Isabella's pov;After coming out of the cafe, Mr Martinez and I were on the way to the car. We had been walking in silence, the only sounds being our feet against the pavement and my breathing. He looked at me from time to time, but he did not say anything. I was too caught up in my own thoughts to notice where we were going or where we were. After several blocks, we came to the car. I didn't want this to end soon. I held Mr Martinez's hand while he was about to open the car door and asked, "Can we take a walk on these streets for a while?" He nodded and said, "Yeah. A walk sounds fine."While we're walking on the street, I recognised that it was my way to my middle school. I said excitedly, "Mr Martinez, this is the street I take to my school everyday.""Middle or High?""Middle school. For High school, we should have turned on Wheeler street. Wait, Have you seen my middle school before?" He shook his head and said, "I've only been to your high school once for the match when you
Isabella's pov;At college,When I entered the class, Tracy looked at me like she's seeing me for the first time when I took my seat beside her. I let out a sigh and took my books out of my bag. When I turned to ask her about the assignment, she was still staring at me. I waved my hand in front of her face and asked, "Why are you staring at me? Is something on my face?""Didn't you look in the mirror before coming to the college?" She asked."I woke up late so I didn't have time for that. Why? Actually, While I was walking to class, people in the corridor also stared at me like you're doing now. Did I become popular all of a sudden?""I know why they stared at you.""Why?" She took her phone out and shoved it on my face with a front camera and said, "Look for yourself."I took a look at my face and saw my lips while asking, "Why do my lips look bigger?""You're the one to answer that question. Did you have something allergic to you?"I shaked my head."Or did you kiss someone?""Huh
Isabella's pov;In college,Tracy mocked me while I was writing my assignment, "Looks like your lips went back to normal." "Stop teasing me already." I said back to her as I was more focused on my assignment.She made funny faces and asked, "By the way, what's with your outfit today? Turtleneck sweatshirt in the middle of July? Aren't you feeling hot?" "No." "You really got a weird taste in dressing." She went back to work on her assignment. I touched the cloth around my neck and raised it a little more. Today, when I came out of the shower, I saw a hickey on my neck. I remember how shocked I had been to see it there, and then how angry I had gotten at myself for being careless enough not to cover it up or maybe even put something over it. That's when I realised why Harry buttoned up my shirt. Mr Martinez! How can he leave a hickey like that? Because of him, I have to wear a sweatshirt in the middle of the summer to college. When will my classes get over? I want to go to Mr Marti
Isabella's pov;I submitted my assignment on the front table and tried to go to my desk but Mr Davis stopped me by calling out my name and said, "I hope you submit every other assignment like this in future, Ms Garcia."I nodded and said, "Yes, Sir."When I returned back to my place, Mike turned to me and asked, "Did you really finish it?" With a doubtful expression."Yeah. I had time so I finished."He gave a surprised nod and turned to the front. My phone vibrated. I took my phone to check what it was. Jose sent me a message. I turned and looked at Jose who was sitting beside me. Why did he send messages if he's not even two desks away from me? When I saw him, he signalled me to look into the phone. I opened Jose's chatbox. "Are you alright?" What does he mean by that? Was my face that obvious?I replied, "Yes." And put my phone into the bag.Tracy took the seat beside me after submitting her assignment to the teacher. I placed the locker keys on her desk and whispered, "Thank
Isabella's pov;When I woke up, I felt lighter. I think it's because I talked it out with Jose. When I think about someone I share everything with is Sophia. She's the one I go to whenever I feel down or happy. After she got a girlfriend on her own, it felt like a distance grew in between without our consent. Without Sophia, i realised that i got no one to share my thoughts with. After talking with Jose today, it felt like I got a friend to share my thoughts again. Thinking about that, He always made me feel comfortable around him. He knows before I say it out loud. He acts before I ask him to. Even though it's tiring to be beside him when he's lovey-dovey with Tracy, I liked how they take care of me. Tracy really got a great guy for her so it wasn't wrong to be lovey-dovey with him. I got good friends.I came downstairs and walked to the dining hall merrily. After greeting, "What's for breakfast, Kirk?" I asked as I sat down at the dining table.Kirk placed a bowl of cereal in fron
Isabella's p.o.v;Since I went to eat lunch with my detention room friends, Ms Greta was already in the class when I came back to the class. I apologised for being late and entered the class after she let me in. I sat down next to Tracy and placed my notebook on the desk. When I tried to take my pen out of my bag, Tracy whispered to me, "Why are you late? Where did you go?""I ate with Julian and others." I whispered back to her."What about the hotpot? Aren't you coming out with us?""No, I'm going. Actually, Carlos got a girlfriend so he treated us to a meal. And, It doesn't mean I'm not going with you guys. I had a little snack with them. That's it. I saved up space for the hotpot. Don't worry.""Then, no backing away from the hotpot plan, okay?"I gave a thumbs up and continued listening to the class. Jose moved closer and whispered, "You look happy, today. Did the food taste good?"I shook my head and said, "It's not the food which made me smile. It's by someone who sneaked to m
