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While waiting for him I decided to look around the living room. My eyes roamed on every painting hanging on the wall and it wouldn't take more than a guess to know they're his mother's handwork.

A particular picture caught my attention and I couldn't help but fall in love with the master piece. It was a well detailed painting of Damon, Romero and Nicole.

Their attractive features wasn't what caught my attention but the strong emotion of love and unity that was being portrayed made me fall for the art.

These three have been close ever since they were little. They're like triplets separated into different wombs

"Getting attached I see" a foreign voice distrupted my moment causing me to look towards the direction it waved from.

Juanita stood at the entrance with her body leaned against the door, her tongue rolled a gum in her mouth and her eyes droned in mine. The first time I met her I didn't want to be like the cliche girls hating on the ex but after my little discovery about her i see the reason why the exes are hated on

"Why are you here Juanita?" A look of shock crossed her orbs but she was quick to hide it. Probably thought i was the kind who would be silent and let her have her way.

She chuckled and started making her towards me. "Why else would I be here Andrea, of course I'm here for Romero"

A smile crossed my lips and I shook my head in pity. "You really love going back to the trash can to pick your wastes huh?" Her brow rose in confusion and a frown lingered on her forehead.

"What do you mean?"

"I said you really love going to get your trash from the bin" she popped a bubble and ran her fingers in her colorfully hair.

"Why would I do that Andrea?"

"Exactly the point Juanita, if you can't go back to pick your trash why then do you expect Romero to go back to you?" I raised a brow with folded arms. I watched in delight how her eyes widened and her mouth parted to release some words but she couldn't utter a thing.

"If you knew you'd come back for him why did you leave and now you expect him to forget whatever had happened and accept you again? Give it up sweetheart Romero isn't coming back to you, let him go already" she scoffed and rolled her eyes after I was done speaking.

"Don't get ahead of yourself princess, you wouldn't even last with him, you'll probably leave him like I did and you might even be worse cause you are mommy's little and perfect daughter" her last words drew my attention and my ears perked up with curiosity.

"What do you mean by that?" Her lips pulled up in a smirk and she opened them to speak but snapped it shut at the voice of Romero.

"Juanita?" We drew our vision towards the stairs and as always he looked good and expensive in what he was putting on. Despite not being too close to him I could perceive the scent of his cologne.

"Romero" she whispered, lost in her thoughts as she shamelessly gawked at him. He came closer and at every step he took I watched how difficult she found it to stop staring

It's obvious she still have something for him, why then did she leave him?

"You came back" he asked more like stated. "Of course I came back Romero, I told you I won't stop until you accept me again" he pierced his gaze into her eyes for a while then shrugged.

"Good luck with that, if you don't mind I have somewhere to be right now, tesoro" he riveted his eyes towards me and I pulled up a small smile.

"Let's go" he slid his soft hand in mine and we walked out together. "Romero please just give me a chance, I still love you" she grasped unto his arm with tears lingering in her eyes.

We halted our movement and he pulled her hand away from his. "Don't complicate what's supposed to be easy Juanita, I moved on so you should do the same too" he turned his back to her and we continued our way to the car.

"Do you think she wouldn't do the same thing to you, don't forget we were bred by the same woman" my hand fell off from his and i turned to look at her with interest.

"What does that mean?" She laughed crazily and threw her arm up in the air. "You were really kept in the dark huh? Well I'll tell you. You are my s.... "C'mon tesoro let's go" he pulled my wrist but I nudged his hand away cause I wanted to hear all she had to say.

Maybe what she has to say will be able to connect to my past and enable me find my aunt.

"Juanita" he called her warningly but she was beyond furious to listen to the danger behind his tone. "No Romero, let her speak I want to hear... "Get in the car Andrea" he ordered without looking at me and it pissed me off at how controlling he was being.

"Romero don't be... "Just do as I say" he hissed out in annoyance and I reluctantly got into the car.

He strode over to Juanita and gripped her arm with a furious look on his face. They had a little argument before he finally came to join me in the car leaving her screaming his name in frustration and desperation.

I was too mad at him to make any form of conversation with him so I kept my eyes trained on the road while we rode in tensed silence.

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We got to the woods where he took us last time and I must admit i felt a sudden wash of relief in my system. "Are you going to stay in there forever?" I looked out to find him waiting at the door for me.

