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Gazing at the Starbucks café at the airports had become a ritual for her. A desperate attempt as she hoped against hope to see him again, probably get one more chance to kiss him again. 
Looking at the store all lost, she walked ahead, but stumbled and bumped against someone. 

The cup of coffee that he had in his hand spilled all over just like the first time when she had met him. 

"Jesus Christ", he muttered. 

The moment she heard the voice she looked up and saw his face. It was the same face that had promised to stay next to her, till death did them apart.

Tears flooded her eyes and she could barely speak, "I knew you would come back for me Raymond". She raised herself on her toes in an attempt to kiss him, but he blocked her lips with his palm.

"Whoa, whoa, Miss !!! I guess you have mistaken me for someone else."

"What are you saying, Raymond? It's me, your Akira. The love of your life, your fiancée," she said and stretched her hand showing the ring on her finger.

He stared at the ring for quite some time and then looked at her face apologetically and said, 

"Miss please, I am already a married man."

And then he silently walked away.

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Can you mend my broken heart?

As they reached the hotel, Raymond heavily tipped the cabbie and coordinated with the concierge for transferring all their luggage to their honeymoon suite.

It was a deluxe presidential suite with an enviable view of the beach and an "en-suite" bathroom with a double capacity jacuzzi. That room echoed for love, demanded intimacy and was a blatant display of a congregation of luxury and elegance.

The jacuzzi had been pre-filled with hot water and aromatic oil and bath salts. So the moment Akira entered the bathroom and saw the preparation, her elated mood dampened a bit and that didn't go unnoticed by Raymond. Her slouched shoulders and her head tilted on the bathroom door, easily gave away the state of her mind.

So after closing the door and the blinds, Raymond came close to Akira and hugged her from behind and asked,

Romance in Venice - 2