I finally fell asleep, not having the courage to think further about what I felt for my mate because I know that I will get my answers later.When we still hug each other tightly, I hear my phone keeps ringing.“This is from an unknown number that keeps calling me many times.” And I accept it.“Irish, this is Romano, please forgive all of my mistakes and come back to me!”“No, I won't Romano, you truly make me feel so heartbroken and betrayed me, there is no forgiveness for you.”I feel shocked because I hear Romano throwing something to the floor so hard, he sounds like so angry about my decision.“Irish, Good morning, are you okay?”“Yes, I'm okay Sergio, just a bit of pain in my stomach.”"Here, let me help you.“And he took out some medicine and gave it to me to drink.Then he laid beside me, once again holding me close to him."I missed you so much.”“I missed you too, you made me feel good and protected me, now I can't imagine life without you.”I turn around and start kissing h
When I look at the coffee, I see a note on the table, where I left a note yesterday.Dear Irish, I'm going to leave tonight, I need to see my dad again and also to pack some things, so that is why I'm leaving this morning, so if anything happens to me stay safe and try to heal as much as possible.Sincerely yours, Sergio I sigh when I read the note, how can he leave without saying goodbye, even though I know he can't stay here longer than a day, I miss him already, I miss him a lot and I want to spend all the time with him?I feel so sad because he leaves me, even though just for a while.But suddenly, I see Romano comes to me, and he is getting closer to me.“Romano, what are you doing?”He didn't answer my question, and he is just going to kiss me passionately.Romano pushed my body so hard and he starts to kiss me so passionately as if he was trying to make me forget about what happened earlier today.His kisses weren't gentle, it was rough and passionate.And I don't mind, I en
“Irish, please forgive me after all the mistakes I've been done, I feel so stupid.”“No, I can't Romano.”Romano was looking at her with such adoration that even the sight of it hurt. He had come to Italy from his home country, and she had found him there. She didn't understand why he was here or what he wanted, but she welcomed him, she needed people like him.“I will never be able to thank you enough for taking me to Romano. I hope I can repay you one day, but right now, I only want to take care of you.”The man stood up from the couch where they were sitting. His hands were gently on her shoulders as he looked down at her.“You're the only person who has ever cared about me, you make sure that regardless of what happens I'm always going to be okay. You gave me my first chance at happiness when I lost everything back there.”“But I can't Romano.”“But why Irish? Is it all because of Sergio? But where is he? He just leaves you!”“He left me because he had an important mission!” She s
It was cold outside.“Are you cold, love?” He questioned, concerned for her well-being.Iris shook her head no.“I'm fine Romano, besides you're wearing a coat yourself.” She pointed out, smiling.Romano rolled his eyes playfully before placing his coat over her shoulders.“Thank you, Romano.” She said giving him a peck on the cheek.Romano smiled softly.They continued their walk towards their house until finally reaching the entrance.“Do you want to come in for a bit? Or should I drive you home? Do you want me to wait until tomorrow?” Romano suggested.Ireland smiled brightly at that.“That would be nice, but I'd prefer to come in by myself.”Romano sighed before leaning forward and giving her another kiss.“Please be careful, love.”Irish laughed lightly.“Am Always sweetie.”Romano smiled at the nickname before he got inside his car, driving off towards his mansion.Irish waited until she could no longer see the car before she walked towards the door. Once she reached the door, s
Suddenly I feels something wrong has been going on in my body.I feels so weak and nauseous."Romano, please help me! Romano.""Yes I'm here Irish." He said as he held my hand tightly. "What's wrong?"I felt so dizzy and sick."My stomach hurts, like really bad. Can you please get the doctor? I don't want to die." I whispered weakly. Romano looked at me worriedly."Alright we'll go back home and get the doctor. Hold on okay?" I nodded, feeling tears of fear run down my cheek.I saw him running out the door with the nurse while calling for someone.After a couple more minutes he comes rushing back in the room looking very distressed."We need to get her to the hospital!" he shouted at the nurse who was standing next to me. She nods and picks me up carefully.Romano holds my other hand as we run through the hospital trying not to lose track of the nurses and doctors around us. Soon we were being rushed into an elevator. The doors close and we are off. My eyes are closed but I could he
I screamed loudly as I felt another wave of pain hit me. This time the tears didn't flow, instead, they fell like rain and my heart beat so fast. I tried taking deep breaths in order to calm myself down but it wasn't working.A few minutes later the pain stopped and I finally opened my eyes again. I look at the nurse, who was writing on a chart."Everything seems fine. You should get some rest. I'll be back in a few hours and when I bring you some food and a doctor will check your vitals.""Thank you."I laid back down. Suddenly my body ached. I winced, holding the bedsheets in my hands.I groaned and rolled onto my side. The movement made my insides twist painfully.Romano grabbed the covers and pulled them up until they covered my chin."But you will be okay Irish." Romano keep makes me feel better. And I wanted to believe him. I always did. "Hey Romano?""Hmm?""Do you love me?"He smiled at me, tears forming in his brown eyes."More than anything in this world."I felt a tear rol
