Episode 55

Playlist~Sam Sun - Remember When

Fernando's POV Cont'd

On getting downstairs I noticed the club was bubbling as usual. The music in the club was too loud but it's none of my business as far as the customers liked it. I headed straight for the door, I'm leaving the hotel for her to stay. I can't believe I made love to a woman I'm so angry at, what kind of spell did she cast on me to have made me fall for her again? How did she even know where to find me? I was almost close to the door when I heard someone yelled, "brother!" I halted and shut my eyes closed briefly. That's my younger brother's voice for sure. What is he doing here by this time of the night? Well is not like it's really late but he should be home playing video games or something.

I turnaround and confirm he was truly the one as I watched him approached me. "Suarez, what are you doing here?"

"I came to have few drinks with a couple of friends. I wasn't expecting to see you here, when did you guys return and why didn't you head home first?"

"I...I just got back couple of minutes ago. I had one or two things to fix up here first before going home" I lied.

"Oh I see, you should have asked me to do that for you than flying back without completing your honeymoon vacation with your lovely wife" he grins widely and I cleared my throat and forced a smile. "Where is she though?"

I glanced briefly upstairs and I returned my gaze at my brother. "She's upstairs" I answered with a blank face.

"What's up bro? I'm not seeing those sparks that comes to your eyes whenever I mention your wife's name. Did you two had a fight?"

"Huh? No, no, not at all. We're cool, c'mon kiddo, we just got married there's no way we'll start quarreling so soon" I forced a light chuckle to make him believe me while deep down my heart I was angry and sad.

"You two better not fight if not I'll be the one to knock your teeth off if you hurt that woman" he jokes and I snorted.

"You don't say, who gave you the balls to have a fight with a boss like me? I bet you should get trained first before you dare challenge me".

"You'd see" he laughs and I smiled. "Where are you going? Do you want me to drive you guys home?"

"No, no I don't want you to, we're not going home just yet, thanks. I'll be right back, I want to pick up something from my office".

"Okay, I'll just check up on your wife and see how she's doing while you're away".

Check up on my wife? Why? I can't allow that, she might tell him of the divorce I'm seeking from her and that will have me all screwed because my mom will get to know about it and I know what that means. "I don't think so, buddy. My wife is sleeping at the moment and she wouldn't like to welcome any guest".

"Oh okay, I'll see you guys at home then. Let me return to my friends" he gave me a brief hug and returned back to his friends.

I heave a long sigh I've been holding back and turnaround to leave. As I made way back to the door, I collided with someone because I wasn't focused on where I was going. Thoughts of the that woman is enough to make me zone out of reality. "I'm sorry please...."I trailed off when I saw it was my besffriend I had collided with. "Antonio?!" I whisper-yelled.

"Buddy, please we need to talk" he said and gripped my wrist. He led me back to my private bar and he shut the door closed.

"Hey, what's up bro? Where have you been for the past 24hours that you weren't returning my calls nor my text? And why did you suddenly show up with this suspense act of yours? What's going on?"

"Calm down, first where is Micaela? Is she in your room?"

I furrowed at his question, how did he know Micaela was here? Have there met each before she came to me? Oh, I think that's the case, they must have met each other. "Ha! I see! So you were the one that told her where to find me, isn't it?"

"I had my reasons, I wanted you guys to sort things out first before I'll show up. So have you?".

"Oh really?! How brilliant of you to have done that! You deserve an award for doing that!" I exclaimed with a broad smile.

"Buddy, you should hear your wife out, she does has something to tell you".

"Of course I should have known you sent her to seduce me so that I'll change my mind regarding our divorce! You're a damn betrayal Antonio! No wonder you refused to pick my calls throughout the whole day just because both of you had evil plans against me!"

"Buddy what are you saying?!"

"Don't you dare call me your buddy! You're a damn traitor! You had the guts to go behind my back to side with a defendant after I made you my lawyer and you stand here to call me your buddy?"

"You're getting it all wrong, Fernando, just calm down and let me explain".

"I don't want to listen to your damn explanations! You know what? You'll no longer be my lawyer for this case, I'm hiring Lionel Martinez to be my new lawyer! Screw the both of you for betraying me!"

"What did you just say?" Antonio asks like he just didn't hear me.

"What now, are you deaf or what? I just said you're fired and will no longer serve as my attorney for the case I filed against Micaela Alvarado. A new attorney will represent me, you are free to be her lawyer since it's what you ever wanted!"

