"Andrea" he clasped his hand around my wrist before I could get down from the car. I turned my body to face him and for the first time since I met him the emotions in his eyes were clear.

"Thank you for accompanying me today, it means so much to me" his husky voice merged with the silence of the car and created a heart calming tone in my heart. "You don't have to thank me Romero, it was my pleasure being there with you" i whispered which led to a moment of silence and intense stare.

His heated eyes scanned my face, I'm pretty they captured every single details and features of my face and it only made my head try to connect with his through his eyes to figure out what he thinks about when he looks at me that way.

His eyes fell to my lips and unconsciously i bit the soft skin between my teeth. The little action of mine did not help the tension that struck loudly in my heart.

He brought his face closer to mine without breaking the eye contact. My lips parted in delight and anticipation to feel his on it. I was quite irritated that he was taking his time into doing what he was supposed to do so I took the ball in my court.

Grabbing his neck i slammed my lips with his without missing the feeling of his smirk. I didn't let the kiss last for long which he wasn't pleased with but i had to give him a taste of his medicine.

"Andrea" he groaned my name at the back of his throat, the hoarseness of his voice was rough enough to draw my cum to clog in my panty

"Good night Romero" I whispered on his lips and got out. Up until the moment I disappeared from his view i felt his predatory gaze at my back which made me want to go back and give my pussy the satisfaction it needed but I couldn't bring myself to go back because of how tired my body was.

I quickly stripped out of my dress and went into the bathroom to have a warm bath. After my long shower I felt a little bit relieved, it felt like all the burden in my body were washed away by the lather from the soap and the water.

I got changed into a baggy light purple shirt and threw myself into my bed after switching the lights off. Connecting my charger to the phone I closed my eyes in preparation to head into the world of dreams when an older version of Romero flashed into my head.

"I'm in no position to doubt your feelings for Romero but I want you to think about all we discussed today. I want you to figure out what you really feel for my son before it's too late cause when he falls for you which I'm pretty sure has happened already you are in for a joy ride amore. It's not in my place to say this but you should know it; when Romero loves he loves hard".

Our conversation back in the terrace hit hard. I kept tossing and twisting on my bed cause i couldn't get answers to all the mystery in my head and it was slowly killing me.

"Oh lord!" I groaned in frustration and ran my fingers into my curls hoping it will erase the headache that was paving its way into my skull.

Being in love simply means you're putting your heart and life at risk for whatever the journey of your lifetime has set aside for you, it means you're willing to pay a lot of sacrifices as long as it will get you to be with that person and make them happy at the cost of your desires or happiness.

Tell me Andrea, are you ready for the negatives of being with my son? Do you see yourself sharing all his burden with him, do you see yourself giving him so many chances whenever he comes short of your love?

Do you see yourself in a white dress standing beside him while pledging your loyalty and joining your life together with his forever or is this one of those relationships that will be grown on the basis of lust and mere affection?

I'm deeply certain that whatever i feel for Romero isn't lust nor a mere affection but then how sure am I that it's love?

Honestly I can't imagine my life right now without Romero, the thoughts of his absence in my life doesn't suit right with me, it makes me feel incomplete and empty. I have never thought about what would happen to us in the future, I have never given a thought about being his life partner for the rest of my life but I also can't imagine being with anyone else or watching him walk down the aisle with someone who isn't me.

I'm sure ready to share any problem with him i can even go as far as making his burdens my own as long I'll get to see his beautiful smile and hear the sound of his laughter filled with joy. I'm ready to fight the world for Romero and also turn against them if it'll mean being with him and making him happy cause I can't bare the thoughts of seeing him hurt talk more of the reality.

And as for giving him chances? Mr Rodrigo sure doesn't know rather he underestimate the god he trained Romero to be. I know Romero isn't a perfect being but I can bet on my life that he wouldn't do anything to hurt me intentionally.

The real question here should be, does he feel the same way for me?

No one has the answer to that question except him, only Romero can give me the answers to all my questions.

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I was welcomed into the new day by the rising sun. The rays of the glowing globe left a warm sensation on my cheeks causing my body stretch out its tiredness and get ready to face the day ahead.

I'm glad Nicole didn't return last night cause with the way i kept pacing around and groaning in frustration she sure wouldn't have had a proper sleep.

I grabbed a new towel from the wardrobe and went into the bathroom to get ready for the day.

Today I need to get answers to all the questions in my head else I wouldn't be able to sleep again this night. Hurrying with my mini spa treatment i got dressed in a short sleeve off shoulder leopard print dress that stopped a little bit above my knees.

After doing my hair in a neat bun I applied my body spray and gloss and gave myself a glance at the mirror before leaving with my stuff.

I decided to check up on my work before heading to my class for lectures. A smile creeped up to my lips as I stared at the portrait of the guy who took claim over my heart.

Good thing it had dried up now I have to
take it to an art gallery. I really do hope this will be the first step into achieving my dreams.

With a smiley heart I dragged myself out of the room and began heading to my first class for the day.

"Hey" the sudden voice made me look up from my note book to see who the foreigner was. A smile puffed up on my lips when a smiling gyeong came into view.

"Hi gyeong, how are you?" I asked despite knowing he was happy because his vibrant smile and glowing green eyes gave him away.

