Taming a Dark Heart - Ch 15 - Hugs, Kisses, Beginnings... (Finale)

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"Oh my gosh, wow??!!!" - I should have expected that response from Mae-ling. She was always over the top, but it did make me smile.

Well I had so much to smile about. I had just graduated, and I received a phone call from an agent. They loved my songs so much that they wanted me to write more songs for them. Some very prominent singer’s names came up. They also wanted me to record the demos for the songs. It is a dream come true. I was actually meeting with some of the execs later today.

Mae-ling finally pulled away from me with a huge smile on her face - "I knew you would be famous one day girl!"- Then she lunged forward again hugging me so tightly I thought I would pop somehow.

"Hey don’t hurt my future wife Mae-ling" - Gabriele walked in and it finally forced Mae-ling to let go again. He took a hold of my hand and pulled me to him giving me a soft peck on the lips. It was so sweet and cute, such a contrast to the dark, handsome man who held me in his arms. It actually made me blush.
"Aw you guys are so cute. Let me get out of the way before...well... Bye Kara, Bye Gabriele!" - Her sentence came out very quickly as she rushed out the door with a big smile on her face.
I tried stopping her but she was too quick. She had the wrong idea.

As the door closed Gabriele leaned in close to my ear and spoke - "I have plans for us for tonight".
I raised an eyebrow at him, "Hmmm, the last time you had plans you proposed Gabe. What could you possibly be planning next?" - I whispered back as he was still next to my ear. My statement seemed to make him laugh as he stood upright. I lowered my arms around his neck.
"This is not a surprise Kara; tomorrow night we are having dinner with a couple of my friends. I hope you can come with me?"

"Of course I’ll come with you Gabe" - he leaned down and kissed me as I finished my sentence. His hands were still resting on my waist and my arms around his neck. I peeked an eye open while we were kissing and looked at my watch.
"I’ve got to go Gabe" - I pulled away from him and caught him off guard. His mouth was still slightly parted and his eyes closed. He refused to close his mouth or open his eyes. Stubborn.
I laughed then leaned forward and kissed his neck letting my tongue just graze it at the same time. I knew he would fall for that.
He groaned softly and I gave him a quick peck on the lips to close them.
He opened his eyes smiling and I smiled back as I walked out the door.
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The meeting with the execs went... well there was good and bad news. I looked down at the ring on my finger. It was beautiful. It must have cost a fortune but I know Gabriele chose it from his heart. That’s what scared me so much. It was exciting; don’t get me wrong, but also very scary. I would tell him about the meeting tonight. I had to.
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It was just a dinner party but i still wanted to look nice, especially since this was Gabriele’s friends we were talking about. You know what guys are like with their friends. I wanted to make a good first impression. So i picked out an emerald green cocktail dress that ended by my knee with black stockings and black ankle heels. I don’t really like heals....
I heard a knock on my bedroom door and knew it was Gabriele coming to fetch me.
He looked so handsome as usual. He had on a black dress pants with a white shirt. The top button was open and I couldn’t help but want to open more....
He must have noticed my eyes drifting because he walked over and took me in his arms smiling.

"You ready to go Bella?" - His arms around my waist. I couldn’t help myself. Maybe it was his shirt, maybe his after-shave. Maybe the slight ruggedness on his chin...so I found myself leaning forward to kiss the bottom of his neck. He smelled so good...my lips trailed his neck and he tipped his head slightly backward in response. I gently sucked his neck and I’m sure I heard something like a sigh escape his mouth.
I began kissing lower, trying to find his collarbone. I found it and grazed my lips over it. I silently thanked my brain for deciding to choose the smudge proof pink lipstick I had on.

I felt his hands tighten around me and another sigh. But then he began pulling away from me.
"Bella...Bella we have guests waiting..." – he said rather reluctantly. I knew he was right. I didn’t want to pull away but I did. I looked up into his eyes. They looked so...hungry. His green eyes sparkled with something I had never seen before. He lunged forward to kiss me again.
How could I stop this? Why do I have to stop this....?

