Months passed quickly after the incident between Dante and Pierre and Dante has been insisting on hosting a dinner party ever since. And after almost 5 months this dinner is tonight.

The sun is setting through the window, I'm already ready dressed in a black dress and a thin cardigan. The girls are at Josh's mom's house, he preferred that they didn't come to dinner. When I step forward to put on my earrings, I feel arms around me pulling me into a comfortable embrace. "Are you ready?"He whispers in my ear and kisses my neck. I whisper in approval sink into his touch and smile stupidly. It's almost our 10th month of relationship and what can I say except that it's the most comfortable and happy relationship I've ever had.

"I have a surprise for you, I hope you'll like it..." he smirks and breaks away from me to go downstairs. I'm a little stressed to know what surprise he has for me, I go down the stairs very slowly and anxiously. I get to the bottom of the stairs and immediately notice the lighting, all the rooms are lit up with I think hundreds of candles and rose petals forming a path from room to room. I follow the rose petals on the floor to the living room where Josh is surrounded by candles and bouquets of flowers. No, I can't believe what he's going to do, he's really going to make his proposal? What am I going to say? We haven't even been dating for a year but I've never felt so good with someone! What do I do... Yes or no?

"Selena.." He pulls me out of my thoughts, he kneels in front of me and I feel the tears start to form in my eyes, I don't know what to say but I know I feel good even more than good with Josh and I think that's what's most important." Selena... I know what you're thinking, the two of us haven't been that long but I'm sure it's you I want today and tomorrow and always...."He anxiously continues to talk.

"... I... I love you and I know we'd make the stable, united family you've always dreamed of, me, you and the girls, and I... I want this too we together, married, a family so Selena Smith do you want to be my wife?" he looks at me with hope in his eyes and a stressed smile at the corner of his mouth. I've always dreamed of all this since Lilah was born... a stable and united family... A Present, Loving, and Gentle Husband "Yes!" finally, all the stress on his face escapes, he gets up, places the ring on my finger, and takes me in his arms very tightly. We both let tears of joy flow from our eyes, hugging each other.

After several minutes, we finally detach ourselves from each other but look at each other affectionately, a big smile attaching to our faces. "If we stay like this for a long time, we're going to miss the dinner we've already canceled several times." I said softly and his face closed into a calmer, more serious expression "Yes darling and now that we're engaged I'd like you to please give him this, tonight I need to be sure that it's over and that the only thing that connects you to him is Lilah..." and he puts in my hands, the divorce papers that I filled out several months ago but I didn't dare give them to Dante. I nod to Josh, I know I have to do it, turn the page even though I feel deep down that I'm going to destroy any chance of starting a family with Lilah's dad.

I place the papers in my purse and grab my keys to join Josh as he now reaches me at the car. I unlock the car and we go back in and drive to Dante's house, while admiring the ring on my hand, perfect, being there as if it has always been there...



I organized this dinner all afternoon, I called a Michelin-starred chef and my cleaning lady to clean everything and prepare the table. I changed into my most expensive black suit and my beard is freshly shaved. Tonight... Tonight I'm going to tell Selena that I've dumped Yolanda, I'm free but now she's not free with her boyfriend as ridiculous as the previous one... Josh.

I hope to get her back tonight, her boyfriend is a minor obstacle in my way. I've spent this last year proving to Selena that I'm sorry for my past actions, that I'm a good father and I would remain a good husband to her, and that she and our daughter could get a family back together. I'm going to open up even though I still know how or what I'm going to say to her but I'm going to do it. Before I leave the living room to go back to work since they seem late, the doorbell rings, I open the front door to face Selena and Josh. Selena... gorgeous and sexy in her black dress that reveals her curves and Josh is still underdressed with a simple shirt and jeans and sneakers, I roll my eyes just at the image of the two, he didn't deserve her.

"Good evening, how was the traffic?" I ask Selena because her stupid boyfriend had lost his license. She gives me a quick hug and replies that it wasn't so bad and I shake Josh's hand. We sit at the table, I serve them wine and sit down facing Selena while Josh sits next to her. During the entire dinner, she is distant from me, avoids my gaze, and responds quickly. She's acting weird and I don't know why because, in the months that went by we became cordial again, even more than cordial, we were chatting and laughing with each other so why is she so distant tonight?

"I'm going to give my mom a call to see how the girls are doing, so you can talk to her about you know what." Josh gets up and walks out of the house to check on the girls. Curiously, I give Selena's hand a little tap and point her to the balcony so that we can talk in peace. She nods and we both get up to sit on the balcony.

She stares into space, always avoids my gaze and we remain in an uncomfortable silence and I clear my throat to get her attention." I broke up with Yolanda, there won't be an engagement or a wedding, actually... It's been months since I finished everything with her but I wanted to wait until this dinner to tell you because...Selena, I love you and I don't want to stay with someone if it's just to forget about you, to accept the idea that we're not together anymore..."

Tears flowed from her eyes as soon as I started to speak and seeing her so fragile breaks my heart... I take her in my arms and she bursts into tears." I know our story is complicated and I know it's because of me but Selena please forgive me and take me back... I love you and I want you and no one else.... I'll beg you on my knees all my life if that's what you want..."I stroke her hair until she calms down and she loosens herself from my arms.

"I can't..." Her red eyes finally look me in the eye and she reaches into her bag to place papers in my hand" Josh proposed to me and I said yes, he and I are engaged... and... And despite our history... I don't want to miss my chance to get what I've always wanted and that with someone else, I want to try to be happy with him..." I feel my whole world falling apart and just now she takes her engagement ring out of her bag and places it on her finger, the same finger where I put rings myself years ago.

And right there, I look at the papers in my hands and these are the signed and complete divorce papers... And I who thought I still had a chance with her, now all my dreams of family and remarriage are destroyed.

She places her hand on one of my cheeks and kisses the other cheek, still with red eyes and on the verge of bursting into tears, "I'm going to wait for you, Selena, even if it means ending my life alone..." I whisper to her "Please for yourself, don't..."She gives me one last sad smile before leaving my house...

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Voilà, my first story is finally over!! I know many would like Selena and Dante to end up together but not everything ends the way you want it to and a sad ending was more interesting for me.

And I'd like to give a big thank you to everyone who votes, comments, and reads this story because I started out because i was bored without knowing that people would read and like my story so thank you to all of you !! :)