Chapter 15: I Like You Jasmineâs POV âJasmine, I like you. No, I love you. Iâm sorry, I tried to stop it but I couldnât. â
I am at a loss for words. I donât know what to say. I canât explain it. I looked at Diego waiting for my answer. I slowly got my hand back from him and I saw how sad he was.
My mind suddenly stopped functioning, and I couldnât even utter a single word. I saw him force me to smile, and I hated seeing him like that.
âDiego,â I looked at him, and then I suddenly felt warm tears on my faceânot because I was happy but because I was afraid.
Iâm afraid that after this he would hate me, after this we would not be able to do the things that we always do.
âDamn! Iâm sorry, I stopped crying now. Shitâ he cursed while shushing me. I look at his worried face.
âIâm sorry, Diego. Iâm sorry.â I shook my head, but he just pulled me closer and hugged me. I didnât want to hurt his feelings.
âNo, itâs okay. I just tried. But donât worry about me. Itâs okay Jaz. Stop Crying now,â I can hear the sadness in his voice. I know heâs hurt.
I wasnât ready, I never thought of being in a relationship. I hurt him, I know heâs hurt. I promise to myself that I will never entertain another man again.
I wonât let anyone ruin me again especially now that I have David with me.
I know Diego is different from that man, I wasnât expecting him to admit it now. I love Diego as a friend, I always treasure those memories that we had.
How he always makes cheesy jokes just to make me happy, how he manages my attitude when I was pregnant. He never left me and always guided me through my journey.
And now, I donât know what to say. Iâm out of words.
âIâm sorry,â he said, making me face him. He showed me his broad smile, but even if he did, I knew he was still hurt.
âYou donât have to say sorry, and I donât want you to think about it anymore, okay? Just pretend it never happened. I know youâre not yet ready. I understand you. I donât mean to make you feel scared. Donât worry about me,â he said and chuckled. I looked at him and wiped my tears.
âDiego, âI donât know what to say. He looked into his watch and smiled at me. I know heâs just forcing himself to smile.
âI have to go; David is waiting for me now in their schoolâ, he said, messed up my hair and left my office.
He left me standing looking at the door. Thinking about many things.
I tried Diego, but I couldnât. You donât know how much I tried. I wish you were the one who came first and not him.
I force myself to love you but my heart doesnât want to.
I went back to my chair and I couldnât stop trying.
âWhy do you have to be like this?â I held my chest. I tried to teach myself to love Diego but my heart doesnât want to accept him.
Heâs a good man indeed, heâs totally different from others but why canât my heart just let him enter?
I hurriedly wiped my tears when someone knocked on the door.
âMaâam-â she stopped when she saw me. I smiled at her.
âWhat is it?â I asked her while she was holding food in her hand.
âI forgot about your lunch. Mr. Jenkins called me and told me to give it to you,â she said, placing the food on the table. I nodded at her and thanked her.
âI also saw him leaving earlier maâam âVia pointed outside but she stopped when she saw that Iâm not in the mood.
âAlso, I received a call yesterday from your line asking about your business outside the country. She said that she needs to meet you on Fridayâ she said.
Actually, I havenât checked about that because Diego was the one who was in charge of that meeting, though he also needed me there. Aside from our real estate business, Diego is also busy with other matters; heâs also known as a well-known business planner.
âActually I wanted to discuss it with you the other day, but then I was busy. I donât know how many days weâll be out of town. Iâll let you be in charge in the meantime. Donât worry, Iâll be working also while I am there,â I said, and she nodded. I trust Via.
âDonât worry maâam you can count on meâ she said and smiled at me.
âI will also talk to my other clients that if they need anything, you will be the one I charge to assist them. And if Mr. Adam calls, does not answer. âI also told her and she nodded.
Winning Her Heart Again (Jasmine)
ï¤Chapter 14: A Burden After she left, I sighed.
Diego hasnât mentioned the business. But Iâm afraid.
Going back there wasnât that easy, and Iâve always wished that we would never see each other again.
He brought too much pain to me and I would never let him do it again.
After I was done, I decided to go home early.
While Iâm on my way, Iâm still thinking about what happened.
I donât know how I would be able to face him now or even start a conversation with him.
When I arrived home, I saw Diego and David playing in the living room. Diego was wearing a Superman outfit, while my son was wearing a Spider-
Man outfit.
A smile formed into my lips, they were happy. This is what I want for my son.
âMommy look!â He showed me his outfit, I kneel down and touch his face.
âYou look handsome in itâ He grabbed me by my hand and pulled me through Diego.
âLetâs save the queen, Daddy Uncle!â David said. I looked at him and he smiled at me.
âLetâs go!â He carried me in a bridal style while they were both running.