His Drama Queen novel Chapter 14

I laughed and walked to my bed. I opened the big black and red box with the bow tie and I had to suppress a squeal. Inside the box there was a beautiful dress with a moon necklace. A note was attached to the necklace.

Sorry for earlier. E

The corners of my lips lifted up into a smile. This was so sweet. Even Marlon was amazed by how simple, elegant and yet beautiful the dress was. "That's a very beautiful dress, darling. But now, let's get you transformed honey."

He pushed me in front of the Vanity table and did my hair and makeup. I could tell that he was a very skilled hairdresser and makeup artist. He worked fast and neat.

When he sprayed the setting spray in my face, he turned me around and a small gasp left my mouth. I looked at my face in the mirror from every angle possible. "Oh god, Marlon you are one hell of a good makeup artist. And I don't even want to talk about the hair. It's so pretty."

Marlon grinned from behind me. "I know darling, I know. I'm very good at what I'm doing. Anyways, you should dress up now. Mr. Gray expects you in five minutes downstairs."

Marlon handed me the dress, necklace, and shoes. I went into my walk-in closet to get dressed up in front of the huge golden mirror. When I looked at my reflection, I couldn't help but sigh dreamily.

The dress fitted me perfectly. It was a very simple black dress with a unique shoulder line. The dress was also not too tight and not too big. I wondered how Ethan knew my size.

I walked out of the walk-in closet and Marlon was waiting for me at the entrance of my door. He whistled at me as I made my way towards him. "Damn, Mamacita if I didn't have girlfriends I would have definitely hit on you."

I chuckled and he placed his hand behind my back. "Let's go surprise that boyfriend of yours."

I bit my lip. I wanted to correct him that Ethan was not my boyfriend, but I remembered that I had to be his pretend girlfriend. I know it's only for Rose, but the less people know the truth, the better.

Ethan was standing in the foyer, looking like a male model. He was such a good looking, tall, sharp-featured and well-built specimen. Can someone even get any hotter than that?

I totally forgot that I was mad at him earlier. At this moment, he was taking my breath away.

Ethan's eyes found mine and a small smirk appeared on his face. His eyes studied me from head to toe and I could see a sparkle in his eyes. "Is the princess happy now?" He asked teasingly as he took my hands in his and kissed me on my forehead.

That totally caught me off guard. I felt goosebumps all over my body. I was so not ready for this. He should have probably felt how tense my body was because he started to rub me softly behind my back. "Remember Nicole," He whispered softly in my ear. "You're my girlfriend."

I took a deep breath. Don't take everything too serious I told myself. This is just an act for Rose. Next to me Marlon squealed excitedly. "You two are so cute, right Lila?!" Lila who walked out of the kitchen looked at the both of us and smiled. "They are, now you two. Hurry up, the party will start soon. You two are going to be late."

Ethan grinned next to me. "It's called fashionably late, Lila."

Out of the corners of my eye, I could see his eyes darken. His lips were now in a thin line and his grip on me tightened, almost suffocating me. "Don't...play...with... fire, Nicole." he hissed, before the door of the Grand Ballroom opened and hundreds of eyes were on us.

"Ethan, Nicole!" Rose walked towards us in a long blue chiffon dress. She looked like an angel in the middle of the room. "You made it!" She hugged Ethan and then me. "Ah, you two look adorable. I never thought I would see you with a... a decent girl."

Ethan forced a smile. "Rose, Veronika is not that bad. You're exaggerating."

"Ugh, I don't want to hear her name." Rose huffed and rolled her eyes. "I don't like her, she's not good for you. I prefer Nicole. Darling, how are you? You look stunning."

I smiled kindly at her. "Thank you, Rose. The same goes out for you. Your party looks...legit. You have invited a whole bunch of people."

"Oh these are just my friends."

I rose my eyebrows up in surprise. Friends? More than two hundred people are here and they are all her friends? I can't relate.

"When did you two started dating?" Rose snapped me out of my reverie. Her eyes glowed as she asked that question. "And where did you meet? Gosh, I'm so excited to hear about your love story." She sighed dreamily.