Romance RP

William nodded and replied, "I'm alright with fish but I think I'm in the mood for grilled tuna. You can lead the way to the nearest seafood restaurant, pretty."

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Nerine paused for a moment before replying to Alex's question. Being honest with him would only spoil things, she thought. Nothing would change, and it would be just like everytime. Her happiness didn't matter much after all, did it?

So turning to him, she gave him a wide grin and replied,

"Of course. Isn't it obvious I am?"

Stacey nodded and led the way away from the beach and towards a nice row of restaurants. She found one that served excellent seafood dishes and the family entered. A waiter greeted them and after leading them to a table, he handed them menus and left.

Stacey then looked at her menu and said, "So I'll have grilled salmon. What about you, Megan?"

Megan replied, "I'll have what William likes."

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Alex saw the grin on Nerine's face but wasn't convinced that she was happy. He replied,

"You look happy on the outside but are you happy on the inside, too?"

William smiled and replied, "Grilled tuna for both of us then. How about some apple juice along with it as well? That would be nice."

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Nerine turned her gaze away on that question, because she couldn't look at Alex's face and lie to that one. She replied,

"Yeah, I am. Why do you think I'd be otherwise?"

Megan replied, "I like apple juice."

Stacey added, "Me, too. Sounds perfect."

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Alex replied, "I don't know...I just get the feeling that you aren't really happy. It's like you're trying to be happy for my sake when maybe that's not how you really feel. I would only be sad if this were the case."

William nodded and once the waiter arrived, William let him know of their orders. The waiter left immediately to get what they wanted.

After he left, William turned to his ladies and said, "So after dinner, what should we do? I was thinking we could have a walk around town, just enjoy the surroundings. What do you say?"

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Nerine looked up to Alex and with a neutral look, she only asked,

"Why would you be?"

Megan cheered and replied, "Yays, I like a walk. A walk with you sounds romantic."

Stacey smiled and replied, "I agree and we won't share William with anyone else."

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Alex took a deep breath and replied, "Your happiness is my happiness and your sadness is my sadness. I may not always realize that I cause you pain but when I do, I want to try to atone for it. I know it's not easy being with me. I can be difficult to love."

William smiled warmly and replied, "And I wouldn't want to have the company of anyone else either. Your presence are more than enough for me."

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Nerine didn't know whether to continue with her act or to reply to what Alex said. Following her heart, she kept her gaze away and quietly replied,

"I still love you-that I am sure of. You're not difficult to love, but it's difficult getting your love. If my sadness were your sadness, things would have been quite different for you before, Alex, but they were easy for you when I used to suffer. I still don't quite understand why you care about me if you don't love me."

Stacey and Megan smiled lovingly at William and Megan replied, "I'm very happy to hear that."

Stacey nodded and replied, "Me, too, and no other man will have us except you."

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Alex suddenly looked at Nerine and although her gaze was away from him, he hugged her and replied,

"That's not true, darling. That's not true at all. I know I don't show you my love as much as I used to and that's my fault. But I do love you still. That has never changed."

William grinned happily and at that moment, the waiter came back with everyone's orders, placing them at the table in front of the family, then left to have them enjoy their meals.

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Nerine forgot about her acting, forgot about everything she was supposed to do or say, and looking at Alex with anger and hurt in her eyes, she replied,

"Stop lying to me. Stop it. I am sick of your lies. You tell me you love me all the time but you keep hurting me over and over again. Stop lying to me! Stop it!"

After the waiter left, Stacey commented, "The food looks delicious. Let's eat before it gets cold."

Megan nodded and took her fork and knife and began to eat, as did Stacey.

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Alex shook his head and replied, "I'm not lying to you. I never stopped loving you. I'm sorry-I'm so sorry for hurting you over and over. I didn't know I was hurting you so much. I don't want to cause you pain. I..."

As Alex tried to continue speaking, tears formed in his eyes and he couldn't hold back his sadness inside.

(Well, it's getting exciting here but since it's getting late now, I should get off for the night and get some sleep. XD But I'll check back here tomorrow and post again. Nite, nite, Love. ^^)

(Nite, nite, phoenix. XD)

William took his fork and began eating his food as well, enjoying the company and the delicious food. He commented,

"You know, one thing I'm going to miss about this town is the delicious food. It's quite extraordinary."

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Nerine shook her head frantically and losing control over herself, she replied,

"Didn't you hear me? Stop lying to me! Stop saying that you love me. I know you don't. Stop it! Stop it, stop it, stop it! You never knew you were hurting me because you never knew anything about me, because you never loved me! But I used to spend the days and nights crying over you when your thoughts were elsewhere, with other women! Stop lying to me, stop it!"

She pulled away from Alex's arms and burst in tears.

(I'm back. XD)

Megan grinned and replied, "I agree. The food here has been so yummy."

Stacey replied, "It definitely is and we won't have food like this when we return to Lessire but we could return here on a future vacation."

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Alex observed Nerine's sadness and especially her tears and he wept as well. He finally realized how much he had hurt Nerine and he had no idea if he could ever fix the mess that he had caused.

Nearby, Bryan had observed the conflict and turning to Rosaline, he whispered, "Should we try to help?"

(Welcome back. XD)

William nodded and replied, "We should definitely come here again sometime."

