Falling in Love with You

Isabelle Pov...

We are having our usual bonding, shopping and eating. This is how we treat our stress and depression, bleeding our cards dry. Luckily, we have a body that never gains fat. Whatever we eat, we are still sexy and flawless. Most envied us even our friendship.

"Oh god, Isabelle! Victoria's Secret is having a fifty percent discount today, I almost forgot!" She exclaimed, really excited. She didn't even hear my response as she ran towards Victoria's Secret shop. I laughed, catching up with her.

We were busy buying our lingerie when she received a call. She was ecstatic, jumping and giggling in front of me before answering her phone. She calmed herself before talking.

"Hi!" She greeted, retraining herself how excited and flattered she was. I bite my lip watching her.

"Okay!"

"As in now?" She asked to confirm but her eyes were on me.

"Okay! I'm with my bestie right now, but I can ask her to come with me!" She responded, still restraining her giggles, biting her lower lip.

After the call, we immediately asked the sales lady to wrap up our orders in a hurry, going to the plaza where she was asked to go. I followed her silently as I couldn't relate to her happiness. I don't know what it is all about! All I know is to support my bestie for her happiness.

While nearing the place where she was told, I could see a little crowd and my heart thumped faster! I couldn't breathe properly. My legs are starting to shake nervously!

Why am I feeling this way?

What is in that crowd that makes me shiver like this? I keep on asking myself. I was supposed to pull Elaine's hand when a group of couples serenaded her while they were giving her a bunch of roses from each of the people she passed by. I stay back watching what is going on.

When they stop singing, another sexy baritone voice sings a song by Bruno Mars: Just the Way You Are!

When I see your face

There's not a thing that I would change

'Cause you're amazing

Just the way you are

And when you smile

The whole world stops and stares for a while

'Cause girl, you're amazing

Just the way you are

Yeah

Feeling the familiarity with his voice, my heart sank the moment he appeared behind the crowd. My breath hitched, staring at him lovingly singing a perfect song for her. I felt my heart slowly rip into my chest, agonizing!

Why? How? These are the words that slowly slip on my lips, watching them.

I can barely stand to watch them. My tears slowly fell as I covered my mouth to suppress my sobs. I love him so much and supported him, but why did he pick Elaine?

After he sings the whole song to serenade her. He gave her a huge bouquet before asking her:

"Hi, Elaine!" He greeted her, smiling and staring at her lovingly.

"Hi Denzel!" Elaine giggled.

"I don't know how to court a woman, but one thing is sure, that I like you!" He started.

The pain is already unbearable listening to and watching them. I can't believe witnessing this scene. I thought Denzel liked me as I got all his responses, but what just happened? I mumbled, sniffling a few meters away from them.

Denzel pulled a small box from his pocket and opened it in front of Elaine.

"Elaine, will you be my girlfriend?" He asked. Elaine couldn't contain her happiness.

"Yes! I will Denzel!" She beamed, accepting the necklace while covering her mouth full of excitement. Denzel put the beautiful necklace around her neck lovingly.

I cried silently, walking away from the crowd. My heart is already crushed, unable to stand.

I was almost home when my phone vibrated. I smiled bitterly, accepting her call.

"Hi Elaine!" I pretended not to know anything, even if my heart wanted to jump out of my chest.

"Oh my god, Isabelle! I just said yes! You can't believe who asked me today to be his girlfriend!" She exclaimed, ecstatic! I can still hear people cheering at them.

"Congratulations Elaine!" I beamed happily, masking my pain.

" Where are you? You should have stayed, Isabelle. I should introduce him to you!" She whined. For what, Elaine? Just to rub salt in my wounds! I mumbled, clenching my fists. She knows how much I like Denzel, but now they are a couple!

I loved Denzel and helped him all the way, but what happened? I thought he liked me as I received his notes saying he was excited to meet me and was grateful for all my efforts.

After this month, we are graduating and I have enough reason to leave. I should pursue my dream and come back as the best designer. I will not let the Felicity name go in vain. Denzel was the reason I couldn't leave and chose to work at the company, but now it's time to let go.

I heard Elaine will help her parents manage their school as well.

"I'm almost home, Elaine. Mom called! You can introduce him some other time. Just enjoy the night!" I chanted before turning my phone off. I know she will not stop calling and texting, bragging.

I sighed, driving to our village.

"Hi! Good Evening!" I greeted the guard before completely entering the subdivision.

I slowly drive not to distract my parents. I told them Elaine and I, are having a sleepover in their house, and yet I am coming home with swollen eyes.

I didn't grab my stuff, walking towards the door when the door suddenly opened. My eyes bulged surprise seeing my older brother standing.

"Oh my god, Ivan! When did you arrive?" I exclaimed, surprised, and suddenly forgot about the betrayal.

"Hello, my beautiful baby sister!" He beamed, pulling me into a bonecrushing hug.

"I miss you!" I cried, hugging him back. The only person who will never hurt me and always protect me is my brother, besides my father.

"I miss you too, and I can't miss your day!" He replied, caressing my back.

"I came to fetch you too!" He added, breaking our hug, looking at him. Is he serious?

