The dress fit perfectly. Blue was definitely your colour and your boyfriend did an amazing job choosing this dress, but you guessed his sister had helped him. You twirled in front of the mirror and gazed at your reflection in awe.
The package had arrived this morning with clear instructions:
“Dinner at 8 pm. Wear the dress. Besos, G.”
So at 7:40 pm you were already all dressed up and ready to go. You imagined that the dinner was some important event, given the dress. Usually you didn’t wear that kind of things. Not that you didn’t want to, but you just weren’t that well off to spend hundreds of euros on dresses.
Your mother gushed over you and even your father, who didn’t like your boyfrind much, approved. Nonetheless, he said to not let anyone buy you with gifts. Every time, you reassured him it was not money that made you fall in love with Guzman, but his boyish grin and gentleness.
At 8 pm on the dot, your bell rang. Your father went to open the door, while you mother gave you your purse. You made your way to the door and couldn’t help smiling. He was talking to your father but he stopped when he noticed you. His mouth was hanging open as he took in your attire. You pushed his chin, “Close your mouth, you’re drooling.”
“You look incredible.” He took your hand in his and kissed the back of it.
“You do too.” He was so handsome in that black tuxedo, “Shall we go?”
“After you my lady.”
In front of your house was a black car waiting. Guzman opened the door for you and sat beside you, informing the driver that he could go. He intertwined your hands and admired you again.
“Where are we going?”
“It’s a surprise. Now, can I kiss you?” He grinned and leaned in and you closed the gap between the two of you. The kiss was tender and slow. The ride was about 20 minutes and filled with chatter about your day and stolen kisses. When you arrived at your destination he helped you to get out of the car and offered his arm, which you gladly accepted. In front of you stood the imposing Gran Melia hotel. Your breath caught for a moment and you hesitated. You knew it was one of the most luxurious hotels in the whole of Spain. You couldn’t even imagine how much money he had spent.
“What’s wrong?” he asked, “Don’t you like it?”
“No, no, it’s not that. It’s just… You didn’t have to. This is more than I could have ever imagined.”
You averted your eyes and he lifted your chin, “Nothing is enough to show you how much you mean to me,” he stroked your cheek, “Let’s go have dinner, and if you don’t feel comfortable we can leave whenever you want.”
You smiled and nodded, then let him guide you inside. You marvelled at the beauty of the place as a waiter took you to your table. A vase with a single rose stood slightly to the left of the table, the room had low luminosity but the most beautiful part was the view of the lit Madrid from the 7th floor of the hotel on which the restaurant was located. You took your seat and a waiter came over with a bottle of champagne, the first of many others during the dinner.
After a nice conversation over an exquisite meal, Guzman took you on the terrace, where you both admired the lights of Madrid under the dark sky. You were leaning on the railing and he was holding you from behind.
“Thank you for tonight,” you said looking back at him, “I felt like a princess.”
“But the night is not over yet, my queen.” He kissed your shoulder, then you turned in his embrace and pecked him. He kissed you more deeply and you gladly responded. “Is it okay if we take this somewhere else?”
You nodded and followed him around the hotel. He stopped in front of a door and pulled out a key card. You wanted to comment but he smashed his lips onto yours and pulled you inside the room. He broke the kiss, biting gently your lower lip, “There’s something on the bed. For you.”
“Guzman, really, you didn’t have to do all this. I appreciate it, but you know I am perfectly happy with just you. That’s all I want. I want you because I love you.”
He took a blue box, the unmistakingly blue box from Tiffany and Co., from the bed and handed it to you, “And I love you.”
There was a pause as you stared a bit at it, before reaching out and opening it. You admired the beautiful necklace and whisper thanked your boyfriend. It was a pendant in silver with a pear shaped diamond. It was simple, just the way you liked it, and it was the most dazzling thing you have ever seen. Guzman helped you to put in on, the tugged on the zipper of your dress, “Even though you are gorgeous in this dress, you’re even more stunning wearing nothing.”
