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[color=D11717][sub][i]I know it's not easy
Saying I love you
Nor did I expect it to be
But that's the way love goes
It just happened
And now I am all yours

Before I spend anymore
Time at your side, love
I must say that you're the love of my life
Before I love you any more
Please listen
Let me say that I've given you everything
It's difficult to explain
But it's even harder to take notice
It just struck me that way
When I saw you[/i][/sub][/color]
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[indent][indent][color=darkgray][center][i][color=ec008c]“Hey Santi… I have something to tell you...and it’s important. Unless I'm interrupting something...?[/color][/i][/center]

[color=D11717]“Hey,”[/color] Santiago said softly, his previously abrasive demeanor vanishing instantly, to be replaced by a gentle yet concerned expression. At that moment, Penelope immediately vanished around him, and his attention was completely on the beautiful brunette. The Lils he knew and loved was sweet and cynical, with a smile so bright it put the sun to shame and a sassy attitude that gave the Devil a run for his money. But the girl standing in front of him tonight - although drop-dead gorgeous as always-  looked jittery and nervous, as if she was carrying the weight of the world in her shoulders and was terrified of accidentally dropping it. April Foster was by far the bravest chick Santiago Fernandez had ever met. For her to be acting this way meant that whatever was bothering her had to be [i]very[/i] serious… And that made [i]him[/i] nervous as well. 

[color=D11717]“Yeah, sure. But before we go…”[/color] he trailed off, pausing for a moment to slip off his blazer and wrap it around April’s bare shoulders. [color=D11717]“Take this, [i]princesa[/i]. I could see you shivering from a mile away.”[/color]

[color=ec008c]“Thanks…”[/color] April replied quietly, grabbing the edges of it to pull it tight around her arms. There was always something about Santiago--no matter how mad she was at him, no matter how much she just wanted to punch him square in the face--that made her feel safe. The warm blazer around her shoulders that still smelt of Bleu de Chanel--It was Santi’s favourite and only cologne--made her feel like she was in his arms, like it was just the two of them against the world. It was a feeling that she would give anything in the world to keep forever.

Despite how infuriating he could be, Santiago--at least in April’s mind--was her soulmate. To most people Santi may have seemed like the average Floridian fuckboy, but April knew better. Although he may have been arrogant, self-centered and occasionally narcissistic, she saw the parts of him that others didn’t (in more ways than one). Behind that, April knew there was a caring, protective and kind man, who also happened to be devilishly handsome. She was going to prove it, if only to herself.

April gave him a gentle, nervous smile and took his hand from underneath the blazer. [color=ec008c]“We should probably go somewhere away from...people.”[/color] She began to lead him away from the tent, taking it slow as her eyes adjusted to the dark. Inside, her head was spinning, trying to plan out a reasonable way to actually break the news to him. April’s nails nervously dug into the fabric of Santiago’s blazer as she thought, and her other hand subconsciously tightened around Santiago’s. As safe as she initially felt, April had never been so lost in her life. So many questions spun around in her mind, so many things she wanted to say but couldn’t because of Santi’s no commitment policy.

Hopefully that would all change tonight.

The second April suggested they go somewhere private to talk, Santiago’s nervousness became laced with suspicion. There was something about the girl's shaky voice and her tight, sweaty grip that just wasn’t sitting well with him. Normally, if Lils had something to say, she simply went ahead and dropped it on you. She didn’t give a damn whether you liked it or not, if it hurt your feelings, offended you or got you pissed off: being subtle or discrete was not her strong suit. So what in the world was going on?!

When they finally reached the spot April considered was private enough, Diablo was all but determined to get to the bottom of things. However, his mouth apparently had other plans. 

[color=D11717]“Can I just...  say something before you start out?”[/color] Santiago blurted out before he could stop himself or think twice about whether to speak his mind at all or not.

April’s heart skipped a beat when he spoke up. She wasn’t really expecting him to take the initiative in the conversation ever since the argument they’d had at his place. [color=ec008c] “Yeah, sure...what’s up?”[/color]

The boy was silent for few seconds, his throat getting scratchy about the admission he was about to make. A nervous chuckle escaped him while he avoided her gaze at all costs, until finally, he raised his gray eyes to meet hers. [color=D11717]“It’s just…”[/color] Diablo trailed off, running his fingers through his brown hair and biting his lower lip in that tell-tale way that meant he was anxious. He cleared his throat a few times before he spoke once more. [color=D11717]“I’ve really fucking missed you.”[/color]

April felt as if she was going to scream as the words came from Santiago’s mouth. He was such a tease! [i]‘Beba, I missed you’; ‘Beba, I don’t want a serious relationship’; ‘Beba’…[/i] The young woman took in a deep breath as she looked to him with her seemingly calm, brown eyes. [color=ec008c]“I...I missed you too, Santi...”[/color] April spoke quietly, her heart practically about to burst with all the emotions she was holding back from him.

There was another pause between the two. Finally, Santiago closed the distance between them and threw his muscled arms around April, pulling her tightly against his body. He dug his face into the top of her head, breathing in that familiar coconut scent of her silky hair that reminded him of warmth, comfort, coziness and [i]home[/i]. How many times had he yearned for that comforting smell to be lingering in his skin and the sheets of his bed? Or how many nights had he spent lying in bed, staring up at the ceiling, missing the feeling of her warmth beside him? Hell, how many times had he paced around his empty bedroom, wishing the beautiful sound of her laughter would echo on the walls? The truth of the matter was that Diablo had missed April with every fiber of his being, and he’d been a complete fool for not fixing things sooner, letting that ridiculous ego ever get in the way of things.