Isabella's pov;When I entered the house, Mr Martinez covered my eyes using his palm. "What are you doing?" I asked. "I prepared a surprise for you.""Surprise? Why?""Do I need a reason to give you surprises?""Argh! Where's it? Is it in the hall?""No, it's on the third floor."I tried to remove his hands while asking, "Then, why are you closing my eyes now?""Because it's a surprise." "If I trip on the stairs, I'm going to…""What will you do?" "I can't think of any right now but I'll do something."While we're talking, my feet touched the beginning of the staircase. "Hold on to me." Mr Martinez said.I held his hand and walked in the front but tripped and fell on his chest. He held me in his arms and looked at me. I looked away and said, "Close my eyes in front of the door. Let's walk now."Suddenly, he lifted me like a princess carry and said, "You won't trip anymore in this way." "I have legs. Drop me down.""No."When I stared at him, he said, "It's been days since I carri
Isabella's pov;"You get tense whenever you hear about the exams, but you seem so happy. What happened to you? Did you get haunted by the exam spirit?" Tracy asked me while I was smiling at my notebook.I laughed and closed my notebook and said, "After this exam, I can be free from someone who I want to get rid of. So I'm happy.""And who's that person you're referring to?"I moved closer and whispered, "Harry."She laughed and said, "Oh, he's in final year, right. I forgot to remember that. What if he comes to college even after he graduates? You said he's the one who's taking care of the sports club. You know that graduated seniors often visit the college.""I'll then report him to the principal.""Why aren't you doing it now if you're going to report him later?""If I report him now, he'll have trouble with his exams so it's better to do it later when he graduates.""I thought you hated him but it seems like you like him somewhere in your heart.""Actually, I liked him in high schoo
Isabella's pov;One year later,Dylan, "What exactly are you doing here? What if Alexander scolds us if he sees you serving?""Sitting idle in the room is boring.""I understand how difficult it is to win against you. At the very least, be cautious with the tables.""Got it!" I gave a thumbs up with a smile and continued serving the customers."Enjoy the Breakfast," I murmured as I set the food on the table with a big grin on my face."How many weeks?" one of the customers asked, pointing to my tummy."14 weeks," I murmured, looking at my large tummy."Is it a boy or a girl?""We have an appointment today.""Good luck," she said brightly and continued eating her food.I smiled at her after giving a nod.I approached the desk and dialled Alexander's number."Where the hell are you?""I'll be there in a few minutes.""You said that ten minutes ago.""I'm nearly there."He hung up the phone.Emily inquired, "Don't be upset. This is not good for the baby.""I try, but he's not letting me.
Isabella's pov;On Christmas Day,"Isabella…" Who is calling my name so delicately?"Huhhh…""Wake up, Isabella," they said, their palm touching my cheek."Whyyy…"When I opened my eyes, Mr Martinez kissed me on the cheek and whispered, "Wake up. It's time to open the diner.""What time is it?" I massaged my eyes."10.""What!? Did I sleep in? What day is it?""It's Christmas. Did you forget about it? You were decorating the restaurant the day before.""Did you just f*ck me on the day before Christmas?""It's called making love," he replied, flicking my brow."Whatever." "Arghhh!" I exclaimed when I attempted to sit. I felt a sharp pain in my back.Mr Martinez raced up to me and grabbed my hands, asking, "What happened?"I tapped him on the shoulder and said, "It's all thanks to you. Why did you do it after I told you it was enough? Are you a moron? Did you not hear me? Argh…""Shall I call a doctor if it's too painful?" he inquired as he helped me sit."Take me to the restroom. In t
Isabella's pov;"If you're serving clients on the weekend, who's going to perform today?" While I was receiving their orders, one of the regulars inquired."We didn't have anything planned for today. We have a tight schedule because Christmas is approaching, so we're preparing for that."They conveyed their menu by nodding. I heard someone strumming the guitar strings while I was shouting out orders in the kitchen. Maybe it was in my head, so I kept giving the meal orders. Someone was singing in the diner. I came out of the kitchen to see who it was.Mr Martinez sat in the chair, holding my guitar, and singing on the raised stage where I perform for my clients every weekend. Is Mr Martinez singing? I was astounded after hearing Mr Martinez's singing, he has a wonderful voice. Wow. What a gentle and charming voice he has. Everyone began shouting and taking pictures of him singing.When the previous song concluded, he said into the microphone, "The next song will be a dedication song fo
