To Be Famous And Walk On The Red Carpet

"Your Honor, James Knight and Richard Hunt are guilty of the crime Stark Inc. accused them of. These are the evidences against them; a voice and video recording of their plans to steal the funds in Stark's bank accounts and to run away to Italy with new identities so they won't be caught." Freya stated holding the transfer documents of the 5% they have been removing over the last few months, and the voice recorder and video footage as she stood in court.

The Judge, Judge Wyatt was seated on his chair looking grim as usual. The court clerk was standing close to him, and a bailiff was standing behind the gallery. Luke and Steven were seated at a table for the accuser while James and Richard were sat at the accused table facing them with their defense attorney.

Judge Wyatt told the clerk to collect the evidence from her and bring it to him. The clerk handed it to him and Judge Wyatt played the recording, James and Richard's voice filled the court room. After it finished playing, he scanned through the transfer documents then passed them to the jury members.

"James Knight and Richard Hunt you are sentenced to five years in prison for money embezzlement and theft." Judge Wyatt slammed his gavel sealing James and Richard's fate. They both looked angry as James looked to Freya's table glaring at Luke in particular while Richard glared at Judge Wyatt.

"You did a great job, Ms Jacob. We appreciate your effort and would add a bonus to your payment." Steven said as he, Freya and Luke stood outside the court.

"Thank you, Mr. Stark. I only did my job." Freya replied as Luke looked proudly at her.

"It was nice working with you. Luke, I will see you at the company." Steven said the last part to Luke.

"It was nice working with you too." She said while Luke nodded and they watched Steven walk away to his Limo.

"Stark Inc. is having a party to celebrate an alliance formed with another company, A&B and this win too, and I want you to come with me as my date." Luke said to her with his deep voice slightly excited.

"I will be there, will there be many people?" She asked to know the kind of crowd she will find.

"Yes, the whole of Stark and A&B's employees, and there will be some celebrities that were invited to boost the company's publicity."

"Wow, so that means the media will be there?" She felt excited that she was going to attend such a famous party.

"Yes, so be prepared to face them." He answered as he touched her arm. "I will pick you up at 8pm Tuesday for the party then."

Freya and Gwen were sitting in Gwen's bedroom trying to find the best dress for Gwen to wear to the Stark's party before they pick Freya's dress. Gwen laid out three dresses on the bed, one was white and short, the second one was yellow and had a plunging neckline while the third one was blue and white with a tight waist and long sleeves.

"Which one do you think I should wear? I like the yellow one, but also the blue paired with white, I can't choose..." Gwen said as she stood in front of the dresses on the bed.

Freya studied the dresses, "I think the blue dress paired with white is beautiful and elegant, and it suits the formality of the party."

Gwen mused tapping a finger on her chin, "That's true, you have great taste!"

The doorbell rang, they both walked out of the room and went down the stairs to the door. Gwen opened it to reveal a middle aged man wearing the uniform of a chauffeur.

"Good evening."

"Trevor, what are you doing here without Luke?"

"Sir sent me to deliver this to Ms. Jacob." Trevor held up two gift boxes handing them to Freya. She collected them looking surprised while Gwen gave her a knowing smile.

"Thank you, Trevor. Luke sent this to me?"

"Yes, ma'am. He said to give it to you before I pick him up from work."

"He's still at work? When is he coming?" Concern was evident on her features since she wanted to go to the party with him, not meet him there since she didn't know anyone there.

"I'll drive him here in an hour after he gets ready at home."

"Alright, we will see you then." Gwen said wanting him to leave so that she can see what were in the gift boxes.

"Goodbye, Ms. Walters and Ms. Jacob." He bid goodbye and walked to a Limo. She called out a goodbye as she remembered Luke telling her he owned a Limo, but he had never mentioned a chauffeur.

Gwen closed the door and faced her while Freya dropped the boxes on the living room table and opened them. A red dress with beautiful diamond like stones designed on it and spaghetti sleeves was in one box, and a pair of Gucci shoes were in the other box.

"Ooh, Luke is going all out, first roses and chocolates, now a dress and shoes!"

"Wow, these are beautiful." Freya breathed as she lifted the gown and inspected it, it was divine and expensive just like the shoes.

"I'll be in my room getting ready and you should too before Trevor comes back with Luke." Gwen said and walked up the stairs to her room.

Freya picked up the boxes and disposed them in the kitchen bin. She went back to the living room and picked up the dress and shoes then walked to her room to also get ready.

She pushed her feet into the shoes Luke had given her while standing in front of the room's mirror. She was already wearing the red dress and it fitted her perfectly and showed off her curves. Her silver earrings were on her ear and a silver bracelet on her wrist with her red and white bag on her arm.

As she was applying her red lipstick, Luke opened her room's door and came in. She heard the door open and turned around after she finished applying the lipstick. He walked towards her holding a case in one hand. He was dressed in a black tuxedo with a red bow tie. His hair was brushed back and he looked gorgeous.

"You look stunning, red looks good on you." He said as he glanced at her lips, "A beautiful necklace will complete your look for the night." He stopped in front of her and opened the case the. placed it on her bed which they were standing beside. He picked up the necklace and stepped closer to her.

"Thank you, Luke, I love it, but I can't accept this too. You have given me enough and I really appreciate it." She shook her head stopping him from coming any closer.

"I want to give this to you Freya, because I want to take care of you. Let me take care of you." He went behind her and placed the necklace around her neck. She felt his fingers brush against her neck as he clasped the necklace, she shivered and drew in a breath.

He finished clasping the necklace and traced down her arms with his hands until they reached her hands. He laced their fingers together and stepped closer to her until the front of his body touched hers from behind placing his head on her shoulder.

She could feel the heat radiating off of his body as they looked into the mirror in front of them. She studied the necklace, it was silver and had curling patterns that made it look beautiful.

"I am so lucky to have you as my girlfriend. Freya, you are the most beautiful woman that I've ever laid eyes on." He breathed out in a whisper.

"You flatter me too much, I'm the lucky one to have such a caring, loving and hot boyfriend." She said with a smile on her lips and he moved back. He released one of her hands, but still held onto her other hand.

"You're amazing." He murmured, "Let's go, Gwen and James are waiting for us in the car."

He lead her out of the room to outside of the house where Gwen was waiting for them to lock up. She locked the door and they all climbed into Luke's Limo. James was sitting on one of the seats and Gwen sat close to him while Freya and Luke sat opposite them.

"Freya, hi." James greeted her with a small smile looking better than he did the day Cathy was sentenced to prison.

"Hey, James. I'm really glad you're out and about. I'm also very sorry about Cathy, we're trying to clear her name since we found out she was framed." She smiled in reassurance as she felt Luke's fingers caress her hand.

"No worries, I understand. I don't blame you, and I don't want to talk about it, let's just enjoy ourselves." He was invited as Gwen's date since Luke also invited Gwen to the party. Gwen has reassured Freya that there's nothing going on between her and James, and that they were going as just friends, but she could see the attraction between them.

"We're here, Sir." Trevor's voice came from the driver's seat.

"Alright, Trevor."

Luke turned to Freya, "Be prepared because the paparazzi will be taking pictures as we walk down the red carpet to the entrance of the party."

She nodded just as Trevor opened their door. Luke stepped out first then held out his hand to help her get out of the car. About twenty to thirty paparazzi that were behind red ropes started taking their pictures as they walked while yelling, "Mr. Walters."

One of them yelled, "Is that your girlfriend?"

She waited to hear his response as they walked on the red carpet. Was he going to accept her in public or deny her?