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tonight? Christine you have treated this man shamefully! You never invite him to come for tea or supper. Please be available for his visit. I have given you too many liberties, allowing you to be out all night.” “Poppa, I do not wish to speak with that man tonight, please delay his visit for me.” Jim sighed and looked at her over his eyeglasses. “This is one request I will not grant Paul McClelland is a wealthy man and I want you to make him love you enough to marry you; our future rests on the merger of our families.” “Poppa, I am your daughter, not your whore. I do not wish to be with this man, I find him repulsive, why are you forcing me to be with him?” “Listen, girl you will be with Paul McClelland because I said so! Now go and get dressed he will be here within the hour!” “I hate you, Poppa why don’t you find a way to get Paul’s money, you claim you love me, but this is how you show your love to me.” Christine found Paul to be quite unattractive and boorish. He was a red head, about 5’5” tall and weighs about 250 lbs. He was also several years older than her, thirty-five. With that said, Christine stormed off to her room. Jim felt very sad; however, the merger is a necessity for him as he is quickly losing money and he needed a financial partner and McClelland was it.
     
    Christine sat through Paul’s visit with a bored expression, she kept thinking of Julian, and her growing love for him. She imagined being in his arms, kissing and caressing him, she enjoyed the thought as it sustained her through Paul’s boring chatter and his constant attempts to hold her hands. She really resented this man; she felt as if she should just walk out the room. However, she knew her poppa would be extremely furious with her. She prayed for a way out, but knew that she may end up marrying Paul. “Christine, my love, you have been extremely quiet this evening, are you not enjoying my company?” Christine, conjured a fake smile and said sweetly, “Oh honey, I love being with you and hearing you speak, I am just tired. I have been riding most of the day and I was visiting my friends as well.” Her father looked furious, as he wanted Christine to love Paul for the family’s financial sake. He did not care to think of his daughter’s feelings; he just wanted money at all costs. After supper, Christine’s parents retired to bed, leaving her and Paul alone. “Christine, why are you so cool towards me? We made love several weeks ago and you have been cool towards me since then, did I not please you my love?” She laughed scornfully. “You call what you did making love? You spluttered around, collapsed and then fell asleep in two minutes. Plus I feel nothing for you; I was drunk so I fell in your bed, nothing more!” He sneered, “I don’t care, what you think about my abilities in the bed-room, your poppa wants us to be married and it will happen as soon as you start showing me some respect.” “You really are willing to marry me, even though I despise you? You really have a low opinion of yourself. I hate you, don’t you understand?” “I know you hate me, but your family, even though on the brink of being bankrupt has a prominent name and my family needs prestige with money.” “Get out now, I am tired and need to go to bed. I bid you goodnight.” “Christine, I will leave now, not because you said so, but I have to go to home to Louisiana, early tomorrow, your poppa will accompany me. We will start looking into merging our businesses, before you and I are married. He leant over to kiss her; she turned away and he only got to kiss her on the cheek. “Once we are married you will do more than kiss me.”
     
    The next day, Christine urged her mother to have Julian and Lizzie for dinner. Felicia felt it was quite a usual request but complied when Christine insisted. Lizzie, and Julian, arrived on time. Christine noticed that Lizzie was so close to Julian when they walked in. She had