Do it . Do it Do it DO IT YOU COWARD ! I gulped . " Okay , here goes nothing . I murmured stuffing my face with a shortbread cookie . The cursor hovered dangerously over the s search button right next to Austin Richard Hamilton's name in the Google search bar . " Ugh , no ." I grumbled withdrawing my hand from the mouse . Wasn't this considered stalking ? I'm googling Austin for Pete's sake . How twisted could I get ? Don't overthink Sophia . People google other people all the time . Tango's barking snapped me from my internal battle . Saved by the bark . I stood up and hurried to the door where Tango stood barking , signaling someone was coming over . I opened the door and frowned , no one was there . I looked around seeing if somebody possibly might be standing but I saw nobody while Tango continued to bark behind me , goosing my behind with his wet nose . I closed the door and crouched down to the barking beagle . " What is it baby ? There's no one out there , who are you barking at ? " Tango continued to growl , sniffing at the door . I peered out of the window . Still no one . What was up with him ? wood up patting my baggy pants . " Come on , boy . I have some tasty beef jerky's just for you . Come on , Tango ! " I whistled but Tango stayed put still sniffing at the door . Weird . Tango always perks s up and acts as if he's on crack whenever I mention beef jerky's . I frowned but brushed his odd behavior . He must've caught scent of our neighbor's new boxer . Shoving boxer- beagle mating ideas out of my awfully twisted brain I returned to my computer where the search engine was waiting for me . I was about to click on the mouse when my phone started ringing , interrupting me . Again . Was it Austin ? I grabbed my phone expecting him but my smile dropped when I read my boss's callername . Great , who is blessed enough to have their boss call on a freaking Sunday ? Yay ! Me . I mean , this was a weekend , which abnormal person worked on weekends ? Cue dramatic sobs . I picked up the call , sighing . " Hey Deb . How's it going ? Isn't it a lovely Sunday afternoon ? I emphasized . Deborah sighed . * Sophia , yes , yes , I know it's Sunday but I really need you , right now . Do you remember the special client I wanted you to work with ? Well , I want you to meet her today itself at Le Meriah at four . You have exactly an hour . I'll text you the details . " " But Deb ! It's Sunday ! " Chyme & - Death by Ficherka sm . " Do you have any plans ? " " Well..no , but- " " I thought so ." Ouch . " But- " " Sophia , I garuntee you a hefty bonus and possibly a promotion if that book hits bestseller's , okay ? " I swallowed , that was a deal I simply couldn't resist . " Okay . I'll do it . " " Great . Dress well , " Why not just send Marc Jacobs over ? I mentally grumbled . Gah , was it possible to die by walking on heels ? Death by pitchforks strapped to my feet . Sounds classy , eh ? Not . The stupid yet gorgeous nude Prada heels I was wearing were stabbing my poor fragile feet . How some women walked on these every day was beyond me . I would rather start a ballet flat's revolution . Right now I wanted to throw my heels away but I couldn't afford to Why ? They're Prada ! They cost a king's ransom . ( Though I got them for free . * cough * Alex * cough * ) But still . Women like me aren't rich enough to toss stuff that costs the gross national product just because it is more ancient than yesterd ay ! As they say , only the rich can afford to be crazy . Rich . Austin … Jesus , brain . Shut up . I settled my aquamarine dress as I made my way to Le Meriah . This restaurant is one of the best restaurants , but then again it was expensive too . This was an all - elite place . Hell , even buying water might burn a hole in my wallet . I sincerely hoped my new client was not one of those ' stick - my - nose - in - the - air - because - it's - too - low - for - earth ' kind of person . Snobby wasn't my type The waiter escorted me to my table where a red headed bombshell with unique sparkling violet eyes sat , waiting for me . Aerin Richardson Debutante authoress . I smiled at her as I sat down . Aerin grinned warmly at me flashing me her pearly white teeth . " Hil I am so glad to meet you Sophia , Deborah tells me you are the best editor Crossword has and I am so honored to have you helping me with my first novell I smiled at her . Definitely not snobby , quite easy going . " Thank you Aerin . So , tell me about yourself ." The next two hours went chatting with Aerin . She was the same age as me and recently married to long time sweet heart famous hotelier Jace Richardson . She told me about her hobbies and her passion for writing . We discussed her manuscript and agreed for coffee tomorrow morning- Aerin was a bubbly and outgoing woman . She was like one of those people who practically glowed with happiness . I could smell new roots of friendship with her . We immediately clicked . It was worth