I pulled away - "I don’t wana stop Gabe...." - he looked at me again, his eyes darting between each of my eyes. He looked like he wanted to say something but instead gave a small smile and kissed my forehead gently.

He held onto my hand and led me to the limo in silence.

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Gabe had closed down one of the most prominent beach restaurants in the area. I guess being in his position makes things like that easy.
Luckily this time he hadn’t left me to arrive alone.

We made our way to the entrance of the room the party would be in. It was very quiet. All I could hear was the sound of the water crashing from the but beach nothing special to see yet? It was really strange...
We stepped into the doorway and heard a click.
"Surprise!" - I jumped backward into Gabriele’s arms and nearly out of my skin as streamers and confetti flew everywhere around us.
"Welcome back guys!" - There in front of us were our closest friends and even family. Mae-ling, Kyle and the gang. Danny and Marie-Lou. Even the workers from the villa. I felt tears form as I realised how many people there were around me that actually cared.

"Gabe, did you do all this?" - I turned to face him feeling the tears begin to fall. Gosh tears again?
"No Bella, I just had a simple dinner planned for your best friends and us" - his eyes were darting around the room is surprise and his mouth was slightly open from shock.

Then I felt someone hug me from behind and I knew it was Mae-ling. After that, everyone came all at once to hug us both. I can’t even remember the order because it happened so quickly.
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So it turned out that my friends were to blame. I should have known. I guess that’s why Mae rushed out like that this morning.
In the mix people wanted to see my beautiful ring.
"So when is the date Kara...?"........hang on.....
"What will your colors be...?".........wait.......
"You have to get a colored dress doll, it’s the latest in brides fashion...".......please, give me a chance to.......
"Gabriele and you make a perfect couple!....".....thank-you but....
"The ring is just gorgeous..." ......yes....but.....
"I’m sure your honeymoon will be just delicious....."

Hang on, hang on, hang on...."STOP!" - I was breathing fast and I didn’t realize I had just screamed that out loud. I couldn’t take it anymore. I had to tell them.
The whole room went silent and I felt all eyes on me. Gabe was standing a short distance away and he looked at me confused.

"I have something to tell you guys that will probably make you upset" - I looked down as I began to speak. I couldn’t look anyone in the eye.
"You guys know I had a meeting today with some big music industry people...." – oh gosh.....
"Well, they like my music. They have asked me to write songs for some pretty big names in Hollywood...." - as I said that everyone said an "ahhhh" and started clapping. I lifted my hand for them to stop.
"Please guys. I don’t know how to say this but...." - I walked toward Gabriele and held his hand.
"I think we need to put off a wedding for now Gabe" - he frowned and I felt my heart break.
"But why Bella? Don’t you want to marry me anymore?" - I watched his green eyes cloud over and I hated doing this to him.
"No Gabe! I love you" - I turned to face the room again so everyone could hear me clearly.
"But I have to leave for New York for 3 months. I hope you all understand" - I couldn’t face Gabriele again and so I just looked down. Maybe I should have said no...

"Is that what you are leaving for? New York?" - I forced myself to look at his face. Before I even had a chance to react he hugged me. "I’m so happy for you Bella. You had me worried..." - now I was very confused.

"We are so happy for you Kara. You can’t feel sad for that?" - Mae-ling walked to me and hugged me as Gabe let go.
"It's your dream, you shouldn’t let it wait" - Kyle spoke from behind and Dakota nodded.
"We are going to miss you Kara but you will come back to us, I just know it" - Danny gave me a kooky smile and hugged me tight. Followed by Marie-Lou.

I turned back to Gabriele still feeling confused.
"I have an announcement of my own everyone..." - everyone stood to attention.
"I’m sure none of you knew but I have sort a flair for architecture and I have just been asked to design a building over the next few months in New York" - I screamed as he said the last 2 words and hugged him.

