Narda looked at Regina standing, looking over the hotel window half dressed and she's sitting in front of her a few feet away at the single chair in the corner of the room
'What happened last night?'
They've been married for 7 years but not once this has happened between the two of them after their parents forced them to get married for business purposes
"Regina-" she tried to speak but Regina looked at her and shook her head signaling her to stop
Vanguardia is wearing the hotel's blanket barely covering her body, her mind is at peace, she doesn't want to hear anything from Narda, afraid that the other might say the wrong word that would ruin this inner peace she just found out this morning
Regina didn't know that Narda's warmth is all she needed to end the endless battle she had within herself. Waking up, Narda on top of her naked, sleeping soundly and breathing evenly, stopped the voices inside her head. All she needed to focus at is the breath that was coming out of her wife toward her chest.
How did they end up there?
Narda, a little tipsy last night after celebrating the merger of their hotel and casino in Monaco that their grandparents and parents wanted to close a deal from the beginning but failed, and Narda and Regina's partnership is the only ace to make it work by joining the heir's powerful assets and long-lasting relationship. The happiness that surrounded Custodio can't be matched and the sole reason for this achievement is right in front of her
They've been the best partners in business but never in their personal lives
"I hate you, Narda Custodio, you are the reason why I will never be happy! You stole my independence and my chance to just live!" those are the words that Regina told Narda in their honeymoon suite after their wedding, that night Regina cried nonstop on the bed while Narda pretends to sleep on the room's couch
Every day they go to work, eat lunch, go to meetings, keep up with the press, do interviews, meet investors, have dinner, then go back to the house and sleep in separate rooms. If parents are visiting they have to sleep in the same room but Narda still sleeps on the couch. She still catches Regina crying like her world ended the day they got married
She doesn't hate Regina unlike the latter, Narda focused on building their family's company, and she strived to work hard and be the Custodio her family wanted to be. She expanded their reach internationally but the family don't think it was enough, so they planned to partner with their biggest rival, the Vanguardia
"No! I don't want to get married because of your stupid partnership!" Regina shouted angrily at the meeting where the whole Vanguardia and Custodio clan gathered to celebrate their engagement
Narda didn't talk the whole time, very different from being the CEO that she is, where her opinion mattered more but here in this family gathering the only voice that doesn't matter is hers. She sighed the whole time, Regina shouted and got angry the whole time, sometimes she just laughs internally because she and Regina are the total opposite.
"You! How dumb can you get!" now the shouting is towards her, Regina looks at her with hatred that she can't describe, she tried to open her mouth to answer but no words came out of it, Regina looks at her disappointed
"I knew it! You're also a puppet!" she said or shouted either way Narda doesn't even know the difference
"Don't even make me walk the aisle or I swear you won't like what I'll do!" Regina stood up and left, everyone's eyes went to Narda
"If you want to achieve what you want Narda, get Regina to walk that aisle," Rex Vanguardia said, making her stand up and follow the girl outside
"Regina!" Narda shouted for the first time since that meeting, Regina stopped and turn around with so much hatred that made Narda flinch, but she gathered herself and walk toward Regina