"I hope you feel better after that." Louise smiles and stands up."Me too." I reply and she walks out of the room.I lay back down and close my eyes. All of a sudden I feel another wave of pain and whimper. The door opens and a man walked into the room. He was wearing blue scrubs."Good morning Mrs. Romano. My names Dr. Mike, it is nice to meet you." He smiles warmly at me, making him look like a dad. His smile faded when he saw I had my arms under the blanket covering my chest.He walks over and pulls it down. I scream at seeing the red line running across my stomach."Is everything alright?" he asked concerned.I nod, trying to hide the fear I was feeling.I looked away and started to cough lightly.I felt a cold sweat form on my forehead and I shuddered when I felt more pain."What happened?" he asks, looking confused.I shake my head and hold back a gasp."It's nothing, it just hurts a little bit."Dr. Mike frowns and looks at me worriedly. He walks towards my nightstand and tak
"Where do you wanna go?" he asks me."Well, I thought we could take a drive around town until the wedding and then have a picnic somewhere in the woods." I respond."Sounds fun."When we got home I helped Romano carry the groceries inside. We set them down on the kitchen counter and I immediately walked over to the fridge to get something to eat."Do you want anything?" I ask."Just some juice please." He replies.I grab a carton of orange juice and fill up a glass with ice. Then I walk over to Romano.He grabs two slices of bread out of the breadboard and puts them together. I watch as he slides the bread onto a plate and puts a piece of butter on top of the toast and puts the bread into the oven.While he waits for the bread to toast, he pours the juice into three glasses. He gives me mine and one to himself. Once it is done, he puts it back in the fridge and sets the timer."Are you hungry?" I ask him."A little." He responds."Then let's eat."After we eat we decide to go to the p
Today marks the first day back after what happened last week. A lot has changed since then. Since we've gotten married, my mother has completely stopped trying to convince me to marry her son, although it has been clear throughout the past weeks that she hates him. But she has also been very understanding towards Sergio, even if she hasn't accepted us yet.My father is currently living with us, as my brother had kicked him out of the apartment last week. He didn't seem very happy about it, especially since it meant that his boyfriend would have to give up their house to live with him. I didn't mind that much though. The less attention that I get from my family, the better.This morning, I decided to wake up early so that I could get some breakfast ready before everyone woke up. I quickly made myself breakfast and put it in a bowl for Sergio. I then proceeded to walk around our apartment getting ready for the day. I was brushing my teeth when the bathroom door burst open and Sergio ra
"Baby, you know that I won't do that ever again. Never. You know that I will always protect you. Always, always. Forever and ever." Sergio reassured me.I nodded in response."Do you remember when you said you needed a break?" I asked quietly."Yeah. Of course I do. Why? Are you feeling better now?" He asked me, rubbing circles on my back."Kind of, yeah." I replied shakily."Well, it's late and I think it's time for us both to sleep. Come on, let's get up and make some coffee so that we can get some rest." Sergio suggested.I reluctantly opened my eyes and slid out of the covers. I followed Sergio out of the room and we entered the kitchen. We poured ourselves two cups of coffee, drinking them gratefully. After putting the cups in the sink, we carried them over to the sofa and sat down."Do you want to talk about it?" Sergio asked me gently, taking my hand in his."Not really." I admitted. "Maybe later?"Sergio smiled at me reassuringly. I leaned forward and kissed him softly, trying
"Wait. What?" I interrupted. "When did that happen?! Why didn't you tell me that you were leaving? What about us? Where were we during those years? Did I know what you were doing? Why did you hide that from me? What happened between you and my brother?"Sergio closed his eyes."You know that it was my fault...you know that I didn't mean for him to become involved with you. It was my choice to leave you alone. But he insisted that you came back with me. That he loved you enough to be willing to sacrifice everything and everything. I tried to convince him that it was in his best interest to stay away. But he wouldn't listen. He was stubborn and refused to change his mind.""He convinced my father that you two were meant to be together. He told my father that you were perfect for each other and he was determined to get married sooner rather than later. That he would wait until you were both eighteen and that it would be worth it because he was sure you'd love him as much as he loved you.
