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Chubby Cheeks 27

"Hello..."

"Who is this...?"

"Ah, you could be a little bit chirruper."

"You b***..."

"Before you snarl, you should know that you let me walk away with our plan. I called because I wanted you to be careful with Stacey; she is a worm in the pitcher."

His breathing was labored and concrete, yet it didn't give me a perfect idea of what his mind was going through. A long silence made me lose my cool, yet, I waiting without gritting my teeth. I controlled myself by staring at the picture of an old modeled bike fashionably hanging on the wall.

"Fine... what about the deal?"

"You seriously don't remember any of it?"

"If I would have been sober, you would not have run away."

"You old fool; you made me go away with our plan. Remember?"

A low chuckle again with labored breath met me and finally said, "Tell me about the plan."

"What's with your breath?"

"I have been boxing. Tell me..."

"Not on the phone you sly old man, do you want me to get caught? Remember, I am here on loose ends, the minute they know I am working for you... I am dead."

"NO ONE will kill you."

"Oh, I am not as stupid as that."

"Angelina... is this real? Do you really love me?"

This was clearly unexpected. The voice that met me was not Den's, at least not the cruel Den. This sounded like a man desperately in love trying to meet the ends. This sounded like a broken man. And I was shattered. I was not a lovesick player to play with hearts. I looked up as if the heaven would give me an answer. But, no... this was on me and I had to stay quiet for a while to say something. But if I thought that question shattered me, the next line broke me to atoms.

"I will drop my tough exterior, pay for my mistakes, try to take back all that's been wrong, make it up for you and be the Den I wanted for you to have. All I want is you, Angelina, I don't know what made me fall in love with you and out of all these years, I still wait for you. I have waited for you so long that I am still... Everyone believes I am a man who plays with girls like a sick person with tissues. Can you believe that? Angelina, please... don't play with me." the last line came in broken sounds, in sobs, and the sniffs making me slip down to the floor and weep.

Alex and Fabian felt alarmed at his tone and my reaction.

Yes, they accepted finally with my plan since they were convinced it was for the good. Now, that the phone call was to fix my deal, but I never thought this would happen. I sobbed and I don't know why I cried. That was the funniest part of the whole conversation. I can't understand why I cried. He was a ruthless man and he was obsessed with me, with an elementary crush that he doesn't want to forget.

But, then something clicked in my heart. He was faking it; he was faking to get my heart.

"I knew b*** you were playing with me. You fitly..."

"Yea right... I was like thinking and playing along with the broken version of you sucker, but, know this we won't falter from the original plan for revenge. You may continue with your mind games, but that wont deviate me from the plan. I want what I want. I mean business there."

"Hmm... you are not as I think you are."

"The points go down for you and besides..."

"Angelina... the thing about my life was not a lie. I love you..."