AUBREE’s POV
Its my last week here in Philippines. Next week, I will go back in Paris.
Moving to Paris is not bad. In my 2 years of living there was nice and peaceful. Also, I already accepted the fact that maybe love is not for me.
Unlike my love life I’m having the best time in my career.
I never knew that I will be in this industry. But I’m glad I did. Because I will be needing a crazy schedule to help myself in moving on.
Though surprisingly, I haven’t seen Gavin and Sheena together or even news about them.
Maybe they are taking some time off? So that I will not be pestered by media? Or maybe they were both busy?
Bree will you stop? Just let them be. Don’t bother yourself about them. You are just torturing yourself.
I was back to reality when I heard my phone rang.
Its Gavin!
“Come to my office Bree. I need to discuss something to you.” He said in a formal tone.
“Sure. I’ll be there in a minute.” I told him in the same tone.
After hearing my answer he already ended the call.
What a snob! Maybe he is not in a good mood because he doesn’t have a date with Sheena. Maybe he is missing her.
Aubree you are such a great masochist.
I just shook my head.
I just decided to get ready for my meeting with him.
When I arrived at his office, his secretary greeted me.
“Gavin is expecting me.” I told him.
He nodded at me then he let me in.
After I went in, I look at his table, he wasn’t there.
“I’m here Bree.”
I looked at the direction of the person who spoke. I saw Gavin sitting on the couch while holding a contract.
I went to the couch and sat there.
“What do you want us to discuss?” I asked.
He handed me the paper he was holding.
Its a project in Paris. My eyes widen when I found out who will be joining me in this project.
“You’ll be joining this project?” I blurted out.
“Why not? Bree its been 2 years that I have done nothing but work. I miss modeling. Paris offer me that project. I needed a break you know”. He explained.
“I know. But are you going to stay in Paris?” I asked a bit confused.
“You don’t want to?” He asked.
Of course I wanted to. That is what I want to answer but I knew its not right to say it.
“Its not that. But will your parents agree to this?” I asked instead.
“Why not? I will only be doing the project for 2 weeks. They won’t mind if I will be gone for 2 weeks right?”
“I get your point. What about your girlfriend?”
I wanted to punch myself with my question.
Omg Aubree! Why did you ask that? Do you also love to gossip like the media?
I scolded myself.
“What girlfriend are you talking about? Last time I check you broke up with me.” He said while raised his brow.
I wanted to giggle because my heart flatter from what he said. But I controlled myself.
“Isn’t Sheena you girlfriend now? I mean even in Paris you guys were the hot topic.” I said.
“Really?”
“Yes. Where is Sheena by the wait? I wasn’t able to see here since I came back.” I’ve been dying to asked him tho.
“She went back to Paris.”
My heart suddenly sank from what he said.
“I see. So the reason why you accepted the offer is for you to be with Sheena in Paris?” I asked, trying to be casual as possible.
He looked at me intently.
“Why are you keep on insisting Sheena? Isn’t you the girl that I mention who broke up with me? After you I never had a girlfriend.” He seriously said.
“What about the news about you then?” I asked.
“Fake news. Its a trend here in the Philippines you know.” Then he shrugged.
That gave me hope again. So they are not together? They are not a couple!!!
I’m feeling so happy right now.
“So you mean you really didn’t have a relationship with her?” I asked him again.
His face went closer to mine.
“There’s nothing going on between me and Sheena. All those were just a business meeting.” He softly said.
I cleared my throat because the closeness of his face.
“Why didn’t you deny it?” I hissed at him.
“For you to come back.” He said.
“What?”
His face moved away from mine.
“I was hoping that the news will reached you. I was hoping that you will come back here to claim me. But it seems like, its okay with you that I will go to someone else.” He explained a bit disappointed.
“That’s not true!” I said.
I bit my lower lip when I realized what I said.
Gavin’s face went closer to me again.
“So what’s the truth then?”
“Its not okay with me that you go to someone else okay?! Because it hurts! It hurts so much because until now I still love you! I saw how happy you were on those pictures. You look happy with someone else. While me? What did I do to you? You always giving me all your love but I always took you for granted. And because of that, I realize that you deserve someone better.” I said.
“But I wanted to try. I want to win you back. But when I landed here all news about you and her bombarded me. And I realized that its already too late. I already lost you. That is why I wanted to go back in Paris because I have no reason to come back here anymore.”
I told him all the things I wanted to tell him.
“I want you back. But I don’t want to be selfish. I love you so much that is why I want you to be happy, even though I am not the person you will choose to love.” I added.
Gavin sat beside me and he hug me so tight.
I feel so weak now. I just let myself to cry in his arms. I hug him back so tight. As if I was scared that if I loosen my hug, I will lose him.
“Stop crying love. I love you okay. There is nothing going on between me and Sheena.” He softly said.
“I love you too. I thought I already lost you.”
****
I went to Paris together with Gavin.
But before that, Gavin gave a statement about his issue with Sheena and then he announced our relationship to the media.
It feels so good to love freely, you don’t need to hide your relationship, you are not hurting anyone because of the relationship that you have.
I thought I already lost him. I am thankful for Gavin’s love for me, because of that love he waited for me to come back.
I love him so much. And I really don’t want to lose him forever.
Good thing Gavin was able to fixed my contract with Paris. Gavin did not submit my signed contract. That is why I am not obliged to follow the contract.
He was also the one who made a deal with them.
But still we need to go here in Paris for my project with Gavin.
Everything went smoothly.
We were both the finale in the runway.
I was in the aisle. I was about to turned around when the light and music went off.
The people were silent.
I don’t know what to do at that time. The place was to dark and I can’t see anything.
Suddenly the spotlight opened focusing on Gavin.
The music started but with a different song.
Who’d have thought this is how the pieces fit
You and I shouldn’t even try making sense of it
I forgot how we ever came this far
I believe we had reasons but I don’t know what they are
Some blame it on my heart, oh
Love moves in mysterious ways
It’s always so surprising
When love appears over the horizon
I’ll love you for the rest of my days
Then another spotlight opened this time it focus on me.
Gavin then went to me.
I feel like I was freeze at that moment. I don’t know what to do or how will I react.
Do I need to walk to him or I will just wait for him to go here?
As I was thinking of what to do, I didn’t noticed that Gavin was already in front of me.
He was holding a mic.
“Love, no words can express how much I love you. I never love anyone as much as I love you. I actually never love anyone but you. Only you.”
“The first time I saw you in our practice for united nation, I already like you. I was just really shy that time. I really wanted to talked to you, to know you more. But I don’t know, I was really too shy at that time.”
“I envied Christian that time. Because he was able to talked to you. I wish I also have the guts that time.”
“And then I met you at the party, we made a one month deal. But if you will asked me I want that deal to be forever and not just one month. Because I already knew that time that I am in love with you.”
“You always tell Seb how happy you are because he already have his happily ever after.”
He kneel in front of me and then he pick up a small box.
I put my hands on my mouth.
He open the box. Its an engagement ring!
“Now Bree, will you allow me to have our happily ever after? Will you marry me?”
I was smiling while looking at him.
I can’t help but cry because of too much happiness.
I nodded. “Yes. I will marry you.”
He pick up the ring and wear it to me. Then he kissed me.
We kiss as if we’re the only people in that place not minding the people cheering for us, shouting their congratulatory to us.
Finally, my own happily ever after.