LOVE HURTS

Christian laid down in his bed crying his eyes out when his mother entered his room. He did not feel like talking to her, so when he set his eyes on her, he tiredly turned his body to face the wall. He breathed in deeply and sighed. He was in no mood to talk or even laugh. He just did not feel like doing anything. His mother sat beside him on the bed and placed her hands softly on his back.

“Do you want to tell me what happened?” his mother asked, she sounded really concerned about him.

“No.” he simply answered.

“It's about Victoria, isn't it?”

Christian slowly turned his body and faced his mother, his hand under his head. The fresh tears on his face were so visible.

“I lost her, mom. I've lost her forever. Now she is the wife of Franco. What will i do now?” he began to cry.

“Sweetie, I know it hurts right now. And I know how much you love Victoria, it was so obvious to all of us. It's a shame she did not realize that and fell for your friend. But that does not mean that is the end of the world. You can always get someone who will love you unconditionally,” his mother tried to comfort him.

“No, mother. I don't want anyone. I just want her. She is all I want. If it means i have to watch her from afar being happy with the man she loves, then so be it. That is how much I love her mother.”

“Oh son, why do you have to do that to yourself? Don't you want to be happy as well?”

“Please leave me alone, mother. I want to be alone,” he said and turned towards the wall again.

His mother looked at him with sadness in her eyes and left the room. Christian was left alone as he continued to wallow in his pain.

“Why did you do this to me? Why did I even tell you how I feel about you? How am I going to face you now since you are now my boss’s wife?”

Meanwhile, at the estates of Franco, he and his wife were busy celebrating their marriage. The guests had all left and now they were left all alone at the estate. They were both drinking wine and laughing. Franco was telling Victoria a lot of jokes which she was heartily laughing at. She was so happy to be in the arms of the man she loves. Earlier, when she saw Christian leaving, she felt very bad. And his confession had even made her feel worse. She had no idea that Christian loved her that much. He was the one who had helped Franco get to her. Why didn't he ever tell her he liked her at that time? Her mind was suddenly away from her husband so much that the smile on her face had disappeared. She had not even realized how much she was distracted. Franco had to nudge her by the arm before she came back to her senses.

“You seem distracted. Are you okay?” Franco looked at her worriedly.

She quickly smiled at her husband, even though it did not look genuine. “Yes, I am fine, love. Why do you have that look on your face?”

“Its nothing. But do you know what I want right now? To have you in my arms and make you mine once and for all.”

Saying this, he lifted her up in bridal style and took her into their bedroom. He carefully placed her on the bed and moved on top of her. She was still in her wedding gown as her husband tried to caress her thighs. Victoria began to laugh while she placed her hands around Franco’s neck.

“You should get rid of the dress first if you want to get anything done.”

“You are so naughty, Vicky. That is why I love you so much. You are never scared to let me know what you think.” he kissed her deep on the lips and she returned his kiss.

Soon, the kisses were getting heated. He began to slowly unzip her dress as he held and kissed her on the neck. Victoria moaned a bit and she shivered to Franco's lips on her bare skin. He removed her dress from the upper part of her body, exposing her bra. He smirked when he looked down at his wife who was blushing crimson red under him.

“Are you nervous?” he asked her and she nodded.

“You know this is the first time i am doing something like this with you or a man so I'm a bit nervous,” Victoria admitted.

“Don't worry, baby girl. I will be gentle,” he began to kiss her again on the lips and started to run his hands on her body.

He took off his white shirt and tie, exposing his upper masculine body. Victoria ran her hands on his back as he kissed and caressed her. After making out for a while, Franco managed to get Victoria out of her dress. She was now just in her red pants and bra. She was nervous but had faith in Franco to be gentle with her.

“I love you, Vicky,” Franco said.

“I love you too, Franco.”

Christian came to work the next morning and was at the stables helping the workers clean the place when Victoria approached him. He had not seen her when she was coming towards him, because his back was turned towards her. So, when she tapped him on the shoulder, he was a bit startled and turned towards her in a swift move.

“Victoria, you scared me. I thought you were on your honeymoon. What are you doing here?”

“Franco and I decided to stay back for a few days before we go to Florida for our honeymoon. And besides, this is my house. I can always decide what I want to do and where I want to go,” she laughed.

Christian laughed a little and tried to look away from her.

“Chris, can we talk for a minute?” she finally asked him, making him slowly look her in the face.

“Sure. but can it be after I'm done here? There is so much work to be done.”

“So that you can have enough time to run from me, no thank you. We are going to talk now.”

She walked towards the workers there and smiled at them. They were about five in number.

“Can you guys give me and Franco some time? I need to talk to him,” she said to them.

“sure, ma’am.” They left the barn to give Victoria and Christian some privacy.

After they were gone, she turned to Christian. “Now that we are alone, I will like you to tell me what you meant last night when you said you had feelings for me.”

At that moment, Christian really hoped he did not have to have that kind of conversation with Victoria.