“I need her to confess,” Samuel said looking at you and holding you by the arms, “That’s why I’m getting close to Carla.”
“What if something happens to you? Look at Christian! I’m sure that she’s behind the accident!” You tried reasoning with him multiple times, but he wouldn’t budge. Of course you were worried for the safety of your boyfriend, but it wasn’t only that. You were scared that he would get too close to the Marchioness.
“Y/N, nothing’s going to happen to me. I will be very careful”.
You closed your eyes and sighed heavily. Samuel tugged you closer and kissed your forehead. You smiled, then watched your boyfriend leave. You had to trust him. You did trust him. You just couldn’t trust her. She was gorgeous and evil.
A few days passed and you decided to visit Samuel at home, as at school you weren’t much in each other’s sight. You faked an argument to make everyone believe that you broke up so his plan could work. As you knocked on the door of the Garcia family, Nano opened.
“Samuel’s not home,” was the first thing he said, “but you’re welcome to come in.”
You entered and propped down on the sofa, your disappointment clear on your face, “I thought I could see him a bit. You know, it’s strange not talking to him and avoinding him when I know he’s right there and we’re actually together. I mean, people think we’ve broken up, but we haven’t,” you looked up at Nano and lowered your voice, “and I already miss him.”
“Didn’t you come by yesterday?”
“No, why would you think so?”
Nano shrugged and offered you a beer which you accepted. You chatted with him and once you finished drinking you went home.
You were at Rebeka’s Halloween party, looking for something to drink when you bumped into Samuel.
“Hey,” you smiled sweetly at him, “can we talk?”
For a second he seemed confused, then smiled, “Not here.” He took your hand and led you away from the chaos. You looked at your hands and felt relieved. As soon as you stepped into the safety of the room, you threw yourself at him. You kissed him, but he didn’t kiss back.
“What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” he avoided your eyes and sat on the bed, “I thought you wanted to talk.”
“Yes, because you’re ignoring me,” you crossed your arms over your chest, “and this is not exactly how I expected you to react right now. I thought you’d be happy to have a few moments only with your girlfriend.” He was silent and that scared you, so you blurted out the first thing that came to mind, “And Nano’s here.”
“What? Where?” he bolted through the door. You followed him but lost him in the crowd of people. The fact that he used his brother as an excuse to run from you angered you.
When you reached him, he was beating the shit out of Nano. And Carla was there. You tried to stop him, but he wouldn’t listen to you. He didn’t stop until he was pulled away from his bleeding brother.
“What is wrong with you?” you shouted at him, helping Nano to get up.
“I’ll tell you what is wrong with him,” Nano sniffed, wiping some blood from his nose, “he’s falling for the Marchoiness!”
Your eyes met those of Samuel, and in that moment you knew Nano was telling the truth. You blinked furiously a few times to stop the tears that were already filling your eyes, “This is why I didn’t want you to do that,” you shook your head, “did you have sex with her?” He lowered his gaze and the first tears started to fall down your face, “of course, you were. Why else wouldn’t you answer my texts? Or ignore me like that? And you know what hurts most, the fact that you cheated.”
He took a few steps towards you but you backed away, “Y/N, I’m sorry… I… I…”
“Why didn’t you say anything?” but he didn’t know how to answer, "What aren’t you saying anything right now?! Samuel I was always there for you! I was there when Nano was arrested, Marina chose your brother instead of you, I was there when she died, and even in this fucking mess I trusted you and would’ve done anything for you!“ By now you were shaking hard, "The least I deserved was the truth.”
He was still silent. You felt your heart break as you spoke the next words, “No more, Samuel. I’m letting you go. I won’t be there anymore to catch you when you fall. Even though it’s breaking my heart, I’m giving up on you. I didn’t expect you to love me so soon after everything that happened with Marina, but still I was hoping… And there you are falling in love with another girl.” You wiped away the tears, but new ones kept on coming, “Goodbye, Samuel.”
