His touch; the best feeling ever, the best moment ever, the best fear and prayer ever.-Me

MEDIA: HOLLAND RODEN AND JEREMY IRVINE AS SCARLET ANDERSON AND CALEB PIERCE <3

Scarlet's P.O.V:

As Caleb stopped the car, I felt a jerk. We finally reached Anderson mansion for our little reception get together. I peered outside from the window and all I saw was a mansion where I lived all alone, in those years. My eyes didn't have the courage to look beside me, the entire ride I knew he was angry! I looked down, he got out of car and stood outside.

From the mirror I could see two cars stopping behind Caleb's, Pierce family and my family came out. They surrounded Caleb, I could hear Mr John Pierce commanding him sternly, "Take your bride inside and treat her right, Caleb."

Caleb's jaw tightened, he spat, "I don't know why I am doing this. I don't know why I even agreed to this. This is sick and insane." John was about to say something but Irene stepped in, she dragged Caleb away, away from my parents but nearer to me. He and Irene stood in front of Driver seat so I could hear and see very well. Her hands reached to Caleb's shoulder, his body was stiffened, but the shoulders slumped in ease as she touched it.

"Calm down, Caleb. Please, do it. Our families' name are at risk, look around all are clicking this all, recording every bit. I just don't want anything to go wrong, so do you, right? Please, for once be a good husband."

He gently shrugged her hands off his shoulder, and his tone was deep, thick but not bitter. "Irene, you know I'm doing this for you only. And we have to talk after all this shit. You get it, right? and this time you have to be honest." His calm self was shining through when Irene smilingly nodded at him.

He walked towards me, he opened the passenger seat door and offered his hand to me, I took it. When he slided that wedding ring into my finger, his warm touch calmed me down, but then at that moment, it didn't. When I got out of car holding his hand which didn't calm me down, which haunted me, lights flashed into my face. I looked down, he continued to walk and I walked towards where he leaded me.

As I stepped again in my mansion, the memories of that day's unfortunate morning came haunting me, the slap of my dad, the ruthless tone of his and his threats. All. All of it scared me to death. Our close family relatives who I never got acquainted with, were standing in the hall watching me and Caleb with gleaming and excited eyes.

Caleb's hand squeazed mine roughly and tightly, I got that he didn't like all of it. As I knew it that it was all shit for him. We walked inside, that all felt so strange. I couldn't process the fact that I was married. Why?

"As you dear people joined us and this new couple in this reception, I would like to thank you all. Please make yourself feel comfortable and enjoy this party." My dad announced and the whole hall was filled with cheerings. I hated all of my dad's gut. How could he fall so low?

But I should've expected that all from him after all, he had done much worse to me.

"You two look nice together, I hope the best for you"

"Oh my God, Caleb! I thought you would marry a bit later, but I guess we girls are not lucky as Scarlet. Happy married life"

"Scarlet, you're gorgeous. Caleb, may your personality becomes a bit colorful now. For her sake, mate."

"May God has his blessing upon you love birds, I'm so grateful that you've bonded in this amazing and purest bond. Happy married life."

Those all blessings, some from Caleb's gathering and some from mine, I was just not feeling right. The tears I had been holding back were soon to come out at any point. I was sick of it.

Suddenly my eyes met Kate, my friend who I told that Irene was getting married. God! She was my only friend. I looked away, to ignore her the best but her eyes were still on me. I saw Irene, her eyes were not on me but a little beside me and I looked up to see that she was staring at Caleb.

And he was staring at her, what was happening? If they liked each other, why didn't they get married? Why me? Why did Irene back off from the promise she made to dad?

She could've married him for six months and who knows she could've fallen for him too as she liked him so much. And I was sure that Dad wouldn't have minded making six months marriage till-death-do-us-apart for his precious and only daughter.

Tears crawled down to my cheek, Kate suddenly appeared from no where, she mumbled, "Don't cry, lets talk." I needed someone to talk so I just nodded.