Ignoring his hand that was held out for me I got down on my own and shut the door. He said nothing but I could tell he was disappointed which made me a bit guilty but I knew I couldn't let my defense down cause he needs to realize how mad I get when he's being unnecessarily controlling.

"So you aren't going to say a word to me?" He broke the silence once we reached his favorite spot which I was slowly becoming fund of.

A deep sigh escaped his mouth and he spun me around and left his hands to grasp on my arms. "I'm sorry for what happened earlier but i did that cause i didn't want you to find out that way, it's my story to tell and I want to be the one to let you know, so do you forgive me?" He spoke softly while gazing into my eyes and with the sincerity in his eyes and the plea in his voice for me to understand him I couldn't be angry at him for long.

"It's fine Romero, I forgive you"

"Really?" His heart warming smile graced his lips and i couldn't resist reciprocating his action.

''So are you ready to tell me about your past?" I questioned while staring into his ocean orbits with the hope of getting a positive reply.

A low exhale emitted from his mouth and he nodded which made my curiousity twirl in excitement. "Let's sit down for this Angel, it's more like our past" my brow popped up in confusion and he did nothing to settle it instead he led us towards a rock where we settled down comfortably.

"Our past?" He nodded and drifted his eyes away from mine so he could stare at the falling water.

"Remember you kept asking if i knew Nora?" I nodded with narrowed eyes waiting to hear the tale behind his words. "Well she's Juanita's mother so basically you two are siblings" he explained and if I haven't been shocked in my entire life then I was.

"W..what?'' He watched the dilemma in my eyes for a short while waiting for me to adjust to the new information before he began his explanations

"You see, Nora has always been the way she is; Controlling, self centered, fake and the list goes on. Just the way she plans on getting you married to Leon she did the same with Juanita. She broke our relationship and certainly I expected Juanita to fight for our love, don't get me wrong tesoro, I wasn't asking her to choose me over her mother but she could have tried fighting for us instead of deciding to leave without a word.

Juanita didn't just dance to her mother's tune she also cheated me. I could have forgiven her for anything but cheating? No. She of all people knew how much we went through in our relationship, she knew how much I loved her yet she chose to hurt me.

When I discovered you were Nora Garcia's daughter I intended on staying away from you in order not to let history repeat itself but it was so difficult especially when I realized the feelings I had for you. I couldn't be a coward and turn away when I knew I could fight for my present and future instead of letting the past determine what I wanted. I really don't know how you never knew Juanita but one thing is clear Andrea: Nora is keeping way more than the eyes meet and we need to find out.

Being in the politics isn't just about the national and international recognition, it isn't all about being a government worker or personnel, it's way more than that tesoro and people like Nora who would do anything for recognition are liable to commit dark crimes and hide it" he wrapped up his elucidation which left me in a corner of reality and partial mystery.

"B..but she told the orphanage she didn't have any other child. W..why would she want to hide this?" I muttered still in a state of shock.

"The ball is in your court now tesoro, it's left for you to figure out her secrets. Because of what she did to me, my father tried everything to bring her darkest shade to light but it seemed like she has her secret hidden perfectly. You are the only one who can bring Nora down Andrea" I blinked back the tears in my eyes and peered my eyes into his still trying to search for more answers.

"Does Damon know about this?" He nodded and pulled my hand in his. "Damon is aware because I told him and he too suspects she's hiding a lot of things" he elaborated. If I have to find out her secrets I need to more of her.

"D..did she ever do anything to your family?"

"Except being the root course of the dark moments in my past she hasn't hurt my family directly, it's just the usual rifts between influential people in the society" I looked away from and stared at my feet to gather my words for the next question

"H..how long were you with Juanita?" I asked in a hushed tone. "We have known each other since our fifth grade and I did have a little bit of crush on her. I thought it was going to die as we grew older but it ended up becoming feelings and in our tenth grade we became official" they've known each other for a long time and I would admit it somehow stirred up jealousy and insecurity in my heart. Isn't first love the hardest to let go of? Moreover their story began at a young age.

"I know what you're thinking about tesoro and it hurts me to know that it is what you're thinking about" I didn't need to look at his face to see his pained expression cause his voice held it in its grip.

"I'm sorry Romero, I..I just can't help but feel that way" I whispered an apology. He dipped his index under my chin and pulled my head up so I could look into his eyes.

"Do you trust me?" Without hesitation I replied to the question making him smile. "Then trust me when I say, I am all yours and you're all mine" He whispered into my ears and placed a kiss of my promise on my forehead.


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