Chapter 49 Lounger

Chapter 49 Lounger

I stood up in shock when I heard a voice behind me. Cali grinning widely.

"U-uhm, hi?"

His face is showing amusement, he cocked his head lightly and laugh after wards cause to wrinkle my forehead.

"Hi?" He laughed again.

I gasped and couldn't look at him. Did he hear what I said? But I did not mention a name. Yes, that's right.

"My brother is not around. There's no use avoiding me." He said and winked at me. He, in turn, went and touched the flowers I was talking about earlier. Tameme just stared at me, not knowing if he was leaving or what. "Is this my brother's hobby? I notice how much you like to talk to the lifeless."

"Huh?" He chuckled and stood up.

"Nothing."

"How's my brother?" Its question while mumbling. I was caught off guard. "B-brother?" "Yeah. My ... brother. Lourd?"

"Ahh! Haha!" I awkwardly laughed.

"It's okay. He'll be here on Friday."

His lips rose and nodded. The rock was kicked at his feet.

"Lourd is a mad kid. Isn't it now?" I shook.

"He's fine. He's fine now." His tongue pushed the inside of his cheeks and nodded again. I wanted to leave but he seemed to have something more to say.

"My brother is also okay, isn't he? I have the strength to contribute, it's like an adoption for the three of us." I just stared at him while he wasn't looking at me.

"Anyways, It's nice seeing you again."

I just smiled lightly and bow my head. "Oh? Must have been nice if he'd be the one saying it, right?"

"Huh?" It was as if I was laughing again in his eyes because he was laughing again.

"Nothing." I just stared and averted my eyes. This one is very different from his brother. As serious as Levi is, he is so stupid. I turned again and sidestepped so that he could pass and leave him there.

"Nasty."

I heard him whisper. I frowned but I just went straight and ignored him. The speed of my time here in Mar De Vena. Yesterday I treated Oli's family. I'm glad to be with them. Especially when I see that Oli is very happy with his family. I wonder if I did not left Mar De Vena, would everything stay the same? If I can't leave a did I take another path? Can I get married like Oli?

But anyways, all of it are just what if's.

"What about Lucy?"

"I'll be with her. We'll meet at NAIA to go straight there."

I nodded as I checked my unread emails. "What about the car? Shall I tell Ate Celest that you will reconcile?" He answered for a long time, I could hear the crackles maybe he was doing something too.

"I'll call Ate Celest. Just enjoy your stay there."

A few days before Ate Celest's wedding, we moved to the resort where her and older brother Paul's wedding will be held, which will be where the guests will be staying. The beach is an hour drive from the mansion and I can't help but get amazed. Is there such a beautiful resort here in Mar De Vena? I'm not familiar with this so I'm not sure if it's new or maybe I just don't really know.

"Ava Suarez." I said when I arrived at the resort lobby. Ate Celest rented the entire resort for a week for the benefit of the guests to be able to enjoy before the wedding. So the rooms and villas here are occupied by all their acquaintances and guests.

"This will be your key, ma'am."

I brought a standard size suitcase home, that's what the bell boys who came with me brought to take me to the room given to me. The room was nice and cozy. Because I was alone and no one was with me, I was in a building with many rooms.

Unlike the villas that surround us. I wondered if Lucy and Lourd will be on the same building or villa they will occupy.

After unpacking my luggage I decided to change my clothes because I also want to explore this resort. I'm used to being alone so I enjoyed my world in solitude.

Sometimes I'm even happier alone than having a roommate. I only brought a few pieces of swimwear and most of them are more conservative type. I only brought two sets of 2 pieces and the others were one piece or rush guard. I wore my black vidor one piece bikini.

Nude its ruffles on the strap onto the backless back. Conservative but enough to say that I went to the beach to take a bath. I just top it with a long sleeve type white kimono that runs all the way to the floor and has a lace accent on each end of the fabric. Pink tinted oversized boxy sun glasses are in my eyes while in one hand I hold my cellphone and sun block.

I just left my hair in a messy bun because later I will remove it as well. I went straight to the dining area of the resort and wondered why there seemed to be so few people even though we were all told to have brunch.

"Excuse me, am I in the right place? I was told that the dining place is here."

I said to a man in uniform with a big smile on his face.

"Uhm, This is the dining place ma'am but we usually serve and cater the breakfast and lunch in the floating deck."

My lips parted and I looked at the place he was pointing to. I saw a lot of people there and it seemed like my foot was retreating to go there. I took off my sunglasses and bit the tip of it out of sudden anxiety.

"But you can stay here ma'am if you want. The kitchen is also here and we can just serve the food personally since it looks like the floating deck is too occupied."

I was quickly awarded a smile. Good just because I'm sure I'll just go to the beach and just wait for dinner.

"Really? Thank you, that would be a pleasure." My sweet smile here that he also returned. It guided me to a row of single tables with two chairs to wait and ask for the food I wanted. Looking at the menu, I realized I didn't need a heavy breakfast. When I lowered the menu from the same level my eyes penetrated the tint of my sunglasses the face of the person not far from my table. It was as if I had said some ritual when he suddenly looked up and our eyes met.

"Shit."

"Ma'am?"

I turned to the man and saw he was wondering why I suddenly covered the menu.

"A-ah, y-yeah! Uhm, can I just have orange juice and french toast? Thank you." "Right away ma'am."

It held out its hand and we both stopped because we didn't know what to do. "The menu ... ma'am?"

