I closed my eyes as I breathed in the Philippine breeze again. Two years later I am here again. It's just really a little bit sad how I need to leave my homeland just to move on. I just hope that the time I spend on New York will not be wasted for nothing. I realized that I had taken a nap with the sun shining on my face and setting sun. Dylan looked at me from my side. "You seemed tired. We should have been home earlier, but the traffic is taking so long," he said. I smiled and stretched a little. "You said it right. It's not new. We'll go in the morning but we'll be home by noon or afternoon." As the car started to move forward a little bit, my heart felt a warmth of belonging as I took in the recognizable sights and noises outside the car window. "What are you feeling, Dianna?" Dylan asked me later. "Of course, I felt tired and sleepy." "I mean, what if you immediately cross paths with your ex-husband." I stared at him for a moment then laughed. "Nothing, Dylan. Mayb
"Mommy!" Reanna released from my grip and then hugged her parents. "So, you're back. And you even stole my daughter with Lucas!" Roxanne blurted out to me. While Lucas remained silent by her side. "Wow! You're really going to accuse me of that? Maybe you're forgetting, Roxanne..." "If there's a history of being a thief between the two of us, it's you." "Do you know how worried we were? Since you don't have a child, you are taking someone else's child." "I'm going to charge you with kidnapping!" Dylan came to my side. "Be slow with what you say, Mr. Domingo. If evidence comes out, you might be the one in jail. You just simply a mistress of a married man, maybe you're forgetting?" "Hey you! Don't interfere, I'm not talking to you." I looked up at Dylan. "I can handle this, love..." I whispered to Dylan. Lucas smirk and then slightly averted his gaze. "It's not my fault that you didn't care about your daughter. You should thank me, because I saw her." "Roxanne, let's go. Le
I was still happily talking to Dylan with our hands intertwined as the waitress guided us into our table when I heard a familiar voice that always irritates me. "Oh my gosh! You've been following us this far, Dianna?" I heard Dylan's violent breathing from my side. I simply flipped my hair as I rolled my eyes at Roxanne. My eyes also caught Lucas and their daughter, Reanna. "Are you blind or are you just that stupid, Roxanne? Can't you see that I am with my boyfriend?" "Dianna, don't beat me. Let's just enjoy our dinner tonight." Dylan brought his face close to mine to whisper it. "I don't think I can enjoy it anymore," I replied to Dylan. "By the way, I'm just here to eat peacefully with my man, I hope you can shut your mouth." "Why would—" "Roxanne..." She closed her mouth. It's just surprising that since Lucas and I were facing each other, he seems to be hiding his tail and doesn't have the strength to make trouble. "Good evening, Ma'am and Sir. Here's our menu. You ca
"Dianna...""Let go of my girlfriend, Lucas." I was the one who distanced myself when I heard the coldness in Dylan's voice."Why are you still touching that girl, Lucas?" Roxanne said irritably. Lucas stood next to her."Let's go, Dianna..." I simply followed Dylan and didn't look at them anymore."That Lucas he's really capable of making me this furious." I gently took Dylan's hand and caressed it as we walked towards where he parked his car."Just let it go, Dylan.." He stopped walking and looked at me."Let it go? It's like you used to want to kill him every time that happened!" I was speechless until he averted his eyes from me and opened the car door for me. The whole trip was silent between us. He only spoke when he took me to our house."Love, I'm sorry...""I'm sorry if I raised my voice at you earlier." I nodded to him and then smiled."No need to say sorry, love. I should be the one to apologize to you because I couldn't control myself earlier either. Our date has been ruin
I scheduled my interactions with Lucas over the course of the following day. I braided my hair in a style that he used to like, applied the tiniest bit of his favorite scent, and dressed in ways that highlighted my best curves. I was aware that I was engaging in risky behavior, yet I couldn't stop it now. I want to see Roxanne get jealous. I want to see what she will do while others steal the man she loves. "So? Hi, Lucas!" "What's our business here?" I asked him. He stood up from sitting and then asked me to sit in the chair opposite him. I turned my eyes for a moment, I hope there is no camera secretly focused on us now. "Hmm. Nothing, Dianna. I just thought I'd invite you here for coffee. You know, I missed getting at least a small talk with you." I smiled at him that you thought I was happy to be with him and talk to him now even though I wasn't. "Here are your coffees, Sir. and Ma'am." "Thank you," said Lucas. I stared at the coffee cup, I barely sat there. "Does R
I broke away for air, my breath hitched and I closed my eyes. And after some seconds our eyes met again, he kissed me deeply and I closed my eyes once more. Our tongues intertwined. The shallow kiss deepened, his body was even closer to me, which is why I was lying on the bed. He kissed me again, but this time I felt his hot tongue inside. The heat I felt flared up even more. "M-May I?" His voice even trembled when he asked me, the way he looked seemed to be asking permission for whatever he was going to do. I smiled at him and then nodded. He took my clothes off as I pulled his shirt over his head. I felt him move underneath me. We were both breathing heavily by the time he rolled us over so that I lay on top and began to fondle my breasts. I moaned and grabbed his back. "I love you, Dianna... I love you so much.." he whispered as his lips touched my neck. "I-I love you too, Dylan," I said as my breathing intensified. I understand Dylan's explanation that he can't give
