VALENTINA TOMMASO
And after you kissed me, I thought it best not to go on, because we could get hurt. We went back to the mansion, and I'll tell you, it was a paradise from there. And we even took a pool bath together. And he, all smiles, picks me up in his arms.
"Let's rest because at night we still have programming.
"Oh, my God, as for programming!
" It's a romantic walk that has to be, so let's have a romantic walk, entitled to everything you're entitled to. Because then you will remember every detail and make a great collection of love.
Hours later I went down in a beautiful long dress in pearl color with thin straps with details on the bulge, loosened my hair and put on my lucky necklace and went down for dinner, he smiled and held my hand.
"It's wonderful!
I smiled blandly and went out to the seaside. and I was dull, but I was excited, and I had already thought of something for my collection and he took me to the deck and saw that he prepared a dinner in the sand facing the sea with white tent and colorful cushions flowers and balloons. A small table even had music and I smiled.
" Wow! You've thought of everything. I said scared.
He pulls me by the hand and gives me a glass of champagne smiling and the music in the background, and I knew it was going to suck.
"I thought of something to do. He smiled and was surprised, and I kept going. "I will make a collection inspired by the sea and flowers.
" Perfect! He screams and pulls me by the waist and I laugh ed and I saw that he was dancing me in the sand and I let him hold my body and smile he leans his head against mine. - You're going to win this contest easy because you're pure love.
He packed me and the stars there being the witness of that moment and I felt totally involved and his mouth touches my face and he sighed, and I knew he was going to kiss me. And he kissed my lips taking the air and making me go back to the deepest of my heart and I feel how much I love him, and his mouth whispered in mine.
" Valentinaaaaa...
— Enzooooo... We have to go... He interrupts me with a kiss, and I am surprised at him dropping my body and kneeling in front of me and I without understanding anything.
"I want you to forgive me for everything and that I have never loved in my life as I love you and I don't know how to live without you. I love you, Valentina. He opens the little black box in his hand, and I take two steps back, it was a huge shiny ring. "I love you.
At the time the tears roll in my face, and I close my eyes going back to the past every time we fight and when he said I didn't deserve him and he didn't love me. I was surrounded by anger at remembering my baby and what he told me and I wiped away the tears and faced him coming out of that atmosphere of love and bringing pain to the place.
I can't, Enzo. I walk away and he gets up. "Today I have no love and what matters most to me is my work and I am here for it.
The trip back was not like the going, it was much drier, we were far from each other after the request he made me, I thought we had better come back earlier, he did not like anything, gave the usual excuses, but we came back without saying a word and he with a very dissatisfied face. But it wasn't the time to let him into my life yet.
— I want to thank you Enzo, it was wonderful the tour, you helped me a lot and you can be sure that I will think about your request and I'm sorry for not being prepared.
“ Be calm Valentina, I did it for you, I did it for your project and I ended up yielding too much the follies of the heart, it's called love.
" I'm sure we'll be able to solve this in the future, but give me the time we need, because you know after everything we've been through, especially me, it's very difficult for me to go back to being the same Valentina as before.
" I've made a lot of mistakes with you, and I blame myself for everything in the past that I should have done differently.
" I made a lot of mistakes, Enzo.
I went back to being Valentina alone again and I worked on my project, with a glass of wine and I closed my eyes and when I thought of him, came everything I needed, everything we lived on this trip and I drew with the soul, with the heart, with the love I feel for Enzo the pieces that reflected the sea, with swipe-color, colorful and most importantly, the ruby necklace the way it had to be.
I fell asleep late working on my project and woke up with the cell phone alarm clock and got scared by the time. The day was beautiful, the sun warm, no rain came, it was the day to present my project. I let Enzo stay in his corner and I dedicated it to my project.
It was only three pieces, but three pieces made with all the love, with all the affection I was feeling at that moment. I know he's suffering, but so am I, and when I designed this project, I didn't show it to anyone, not even Enzo. I left him kept under a set of keys inside my house.