For a few minutes, we just stared at each other, not saying a word. I decided that now was a good time as any to ask him about his relationship with Sergio."So, you and Sergio....?" I started hesitantly.Sergio looked up and stared at me for a few seconds before turning away, his expression unreadable."Yes, we're together." He replied. "But it won't work out." He added when he saw how shocked I looked. "We love each other, I know that. But you'll never be able to understand us like you do. You don't know everything about us. You've known us for all of a day.""How long have I been here?" I asked, not understanding why we were talking about this. Wasn't that supposed to be my question? I had the feeling that I already knew the answer."About seven days." Sergio replied calmly."Seven days?!" I yelled, surprised. "And you didn't think that it was important to tell me that I've been unconscious for seven days?""We thought you needed time to adjust. We wanted to give you some space to
Tears kept spilling from my eyes as I tried to run harder than ever before to catch up with them. Suddenly, I found myself at an empty street. I looked both ways to try and find any sign of the couple and I spotted a familiar figure sitting under a lamppost a little way ahead of me. I broke into a sprint and rushed towards him. As I approached, I began to realize that the man wasn't wearing a jacket, so I figured he must have been freezing.When I got close enough, I could see that he was looking straight ahead with his arms resting on his knees, completely unmoving. I slowly came to stand right next to him, hoping that he would acknowledge my presence. But, he didn't. His expression remained the same and I knew that he was ignoring me. For a second, I stood there, staring at him without moving, completely dumbstruck by what was happening."Are...Are you alright?" I whispered, afraid to make a sudden move lest he would snap out of whatever trance he was currently in.He didn't reply
"Not really. I don't know. I'll probably just hang out with the guys, but that might take a while." I answered."Okay. I'll pick you up at seven then." He said. "How does that sound?""Perfect." I said, smiling slightly. "I'll see you then.""See you then." He responded, hanging up.I stared at my phone for a few minutes longer. I knew there was nothing to worry about. He wouldn't come to pick me up if he knew something was bothering me. He was just being friendly. After a few moments though, I realized that it was already nine in the morning and that the time to wake up everyone else was approaching rapidly."Great. Now everyone else will wake up." I said with a sigh. I picked up my phone and dialled the number of the person who most definitely was not going to appreciate waking up this early. She answered almost immediately."Irish, I was expecting you to call earlier. Is everything OK?" She asked me."Yes, I'm fine. I just woke up and wanted to check if you were awake.""Ah yes. T
"What's so funny?" He asked, frowning at me."Nothing... I was just wondering why you're behaving like this." I said with a chuckle."I'm not behaving like anything." He protested."Oh please, Sergio, don't play dumb. You know exactly what I mean. I saw the way you looked at me." I told him.He looked up at me, puzzled."Look, Irish, it's not what you think. I didn't mean to stare at you, ok? It was an accident." He explained quickly.I shook my head. "You know perfectly well that you couldn't have meant to stare. Look, Sergio, you don't seem like yourself these days. You look more serious than ever before. And besides, there's no need for you to feel guilty. You didn't do anything wrong."He stared at me for a while longer, as if trying to find the right words to say."I know. Please. I am sorry, Irish. Can we start over? Forget what has happened." He pleaded earnestly.I sighed. "Okay. I forgive you, Sergio." I said, reaching across the table to touch his hand.He took my hand gentl
"Is it okay with you if we go out for dinner tonight?" Sergio suddenly asked, breaking the silence between us."Why wouldn't it be? That sounds awesome." I answered smiling. "What are your favourite restaurant?"He chuckled lightly at my enthusiasm, and then told me his favourite restaurant nearby. After ordering our meals, we started to discuss our plans for tonight. Although we hadn't talked in a long time and neither one of us was sure about what we wanted to do, we still decided to try to spend some time together. Since we weren't going to be able to talk about what we were going to say later, we decided to keep some of it simple. Just a few casual questions about each other's lives. Then after we finished our meal, we would decide where to go next and what we were planning to do for the rest of the night.It was nice spending time with Sergio again. After everything had happened the last time we spent time together, I had missed him so much. He was someone whom I missed dearly.
But it was hard when I could hear him chewing slowly, every movement accompanied with loud chewing noises which weren't exactly quiet, yet somehow they still managed to reach me. And when I looked up and looked into his beautiful brown eyes... I lost control. Every fiber of my body wanted to jump into his arms and run away from the awkward tension that was surrounding us. And I just couldn't seem to resist."Would you like more coffee, dear?" My mom asked.I snapped out of my thoughts and focused on the question that she had just asked."Yes please." I responded, giving her a weak smile.She nodded her head and made her way toward the kitchen. I heard Sergio move closer to me and stop right beside me. I remained silent while my mother prepared my coffee."You don't have to stay with us," I stated softly. "We're not forcing you to stay. I can handle things perfectly fine on my own. You don't have to stay."He didn't respond to my statement. Instead, he continued to watch me silently un