"No way, you didn't" Catalina gasped, hearing my story. I was just telling her the experience that I had when I met Rafael's family and how eager press are to interview me. She was so shocked to know that Rafael and I are even going to a honeymoon that his Dad gave us! Even I am so shock to kow that. I don't honeymoon suited in a marriage couple who doesn't have love in it. That is totally not appropriate.

"Yeah, his Dad is hard to read. He is smiling and kind to Rafael when he is in front of him but when Roberto Knight comes in to the picture, he just turn away and act like my husband does not even exist" I told her, sipping on my coffee

"You're husband? Wow, strange word coming out from you, Belle" her eyebrows frown in confusion

Oh, here we are again to the 'my husband' thing. "S-sorry, I just got used to it calling him that"

Catalina sigh and her shoulders dropped, "Belle, it's not that I am forbidding you to fall for your husband. It's just...you know what happenes when someone falls in love...they got fooled. I just hate cto see you cry or be hurt by that man"

I nod my head. I would never forget that, of course. Those are the things I learned while I was working, while I was growing up.

Love is like a drug.

It's fun at first yet it kills you in the end. It makes you so addicted then you won't notice that it is killing you.

Then I noticed the coffee shop's door opened, and I saw someone that I haven't seen since I was kidnapped and got married. He noticed me from a distance and a huge grin appeared in his face as he saw me with Catalina. "Look who has finally show herself"

"Micheal!" I said standing up and wrapping my hands around him. "Good to see you again"

He broke from the hug and grab a chair to seat on the same table as ours. Micheal is one of the friends I had, he also worked at the club but not as an entertainer, he is just a handyman or sometimes the janitor. But even though he is just a janitor, he helped me a lot when I was starting here. He was always so kind and helpful to me so he easily got my trust.

Micheal is a good looking guy, he would fit for a model to be honest. He had the most amazing tan skin that a man can have, he had black spiky hair, amazing brown eyes and wonderful white teeths. He had a muscled arms and nice sculpted abs that every woman would drool for. That's why many girls pays him a hundred bucks just for a night but still, he didn't take it. He had a respect for himself.

"Catalina! I didn't notice you there!" he teased her but Catalina just rolled her eyes at him

"Well of course, Belle is here. She is the only one you see when she's around" she snarled, turning her face away but there is a teasing smirk in her face and Micheal suddenly flushed and turn silen all of the sudden.

"Anyway, where have you been for the past month, Belle? You suddenly vanished into thin air" he turns to me, clueless.

Catalina and I exchanged looks at his question "You didn't know?" I asked

"Why?" he asked back, looking at Catalina, with a questionable look "Catalina didn't tell me the real reason why you were gone" he said looking answers but Catalina just gave him a blank expression.

"I-I got married, Micheal" I told him

Then Micheal looked like a huge ice had fell at him, he was frozen and turns quiet. Is he even breathing? "Micheal?" I called out for him, shaking his shoulders "Micheal? Hey, buddY?"

Catalina gulped and suddenly pushed hi m hard causing him to fall from his chair and hit the floor in a slam. The other people in the shop also looked at our direction. "OW!!!" he shouted. I helped him stood up from the floor and back to his seat "Shit, why did you do that?!" he shouted at Catalina

Catalina just laughed "It's not my fault that you got frozen"

He narrowed his eyes at him then he soften when he turn to me "Belle, tell me you're joking. Please tell me you're just joking!"

I shook my head "No, it's true. I got married. Didn't you see me in the newspaper?"

"N-newspaper? Why would you be in a newspaper?" Micheal asked, close to panicking. His whole body is shaking and his eyes were focusing on mine. He doesn't seem happy for me.

Catalina and I once again shared a look then I lean closer to him to whisper so no one in this place knows who I am "I got married to Rafael Knight"

"Shit!" he snapped, causing another attention to everyone but this time, he seems like he doesn't care "You have got to be kidding me! Tell me you're not that stupid in marrying that guy!"

"Sorry everyone" Catalina apologized to everyone who seems to be distracted by Micheal's shouts. "Keep your voice down, idiot" she glaread at him

"Since when did you and Rafael Knight started dating? I mean how could you marry the guy you didn't even know!" the sadness in his look is still visible. He really shows that he is not happy about what I did in marrying

"W-we have been dating for almost a year in secret, Micheal" I lied, avoiding some eye contact with. I hate lying to a friend but as much as I need to, I have to stick to the deal Rafael and I had. No one will know about the deal but us. "I'm sorry I had hidden that from you because...I told Rafael I don't want any exposure yet to the public espcially while I am still working at the club"

The look on Micheal's face was really disapoinment and sadness. My eyebrows touched in confusion. He's my friend, right? Why does he look so hurt? He suppose to be understanding and happy for me now that I settled down. But it came out to be the opposite for him.

