Megan couldn't believe it. "I'm floating!" She exclaimed.Leo chuckled. "Yes, you are." He was holding her waist lightly as she floated in the water. "I am going to let go of you so that you can float all on your own. Are you ready?""Wait! I'm not ready. Will I sink if you let go of me?" She asked nervously."You won't if you do exactly as I told you to do." "Ok. Tell me again." She gave him a guilty look. He has told her many times and she kept forgetting."Take shallow breaths. You need air in your lungs. Don't fret, calm yourself, or else you will sink." He advised calmly."Thanks." She took slow breaths and then relaxed her body. "I'm ready.""I am letting go on the count of three. One, two, three." He slowly let her go, stepping back. She was still floating on the water, her hands were spread wide. "That's it. You are getting it." He said proudly."I know." She whispered in amazement. She never thought that she could pull this off one day. It felt so nice that she could finally
Megan in the dining room of Leo's house, a laptop was on the table in front of her and she was on a video call with Julie who was in her house. She could see that swimming pool from where she sat in the dining room. The floor-to-ceiling windows provided a bright and airy atmosphere. It was very cool too. Leo had gone upstairs to take an important call and she was alone downstairs waiting for him."Hi, Megan. You are looking good." Julie complimented.Megan was still wearing her swimsuit and her hair was still damp. She had just finished her swimming lessons and wanted to call Julie because she told her to.She touched her cheeks unconsciously. "How?" She asked."You are glowing. Did you just take a bath because your hair is damp?""My hair? Oh, that's true. I have something to tell you. Guess." She said.Julie's eyes lit up and she leaned closely to the screen. "I can't guess right now, a lot of things are running through my head. Please tell me." She begged with pouted lips."Ok. I w
Over the course of the next few days, Megan's swimming lessons with Leo became a normal everyday thing and the highlight of their trip. The swimming lessons were helping and she could feel herself healing a bit. Two days ago, in the night, right before she slept, there was a heavy storm but she did not have that nightmare anymore. With each lesson, she could feel her skills and confidence steadily growing which was a great improvement.At first, she had been nervous and anxious, clinging to the pool's edge, asn and worrying about not getting it right or if she would fail but Leo patiently guided her through the basics strokes and under his watchful eyes and the way he encouraged her with his words, she found a new strength and zeal within her.She had to increase the days she was on vacation, so she could learn all there is to swimming and she did not mind if she was practicing all the time. She has also been helping Julie with all that she can regarding work. Julie has also successfu
"I love you, Leonardo." When he heard Megan's sweet and soft voice utter those words, it felt like something hard punched him in the gut. "I love you." She repeated, her meadow green eyes staring into his dark eyes with pure affection. "I have loved for a long time now. I have been wanting to say this for a while and it has been lingering in my chest. I cannot hide it anymore. I love being with you, I love having you near, I love your body, your soul and everything about you." She placed her hand on his chest. "You don't have to answer me now. I will wait till you are ready to open up to me." She said when he remained quiet.He cupped her cheek and smiled happily at her. He has been longing to hear those words from her but now that she has said them, he can't seem to say the same thing back to her. He so badly wanted to say it to her, however, guilt held him from saying it back to her. The reason he approached Megan was for his selfish reason. He wished he had never approached her
"Where exactly are we going? We have passed the main beach." Megan shouted to Leo, her voice nearly drowned out by the roar of the powerful engine. Leo was driving a red convertible sports car, the bright Italian sun beamed on them as they sped through the windy coastal road. After her love confession and their intense lovemaking, Leo took her upstairs and they continued from where they left off. When it was afternoon, Leo said they should go to the beach so she could swim there as he had promised her, on the journey to the beach, she discovered that they passed the main general beach, where tourists and other people usually visit. Leo kept driving further. She asked him where he was going, but he only told her to be patient. However, her patience was running out, excitement was making her restless."Just sit tight and be patient." He said, glancing at her with a smile on his sexy lips. A smile that she loved seeing on his face. His left hand was gripping the leather steering wheel wh
"I like the sound of that." She replied with a bright grin on her beautiful face."Let's go over there, shade and lounge chairs are there." He pointed towards where some set of palm trees was. "We cannot be under the sun throughout our stay. Although the sun is not too hot, it is still not good."Megan spotted some lounge chairs and shades over there, beneath the palm trees. Her eyes lit up and she looked at him in surprise. "Those were there all this while?" They looked hidden but from their position, they had a good view of the sea."Yes.""How come I did not see them since we arrived here?" Leo shrugged, his eyes filled with amusement. "I don't know. Maybe you just did not look enough." He carried the basket and began to walk towards the shade, she followed behind him. They reached the chair and he set the basket on the table in between the chairs. She settled down on the chair beside his own. There were other chairs around too."Would you like to eat something now?" "Yes, pleas
