The Billion Dollar Contract novel Chapter 14

Weeks had gone by since Nicole accepted Gabriel's offer but they had never gone out together as the 'supposed couple' which made Nicole feel sad. Gabriel had asked her to act as his fiancee for six months but she never felt like one even for a second, he was always imprisoning himself with work and Nicole was starting to get concerned, he needed some sort of distraction to get him off his busy lifestyle even if it was only for a day but Gabriel wasn't giving her the chance no matter how hard she tried. Nicole had no idea why he was like that, maybe it was because he still sees her as a stranger and didn't want to warm up to her or maybe he has had a rough past but Nicole was still willing to give it another try, she only hopes not to get disappointed in the end.

Gabriel was in his bedroom getting ready for work when he heard a knock on his door

"Come in" he said while trying to knot his tie. Nicole walked into the room making herself comfortable on his bed

"Good morning" she greeted with a small smile

"Good morning" he replied still knotting his tie

"Don't you get bored?" Nicole suddenly asked

"Excuse me?" He questioned not understanding her question

"Don't you get bored working all the time?" She repeated making her question clearer.

Gabriel didn't give her a reply as she had expected so she stood up and walked to him. Once she was face to face with him, she stopped him from knotting his tie and continued doing it herself. 'She needed to stop doing this' Gabriel mentally groaned

"You know we haven't gone out together, it's not like I'm asking us to but it's just that I'm bored" Nicole said with a pout

Gabriel mentally slapped himself, he has been busy working and haven't once thought of taking Nicole out

"What do you want to do?" He asked once she was done with his tie, he could see a smile appear on her face after his question

"Take the day off and you won't regret it" she replied

"I can't do that" he said making her smile drop

"Pleeeasse?" She pleaded making Gabriel roll his eyes

"Fine" he said finally giving in

"Yes!" Nicole said in excitement

Gabriel called his PA asking him to cancel all his appointments for the day

"Change into something more comfortable" Nicole said to Gabriel before leaving his bedroom

Nicole got dressed in a white long sleeve button down shirt, denim shorts and black ankle boots. She went light on her makeup. Once satisfied with her looks, she left her room heading for Gabriel's room.

She was about reaching for the door knob when the door suddenly opened revealing Gabriel who was also wearing a white shirt and denim pants. Nicole was really excited seeing that they were both wearing matching outfits

When they were done, she ordered for pizza to take home since they were already full then she took Gabriel to an ice cream store for dessert. Gabriel actually enjoyed their outing together, he hadn't had this sort of fun in a long time, he has always had to work, go to charity events and company dinners, the typical kind of things rich people do all year round. He was glad that he didn't reject Nicole's offer when she had asked. They had arrived home and were both retiring to their rooms when he stopped her

"Do you feel tired?" He asked

"No why?"

"Go change into something else then. We'll be going out"

"Is that your way of asking me out on a date?" She asked with a smirk

"I change my mind" he replied trying to pull her legs. He wanted to see how she'd react

"Don't!" She pleaded

"Then stop asking questions and go get dressed"

"Okay. I'll shower first, so you have to wait a little longer" she replied before rushing into her bedroom. Gabriel couldn't help but smile at how childlike she behaved sometimes, actually Everytime.

Gabriel and Nicole are getting along just fine