I gasped loudly, and jumped when I turned around and saw Austin standing there. "You scared the shit out of me!" I yelled shoving him out of my way to get past him. I started walking fast to get away from him.

He ran up to me and grabbed my arm pulling me to him. "Come with me" He said with anger.

"You're hurting me Austin, let me go!" I yelled, trying to get away from his hold.

He pulled me to the elevator and held on to me like I was a little kid "What the fuck is your deal, let me go!"

He doesn't say anything until we get inside the elevator. "I've been trying to reach you all fucking day, you could have at least acknowledged, and let me know that you were OK." He said angrily, giving me an evil look.

"I had my phone on silent all day, I didn't want to be bothered, especially by you." I said looking away from him, and felt like crying.

The doors opened, I stormed out and headed for our room. As I walked in the room I threw my things on the bed, trying not to break the bottle of rum.

"Vanessa..." He sighed, as he walked towards me. I turned away from him and headed for the balcany. He had followed me out and placed his hands on my shoulders as I stood at the railing, looking at the sky.

"Austin please.." I begged softly holding back tears. "You have no idea what I'm feeling right now, I'm lost, mad, hurt, confused." I say crying, covering my face with my hands, trying to wipe away the tears.

Austin turned me around wanting me to look at him, I looked away not wanting to look at his face. His finger curled my chin and forced me to look at him. He leaned down and kissed me.

The more I resisted his kiss, the more he pulled me tighter against him and the harder he kissed me. "Austin, please stop." I yelled in his mouth, trying to get him to stop.

He pulled back and kept his hand on my shoulders giving me a confused look "What's wrong?" He asked like nothing was he did was wrong.

I was fighting back tears, I couldn't believe that he just asked that, I then squinted my eyebrows and looked at him with my hands on my waist "What's wrong, what do you mean what's wrong? Austin.. you went to Mexico with her.. with Kenna of all people! Seriously... how many other times has she gone with you on your supposed business trips?"

"It was all for work" He said, staying calm.

"How am I to know that, and am I suppose to believe that? Austin you have been different towards me for a long long time, you haven't been the same person that I fell in love with six years ago. For the past year or so you've been different, your distant and your mind is off somewhere else all the time." I yelled pushing him away, walking inside and sat down on the bed.

He followed me back in and all I wanted to do was run out of the room. I didn't even want to look at him anymore.

"I'm sorry, we can make this work." He then sat down on the bed next to me, putting his hand on my thigh "There's just been a lot going on with work, I guess I've been pre occupied with that." He tried explaining.

"I don't believe anything that you say to me anymore. And Kenna, she's always calling, always texting you, she never lets me talk to you when I call, and then I find pictures of the two of you together, and not just in Mexico." I fell back on the bed covering my face, Chris then popped into my mind and what I have been doing this past week with him.

"I swear I can make this up to you." He sighed.

"A little late for that isn't it?" I ask him.

"I feel terrible seeing you hurt like this."

I had to laugh, he doesn't care how I feel otherwise all of this never would have happened. I sat up and walked over to the mini bar and opened the fridge, I grabbed some fruit punch and poured me a glass, adding the rum that I had purchased earlier.

I could hear him sigh, he then stood up and stared at me "So who was that guy I saw you giving a hug to earlier?"

"Chris."

"Who is that? He looked familiar."

"A friend that I had met on here, someone that actually cares about my feelings."

"A friend...."

"Yep.. what, I can't have friends now? You're friends with that bitch Kenna, with whom I'm pretty sure that you're having an affair with." I snapped. I could tell that he didn't like that, but I didn't care.

He groaned and tilted his head back, he then walked up to me and took my drink out of my hands, setting it down on the table.

"Why don't you put on something nice and I'll take you out to that upscale restaurant that I heard about on here."

"What makes you think that I want to go anywhere with you?"

"Please?" He begged.

"Fine, whatever." I took my drink and slammed it, I then put on my long white backless dress that formed to my body. It was one of the dresses that Lexi and I had picked out for the night that I thought that he was going to propose to me.

I walked out of the bathroom, and grabbed my purse "Well let's go." I snapped.

He took a look at me and smiled "You look beautiful."

My stomach turned hearing him say that and started to walk towards the door "Well let's get this over with." I opened the door and headed out.