Megan smiled brightly at the expression on his face when he uttered those words. His eyes were warm and his expression was tender. At least, he cares about her. He was worried that she might be hurt if he did not tell her about Ella Woods. She was happy that he was opening up to her gradually, at least, her hard work to make him love her back was beginning to pay off. The tranquil waters of Lake Como shimmered in the late afternoon sun, their glassy surface reflecting the lush, verdant slopes that embraced the shoreline "Would you like to go and take a swim?" Leo asked. Megan looked at the blue inviting water. "Yes." She replied. "Ok. Let's go." He stood up and began to remove his clothes, he took off his shirt and his shorts followed leaving him with only his swimming briefs. The sun's golden rays shone on his golden skin. He looked like a tanned god that just fell from the skies. "What are you doing still lying on the chair? Get your sexy ass up and stop staring at my body like you
Leo opened the door to his villa and she entered inside, she walked to the living and yelped in fright. She saw a woman sitting in the living room, she was wearing a black long-sleeved dress, a black boot heel, black big sunglasses, and a black hat. Her lipstick looked dark too and Megan noticed that she was staring in her direction. She looked like a female grim reaper.She rubbed her chest trying to calm her frantic heartbeat. Does this person want to kill her before her time?"Mom? What are you doing here?" Leo asked from behind her then he came to stand by her side.Megan's eyes widened when the woman removed her glasses. It was really his mother."What kind of question is that? Can't I visit my son? Is that a crime?" Delphine asked with a jutted chin. "You are making me seem like a bad mother.""I am not saying it is a crime and you are certainly not a bad mother. How did you know I was in Italy?" His voice was dry as if he had encountered situations like this multiple times."Of
Megan stepped down from the car that her father's driver drove her to the hospital with and immediately cursed under her breath. She was just coming back from the hospital for her checkup, according to her doctor, she is now able to do normal things since it has been five weeks since she had her surgery. Although she still feels tired sometimes it was bearable. Her medication was still one of her enemies at the moment; it still made her feel drunk and groggy sometimes. She missed feeling sane and normal.Back to what she was angry about right now, another set of bouquets was being taken into her father's house together with a gift bag. Was he not tired? It has been a whole month since she came back from the hospital and also the same time when the gifts and flowers started invading her father's house. Walking into the house, she headed to the place where the flowers are always kept, the dining room. This time, the bouquet was not as big as the others. The flowers have been so much th
He needed to get his wits together. If only he could try harder, then maybe she would come back to him. The reason why he has not yet gone to see her, even though he almost has plenty of times, was because her father was the one who advised him not to rush things, especially with Megan. Peter Zendel told him that whenever stuff like this happened, it was best to give her space and not rush things because she might regret any hasty decision she makes, so it was better to let her decide on her own. The only thing that had been keeping him sane was knowing the fact that she was doing fine and alright. He was getting feedback on her health from his friend, Juan, whom he recommended to Megan's father. It was not all because he wanted to watch her. That was why he recommended Juan; it was also because he wanted her to be in good health, and he was aware that she needed a very healthy diet, and Juan was the best option. As for the letters he was sending, he will have to write better. S
It was not just any letter like the one he had been sending to her for a while. It was a handwritten letter of their memories together. How did Leo, who is a businessman, think of something like that? It was so nice, and she did not want to acknowledge it. She could not and she will not acknowledge it. This one was written of their time in the London Eye. He wrote every detail of how she was happy, scared, and sad at the same time. His writing was so accurate that if she did not know him, she would have thought that he probably paid a pro or writer to do it for him or that he bought it. Nevertheless, this was too accurate to not be true. She did not know that Leo was keeping all the memories so stored deeply inside his heart and head. She remembered that time so well even though she did not. She finished reading the letter and her heart was beating fast not in a bad way but in a good way. She dropped the letter in the waste bin, and after a few minutes, she went back to pick it up.