A new day greeted me. I hold in my hand the two folders where Lucas's work that should be finished is placed. It was only a few steps before I could give it to him when I saw Roxanne. "Where is that girl of yours?!" "Roxanne, don't make a scandal here." I saw how Lucas pull her on the side. I cautiously approached and hid on the side. "And why not? That Dianna is taking you away from me!" Lucas looked around before bowing slightly and approaching Roxanne. "Don't ruin my plan, Roxanne." I leaned against the wall behind me. "Just make sure, Lucas. You wouldn't want me to get mad." Lucas closed his eyes for a moment. "Yes! Just a little more time, I think her heart is really soft for me." "Oh, this! I cooked that." Lucas took it. "Alright, go now! Maybe instead of finishing my plans right away, I'll have to wait a little longer because of your preening." Roxanne glared at him and then he kissed her on the cheek before turning away from her. I was especially hidden from
"Mommy, mommy, I'm hungry!" I heard Reanna's cry from the speaker. I leaned back in my swivel chair and continued watching. I feel a little bad for Reanna, though I know that she doesn't have any bad things to do with me, she needs to suffer also because she's the daughter of those people who make me suffer first also. "Reanna, don't annoy me, okay? I told you to go to the kitchen. Open the refrigerator and find anything to eat there!" Reanna started to throw a tantrum."Roxanne, what's going on?" As I started to heard Lucas voice on the record, I feel more the excitement within me. "Your daughter keeps crying. Come on!" The camera feed was briefly cut off and only resumed when it covered their kitchen. I watched as Roxanne opened their refrigerator. I watched her reaction, as she saw nothing but an empty fridge, there's no even a single food there. "Shit! Lucas!" she exclaimed, like the only hope she has, even disappeared. "Lucas, come here!""Roxanne, can't you see I'm still loo
I don't know exactly how I will feel. My cheeks were wet when I stopped my car in the garage of the house. It took a long time before I got out of here because until now I feel like heaven and earth have thrown me down. I washed my face. I couldn't stop crying especially since Dylan was completely gone from me, he didn't even know that we were going to have our first baby. I know it's all my fault why he broke up with me. I can't blame him for that. Even if I want to follow him to Hong Kong, I don't want to be selfish again. Maybe it would be better if he was far away from me for now so he wouldn't get hurt anymore. My shoulders slumped as I stepped into the front door of the house. I opened it, then hit the light switch. My eyes rolled, my lips parted and it trembled again when I saw who the man was standing there, holding flowers, while he opened one of his arms. "D-Dylan!" I ran towards him and then hugged him tightly. "I'm sorry...I'm really sorry. P-Please, don't le
I took a deep breath, as I decided to call him. It is just so stupid of me to believe that I can handle the fact that I will no longer have someone like Dylan Rios in my life. But then, despite the multiple attempts to call him, I didn't get a chance to reach him again. It was a night filled with remorse. I was leaning on the end of my bed with a box on top of my thigh where Dylan and I kept some of our photos that we had taken in New York and other countries where we had vacationed. In a cemetery where my unborn child is buried in, I put down my head and slowly caresses his tombstone. Sadness drew in my heart. "Sorry baby..." "Your Mom had been a monster. I'm a fool to think that you'll be proud of me in heaven. Maybe you're already embarrassing me there." I laughed bitterly, while I can feel the corner of my eyes hiding a tears older. "Your father hurt me so much, and the pain he inflicted on me grew into anger, and those emotions turned me into something I didn't want to
"Am I really the one in your heart or it is still your ex-husband?" he asked me sadly. "Dylan, it's true—" His shoulder went down and wiped his tear-soaked cheek. "I promised you that I will support you in everything, that I will not leave you." I see the pain the way he looked at me. He knew how much my heart was broken—he saw my scars yet he still tried to comfort me. But I am the one who is hurting the person who saved me. "A-And I'm really sorry, Dianna..." Another tear fell from my eyes. I held him in his arms again. "Sorry because I can't fulfill my promise anymore. I love you so much, you know that. But it hurts so much." "It's painful to see that the person you love still can't completely forget the man who just hurt him. It's painful to love a woman who doesn't seem to be done loving the first man she loved more than me." "It's hard to compete. It's so damn hard, Dianna." "N-No, Dylan..." I hugged him tightly, and I felt his shoulders tremble. "Let's stop making t
