Chapter Thirty Three: The Scar.

Kimia's POV 🖤.

I stared at my reflection in the mirror and sighed. I have never been self conscious or insecure about my body. But now, with the bullet scar, I was.

I pulled down the strap of my dress and touched the pale tan scar that had formed and bit my lip.

Damien seemed to have noticed me staring at the scar and he smiled as he stood behind me.

" It's hideous." I said.

He bent his head and kissed the scar lightly.

" It's not. It's beautiful."

" You're just saying that to make me feel better."

" I'm not. This scar just reminds of how strong you are. And what you're willing to do for what you want."

He pulled the strap of my sundress back up and kissed my forehead.

" My mum always told me to face my fears and to wear my scars as medals. That scar is something you should be proud of."

" Thank you." I said and he caressed my cheek with his thumb and smiled.

" Always. Now let's go."

I picked my purse which looked like it was made from popsicle sticks and my fedora before following him downstairs.

We were finally going to meet with Fransisco today.

" I hope everything goes well." I said smoothening the invisible wrinkles on my dress.

" It will." Damien assured holding my hand as we walked into the cafe.

" Ian!, Amelia!, It's so nice to finally meet you." Fransisco greeted.

I won't lie, I was a little taken back by his looks. He was hot. Not as hot as Damien but, he was close.

He had brown hair and warm brown eyes just like his mother. And he had an amazing smile. You know, the kind that get featured in commercials.

" Hello Fransisco." Damien greeted and Fransisco pulled him in for a bro hug.

" Hey!" I greeted smiling cheerfully and he also pulled me in for a hug.

" It's nice to finally you in person. My mum speaks highly of you two."

" Oh please, your mum can make the devil sound like a saint." I said and he chuckled.

" I'm actually here with my girlfriend…oh here she comes."

A blonde bombshell walked towards us and gave Fransisco a kiss.

" This is my girlfriend Sasha." He introduced.

I felt Damien tense up next to me the instant she looked at us. Sasha's eyes also widened when she saw Damien.

Something tells they've met before.

" Hey!, It's nice to meet you. I'm Amelia and this is my fiancé, Ian."

She gave me a tight lipped smile and spoke,

" Nice to meet you too, I'm Sasha."

Fransisco seemed to have also noticed their reactions and he spoke,

" Uhh, do you guys know each other or have you met before?"

" Yes. Dam- Ian and I went to college together." Sasha replied looking at Damien and he nodded in confirmation.

" Wow!, What a small world we live in!" I exclaimed smiling.

We settled at our table and ordered.

" So what are you doing in Havana?" Sasha asked focusing on Damien and ignoring me totally.

" Amelia and I are here on our pre-honeymoon." Damien replied.

" Interesting!" Sasha mused.

" So how have you been enjoying Cuba?" Fransisco asked and I grinned.

" It's amazing here. Although we've not gone out in a while. Ever since your mum and her friends left we've been staying indoors mostly."

" Really?"

" Yeah. We go out every once in a while but to places close to the villa. We don't want to get lost."

" Well we'll have to fix that won't we?"

" We were kind of hoping you would."

" My mum told me that you got shot at the restaurant about two weeks ago. Are you okay?"

" Yeah I'm fine. It was nothing really."

" Don't listen to her. It was terrible but my Lia is a fighter. She showed them she wasn't going down without a fight." Damien said squeezing my hand and I smiled at him.

" Where were you shot?" Sasha asked.

" On my right shoulder." I replied. I moved the strap of my dress a little so that they could see the top of my scar peeking out.

" That looks horrible." She said and I smiled.

" It's nothing. If you think this is bad, you should have seen the other guy!" I said and we all laughed except Sasha.

What is up with this girl?

The waiter came with our food and I thanked him. Sasha looked at Damien's plate and frowned.

" I thought you hated shrimp Ian?"

" I did but that was until I tried Lia's honey butter garlic shrimp. They are amazing." Damien said and he gave me a kiss on my cheek.

" That does sound yummy." Fransisco said and I grinned.

" It's really nothing special."

" She's being modest. They taste amazing. Lia is an absolutely amazing cook."

We continued eating and we made small talk. We were finally done and Sasha spoke up,

" Amelia you mind if I borrow Ian for a while?, I want to catch up."

The green eyed monster in me wanted to say no but I said yes. It was the only way I could be alone with Fransisco so I could profile him.

" Thanks! Come on Ian!!"

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Damien's POV ♣️.

" So… Damien, or is it Ian now. I'm kind of confused." Sasha said as we walked down the street.

" It's still Damien Sasha."

" You're on a mission aren't you?"

" I am."

" And Amelia?"

" She's my partner." I replied.

" Why did you leave?" I asked and she sighed.

" I was tired. I wanted something different."

" And you couldn't even say goodbye?"

" I'm sorry about that. I had to leave as soon as possible or else I would have chickened out."

" Who's the target?"

" Fransisco."

She paused and turned to face me fully.

" That's not possible. Fransisco can't be-"

" He is. He's actually Diego's right hand man." I stated and she sighed.

" I was so sure he was a good guy." She sighed.

" Thanks for the heads up. I'll have to break up with him. But not too soon so it won't look too suspicious."

" You're welcome."

" So how has life been treating you?"

We talked for a while before making our way back to the cafe.

Kimia must have said something funny because Fransisco was laughing really hard. As if noticing our presence, she turned and smiled at us in a way that made my heart race. I kissed her head and she leaned closer to me.

" It was really nice meeting you Fransisco, but we have to get going." I said and he smiled.

" Of course. Maybe we can do this another time?"

" Absolutely." Kimia replied.

" Bye Sasha."

" Bye Amelia." Sasha replied smiling.

***

" Spill." Kimia said plopping down on the stool opposite me.

" Spill what?"

" Don't play dumb with me. You and Sasha obviously knew each other before."

I sighed and rubbed my forehead.

" Yes we-"

" Hold that thought!" She said as she ran to the cabinets and a packet of microwavable popcorn. She poured it into a bowl with some butter sugar and salt and then covered it with a placed and put it in the microwave.

" Really?"

" What?!, I needed popcorn. Now you may continue."

" Sasha and I dated. We were both young agents partnered on a mission. She worked for the CIA and I was a government agent. We dated for about 4 years and I was so sure she was the one. So I proposed to her when I was 24."

The microwave started beaping and Kimia brought out her hot bowl of popcorn. She broke choclate bars into pieces and tossed them on the hot popcorn so they could melt.

I gave her an incredulous look and she glared.

" Don't judge me. Now continue."

" We had talked about having a family a couple of times and I was so sure she would say yes. But she didn't. I was so heartbroken. Then the next day she quit the agency and just disappeared without a good bye."

" Well that's sad." Kimia said popping some chocolate covered kernels in her mouth.

" I got over it eventually. I'm over her." I said and she smiled.

" That's a relief. I thought I would have to go all cave woman on her. ' Damien mine, back off!'"

I shook my head chuckling at her. I was kind of happy that she called me her's.

" Well you don't have to worry about her." I said kissing her forehead and placing my chin on her head.

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