It has been weeks now and she was frustrated. The whole house was filled up with flowers and a nice fragrance, not that she was complaining about the fragrance. Ever since she came to her father's house, Leo has not stopped sending flowers and letters of apology. She wondered how he knew about her current location. She had dismissed the bodyguards that he hired for her because she no longer needed them as she was staying at her father's house. Megan also released to the media that she was sick, which was the reason for the cancellation of their wedding. The day she was supposed to get married, which was yesterday, has passed, and she was still working on her health in her father's house. The wedding cancellation news was the only way to protect them both from criticism; the media still thinks that they are together; she left it that way because Leo would be heavily criticized for leaving her when she was sick and at her lowest. She wanted to wait till everything die down before she r
Delphine drew back in surprise. "Huh? You have broken up with Leo?" Megan shook her head. "No, I did not break up with him. We are only taking a break for now. We need some time to think about our relationship." She explained her lie. She and Leo are not taking any breaks, but they have broken up. More like she broke up with him but she did not want to tell his mother that when she knows how much Delphine loves her and sees her like her daughter. She did not have the guts to break her heart.Delphine sighed heavily. "Oh. It's Leo, right? He is the reason for this break that you talk about." When she saw that Megan was not answering her she continued. "There is no need for you to defend him; I know my son, and I know what he can do. He sometimes is careless and does not know how to value the precious things around him. He also makes some mistakes that are unbelievable and he is not perfect. I don't know what he must have done but I want to tell you that you should follow your heart an
"Geez, you scared the shit out of me. Don't go around scaring me like that anymore. I may have another heart attack even though I have been cured." Megan exclaimed.Julie pursed her lips. "I am sorry for disturbing you, but why are you scared? Do you have something to be scared of?" Her expression was skeptical.Megan composed herself and held her head high. It did not matter if Julie had caught her red-handed, she will still hold her head high. There was nothing to be afraid of. "I don't have anything to be afraid of. I thought you were working?" Megan pointed. "Are you trying to change the topic? You came here to check if your ex-boyfriend has come to see you once more." She stretched her neck to look out the floor-to-ceiling windows, and Julie suddenly grinned. "There he is, just leaving. You must be happy that he is still smitten with you." She remarked with a sly smile.Megan glanced out the window and in the direction where his car was parked before, and he was really driving o
Megan drew back in surprise. "Dad? He knows too?""Of course he does. For some strange reasons that I don't know about, he agreed to his request. I am not sure if he knows about the breakup. Did you tell him?""No. I never told him." She said."Well. That is what happened. I can never hide something like this from you; I am not crazy," She said. "If you don't still fully trust me, then you can call him and ask him; he will surely confess what he did."What she is saying makes sense a little, it is not completely rubbish. But... " How the heck did you know that I broke up with him? I don't remember telling you or is this surgery messing with me?" Julie folded her hand across her chest and gazed at her with an unimpressed expression that screamed, 'What the fuck.' "Really? Even a blind man would know. Maybe your father even knows and you are not aware of it. What I am saying is that everyone knows that Leonardo is obsessed with you and would do anything for you; I mean, the nurses even
"What is going on?" Julie whispered with curious eyes. Megan quickly signaled for Julie to keep quiet so that the nurses would not hear her and Julie quickly shut her mouth. The bodyguards who were a few feet away from them froze. Megan sometimes wonders if they are robots because of the way they always seem to know what to do. Another reason why she had left them was because she was already used to having them around. They were at the back of the nurses station, the nurses could not see them."I wonder what is going on between them. They have not seen each other ever since that day that Miss Zendel went into surgery. Do you think they broke up?" Someone asked."No. I don't think they broke up, it is more like an estranged love, a love that cannot be shown. He has been visiting the hospital but it seems like Miss Zendel is not aware. I caught him one day in the parking lot where he was watching her room window. After watching for a while, he got into his car and drove off.""True. I t
It has been a week. A whole freaking week and her recovery has been her priority. She did not let herself think about anything else except recovering, which had not been easy at all; the pain was not little at all. It hurt like hell, she has never felt that amount of discomfort and pain for a long time. It felt so new but with the help of painkillers, the pain was bearable. She had to manage a regimen of pain medications, which normally left her feeling groggy and disoriented at times. Simple tasks like sitting up, walking, and even breathing deeply cause her pain and anguish but she was able to face it with the help of her family. Her father has always been there for her and even Julie has practically been working from her hospital room. She did not feel lonely with their constant presence, and it was comforting to know that there were still people by her side, people who would be with her through it all. Unlike some other people whom she did not want to think about right now.To re