His Bride

Chapter Five

Blake's POV

It's been a week since I've started living with Gustavo and since I met his friends and cousin. Amara had gone through the trouble of even getting my number and made sure to text me everyday, so did Arianna, they were both equally nice women who were fun to be around.

It has also been a week since I've seen my parents, my father had called to inform me he would be coming over with the lawyer to discuss the whole divorce case and as much as I hate to admit it, a very large part of me wished that wasn't the reason for his visit.

I actually liked it here and just thinking about getting a divorce left a bitter taste in my mouth and an ache in my heart and a very fuzzy feeling in my stomach.

I felt like crying each time I thought about the divorce, not only will I be getting divorced shortly after my marriage but I would go back to being single and undesirable. With Gustavo I felt needed, even though our marriage was a facade, it was still something that i cared for. It felt like someone actually wanted me.

Even though Gustavo made it obvious he didn't. He didn't say anything but it's the small comments and his whole attitude.

The other day Diego made a joke about him being bisexual and he almost ripped his head off. He has said it millions of times he's not against the lgbt community but he just didn't like being labeled something he's not.

And I get him, I couldn't imagine getting married to a woman and then having people call me straight, I'm anything from straight but it still hurts, especially after finding out that I have a slight crush on him.

And now my father's about to come give me a ticket out of the marriage, the marriage I badly want to keep going.

"What are you thinking so hard about" I heard Gustavo ask, making me snap out of my thoughts.

"You've been slicing air for the past minute now" he said nodding to the watermelon I was cutting, or in this had cut a long time ago.

"Come on what's wrong" he asked me sincerely, his hand crawling to meet mine. I stared at his beautiful tanned veiny hand that took my slender hand in his.

See its stuffs like this that makes me fall for him, he's so caring and sweet and it hurts that he does this just because he's a good person and not because he likes me.

"It's nothing" I brushed it off

"My dad's coming over with the lawyer about the divorce so I'm just trying to prepare something" I told him before putting the chopped watermelon into the fruit bowl, I then covered the bowl and put it in the fridge. My dad absolutely loved fruits, watermelon, pineapple and mangoes,  especially. Weird combination.

"Oh" was all that left Gustavo's mouth. Making me snap my head to him. He didn't show any emotion, his eyes were staring hard at the kitchen slab.

"I completely forgot about the whole divorce thing" he laughed, but I've known him well in this short period of time to know that there wasn't humor in that laugh, the laugh was dry. It was forced.

"Yep, we might be divorced today" I gulped as I stared at his face, I was praying and waiting to see a change in his expression but nothing.

"Okay then" he said before standing up.

"I'll be back soon" he said and then rushed out.

"Wait where are you going to?, if the lawyer gets here you'll have to sign too" I yelled after him as he practically ran out the door

"Gustavo!!!" I yelled but he didn't answer me

I groaned and started cleaning my working area.

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