"Are you serious?" I asked, unsure of him.

"I am Isabelle!"

"And they doubled the offer, so I said yes. You are already graduating this month! Take it already Isabelle, and it's just for four to five years, then you are free to build your own!" He enunciated.

"Okay, I'll go!"

He froze, looking at me.

"What!"

Denzel Pov...

To make our graduation better, I called for reinforcement to set up Elaine. Fortunately, everything worked as we planned. I was really nervous she would reject me if I compared it to what I got from her. I checked thoroughly to the last minute and she loved surprises!

It's a nervewracking setup, but worth it now. I'm still not over what happened last night!

I'm beyond happy that she said yes! Our plan with my colleague works. The smiles, giggles, and laughter we had that day are like music in my ears and keep on replaying.

She's been helping me since my freshman year here. My family is rich, and if I were to ask, I wouldn't want to study hard, but my father needs to have our certificate hanging on our wall, and I will manage our business soon.

It's not hard to take business management, actually. I'm just a bit lazy recently, especially in extracurricular activities. I spent my time reading books in the library to pass my exam and quizzes without regularly sitting in my class.

I became a heartthrob for no reason. They say I have a good voice and am handsome, that most of the girls are giggling when they see me, and that's how I met Elaine.

I prepared everything perfectly! Gladly, she said yes without blinking. Our effort isn't wasted. We celebrated at a nearby restaurant. I was supposed to meet her best friend but unfortunately, she had an emergency leaving early.

I told her there were still a lot of days to meet her, not just today.

The next day, I asked her for a romantic date that I personally prepared.

"Where are we going?" She asked as I blindfolded her.

"A little more patience sweetheart." I chuckled, guiding her.

"Okay!" She beamed. Holding my hands tightly, scared she might stumble, but hey, I won't let that happen to her. Her flawless skin will get scratched.

"Just a few more steps, sweetheart, and we are there!" I continued.

When we reached our destination, I slowly removed her blindfold. She blinked many times to adjust her eyesight.

She was stunned, speechless, unable to move, and looking around.

"Oh my god, Denzel!" She exclaimed in disbelief. I'm happy that she likes it. I was supposed to take her to one of the finest restaurants my family used to eat at, but I decided to do something like this. It's more appropriate, something classic and memorable. It will last forever!

"Did you like it!?" I asked, nervously! What if I'm just assuming she likes it? Sometimes pleasing your woman is difficult. Luckily, those exchange questionnaires we had previously helped me navigate her wants and dislikes. She said she prefers simple yet romantic!

"Are you kidding me? I just don't like it, babe! I love it! Yeeesss!!! I really love it!" She exclaimed jubilantly.

"Oh my god! I didn't know you were romantic like this. You can't court a woman, huh!" She joked, laughing. She bit her lower lip, looking at me with full appreciation.

"Thank you?" She sounded before pecking at my lips. For the first time in my life, I giggled like a teenager. She is not just smart and sexy, but also thoughtful.

Damn! I'm already fucking in love with her!

"Everything for you my love!" I chimed, happy and excited too.

"Aw! You are so sweet and romantic! You are a genius artist." She squeaked, pouting before hugging me.

Our first date was a romantic picnic in one of my family's rooftop buildings. I planted artificial trees, flowers, grasses, and others to look like a mini garden surrounding our picnic blanket. I asked our chef to help me prepare some sumptuous food for our mini picnic day.

I'm glad it suited her well and she enjoyed it. We read love stories while lying, looking at the cloudy but beautiful sky. The sky is blue with cumulus clouds, just like a giant ball of cotton scattered. It's lovely to watch while listening to soft classical music with your beau beside you.

We extended it until nighttime to watch the stars and dance with her before we went home. I left the rooftop with the setup. I hope it won't rain to ruin it.

"Thank you, Denzel. It's a lovely and unforgettable date!" She chanted before I let her go inside their house.

" We could do it again after our graduation babe! I enjoyed it too. Love you!" She was surprised, looking at me, unsure if she heard it right. I chuckled, kissing her lips a little longer.

"I love you, Elaine! I do really love you!" I repeated. She cried, hugging me. I hugged her back to let her feel my sincere feelings.

"Gosh Denzel! I love you too." She uttered in a ruffled voice. She sniffles when she breaks our hug. I wiped her tears with my fingers.

We can't let go of each other when it's just our first day!

Before our final graduation practice, I invited her to my apartment. We commemorate our relationship and she happily accepted it. I thought it was a bad move since we didn't talk about this. Her alluring body is envied by most of my friends. She has a perfect body, which she emphasizes in her dress choices. After making love with her, we watched random movies while eating takeaway food.

It's not new for me to fuck a woman, but different when it's your woman. You are so gentle and romantic. I did my best to please her! Though it surprised me, I wasn't his first, but it doesn't matter now because I am his boyfriend.

The next few days, I met her best friend, but something is off with her. I feel like I met her already, her presence is soft and calming. She's quiet and simple too, but she dresses accordingly. She is also beautiful and sexy like Jessica, but Jessica has more sex appeal than her.

