." Honestly he was not much of a talker, but after meeting Triffany he talked alot.

He stand up and walked over to her with his long leg covered in black trousers. He held her hands and picked up her phone for her as he leads her downstairs even with her protest and struggle.

Gabby came out of her room when she heard the noise and saw him holding Triffany's hands. "Going somewhere?" She asked.

Carlos looked at his sister, still holding Triffany's hands tight. "Gabby, good to see you." He smiled.

Triffany stopped struggling when she saw Gabby and raised her other hand to say hello. "Morning Gabby." She flashed her an awkward smile.

Gabby looked from Triffany to Carlos. "You're both acting weird this morning." She looked down at their hands. "Sorry to interfere." She smiled and turned to leave.

"We are going to one of my director's house warming party." Carlos told his sister and Triffany's eyes shone in shock as she pushed his hands away.

"You're kidding me!" She shouted. She looked at herself, she was not wearing a proper dress and she did not even fo her makeup or finish brushing her hair.

"I'm serious." Carlos showed her the invitation card he had in his side pocket. "Here."

Triffany looked from the invitation card to Carlos. "I'm seriously not going." She hands it back to Carlos. Gabby watched them with her arms crossed.

"You won't want me to embarrass you..." She shook her head. "I don't want to cause you any trouble." When was he going to tell her he was taking her to a party, was it when they get to the entrance, and she was looking like this.

Gabby smiled. "The party is by twelve noon, I'm sure Carlos is expecting to stop somewhere before going." Gabby and Carlos both share a knowing gaze, but Triffany looked at them puzzled.

"I don't think you're both listening to me..." She was about to say when Carlos interrupts her.

"Let's do more of the talking on our way." He grip her hands again. "See you later Gabby."

"Have fun." Gabby smiled as she watched them leave the house with Triffany still struggling to free her hand from his grip.

Carlos lead her outside where Shanne was standing by the car. "Shanne, you can take an off duty today. I will drive." Carlos told him.

"Okay sir." Shanne hands him the key and steps aside.

Carlos first let Triffany into the passenger seat and then got into the drivers seat and drove off.

"I'm really telling you, you better stop this car, since I have not been to a rich party before and this isn't my favourite dress, talk more of a party dress." She said all in one breath.

Carlos looked at her and then back on the road. "You've been arguing with me for over an hour now. Can you please stop."

Triffany covers her face with her hands. "Why do you have to be so stubborn." She looked at him. "Is this some kind of payback on what I said last night?"

He stopped the car and turned to her, she was still looking at him. "I shouldn't have said bad things about Kelsey." Carlos frowned.

"Those clothes were so important to you and her. I shouldn't have voiced out, you wouldn't have cleared the clothes if it was so special to you, if you really wanted them.in there." She continued.

"We are here." Carlos said softly.

Triffany looked out of the window to see a large building with 'Ladies World' written on. She turned to Carlos. "Why are we here instead of the party?"

Carlos smile. "You ask a lot of question. Get down already." He came down from the car and so did Triffany. He walked over to her and held her hands to her own surprise as he lead her inside the building.

They went into the building and all eyes were on them, well all eyes was on Carlos, Triffany looked at the ladies that were staring at Carlos with love in their eyes with a frown.

She notice some of them were not happy to see this handsome man hold her hands this way and within her she smiled, now she don’t think it’s too bad for him to hold her hands this way and she stopped struggling to free her hand.

A female staff walk over to them, her eyes were on Carlos as she greet him. “Welcome Mr Carlos.” Triffany wonder how this staff know his name but didn’t think much about it, her husband was a very popular man.

No wonder people reacted a lot at the new about him splashing her water with his car, if he was not popular, she wouldn’t be in this marriage at all.

Carlos ignored the staff that was smiling at him, he look down at Triffany. “I want you to transform this lady by my side.” He was talking to the staff but his eyes was on Triffany.

“Do your magic on her, her hair, face, nails and body.” Triffany looked up at him, with a dagger eyes, if not that there are people watching them right now, she would have given him a punch on his face.

