Sweet Fire

8.

The next day the sisters were supposed to go back to the city, but then the unfortunate happened.

"The bridge collapsed last night because of the storm." Marcello reported this at breakfast.

Nana gasped. "This is bad. When this usually happens it takes a whole week to repair it." She sighed and then mumbled something in Spanish.

The sisters exchanged glances and then knew instantly, that they both didn't want to go back today anyway. Samira was glad that they get to stay for a week because she had been terrified this morning when she woke up and remembered that they would be leaving. Her heart had sunk and she thought she would lose her love before actually having it.

Tamera on the other hand, was also looking forward to getting to know Marcello better. They were attracted to each other and she felt some kind of connection between them.

"Samira..." She heard her name and then snapped back to reality. "I asked if you are okay." Eros said and then she nodded.

"Yes, yes, I'm fine." She managed a smile for him, but deep down she was crumbling. Dropping her cutlery, she pushed her chair back and stood up. "Excuse me."

Samira walked out of the dining room and rushed out of the farmhouse. She turned left and walked, having no idea where she was going. She wanted to be far away from people when she bursts into tears. But there were workers everywhere.

"Samira." A voice called her name. She glanced backwards and saw Eros on her heels. "Where are you going?" She turned and ran.

She ran as fast as her legs could carry her, but still he was on to her. She rounded a corner and saw a large room. Moving to the door, she pushed it open and went inside. Eros soon went in after her. The room was a storage place for hay, straw and other animal food. There was nowhere else to run to now.

"Samira, what the heck?" He said, breathless. "Why did you run away?" He asked and approached her. She stood with her back to him without moving. Now he was right behind her.

"Samira, what happened?" He asked and then she faced him with tears trimming down her face. That sight tugged at his heartstrings and then he quickly threw his arms around her. "I'm sorry. Samira I'm sorry." He said, although having no idea what made her cry.

Her cries became loud as her shoulder slouched towards him and he held her tight. "I... am... such... a fool." She said between snobs.

"No, you're not." He said as his fingers raked through her hair soothingly.

She burst out of his arms and then paced around, while talking.

"Yes I am. I never opened my heart to anyone because I know I won't have time for them. But then, I opened my heart to you and I thought we were going to be happy together and nothing will separate us. Now I realized that I didn't think about it when I agreed to be your girlfriend. You are a farmer, you live here, and I am the CEO of ABC. I can't stay forever in this ranch because my job is not here. It is in the city. My home is there. Everything of mine is over there."

"I can't ask you to move to the city with me because your life is also here, not there. You have your farm, your family and your life. I can't take that away from you. It just won't be right. I just realized a moment ago that we can't work. We won't work. We are two very different people. We live two very different lives and we both love what we do. Am afraid that what we started yesterday might not last long, so let's just end it right here, right..."

Samira was suddenly cut off when Eros lurched himself at her and fused his lips with hers. She tipped over and they landed on a stack of straw behind her. He covered her fully and kissed her long and deep.