working on Sunday after all . After we were done , I decided to return home and take Tango for a walk . And that's when my phone rang with Austin's name flashing on the screen . I My heart did a weird flip . Was I worthy to talk to a millionare ? Me , the major misfit ? Stop overthinking and pick the goddamn phone ! Besides just because he owns a lot of money doesn't change much . Sheesh , bossy conscience . " Hey there , cupcake . " " H - hi , Mr. Richpants . " I greeted , miserably failing to sound smooth . Austin chuckled . " Gotta admit , that nickname's growing on me . " I smiled . " Well , of course it would . It was given to you by Sophia the Great . " I playfully remarked . Austin laughed his deep honey like laugh , making little butterflies flutter in the lining of my belly . " What would I do without you , my Highness ? He cheekily retorted . "Nothing , nothing at all poor minion . You are doomed without me ! " I continued the charade , grinning goofily . " Of course , you goof " " How dare you call Sophia the Great a goof ? Off with your head ! " I fake - roared acting like a cringe - worthy Queen of hearts . Somebody award me an Oscar . Austin cleared his throat . " Of course not . Pardon me , your majesty . I beg your forgiveness . " If I told somebody that The Austin Richard Hamilton called me ' Majesty and begged for forgiveness , would they believe me ? Not a chance . " You are forgiven , foolish minion . " Austin laughed . " Okay can I get my cupcake back ? Queen of hearts is kinda exhausting me ." He joked but all I could register was : My cupcake . He called me his cupcake . " Okay , I'm back to normal ." I said acting as if my cheeks were not on fire at the moment . * So what were you upto ? " " I was going home . I dined at Le Meriah with a client for her new book . " " You dined at Le Meriah ? " " Yeah . " Really ? " Uh yes ? Why are you asking ? " " Nothing ." He clipped . I frowned . That was odd . I decided to drop the topic . " So .. minion . Have you read the The Fault in Our stars ? " Holy popsiclepops . I called this man minion ?! Shoot me with a rusted bullet . I stared wide eyed with my mouth hanging open unattractively at the computer screen . There he was . Made up of millions of tiny little pixels . Austin Richard Hamilton . The man with the net worth of more than a billion dollars . And the worst part ? This guy was drop dead - make - nuns - drop - their - panties " gorgeous . He was easily one of the hottest guys I'd laid my eyes on . Hell , his name was ranking third on the Forbes sexiest and richest bachelor list . I wiped the drool collecting at the side of my mouth and smacked myself . " Don't be cliché Sophia . Drooling over random guys on internet ? Control your whoremones . " Except this was no ' random ' guy . This chocolate eyed Greek god was Austin flippin Hamilton , the billionaire I dialed and embarrassed myself with one fateful night . Just my luck . I scrolled down his bio and gasped . Popsiclepops . Austin Richard Hamilton was the one of the youngest billionaire's in the world who owned a chain of five star hotels all over the globe and twenty restaurants , ten Michelin stars and five of them in LA . One of them being … Le Meriah . Oh god . I was at his restaurant this afternoon ? No wonder he acted all weird. But that little fact sent for some weird reason a flurry of excited butterflies in my belly , I googled more of his pictures greedily but then I realized how much of a creep I was acting like and logged off with a drumming heart . " Austin Richard Hamilton . You just flipped my world inside out . " I breathed . Tango's barking snapped me from my fangirl daze . I found Tango growling ferociously at the door scratching at the oakwood . I frowned , this was definitely not a boxer problem .. I opened the door but saw nobody . Again . What the hell ? I looked around till my gaze landed on a large box at my porch . I picked up the box trying to make out what was in it , but I could only hear a soft rustle inside . Convinced that it did not have a time bomb , I carried it inside the house . Setting the box on the table , I opened the lid and gasped . Oh my god . I shuddered . Inside the box sat the most preposterous plece of flimsy , honeymoon lacy lingerie that looked like it belonged to some porn star and right next to the lingerie sat two handcuffing velvet ropes with a very inappropriate s * x toy . Who on earth would dare do this ? I felt infuriated all my bubbly mood going down the drain . This was definitely a nasty prank . I ripped the card reading my name off the lid and flipped it to read the message , seething with anger . Sophie , Soon Baby , I hope you loved this gift . I want you to wear this while I use your body till you're broke . I'll come after you so Wait for me . PS I picture you in these every night -Your only love , Ryan . Hello my lovelies ! So ? What do you think ? Let me know down int he comments below !