Episode 15

Drop the cutlery and her penetrating gaze lingers on my face.

"Are you sure about what you're saying?"

"I am, I don't want to live in a loveless marriage. You know, as a child I saw the relationship between my father and mother, I didn't understand why they seemed so distant, I mean, it wasn't like the relationship between my classmates' parents, there were no caresses or knowing glances between them, besides the love they professed for their children, and I'll confess that I felt envy, a lot and it wasn't the good kind." A bitter smile crosses my face. "As I grew older, they stopped bothering to avoid me hearing their arguments, which only grew louder and more frequent... One early morning when my father came home drunk, I remember my mother's screams, as she confronted him about his constant infidelities, he told her that our lives had ruined him, that she had only gotten pregnant to trap him and that if he was living in hell, it was only fair that we did too. You know what my mother replied?" Nicolas, shakes his head. "She said she regretted a thousand times not having aborted me." Even though I try not to sob, a couple of tears escape, I wipe them away and lift my gaze to try to contain them, I decide not to speak anymore, as my voice becomes more and more like a sob.

"That won't happen between us, I would never treat you that way and even less our child."

"Will you look at me with love? Will there be knowing glances between us? Will you sigh and a smile will appear on your face when you think of me? Will you thank heaven that I will be the mother of your child?" Nicolas lowers his head.

"Do you see? There is no good future for our child if there is no love between us and even knowing that, we choose to be together." Nicolas holds the bridge of his nose between his index and thumb.

"I don't believe in love, at least not in those cheesy things, but I believe in commitment, and while I can't say that you will be the happiest woman by my side, I will do everything possible..."

"I'm not interested in a half-hearted relationship, I don't love you either." With these words, I conclude our conversation. I get up from the table and go to the bathroom, I look at myself in the mirror and place both hands on my stomach.

"We're going to be fine, it's a promise."

After taking a bath, I return to the room to find that Nicolas has left again. I sigh, look for dry pajamas, dry my hair well, and prepare to sleep, which doesn't take much effort, this has been an exhausting day filled with strong emotions for me.

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Nicolas's POV.

I'm in the hotel bar, I don't know how many drinks I've had, all I know is that it frustrates me not to feel like I'm in control. She's just a fool who still doesn't know how life works, but I don't plan on holding her back either, she'll come crawling back to me on her own.

"What are you doing?" Dante asks, who always accompanies me, he's the only person I trust with my security.

"Isn't it obvious?"

"Do you need to talk?" He asks, maintaining his upright posture.

I take another drink and down it in one gulp.

"I'm going to be a dad." He nods.

"Seeing you drink like this, should I deduce that you don't want it?"

"It's my child, even though it wasn't in my plans, I would never reject it."

"Then?"

"Sit down, I won't fire you if you do." I say as I point to a chair, he sits down. "It's that stupid woman, she wants a divorce."

"And what do you think?"

"I'm not going to give it to her."

"Are you in love?"

"No, I just don't want to."

"That's very arrogant, even for you. What do you plan to do, hold onto her? Force her to be with you?"

"You know me and you know I'm not like that."

"I think you're contradicting yourself."

"Hahaha, I'm a damn bipolar. I don't want my child to grow up far from me." My throat tightens. "But she refuses to live in a"loveless"marriage" I roll my eyes as I make air quotes with my fingers and laugh again.

"And you?"

"What?" I look at him strangely.

"Do you want to tie your life to someone who doesn't make you happy?"

"It doesn't matter, it was bound to happen someday, with her or anyone else." I drink again.

"I will give you my opinion." I raise an eyebrow and look at him expectantly. "Give yourselves a chance to get to know each other, maybe fate has played in your favor and you will find that you can develop mutual feelings."

"Fate, please." I scoff and return to my glass.

"You have nothing to lose by trying."

"She will never ask to get to know us." I feel his penetrating gaze. "Wait, do you expect me, Nicolas Thompson, to beg that insolent brat to go out with us? HAHAHAHAHAHA"

After a long while, Dante speaks again.

"Have you finished laughing or do you need more time?"

"Okay, okay, it won't happen again, wise master." I say, trying to control myself from laughing again.

"I think I should take you to your room, you've had enough to drink for today." He says, taking my arm and placing it over his shoulders to help me up.

"Charge everything to your account." He addresses the bartender and the bartender nods.

"I think I should fire you, sometimes you overstep your boundaries, you're my security chief, not my damn wife. Hahaha how funny, she doesn't want to and you do... Hahaha you two should switch roles, she has a damn temper that scares off any hitman, and you can stay at home to take care of me, hahaha what do you say? The pay will be just as good."

"Don't make me regret helping you."

"Then I'll shut up shhhh hahaha"

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