Chapter 12
Em chuckled, seeing Brad's
expression. “Turned out they were getting tired of dealing with Bryce's
moodiness too and well, when I told them what Sapphire managed to do so far,
they devised this whole plan with me.”
“Hey, the lovebirds left
already?” Chris asked.
His twin was right behind him. Both
we're smiling michievously, amusement clear in their eyes.
“Yeah,” Em grinned. It wasn't hard
to guess that they were talking about Bryce and Sapphire.
“That girl sure tamed him, huh? I
never saw Bryce act fierce at a girl but just now he was so harsh at Stacey,
all because of Sapphire,” Tristan said in wonder.
“Yeah and I've never seen him so
worried for someone who's not part of his family,” Chris agreed.
“She's gonna be part of the family
soon,” Amanda, who happened to overhear their conversation, said.
“Amanda knows the plan?” Brad asked, surprised.
“Of course not. She left right after
saying that,” Em said matter-of-fact.
“Oh okay. So where does the
'planning' fit in the story?” Brad asked, curious.
“Well...”
“Does that mean she's Bryce's
fiancee?” Chris asked.
Tristan shook his head. “She told me
earlier when we were dancing that she's not Bryce's girlfriend.”
“So what makes her special?” Chris
asked. “I mean, I know she's really cute, with a killer smile that could bring
men to their knees and eyes that lures you to her but still, she's not Bryce's
type, right? Bryce's usually with the supermodel type.”
Em shrugged. “She was able to make
Bryce stay at home on a week-end.
She was also able to make him laugh. Oh and he hugged her on his
own free will. Also, you saw how protective he is of her. If those things don't
show how special she is, then I don't know what does.”
“But they aren't together yet?”
Chris asked, confused.
“Bryce is being stubborn and
Sapphire is in denial stage.”
“Oh~” The twins said in unison. Em
didn't miss the naughty glint on the twins' eyes.
“That wouldn't do, right? We can't
just leave them as they are,” Tristan said with a grin.
“Yeah, would we let the chance to
permanently cure Bryce's grumpiness pass? No freaking way!” Chris said,
laughing. “Besides, where's the fun in that?”
“And then we started the plan. The jealousy part was just a back-up plan
though. We didn't think Bryce would be this hard to crack.” Em frowned. “But
well, plan B came in handy.”
“So that's why Tristan came at the
same time we're here. I thought it was a little suspicious.” Brad said,
nodding.
“Yes, I called him and Chris. They
were eager to execute plan B but I think the great deal of that is attributed
to the fact that they'll be able to play around while they're here.” Em clicked
her tongue at that.
Meanwhile, Tristan and Sapphire minus their
'stalkers', decided to go jetskiing.
“Wow, this is so much fun!” Sapphire
yelled while Tristan maneuvered the jetski across the water. She was sitting
behind him and had her arms tightly around his waist.
Tristan laughed and sped up some
more.
Bryce, who unfortunately (or
fortunately, depending on whose perspective you would see it) was along that
area of the island, frowned when he saw the two from a distance.
“Why do I keep running into you?” he
muttered.
He threw into the trash can his
barely touched fruit shake with such force that the trash can shook.
He was about to leave but then he
heard a loud, cheerful voice calling him. Even without turning, he knew who it
was.
“Bryce, yuhoooo!” Sapphire excitedly
called to Bryce who didn't seem to hear her.
Bryce finally turned and with a
bored expression on his face, said, “What?”
Sapphire raised an eyebrow but was
still smiling. “It's getting dark, why don't we all go night swimming?”
“No, thanks. I'm tired.”
“You're tired already? But you
didn't even do anything tiring! Come with us, please?” Sapphire looked at him
pleadingly.
Bryce was very close to giving in.
After all, he wasn't immuned to Sapphire's puppy eyes. In his opinion, no one
was. But as he was about to say yes to her request, Tristan interrupted.
“Let's go babe. Bryce's isn't
interested.”
Bryce mood became darker as he heard
the endearment Tristan used on Sapphire. They're at that stage already?
So of course, with a temper like his, he said
rather forcefully, “Yeah, I'm not interested.”
The dissappointment he saw in her
eyes pierced his heart but he convinced himself it was just his imagination.
After all, why would she need him when she already had Tristan?
And still, he convinced himself that
he wasn't jealous.
He was almost able to do that.
Almost.
Until he saw Sapphire laughing with
Tristan later that night.
They were in a bar. Firedancers were
performing on stage but Sapphire's attention wasn't on them at the moment. She
was saying something in her animated way and Tristan placed her arm on her
shoulder and drew her closer to him.
It grated on his nerves.
He felt that burning hatred inside
of him. He hated that Tristan was holding her, that he was next to her.
And then finally admitted it. Yes,
he was jealous.
When Tristan tilted Sapphire's face
up and brought his face closer to her, Bryce finally snapped.
To hell with everything!
He stood up from their table – to the surprise of
his companions – and walked towards Tristan and Sapphire.
He gave Tristan a glare that could
freeze hell with its intensity and said, “She's mine,” before grabbing the
shocked Sapphire's hand.
Then he walked away, Sapphire in
tow.
“Bryce, stop pulling me! I'm a
human, not a rag doll,” Sapphire complained.
Bryce halted. “I honestly didn't think you're
that easy.”
“What? What are you talking about?”
Sapphire was genuinely confused.
“Would you have honestly let him
kiss you?” Bryce let out an exasperated sigh.
“He's my– ”
But before Sapphire could answer,
Bryce kissed her.
And she was lost. She forgot all the
things she wanted to say, all the reasons why she shouldn't let this happen,
all the questions.
But after they pulled apart and
Sapphire managed to gather her wits together somehow, one question managed to
get out of her mouth.
“Why did you do that, Bryce?”
Bryce could clearly see the
uncertainty in Sapphires eyes. But he chose to ask her something instead of
answering her question.
“Do you remember what you told me
the day we watched the sunrise together?”
“What did I tell you?” Sapphire
asked, confused with the change of topic.
“That beautiful moments should be
shared with someone.”
“But you know Bryce, when you share
moments with someone, it can be peaceful too. And when you look back, it's not
only the beauty of what you've seen that makes the memory special but also the
person you were with.”
Bryce smiled with the memory.
Sapphire was taken aback. Bryce's
smile had always held a tinge of sarcasm or a hint of sadness but this time is
different. She could feel the sincerity in that smile and genuine happiness,
and a bit of insecurity that she never would have thought would ever grace the
confident man’s lips.
“Sapphire, I'm not sure if I'm the
man you deserve but what I do know is that from now on I would like to share
every moment, beautiful or not, with you. I would like to be that person who
would make everyday special for you. Would you let me, Sapphire?”
Sapphire gasped. She didn't think
Bryce thought of her that way, that she was special to him.
And it warmed her heart. “Yes.”
There were no words of love, no
extravagant confessions or grand promises but they both knew in their hearts
that they cherished each other and for now, that would be enough.
To be continued~
A/N: Oh and I actually went to Boracay two weeks ago! Here's some of the pics!!!
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| This is one of the 'firedancers' I was talking about in this chapter :) |
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