After that unplanned night of me and Victor watching movies, we both started seeing each other more. We would sometimes go for coffee and hang out at my favorite safe place at Tiffany's and other spontaneous fun stuff couples do..well mostly what we both do because me and Victor don't plan what we are going to do because we just do without thinking, me and him are just two drifters going with the flow and so far it feels great. going into one year later on a cool spring day in his apartment i was sitting on the sofa waiting for him to come back home from work, besides working on his acting most of the time, to earn extra money he works at a publishing house for the mean time. the front door open and he walked inside the apartment placing his hat and coat on the coat rack he bought at a near by vintage store, he looked so handsome when he was dressed up he reminds me of a classic movie star in a dark romantic noir film. "Hey sweetie, how was you day?" i asked before i kissed him "it was great actually, my supervisor wasn't on my ass today like usual" he said to me as we were both kissing, i laughed a little "well that's good news you know" i responded breaking away from the kiss to smile back at him "yeah" he said, i moved over on the sofa so he could sit down next to me; i rested my head on his shoulders not bothering to say a word, we were both in silence for a couple of moments rather pleasant if you asked me "Say, Paulo why don't we go out for dinner tonight. to that french resturant you've been wanting to go" he said i looked up and smile "That sounds like a good idea" i said smiling at him, he smiled back "great, i'll knock at your door at six then" he said giving me a quick kiss on the lip before i climbed down the fire escape back to my apartment to get ready and feed the cat before i go.
The French Restaurant we went to was called "Le Chat Noir" it wasn't a big fancy place but it was still very lovely, it was kind of crowded tonight since apparently there was a jazz show going on but we did manage to find a table for two in the back, to be honest i was glad cause we could get some sort of privacy. but through out dinner things were rather quiet, Victor didn't say much and nor did to be honest...but...it's okay...i rather have his company. half way through dessert victor manage to speak "Hey i have something important to tell you" he said sounding kind of sad, my heart was speeding fast at the same time that unsettling sinking feeling was kicking in "What did i do? did i do something? oh god is he going to dump me?" i was screaming deep inside my head all of the worst possible things he could say to me "Did the sex gone sour?" but all i did was simply said "Yeah? what is it?" i asked him he cleared his throat once more and let out a heavy sigh "My grandfather has passed away and i need to go back to Brazil" he started "i'm sorry to hear that love?" i said sounding concern yet kicking myself in the ass in the back of my head that i would assume he would dump me "how long are you going to be down there?" i asked him, Victor somewhat looked away "i might go away for a month or 2" he said sounding a bit sad, he wasn't the only one but what i'm suppose to do? it's not like i'm going to stop him from seeing his family "Wow that's gonna be a long while till you return" i said "yeah...and i was going to ask you....will you wait for me till i return? it will make me happy" he said placing my hand over mines and looking deep into my eyes "of course my darling..i shall wait for you." i said giving him a soft smile, he smiled back as well "i'm glad" and leaned in to kiss me on the lips.
The last three days with him was a bit more adventurous than usual, we had so much fun that i nearly forgot that he was going to leave. on the departure day he knocked at my apartment door "Hi" i said smiling brightly at him "Hey there beautiful" he said "is it time to go?" my voice slightly cracked when i said that, Victor looked down for a moment "Yeah" he said slowly "i'm going to miss you" i said as i run into his arms and held onto him tightly "i'm going to miss you too sweetie" he said holding onto me tightly i look up to him "Promise you'll try to text/call every night" i asked him he kissed me deeply on the lips "i shall try to my love" he said we kissed one more time and longer before we heard the honking on a Taxi cab we slowly broke away from the kiss "Good bye for now" i said sadly "yeah..good bye for now" he said as he hugged me tightly "wait for me" he whispered into my ears "i shall" i whispered back; he let go of me and started walking away downstairs with his suitcase. for the past couple of days we would talk in and out through out the day and there will be days he won't message or call me which i would expect cause he told me ahead of time that would happen since he's down there but i would see him sometimes online the social media pages we use and at times in the strange hours of the night and it somewhat bothers me cause well I've been hurt half my life by everyone that i know, my bestfriend "Wendy wildwood" (granddaughter of Mag Wildwood a model from the 60s) says i'm just traumatized and that i need time to know that not everyone is out to hurt you in the world and that good people still exist...not many but still a good amount. And she was right, not once had Victor hurt me so why am i acting all worried about it? but at the same time deep inside me i just worried about getting my heart broken again, whenever i talk to Victor i never bring it up cause i don't want him to think i am crazy or something so i just push it to the side and go on telling him about my day.
