“So Sofia I was th- oh my GOD” Audriana stopped in her tracks with her eyes wide opened and her mouth hunged from what she just saw.
Sofia immediately pushes him but he was quick to stand firmly on his feet else he would be on the floor nursing a pained butt. She adjust her hair and gown then looked at her friend like she was caught doing something bad.
Her cheeks flushed when her friend raised one of her eyebrows and looked between the tall man and her. She pushed him a little far from where she was standing to maintain some distance and bowed her head.
Why was she so shocked to see them in a compromising position or situation rather. It felt like a deja vu. On the day of her wedding when her bestie and friends caught her under her so-called husband. Dimitri Lorenzo.
But this time she walked into her friend and supposed boyfriend making out or rather almost swallowing each other faces.
Her lips twitched and she bit her lips from inside to try to stop the smile from spreading on her lips. She was supposed to leave when she saw them like that, why then is she standing with an amused look on her face.
Clearing his throat awkwardly, he looked down at Sofia who had refused to look at him but was playing with the bracelet on her left wrist. He sighed and walked over to where Audriana was standing. He wore a smile and held his hand out for a handshake.
“Hey, Audriana” he greet her and she got out of her faze and smirked at her friend before turning to him to take his stretched hand in a handshake.
“Hi again Max, how are you doing? Sorry for interrupting”
“I am doing fine thank you, and it’s fine I was leaving by the way” he looked at a flushing Sofia who refused to make eye contact with him.
“I will take my leave now, I will come to pick you after the close of work okay?” she just nods and sat down trying to busy herself with anything “see you later Sofia and you too Audri” he walked past her to the door opened it and closed it when he was out.
Audriana looked back at her friend with the smirk still playing on her lips. She walked to the chair in front of her and put her bag on one of the chairs and sat on the other, then crossed her leg over the other.
“So, there is someone I know who can make you flush beetroot red, hmm nice” she nods her head and saw Sofia’s cheeks become redder. “I am so sorry for interrupting your face smashing but I want to tell you about the conference I would be holding in LA in a month or two from now”
“Okay” she managed to squeak out and took a glance at her friend who was smiling brightly at her “What? Why are you looking at me like that?”
“Like how?”
“Like I was caught doing something bad. Look here dear friend remember I walked in on you and the great ‘Dimitri Lorenzo’ you claim not to like about getting to it, if we hadn’t come earlier I wonder what your state would have been”
Audriana had her mouth open with what her friend just told her. Really? Was that necessary? Did she have to remind her of that day she thinks about most of the time?
Her thoughts have always revolved around what could have happened if they didn’t walk in on them and she would be left beetroot red and feeling hot all over because she knew very well what could have happened.
It wouldnt be bad since they are married right? She wanted to keep herself for the man she would spend the rest of her life with, well not this jerk who saw women as his boxer shorts he could use and dump like they are disease to his skin.
“Seriously, you idiot” she rolled some paper and threw it at Sofia but she ducked and stuck her tongue at her.
“Now we are even. So what brought you to this place woman” she stopped what she was doing and looked at her friend.
“You didn’t hear what I said like some minutes ago?” she asked with a brow raised. “Those kisses are getting to your head,”
“What do you want?” she asked again.
“I said I wanted to tell you about the conference I would be holding in LA in a month or two from now”
“Okay, how do I come in?”
“I want you to help with some research. I do mine but yours seems accurate.”
“Okay, what do you need me to research? Or rather you can just email them to me so I will go over it later” she suggests.
“You are the best girl, I love you”
“I love you too, just not more than food”
“Yeah, no one can separate you from food. You are both heavenly married and will disown whoever tries to come in between you” Audriana receipts the same thing Sofia taught her to recite each time she said she loves food more than her.
***
He peeked into the room and looked around then spotted the black-haired woman sitting in front of a dresser table with her night robe around her. She was braiding her hair in two and was on the second one.
A smile drew itself on his lips before he entered the room properly and closed the door behind him.
She heard the door open and close and looked over her shoulder to see him standing tall and handsome in his work clothes at the door side with both hands in his pocket and she gauged a smile. She looked back to the mirror and continued braiding her hair.
He walked closer to her by taking a step then stopping before speaking out loud.
“You look beautiful Mamacita” he spoke in that Spanish accent she has grown to love over the years and she giggled like a little girl that just met her celebrity crush.
“You are a man of words I must say” she replied him and he took another step towards her then stopped.
“I am one lucky man to have you in my life, you know?” he asked and she smiled then put her hair in a scarf when she was done braiding her hair. “I love these braids, you should wear them more often,” he said walking the remaining steps towards her.
“And I am the happiest woman in the entire universe to have you as my husband,” she said looking at him from the mirror as he admire her from behind.
“I am glad, I will be able to spend more time with you now”
She turned to look at him and had a little furrow on her brows then raised her eyebrows up.
“Really?”
“Si, de verdad nena” he held her hands in his and lifts her from her sitting position so she was standing then her put his other hand around her and drew her closer to himself so he can closely look at her beautiful bare face.
“You look so inviting and beautiful.” he kissed the edges of all his fingers loudly “Hermosa” he whispered looking deep into her eyes.
“Oh, GOD” she gasped and closed her eyes enjoying the moment they were having.
He began moving like they were dancing drawing lazy circles on her lower back, she placed her head against his chest and smiled when she noticed his heart beating at the same rate hers was beating.
‘So meant for each other’ she thought and they continued their little dance moves. No song was playing but the serenity of the night was more than enough for them.
He drew back a bit and so did she and they kept looking into each other eyes with smiles on their faces.
He traced his fingers on her cheeks then to her neck before going back to her cheeks before dipping his head to place a kiss on her cheek, nose, and a small peck on her lips.
He leaned back a bit and she opened her eyes to look into his eyes again.
“Te quiero mucho Patricia Lorenzo”
“Yo tambien te quiero Donald Lorenzo”
Then they leaned to each other and shared a very beautiful kiss to seal their long-time promise to each other.