Analisa's POV
It has been 6 months since Declan went "abroad" and let's just say it is still mentioned to this day. Austin and my parents were put on blast on how heartless they were for what they did. Declan is going to be taking a real vacation soon because he is getting restless, having to hide and cover his face whenever he goes out. He was most definitely not meant to be in the shadows. My brother has been doing his part perfectly but distracting him. The reason for this is because the guy I hired to play Declan has been spotted multiple times and most recently the news has spotted the i***t with a girl. Turns out the guy I paid had fallen in love while traveling. Now it is time for the real Declan to go on vacation and save his image before the news makes something big of the double falling in love so quickly.
I am going to be personally dropping him off at the airport and he will be taking a private jet and once he lands at the location he chose he will be posting it online for all to see. Hopefully, this helps him heal because seeing me everyday has not. Being friends with me is hard for him. I know we love each other. Maybe in the future we will end up together like we planned after this situation with his cousin is dealt with.
My parents are pushing for me to publicly date Austin since we are betrothed to each other, but I am not doing that. I am 19, legally an adult and he is 17 and still underage. There is no way I am touching him, not just because of age, but because he thinks he is hiding the fact that he is still sleeping around with those nasty girls. If he thinks I will be consummating our marriage, he is completely wrong. He disgusts me in ways I never thought a person could.
He has made it known to everyone he has come across that we are getting married once he is of age, which is in less than a year. The days have blurred and months have passed and I am dreading the day I have to marry him. I wish my parents would have left things as they were. I actually wanted to marry Declan and start a family with him. I cannot stand how annoying Austin used to be and he has gotten even worse now. He is in places I am going before I even show up and I know my parents gave him my schedule so he could do that. They have been more strict as well, but I will let them have it for now. Once I marry that numbskull, Austin, it will be the last time they can control me. Austin will not have the power to control me. He is proving how moronic he is by not knowing what he is walking into. The marriage contract was updated with the special additions I made and I have my godfather to thank for that.
I am about to go for my early morning run. I walked out of the gate and saw Austin in running attire. I inhale deeply, trying to control the frustration I feel at the very sight of him. I continue to breathe deeply for a few minutes until I am calm. He approaches me and tries to hug me, but I extend my arm out, pushing him back with the tip of my fingers. I instinctively dry heave once my fingers made contact with his chest. He attempts to move closer to help me. "Please remain at a distance and do not touch me." I turned back to the gate and saw a security guard watching the interaction. "Hello, do you have a disinfectant wipe?" He nods and pulls out a small packet. "Can I have it please?" He nods again and opens the packet and hands it to me. I quickly used the wipe and looked for a trash can but the guard held out his hand for me to give it to him. "Are you sure?" He smiled and gently took it from me. "Thank you so much for your kindness. I will compensate you before I go to the rink." He tells me it is okay and that is what he is there for. I laugh because that is most definitely not what he is there for.
"What is your problem? Why are you acting like that with me? I am your future husband."
I roll my eyes and coldly said, "Did you not think of taking a shower before you appeared in front of me? You reek of s****l intercourse. It is quite repulsing. Not to mention insulting, especially since you keep on repeating that we are to be married." I cover my nose and I fight the urge to throw up. Austin takes a few deep breaths, trying to cover up the fact he is smelling himself. The guard looks away in disgust as he catches a whiff as the wind passes us. The smell is dirty and very fishy. I think I am not going to be eating fish anymore. The seafood I eat does not have a smell as bad as the one he currently has. He finally smells the disgusting odor we smell and he looks away highly embarrassed.
"Now you know why I am disgusted and reject your advances. You smell like that often in my presence. You once told me not to worry that your hands are always clean before you touch me and you could not say the same about Declan. If that statement is true, then I believe that is the only part of your body that is clean, because your body most definitely is not clean. Please have some common courtesy and do not appear in front of me again with this repulsive and foul odor." I shudder in disgust as I continue. "Please make sure to deeply clean your body and go get checked. The smell is so strong and foul, as if you are carrying a dead fish that is beyond putrid, releasing a pungent odor. Do not say that it is natural because it is not natural, only naturally disgusting. It is as if you are trying to kill me and that is very offensive. Get out of my sight and resolve this issue. Also, your cousin has always smelled and smells amazing when in my presence, even when he is a sweaty dirty mess, he smells fresh and clean."
