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"Thank you." I muttered, getting out of the car, I started walking away but he held my arm.

"Ria are you okay?" Dante asked, worry evident in his eyes.

He's totally clueless! He's not a bad guy, just a little bit dense.

"I'm fine." I forced a smile.

"See you back in LA?" he asked but it sounded so much like a plea.

If I stayed a little bit longer with him I knew I would cry. Why? Honestly I had no idea but it seemed so much like going back to LA was definitely going to change everything.

So many things came to my mind. So many things that bothered me.

Like where do we go from here?

"Sure." I smiled, blinking the tears back to prevent them from falling.

I walked as fast as my legs could carry me, finding my way to the room that's been mine for a week.

I rushed to the bathroom, pulling off my dress. I turned on the shower and immediately the warm water kissed my skin, I broke into tears. No matter how I tried, I couldn't stop the tears.

I cried nonstop for what seemed like forever, all alone with a lot in my head and the brutal pain I felt in my chest.

Stupid Ria. What did you expect? You expect him to tell you he loves you? Oh you are so stupid. You knew from the very start that this was going nowhere. Maybe he's not the clueless one, maybe you are.

I was putting the last of my things in the box when the door to the room flew open.

"Where the fuck have you been?"

I rolled my eyes before turning to face my angry best friend. Her face was so red from anger and I didn't know when I burst into a hysterical laughter.

By now Kay's anger had doubled tenfold. However, her anger subdued immediately she saw my tears. I placed my hand on my beating heart that hurt so much. The pain was unbearable. It felt as if my heart would burst any minute.

"Oh my God! Ria."

Kay rushed to me, embracing my body to hers. I held onto her as if my life depended on it and cried my heart out.

"Ssh baby! Don't cry." she patted my back repeatedly, placing kisses in my face and hair.

Kay brought me a glass of water when I finally stopped crying. We both sat on the bed as I downed the cup of water.

"Feeling better now?" she asked, worry lacing her tone.

I gave her a nod, placing my hands on my laps as I played with my fingers.

"Do you want to talk about it?" she asked, placing a hand on my shoulder.

I nodded. Heaving a heavy sigh, I swallowed the lump in my throat before telling her everything not omitting a single detail.

"So according to what you just told me, you feel everything is going to change when we fly back to LA and you are scared right?"

"Yes." I nodded.

"First of all, I think you are in love with him Ria." she said, holding my hands in hers.

"I know." I sobbed, covering my face with my palms.

"Ssh! Stop crying Ria. It breaks my heart to see you like this." her voice sounded broken and it only made me sob harder.

"I'm sorry Kay. I just can't-"

She cut me off, wrapping her arms around me.

"It's okay. Everything is going to be fine Ria."

"He has a fiancee Kay. What if he goes back to her? What if they get married? What's gonna happen to me?" I cried.

"I know. I know. But remember he told you he didn't want to be with her. That's a bonus honey." she scoffed, patting my back slowly and I felt myself calming down a little.

"I love him Kay. I did a lot of thinking last night and I know that now. I don't want to lose him Kay." I told her, my voice breaking as I said each word.

"What if he doesn't feel the same way?"

"There is only one way to find out." she uttered.

I stood up immediately when I realised what she meant.

"I'm not gonna tell him." I said firmly.

"Great! Then you lose him. It's as simple as that." she shrugged.

I frowned, shooting daggers her way.

"That's not helping."

"What do you expect me to say Ria? One, I'm not in love and I don't know how to go about all these. Two, I've seen a lot of movies and that's what you do when you fall in love. You tell him how you feel or it's goodbye baby." she rolled her eyes.

Ugh! What happened to the nice girl that was comforting me a while ago?

"Just think about it honestly. Tell him how you feel. If he feels the same way then he will dump his cheating ex ass and be with you."

Should I tell Dante how I truly feel? Should I tell him I love him? But what if I push him away by telling him? Oh God! I'm so confused.

"Just think about it baby. If he loves you then he'll stay. No need to over think Ugh! You look like big shit."

My eyes went wide as my brain registered her words. I ran to the bathroom to take a look in the mirror but my eyes went even wider when I saw my puffy red eyes. Even my face seemed swollen.

"While you take care of your face, I'll do the honor of taking your stuffs downstairs." Kay's voice came from the bedroom and I realised she was gone when I heard the sound of the door closing.

I washed my face immediately and brushed my hair. I coated my eyelashes with mascara and applied lip gloss on my lips. I took one last glance at my reflection and sighed in relief before heading downstairs.

