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.

still looking at her, I didn't look at what was ahead of me or where I was heading to. I kept my eyes glued

more beautiful." I

me and sheepishly

always will be the most beautiful woman to me."

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

that night when

cuts me off. "Let's not talk

badly what was the

A male voice called out

who I assume that it was the security guard base from that ear piece on

you get in?"

was

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

I think he is thinking about

want to take a quick tour around the place?" He

God, that felt good to

shied away by what she heard. My head moved to the guard and my heart floated when he said Savannah was my wife. Oh how

have

started walking closer to me the second I handed him the money. He was doubtful of accepting it

anyone come in. It's our wedding anniversary tomorrow that's why I'm asking you a huge favor." I

can go out on that back door."

nod. "Thank you very

from us and the second I moved my head to Savannah, she was looking at

him." she

smiled ruefully at her. It hurts when she said that because she made me realize that it was all a lie and that it can never

"We did." I answered.

dark. Savannah creeps closer to me and then there was light coming from above us. The roof started appearing bright and then a big beautiful moon shows up. It felt real. It looked real. Now I get it why they called it a garden planetarium. Slowly,

that." She

place is

She agrees and moved her head

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 it because she pulls me along and I started

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

Dakota? How's work?"

with the company. Been quite busy lately but all

out mentioning Dakota to her because I don't feel like talking about her anyways. She's not really important between the

"And Dakota?" She asked.

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

"Is she here tonight?"

my head. "I didn't want her to

smiled ruefully at me and from the look on her eyes she's giving me, I could tell she's jealous by

Damon?" I asked, turning the

straight

head. "That's it? That's how you describe to me

to me, "Well,

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

an eyebrow at

nothing compared to the life I had with

pulled her closer to me. She 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

of me.

to come to you again when you're ready