And when I arrived, all smiling, happy, and it still took me a while to be called, and when it was my turn, it was the same attendant, he looked at me and gave a giggle.
"Thank you very much. I left without looking back.
"Good luck! He screams.
It was late at night when I was looking forward to the phone call, after all it was going to be faster than the first round, I was anxious, apprehensive. I couldn't stand to go without talking to someone so I don't call Enzo, I'll call Carol and sit in front of the computer that was on the little table.
" Friend, I'm anxious, so far, I haven't received anything.
" Calm down that you will receive.
I was distant and I open my e-mail sitting on the living room couch and leave her with no answers.
"Where are you?
I there reading the email in front of me that had been sent at the end of the day and I didn't see it and I'm a jump off the couch.
"Oh, my God, I don't believe it!
"What do you hear, friend?
- I'm going to make it to the next step, friend, I can't believe it! I was screaming on one side, and she was on the other.
"Congratulations, friend, I knew I was going to make it. I was so happy that I jumped in the middle of the room. - Enzo said congratulations and let's celebrate.
Oh, my God, I’m so sorry. I can't believe I'm going to make it. I was so happy, radiant, I didn't know what to do. "Thank you for everything and we will, yes, celebrate, but now I'm going to sleep because the next step comes.
I still look out the window away from the curtain and he wasn't there, and I went to the radiant room, I start crying with happiness and my dream.
I almost couldn't sleep thinking about the project. And I woke up to the sound of the bell and I get scared, I run to open, and I got scared with the face of happiness.
" What are you doing here?
"I came to get you. After all, we're going to celebrate that you've moved on to stage three.
" How do you know that? I didn't tell anyone.
" You told Carol and she told my brother. So I want to take you somewhere for us to celebrate.
" Enzo, please don't start. But I was so happy that I laughed and he comes in and talks nonstop.
" You deserve it and we're going to celebrate, and I have a plan.
" You and your mind incomprehensible at all, right?
"You're going to like it and you're up late today.
I look at the corner of the door and I see his face as naughty, and I swing my head.
"Were you watching my sleep?
"I didn't hear any noise or the window open, and I realized I was asleep, but I lost it every morning.
I finished getting dressed, and I didn't put on anything, just a black dress with platform sneakers and I stared at him in the living room and smiled, it's so beautiful. I saw him sitting, looking at his phone, fiddling with my papers.
" And what are you messing with there?
" Oh, I was seeing your next move.
- Stop being grafted and I took my hand off. I take the papers and put them under the pillows and laugh. " Come on, right before I give up.
I already wondered where we were going, after all we took the direction of his family and I praying not to go I was not at the time to fight. I still smile looking out the window, I love the smell of the city.
" What are you doing, Enzo? He didn't say anything and smiled Enzo, really, are you sure about that? You know your family won't like this at all, your parents don't like me, your grandmother I know I do.
We arrived and he stopped smiling and gave me his hand, I was not buying it. I stood at the door looking and he looked at me again.
"Stay calm here everything has changed.
" Please, are you sure? Because I don't want to go angry again or be humiliated.
" Please, my family has changed, it's not the same anymore. And I want you to see this and let's try.
" My grandmother has prepared a special dinner for you, just the way you like it.
" But at first glance, sly, am I leaving?
"All right, come on.
We went in and there was his whole family gathered and they smiled at me and his grandmother already came and hugged me, kissed my face. And amazingly, his mother hugged me, too, and called me her daughter.
" Among us we were anxious for your arrival and look who has arrived now.
I looked and saw Carol and Henrique, they hugged me, and I was waiting for the beatings, but I got hugs and "welcome."
" Wow, we just made dinner. Grandma said you like it that way, that you like it with pepper, and without rosemary. His mother would say and hug me, and I'd be scared. " You have to see her anxiety when she knew you were coming.
" You mean Enzo had already prepared this visit?
" He called last night. When he called, grandma went crazy.
