"Five... Four... Three... Two... One."

He waited, making tension in all his body.  Then he went back to plank position. When the time was up, he lay on the floor, observing the white ceiling above him.

An alarm sounded and after his rest, he stood up and silenced the alarm. Moving his head, he watched around him, looking throught the window the rainy day.

The impecable room was on silence, the light barely touched the place, among the shadows, he stood thinking on his life, then he looked for the remote and let the music begun.

The dark and sad notes of "Regen" invaded the place, making company to the weather outside. Sebastian started to removed his clothes and walked towards the shower. 

The water was a little bit cold, but he liked that way, to dissapear the sore on his muscles. Drops were falling down throught his hair, taking the sweat away. His mind involved him into a black hole of thoughts.

Ending his shower, he took a towel and left the bath. He took a pair of boxers, and then he picked up the choice of clothes that he was going to wear that day.

A white t-shirt, gray pants, and a blue navy jacket were his outfit.  He observed his reflection in the mirror until the cellphone rang.

"Carmine"

"Morning, Mr. Carmine"  The voice of a woman was in the other side of the line.

"Shanon, good morning. How's everything"

"Fine sir. You have to visit the doctor at eleven o'clock, then you must call Carl, he will report you how the meeting went, then sir, you will have a free afternoon."

"Is that all?"

"Yes. That's all."

"Good. Thank you. Good bye Shanon."

"Have a nice day, sir."

The call ended quickly. And he left the place. Dark and in silence.
**

"You're fine young man, you have nothing to worry about."

"Thanks doc"

"The only thing I have to tell you is that you should rest a little bit more, stress can kill you, you know; see you next month"

Sebastian left the chair and walked away to the door, he left the medical building as many nurses looked at him with amusement. He didn't stop, because he had to pay a visit.

An important one.
**

"Flowers for your lady?"

"Yes, I want the prettiest flowers please."

"Anyone in special?"

"She likes peonies"

"Excellent choice, sir!"

The glasses girl cherfully said to him, and prepared everything, then she left him alone in the place, surrounded of colorful flowers making brighter the rainy day.

After a few minutes, the girl gave him the bouquet, he thanked her.

The rain was falling down, and he was carefully driving to his destiny.
**

"Oh, it's you."

The blonde woman say after she opened the door for him.

"Move."

He said as he entered to the house.

"How is mom?"

"She's fine, she is a strong woman, you know"

Felicia was staring to her older brother and the bouquet on his hands, she smiled and then looked at him fiercely.

"Oh, family reunion?"

A younger voice interrupted them.

"Respect your elders, brat."

The gray eyed blonde laughed after he heard Sebastian talking to him.

"You did behave with mom, right?"

"Yes, Felicia, I did."

"How is she taking the treatment?"

"Sebastian, is hard, but she is doing her best, now go and give her a kiss"

His sister smiled, and gave to him a soft palm oh his back. Richard hugged his sister and she escaped of his hug.

Walking through the aisle, Sebastian saw the white door and then he stopped, fixing his clothes.

He opened the door, and saw the woman sitting on her bed, looking the trees in the rain. After hearing a sound she connected her eyes with her first born.

"Sebastian"

"Mother, how are you?"

"Fine, a little bit tired but I'm fine, you?"

He cleared his throat, and sat next to her, giving her the bouquet with the peonies.

"I brought you a gift"

His mother caressed his cheek gently, smiling to him, feeling his warm. Sebastian captured his hand and kissed it.

"Oh my sweet boy, you always are giving me flowers"

Sebastian smiled touching the fragile hands on his; and then he observed the door. Felicia opened and took the boquet.

"Mom, I will put them in a pretty vase"

The gray eyed lady nodded to her daugther, and then she opened a little bit more her eyes.

"Grandma!!"

A pair of girls run into the woman, and then hugged her.

"How was school?"

"Fine! Today we changed places"

Sebastian laughed after hearing his nieces, the twins, daugthers of Felicia.

"Poor teacher, girls you shouldn't be like that"

"Uncle Sebas, don't say that"

One of them talked to him, as the other was sitting on the bed.

"Hey uncle, did I told you that I love you so much?"

"I love you too, sweetheart"

"So, did you bought us a present"

"No, I don't"

"Then I don't love you that much!"

The girl ran away from Sebastian, followed by her sister, then Felicia apologized and closed the door.

"So... How is everything?"

Her mother called his attention softly.

"It's fine, the company is in perfect..."

"You know I don't mean that. How are you? You haven't answer me yet."

"I'm fine mom."

He said like he doesn't had any choice, but just answer.

"When you are going to have a life, a wife and kids?"

"I have a life"

"Work is not everything in this life."

"Marriage is not the solution to a lonely life or children."

His mother smiled, surprised by her son, then she denied with her head.

"Marriage is when you finally unite when the person that complements you, and the children, is how you can continue our legacy."

"You already have the continuation to our legacy"

"That's Felicia's legacy, what about you?"

"What about Richard?"

"He is still too immature"

"Mom."

"You have to think in your future, not everything is about the company and money."

"I know."

Watching himself defeated, he kissed the forehead of his mother and say goodbye to her.
**

The low moans sounded in the room, the sweat was in all their body then everything stopped.

"What's wrong?"

Katrina said, as she removed from on top of him.

"Nothing"

"Are you sure?"

"Yes"

She looked at him, pitiful, and then she started to get dress.

"I talked with mom, she said that I need to make a life"

She stopped with a shoe on hand looking at him surprised.

"And...?"

"It' seems that I have to find a wife."

"And that's bad because?"

"You know why."

"So, you are thinking it, right?"

"Will you..."

"Nope, not in your wildest dreams, your siblings will kill me but marriage is not my thing, I'm happy with the sex buddies thing."

He smiled walking to her, and then pinched her cheeks.

"I wasn't proposing, I was asking if you help me with that"

"Oh sorry, my bad"

"It's ok."

She got ready and left the place, not before of saying goodbye.

'Think it well, don't take a hasty decision, you don't want to f*ck up your life again".

"No, I don't. Thank you Katrina"

"Goodbye Sebastian"

"Bye."