Austin leaves immediately once I finished. I fan the air around me, trying to rid it of the smell. Once he was out of earshot, the guard starts laughing and then says, "Damn, that was funny but harsh." I glanced at him before looking back to where Austin disappeared. Goodness my eyes burn and I am still nauseous but I respond. "Yes it was, but he also needed to hear it before rumors were spread. The smell was only getting worse. Imagine if they think he smelled like that because of me. How utterly embarrassing. I would be more than a laughing stock, I would also be disgraced as a nasty, disgustingly dirty person." He frowns. "But there are people to defend that you do not carry such an odor." "True, but I also have people who think of me as an enemy and would use that to their advantage. They could also expose that Austin is hooking up with other girls, which also sets me in a bad light because I allow him to cheat." He sighs. "Being wealthy and famous is hard isn't it." I laugh. "Yeah, but someone has to do it. I will be back. I am going on my run while I still have time."
I did not do my full run because of what happened prior to it. I finish my other morning routines and leave the mansion.
I am on my way to pick up Declan. I call him and he picks up after the first ring. 'Hey Declan, I just wanted to notify you that I will be there in 5 minutes.' 'Okay baby, I will head down and wait for you.' As selfish as it is, I love that he still talks to me as if we are still together. I know that if he does find love with someone else, it will break me. I do not expect him to wait for me, but that selfish part of me wants him to. He is my first love, so, of course, I want to be with him, but I also know that not everyone ends up with the first person they fall in love with. I know we planned for our future and now I know not all things go as planned. I am losing hope and doubt I will get to have a happy ending.
I enter the underground parking garage and go to my parking spot. Declan was standing off to the side biting his lip, looking at the ground. He is so attractive it hurts. He is dressed very casually in a T-shirt paired with basketball shorts and Adidas shoes. This is the first time I have never seen him dressed like this, so I have a feeling my brother had something to do with it.
I got out and opened my trunk. This caught his attention. He walks over slowly with his bags in hand. He stops when he is mere inches from me. I can feel the heat radiating off his body and I can smell the familiar scent I had come to love. He slowly releases his bottom lip from his teeth. I automatically lick my lips. I saw him start to smile, so I looked up into his eyes and saw he was looking at my lips too. I whispered "f**k it." I pulled him into a kiss. Kissing him with all the longing and passion I had locked away from him because of everything that had happened. We both moaned softly into the kiss as I instinctively ran my hands over his back and through his hair.
I pull away slightly as I felt a tear escape my eye. He reaches one of his hands and wipes the tear away with his thumb. "Baby, what's wrong?"
I felt my bottom lip tremble a little. "I am going to miss you. I don't know how to do this without you."
He kisses my forehead. "Baby, you can call and text me whenever you want to. You know that, right? I am going to miss you too."
I sniffle lightly. "What is going to happen if you find someone else?" I really did not think saying goodbye would be so hard.
"I love you baby and I always will, no matter what. I will always be here for you whenever you need me."
I take a shaky breath. I know deep in my heart that it is true, but I also know everything would be different without him by my side.
"Baby, no matter what happens. Know you will always have a huge piece of my heart. I love you so much. You have taught me so many things in life. How could I not love you?"
I laughed sadly. "Can you hold me one last time? Please."
"Of course I can, but baby, this will not be the last time. I promise even if we do not end up together, whenever you need me to hold you, I will." I let out a weak, "Okay, I believe you."
We stood like that for awhile just embracing one another until I remembered he had a flight to catch.
I drove quickly and pulled up to the air strip where the jet and the crew were waiting for him. We both got out and got his duffel bags from my trunk. The co-pilot rushes over and takes the bags from us, which makes me giggle. He embraces me again and gives me a sweet kiss before leaving. I stood there just watching as the jet flew away until I could no longer see it. I felt an ache in my heart. I act tough and heartless, but I do have feelings, especially for the people I care about and, well, I love that man. He has played a huge part in my life. How does one just say goodbye to someone like that? I know I need to let him go so he can clear his head and heal from the damage caused by the toxic situation currently happening.
I wish I could have gone too, but soon enough I will get to take all the f*****g vacation I want to take. But first, it's time to start my sweet revenge.