I continued to made them suffered. Every day my tiredness is relieved whenever I hear about them having difficulties.From a nice house to a cheap motel they are living. But of all the things that happened to them, the news that Roxanne stole something from a popular shop is the one I will never forget. Those are just some of the evidences that they are really suffering. "Nanny, who is that?" I asked, after I came out of my work office in my house and heard some yelling. "Ma'am, there are two people that are struggling to talk to." My forehead furrowed. I glanced at the watch on my hand. It's nine o'clock in the evening. "Alright, nanny. I'll take care of it." I walked towards the door and found Lucas and Roxanne still arguing. "What are you doing here? It's late at night, aren't you ashamed of my neighbors and you're still fighting here?" "I told you, Lucas. We shouldn't be coming here! Do you think this woman can help us, especially since she's the cause of all the troubl
I'm on my way to my company. Today I plan to focus on my important meetings with new investors. I glanced at my watch again, there was probably an hour left before I got to the company.When I returned my gaze to the road again, my driving slowed down as I noticed the crowd and the traffic on the other side of the road."What's up?" I whispered to myself. I opened the window and then I saw a familiar car. It was Lucas' prized possession, a symbol of his former wealth. I put my car aside for a moment then watched Lucas fight the repo man. His face was red with anger, his voice was so high pitched that even birds flew away.He was gesturing wildly at the car, clearly desperate to stop it from being taken away. I couldn't stop laughing at what I was seeing now. The man who used to be in the news because of the achievements he received is now laughed at. Deciding to have a little fun, I got out of the car and approached the crowd. "What's — Oh, Lucas Rodriguez, is that you?" I
"To what do I owe this unexpected visit?" I met his dark look at me. I am sure he's here to urge with me again. "You are really collecting sins, Dianna. You're the reason why we're suffering today!" he said softly but firmly then held me tightly by my arm. "Let go of me, Lucas," I ordered him threateningly, but he didn't listen. "Don't you have a conscience, huh? Because of what you are doing, our daughter is also suffering." I gritted my teeth, because he didn't want to let me go, so I was the one who removed his hand from my arm. "Ah, it's so surprising that you know that word. Why, Lucas? Do you have a conscience for everything you did to me? You hadn't, so why would I give you the quiet and happy life you want if you didn't let me to have it?" "The tables have already turned. Don't you like your situation now, it's your time to shine." "I'm not kidding, Dianna." My left eyebrow rose. "Oh, why? Who said we're joking here, Lucas? We're not." I saw how his jaw darkened, the
"Mommy, mommy, I'm hungry!" I heard Reanna's cry from the speaker. I leaned back in my swivel chair and continued watching. I feel a little bad for Reanna, though I know that she doesn't have any bad things to do with me, she needs to suffer also because she's the daughter of those people who make me suffer first also. "Reanna, don't annoy me, okay? I told you to go to the kitchen. Open the refrigerator and find anything to eat there!" Reanna started to throw a tantrum."Roxanne, what's going on?" As I started to heard Lucas voice on the record, I feel more the excitement within me. "Your daughter keeps crying. Come on!" The camera feed was briefly cut off and only resumed when it covered their kitchen. I watched as Roxanne opened their refrigerator. I watched her reaction, as she saw nothing but an empty fridge, there's no even a single food there. "Shit! Lucas!" she exclaimed, like the only hope she has, even disappeared. "Lucas, come here!""Roxanne, can't you see I'm still loo
A new day greeted me. I hold in my hand the two folders where Lucas's work that should be finished is placed. It was only a few steps before I could give it to him when I saw Roxanne. "Where is that girl of yours?!" "Roxanne, don't make a scandal here." I saw how Lucas pull her on the side. I cautiously approached and hid on the side. "And why not? That Dianna is taking you away from me!" Lucas looked around before bowing slightly and approaching Roxanne. "Don't ruin my plan, Roxanne." I leaned against the wall behind me. "Just make sure, Lucas. You wouldn't want me to get mad." Lucas closed his eyes for a moment. "Yes! Just a little more time, I think her heart is really soft for me." "Oh, this! I cooked that." Lucas took it. "Alright, go now! Maybe instead of finishing my plans right away, I'll have to wait a little longer because of your preening." Roxanne glared at him and then he kissed her on the cheek before turning away from her. I was especially hidden from
I broke away for air, my breath hitched and I closed my eyes. And after some seconds our eyes met again, he kissed me deeply and I closed my eyes once more. Our tongues intertwined. The shallow kiss deepened, his body was even closer to me, which is why I was lying on the bed. He kissed me again, but this time I felt his hot tongue inside. The heat I felt flared up even more. "M-May I?" His voice even trembled when he asked me, the way he looked seemed to be asking permission for whatever he was going to do. I smiled at him and then nodded. He took my clothes off as I pulled his shirt over his head. I felt him move underneath me. We were both breathing heavily by the time he rolled us over so that I lay on top and began to fondle my breasts. I moaned and grabbed his back. "I love you, Dianna... I love you so much.." he whispered as his lips touched my neck. "I-I love you too, Dylan," I said as my breathing intensified. I understand Dylan's explanation that he can't give