Some cars were leaving while there were still other cars parked outside. I sighted Kay and her boyfriend and went to meet them.

"Hey Ria what happened? You were nowhere to be found. We were all worried." he said, giving me a brief hug before pulling away.

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah I'm fine. I just uhm-"

I started but Kay cut me off and I sighed in relief.

"Uhm.. Where are the guys? Dante? Ash?" Kay asked her boyfriend and I mouthed a thank you to her when she winked at me.

"Oh Ashton left so early this morning. You know how busy he is. He's all work and so little play." he laughed.

You could see how much he adored his best friend.

Shawn really has a good heart. I pray he and Kay won't break up forever. He's just too kind and he makes my best friend so happy. Uhm.. That could be because of his money though. Kay loves money! Lots and lots of money.

"And Dante just left by the way." he said, glancing at his wristwatch.

"About fifteen minutes ago."

So he left already.

Kay looked at me and mouthed sorry but I managed to force a tight smile.

"We should be on our way too." Shawn told us.

After saying goodbye to everyone, Shawn led us to the car taking us to the airport. I looked at the beach house and smiled. All the events that unfolded during my seven days stay in Paris were memorable ones and I would never be able to forget. I smiled and took one last glance at the house before getting in the car.

Goodbye Paris.

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"He still hasn't called yet?" Kay asked for the God-knows-what time.

"No." I groaned into the phone.

Since we came back from Paris she called everyday to make sure I was okay and whether Dante called or not.

It's been two weeks and still no calls from him.

It broke my heart terribly to realise that maybe I was a mere fling to him. Although a part of me kept hoping that wasn't the case.

I hope I'm right this time. I can't be wrong. Not again.

"Oh boy! Let me know when he does okay?" she sighed.

"What are you doing?"

"Well I'm sitting on the rug and watching Titanic. And yeah there's popcorn too. What else? My back is against the couch. Perhaps you are wondering why I'm not sitting on the couch and sitting on the rug instead?"

"Aren't you a drama queen? All I asked was just one question." she scoffed.

"I'm fine Kay." I said, heaving a heavy sigh.

"I know you are worried about me and I'm thankful for that. But hey I'm fine. I can handle everything just fine okay?"

"Okay honey. Talk to you later?" she said.

"Sure. Good night Kay."

Hanging up the call, I dropped my phone on the couch before readjusting the blanket draped over my shoulder. After that, I picked up my bowl of popcorn and placed it on my laps.

By the end of the movie, I was sobbing like a bride ditched on her wedding day. The movie had that effect on me each time I saw it. The characters pain felt like mine and that made me cried even more.

I was getting ready to go to bed when a knock came from the door. I looked up at the wall clock and saw that it was past ten.

"Who can it be by this time of the night?" I muttered to myself as I walked to get the door.

I looked through the door hole and my heart skipped a beat when I saw a tall figure in a suit whose back was turned to the door. I knew who it was immediately.

Dante.

I opened the door and stared at his back. I stood there, staring, waiting and that was when he turned around.

I gasped when I saw his face. His beautiful face that I hadn't seen in weeks. And Oh! His beautiful eyes that I missed so much.

"Dante." my voice came out in a whisper.

I threw my hands around him and hugged him to me tightly.

"God knows how I miss you so much." I breathed.

This is it! He came for me. He didn't forget me. I'm going to tell him how much I love him. And I'm going to do it now.

The thought put a smile on my face and it made me tighten my hold on him.

However, he stood still. He didn't speak or touch me. It felt weird. So weird if I might add. It made me wonder if something was wrong.

I pulled back gently and looked up only to see the coldness in his beautiful grey eyes. I panicked.

Something isn't right.

"Ria." he said, his eyes devoid of any emotion and my heart sank.

He placed his hands on mine around his shoulders and pulled my hands away.

"Dante what's wrong? You didn't call or text or-"

"Remember when I told you we aren't done until I said so?" he said in his husky voice.

Oh God! I don't like where this is going.

"From the look on your face I guess you do."

"It's over Ria. I'm getting married in three months time and I feel it's better to let you know myself. I mean that's only proper you know? Hearing from others might be a little bit harsh." he chuckled.

I can't breathe.

"Well since you already know then I better get going. Goodbye Ria Lee."

I was there, standing still as I watched his back as he left. He left without pausing or sparing me one last glance.

He left.

He left me.

Maybe this is just a dream.

This isn't real Ria.

I can't be wrong.

Not again.

He told me I was special.

Or maybe I'm just wrong.

Oh! Not again.

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