Caleb eyes fell on me and he immediately left my hand, letting me go. He didn't care about those tears, he was busy talking with Irene with his eyes. Not that I minded but I still felt my heart hurting so badly.

"What is all this?" Kate asked as we got out of hall, and she dragged me to the dinning room.

"I am married, can't you see?" I said and I cried harder. She hugged me, and I hugged her back. I kept myself like that for few minutes.

"It is not Irene who is getting married, It is me." I continued to mumbled while my head rested on her shoulder and my eyes were closed. "I am not telling you why and how? Because I can't. But you're my friend so I beg you to pray for me to get better. I have been through a lot, Kate. Pray to God that he gives me courage to fight all the circumstances. He isn't listening to me."

"Ssh- don't cry. You're strong girl. You have been through all till now, and in future you will as well. You're not broken, you're not weak. Don't feel that. You're alright, dear. Just stay strong. I don't know what's happening and I respect your choice of not telling me but all I can do is pray and I will. And all you can do is adjust, stay strong and don't give up hoping and praying." Kate consoled me, I parted away. I heard my mother calling for me, I looked around and I saw mirror.

I adjusted my makeup and then me and Kate walked outside the dinningr room leading us to hall. Where dance was started. Before I could ponder much, my mother popped in front of me, "Where were you?"

"I--"

"Just shut up! Go to Caleb, and dance." She ordered as If I was her servant or something, I looked away and stood still at my place. She grabbed my arm, squeazing it a bit too roughly, "Do you want your dad to give another finger print on another cheek, No? So, go and do as I say. Don't make people suspicious." She left my hand and I even after fighting a lot with tears couldn't stop them.

My eyes wandered in hall to find that Caleb, he was nowhere to be found but then I saw him. I saw him with Irene, his eyes were glued to her and her both hands were on his cheek, grasping him so possessively. His hands were swiftly gripping her waist. I could see that they were talking. I headed to them, a fake small smile plastered on my face which I gave to guest while passing by them.

"Caleb, you need to--" Irene stopped whispering to him when her eyes fell on me, and I felt someone standing behind me, I gave a quick glance and it was Katerina. Irene put off her hands from his face and he put his hands off his waist immediately, Irene cleared her throat and started to say, "Scarlet-"

As I hated my family, I hated her too. It was all because of her, if she liked him so much so why didn't she fucking marry him? Why didn't she take a risk? She liked him, and if she would have married him even just for six months it was nothing wrong but for me, it was more than wrong. I didn't like him and so didn't he. He hated me in fact.

I ignored that she took my name and I shifted my eyes to somewhere else, she understood that I was not going to listen to her. Katerine mumbled to Caleb, "Caleb, why don't you take your Scarlet to dance?" Her eyes stayed on him, soon he gave in but unwillingly.

'Your Scarlet' seriously? Not his, I'm never going be his!

His hand was offered to me again, his eyes didn't stay on me though. It wandered on Irene and Katerina who just engaged in a conversation.

Their frowns told me that it was something serious. A part of me was curious, but then another part of me wanted to let it all go. Let that miserable life go and bury anywhere.

We walked towards the dance floor, the lights became more dim, the spot light fell on us. Making me bury my face in his chest slightly, his hands snaked around my waist and I, hesitatingly wrapped mine around his neck, my eyes weren't locked with his but I could feel him having his strong gaze on me.

The beautiful light, heavenly perfect tune of piano made the atmosphere sensual, intimidating and romantic but the sad part, we had nothing sensual and romantic. We were platonic. As we moved along the rhythm, the memories I spent in that mansion came flashing in front my eyes and I squeazed my eyes, holding back the tears.

My heart pounded faster, but I tried hard to ignore all those emotional breeze that were hitting me. How could I forget that house? How!? Even though, never had anything worthy enough to remember but still, it was my home. They were my family.

Caleb's hands got off the waist, I unwrapped mine from his neck, he held my palms and that moment, his touch was gentle, he slightly pushed me backwards then he immediately pulled me into him and I felt myself stuck to him, he held my waist and pulled me up. I heard some whistles from the guests. Crazy!