"What are you saying Fernando? None of this is making any sense! You can't just switch lawyers over a little misunderstanding! I came here to tell you something important not to have a fight with you".

"Something important? You mean talking about my ex-wife is now so important to you, isn't it? Tell me now, am I missing something? What are you two hiding from me?"

The door jerks open and our gaze diverted to whoever must have barged into my private bar without knocking. "Ha! Speaking of the beautiful devil, here she comes!" I exclaimed.

She stood at the door staring at Antonio and I like she was seeing us for the first time. "Quit the pretense now and come inside. Are you surprise to see your boyfriend with me now or what?"

"Buddy, stop this madness you're displaying already. You're insinuating things and I don't like it, remember I'm married" Antonio reminded me as if I had no clue on that.

"Of course I do know you're married, that's the more reason you chose to cheat on your wife with my woman! C'mon, go ahead and admit you two had sex like we just did! She gave you her body just so you can protect her from facing justice that's why you didn't do what I asked from you, right?!" I felt a hard slap on my face right after I said that. I held my cheeks in shock over the slap I just received. I glanced up and behold my woman standing right in front of me with eyes glaring daggers at me. The room was filled with awkward silence and also the atmosphere became suddenly uncomfortable for me. "You slapped me?" my voice came up like a whisper but I think she heard me.

"And I'll do it a million times if you ever think of me in such a shallow manner!" She replied between tears but her anger and pride never let her tears make her weak. "Who are you Fernando? Are you the same sweet and loving man I married? Where is the trust we shared?"

"Don't you dare talk about trust! You are the distrusted being I've ever met! You lied to me and made me believed you loved me and had no secrets, but immediately after I married you, you decided to show me the real you!"

"I admit I lied to you but that does not mean you'll see me as some cheap loose girl who can have sex with any man that comes her way let alone your bestfriend, Ferd! My betrayal for not saying the truth then has nothing to do with my loyalty to you as your wife".

"Ex-wife! You're no longer my wife! How many times am I suppose to tell you that? Didn't your boyfriend here serve you the divorce papers I ordered him to give to you? Oh, of course not, he was there for another mission I guess".

"Fernando stop already! Micaela is innocent, you need to hear her out, or if you don't want to hear her out then listen to me, I've got something to tell you that can serve as..."

"Enough already, Antonio. I'm sick and tired of you defending this woman over her crime! I don't want to hear anything from you two, my new attorney will see to my request. You two can leave now".

"Ferd? Are you really not going to pay attention to me just this last time? Don't you really want to know the truth?" she extended her hand to touch me but I jerked away from her.

"The only truth I know is that you Micaela is a rapist. And you're going to serve the punishment the law have set for rapist like you, just that your sentence will be doubled and I'll make sure of that".

My words got her tearing up, she broke down into tears right in front of me and to be honest....I think I'm feeling really bad now for hurting her emotions. But I can't forgive her over what she has done, let her feel the pain I've felt and I still feel. Antonio came standing beside her with his hand placed on her shoulder. I found myself scowling at the body contact and I swear I was angered.

"Can't you see you're hurting her Fernando?" he asked and I rolled my eyes with a groan.

"And how is that your fucking business? Why are you so concern about her?! You're interested in her, aren't you? I really can't believe my bestfriend has been into my woman this whole time. How come I didn't see it?"

"You damn bastard!" Antonio yells and hits his fist on my face causing me to stagger backwards and I spat out blood. I got a composure and threw a hard punch on Antonio's face and he went flying to the floor.

"Ferd! Antonio!" Micaela cried out and came rushing towards us. Antonio and I continued threwing punches at each other on the floor forgetting we're bestfriends. "Please you guys should stop fighting!" She cried out once more but we turned deaf ears to her pleas. As I raised my hand to throw another punch on Antonio, my hand became still. "Ferd please stop" she pleaded holding my wrist.

I squint at her and locked gaze with her for a moment. Those eyes reminded me of that night I saved her from drowning in the sea. She nods at me to let go of Antonio whom I had pinned down on the floor with my left hand and my . I found myself did he bidding and I let go of Antonio's shirt and flinched from her hold. I stood up and stepped away from both of them.

"The two of you should leave this minute and never you show your face wherever I am" I said with my back turn on them.

I waited for them to leave and when I heard the door shut closed I went on my knees and sat on the floor with my hands covered on my face. "I thought we were meant to be Micaela? Whatever happened to us? Where are the promises we shared? You've broken me. Why did I have to fall in love with someone like you?"