"I just knew it"- I heard Danny say out loud.

Gabriele laughed as I clung to him - "You didn’t think you get rid of me so quick Bella?" - And then he gave me a peck on the lips which made some of the people in the room begin to whistle.

Everything was going to be okay, I realized as I rested my head on Gabe’s shoulder.

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The evening ended without me wanting it to.
We said our goodnights to everybody and I smiled as I looked at Danny and Marie-Lou kissing in the corner when they thought no one saw.

We jumped into the Limo and Gabe pulled me onto his lap.
"What an evening hey Bella?" - I smiled and leaned forward to kiss him in response.
He chuckled - "I do have a surprise though. The Limo stopped after awhile and he stepped out reaching his hand out to help me out. I didn’t know where we were but the area was so cute.
The houses looked like they were out of a movie. Beautiful double story homes that looked like they had just been built. My eyes drifted to the mailbox and I did a double take... It read - "48 Lombardi house".

"Wait, is this our..." - he nodded at my question without me finishing.
"It's beautiful Gabe" - I walked up the pathway and up the few stairs to the wooden door.
I turned the handle and it opened.
I gasped as I saw all the candles in the room, it gave the room a flow about it and I was sure I smelt lavender...
I turned around to find Gabe he had his hand in his hair. He looked so cute.
"So you like it?" - I ran the short distance to him and jumped into his arms, my legs wrapped around his waist. I pressed my lips to his and he kissed me back. This time without any holding back. He held me up and I wrapped my arms around his neck to steady myself as he kissed my neck. My mind wasn’t in control anymore, my hands went for the buttons of his shirt and I began getting rid of it. He reached behind and unzipped my dress. I slipped off his pants and shoes and I slipped off my heels.

Standing in just our underwear we seemed to slow down somewhat, almost as though we were amazed with each other.
His body was perfect. I couldn’t help but let my eyes run over his abs and chest. I wanted to feel them but felt too scared.
He seemed to realize it and stepped forward to me slowly.

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........Gabriele’s point of view........

She looked so beautiful. The candle-light shining on her body. She seemed almost ashamed of herself. She had no idea how beautiful she was.
I walked over to her and she looked up at me with innocent eyes. I reached behind her head and unclipped her hair. It cascaded down her shoulders and made her look even more like an angel.
I leaned down and kissed her again, this time slower. I wanted to be with her forever.

I kneeled down and slowly ran my hands down her tummy until they reached the top of her stockings. I began to pull them down and she quietly stepped out of them. I threw them along with the rest of our clothes and stood up again.

She looked a bit nervous as I kissed her again. The kiss seemed to calm her though and I felt her relax in my arms. I ran my hands along her back as she gently glided her hands all over my torso. My hands ended by the clasp of her bra and i silently unclipped it and slid it off her shoulders and down to the floor between us. She was up against me so I couldn’t see anything but my heart skipped a beat feeling her against me.

We slowly dropped to our knees. She laid on her back and I held myself up above her.
"I love you Gabe" - she whispered, the candle-light shining in her eyes.
"I love you more Bella"-and I pressed my lips to hers again....
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.....Kara’s point of view.....

2 weeks later Gabe and I were at the airport saying goodbye.
"Guys, I hate saying goodbye. You know we’ll see you in a couple of months so how about that?" - Danny, Mae-ling, Marie, Dakota and Kyle all hugged me and Gabe together. I raised my camera up and took a snapshot of us like that.
I wouldn’t cry today because I was happy.
It was the start of a new life. A life where my dreams could be coming true and I had the most amazing fiancee and the world.

Gabriele and I held hands and waved with as we walked through the departure gates. I quickly took another snapshot of everyone waving back.

I know life is never perfect but I do know that the people around you can help through the bad times. I smiled at Gabe as we boarded the plane. Every heart is beautiful even if it a bit broken or just needs a bit of taming and polishing.....

***********Dedicated to my family and boyfriend that don't even know I write, Love you guys.....xoxo