Mia's pov
The vibrations under the pillow wakes me. I struggle to open my eyes as I look for my phone under the pillow.
When I get it, without looking at the caller ID, I answer it.
"Hello?" My voice is raspy.
"I'm sorry, did I wake you?"
It's Boggi.
"Boggi? No, no what's up?" I sit up slowly.
"I just wanted to say, I can't wait to see you, soon."
My eyes catch sight of an arm around my waist. I feel the warmth of a chest against me.
I twist my body to see a shirtless, sleeping Emilio.
My throat runs dry when I remembered what had happened last night.
"Mia? Are you there?"
I had forgotten Boggi was on the phone.
"Yeah, yeah I'm here..." I trail off still looking down at Emilio who sleeps peacefully on the couch beside me.
"I got to go...I can't wait to see you."
"Uh, yeah, me too. Can't wait."
I hang up the call.
No no no. Last night, what happened was so wrong.
I look under the sheet we both laid under to see that we're both naked.
I shut my eyes tightly closed wishing this was just a dream and that it would go away.
But nothing happens when I open my eyes.
I try to get off the sofa but Emilio's arm wraps tighter around me.
"No, don't go..." He mumbles in his sleep.
I gently take his arm off from me and grab my clothing quickly off from the floor.
I then run upstairs to take a shower.
In the shower I stood, letting the hot water run down my body. It felt good, but on the inside I was not feeling good at all.
I cheated on Boggi.
I felt fresh tears brimming my eyes, burning them.
Shutting my eyes tightly closed I let the tears run down my cheeks, sliding my back down the shower wall. I sit now on the tiles, my knees pulled up to my chest.
How could I face Boggi after what I had done to him?
Then there's a knock at the bathroom door.
"Mia! Are you in there?"
It's Rebecca.
I stand up, turning the shower off.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll be right out."
I wrap a towel around my body and stood at the bathroom sink. I look up at my reflection in the mirror.
I didn't almost recognize myself.
This was not me.
When I got dressed I combed my wet hair out and let it air dry. I walked out of the bathroom and met Rebecca in her room.
"Hey, girl." She says with a bright smile.
"Hey." I plaster a smile on my lips.
I didn't mean to, but the tears I tried to hold back gushed down my face. My hands flew up to my mouth as to hold in my cries.
Rebecca walks over to me and holds me.
"Hey, hey, it's okay. Let's sit down." She brings us over to her bed where we sit on the edge, side by side.
I try to regulate my breathing.
"I'm so sorry...I'm so sorry." I say through breaths.
"It's okay, don't apologize for crying." She hands me a tissue from the tissue box on the bedside table.
"Thank you..." I wipe my now wet face.
"Tell me, what happened? Don't worry, I'm a good listener." She lifts my face up by my chin so I'm looking at her.
Could I tell her?
I take her hands in my own.
"Tell me you can keep a secret."
"Sorry to disturb you girls but Ivan and Boggi are here." Emilio says in the doorway.
I couldn't look at him right now.
"Eek! I'm so excited! I've missed my 'favorite' brother." Rebecca teases.
My face falls and I let my hair cover my face so Emilio wouldn't see my teary eyes.
"You coming, Mia?" Rebecca asks.
I look up and sniff.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll be down in a sec." My voice was hoarse from all the crying.
She nods her head and leaves the room.
I walk over to her bedroom window and see Boggi and Ivan greeting Emilio and Rebecca. They all looked so happy.
I hated to be the one to ruin a happy family.
I walked over to the vanity and looked at myself in the mirror.
My eyes were red and puffy. My cheeks were a rosy colour and so were the tip of my nose.
I took in a deep breath and let it out.
When I got downstairs I walked outside to where the boys and Rebecca were. I could hear their chatter in Spanish so I put a smile on my face when I come into view with them.
Ivan notices me first and runs up to me, engulfing me into his arms.
"Hey, chica!" He says happily.
"Hey...Ivan." It was hard for me to get the words out of my mouth.
He looks at me once and something flashes in his eyes.
"Uh, how- how was the trip?" I ask, trying to distract him.
"Terrible. Your boyfriend could not stop whining about you." Ivan teases, shoving Boggi.
"You know that's not true." Boggi says.
He sees me and instantly wraps his arms around me.
"It's so good too see you..." He mutters in my hair.
I look over his shoulder and see Emilio leaning against the car, his eyes burning into me.
I swallow hard and hide my face into Boggi's neck.
He pulls away.
"Are you okay?" He asks me.
"Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be?"
"You just seem, a little bit off." He shrugs.
"I'm just, so happy to see you." I give him a tight smile.
"What do you all say we have dinner out tonight?" Rebecca suggests.
Everyone cheers in agreement.
