Love Conquers All

Chapter 4

After spending all morning, till lunch time at the zoo area they were about to head back to the house when Nikita saw the horse barn 

"There's horses?" Nikita asked excitedly like a child on Christmas morning that was about to open the first present 

"Yes, you like horses?" Michael asked 

"I adore them" Nikita smiled "In Spain I had a horse, sadly I couldn't move her to the states" she continued while they headed to the barn and greeted the stable guy 

"You want to ride a horse?" Michael asked her 

"Can I?" Nikita asked 

"Of course" Michael answered shrugging his shoulders 

"Maybe another time I think" Nikita mentioned thinking she was already being too much with all her questions about the animals "if that's Ok?" She asked not wanting to sound like a spoiled brat

"Sure, any time is ok" Michael answered, happy to hear she'll come back another time 

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Arrived at the house they had lunch, prepared by Michaels chef that raised her brow at her boss's company but was smart enough to not say anything 

"Not bad" Nikita mentioned taking a bite of the tuna sandwich 

"Oh, you cook, for real?" Michael asked her curiously 

"Si for my Andrew I always did, I started as a chef for him then we became friends before I fell in love with him" Nikita smiled at the memories  

"You first fell in love with him? Not the other way around?" Michael asked, not believing Andrew didn't saw her as in for the attractive woman she is 

"Si...you should know my Andrew is-was not your typical boring grey haired old man"  Nikita explained "my beautiful Andrew he is from Spain as well but American mother and Spanish father who he did not know because soon after the marriage Guilio Martinez disappeared leaving Maria his mother to raise him by herself, he was thinking of going back to Spain when he met Rose his first love of his life, they got married on her eighteenth birthday, she was two years younger than Andrew and sadly she could not have children but he loved her anyways, they were happily married till Rose got ill and soon died, leaving Andrew heartbroken and get extra busy with his company, I don't really know what it was but once he was retired he needed a chef and maid and everything, so that's where I come in the picture, I was hired we became friends and eventually I became the new Mrs Martinez" she continued 

"So he's like your first boyfriend?" Michael asked 

"No...in Spain I had a affair with my teacher who I found out later was married, we all do stupid things in life, in Italy for my cooking travelling experience the so called heat in the kitchen became too much for the chef and me but he was gay in the end, so yeah I was not lucky in love till I met Andrew" Nikita replied 

"Wait you were how old again when you met Andrew?" Michael asked 

"Twenty three" Nikita answered "and you, have you ever been married?" She asked 

"No, I just haven't met the right girl I wanted to marry yet" Michael answered truthfully  

"You got high standards?" Nikita asked 

"No, really I don't....its just I don't know it doesn't feel right you know? I was close once, almost bought the ring but she announced she wanted to break up because now she still has her freedom but was afraid she wouldn't if we'd continued to date, she's now happily married to some wallstreet guy I think" Michael answered and sighed 

"The fuck is that for girl? I knew what was going to happen when I fell in love with Andrew, he was this big guy in the bussiness world and did small parts in a movie every now and then so of course people would talk about me too I knew that but if you really love someone you don't give a fuck about that....i mean people still are talking about me they made me the gold-digger and murderer of my husband but its just some idiots not knowing what to do with their time so they just create lies, but does that make me love Andrew any less? Never" Nikita stated passionately 

"I hear you and I hope someone like that is out there for me too, someone who won't give a fuck about the media" Michael answered "But I doubt it" he sighed

"Do not give up, you'll find her" Nikita told him 

"Yeah" Michael answered "anyway let's continue our tour around the property shall we?" He asked changing the subject  

"Yes, still so much to see" Nikita agreed  
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Later that day, 

"Do you...maybe want to...have dinner?" Michael asked once they got back at the house 

"I shouldn't....thanks for offering, really" Nikita declined polity 

"Why not?" Michael wondered 

"I have left overs I can't keep another day and its too good to waste" Nikita made up 

"Oh...well...another time then?" Michael suggested a little disappointed she was leaving 

"Uh...sure" Nikita answered, she was thankful for the distraction all day but deep down felt guilty for not thinking about Andrew for a few hours 

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Arrived at the Martinez mansion Nikita locked up the house and the gate, after making sure all maids and everyone was gone home for the night before she found another bottle of wine in the wine cellar filled with all kinds of wines Andrew had been given or bought over the years 

"I'm sorry" she apologized looking at her and Andrews wedding picture that hung up on the wall in the livingroom, before she opened the bottle and took big gulp "ugh so dry" she coughed wiping her mouth and took another one "nope still horrible" she mumbled but took a third one anyway before placing the bottle on the coffee table "why'd you do that to me? Leaving me? You promised me forever! " she sniffed and took the bottle again "Oh fuck it" she shook her head and gulped down the rest of the bottle before she passed out from the amount of alcohol in combination with no dinner