Love Aint Always Pretty

Disaster

- a sudden or great misfortune or failure

Origin: Middle French and Old Latin

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On cliché situations, women would be in tears cos of extreme happiness. I mean, seeing your boyfriend kneeling before you asking you to marry him. Any girl's dream. Women would be gasping and would totally cry all out.

But I'm not crying cos of the reason that I'm happy cos he's asking me to marry him, I'm crying cos I pity Damon even more now that he asked me about marriage and I feel bad for what I've done. We didn't talk about this before. He didn't give me any hint to marry him. As I summer town my scattered thoughts, I reckoned that I had sex with Nick behind Damon's back, it just makes me even foolish.

I don't wanna marry you Damon.

I took a deep breath in as I wipe my tears. Seeing Damon kneeling before me. Seeing this man who loves me so much asking for my hand but I'm thinking about breaking up with him tonight cos I want to be with the man who always leaves me behind.

I stare at Damon looking up to me, waiting for my reply. He's waiting and he's wanting for me to say yes. I stare at everyone around us and all eyes were on me. All eyes were on us. I look back at Damon with his handsome smile.

Why do I couldn't love you the way you love me Damon?

"Yes." I say weakly.

Damon quickly pulled himself up and hugged me. I don't want to marry him but I only said that cos I pity him. In front of all these people, I don't want Damon to get embarrassed. He prepared a lot of things for me, he bought me this lovely dress, he set up this magnificent dinner date and he spent a short vacation with me cos I told him I needed it. Plus I don't want to look like a bad girlfriend in front of these people. Damon spent too much for one night. Even if I pay him everything he paid for, it wouldn't be enough cos he loves me so much and I couldn't pay him back that.

"I love you so much." He grabbed both of my cheeks and kissed me briefly.

"I... I love you too."

Later that night, Damon had fallen asleep on the bed after we had sex. I slipped myself out from the bed grabbed something to cover my naked body. I stand on our room's balcony, hugging myself with my long sweater as I look out to the resort's view at night with a glass of whiskey on my hand. I sigh heavily as I think deeply about Nick and the fact that I said yes to Damon asking me for marriage. Now that I think about it, I shouldn't have said yes.

This vacation should help me on not thinking about Nick but I always end up thinking about him and those words he said to me. I'm still hoping we'll get back together someday but how is it gonna happen when he's already married and I'm already engaged.

I pour myself another glass of whiskey as I try to simmer down my own thoughts and what just happened a while ago. I know I should stop thinking about Nick because I have Damon with me and I've been happy with Damon lately but now that Nick shows up again, I'm letting him invade my space once more. I'm letting him break down my walls that's already cracked.

I thought I've had enough about all those pain and betrayal that Nick caused me. I thought I've learned my lesson from what he has done. I thought I won't let him hurt me again. I thought that would be the last time I would fall for Nick and anything he tells me. I thought I've moved on, but why am I still running back to him after all these years?

"He's married Savannah." I tell myself.

I take a quick drink. "He's fucking married. Don't you get that?"

I sigh inwardly. "And you're already engaged."

I take a long drink from my glass.

"Don't tell me you'll wait for him again? Don't you think you've done enough for Nick? Don't you pity yourself?" I asked.

I pulled my phone out and stared at my home screen wallpaper, a photo of me and Damon taken from weeks ago. I love Damon. I do love Damon, I know I love Damon but I love Nick more than him and I don't know why I'm being too unfair to Damon. Damon has been there for me. Why can't I just love him much as I loved Nick?

I scanned through my directory, I searched through Nick's name on it. I stared at his old number that I never deleted cos I was hoping he would call. Despite the things he did, I'm still waiting for him to call me. How pathetic is that, right? I'm sure he changed it now. It's been so long since I texted him and he tried to reach me.

I feel so desperate to hear Nick's voice and just talk to him. Blame the drinks I had on my hand for making me do this.

Calling Nick...

Slowly I pulled it close to my ear and to my surprise it was ringing. I'm listening to his phone ringing. He's still using the same number. He didn't change it. But I quickly ended the call before he could answer it. I exhaled heavily and thought to myself how stupid I am to still do this behind Damon's back. I started massaging my temples before taking a long drink from my glass.

All of a sudden, I feel my phone vibrating on my hand. I take a look at it and the longer I stare at it, my heart feels like leaping out of the balcony.

Nick calling...

I gulped.

I let it ring for a while cos I loved seeing Nick's name appearing on my phone again that he's calling me after so many years. I finally caved in, biting my lower lip.

"Hello." He speaks.

tried to call me. Hearing his

calls

high school again hearing

called. Why?"

as he holds his phone near

calls out my name

"Nick." I whisperingly say.

to work today." He says to

My brows furrowed. "How.."

my throat.

Savannah. The manager said you left her an

I remained silent.

Where are you?" He asked

from everything. I need to get away

He sighs.

us

"Your manager is mad at you for leaving a note on short notice. But don't worry, I handled it a

I nod. "Thanks."

back anytime you want. But don't be gone for

I didn't answer him.

miss you."

bite my

still love you Nick." I blurted

this whiskey on my hand for making me tell the truth but I don't really give a damn anymore. I don't care about what I'm going to say to

when we did it, I know we still love each other Nick. I tried so hard to force myself that I'm over you, but after all these years I always end up thinking about you." I

always end up missing you.

He sighs.

grown-ups. We're adults. We're not those college kids who used to just fuck around cos we're horny as hell." I laugh humorlessly. "You're married and I've found a man

do you love him?"

tears gathering while shaking

more than me, Savannah?" He asked again with

"No." I answered.

"But Nick please don't make

and me, I would. But you ruined it. And it's too late now. We can't change what has happened. And

I promise you this will be the last time I ask you for this. One last

you, even when I knew there's nothing left to wait for. I still did." I choked a sob. "But all you ever

us got quiet. Of course I want to be with him, but this time I'm choosing Damon. I'm choosing the right one

and you know I love you too. I'll always love you. But this time, I'm not waiting for

sob as

"Savannah... Please." He begs.

head, I'm not giving

instead. Please." He begs

are gathering behind my lids and it's falling down, soaking my cheeks. "I

if it's not you." He

I bent my head down low. I don't want to get engage to Damon after hearing those words from Nick's lips but I have to do this for me. Maybe in future's time I will

Damon's voice

ended my call with Nick. I feel two hands holding my arms and Damon turned

still up?" He

couldn't sleep." I

"Is there something wrong?"

I still can't believe you asked me to marry you."

arms around me and kissed my forehead. "We'll

dream wedding if Nick isn't

inwardly

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some things about planning the wedding within this week. He was so excited for it but I was still sulking when I think of