Antonio was stunned and felt a sharp pang in his chest.
“Does Katarina want to leave me? No, I won’t let her leave me!”
He hugged the woman tighter.
Today, at noon, his mother had gone to the company personally and demanded that he divorce Katarina as soon as possible. He actually saw the photos Katarina had sent him, but in front of his aggressive mother, he did not dare to respond.
His mother’s last words before he left the company kept ringing in his ears and annoyed him a lot: “Antonio, enough of you flirting with that woman for fun and you can’t get her pregnant, do you hear me? Otherwise, you will regret it in the future!”
However, how could it be possible that he just wanted to flirt with her? He loved him to the core and wanted to cherish her like the princess in children’s fairy tales.
“Why did Katarina suddenly ask me a question like that, did my mother even discuss anything with her?”
With that in mind, Antonio became very upset. His mother had promised him that she would never go to Katarina!
Antonio squeezed his arms even tighter and said without hesitation:
-No, I will never divorce you! Katarina, you are mine and you can only be mine!
He turned her around and took her again in his arms tightly.
-Katarina, don’t rave. I love you and I won’t leave you, ever!
Katarina sighed in relief, hugged her tightly, with her face pressed to his chest, listening to the strong beating of his heart, and felt much safer.
-Antonio, I love you too.
Antonio let go of her slightly, his forehead pressed against hers, and said in a muffled voice:
-Katarina, when your father recovers, I will take you out of the country and we will settle down in a small country, okay? Just the two of us.
Katarina became a little happy and asked:
-So, will we have children of our own?
As soon as she threw the question, she regretted having mentioned this taboo subject.
-Of course, honey.
After saying that, Antonio pressed his lips against hers and kissed her deeply.
However, the premise of all this was that he could hide the truth from her for the rest of her life, or, she would not leave him after learning the truth and would be willing to face it all together with him.
Antonio did not stop kissing her until she was almost drowning in his long, deep kisses. He took her hands, placed them against his own chest, and whispered affectionately in a low voice:
-Katarina, my heart beats only for you. Please believe me, that I have never thought of divorcing you. Therefore, don’t ask me such a question, okay?
She nodded with her eyes flooded with tears.
She was completely relieved the moment he said they would have children of their own. As long as happiness could finally come to her, she could wait no matter how long the time was.
Besides, Katarina could sense his helplessness and didn’t want to put too much pressure on him. If waiting could give her what she wanted, well, she would do it without hesitation.
***
At the Moontime bar, Carlos, Tomas, Ernesto and Leonardo were in a private room.
The room was very quiet, with no hustle and bustle that such a place should have, and the bartender serving her drinks thought the four men were here for a business meeting.
Indeed, they were here for a meeting, but it was a gathering among friends to celebrate that Leonardo had won Olivia back and was getting married tomorrow.
Ernesto raised his glass, clinked it with Leonardo’s and said with a touch of jealousy in his tone:
-Leonardo, many congratulations! Finally, you’ve stepped into the love nest of marriage. I thought you and Olivia wouldn’t be together, but to my surprise, not only are you two getting married, but you’ll be the first to be parents!
In turn, Leonardo smiled happily.
Remembering everything that had happened with Olivia, Leonardo became quite emotional.
A few hours later, he would be leaving to pick up his girlfriend and bring her back. He got very excited just thinking about it.
-Thank you very much. Come on, let’s have a toast first. It’s been a long time since we’ve had a drink together.
Leonardo looked at Tomas and said:
-At first I thought I would be the first to get married, but I didn’t expect it to be you.
Tomas looked at his older brother smiling and said:
-Thanks to my brother’s good work as a matchmaker, I was able to marry Bianca.
Carlos drew a slight smile on his thin lips.
In his mind was his darling, who had arrived at the office in the afternoon and had cuddled in his arms talking about lunch with Katarina, who was crying very sadly.
His Mica wanted to help Katarina, but could do nothing, because that was a family matter.
Carlos, holding her in his arms, comforted her gently until she let go of her melancholy.
In the evening, she and Alba went first to Olivia’s house, and he was a little disappointed to think that he himself had to spend the night alone in Barrio Fanslan.