His eyes were looking down on the ground, his mouth pressed in a thin line, his jawline clenched like he is holding back and he was sitting uncomfortabley on the chair as he rubs his hand on his thigh, up and down. Is something wrong about marrying Rafael?

"I-I have to go" Micheal murmured before dashing out of the shop

"Hey wait~" I called but he already left us and he started running away from here with his head down. I ran my hands through my hair and muttered under my breath "What is wrong with him?" he acted so hurtful and leaves us here.

"Girl, I think you still haven't noticed it yet" Catalina pursed her red pouty lips as she finished up her coffee then put it back down on the table

My eyebrows touched in confusion "Noticed what?" I asked unaware of what she is thinking. What is it that I still haven't not iced?!

"The man is in love with you"

My eyes widen hearing those words...those bloody words that can poison anyone. There is no way Micheal would be in love with me!

"No, he's not" I said in a disbelieve tone, as a lean on the chair and crossed my arms "He just thinks that he loves me" I said, deepening my voice

Love? I scoffed at the thought. Micheal is a fool though. People who are in love are foolish. (A/N: Don't want to offend someone. It is Belle who is bitter in love)

"That's what he told me at the club. I want to tell him that we both don't believe in love" Catalina said, smiling and crossing her legs too under the table as she lean her elbows on the table "Well, do you love Micheal?"

"ME?!" I snapped this time and suddenly I burst out laughing. "No way!" I playfully slapped her shoulder and laughed again "There is no way I will fell in love, Catalina...you know that"

She sigh and smiled "Just like I said. You don't believe in love"

"Because there is no such thing as love" I respond, scoffing once again.

"Yeah, you're right at there, amiga" she smiled and gave each other a high five as we continue our coffee morning together and chatted for a while even though Catalina knows she had work tonight. But just for today, we spend time together. We were smoking in the apartment, playing cards and just talk for a while and let time passed by.

I don't want to back to the penthouse because I am scared.

Scared what will Rafael do to me if he knew that I lost his money. His four thousand dollars! I don't know what he is going to do to me. I don't know if I should believe Catalina that Rafael is going to understand me but he told me that he doesn't accept mistakes!

This is a mistake! I lost his money to some damn paparazzi that is willing to die just to take a photo of my freaking ugly face! This is crazy! Jeez, I am not even that exciting to see. I am just a plain tall, lanky blonde woman who works at a entertainer is a gentleman's club.

Shit, I should ready myself when Rafael gets home tonight.

••••••••

11:47 pm.

It's almost midnight and I am walking in circles here in the living room waiting for Rafael to come home. Earlier, I am so nervous for what he will react to what happened to me but this time, I am nervous for what has happened to him!

In our whole marriage, Rafael never gets home past 9 in the evening when he comes from a meeting or with his business meetings. Because usually, he is just here in his office in the penthouse or maybe downstairs checking the hotel but now, where could you been?

I don't have a phone to contact him because he never left me one so I am just waiting for him and my heart is beating too fast like I had ran from the ground floor to the penthouse. Jeez, I hate this feeling.

The feeling of being worried and scared at the same time. Where the heck are you Rafael?

Then I finally heard the front door clicked telling me that someone had opened the door from the outside using the keys that I know only Rafael owned. I immediately got alert and saw a very tired looking Rafael.

I just know he is tired but still he managed to act cool. His hair is messy but it didn't damage his hotness. The top of his shirt was unbuttoned and he had his jacket off that is now he is holding in one hand and the other one holding his briefcase.

"H-hey" I manage to speak in a shaky voice. I quickly walk towards him to grand his jacket and briefcase and placed them on top of the side table.

"It's almost midnight, Belle. Why are you still up?" he asked me, as he massaged his temples, sighing.

"I-I was worried about you, Rafael. You never came home at this hour. I thought something happened to you" I told him, still shaking and my heart is still beating fast. Shit, I sounded like a real worried wife.

Rafael's eyebrows touched at what I said as he slowly faced me "You are worried about me?" he sounded that he couldn't believe what I just said.

"Well yeah. Why shouldn't I?" I shrugged my shoulders, looking down to the ground and playing with my fingers "I am still your wife" I muttered at the end and let out a weak laugh.

