The past weeks have been really stressful and it’s taking a huge toll on Dimitri. With him following up with his secret investigations to put Daniella Copello behind bars for good this time and him asking himself countless times if he should go get his wife now or not.
He has been battling that within him every single day and would sometimes go to Sofia’s apartment building and stay at the angle where her window was to just catch a glimpse of her.
He had gone there multiple times to the extent that a resident who didn’t recognize him told him that she would report his creepy routine if he came back to creep on the window he always looked at every time he comes around that area so he stopped going, even a disguise couldn’t help.
So, he frequently got news about her wellbeing from Aiden and it brought him some sort of peace that she was okay but just trying to cope with their little space as he calls it.
It is never a separation, it is just them having space to figure things out.
He would be completely peaceful when she was back home with him and they are living together in peace, love, and harmony.
Their parents were aware of their little misunderstanding and told them that they would figure things out as mature adults soon enough.
“I will get you back home in no time Love” he would say every time he stares at her photo that is saved on his phone and would place a kiss there too.
Now he was heading to Aiden’s office to discuss some things he found about their joint shipping company in Japan and when he went to Sofia’s apartment building almost every time to catch a glimpse of his wife so that he could have some hope and comfort, he wasn’t just expecting to see her so soon and she was coming out of the building he was entering.
She looked more beautiful than the last time he saw her, he skin was glowing, her hair which he loves to let down was up in a ponytail and he was really tempted to walk over to her to take off the hairband that held it and probably ban her from buying or using hair bands.
‘Hermosa’ was the first word that popped into his head when he assessed her looks from her smooth, makeup-free face to her white with a mix of red flare sundress that reaches her knee, to her brown gladiator sandals and the small handbag that was strapped on her shoulder.
He couldn’t voice out what was at the tip of his tongue but just looked longingly at her.
How he wished that he could bring her in his embrace and shower kisses all over her face then tell her how much he misses her and how sorry he was for taking so long to come to her.
He was a coward to have not gone after her to bring her home those past weeks and now she stood right in front of him and he couldn’t bring her close like he wants to.
‘Why do you have to be an idiot to the woman you love?’ he asked himself and let out a sigh when it suddenly dawned on him.
He loves her and it was different. Different from the one he thought he had for Daniella.
This feeling started like a natural liking that suddenly grew and burst out as it spread its wings of true love through his entire being… this was true love… his true love and he is just realizing it now.
His feeling goes haywire when she is around him and when she just speaks. Her touch brings him a whole new level of satisfaction and just looking at her sates him.
He isnt sure he had wanted or desired someone as much as he does with her… she is different and everything is different and new with her. She is the real deal, his love… his true and everlasting love.
What he feels for her seems new and so true to be real. All those times he thought that Daniella was his world and the only woman for him but when Audriana came into his life, he knew the true meaning of love and he never believed he could fall that hard for her but he did and he is happy that it is her that he loves and want to spend forever with.
It couldn’t be only her beauty that made him fall for her but the fact that she made him see something different, something unique, and how well she was able to get him to stop blaming himself for what happened in the past and just accept what happened then hope to be better.
Everything about her made him happy and he wants her by his side but now that she is standing meters away from him, he just couldn’t bring himself to say something to her.
Anything, because he felt tongue-tied and his throat constricted from the lump that somehow formed over time.
She looked so beautiful and glowing like the princess she is and he couldn’t help but just drink in her beautiful appearance.
They just kept looking at each other. No one saying anything. No one making a move.
She couldn’t explain how she felt from just seeing him after a really long time… she misses him so much that she couldn’t deny it and although he looked stressed and tired that did nothing to hinder him from looking good. He still looked handsome, like the man she grew to love in the few months of their marriage.
When she didn’t hear anything from him, she thought ‘maybe this is it’ that is the end of their love story that didn’t get the chance to grow and thought that she would never miss him again and was better off without him but seeing him made her think otherwise.
She needs him just as much as she needs air but she didn’t want to push things and be the only one trying to make things work.
He hurt her but she still loves him unconditionally. She wanted so bad to close the distance between them, wrap her arms around his neck, kiss him and tell him how much she misses him but not forgetting to step on his shoes for taking so long to come to her.
If it took him so long to answer a simple question, she asked him and he hadn’t even thought of coming by to check on her… then he needed to sort out his feelings and realize who he wants in his life and who he doesn’t.
She wants him to make her his number one woman, want her, see and know her worth, desire her, realize what he actually feels for her and not take her for granted. She just didn’t want to base their relationship on assumptions because they got intimate with each other.
She wants to be sure this was real to him as it was to her.
She could feel the tears gather in her eyes and plead that they stayed where it was and will not give her away. She wanted to appear strong and unaffected in front of him and not like a weak crying woman who has not been able to control her emotions in the past few days.
Minutes passed and nothing… no move or anything from him and she let out a sigh then looked away to blink the tears and keep them in then sniffed lightly.
He ran his fingers through his already disheveled hair and stepped a foot closer then opened his mouth to say something but no words came out. Funny as he always had something to say and now, he couldn’t even get a little greeting out of his mouth.
A simple ‘Hi’ seems like a big word for him to say at the moment and he just sighed again.
She looked back at him when she felt him come closer to her and saw his mouth was slightly agape like he was going to say something but he didn’t say anything.
Not being able to take it any longer, she shook her head, tore her gaze away from him and walked past him but lightly brushing against his shoulder.
She felt really disappointed that he couldn’t even make a move or say anything to her but she had made her decision… she wouldn’t go to him just because she needs him… she had to make sure he wanted her too like she did and was ready to fight for her.
He needed to man up and come get her then tell her if she did mean anything to him… so, if he wanted her, he knows where to find her.
With that thought in mind, she hailed down a cab and got in then closed her eyes and leaned her head back on the headrest.
It would hurt her but if she was able to survive these weeks without him, then she can for some more weeks till he comes to get her.
“Hi,” the word rolled out of his lips so light, he could barely hear what he said but it was already too late since she had walked past him and gotten into a cab without looking back.
He saw her after some weeks of torture… she left yet again and he couldn’t do anything to stop her from doing so. He ran his fingers through his hair again and pulled at it till what he felt was pain and let out a heart-wrenching groan.
The pain of losing her the second time and he so hope it wouldn’t be forever the next time.
“I’m sorry Loveth, I really am” he muttered and put himself together then shakily walked himself inside the building and to the elevator that takes him straight to Aiden’s office.
‘LORD help me’