Weirdly, I felt odd all of a sudden. Thankfully, my lovely girlfriend is always at my side. Maybe I just got intimidated by her strong presence.

She is one of the batch valedictorians who will give the speech as well. They both took interior design, while I took business marketing and management. I don't know anything about her, since I am not interested in her.

It's just that she is my girlfriend's bestie.

Elaine's Pov...

Isabelle actually has everything! She is always an A student, beautiful, and a muse, while I am a dumb friend following her around.

I had a perfect, beautiful body that caught everyone's eyes, including Jonathan's attention, but my body wasn't enough. He also needed a brain, and that's what Isabelle was capable of.

While he was going to their company, I helped him finish his tasks regularly with the help of Isabelle and even used her to write perfect lines to capture his heart.

Bumping into him before wasn't an accident, it was planned in an accidental way.

I'm really happy that I want to tell Isabelle everything about how he courted me, but she is always busy. I walked towards our faculty to see her before graduation, when I saw her talking to my boyfriend. I feel jealous looking at them, happily talking to each other. Denzel laughed and even touched Isabelle's shoulder. When his friend he even opened the can and gave it to her.

This is not the sight I wanted to see after successfully being his woman.

My jealousy is eating me up because I know she is capable of stealing him away from me. She has everything Denzel wants. She does not provocatively wear clothes, but when she does, everyone will stop and look at her.

I'm an heiress too, but not like hers. For both of us, she is heaven, and I'm just down here forcing myself to reach heaven.

After buying a couple of sandwiches, I walk towards them clenching my fist, but I know how to turn those smiles into none.

"Hi babe!" I exclaimed, standing in between them before giving each one a sandwich. It could be better if what she has had a little poison.

A pinch will not kill her!

"Hi, babe!" Denzel greeted, pulling me into his lap. I saw her swallow hard before looking somewhere else and drinking all her drinks before looking at me.

"Hi Isa!" I said with an innocent smile, pretending I didn't know what she felt.

"Hi Elaine. Glad you came." She smiled but didn't reach her ears.

"I'm not sure if I can see you tomorrow. My brother has just arrived." She uttered. I panicked when she talked about her brother. Jonathan must not know who his brother was.

"Oh! Then we should celebrate today. Is it okay with you babe?" I asked Jonathan to change the topic.

"Sure!" He responded. My heart immediately calmed!

We were enjoying our food when Denzel decided to help Isabelle peel her shrimp and serve her some baked mussels. I'm jealous enough, biting my lips watching them. His friend saw my controlled reaction and he helped Isabelle instead, but my heart started to get nervous.

"Thank you!" Isabelle gestured before digging her food again.

Suggesting to eat together, I guess, was a huge mistake I made. I thought that if Jonathan were my boyfriend, Isabelle would feel what I felt, but it seemed not. Jonathan started to become close to her and started enjoying her company.

The next morning came our graduation, and it was supposed to be the happiest day of my life, like it hit the freedom button, yet I felt dread for something I didn't know. This gnawing feeling that is bothering me is kind of something I shouldn't ignore. Every time it passes, it feels terrifying and I'm holding my breath.

I looked around, finding Denzel but my eyes bulged, almost popping in their own, stunned when I saw his family talking to Isabelle sweetly. His father even holds her hands as they exchange words. It seems they are talking about something relevant as they exchange smiles, likewise with his mother. They even help her fix her toga. They look like a happy family thrown in this crowd to make us envious!

Did she get the upper hand already? Why am I always late? Is it because she is a Brooks?

I bit my lips and tied my tongue, watching them. I can't show dishonor right now. There is always the right time to intervene, to not look like a villain.

It's yours at the moment, but I'll take mine soon, as her knight!

We are already seated, enjoying ourselves as everyone is getting their diplomas. I glance at her who is just four seats away from me. She exudes excellent posture and beauty, illuminating the crowd even if she hadn't spoken yet or smiled.

She was my best friend but I was jealous of everything she had.

I am not poor, but I am one of the people who can't get what I want without bribing or cheating, while she has everything, even if she hasn't tried anything yet.

It's unfair to those people who are trying their best. I'm scared that Denzel might see something in her. I have to stop him from finding the beauty inside her. It doesn't matter if he will learn that Isabelle is the face and heir of Felicity beside the Brook's businesses.

I managed to get away from her family's sight until the graduation was done. When she received her award as cumlaude, everyone cheered. I managed to sneak out after I got my diploma, didn't wait for her speech 'coz I know it would be outstanding and envious.

I was almost near Denzel's family to congratulate him and give my present after the graduation photo ops when I saw him fuming in anger, throwing his toga and his diploma, likewise with his family. They are furious, restraining him, shoving him inside their car without looking back before their car speeds up, almost flying to leave.

I'm still shocked watching their car leave when I heard people murmuring and talking about him. Curiosity piqued me, walking towards the crowd when I saw what they were talking about.

My mouth was literally opened wide, stunned. It was the threeyearold video that vanished away from the media in seconds.

I'm still shocked, glued to where I am when I locked eyes with Isabelle wideeyed and mouth agape, shocked.