Rafael also let out a husky laugh but it was cold then turn to the stairs "Bring me coffee in my room in 3 minutes" he told me before going upstairs to his room.

He looks stressed.

Where could he have been? But I pushed the question out of my mind. First, I have to make his coffee. So I went to the kitchen, and prepared for what my master had wished for.

Three cubes of sugar, lots of milk and some normal temperature water. This is how Rafael liked it. When I finished his coffee, I placed it on a small tray so it is easier for me to bring it.

Slowly, I head to his room and my heart starts to best fast again. I knock on his door thrice before opening it. Rafael was on his small office desk in his room, signing something from his files. He saw me coming so he stopped whatever he is doing and swing his office chair to my direction.

"Here" I gave him the coffee and he told me to place it on the desk and I did. "Why don't you rest?" I just blurt out out of nowhere. "I-I mean...y-you have been working all day and you already arrived home and you are still working. C'mon, try to relax a little bit"

Rafael didn't listen to me, he just took a sip of my coffee and went back to work. I sigh, then do something that I make when one of my customers were tensed and tired when they went to me. I walk behind Rafael and placed my hands on his broad shoulders and started massaging them. He still haven't changed his clothes yet.

Rafael seems to be surprise at my action but then lean into my touch and let me massage his shoulder. I am good in massaging if you don't know. One thing I have learned in a gentleman's club. They say I have the most delicate and soft hands they ever felt. I don't know if I should believe that though.

"Where have you been?" I asked him, breaking the silence except from the sound of laptop typing.

"I just taught the men who disrespect my wife a lesson they deserve" he murmured catching me by surprise.

He did what?

Suddenly, Rafael stood up from the chair, slowly faces me, his eyes never left mine. Shit, here we go again. Every step he make as he walk towards me is like drum bursting in my chest.

Oh no. Don't come any closer.

"W-what are you doing?" I asked, I want to pull away from him when he was just inches closer to me but my whole body was frozen and I can't push him away. I closed my eyes when his face leans closer to me.

I felt his warm rough hands touches my cheek, and shivers starts to run through my body down to my spine. Oh my, is he going to kiss me? Rafael is gonna kiss me!!! No! Please don't.

But then, my eyes shot open when his thumb was rubbing the band aid on my cheeks. I blushed quickly realizing the closeness we had. I can feel his hot breath on my face.

"How did you know about that?" I asked, my eyebrows frown a little.

"It was all over the news, Belle. Now almost half of the world is angry at that paparazzi who keeps on forcing his camera on your face" He finally stepped back and went to his seat

Half of the world? Really? Doesn't that sound weird?

"What did you do to the poor guy?" I asked, my voice came out soft

"Poor guy? I don't think he's the poor guy, my dear wife. It's at the company he works at is poor" he spoke seriously. "I told his company to fire all the paparazzis who caused you these."

"What?! Rafael, I think you are too much" I protested. As much as I hate that guy, I know it feels not to be kicked out of a job.

"Too much? Look what they did to you! He hurt you and there is no fucking way I will let that pass through. They are disrespect my wife!" He spat at me, but then he noticed that he was getting angry, he tried to calm himself and looked away fro me. "You are a Knight now. You have my name. There is no way I am going to let a boring and nonsense paparazzi disrespect a Knight, especially my wife" he ended our conversation.

The fuck? Now he makes me feels like it's my fault?! Wow, I don't know if I should be great or what. If I were him, I won't fire the man immediately, give him some punishment or something. Jeez, now that company must have hate us.

I left Rafael's room without a word and went to my own room to also calm myself. Too much happen this day!

I had four thousand dollars, paparazzi chases me, I ended up having scratches and bruises, lost the four thousand dollars, met my Mexican friend, found out that my best guy friend is in love with me and now this...my husband and I had our first fight.

Great day, isn't it? Too much happened and I am so stressed for today. My husband is now angry at me because I told him that he is too much for firing those men who disrespected me.

Jeez, I will jump on a building if tomorrow is my honeymoon with Rafael.

Speaking of honeymoon, is his Dad serious in giving us a honeymoon??? It's been a long time since he told us that yet nothing has happened. We are still not receiving any information that we will be having a honeymoon. But it's not that I am looking forward for it but I am just excite because that will be out of the country for sure! That's what I am excited about.

Well for tonight, let's call it a wrap! I am done and I want to rest. I just quickly clean myself, put some pajamas on then went to bed and prayed to sleep peacefully.

Oh, did I mention that I lost his money?

No?

Then I will tomorrow. Right now, I only wanted to sleep.