Let Go

I couldn’t help but silently wonder what I had done in life to deserve this as I sat in Iker’s car heading towards his house. Why had Sergio done what he did? Was it because I’m not good enough for him?

“Gabriella, you need to tell me what happened.”

My thoughts were interrupted when Iker spoke and I glanced up from my hands to see we had already arrived at his house. I had been so busy questioning my flaws that I had failed to realize the car had stopped and we had been sitting in Iker’s garage for five minutes.

“Let’s go inside first.”

He sent me a sympathetic smile, grabbed my bags from the back seat, and lead me inside the house I hadn’t stepped foot in for a few months. I slowly followed behind him and took a seat beside him on the couch not looking forward to telling Iker about my recent discovery.

“Tell me what happened Gabriella.”

I glanced at Iker and held back tears as I recounted the events of the past few hours. Rivers of tears were cascading down my cheeks by the time I was finished but I didn’t wipe them away, knowing there would only be more to follow.

“What’s wrong with me Iker? There has to be something wrong with me for him to cheat. I must not have been good enough for him.” I sniffed.

“You stop that right this second Gabriella. If Sergio can’t see how amazing and perfect you are then he’s blind and doesn’t deserve you. It’s taking every ounce of my self-control to keep me from going back there and kicking his ass.”

“What’s wrong with me?” I sniffed.

I glanced up when Iker’s thumbs wiped at my tears, looking down at me and seeing the hurt in my eyes.

“Please stop crying. It’s breaking my heart to see you like this Gabriella. He doesn’t deserve you. You deserve someone who’s going to treat you right, not a person who’s going to stay out all night with other women.”

“I can’t help it though Iker. I left a whole life behind in California for him and this is how he repays me. I knew I should have never taken the job, I should have listened to my conscience.”

“Don’t talk like that. You still have me and Margarite.” he smiled.

I nodded my head, not wanting to keep looking like this like it was the end of the world. There were no words to describe the heartbreak I was feeling but I just hoped that within time I would be able to heal.

+ + + +

“Are you ready to head out?”

I looked up from my laptop and nodded at Iker, shutting it off and slipping it into my bag. I caught up to Iker on the stairs not exactly looking forward to this practice session but I knew I had to go. I had officially been living with Iker for two weeks after he went over to Sergio’s and packed up all of my belongings without even saying a word to Sergio. I had only had to face him at games and even there I avoided him at all costs.

“I doubt we’re going to be here for long since we have a game tomorrow night. Do you want to go get lunch after we leave?” Iker asked as he pulled into his usual parking spot.

“Yes, I have a few photos to upload to the website and I’m done for the day. Just come grab me after practice.”

He nodded and leaned down to press a kiss to my forehead before we went in our separate directions. I slung my bag over my shoulder and noticed Sergio standing in front of the glass doors, gazing longingly at me. I shook my head and headed down to my office not wanting to be in his eyesight any longer.

Two hours later after I had finished editing and uploading my photos Iker appeared in my doorway with a smile on his face.

“You ready to go?” I asked.

He nodded and I shut down my computer and picked up my bag before walking over to him. Iker casually slid his arm over my shoulder as we walked to the parking lot and I couldn’t help but take note of how close the two of us had become in the last two weeks. Iker was somebody I could confide in, he always listened to what I had to say and never judged me. The two of us spent ever bit of our spare time together and whenever I was around him all of my problems disappeared and I was able to forget about the past and enjoy myself.

An hour passed and we were sitting in one of my favorite restaurants that Iker had introduced me to, Taberna La Bola.

“So, what do you want to do with the rest of our day?” Iker questioned.

“It doesn’t matter to me, I’m fine with whatever you have in mind.” I replied, taking a small bite of shrimp.

“Will you be fine with just heading back home and watching a movie. You said you wanted to see The Last Exorcism and I thought we could stop by the store and pick up that and a few other movies to watch. We can just grab something to cook later tonight or go out to get something later.”

“That’s fine with me. I’ve been dying to see that move but Margarite wouldn’t even think about watching it with me.”

“That’s one reason I’ll never understand my sister. She wants to go skydiving but is too chicken to watch a horror movie.” he laughed.

“Well I definitely found a horror watching movie buddy in you.” I smiled.

+ + + +

“So maybe this movie is a little scary.” I whimpered, curling into Iker’s side.

“We can turn it off Gabriella.” Iker suggested.

“No, I want to see what happens next.” I exclaimed.

“Nena, you’re not going to see anything if you keep your head buried in my neck.” he laughed.

I frowned and lifted my head to peek at the television, sighing in relief when I saw the main character was no longer writhing on the floor. I let my head rest on Iker’s shoulder and managed to watch the rest of the movie without screaming or begging Iker to turn off the television.

“That was a good movie but I’m glad it’s over.”

Iker laughed and switched off the plasma before glancing down at me, our eyes quickly locking with one another’s as everything fell silent. I felt his body shift when he moved closer to me and I could feel my heartbeat increasing.

I looked up into Iker’s eyes and saw love and adoration reflected back into my own. I didn’t hesitate to lean up and press my lips to his, letting everything fly out of the window. I felt like the world centered around the two of us as my fingers threaded through his hair and his hands came to rest on my hips. As good as it felt I couldn’t help but wonder if all of this was too good to be true. I began to ask myself if all of this was happening to fast and if I was trying to fill the void in my heart with Iker’s love.