We walked in and took a seat. The ambiance was dark and beautiful with candles lit at all the tables , along with soft romantic music in the background. I cringed at the thought that I was here with Austin.

The waiter handed us menus and poured us some water. "Can you get her a glass of red wine, and I'll take a whiskey coke." Austin said to the waiter.

I really wasn't hungry, but since he was offering to buy me dinner I figured that I better take advantage of it. I looked at the menu and decided on the filet mignon topped with bernaise sauce, with garlic mashed potatoes with sauteed fresh green beans. Hoping that the garlic wouldn't give me bad breath.

I looked around, trying to avoid looking at him "So what's the special occasion?" I curiously asked.

"Just you."

"Just me." I said snippy.

"Because you deserve it, something special for once, I haven't been the best boyfriend for a while, and figured that you deserved to be treated nice for once."

During the meal I picked at my food, the food was good but I couldn't think. My mind was racing as I thought about my situation with Chris and Austin. After the meal and the dishes were cleared from the table Austin leaned forward and grabbed my hands. He looked me in the eyes and my heart started to pound Oh my God, is he going to actually do this? I thought to myself.

"You know we've been together for a long time, we've had our ups and downs, and you do mean the world to me, and I really hate seeing you upset. I do love you, I don't want you to ever doubt that I don't. I'm sorry I brought you on this vacation knowing I had to work, I just wanted you to enjoy the comforts of the cruise and seeing the different parts of the country. Please forgive me that I haven't been around much." He sounded desperate, and actually had a caring tone in his voice.

My heart pounded even harder when I watched him reach into his pocket, I then started to shake, Oh my god is this really happening? He then pulled out a bigger box which got me confused, I then stopped shaking when he handed me the box "Open it." He said smiling.

I opened the box, and it was a white gold heart necklace with baguette cut diamonds in the center with round cut diamonds going around in the shape of a heart, as well as round cut diamond earrings.

"The earrings are 1.5 carats, and the necklace is 2 carats." He said with a smile. "Put them on, I would like to see what they look like on you."

"Austin, this is too much, I cannot accept these." I say quietly while staring at them. In a sense I was hurt that he didn't propose, I would have said no anyways, but I also felt relieved that he hadn't proposed.

"I picked them up for you on the island earlier today, please put them on."

I put them on for him, that gave him a smile. "Excuse me, I'll be right back." I said getting up, I headed to the restroom and looked in the mirror to see them on me. Tears started to form, and I had no idea why, was it because he got me something so beautiful? Was it because this was the Austin I used to know and was acting like he cared? Or was it because I had wished that they came from Chris? I was feeling more confused than ever, I didn't want to take these from Austin, I just wanted us to come clean with each other and just tell him that we were done, that our relationship cannot be saved.

I walked back to Austin and stood there. "Lexi asked for us to meet them at the bar, did you want to go?" I asked quietly, I actually wasn't in the mood to drink either. I just wanted to crawl in a hole and never come out.

We headed over to meet with Lexi, I found them sitting at a table laughing and smiling. I stood behind her and gave her a hug, whispering in her ear that I needed to talk to her.

"Can you guys get us some drinks please?" Lexi asked thee guys.

"What's going on?" She asked when they walked away.

"I don't know, I'm so confused. Austin apologized and shocked me with these earrings and necklace." I tell her showing her the bling. "The thing is, I don't believe him, I still think that this is his way of playing with my mind, it's all mind games,. I honestly believe that it's just to steer me away from his infidelities with Kenna."

"Well they are beautiful, I have to give him that. He must have spent a fortune on them."

I shrugged my shoulders and looked away "I don't even care, I didn't even want to put them on, but he insisted." Lexi gave me a sad look, but then smiled when the guys came back to the table with out drinks.

While everyone talked, I sat there like a bump on a log, I just couldn't get in the mood to do or say anything. Lexi had us all come with her onto the dance floor, trying to get me to smile. While we were dancing I noticed Chris looking at me, waving me over to him. I went up to Lexi giving her a hug "Cover for me for a bit, I'll be right back." I walked away from her and headed over to the hallway where Chris had been standing.

I walked around the corner and my heart stopped, Chris had a look in his eyes that I never seen before..

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