Darling

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Rory and Tori had spent the next morning wondering the small streets of Santander. Browsing through small clothes and antique shops, before finally heading back to the hotel after lunch.

As they walked through the lobby, the bar was filled with the other cast and crew which had arrived last night and this morning for the big half way party tonight.

"Want to go say hello to everyone?" Tori asked him.

"I want to get you back in bed" he grumbled.

Laughing, Tori linked her arm in his and began to pull them over to the bar. Although he had not exactly expressed his feelings about their relationship and what others would think, she knew how worried he was and thought the sooner he get it over with, the sooner the mood swings would stop.

"Tori!" Emily called out straight away and waved her over.

"I'll go get us a drink" Rory grunted as he let go of her arm.

Sighing, she watched as he walked over to the bar and went to speak with Richard and Liam. Emily called out her name again, snapping her back to reality.

"Hello ladies" she smiled and hugged Emily and Michelle.

"Sooo, how was the romantic boat trip?" Michelle asked.

"Perfect... most of the time. He gets really weird about what other people will think though, makes his mood turn into a complete grump".

"Have you tried reassuring him" Emily suggested.

"Yeah, more than once. I'm hoping if we get it over and done with, let everyone know and he sees how no one really cares, he'll just get over it".

Another woman had just come over to joined the group and smiled warmly at them all. "So this is the girl that stole our grumpy Scots heart?"

Laughing, Michelle turned to Tori. "This is Lena".

"Of course, its great to meet you!".

"And yeah, she's the one" Emily winked.

"Well I'm glad he's found someone. Michelle told me all about you, he definetly lucked out".

Tori could only blush in response and slowly turned around to see Rory still at the bar. It was another man further down the bar that caught her attention though, and he was staring right back at her.

Stumped, Tori could no longer hear what the other women were saying as a buzzing nouse filled her years. The only she looked at him, the more a burning sweat developed across her brow. Finally, she find some courage to walk over to him.

"Tori?" Rory asked as she walked past him, but seemed not to hear him.

When she finally reached the man, her mouth was dry and itchy, but he continued to smile at her like old times.

"What the fuck are you doing here Miguel?"

"What the fuck are you doing here Miguel?"

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"Ah Victoria, my love. I am working darling. I cannot believe I am actually seeing you again. Here, right in front of me. It is almost fate, no?" He smiled charmingly.

Further down the bar, Rory was watching the pair carefully when Clarissa and Natalie Dormer appeared at his side.

"That's Miguel, her ex, well I say ex. Can you really call the married guy you were fucking in France an ex?" Clarissa turned to Natalie with a wicked smile.

"What?" Rory scoffed and turned to the two women.

"Rory I know you like her and were all like a family here. I don't know her and was unsure about her, so I did a little snooping. Found her Instagram with pictures of them together. So I found our who he was and it all became pretty clear after that. That's Miguel Enzo, he's a billionaire, owns restaurants and properties all over the globe. Our Tori here was working in one of his establishments in France when they had their sorbid affair".

Rory couldn't believe what he was hearing. The sweet women he had grown to love over the past months was not the sort of women he would imagine having an affair with a married guy.

"She definetly has a thing for older and successful men" Natalie smirked.

"We all make mistakes, there's no way she using Rory" Liam interjected.

"Aye, she's a sweet girl" Richard agreed.

"She's charming and yes, very beautiful. Perfect qualities in getting what you want. Why do you think Toby hired her in the first place, no experience or qualifications" Clarissa shot back.

Further down the bar, Tori could still not believe he was actually stood there in front of her.

"This is not fate. Are you stalking me? None of this makes sense. You have no business in Santander".

Miguel laughed and held his arms up. "Okay darling, you have me. I recieved a strange message a few days ago, telling me that you would be here. I hated how we left things darling. I still think about you everyday".

"You broke my heart Miguel. Over and over again. It's too late. I've moved on, go back to your wife and please just leave me alone".

Tori went to walk away then, but he quickly reached out for her arm and pulled her back. "I know I have not always been a gentleman to you darling, but that does not mean I ever stopped loving you. I helped you once, paid for your rehab and gave you more opportunities than anyone could possibly give. I know I made mistakes and false promises, but I still can not remove you from my heart".

"You're married Miguel. So back to your family or find another to have as your dirty secret. I won't be it anymore".

"And if I told you I left me wife?"

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