"I think you already know," I say gruffly, "that what we have is the beginning of forever."
Zee
It's Nic and Francesca's wedding day, and as I walk down the aisle as one of their bridesmaids, I can't help stealing a little glance—-
Rafael's lips curve in the sexiest little smirk, and I have to quickly press my lips together before I end up giggling like a schoolgirl. He's looking smoking hot as usual, but undeniably elegant as well with his slicked-back hair and fancy tux.
It seems crazy when I think of how I've only known him for a day, and it's even crazier when I think of how much has happened under just twenty-four hours.
Once we've kissed and made up, I'm all ready to go back into his room and have sex until the wee hours of the morning...but Rafael, unfortunately, thought otherwise. He insisted I get a good night's sleep since I have a big day ahead of me, but what I actually ended up doing was staying up the whole night just stalking him on the Internet.
That's how I found out Rafael is actually the world's highest-paid boxer, and it just goes to show how little I know about his world that I wasn't even the slightest bit aware of his existence all these years.
It was a little depressing, to be honest; I hated that I wasted so many years mooning over Nic while Rafael, on the other hand, was dating one woman after another.
I suppose I can count myself lucky he had never ended up dating any of them seriously. All of his exes were beautiful and glamorous while I was shy and boring, and I actually ended up crying myself to sleep after that, terrified that I'd wake up the next day and find out Rafael has changed his mind.
But if anything, it's the opposite.
Since the wedding's at ten, I've set my alarm at six, and I've just stepped out of the shower when Stone knocks on my door and asks to speak with me in private.
When I let him in, I was doing my best to get over my anxiety and muster the courage to tell him about Rafael...
But as things turned out, Stone already knows everything. Apparently, the reason why Rafael insisted on us sleeping apart is so he can have the time to talk to my brother on his own. And I can tell by the pain in my brother's eyes that this time around...Rafael's succeeded in making him listen.
Needless to say, I was more than aware of how much it's cost Rafael to take the first step in reconciling with Stone. Right or wrong, he's hated my brother for almost two decades, and for him to overcome that for my sake...
That's when I know our forever has begun, and no matter what happens between now and the future, his love for me will be the one thing I'll always be sure of.
The End