Love Aint Always Pretty

Dream Catcher

- a circular thing that is used during sleeping to block bad dreams and to catch good ones

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NICK'S POV

Present Day...

England

I didn't really want to come here to party or to meet new investors for the company though it would be nice to be working with English men. I heard all of the elite families were invited to this party so I was hoping Damon and Savannah were here too.

Until I finally spotted her the second she entered the doors wearing a bright sparkly red dress with her huge stomach in front of her. Her hair was wavy and long. Her make up was just light but she's still beautiful. She grew fatter now but she's still goddamn gorgeous. I began following her every step around the ballroom hall but I was a few steps behind her.

I still followed her secretly as she sits down on a table with Damon. She eats peacefully while her husband talks to the other women next to him. She doesn't look happy being here with her husband. She looks sad and she looks like she doesn't want to be here right now. I know she wants to leave.

She forks her foods, moreover playing with it, she doesn't look interested on the people around here. I take a sip from my champagne until she stands from her chair. I stood up too. Damon grabs her wrist and pulled her down. They talked for a while. I think they're having a little fight but Savannah finally headed out of the room.

I take a long drink from my glass and followed her as she heads out of the door. We walked along the hallways but I was just following her and I think she doesn't know that I'm following her. She just keeps on walking and she would turn when there's a corner. I don't know where she is heading but I'm sure she doesn't know where to go too. I still followed her anyways.

Until she enters a room and as I read the sign from the outside, it reads as garden planetarium. She enters peacefully and I followed her in. She walks closer to the fountain and slowly moved her head up to the angels with trumpets. She moves her head back down to the fountain. I started walking closer to her sneakily.

"It's a wishing well." I called out.

She froze and turned around. Her eyes dilated when she saw me. Her fists curling into a ball and she looks at me impassively. I knew it, she won't be expecting me to be here. For some reason my heart is beating fast. It's been a while I haven't seen her.

"Hi." I greeted her with a smile.

Looking at her like this after all these years, makes me wish to turn back time to when she was still mine.

"Hi." She speaks.

I took a deep breath in. "How are you?"

She gazed at me and started walking while I started following her again. I gained a little speed to catch up with her and when I was close enough from behind her, I slower my pace. Every step she takes, I do with the same foot.

It felt like I was her shadow and everywhere she goes I follow.

"I'm doing good." She glanced at me over her shoulder. "How about you?"

Finally we stood next to each other and continued walking around this magnificent cultured garden.

"Missing you." I say.

She shyly looks away and smiled at herself. "I told you don't come and find me. But here you are."

"I was invited by Mr. Edwards."

Her face falls. "Oh." I think she was expecting that I came here for her.

She continued walking ahead and I pulled out my hand from my pocket. I want to hold her hand for a while and just feel her touch that I'm longing for. But I don't think she will like it.

"But when I heard it's here in England, I came as soon as possible." I said.

"You didn't want me to come and find you and this birthday party is my reason of coming here in England..." I trailed.

"But a huge part of it is mostly because of you." I added.

walking and I feel my hand magnetizing towards her hand. I was still looking at her, I didn't look at what was ahead of me or where I

gotten more

and sheepishly smiled. "I'm fat.

the most beautiful woman

I locked my fingers in between hers. I couldn't take it anymore, I need to hold her hand. She was surprised by what I did but I didn't mind anymore if she was going to say I can't hold her hand. Suddenly I feel her holding me back and my heart felt at ease when I felt her squeezing my hand. We continued walking together silently as her wedding ring sparkles against the light

that night when

me off. "Let's not talk

even though I wanted to know so badly what was the reason she accidentally called up my number

male voice called out

it was the security guard base from that ear piece

get in?"

was open."

to say this but we don't open on

I see Savannah pouting.

do something about it? We're not really english people and we would want to look

quiet and I think he is thinking about

take a quick tour around the place?" He

wife. God, that felt good

and my heart floated when he said Savannah was my

we have this place exclusive for

hell. But then he started walking closer to me the second I handed him the money.

tomorrow that's why I'm

you can go out

nod. "Thank you

the second I moved my head to Savannah,

fooled him." she

she said that because she made me realize that it was all a lie and

"We did." I answered.

It felt real. It looked real. Now I get it why they called it a garden planetarium. Slowly, some stars started appearing

that." She

is majestic."

agrees and moved

quieter. The silence of the place puts our solace hearts at peace. My heart is beating loud inside my chest and I wanted to kiss her lips so badly to feel her love for me. But the second I moved in closer to her, she looks away and started walking. I sigh inwardly cos of what she has done. And I think she noticed

sound. The music that the security played were sounds of crickets and that eerie sound during a nighttime in a park. For a second, I forgot that I was in a hotel. It really made me feel I was in a garden and I am happy that I have this opportunity with Savannah even it

How's work?"

Been quite busy lately but all

out mentioning Dakota to her because I don't feel like talking about her anyways.

"And Dakota?" She asked.

take a glance at Savannah. "She's doing good. Her due

"Is she here tonight?"

shake my head. "I didn't want her to

her eyes she's giving me, I could tell she's jealous by what I said. "She's lucky

with Damon?" I asked, turning the attention

sighs heavily and looks straight

my head. "That's it? That's how you describe to me your life with

me, "Well, describe to me your

I noticed that both of stopped from walking. We were just staring at each other as if it was a staring contest but we were still holding each other's hands. I don't want to explain to her my life with Dakota because it's boring as hell. I don't want to tell her about it because she doesn't really have to know and there's nothing to

arched an eyebrow at

life I had with you." I tell

pushes my hand away from her and her face showing as if she's hurt. She keeps holding onto her right arm, near her right shoulder. I look at her intently and I think something is wrong but

it's all because of me. I know that." I

you but I promise to come to you again