The following day I woke up to find Stefano still in the chair he sat in last night. I am surprised he is still here, but actually, I shouldn t be. He said he was going to watch me the whole night, and he did. He always looks peaceful while sleeping; I can t help but admire him. I trace my eyes from his full eyebrows to his long eyelashes, all the way to his straight nose, and stop on those gorgeous lips of his. They look to be lacking color, and I imagine how they would be once I kiss them. They will be red and swollen once I am done with them. I quickly come back from my daydreaming once he starts moving in the chair. I quietly step out of my bed and walk to the bathroom to take a shower.
Once I am done showering, I walk outside to get dressed. I forgot to take my clothes with me to the bathroom. Hopefully, Stefano has left. My prayers don t get answered because Stefano is still here, but he is about to step out. He is about to turn the doorknob but stops once he hears me walking out of the bathroom. His eyes start their trail from my exposed legs, going all the way to my shoulders and neck. His eyes linger a little longer on my neck before moving up to my face, and they pause at my lips. I bite my lips in embarrassment, but I think this causes a different effect on him. He swallows a huge lump in his throat as my face becomes crimson red. I am about to walk back into the bathroom but stop once Stefano rushes out of the room.
After that intense scene with Stefano, I did not see him again. He had Samuel drive me back to the estate. I am currently at the mall with Aurora. She is trying to find an outfit for her date tonight. While shopping, she speaks up.
"So, why did Samuel bring you back today? Did you and Stefano fight again?"
"No, we did not."
"Really, I am surprised he sent Samuel knowing him."
"What do you mean," I ask, wondering why it s odd Samuel was the one who dropped me home today.
"The Stefano I know would drive you home by himself and make sure you enter the house before he leaves."
"Really, and why do you think he didn t drop me off this time," I ask, wondering if what happened yesterday or this morning made him run away from me. Why would he run away from me? I am the one who should run away from him. I was the embarrassed one.
"I think I know, but I am not going to tell you," Aurora says, smiling
"Tell me; please tell me," I plead
"No, I won t," She says with a smug smile on her face while she thinks of something.
"Aurora!"
"Yes, Andrea," She says with a sheepish look on her face.
"Tell me"
"No"
"Tell me"
"No"
"I give up" I wish she would tell me, but I don t see that happening.
"Good, now let s get something to eat," She says, pulling my arm to walk out of the store.
"Alright," I say, caging my arms with hers.
While walking, I see someone from afar who looks familiar to me, but I am unsure. I walk closer to get a good look, and it s the person I thought it is. I walk over to say hi.
"Hi, Emily"
"Andrea, Andrea, I can t believe it s you," She says, pulling me into a hug.
Emily is a beautiful brunette with hazel brown eyes, but I think she is wearing contact lenses because they look grey right now. I am sure they are medicated because I remember she used to wear glasses before.
"How are you doing, Emily," I say, hugging her back
"I am doing wonderful, and you."
"I am doing great."
"If you don t mind me asking, what are you doing in Italy."
"I am on vacation, and you?"
"Work, it s been ages since I last saw you. How have you been, and I have missed you."
"I have missed you too, and I am truly sorry for the way I ended things between us. It was hard to keep being friends with you after our breakup."
Emily dated Santiago in high school. She and I were classmates, but we were never close until she dated Santiago. After they broke up, she cut ties with me, and I understand why. I never knew why they broke up. None of them told me why and anytime I asked, they both refused to talk. After a while, I stopped asking, but now that years have passed, maybe I will find out why. I also think she is the only real girlfriend my brother has ever had.
"That s all in the past. I am just so happy to see you, and this is my good friend Aurora."
"Hello," Aurora says, smiling.
"Hi, I am Emily; nice to meet you," Emily says, smiling back
"Nice to meet you too."
"I can t wait to catch up with you," I say, smiling
"Me too"
Aurora, Emily, and I spend the rest of the day together. I spend it mostly asking Emily everything that has happened in her life since we separated. She and Aurora also become friends. She asks me too about what is going on in my life, and Aurora took it upon herself to tell her for some odd reason. She wanted to make sure her brother was included in the story of my life.
Emily s life has not been easy. Her parent s divorced after she finished high school. Her Mom is ill, and she works two jobs to help with her treatment. She actually won her trip to Italy. The company she works for is sponsoring the whole thing for her. She didn t even want to come, but her sweet mother told her she needed some time off.
Aurora and I are currently back home. While in my room, I decide to call Santiago and tell him who I met today.
"Hey, brother," I say once he picks up
"How are you doing, sis."
"I m good, and you."
"I m also good, and dad told me you would be coming home soon."
"Yes, I will, and guess who I saw today."
"I don t know, tell me."
"If I wanted to tell you straight out, would I ask you to guess?"
"I can t think of anyone."
"Emily, I met Emily today."
"Emily, you met Emily today," He says as his voice keeps reducing as the name registers in his head.
"Yes, I did, and she is doing great. I know you guys are exes, but you should have seen her. She looked as beautiful as always."
"Really, she did," He says calmly. I am sure he is imagining how beautiful she looks right now. Emily was the best thing that ever happened to my brother. I still wonder what went wrong.
"Yes, she did, and I have to ask why did you guys break up?"
"Emily didn t tell you," He says, surprised.
"No, she didn t. Every time I asked, she said she did not want to ruin our relationship. It always made me wondered more why you guys broke up."
"Even till now, she is still an angel."
"I know, right, so tell me because I don t think there is anything you could do that would ruin our relationship."
"Trust me, sis, if you knew what I did, you won t speak to me again."
"I hardly doubt it s that bad."
"It is, and I love you too much to lose you too, so let s forget about it."
"Alright, if you say so."
"Thank you, and I have to get back to work. I will talk to you later."
"Alright, bye"
"Bye, sis," He says and hangs up the phone.
I really wonder what caused their breakup. Santiago and I are really close, so I wonder what he did that is so bad he can t even tell me, his sister.