Damien's POV ♣️.
I watched as my girlfriend/sort of fiancee dove underwater. She came out at the other end and grinned. I had been giving her swimming lessons ever since the day she had almost drowned in the ocean.
" I'm getting pretty good at this don't you think?"
She grinned again and I gave her a weak smile. My body was here but my mind was elsewhere. Her ever mischievous mismatched eyes, her small pink lips, her long lashes, her small nose, her blemishes and scars, Her scent.
I brushed her wet hair back and caressed her face with my thumbs. She leaned into my touch almost immediately and it warmed my heart that she trusted me so much.
It's still shocking as to how I feel in love with her so quickly. But I'll admit that I don't mind it. I'm madly, truly and deeply in love with her. I dipped my head to kiss her and she tilted her face to meet my lips.
I held her tightly against me because I was scared. Scared to let go. She's my everything. Yet I'll have to tell her something that I know will break her.
" Baby are you okay?, Your eyes are watery."
" It's water from the pool Mia." I stated in a ' duh' tone.
Lie!
I was actually crying. But I couldn't tell her that.
***
I heard laughing and I went downstairs to see Kimia speaking with Jason via the laptop screen in the kitchen.
" Hey Damien!" He greeted and I glared.
What is he up to?
" Damien!, That is not how you greet a guest!" Kimia scolded.
" Guest?, He's not even here!"
" Yes he is. Virtually. Now greet!"
" Hello." I greeted through clenched teeth.
" I'll be back, I gotta go." Kimia ran up the stairs and I turned my attention to Jason.
" What the fuck do you think you're doing?!"
" If you're not going to tell her then I am." He stated.
" It is not your decision to make."
" She is my friend now and I will not continue to lie to her."
" I already told you that I will tell her." I said through gritted teeth.
" Which is never gonna happen so I might as well break the news to her."
" Damn you Jason! It's not your call!"
" It's not my fault you're being a coward and won't tell her the truth!"
" What the hell am I supposed to tell her?!, That I've been lying to her since the day we met?!, That I wasn't sure if I could get her and her best friend out of jail but I told her anyways because I was selfish?!, That I don't know if she'll be able to get out of jail?! That I have been lying to her face every single day for months now?!"
" What?" A soft voice rang out.
I turned to see her standing there looking at me for any indication that I was joking. I gulped and she let out a shaky breath.
" That wasn't so hard now was it?" Jason retorted.
" You created the mess now fix."
And he was gone.
" I-"
" Tell me this is just a prank!, Damien tell me you're joking."
" I-I-I…I'm not."
" Mia I-"
" Don't you dare call me that!"
She looked at me with so much hatred and anger that made my heart wrench.
" How could you?, All this while Damien you were lying to me?"
" Kimia please let me explain."
" There's nothing to explain. Were you or were you not lying to me?"
" I-I-I…I was but Kimia I had a good reason!"
" And that is?"
" I needed you to come on this mission-"
" So you lied to me, you toyed with my emotions?"
Her voice was breaking with every word she spoke.
" Why?!, Why would you do that?"
" Kimia-"
" I didn't come on this mission for me!, I came for Rosa and Miguel! I did it for my best friend. This mission was never about me, it was about them! Then you gave me false hope that I could too-"
" Kimia listen to me, we can get them out-"
" What would have happened if you couldn't?"
I couldn't speak. I tried too, but I didn't know what to say.
" You promised!" She screamed.
" You told me you could get us out yet you didn't know if it was possible! You-you…you used me."
" I didn't…Kimia I didn't use you-"
" You toyed with my emotions! You played me! You strung me along!"
She let out a bitter laugh as the tears kept rolling down her cheeks.
" And I was stupid enough to fall for it."
" That's not true!"
" Kimia that is not true!"
I moved closer to her but she moved backwards.
" I meant everything I ever said to you. Every word. You have to believe me. That was the only lie I ever told you." I pleaded.
" I don't know what to believe anymore. Damien. I thought you had never lied to me. I trusted you. But you had been lying to me all along and you didn't even bother telling me or even correcting-"
" I was going to tell you!, I swear I was!"
" When?!" She exclaimed throwing her hands up.
" When were you going to tell me Damien?, You could have told me the truth months ago but you didn't. I told you, I told you how I felt about lying and liars! I told you severally."
" I didn't mean to lie. I wanted to tell you but-but…"
" But what?"
" You are so stupid Kimia. Second time. The second time this is happening. The second time I fall in love I have my heart ripped out again."
" Kimia I'm not Nathan!, I'm not like-"
" There's not much of a difference. You lied to me from the start. Just like he did. Did you…did you even love me?, Or were you in love with me? Or were you just faking?"
" Kimia I swear on my life that I am in love with you. So much that it hurts." I couldn't hold back the tears anymore and they flowed rhythmically.
" Then why did you lie to me for so long?" She cried.
" My heart!" She cried again clutching her chest as she flopped on the sofa in tears.
" Once again the universe has proven to me that love causes pain."
" Did this mean anything to you?" She asked softly removing the ring from her finger.
" Yes! Kimia I beg you don't take it off!"
I got on my knees in front of her but she wouldn't meet my eyes.
" Kimia I love you. I'm in love with you. I know that you probably don't believe anything I have ever said to you but I mean it. Please! I made a stupid mistake by lying to you and I regret it. I fell for you so hard and so fast. I couldn't risk losing for one stupid mistake I made. I beg you don't take off the ring!"
" I'm in love with you." She said quietly.
" I'm in love with you too-"
" That's why it hurts so much. You promised me. You promised you wouldn't cause me any heartbreak. You promised to show me the other side of love. Yes, you did show me the better side. But now you've shown me an even darker side!"
" Mia please!" I cried.
" Love is painful, manipulative, deceptive, cold…weak."
" Kimia I beg of you!, I know I deserve it but please!, Don't do-"
" I should have never let my guard down."
I tried to touch her but she moved away and walked towards the door.
" I am not leaving. I just need to clear my head." She croaked.
" I won't leave Havana till I finish this mission because Kimia Reynolds does not start something…"
Her lips trembled as she held back a sob.
" And quit halfway." She completed in a shaky voice. She met my pleading eyes, opened the door and walked out.
I crumpled on the floor in tears. I broke the heart of the only woman I've ever been in love with.
***
Xin chaó!😭,
It finally happened 😭,
OMG I can't stop crying😭.
So much pain.
Stay tuned for more😭.
Bye!!