Chapter 32: Cecília

I gathered what dignity I had left, put on my clothes, and left the room, I needed to go home.

Today I still had to organize some documents for Andrey and he needed me to do my best, he was a great boss.

I entered my apartment and closed the door, I knew I shouldn't feel like this, that I did what I wanted, but I felt used by Antônio, he already knew he wouldn't stay with me. In a wrong way, he made me feel special, he chose me for what we did and that made me believe he still liked me, but thinking about it wasn't good.

I showered and got ready and went straight to the office, today is Saturday, so just some documents to organize, then go home, Saturday there is no one at the company. So it would just be me and the security guard.

When I arrived at the building I greeted the security guard and the doorman and went straight to the elevator, when I reached the floor I went straight to Andrey's room, he had already left the documents separated for me to look at, so without giving me time to To think, I took everything and started work. I didn't have time to think about what had happened that night, about 3 hours later I looked at the last document, and as soon as I closed the last folder the penny dropped.

I had lost Antônio once again, once again I felt the hole in my chest, the pain that I thought I wouldn't feel anymore I was feeling again, and this time I didn't know what to do, this time it wasn't going to be as strong as before. again, I wouldn't swallow the crying, so I just cried.

"What happened Cecilia?" I heard Andrey's voice, I raised my head, he was standing looking at me with a worried look on his face.

I didn't think twice, I got up and went to him, I hugged him, in these months we had already gained intimacy, we were friends as well as being boss and employee.

"What's wrong bunny, why are you crying so much?" he asked again, stroking the back of my neck.

I didn't respond, I didn't want to tell him what was happening, in all these months I had already told him that I had fallen in love with two brothers, but I never said exactly who it was, after all, it wasn't necessary.

Andrey didn't insist anymore, he took me to the sofa and sat down with me, he simply remained silent, just waiting for me to calm down. When that happened he looked at me seriously.

"Bunny, why didn't you tell me that the brothers you fell in love with are the Salvatore brothers?" he asked seriously. I swallowed hard.

"Because the names weren't important for my work. It was already a shame for me to tell you openly that I had fallen in love with two men, you being my boss," I said.

"Before this, you know we are friends, you should have told me about the two of them, if I had known I wouldn't have called you to the meeting yesterday with the younger Salvatore, and you wouldn't be like this now," he said.

"It's not your fault Andrey, you're a great boss and a great friend, if you hadn't reached out to me when I got here I don't even know where I would be right now," I said and gave a slight smile.

"In my bed maybe," which made me smile too.

Andrey had never hit on me directly, but he showed his interest several times, his heart was like mine, broken, a love that he also couldn't achieve, and from the first time we got drunk we ended up becoming friends. of broken hearts.

Don't get me wrong, Andrey is a wonderful man, but what sense would it make for us to bring together two broken hearts, we wouldn't get anywhere and I would still be at risk of losing my job.

"You don't exist," I said and wiped my face. "Enough crying, tell me what you came to do here on a Saturday."

"I knew you would be here, so I came to support you," he said.

"And how would you know that, I mean how would you know that I would be here crying?" I asked.

"I've known the Salvatores for a few years and I'm a personal friend of theirs and Antônio told me about you. We had planned to have something to drink tonight, but he said he needed to leave in a hurry," he said.

Abandoned and humiliated, I now feel much worse. I got up from the couch indignantly, he had no right to tell my boss that his secretary was a slut. I was embarrassed.

"I'm sorry Andrey, I didn't want to involve you in this story, but it's over," I said. It was time to forget about these two.

"We have a problem, I have some not very good news to tell you," he said and I froze.

"You're going to send me away just because of this, I already told you it's over," I said, starting to despair.

"It's not that, it's just the opposite," he said.

"Like this?" I asked confused.

"I received a call today from Dominick asking me to go there to solve some problems and organize some contracts that we will receive over the next few months. So I'm going to have to spend there, more or less three months," he said, looking at me.

"AND How am I?" I asked. "Am I going to be without a job?"

"No way, that's where we have a problem, I would like you to go with me, but after knowing all this history between you two I don't know if it would be a good idea for you," he said.

Go back to that city, and get back in touch with them. Would I be prepared to stay in my place and away from them?

"And so Cecília, I need you for this job, and I'm going to make you my right-hand man, so no one can mess with you without my consent," he said.

I turned to look at him, I had nothing but this job and Andrey's friendship. He reached out to me more than just a hand, he gave me an opportunity for life without asking any questions.

"I'm going with you, it's time to get over the past," I said.

"Are you sure about this Cecília, because you working with me will have a direct line to them," he asked.

"I have Andrey, I need to forget and get over all this. My work is more important than the broken heart," I said. "I just want to ask a favor."

"I knew."

"I need you to keep me as far away from them as possible, don't let me be alone with them, it will be very difficult if that happens," I said.

"Can I use whatever I need?" he asked.

"You can, if you have to, lock me up, I just don't want to be close," I said and received a wide smile from him.

"Come on, I need you to pack your things, we're leaving this afternoon, and we'll have time to have a drink."

I'm going back to the place that broke my heart. I'm coming back to get revenge on those two.