Wrong choice (Ferran Torres)

Chapter 18

Hugo decided to take Anna to a little Greek island for their summer holidays. She had mentioned wanting to go there and Hugo wanted to make all her dreams come true. So he didn't hesitate when choosing their destination.

They had been exploring the island for the first few days and decided to have a bit of a rest day before doing more activities. That was why Hugo got back to the room in their villa and found Anna taking a nap. She looked so beautiful and so...happy?

"Must be a nice dream", he whispered, sitting down next to her and seeing the big smile on Anna's face.

And a nice dream it was. Anna was dreaming about being back in Barcelona...with Ferran. They were in his house, sunbathing in his garden. Ferran took Anna's hand and kissed it before continuing to place little kisses up her arm. Anna giggled, looking at him adoringly and then Ferran's lips finally reached hers and they kissed. It wasn't the first time Anna dreamed about kissing Ferran. Not the second either...

Dream Ferran was looking at Anna like she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen. And then, he talked.

"We should get married".

"What?", she laughed. "Are you serious?"

"Yes".

"Ok...yes! Let's do it!"

Real Anna smiled wider while she slept and when she felt a body next to her, Hugo's, she hugged him. Hugo looked down at her and smiled. He really was the luckiest guy in the world. And he also couldn't help but laugh at the faces she was making, which woke her up.

"What?"

"You seemed to be having a nice dream. Was it about me?"

"Of course", said Anna. And Hugo mistook the blush she was trying to hide for her being caught having a dirty dream. If only he knew...

"What was it about? Maybe you can give me some ideas...".

"It wasn't that", she said, sitting up on the bed and feeling a little sad the dream was over.

"Tell me then. I want to know what made you so happy".

"It was...a...a marriage proposal".

Hugo's smile was even bigger after hearing that. He would lie if he said he wasn't worried about Ferran now he was single. But this made him realise again that Anna wasn't that type of woman. She wasn't going to dump him to go with another man. To go with a kid, according to Hugo. Anna wanted to be in that relationship as much as Hugo did. And why wait when you love someone...

"Let's do it then".

"Let's do what?", asked Anna, confused by Hugo and his big smile.

"Get married. Let's get married".

"What? What are you talking about?"

"You're even dreaming about it. I want to make your dreams come true. I told you".

"You don't have a ring...", she said, trying to find excuses.

"We can get one when we're back in Barcelona. It doesn't matter".

There was no reason to say no and Anna knew it. Well, no reason apart from Ferran but...it scared her to even think about leaving a solid and serious relationship. And there was the whole issue about the criticism she was bound to get if she dated Ferran. Hugo was a safe option. And Anna loved him. She loved him a lot. She would have been over the moon being asked to marry a guy like Hugo in normal circumstances...but it wasn't normal to see someone else's face in your mind when your current partner asked you to marry him. And she knew it.