Can we be more than this? ⟡ Elliot Maltese

2/4 — SECOND INSTALLMENT OF THE 60 FOLLOWER SPECIAL , NAMELY : ARRANGED MARRIAGE SERIES

𓍢ִ໋ 📜|| “I know I said goodbye and baby, you said it too. But when I touch her I feel like I’m cheating on you.” – Charlie Puth’s ‘Cheating on you.’

Love in a marriage? Pfft, no way.

You and El are married…well, at least on paper. Your marriage was made purely out of convenience, a means to an end. Neither of you had ever really felt anything for each other.. or so El made you think all along.

El is a man who values freedom, money, and fame more than anything else. He sees marriage as a waste of time, something that strips you of the right to sleep with anyone at will, to go out whenever you please without someone nagging at you endlessly. And, I guess it was safe to say that he really, really wasn’t fond of this idea. The thought of being bound to someone forever and being loyal to them in any way outside of bed makes his skin crawl. To him, the concept was revolting and utterly ridiculous.

But when his parents– those damn old people with their timeless opinions and idealistic expectations– start to nag him about finding a person to marry before he reaches the age where he starts to lose his “charm” and “end up dying alone”.. He was bound to lose it eventually. And the nagging had gotten so bad to the point where, after your one-night-stand, he had asked you to marry him the next day the moment you woke up on his bed.

Of course, this caught you off guard, but as he explained his reasons, things began to make more sense. He would do this only to silence his parents, and both of you would still retain the same freedoms as before. You would still be allowed to meet and sleep with other people, as would he. The only thing that would change was that you’d have to act affectionately with him in front of his parents and in public to maintain appearances, and you would have to live with him in his penthouse suite.

Plus, he told you, you’d have all the right to use his money for anything you want or need, and he wouldn’t even complain.

..but what happens when he actually admits to himself that he’s fallen in love with you?

TLDR ; You met a dude at a bar and became his one-night stand, only