Opulent ~Rafael Solano

Chapter 15

Eva's Pov

I am working the staff like crazy. We are having Angelique Harper to do a book reading. She was my favourite author. I got a call from Jane and met with Rafael and they told me about moving together and how Rafael was for it Jane was against it. Their conversation took me back to high school debate.

I meet  Rafael in his office and he sits me down.

"Hey" "I want to propose to Jane." We say at the same time as my face falls.

"What?" I ask stunned

"I'm gonna ask Jane to marry me, I have the ring, I'm gonna do it at the book reading tonight." He says as my heart shatters.

"Raf you just started dating." I try to reason.

"I know she's the one." He replied

"You thought Petra was the one." I point out

"Jane's not Petra, why are you not happy for me?" He asks.

"I just don't think she's gonna say yes. Jane likes to take things slow." I say

"Jane and I are going fine." He says angry and raising his voice.

"Raf, don't do this, she will probably say no." I explain, my voice shrinking and eyes welling up with tears. I don't like when people yell at me.

"Really cause out of both of us I'm the one whose been married, I know what I'm doing." He yells

"Raf I don't need to be married to know this is to fast. You've been dating 5 months." I say still calm.

"Well not my fault you can't feel a connection with someone to know that you want to spend the rest of your life with them. I get your messed up after John but don't ruin this for me." He yells as Scott interrupts him. He goes to meet with Petra. While I stand there tears streaming down my face.

Flashback

John and I are sitting in an ice cream parlour, celebrating our 1 year anniversary.

"Do you ever think about our future?" I ask

"Of course I do. Do you?" He asks

"Yeah." I say smiling

"What do you think about." He asks

"We get married in a church. Have 2 kids a boy and a girl. We live in a little house on the edge of Miami." I say.

"Well then I'm there for all of it." He says and takes my hand in his.

Oh I wish I didn't believe him.

Flashback over

It's the night of the book reading. I stand in the corner knowing Rafael wants to propose, I feel I should stand as to leave quicker. Jane is sitting happily.

"The night whistled with promise. Of music. Of romance. Of magic. At least that's what Jane thought. As she sat in crowd of the reading." Angelique reads. Rafael must have done this.

"Jane felt that she was on the cusp of something. Something that could change her life. And so without knowing why just yet, she stood up." Angelique reads. She looks at Jane and asks her to stand.

"Suddenly Jane saw him approaching. Her one true love." She says as Rafael comes out. I look at my feet.

Raf gets down on one knee. "Jane I know that romance novels are all about fate and destiny. But I don't think there's ever been one written that could come anywhere close to our story. If there were ever two people who were just destined to be together... it's us. Jane? Will you marry me?" He says. In another world at a different time this would have been the perfect proposal.

Jane leans down to whisper something in his ear, but by the look on his face I guess she is not saying yes.

The next day Jane asked me to help her get into Angelique's room to give her a copy of the chapter she wrote. After it was over. She told me all about how she had to massage Angelique to get her to take the chapter.

"Did you know." She asked me.

"Know what?" I ask

"That he was going to propose to me." She said

"Yeah I knew." I say

"What do you think I should do?" She asks

"If you think he's the one, and it's the right time, go for it. I've known him all my life, he's a good guy, he can make you and the baby really happy." I say

"Thank you." She says and leaves to meet Rafael

Third person Pov

Jane and Rafael sit down in front of the Marbella hotel at the beach talking about how well they really know each other to figure out the right decision.

"I have talked a lot of people and right now I just need to take time off from everything else and focus on being a great mom. And after a few years I'll get back to writing." Jane says.

"If thats what you want." Raf says before furrowing his eyebrows "when you said talked to a lot of people that means?"

"My mom, grandma, Eva." Jane replies

"Eva? What did she say?" Rafael asks thinking Eva was the cause of Jane's decision.

"She told me that if I think everything is what I want I should say yes. That you're a great guy who can make me and the baby really happy." Jane says taking Rafael by surprise. Neither of them say anything else.

Eva's Pov

Apparently Petra and Lachlan made a sex tape which Petra released and we had to convince the board of executives to sign Petra's statement. After the board meeting Petra walked away leaving me and Rafael in awkward silence before I decided to walk away.

As I walk away I hear Rafael calling my name.

"Evs. Wait." He says catching upto me

"I just wanted to apologise about the other day. You were right. It is too fast Jane said no. I shouldn't have doubted you about anything and I'm so sorry I yelled at you." He said as I don't say anything

"Why are you apologising you were right I don't know what I'm talking about. I used to dream of future with John look at where that got me.You were right." I say looking down. Wanting more than anything to walk away.

"I was wrong. I was angry and I didn't want to believe that my girlfriend wouldn't want to marry me and I shouldn't have lashed out at you. Just because you dated an asshole doesn't mean you won't find anyone else." He says

"I'm exhausted." I say and walk past him.

He grabs my wrist to stop me and I flinch and immediately pull back as tears well up in my eyes. He noticed my reaction.

"Are you scared of me?" He asks almost as if he was about to cry

"I... I uh..." I try to talk but end up running from there. I feel like I can't breathe. I get to my room and I fall on the floor next to my couch. I breathe through my Panick attack and end up falling asleep. Right as I fall asleep I notice someone pick me up, put me on the couch, turn on the air conditioner and cover me with a blanket before leaving.