Francessa's POV
"So... You are saying that he said that himself that he is married?" Idhaya exclaimed to which I nodded. Repeatedly for third time if my counting is correct.
"And he was going to United States for picking her up?" Aida was the next to ask me and I nodded, and this time with frustration.
"And she came here. You saw her? She is very beautiful. Much more than you are?" Carmelia asked to which I nodded with even more agitation.
"Yes! Stop it now. You are making me more self conscious." I snapped at them and stood up. Taking my bag, I went towards the door but these brutally honest ladies stopped me.
"Okay... Okay. Sorry... Please sit down." Idhaya said as she forcefully made sit back on the couch.
"But you know what? It's not about the beauty. Feeling itself is a beauty which does not require beauty of a person. Look at me. Till yesterday, I was jealous of you but today I realized that not every man looks for outer beauty. I mean obviously not a man of some matter." Aida said while smiling making me pout.
"But he cares for her so much. So I am not going philosophical on myself." I said and threw the bag aside.
"Alright. Look at me. How do you know he loves her? Or that she is his wife?" Carmelia asked.
"He confessed that he has a wife. And what further clarification do I require from him?" I snapped at her.
"Fine! I don't understand when you are tongue in your mouth, why don't you bloody talk? You just assumed that a girl is your crush's wife and he loves her. Just bloody ask him and get this matter sorted. If he is really married then move on." She snapped so loud that I jumped on the couch with my hands buckling my knees. Even Idhaya and Aida jumped slightly out of fear.
"I can't talk. What will I say to him? That I love you please confirm if Stella is your wife. Or are you really married? Please confirm it once more as my friends are not believing me!" I muttered with agitation.
"Fine, I got your point. Okay... So we will have to test him." This girl is full of attitude. She will never accept that she is wrong!
I eyed her with the look that might have said 'accept-your-mistake'.
"Fine! I am sorry!" She said with unbelievable exclamation that it made me feel like I committed some crime.
"What are you sorry for?" Tristan entered and asked Carmelia with confusion written all over his face. I stood up from my seat.
"Umm..."
"And why are you off the bed? You are not fully healed yet!" With previous question forgotten he picked Carmelia and settled her on the bed.
"Uhu..uhu." As I heard the coughing sound from Idhaya, I looked at her.
"This is the look of love and care. Was Alessandro giving this type of look to Stella?" She whispered making me go into the thinking mode.
"I... I don't think so this was the look. But does it really matters?" I muttered and Idhaya pushed me in the middle of her and Aida.
"Obviously, it matters. Don't you ever feel that someone should look at you like this? The look that says... You are the most irresponsible person but I love you." Aida said and I looked at her and then I looked blankly at Tristan and Carmelia.
I want this too. But with whom I want this is already out of reach.
"I just went for few hours and you compromised your health. What do I do with you Carmy?" Tristan asked while stroking her hair.
"Carmy?" She asked in confusion.
"Yes... While going to office I realized we didn't give cute names to each other. So after giving it a thought, I decided this name." Tristan smiled at her making her smile too.
Aww! Aren't they so picturesque?
"A thought? Really... He bored us for two hours for this. And he says a thought!" Ivano entered with infamous scowl on the face. But when his eyes found Idhaya, the scowl was replaced with a slight smile within a second making Idhaya blush.
"Exactly! He hastily finished his meeting and came to our office and wasted our time for this." Then Emiliano entered with Enzo in his arms.
"God! I didn't realize in all these talks that today was Enzo's half day of the school!" Idhaya muttered and hastily went to pick scowling Enzo.
"Sorry baby... It won't happen again." I looked at her in shock when the tears escaped her eyes. Enzo smiled at her wiped her tears. She looked at Idhaya with apologetic expressions and Ivano nodded at her.
Emiliano came towards Aida and side-hugged her. Kissed her on forehead. I realized, Alessandro didn't give a kiss to Stella.
"You both are mean! I didn't take two hours for selecting a name." Tristan glared at his friends.
"You did! And after all the discussion, he came with this name. Let me say you, Carmelia you will suffer being with him." Ivano said and Emiliano nodded in affirmation.
"A suffering which is more beautiful than not suffering at all." She smiled looking at Tristan.
Not only us but even Tristan was shocked with what she said.
"What?" He asked, and I think for confirming that he heard it correctly.
"You heard it Tris. And I am not going to repeat myself now." She said and looked at Tristan with slight smile.
"Who will not repeat what?" Just as I was admiring these three couples, the reason for my breathlessness appeared.
The person who is responsible for every thought whether it's positive or negative, standing at the door with all the handsomeness one can ever be gifted.
"You were about to go to US right?" Carmelia asked him.
"Yes, I was going but fortunately the flight is delayed till tonight. So I thought to meet you." He said and kept the fruit basket on the table.