Talking to Benjamin made her feel comfortable.
Because he would take it slow, without exciting Vanessa or turning her off. Even Vanessa, which had started as a way to get Mercedes’ worries off her mind, became serious about spending time with Benjamin.
After a meal, the two became much more familiar.
-It’s early, do you want to go to the cinema? It looks like there’s a pretty good film that’s been released recently.
Benjamin smiled and looked at Vanessa, asking her opinion.
Seeing that it was still early and that Benjamin was clearly impressed with her, Vanessa couldn’t refuse and nodded.
-Of course, the cinema is just up the road, and it’s convenient.
-Then let’s go.
After the meal, Benjamin headed to the cashier. The cinema tickets were bought by Vanessa via an app on her phone at a discount.
The two arrived at the right time and the film started quickly. Vanessa didn’t want to eat because she had just eaten, but Benjamin said that the perfect accompaniment to a movie was popcorn. He told Vanessa to wait for him to buy it.
The cinema was quite full at this time of day.
Vanessa was standing in the corner so as not to get in the way. Just as a film ends and people are leaving, Vanessa was looking at the cinema posters in boredom when she suddenly caught a glimpse of a familiar figure.
He unconsciously looked over and saw Dylan with a warm smile saying something to Brisa, who was holding his arm at his side.
“It turns out that Dylan can also have such a gentle and loving expression on his face.”
Vanessa looked on in amazement, her heart aching.
Vanessa thought Dylan had never been more than superficially kind, but she didn’t realise that it wasn’t that Dylan didn’t have feelings, but that his feelings were for the girl around him, not her.
“Vanessa, do you see reality now?”
Vanessa stared at Dylan’s interaction with Brisa, watching as he nipped the tip of her nose affectionately. The movements were natural, as if they had been done a million times before.
-Well, let’s go in.
It was only when Benjamin returned that Vanessa withdrew her eyes and Dylan followed Brisa and disappeared into the crowd.
-Let’s go.
Vanessa adjusted her mood and smiled.
He couldn’t bring himself to watch the whole film, his eyes glued to the screen as his mind replayed the image of Dylan and Brisa over and over again.
Repeating it again and again, stabbing her in the heart.
“Why are you obsessed? Look, you’re nothing to Dylan. On the contrary, you know what he’s like when he’s really gentle, and how overwhelming he can be when he really spoils someone. You’ve seen.”
-It’s been a great day, thank you.
Vanessa said a polite goodbye to Benjamin. He is a wonderful man who, unfortunately, she has no capacity to love with a heart full of holes for another person.
Seeing Dylan again, Vanessa had become really apprehensive. Now Dylan wouldn’t go near her, but what if he didn’t give up yet? It wouldn’t be fair to Benjamin to involve him when the time came.
-I’m happy too.
Benjamin looked at Vanessa with a soft smile.
-My instinct tells me that you will not contact me again after we part tonight. However, I don’t want that to happen. So I want to tell you clearly that I’m impressed with you and that you’re the kind of woman I admire. So I hope you will give me a chance so that we can at least be friends.
Benjamin’s frankness made Vanessa freeze for a moment.
-I’m sorry, I…
-There’s no need to feel sorry, there’s nothing wrong with the choice you made. I just don’t want to miss my chance, and that’s why I have the nerve to make this request. vanessa, will you give me a chance?
Benjamin looked at Vanessa with a sincere face, and the earnestness and persistence in his eyes was such that she could not refuse.
-I’ll probably never fall in love with anyone again. So even if we become friends I might not be able to fall in love with you, so do you want to keep insisting?
-I insist.
Benjamin did not hesitate to respond.
Vanessa smiled, thinking that maybe it would be good to give Benjamin a chance.
She should not have kept her heart tied up, she should not have continued to feel sorry for herself. She was still young and had a long way to go in the future.
-Very good.
The two men looked at each other and laughed, then parted.
Mercedes was still awake and when she saw Vanessa return, she immediately asked how she was.
-Is Benjamin considerate and kind? What do you think of Benjamin?
-That’s great,” Vanessa replied seriously. We made a deal to start as friends.
-That’s good, that’s good.
“It’s great that the first one we met made it, what could be more gratifying than that?”
Finally relieved, Mercedes went to bed.
Back in her bedroom, Vanessa sighed a little wearily.
The next second he burst out laughing again.
Maybe the future would be good and she should have expectations.
-How long do you plan to play?
Dylan smiled at Brisa, who was resting in his arms.
-I’ve decided that I’m going to stay here with you. It’s very nice here, I quite like it.
-Stay here?
Only a week had passed and already his days were filled with Breeze. If she stayed in the country, would he still be free?
-Don’t you want me to stay?
Aware of Dylan’s emotions, Brisa turned and looked at him with mock resignation.
Dylan was quick to reassure her.
-Yes, of course I want you to stay at home. But you forget that your family is abroad.
-What does it matter, the most important thing is that you’re here,” said Brisa incredulously.
Dylan laughed at this and said deliberately.
-Am I your reason for deciding?
“Of course!”
I would do anything for Dylan, even if I would never go back abroad, just to be with him.
-Then you should stay in the country for now.
She would have left when she got bored anyway, and he knew how much Brisa liked to run around.
Dylan thought the girl was just saying that because she hadn’t seen him for a long time, and that he would naturally leave after a while.
-Well, it’s late, go to bed.
-Well,” said Brisa reluctantly, rising to her feet.
-Wait.
-What’s going on?
Brisa turned with a delighted look on her face, hoping Dylan would let her stay a little longer.
-Girl, it’s time to give me my phone back, isn’t it? We agreed on a week, and I’ve done it.
Brisa’s mouth immediately puckered at this, but she dutifully handed Dylan’s phone back.
-I’m going to bed.
Dylan didn’t think anything of it, just smiled indulgently and opened his phone to check.