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But today I was finally going to see him again, but my mood was very jumpy because inside the duffel bag that I had brought with me I got something for him, I know how obsessed he is with watch collections
I remembered asking him what was missing from his collection a d he told me an Orient Bambino it was difficult trust me but I found it.
I took a sharp breath in and out as I went after the sound of laughter and the wafting scent of lasagna,which was in the kitchen.
The moment I stepped into the dining room, which could easily fit up to twelve people since it was spacious and large, as everything had been renovated into a modern design, as the theme was mostly green and white.
The group of people were sitting around the table as the lasagna was about to be served, but the people were busy looking at my older sister's phone screen as she was showing everybody something while everybody smiled at her.
The moment I cleared my throat to get everybody's attention, the energy in the room shifted I can already smell my mum's disappointed look from afar.
Most times, I would care about it, but I did not once I caught the sight of him sitting beside my a friend of my dad.
Leoandros Darius Drakos, Greek, 38, god he aged like fine wine. But I know, deep down I know he sees me a a daughter or sister or worse a girl.
From my point of view, I couldn't help but admire Leoandros He exuded a quiet intensity that drew me in like a magnet.
His dirty brown hair was messy with a man bun, some part's escaping to his forehead which framed his chiseled jawline perfectly. His olive-toned skin hinted at days spent under a friendly sun, adding to his allure. He spends a lot of his time in Greece, where his family lives.
But it was his eyes that captivated me the most-deep sea blue eyes that looked through me, I could feel his eyes on my skin.
He wore a black button-down shirt that accentuated his bulging muscles. With a black coat draped across the chair he sat on, he had rolled the sleeves to his elbow something he did to feel control, there was a tattoo of Greek sayings and signs sprawled across his hands down to his fingers.
It was this man who had me weak to my knees, and from what I heard, he had many women weak to their knees.
"Oh? You're here already?" My finally mom noticed me after placing the lasagna in the middle of the table.
She was taken by surprise that I was back from aboard,even when I told them that I would come back today around this time.
I'm very sure she didn't care, forgetting something means you care, she doesn't.
I hopefully looked for a seat at the table that was setaside for me, but all the chairs were occupied. They really did not expect me to come back today.
"It was a last minute decision I made I'll be back by next week "lied, I did not have the heart to tell them that I got fired from the job and that I needed a place to stay for a few weeks. She would start comparing me with her voice that made it so much worse.
Shifting my weight to my other foot "Decided it will be a surprise."I lied again.
It was easier telling them that it was a surprise visit rather than arguing about the fact that I had told them about my arrival since the month before and the fact that they had forgottern about it.
My older brother was the first one speak he didn't move, "I missed you, sis."
"You too Zane." I said back, but I knew he did'nt he just want to put up a front for his friends and Leoandros, cause I knew he had also forgotten about my return.
Once he faced his phone, I grabbed an extra chair for myself and sat down, across from my crush, Leonardos and Bethany sat down they seemed so close.
For a few moments, I watched him engaging in conversation with others, I couldn't deny the way my heart raced when his sea blue eyes locked on me
Leoandros voice, with his deep Greek accent, stirred something deep within me.
My gaze traveled to his hands, with their strong,capable fingers , god what I have dreamt of those fingers doing to me, holding a hint of mystery and gentleness that I found irresistible.
He was more than just handsome; he embodied a magnetism that was both intriguing and intense in the best way possible ,leaving me eager to discover more about the man beneath the captivating exterior.
"Oh right, I want to show you something, Esmeralda." My older sister, Bethany, says, as she plays with the tips of her black hair, she never got my name right so I stopped correcting her a long time ago.
"What's that?" I ask out of confusion while trying to put on my best cheerful face.
I had only come back home from a job I had gotten fired from, and now my older sister was about to share some news.
"Maybe it is better if I give you this." She takes a card that sat in front of Leo sh was so close I know how much Leo hated people touching him anyhow, they were too close.
Daniella kept an eye on me. They never liked her and Bethany I was the black sheep the mistake the one no one ever talks about, it was painful but I'm used to it it's part of life.
I have never seen him this close to a person before, Bethany seems to want to enter his whole being because there was so much space on the other side of her chair one would think she was on Leonardos lap.
"Here you go sister." She said it so much mockery while handing me the envelope.
I took out the card from the envelope, and I wished that I had received this when I was on a plane, and not when ten people were staring at me.
Together with their families waiting for me to crack or break I don't know which is worse.
Leoandros Drakos & Bethany Reyes
Invite you to join them in celebrating the coming together of two soulmates.
Date June 12 2026
Ceremony 11am
At -xxx -xxx-xxx
Reception 4pm
At -xxx -xxx -xxx
I struggled to keep my hands from trembling as I held on to the wedding invitation.
I was about to lose my mind, because my this woman my own sister who I know how much her body count is was going to marry my crush of 7 years.
The man with whom I never had the courage to cross any boundaries with due to our age gap and because he was my dad's best friend.
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