“Okay sir.” The lady look at Triffany, and with the look on her face Triffany know that she was angry. Was Carlos the only one they know? Don’t they know she was his wife. Damn his popularity and too bad she was not wearing her ring.

Carlos sat down on a chair and picked up a magazine, Triffany frowned, now he was acting like a gentleman.

“Ma’am please this way. You need a massage and toning.” The staff told her as Triffany followed her lead.

Few minutes later, they came out, Triffany was wearing a robe as they lead her to seat by the dresser mirror. Carlos will glance up from the magazine from time to time to look at her, with a thin smile on his lips.

They finished her pedicure and manicure, did her hair and applied makeup on her face. They let her hair down her shoulders and back. Triffany look at the mirror surprise by the transformation.

She really look like the model Nick and Allison doubted she could be. She smile, please with her beauty, she was a natural, but enhancing her beauty makes her more pretty.

They drew a wardrobe of expensive, classy dress our. “Ma’am, you have to choose a dress.” Triffany turned around surprise to see the clothes that were hanging there for her to choose.

“I can’t we…” she was about to protest when Carlos cut in.

“You should give us the room now.” He said to the staff and they all left to give them some privacy.

Carlos went through all the dress and spots one. “This white one.” He checked it on the and shook his head on second thought. “Perhaps, the red dress.”

Triffany looked at him. “These dress are expensive.”

Carlos ignored her and pulled out as many dress as his hand can carry, he put them on her hands. “Try these ones.” He pulled her into the dressing room and closed the door.

He smiled as he exhaled softly. “She’s pretty.” He sat back on the chair as Triffany came out wearing one of the dress.

“How is this one?” She asked.

Carlos lifts his eyes to her and pressed his lips together as he scan her from head to toe. “It’s just..”

“I guess it’s not good.” She went in to try another one on. When she came out, she look at him. “How about this one?”

Carlos bite his lips, shock at her beauty. “It’s just…” He swallowed hard.

Triffany look down at herself. “I guess this is not good too.” She tried the red dress and came out. “How is this one?”

“It’s Just..” Carlos managed to say, why is she damn hot on all the dress she wear, he was speechless as his jaw drop.

Seeing he was not saying anything, Triffany sign. “It doesn’t fit right? Classy things don’t fit me.” She muttered, this was the second time she was degrading herself and she was glad that Nick and Allison did not hear her say this.

She turned to go in again but Carlos got up. “Not that.” He walked over to her. “You’re so pretty in all of them.”

Triffany looked up to his eyes, shocked. This was the first time she had ever heard him compliment her, was this real or was it a dream, she wish someone could pinch her now. “Huh!” She wanted to hear him say it again.

Carlos was staring down at her. “This dress made you look pretty.” He said and look away. Triffany sign. He was not complimenting her because she’s pretty, he was complimenting the dress.

He brought out a glassy heel and set it down to her leg as he helped her put it on, she stare down at him in surprise, was this really the Carlos she know? Why was he being such a gentleman today, she wonder.

Carlos put a neck less he handpicked on her neck and she wore her earrings. She was looking so adorable. He checked her out and pause. “One more thing.”

Triffany looked at him. “What?” Wondering what was remaining, she had done her hair, nails, makeover, she’s wearing a dress, shoe and jewelries, what else was missing?

To answer her question, Carlos took her finger and put their wedding ring on her ring finger. She thought she had left it at home, but he had brought it and he was putting ot on her, by himself. She looked at him, she was falling more in love with this man.

But to her surprise he said the most annoying words. “You know we are going somewhere and a lot of people will be watching us. You should wear your ring and I mine, you need to look good today since my grandfather would be there and they insist I come with my wife.”

Triffany scoffed, she had thought he had wanted her to go with him and had done all this cause he was changing, but it was all figures.

“Here I am thinking you became a gentleman overnight. Not knowing this was all just for show off.” She looked at her image on the mirror.

Carlos smile as he stare at her. “Well, you really transformed from a frog to a princess.”

Triffany turns around in anger. “Well your choice of words for compliment is horrible.” She walked out of the room.

Carlos smile. “She is really pretty and am sure it no longer awkward.” He said to himself as he went after her. He paid the bills as they drove to the house warming party.