Nicole couldn’t believe what she was hearing, this felt like a dream, her parents, especially her mom never defended her before, they never took her side, they always picked Nat over her, her mom only ever said Jean things to her.“I don’t know mom, everything hurt so bad,”She let out.“I know, it hurt but you will be fine, I promise,”"Mom,"She cried hugging her mom, her mother hugged her back, this was the first time since she became an adult that she was receiving this kind of attention from her parents, her first real hug with her mom, it felt surreal, yes this whole situation was horrible but if it means getting back together with her parents then she didn't mind so much, she has always wanted this even though she never shows it, she always wanted her parents to love her and care about her feelings and they were doing that now."I am sorry Mom, dad, but I love him, I love him so much, that's why it hurt so much,""I understand you, princess, Rafael is pretty much a fine-looking
"I want you back, I can't function without you here, you bewitched me,"Rafael said again making her head spin, what the fuck did he mean, was he drunk for real? He had to be."Rafael, are you drunk?""Yes, I am drunk, why else will I be calling someone who should not mean anything to me, I have been drunk for two weeks too, why else am I always thinking about you and want you back, Natalie please come back,""I am sorry Rafael, I am not Natalie, my name is Nicole,""I know, can't you just keep being Natalie and stay by my side? Let's just pretend I never found out, I want you back here,"He carried on, but she didn't want, she didn't want to keep pretending to be someone she wasn't, she love Rafael and miss him so much but she wasn't going to do it."I am sorry, Rafael, I am just going to hang up,"She said."Nicole, don't please, I am sorry, I just want you back,""You are drunk Rafael, you might not like this when you sober up,""No, I won't,""Okay, then let's see when you are sob
They spent the rest of the night in silence and the next morning, he was discharged, they left the hospital without saying any words to each other except it was necessary, Nicole couldn’t let Rafael be on his own while he was hurt so she decided she would stay with him at least for the first day.Nicole watched over Rafael for the next two days, she canceled all business plans and have him take rest, made sure to not leave his side for long, and tended to his wounds, he was out of it most of the time, the doctor had said he hasn't been getting enough sleep, she felt bad because she knew she most likely is the cause of it, she and her sister, which is why she tried to make it up to him, she fed him and made sure he got enough sleep, by the third day, he was looking better, so she decided it was better to return home, she had told her parents what happened and where she was so they didn't worry."Time to go back home,"She said out loud picking her stuff from the room she has been using
Rafael watched her sleep, she looked so pretty and what more she was his, he didn't realize just how much in love with her he was until he told her, he loved, being without her has been hell, he couldn't function, couldn't go a day without thinking of her and she made it even worse, it was as if she disappeared off the face of the Earth, then he had met her dad and usually he would have been mad but her dad had talked him and told him Nicole was only trying to help her twin, of course, he knew that's what she had been trying to do, he understood that but the fact that she didn't tell him had gotten to him.They got close, they became friends, she should have told him, but then, how would ye have reacted if she had told him? Would he have understood? Would he have given her the time to explain? He never did give her time even after he found out himself.After his talk with her father, he had thought of the words the old man had said and sadly discovered that he wasn't even mad at her,
"Good morning my love,"Rafael greeted Nicole the next morning when she finally woke up, she looked at him weirdly and looked around her surrounding."What? Don't tell me you thought it was all a dream,"He said patting her face, she frowned before getting off the bed."I thought it was, I was ready to cry a load today,"She responded rubbing her eyes "Well, guess you don't need to cry because it's not a dream,"He replied."I still can't believe it, you love me? How did that happen? How so soon, you are supposed to be a ruthless man with zero emotions,"She said, Rafael smiled, she was saying exactly what he had thought about the night before, maybe it really wasn't that, maybe he just didn't get someone to make him feel but now he did and he didn't want to lie to himself, he always gets what he wants and that includes her."Let's just say, I am not really that, even I think I was but it took a sassy but shy missy to change that, and I don't regret it,""So you love me?""Yes,""And
Nicole stood rooted, she tried talking but the words weren't forming, she just stared at the entrance of her studio, it didn't seem like anything changed but something changed, first of all, he change the paint color, she had told him she preferred purple to pink, she didn't know he would decide to use it for her studio, where before there was while and pink, now the colts were white and purple, another thing that she noticed and the biggest change of all was the name, her name changed, it was no longer Natalie on the name tag but Nicole, it had Nicole boldly written, *NICOLE SALVADOR*"Nicole, say something, your silence is killing me, did I do this wrong? I thought it would be better to change it to your real name, and also I decided to paint it with your favorite color too,"Rafael said and she realized she hadn't talked to him, she turned to him, as tears welled up in her eyes, he was the best, simply the best and she didn't deserve him but still, she would keep him.“Wow, what i
"Now your hand is free but remember not to lift anything too heavy,"The doctor advised."Okay, but can I carry my wife?"He asked, pointing at her, she gave him a dirty look as the doctor laughed."No, you can't, at least not for now,""Too bad, but I can wait,"He answered, the doctor smiled, she was super friendly, they had a few more discussions, she gave him his last dose of prescriptions and they left the hospital, the driver who had brought them must have left for while thinking they might take long in the hospital because when they got to the entrance of the hospital they didn't find him, Rafael looked angry and she hoped he won't fire the driver, he must have had a reason for leaving, he called his number and the man apologized saying he was on his way back."Why the fuck would you leave without informing me?"He yelled when the man arrived."Rafael , please don't, he must have a reason, no need to yell,"Nicole scolded, he turned his anger at her, she expected him to yell a
"Rafael?"She called when he didn't respond to her question after over three minutes."Oh, sorry, sure, you can ask me anything, I will tell you,""Are you sure?""Of course, hit me,""I just want to know more about you and maybe if you don't mind telling me about your family, if you don't want to you don't have to say anything, I will understand,"She said in a soft voice."Crazy woman, of course, I want to share with you, but bear in mind that my story, or rather my family's story isn't a pleasant one,"He said, she already guessed that it won't be a pleasant one seeing that he didn't like talking about it with people, no one knew his family, nothing about then was written online just that he grew up in foster homes in his early teens but the years before that were nowhere to be seen."My story, well, let's just say, my dad a rich, yes my dad was rich, he met my mom who was from an average family and they got off immediately, according to my dad, it was love at first sight for him,