Ernesto looks at Tomas and asked him:
-Tomas, you’ve been married for a long time already, haven’t you? Still don’t want to have children? Look at Leonardo, he’s already got his Olivia pregnant!
Tomas smiled mysteriously as he looked at Leonardo.
-May it be what God wills. I don’t want my Bianca to get pregnant so soon, because if she’s pregnant, I can’t be intimate with her anymore. And I can’t stand it. Heh, heh, Leonardo, what do you think?
The last days were sweet and unbearable at the same time for Leonardo. He had the woman close by his side every night, but he couldn’t do anything intimate with her. Seeing him repress his desires with such difficulty, Olivia advised him to sleep in another room, but he insisted on lying next to her, suffering.
Leonardo looked at the three around him and warned them:
-Don’t laugh! Everyone will have to experience it sooner or later.
Ernesto, always the most active, suggested:
-Since Leonardo will have to go pick up his boyfriend tomorrow, we can’t get drunk today. Let’s sing to have some fun, shall we?
Carlos remembered that last year, when Micaela left Nubcancion, he had gone to the farewell party and sang a song with her.
Carlos got up, went to the computer to choose songs, skimming through the songs one after the other, and thought that next time, when everyone brought their partner for a reunion, he would have to sing another song together with his Mica.
The next day, the two godparents arrived early at Leonardo’s house and, along with Leonardo’s entourage, headed out in style to Olivia’s house.
It was a sunny day.
Leonardo, sitting in the passenger seat, was very excited and nervous.
“Today I can finally marry Olivia. From today on, she will be Mrs. Pinto, my wife, mother of my child…”
At that moment, Olivia’s house was beautifully decorated with multicolored flowers and festive balloons. The wedding music started playing very early in the morning. Olivia, the bride, was happily waiting with two bridesmaids in her own room for the groom to come and pick her up by car.
Olivia looked at the two bridesmaids, who were very well dressed and beautiful, and joked:
-Oh, it’s a mistake that I ask you to be my bridesmaids. You are so beautiful that you steal my thunder as a bride.
Micaela and Alba looked at each other and said:
-No way! You are radiant with happiness all over and it is said that the happy woman is the prettiest.
That’s right, you’re not only beautiful as a bride, but you’re also beautiful as a mother-to-be. Olivia, look, how beautiful you are, even I want to marry you!
Alba’s comment made Olivia smile and reminded Micaela of something Olivia had said.
At the time, Micaela was in the Super Angel Contest. When she was getting ready for the finals, when she saw the fifth photo about Carlos arranged by Natalia and lost her temper a bit, which startled Olivia.
-Olivia, do you still remember you told me you would spend the rest of your life with me?
Olivia froze for a moment and replied with a beautiful smile:
-Of course I remember. I told you that all men are bastards, and that love is nothing and friendship is what lasts, and if Carlos does something bad to you, the two of us will go through it together.
Micaela nodded smiling.
“Ay, time flies by. It’s been so long since that contest…” Olivia took Micaela’s hand and said sincerely:
-Carlos will never do anything bad to you, so I want to tell you that love is beautiful.
-Yes, friendship is beautiful and lasting, and love is just as beautiful and lasting. And now you have finally got the happiness that belongs to you. Olivia, many congratulations and may you have a happy married life.
Alba sat down next to Olivia and said earnestly:
-Olivia, many congratulations. You will be a happy bride and a happy mother.
Olivia looked at her two friends and nodded her head:
-Micaela, Alba, you have to be happy too.
Olivia’s mother came over with breakfast, and said cheerfully:
-Girls, come have breakfast first. Olivia, you are pregnant now and you have to eat on time every day for the sake of the baby, do you hear me?
Alba immediately said:
-Madam, many congratulations. You will be a grandmother in a few months.
Olivia’s mother was quite happy to hear Olivia’s words and said smiling:
-Thank you very much. The due date is still a long way off, but I’ve already thought of a name for the baby!
All three laughed together and sat down together at the small round table.
Olivia reached out for the milk on the table. Through an oversight, the glass slipped and fell on the floor, shattering into pieces and spilling the milk all over her wedding dress.