One Year Later
Doing the feature story on Kai did work because two months after it was released I heard back from a couple of fashion magazines I had reached out to. To my surprise, today I can say I’m blessed to be working with Kai again during fashion week as he started modeling while we worked on our story. Yeah, I’d never thought I’d find it a blessing to work with him but now it’s all I want to do. Turns out that Kai is actually a man of many talents and making me fall in love is one of them.
After the release party we started dating and thought it’d die out quickly but it didn’t. It only grew more and more as we grew together. I started working at a fashion magazine which has been a dream come true while Kai started modeling more and auditioning for some acting roles while working on his music. As all of that went on we spent hours talking on the phone, went on countless dates, and shared many kisses. I wanted nothing to change.
Now I watch him walk down the runway with designer clothes that are just his style. His black hair is neatly styled but still looks like him. I sat in the front row having a full view of him. As much as I tried to deny it, he's a really attractive individual and it’s no wonder why his looks got him attention. When he walked past me, he glanced at me and tried to give me a smirk as discreetly as possible, sending shivers down my spine. Que desgraciado but he's my desgraciado.
Shortly after he was off the stage he sent me a text about wanting to see me after the fashion show. More like needed to see me. I still couldn’t go see him as I had to report on everything happening on the runway which lowkey made me hate my job right now but only partly. This only happened when Kai was involved which reminds me of when we met. Except back then it was because I was convinced I despised him but now it was because I wanted to check on him and kiss him. Past me would despise me but present me melts at the sight of Kai in the audience alongside a designer watching another show. He looked so fine and I was definitely going to take care of that later tonight. I could tell we were on the same page by how he looked back at me.
The show was finally over and even though I insisted on staying even though we wouldn’t be together he skipped the post-show dinner to be with me. I felt bad as it might not be a good look for him but I was also flattered that I was his priority right now. Honestly, I’ve been feeling like his priority a lot recently which was a bit scary at times but it all went away when I saw him and he held me gently like right now.
“Not being able to get close to you this whole night has been torture, Gabi,” he said after kissing my forehead as he still hugged me while caressing my shoulders.
“Tell me about it. I had to just stare at you looking fine as hell.” He laughed before pulling away.
“And you like the one that should’ve been walking on runway.” I smiled and blushed remembering when I told him I wanted to get into modeling when I was a kid.
“In another life I did. I’m sure.”
“You definitely did though I don’t think you need it. You don’t need any of that to be the beauty queen you are.” I rolled my eyes at his compliments though I know he didn’t mean it in a bad way.
“Yeah, whatever. Come here,” I said before he got closer and I finally kissed him. I melted into the kiss as he pulled me by my waist. We parted quickly though.
“Gabi, as much as that feels amazing I still have something to tell you which is why I wanted to see you so bad tonight.” I started to get nervous because what if it was bad news? Or maybe he wanted to move in together? That would be a bit too fast for me. What if he wanted us to take some distance? That didn’t sound right either.
“Oh, of course. What is it, Kai?”
“You know I went to those movie auditions, right?” No. Way.
“Did you get a role in a movie?” He just smiled, making his eyes crinkle up.
“Yes, I did, Gabi. I was waiting the whole day to tell you and it was killing me.” I squealed.
“Oh my God, Kai. That’s huge. I’m so proud of you,” I said and I just smashed my lips on his again. He then picked me up and spinned me around.
“I knew you were going to be so happy when I told you,” he said when he finally put me down. That’s when I remembered we were not too far from where the show just happened and there were still people walking by. I still didn’t care.
“Happy is quite an understatement,” I said as I brushed off my dress even though there wasn’t anything on it. He just laughed.
“I’m not an inutil influencer anymore, huh?” He said, teasing me for my past remarks.
“I’m not sure the inutil part has changed much,” I teased back though there wasn’t a single useless thing about that man.
“We’ll see,” he said and he held his hand out for me to take. I held his hand, still smiling.
“I…I love you, Kai. Like, I’m really in love with you,” I confessed for the very first time. Sure I knew I loved him and I had told him I loved him but in love, that felt different. But I was in love with him. I was all in and this just proved it to me. I wanted to be with him, continue to grow together, go through the hard times, and celebrate our successes together.
“Aw, Gabi. I love you, too. I’m in love with you too. You inspire me to do better everyday and honestly, I don’t think I would’ve gone to those auditions if it wasn’t for you.” Next thing I knew my eyes were tearing up.
“What? What do you mean?”
“That article we worked on made me reflect a lot on myself and my life. When you were hard on me it made me rethink what I was doing and I just wanted to start trying harder. I felt the need to challenge myself all because of you,” he said and a tear escaped my eyes which he quickly wiped away.
“Kai, I had no idea,” was all I could say.
“No, because you’re just you, Gabriela. And that’s why I love you so much. Now, please don’t cry,” he told me and next thing I knew he was hugging me again.
“Thank you, Kai. Thanks for letting me know how I was able to help you even though that’s all you.” Instead of disagreeing he just stayed quiet for a moment though I know he wanted to.
“Now, don’t you wanna go somewhere else? It’s getting chilly and these people are starting to make me anxious,” he said and stopped hugging but he still held my hand.
“Yeah we should.”
“Where do you want to go?” I licked my lips shyly.
“What about my place? Or yours? I…I just want to spend the night with you,” I said and he caressed my face.
“Me too. We can go to my place if that’s okay with you.” I nodded and not long after we were taking a cab to his place.
We spent the night kissing with our hands all up on each other, then he told me more about the movie he was going to be in, and then we watched some random film on the tv before I ended up falling asleep in his arms. We both knew this wasn’t the last night we’d spend like this and we didn’t want it to be. I wanted our differences, our silly teasing, and to watch how our lives continued to collide and become one. While this wasn’t what I signed up for a year ago I wouldn’t change it for anything. I love you and your rebrand, Kai.