After staying in that position for few seconds, I was on the dance floor with my feet planted on them, finally. Not in his arms. He extended and then spun me, then again I was pulled by him in to him.

That time, he didn't pick me up, he just let me stuck to him and him to me, my right hand was on his shoulder and the other one was in his hand, our fingers entwined making me shudder on my place. The tingling sensations that took birth and felt inside my body when I felt myself being too consumed by his touch.

Our eyes finally met, we finally felt the spark that caused when his eyes met mine. The cold blue eyes turned to softer blue ones, like he usually had. Like the first time I bumped into him and I saw those soft, calm eyes. As music rhythm quickened, we swayed along the rhythm. His lips were pursed, sealing so much inside them. Mine were just sealed, they had nothing to say.

Because I knew, my words wouldn't have effected or changed any of that. The jaw that was tightened was at ease, Caleb was relaxed. He wasn't angry. He was confusing me, at one moment, he was all angry and the other so mysterious and sometimes calm too.

He was really a mystery that I wanted to solve when I saw him first but that moment, I had no desires of exploring his real soul behind that invisible and silent soul. But that time, my soul was also silent to the situations. To my first kiss, and then my first dance with him. I kissed someone first time even though I didn't like him. I was dancing the first time with someone even though I didn't know him. My cruel cruel fate! Why it had to bring Caleb in my life? Why?

I didn't notice but some tears without any warning streamed down to my cheek, and it happened when I was peering at him and he was staring at me back with his eyes holding so much intensity. It was embarrassing, it was so painful for me to open myself, to show my weakness, to show my misery in front of him. I never liked to express.

But It just happened, like things happened without warning in my life. All I knew that I had tears and pain written in my fate more than anything. He saw those tears, good thing that he didn't shoot a sympathetic look at me. He just looked on, his gripped tightened on my waist though.

But it didn't hurt, it just seemed like he held me when I was about to shatter down in more pieces. 

Suddenly, he twirled me around and then my back faced his chest, his hand rested on my stomach and his face was slightly buried in my neck. I closed my eyes, I didn't want to feel any of that was happening. Because, there was something different happening as well.

His touch, his touch was happening. The way he just held me sent those sparks that tingled on my body. Unknown of what they were, I just shrugged them off but they were not gone. His impact wasn't gone. I felt his hot breath on my neck and I ignored, that was my strategy to live the six months with total stranger; ignore. I was about to ignore everything since then.

As I felt that lights started opening, and the spot light was gone so did the music. We parted away, the guests looked on at first but then thier whispers and clapping voices surrounded the hall. Making me more nervous. Nervous than ever.

I moved my eyes towards Caleb, I saw him looking at Irene. I thought about his words, 'Irene, I am doing this for you only'. The pain that was already causing a wreck in me, it grew more seeing them staring at each other like that. He tore his eyes from her and immediately peered towards me, I looked away.

I didn't want to get mesmerized by those eyes that held a mystery inside it, because mysteries used to attract me, they used to hook me and entice me but I didn't want Caleb to hook me, entice me, attract me because if he did, the time after the six months would probably be the worst and hell difficult for me which I didn't want.

I remembered myself being captivated by those eyes when he came to home day before that day, when he walked to me to say 'good bye' and I was so busy in looking and getting lost in those ocean like eyes that I didn't even hear what he said and I didn't even realize he left.

But there was a difference, he was not my husband then. But that moment, he was my husband. To add fire to the fuel, the six months deadline came rushing to my mind.

I wondered why Mr and Mrs Pierce asked my parents to marry his son with one of their daughters, if his son wasn't interested. Guest were having their drinks as it was already 8 or something, dinner was about to get served but before that, the stupidity and the fake drama started. Irene came towards mike, I wondered that what she was gonna say.

TO BE CONTINUED

Reviews and Votes :)

Caleb and Scarlet---> Calet? or Saleb? (I think #SALEB is better)