Isabella's pov;Finally, we arrived at the restaurant.I got out of the car and went to the restaurant. Mr Martinez grabbed my hand just as i was about to open the door, causing me to turn and stare at him."What is it?""Aren't you going to give me a kiss before you go in?""Why should I?""Because people who are dating kiss before they part.""Duh! We both share the same residence.""Let's do it like a genuine date," he murmured, taking my hand in his."Okay." I asked Mr Martinez to approach me. When Mr Martinez came closer, I grabbed his collar and pressed my lips against his and parted away.Mr Martinez, "Do you call that a kiss?""I'm exhausted. Go away."When I tried to enter the restaurant, He drew me into a deep kiss that included our tongues. I resisted at first, but I let things go with the flow because I was always drawn to his deep kisses. He licked my lips to get into my mouth, and once inside, our tongues rubbed and twisted against each other. While his tongue was ruling
Isabella's pov;While he was driving the car, he seemed upset. What exactly did I just do? Is it possible that I disturbed him as a result of my fear? He was overjoyed in the morning that we were going out, but now his face is expressionless."Mr Martinez?""Yeah?" asked while he was driving the car. "What is tubing?""It's similar to sledding, but you ride on the top of an inner tube.""Will I be able to roll down the hill in tubing if it's like sledding?"He smiled and replied, "No, you will not. The sled has a flat surface, so you can jump out of it, whereas tubing requires you to submerge half of your body into the tube, so you can avoid falling.""Really? I can ride without rolling down the hill?""Yes.""Take me there. I'd like to give it a shot.""Okay."We eventually got to tubing.When I looked around, I noticed people in tubes rolling down the hill. Some were racing with others, while some were fighting with their mates on the tubes. It appeared odd and funny. "Shall we go
Isabella's pov;Mike, "I think I made a decent decision in keeping him here.""What?"While he was handing me the meal in the service area, Olivia called him back to the kitchen. What made him say that?I served the food to the customers after bringing it out of the kitchen. The couple who received the food from me, both laughed and glanced at me. Is it my imagination or are they laughing at me?Emily brought me to the counter and said, "I know you were married recently and have a great husband, but do you have to flaunt it like this?" "How many times do I have to advise you not to refer to him in that manner?"She put her hand on my neck and whispered, "Listen to me, Do you want all of our customers to know what a wonderful night you had?""What!?"I dashed to the restroom to see what it was. When I looked at my neck, I thought, "A hickey?" Can he really do this to me? Now I see why everyone was staring at me. I'm humiliated. I'll start by changing my shirt.When I exited the restro
Isabella's pov;"What exactly are you doing here?" While I was serving the customers, I asked Mr Martinez."Of course, for eating." And slid onto the seat.Since he was at my table, I took his order and murmured, "Don't eat outside very much."Suddenly, he kissed my cheeks and whispered, "Thank you for being concerned about me, but how will I see you then?"Out of shyness, I dashed to the restroom after giving the orders at the service area. What made him suddenly kiss me? I should have become angry at him, but instead I ran over here. When I looked in the mirror, my cheeks and ears were as red as Tomato. You are not a teen! Stop getting shy just from an unexpected kiss! I got out of the bathroom after washing my face when I heard a knock on the door.When I was going to leave after serving Mr Martinez, he looked around and commented, "Looks like you're getting a lot of customers.""Since the CEO of Skyland corporation started eating here, many people have been here to try it.""Am I
Isabella's pov;When I first walked inside the restaurant, I was startled by the bursting sound, which caused me to jump in the air. When I opened my eyes, which had been closed due to the sound's force, colourful confetti rained down all over the room, even on me."Congratulations, Bella!" Everyone yelled at the same time."What exactly is this? Is it true that our restaurant made the news?" I inquired of them, unsure of what was going on."Stop thinking about the restaurant all the time," Emily murmured with a brush of her hand over my brow."Then what is the point of the celebration?"A voice from behind me replied. "It's a wedding present for you." It was Dylan who I saw as I turned around.Emily took my hand in hers and pointed to my ring finger, saying, "You claimed you were going to a friend's wedding, but you actually went to get married. Here's where we need an explanation."They all nodded in unison when I looked at them."Is it true that you're working against me? I'm the o
Isabella's pov;"It's surprising since you were the one who made the call." Julian teased me while holding a glass of wine in his hand.I said, "It's been a hell of a week and I needed a break." And placed the glasses for Carlos and Jack.Carlos took a look around and asked, "How's your restaurant now? You changed the decor?""Yeah, I wanted some change and the restaurant is getting back on track. When we explained it to the people, some believed us and some didn't. Our regulars spoke for the restaurant and tweeted many good things about the restaurant. As a result, we started getting customers even though it's a small amount but it's good. We're catching up. By the way, Why didn't you bring Leah with you?" "She's still in her hometown. What about Gia? Did you call her?""Yeah, I did. She said she's on a business trip." And drinked from my glass.Zoey, "Bella, Can I leave? I have a class to attend tomorrow.""Yeah, yeah. Just go. I'll take care of it."After Zoey left, I said to Carl