REPLAY - ENGLISH VERSION

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Hi guys!
Now I will also post my fic in English. Since now I want to apologize for any grammar errors that may appear, anything can let me know.

Hope you like it!

Before even feeling his touch on her back, Gaga had already noticed his presence. His smell, which she would be able to recognize even in the midst of countless fragrances, had already awakened her.

— I thought you would only come back tomorrow, babe. - She still spoke with her eyes closed, when she felt his fingers on her skin, with a smile on her face for the surprise of having him at home ahead of schedule. He looked at her innocent smile and almost forgot what he was going to do. She had that power over him, just being with her made his world look better, it didn't matter if he had a bad day at work or if things weren't going as planned. He just needed to get home and see her smile. This was capable of changing his world. Now he wondered if he could bear to live without it.

— Stefani, we need to talk. - When she heard him call by her full name, she finally opened her eyes to face him. Worry clearly took over her body and her heart sped up. She sat up quickly on the bed and positioned herself facing him.

— Is everything okay, B? Did something happen on the trip? Is Gloria okay? Is Lea okay? - She spoke nonstop, looking at the man in front of her, trying to find some injury on him while trying to read his expression.

— Calm down, Stef. There is nothing wrong with Lea or my mother and I'm fi... - Before finishing speaking he felt her lips against his, in a calm and reassuring kiss. He could have sworn he would regret until the last day of his life for what he was going to do.

— You scared me, babe.

— Sorry, I didn't want to. I just need you to hear me, I need ... - He had thought the whole trip about what to talk about, his arguments, what needed to be done. Now, looking at her, with her face just awake, her lips still swollen, her body wrapped in the sheets ... He didn't know what else to do, he just wanted to hug her, kiss her and tell her how much he loved her.

He walked away towards the bedroom window, Gaga followed him with her eyes waiting for him to say what was happening.

— Stefani, you and I, we, can't go on. - He spoke from afar, but looked her in the eyes.

Stefani smiled, it could only be some joke from him. — What can we not continue, babe?

— This! - He spoke gesturing and pointing to the room they shared, trying to signal that he was talking about their life. — Our relationship, this has to end.

Stefani's face hardened, she felt a pain so strong in her chest that she thought she couldn't breathe. — Bradley, you can't be serious. What happened? I did something?

— No, Stefani. Please, you didn't do anything.

She was completely numb and astonished, it hurt so much that she couldn't form a meaningful sentence.

—  Why you acting dumb?

— Stefani, how long can we keep our relationship hidden? After we broke up with our partners, things only got worse. I can't go out with you, I can't live what I would like to live with you, simply because the media would end you. And it hurts me, Stefani. I want your happiness above anything. - He paced the room, running his hands through his hair as tears streamed down his face.

— Fuck you, Bradley! I won't blame myself, we both knew it when we started this relationship, we already talked about it. - She got up and went to the closet to get a robe. He fought as hard as he could to not take her in his arms, seeing her naked in front of him. After she got dressed, she approached him and kissed his cheek.

— Why are you doing this? We both know that YOU are doing this. - He walked away from her.

— Things are getting worse, Stef, we will never have a love story that we can be proud of. - He knew it was a lie what he was talking about, but he had to make the ending "easier". - We will always be under the eyes of people judging us, whether or not we betrayed our partners. Your album is right there. God! Stefani, I see how much you love what you do, it isn't fair for me to come into your life and mess up everything you have struggled to build.

— I don't know what to say. - She knew he was right, the attacks on her social networks and the rumors about them were getting bigger, but in no way did she think that ending what they had would be the solution.

— I don't know what to do. Sorry, Stefani. This is all too much. - He cried copiously.

— You're torturing me, Bradley. Once again I'm being thrown out of a man's life. I thought it would be different with you, but like the others you will run away. This is the replay, everything I went through comes and goes in replay. In the end, no one really loved me, no one can take the curse of dating Lady Gaga. For a damn moment I thought it would be different with you, Bradley. - She cried so much that she didn't know how she could still speak.

Bradley wished he had never made that decision, all he didn't want was to make her suffer. He was sure she was strong enough to end a relationship, but he knew that having his career affected would end it with her. Then, for a fraction of the time, he measured the damage and decided to hurt her but try to leave what he thought she loved most, which was her career, uninjured.

He knelt in front of her, he really wanted to comfort her, but he had to be strong. At the same time, he didn't want to leave her feeling guilty. — Stef, this isn't about dating Lady Gaga, this isn't it. I also thought about Lea a lot.

Upon hearing him speak of the little girl, Stefani looked down to face him. - What does Lea have with that shitty decision you made? - She was still crying.

— I just want her to be proud of me. Let her not think that I left her mother because I got involved with my coworker. What if she hates me, Stefani?

— You were the worst thing that ever happened to me! - She didn't really mean it, but she wanted it to hurt him in the same way that it hurt in her chest. She just wanted to hurt him because it wasn't fair that only she felt that pain consuming her.

And she did it, he felt like the worst person in the world. - Stefani, I'm sorry. I didn't want to hurt you, I may have been the worst thing in your life, but it was the best thing in mine. We just don't ...

— Doesn't matter! The damage is done. You had the gun and you made a point of pulling the trigger. Please, if that's what you want, pack your bags. She pulled away from him, who was still squatting in front of her and left the room.

Fifteen minutes later, he went downstairs and saw Gaga crying in the garden of the house being comforted by BloodPop. When he saw Bradley approaching, the friend thought he should make room for the couple. He greeted Bradley from afar, seeing the deplorable state the man was in.

— LG, I'll wait for you in the studio.

— No, I have nothing else to do, I'll go with you. - She wanted to enter the house with BloodPop to avoid being alone with Bradley. As he passed him, he took her by the arm. BloodPop, realizing the situation, continued on his way to the recording room.

— What do you still want?

— I mean that you can look for me for everything you need and that I ...

— Enough, Bradley! - She let go of him and went into the house without looking back.

That day, they were supposed to finish the song "Enigma", but despite BloodPop's insistence that Gaga cheer up and produce the song, all she managed to do was create a new song that completely reflected what she was feeling at the time. REPLAY.