"Did you really have to ask that Aein" For the first time since we met I was able to hear the Korean accent in his voice.

"Aein?" He chuckled at my attempt to get the pronunciation right. "It means sweet heart in Korean" he explained and my lips formed an 'o' shape in understanding.

"So what do you have planned after classes, i can take you out for lunch if you want" a short laugh left my lips.

"You're asking me out on a date?" An evident blush stained his cheek and he scratched the back of his neck which made me smile at how cute he appeared.

"Just a friendly date Andy, i don't want Romero eating my head for dinner" he dramatically exclaimed and now it was my turn to blush earning a teasing look from him.

"How was the dinner last night?" I stayed silent for while as I thought of the best way to describe the dinner.

"It wasn't as bad as I expected" he nodded in understanding and we ended the conversation for the time being.

We finished our morning classes and luckily neither of us had any class for the rest of the day so we began heading towards the cafeteria.

"I haven't seen Romero" I unintentionally voiced my thoughts hoping he didn't hear me but the teasing smile on his lips crashed my hopes.

"I'm sorry I didn't mean.. "Romero had some personal matter to take care of besides he doesn't have classes on Monday and he left you a text message since he couldn't get through to your phone, I'm sorry I didn't tell you as soon as we met it slipped my mind" I brushed it off with an understanding smile.

We went to sit at our usual spot after getting our food. I guessed Damon, Tiffany and Nicole must have spent the day at the mansion.

Spending time with gyeong gave me an opportunity to know him better and the other members of the circle until Rishi came in to cut our moment short.

"I'm sorry Andy but I need to steal him away from you" I smiled in understanding and gave him the permission to go with his friend.

"Are you sure about that Andrea, i can simply just postpone what I have... "Gyeong it's fine, I'm sure whatever you have to do is important so go with him besides i need to head to my room I have an important work to finish" he gave me an unsure look but I convinced him with a smile.

They bid me good bye and left. I took my phone from my bag to realize the reason why Romero couldn't get to me; it was switched off.

Turning it on I read through the messages he sent and the ones Damon and Nicole left too.

I decided to give him a call to apologize and explain myself but it went straight to his voicemail which meant he wasn't done with whatever was keeping him busy.

I grabbed my bag from the table and left the cafeteria to the room that had my painting. I asked for help from a guy I bumped into so I didn't have to come back again to get anything

"Thank you so much... "James" he told me his name and I smiled. "Yh, thank you"

"It's no problem and that is a really wonderful painting and the muse.... He said nothing and just glanced at Romero. I stared at Romero's picture then back the stranger wondering what was going on in his head.

"Do you two know each other?" He broke out of his stare and looked at me. "No, I don't know him personally but I've heard alot about him" I nodded with a skeptical look on my face.

"I had better left, see you around pretty girl" he smiled and waved at me before taking his leave and as the creep that I was I watched him disappear into the elevator still thinking about the way he was staring at Romero. That isn't normal right?

"You really amaze me Andrea Garcia" I snapped out of my thoughts at the new voice. Standing in front of me was a blonde dressed in a skimpy gray dress that exposed half of her body.

"I'm sorry" she chuckled and tucked her hair behind her ears. "I said you really amaze me" I eyed her face with a look of confusion and doubt on my face.

"Why's that?"

"Pardon my manners, I'm Stacey and I live in the room opposite yours. Rumors has it that you're really beautiful and you also managed to get the attention of the Rodrigo cousins, that's a rare one you know? Since Romero transferred into this college no girl has been been able to grab his attention no matter how hard they tried but you did that effortlessly.

I've liked Damon since last year but he doesn't even know I exist and once again you were able to steal his attention too.

I have heard about you but never got a chance to see you and walking into you makes me confirm all they say is true" I searched her hazel eyes for a hint of lies but there was nothing yet I still felt uncomfortable.

"Why are you telling me all these Stacey?"

"You are really clueless huh?" I corked a brow in confusion. "What do you mean?"

"I'm trying to say that you're that attractive to even gain the attention of James" if I was confused before then now my brain was jumbled up.

"James I.. "He is gay and I'm trying to imply that your beauty has maybe made him change his mind about his sexuality" my brows flattened after her explanation.

So that explains why he was staring at Romero's painting like that.

"No Stacey, you got it all wrong. James only helped me carry my stuff up here and Damon? He is my best friend and we've known each other for a long time now. You probably never saw me around him last year cause I was still hiding behind my shadow and as for Romero we are just friends" for the time being I added the last part in my head.

"Oh I'm sorry about the misunderstanding" I brushed it off with a small smile and took my card out to open the door.

"Uhm Andrea" she called when I was about to get in and I turned around to find a nervous look on her face.

"Uhm do you mind telling Damon about me, I..I.. I cut her mid way into her speech cause she'll only stutter and not give me proper words.

"I can try Stacey" her brows bounced up in confusion. "Try?"

"Yh cause I think Damon likes someone else but I'll give it a shot" her eyes clouded with disappointment but she forced a smile to cover it up.

"T.. That's okay, thanks for helping though, I'll see you around" I nodded and waved at her before pulling my stuff in with me and locking the door.