I lost my smile and slowly handed the menu to him and of course he unknowingly left carrying the menu I wanted to hit in my head.

"You should just be on the floating deck Ava."

I gritted my teeth and look down on my thighs. Whether I want to move to my front seat will be obvious because I'm sure he saw me and he knows I saw him because you didn't tinted my sunglasses that way. I was definitely pale with anxiety but fortunately I was wearing my sunglasses and it wasn't too obvious that I was a caretaker.

I saw him holding a news paper in his hands while a cup of coffee is in front of him. Looking like a fresh morning dew wearing a white shirt while frowning and full attention was on his newspaper. The thin fabric that wrapped around him makes the molds of his arm more delicate. His hair was now a bit long compared to before.

I didn't notice that when he was in the mansion because his hair was in the right direction then. Now the wind still blows away its fibers that once covered his forehead. Here he is again.

I thought we would never meet here again because he stayed at the hotel. Why am I this dumb? What I asked for was quickly served. I sipped on my juice and try not to look at him as much as possible. I just amused myself with my cellphone and checking social media so that I wouldn't look like a fool peeking at him.

After a few minutes I could almost spit out the juice I was drinking when a woman kissed him before sitting in front of him. I didn't know how I would feel when I saw that incident. I dropped the glass unconsciously and opened my mouth staring at them.

The woman somewhat covered Levi but I could still see his face. I saw how the black of his eyes met mine so I immediately averted my gaze.

"Shit shit shit. Who's that?"

He already has a girlfriend? Wife? Or maybe fiance too? What the hell? Immediately? Just a few months? Wait Ava, what now if there is? It was as if the fact that I was the one who knelt down and begged him to leave me hit me, if this is the outcome, what else do I have to do with it? I took a few deep breaths before attempting to look at their table again.

The woman in front of him is wearing a 2 piece white string bikini. Busty and curvy, far away from my body slender and not obvious curve. Her hair is wavy and brown, brunette. A typical special woman that a bachelor like him would like. I can't see the face yet because it's turned away from me.

Levi picked up the wayfarers in their table and wore it. I could no longer see his eyes whether he caught me looking or not. But I can clearly see his wide smile perfectly showing his white set of teeth as his lips twitch occasionally, probably talking to the woman in front of him. Really stopped reading yet. Still nodding!

"Still smiling."

I hissed and rolled my eyes in the air. Feels like I never seen that grin of his all through our we're together. Your fun ah? It was as if a strange chisel had pierced my tongue in the scene. Oh well Ava! Clearly I don't care about you anymore. It's clear enough that there's no need to apologize because he looks well and now showing off.

"Damn it."

I whispered due to frustration. I picked up my phone and did what I've been avoiding to do in the past months. I don't think I need to see just one scenario just to get full of this. I checked his IG account and saw nothing there. He's not active. I typed his name on the browser's search bar and the results came up there. I was shocked again that I didn't see just one or two of his humored girlfriends in every article I read.

Many photos of him looking like a professional womanizer while talking to every woman he's with in the photos. I was almost crushed when I read the article that we had separated. The reason for this became rumored because it was vague to them and everything became private. Now that I see them I feel like I'm crushed again to see him linked to others. I just looked at them slowly and my tears were forming behind the piece of glass that covered my eyes staring at them. Damn him.

Not even one man linked to me. He had only a few months left to count his wives. I hate my self for assuming that he's still affected. I hate myself for expecting that even just a little he still has feelings left for me.

That even though I pushed him away then even a little desire that he would not leave me I also once thought. Before my tears could even fall from my eyes I picked up my sunblock and stormed out in that place. The beach stretched out alongside the water, the sun loungers are in a perfect line up across the shore. I faint to sit there while repeatedly closing my eyes to get rid of the tears forming in my eyes. I removed my sun glasses and look up in the sky with the blazing heat of the sun.

"Right. He's happy now. That's all that matters."

Convincing more of myself. I scrunch my toes as I feel the softness of the sand. It's just a day of my vacation, I have to make the most of it. There's no use of being weak again, all the principles I laugh at are wasted so that everything will be fine. I let go of my hair in the tie. During this time it coiled and there were large waves.

I sighed heavily and decided to take a dip. I took off the kimono and put sunblock on the parts I could only reach. I also soaked in the sea for a few minutes. The resort if strictly for the guests only and not everyone has been occupied yet because not everyone has arrived yet. So I became even more comfortable in the place.

I feel a little chilled that I climbed up as well to get back to the lounger I left. But to my confusion I saw a topless man laying on the lounger that I'm sure I occupied.

"Uhm, excuse me?" One of its eyebrows rose. I can't see the eyes because of the mirror in his eyes.

"That's my ... lounger." I hesitate to say.

"Excuse me?" its back question to me. I was a bit confused but I said it again.

"I left my stuff there. Why are you lying there?" His lips parted and he sat up when he heard me. He took off his mirror and I saw the entirety of his face. He's a bit tanned but his cheeks are red. Slowly narrowing the eyes because of the sunlight.

"Nevermind. Where did you just put my stuff? I'll just move." He just looked at me and chuckled. He touched his nape and smirked before looking at me.

"I've been eyeing you a while ago miss. I've been here before you even came. I think you're mistaken." I tilted my head when his pointing finger pointed the lounger just a few more from his. Oh God.

"S-sorry ... uhm. I'm really sorry. Sorry."