" It is a pleasure, my child, to have you here is important to me.
" Yes, Grandma, I've missed you. I'm sorry I walked away, but it's life stuff, and I had to do it.
"I know, my dear.
We sat down at the table and watched that whole excited family giving nice laughs and talking bad about each other and he's all excited. Carol held my hand, and I knew something new was being born there. I was feeling at home, cozy and the best, I was feeling the presence of a family again, after so long without. I never had that, my mom worked all day, and I didn't have a father. And now, yes, receiving the hugs, the affection and his father hugged me, talked to me, talked about my project.
" I loved your projects; Valentina and I have a lot of feeling involved.
" From what I see, you are all well-known about my projects.
" Yes, Enzo speaks very well of his projects, he says they are perfect. And we also knew what Cecilia did.
" It was absurd, and she needs to be punished.
His mother saying another this is new I was silent feeling the love of a family. There, looking at the whole family together, I realized that it was going to do good for my project. After all, my next phase is family, it's family love.
That would be really good, and I didn't have any of that. I know how important it is. He looked at me, holding my hand and shook.
" I'm sure this will help you a lot, because love is not only a man's love for a woman, it's family love. And even if you don't want me to get into your project, I thought you'd better get a family affection.
" Thank you for everything you've done, but I think it's best that we don't take things too seriously.
" We are friends above all else.
Everything was so perfect, wonderful, we played, we talked, we smiled, and we went back to the city after the love I received, I was floating. And he smiled.
How about a snack before you finish the evening? And you pay, after all, you're getting more important than me.
" Wow, you're a great CEO of jewelry and I pay i don't believe it! I said laughing.
He stopped the car in front of my house and got a huge square and I came down smiling and hugged me tight. " Two complete hot-dogs.
He was hugging my waist and passed the mustard in my mouth and laughed and we were surprised, and I was scared.
" I can't believe you guys around here? She already hugs me smiling.
"Livia, I was going to call you, but it was rushed. I'm sorry, I’m sorry.
"I know you're in the contest and you're out of time. I thought it was weird and laughed.
Pietro, it's beautiful, and it's so big. I kept looking and remembering when we saved him from the accident and after that was a friendship and I can't believe looking at her son beating a longing and sadness in the background.
" Wow, what a coincidence of fate and I see that we are always meeting.
"We live a block from here, Enzo. Matheus said laughing. Wow, we're happy to see you two together.
" I'm glad, Enzo, that you're with Valentina again. Livia said mocking him and I kept apart remembering my baby.
"Thanks for everything, Matheus helped me with the tips of the trip.
" Oh, I’m sorry, we're friends. Everything we've done for you has done twice as much for us, Enzo. They hug. " You know that which was very important that day.
" I'd do it again, man, but it's thanks to Valentina.
As he spoke, I kept thinking about my baby. I still ran my hand in my womb, missed my son. How I wish I had him now. He'd be almost four years old, and I'd be here suffering. And listening to him like that, I realized how much he did for me, how hard he was trying. And sometimes I feel like I'm ungrateful.
" What happened, Valentina? You've stayed away.
" Wow, it's a pleasure to see you again. I'm going to make dinner sometime. I said smile. " That's it, thanks for everything.
" What one did for the other, let's put it this way. yes, Enzo said play.
Our friends are gone, and I stayed away and crossed the street to enter the house and he next to me and with his hand in his pocket.
" What happened? It changed all of a sudden.
" Nothing, just seeing what life is like, they're happy, excited, with their son and us here, banging their heads.
But he surprises me with a question that messed with me.
“ Do you think we still have a chance of one day being a couple again, of trying, with children, a happy family?
" As much as I have suffered so much for the loss of my baby, it is something I will never forget, Enzo, I really want to give you a chance and we can.
He grabbed me in his arms, rode me, I almost fell on top of the car, he looked me in the eye and gave me a bigger smile and lifted me upholding my waist and spun me and laughing loudly.