half way into the second month, i've calmed down but i still feel...you know..worried about getting dump, so i decided to wake up early in the morning and go have some Breakfast at Tiffany's. with my cup of coffee one hand and a tasty Spanish pastry, i was walking towards Tiffanty's at 5:00 am in the morning where suddenly i say a beautiful slender woman in a black dress standing in front of the display. she was very beautiful, he hair was up in a nice bun and around her neck was a pearl choker, she was also wearing very thick sunglasses so i couldn't see her eyes; i walked up to her and just stood right next to her looking at the display we were silent for a moment "Have you caught the mean reds?" she asked softly "huh? mean reds" i asked her confused she laughed a little "The mean reds, it's when you're afraid of something but you don't know what your afraid of, when i feel that way i always come back here to Tiffany's" she said rather cheerful if you asked me i just shook my head "no..i don't have the mean reds..but i am feeling blue" i said to her rather sad as i sip my coffee "oh? how come?" she asked "Well the man i like left to Brazil about a month ago and he asked me to wait for him, i told him yes and he also mentioned to me it will be difficult messaging me due to him being so far...but yet i see him online in the strange hours of the night and it gets me worried and i start to wonder if he's talking to someone else while down there." i said trying not to cry "Oh dear" was her only responsne "yeah..i'm sorry for telling you my troubles" i said to her, she gave me a small hug "oh it's okay darling, i may not give the best advice but i do listen and try giving my opinion. it seems to me you have trust issues, probably from being hurt so many times but that's okay. it's normal for people like us...but know that even though two hearts are far away for a moment they will always be true to each other" the woman said to me there was a brief pause for a moment " i do fancy him and he hasn't treated me bad at all" i answered she smiled at me "well you see, you shouldn't get all worried then and remember that are going to be okay" she smiled as she stroke my hair "i have to go now darling" she said to me and slowly begins to walk away "wait what is your name?" i asked her she turned around and smiled brightly "The name is Holly, Holly Golightly" she before she turned the corner wait...Golightly?! who use to live in my apartment over a century ago?! "Excuse me! wait! Holly! i shouted but when i turned to the corner she was gone as though she disappeared into thin air, i freaked out for a moment that i saw someone who should have been...dead...maybe it was her ghost, who knows but i was glad me and Holly Golightly talked for the first and last time.
it was almost the end of the month and it has been raining for the past couple of weeks, me and Victor talked little at a time but even though i see him online in the strange hours at night, i trust because i really care about him, i trust him because he's my boyfriend and so far he has been nothing but good to me unlike the other guys I've dated in this life time. i was sitting on the sofa with the cat and then my phone just vibrated, i looked and it was Victor. "i'll be at the apartment in ten minutes" he messaged and i quickly jumped off the couch and put on my trench coat and ran outside into the pouring rain. i didn't care if i was getting wet i wanted to see him, a car was turning down the street and stopped in front of the apartment, Victor stepped out of the car and i quickly ran up to him and jumped into his arms and held each other tightly under the pouring rain, i looked into his eyes "you're home." i almost whispered he smiled back "yes Paulo i'm home" he said and lean in to kiss me on the lips ever so deeply with sincere passion washing away all my fears and troubles from the back of my head, he parted from the kiss and whispered "i love you" i was star struck for a moment and blushed and responded "i love you too" it was okay to say those words again because Victor made me feel good all over, i felt safe with him and always at peace. He made me feel...as though i was Tiffany's everyday.
~THE END~
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MOONRIVER
Romancea modern twist of the famous love story of Holiday Golightly and Paul varjak. it's a new age and a new century Paulo Ramirez moves to New York city in hopes of building a new life for himself and find true love, he finds himself one night in the ap...
