AURORA (Mi Corazon)

🌺 AURORA🌺

(Mi Corazon)

Episode 15

"He has everything. I'm like his shadow.It's not fair that he would live in luxury all his life,I want it all and I want it now.Plan A was successful.Now for plan B,Camila would conceive his child.

And when that happens,I'll strike hard.My ultimate triumph is at the end of everything.Anyone who tries to get in my way would cease to exist"This was what Diego had thought before Marco decided to twist his plans.

Diego was seated on a bed.He was in Camila's house and in her bedroom precisely after a section of hot sex.

She had gone to get him a bottle of wine as he had requested.

His plan A had turned out great, and so far...satisfying...if only Marco had simply asked Camila to bear his child,he would've had no intention of hurting Aurora.

FLASHBACK...

Nine years old Diego had just woken up to realize that he was on a hospital bed.

A man walked in.He looked rich with how smartly dressed he was.

The man explained that he had suddenly ran into the road and before he could step on his brakes,he knocked Diego down.

He asked about his parents so he could call them and tell them what had happened.

Diego told him he was raised in an orphanage,he never knew his parents and the fact that most of his friends got adopted but he didn't made him hate the place so he ran away.

Benito Gutierrez stared at him pitifully.He was really scared thinking he had killed someone's child, and now he was extremely relieved that the boy was okay.But then he couldn't just leave him here.

He thought about his son,Marco and smiled.He had never liked seeing Marco playing alone around the house,he knew if his wife was alive,they would've had more kids.Still,he didn't remarry,he had heard different stories about some kids who had stepmothers,he knew not all stepmothers were bad but he didn't want to take any chances,he didn't want his precious son to go through any maltreatment at all.

Now,this boy and Marco would get along pretty well.

"I'm Benito Gutierrez.You don't have to worry about anything anymore.I'll take you in"He announced.

Diego's eyes widened, excitedly.

Finally,he would have a family,this man looked nice and wealthy so he would get to live in luxury all his life.He secretly hoped that Benito had no child so that he wouldn't share anything with anyone.

The two boys just stared at each other, sardonically after Benito had introduced them to each other when they arrived home.

Marco was scared that this boy might take all his father's love but Diego was angry because he would be like an insignificant figure in this house.Benito had a son already and he would never get all of Benito's love.

As they spent time and played together,Marco grew fond of him.Truth be told,it had been quite boring playing alone and now that he had Diego,he felt happy.

He shared everything his father gave him with Diego.

When Benito noticed that so he started treating the boys equally, anytime he bought anything for Marco,he would make sure he buys the same thing for Diego.

They did everything together...they ate together... played together....slept in the same room and even in school,they got into trouble together.

Greed had always been in Diego's heart,it was as if he was born with it.He was never satisfied.Each time he saw Benito and Marco together,he always felt angry.

He carried out some schemes then that Marco didn't know of.He did so because it gave him some kind of joy seeing surprised how resilient I am"Aurora lifted her head high,her grey gaze soft and strong as it rested on him."And yes,you blackmailed me but I was attracted to as well, nevermind what happens in the future,I'll always be glad we did get together"She completed, gruffly.

"But I feel like I've trapped you now, you're way too nice to put yourself first and walk away from me"Marco derided in a frustrated undertone.

"You may not die,you must look at the more positive angle"Aurora breathed,feelingly."And I'm not too nice,if I didn't want to be with you, I wouldn't be here now because I couldn't fake it...I couldn't pretend..."

He touched her damp cheek with a gentle forefinger and looked down into her open gaze."No,I don't think you could ever fake what you feel either and it's one of the things that I love most about you.What you see is what you get but I'm still taking advantage of your good nature..."

"Stop pushing me away!Do you love me?"

"I am hopelessly in love with you...at some point...I thought it was kind of obvious"

Aurora was trembling."I can be slow on the uptake sometimes"She said, shakily."When did you realize you felt that way"

"I don't really know exactly but when we started living together,it was a challenge just to be away from you for a couple of hours, and also the thought of being close to another woman... just kissing her is irritating to me, I've never felt like that before, and those weeks we were together were some of the happiest moment in my life.... and I didn't want to sacrifice a day of that to the reality of my condition"

That declaration made her eyes prickle with tears but she swiftly blinked the betraying moisture back because she knew he would take the wrong message from it and return to believing that he was the worst thing that had ever happened to her when in fact he was the best.

"I love you,Marco"

He grinned, tipping her chin with his fingers to look down at her silvery eyes.

"Mi corazon es tuyo(My heart is yours)"

She smiled up at him with her heart in her eyes."I love you so much...."

"I'm never going to stop wanting you,carino(darling)"Marco pronounced with driven sincerity, brilliant dark eyes pinned to her with adoring intensity."But I didn't want to do this to you.I wanted to make you happy...not sad."

"And whatever happens you will make me happy"Aurora told him with confidence."Everyday we have together now is a day we wouldn't have had if you had succeeded in scaring me off yesterday"

"But it's not fair to put you through this with me"Marco groaned, unable to hide his guilty look of concern.

Aurora smoothed gentle fingertips across the taut line of one high masculine cheekbone."How would you feel if it was me that had the tumor? Could you just walk away?"

"Mierda!Are you joking?"Marco demanded, incredulously.

He would practically do anything to save her life if she was in his shoes.

"Well then, don't expect me to be any different,I love you and I want to be with you, whatever happens"

Deep down,she knew she was only kidding herself.She knew he definitely had a higher percentage of dying but a big part of her wanted to have hope.She wanted to believe in a miracle.She just have to convince him to take the risk.

And in a flood of passionate appreciation that he could not hide from her,Marco covered her mouth with his and kissed her breathlessly.In the midst of it,she embarked on undoing his shirt buttons and spread loving hands over the warmth of his torso.His lean, strong body was urgent and aroused against hers and she shut out the negative thoughts that lurked ready to threaten her happiness.

The man she loves,loves her back with the same heat and passion and,for now that was enough for her.She would take happiness where she could find it and make the most of every moment with him.

Tbc.

Author Deen Arfat.