April followed Santiago’s lead and gently wrapped her arms around him, nuzzling her head into his chest. The brunette was silent through the hug, her eyes shut as she took in the warmth of Santiago’s body. The smell of his cologne--Bleu de Chanel, Santiago’s signature scent, that also happened to be a gift from none other than April herself--found its way to her nose and sent goosebumps across her otherwise covered arms. The familiarity of it, the reminder of their relationship in its scent, the smell that she had taken for granted so many times before. It was like a warm blanket around her, and even though it only served to calm her down [i]slightly[/i], it was certainly not taken for granted on this particular day. 

[color=D11717]“I’m sorry I’ve been such a douchebag to you, Lils,”[/color] Santiago admitted, planting a kiss on top of her head. [color=D11717]“You’re just this fucking amazing person, and you didn’t deserve any of the crap I put you through.”[/color]

April kept her head tucked against his chest, speaking quietly to hide the small tremble in her voice. [color=ec008c]“Santi...y-you’re my [i]person[/i]...I’m not sure what I’d do without you here…”[/color] She blinked away a single tear as she stood unmoving. Time felt like it was standing still. April could’ve stayed in this moment forever.

After what seemed like a lifetime, Santiago finally pulled away from her just enough to cup her face in both of his hands. The earlier conversation with Lucas was playing over and over in his head like a broken record: [color=DC143C]‘[i]You tell her the truth--you don’t play it off, you don’t half-ass it, you don’t downplay it. And then you’ll both finally stop beating around the bush and be together… Tell her the truth…  Tell her… Tell her...’[/i][/color]. 

[i][color=D11717]‘Well, Lucas Anderson, here goes nothing… And your bitch-ass better not be wrong about this.[/color][/i]

[color=D11717]“Dammit, this is so hard…”[/color] he said in barely more than a whisper, his throat getting dry again at the sight of April’s big brown eyes looking up expectantly at him. Feelings had never been Diablo’s strong suit. He tended to lock them away, afraid that expressing them would mean losing control of them and screwing himself up in the process. But how was that fair to the one girl who had put herself out there for him over and over for the last three years of his life? Through thick and thin, the ups and downs, his shoulder to cry on and partner in crime, April Foster had been through it all by his side. If there was anything she deserved more than anything in this world, it was for him to stop being a little bitch and tell her the fucking truth. 

[color=D11717]“Lils…”[/color] he tried again, voice slightly trembling as he raised his voice so April could hear him. There was no backing out now. [color=D11717]“I… I think I’ve fallen in love with you.”[/color]

And just like that, April’s heart just about exploded. Those big, brown eyes didn’t even flinch as he spoke those final words, they just stared into his in absolute disbelief. It was like the gigantic dark cloud that had been hanging over her for the past month had lifted and let in a ray of beautiful sunlight. The years of waiting, of biting her tongue and holding back everything from him, had finally come to an end... And the poor girl didn’t know if she could take it all at once.

April’s breath caught in her throat. She quickly blinked a few times, looking away from Santiago for a moment. [color=ec008c][i]This has to be a dream...there’s no way…[/i][/color] The girl looked back to him, her eyes welling up with tears before she just about tackled him with a hug. She dug her head back into his chest, her slender body trembling slightly as she cried soft tears of joy. The girl that would talk for hours was speechless once again, melting in front of him. There was nothing that she could say that described what she was feeling. Nothing that needed to be said. 

Santiago barely caught his footing as the girl tackled him into one of the tightest hugs he’d ever experienced before. His arms instinctively wrapped around her again, returning the hug with the same enthusiasm while planting a kiss on her forehead. [color=D11717]“[i]Puñeta[/i], I’m sorry it’s taken me so long to see it, [i]beba[/i],”[/color] he admitted slowly, gray eyes closed shut to completely abandon himself to the moment. [color=D11717]“You know I’ve never been good at this feelsy type of stuff.”[/color]

[color=ec008c]“I love you Santi…[/color] April pulled away slowly from him, taking a moment to look into his eyes before she leaned in and planted a gentle kiss on his lips. The brunette took in a shaky breath as she broke from her handsome partner before she looked down to the ground. Now it was [i]her[/i] turn to be brave and stop being a little bitch.

[color=ec008c][i]You can do this… This is going better than expected already…[/i][/color] April said to herself, standing a bit taller in a half-assed attempt to build up some courage before looking back to Santiago’s face. [color=ec008c]“My turn to...to stop beating around the bush...”[/color]

[color=D11717]“What do you mean?”[/color]Diablo asked her, a look of confusion suddenly clouding his features until he suddenly remembered why they were here in the first place, and wanted to facepalm himself for forgetting. [color=D11717]“Oh yeah, right. You had something to tell me. What's up?”[/color]

[i]There was no going back now.[/i]

April’s heart threatened to beat right out of her chest as she opened her mouth to speak. [color=ec008c]“Santiago...I’m pregnant.”[/color]
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