She continued eating and was soon done.

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Rosaline observed the conflict as well and looking worried, she replied,

"I don't know. This is more of a private matter between them but they both look so upset."

(Thanks. XD)

Stacey and Megan soon finished their dinner as well and once everyone was done, Stacey said,

"We should take care of the bill and then we can have that romantic evening walk."

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Bryan sighed and replied, "Yeah, I guess you're right but I wish there was something I could do to help."

Meanwhile, Alex approached Nerine although he didn't touch her. Quietly, he said,

"If you believe I never loved you, then hurt me. I deserve it for all the pain I caused you and more."

William nodded and replied,

"I'll be right back."

He went to take care of the paytment and was oon done. He then returned to the girls and said,

"All done. Let's go."

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Nerine did her best to control herself and peaking between her cries, she looked at him and replied,

"I can't You may have never loved me but I've always loved you. I can't hurt you. Why did you do that to me? Why? Why?"

(And ahh, I'll be slow in posting because I'm studying at the same time and all. XD)

(Ahh no problem. ^^)

Stacey and Megan got up from their seats and Stacey held on to William's left arm while Megan held on to William's right hand. Then they left the restaurant to enjoy their evening walk.

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Alex replied, "It's because I can't help myself. It's hard to attach myself to one woman. I've had many women love me and I've loved them in return. And I do love you, despite what I've shown or not shown.

But I want to change-to be a better man for you."

He got down on his knees and begging, he said,

"Please give me a chance to be a better man for you."

(Thanks. XD)

William led the way to the town and the family walked around, enjoying their time and loving the surroundings. William would look around and point the interesting places to Stacey and Megan.

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Nerine was taken aback as Alex got on his knees and begged her to give him another chance to a better man for her. The move shocked her and forced her to stop crying for a moment, as she looked on in surprise and a little in fear.

Finally speaking, she whispered,

"But you don't love me. You love Lycoris. Why are you doing this? I don't understand anything anymore. You don't love me."

Stacey and Megan looked on with interest as William would point out the interesting sights to them. Stacey looked into William's eyes and happily asked,

"What do you think about this world, handsome? Do you like it?"

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Alex looked up into Nerine's eyes and with the tears still running down his cheeks, he replied,

"I know now that I haven't been a good husband to you-that I haven't shown you that I love you. I take you for granted and I'm a terrible man for doing so. I tell myself that I let the family curse take over me but it's no excuse for how I've treated you. I can work hard on making our marriage work-on letting our love grow. Please, give me a chance to prove that I can. I'll do anything for you-anything to bring happiness into your eyes again."

He hung his head down, shame overcoming him on how he'd treated Nerine.

William turned to Stacey and smiling happily, he replied,

"I love it, pretty. It's a great world with lots of wonderful things to see and they are all different from each other too. It's great."

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Nerine looked down at Alex, unsure of how to reply, what to say. She wanted to believe him, she truly did. She could feel the sincerity in his voice. But how could she know that he would really fix things this time?

Gathering her voice to reply, she said,

"I don't know if I can still do that. You told me you'll fix things so many times before, so many times. And every time, you hurt me worse than before. I-I don't trust you anymore. I don't believe anything you say anymore. You don't know how it feels to love you but not trust you, never feel safe with you. I'm always afraid of you, afraid you'd be betraying me with another, loving someone else. Scared. Of you."

Megan replied, "I'm happy you like it. I'd be sad if you didn't."

Stacey added, "Same here. I want our William to be as happy with this world as possible."

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Alex looked up at Nerine, who didn't trust him anymore. He felt so hurt by her words and he didn't know what to do. A couple of minutes passed before he finally felt something come to him and standing up, he looked sadly into her eyes and said,

"If you are scared of me and don't want me, I have nothing to live for. I can't live with how I've hurt you and I can't live with you scared of me, not trusting me."

He reached out to hug Nerine and he whispered into her left ear,

"I will always love you. Remember that, even after I'm gone."

He then let go of Nerine and ran back inside the castle, a final plan forming in his mind.

(Yeah, it's what you might think but hopefully it won't happen. :/)

William wrapped an arm around each girl and drawing them close to him, he replied happily,

"I'll be always happy wherever I am, as long as you two are here with me."

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(O.O Oh man, I don't want Alex to die. Nerine better do something. O.O)

Nerine froze in place for a few moments, taking in what has just happened. But then she recalled Alex's words carefully and realizing what he was about to do, she gathered all the strength in her body and running after him, she called out,

"Alex, stop! Don't go, come back! Alex!"

Stacey replied happily, "We'll always be with you, handsome. That I promise you."

Megan added, "Me, too!"

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As Alex kept running, he heard Nerine call out to him. He stopped although he didn't turn around. He said,

"Do I have any reason to live?"

William smiled and replied, "Then I am sure I will be happy for eternity."

They continued walking around happily, enjoying the sights.

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Nerine stopped running a distance from Alex, taking her breathes, thinking over what she should say. Carefully, she chose her words and replied,

"You-you do. Lycoris. You love her, right? And-and she loves you too. You can't leave her. And your friends. Your parents, what would they say? Please, Alex, calm down. Don't do this. Please."

She wanted to tell him to live for her, for she still loved him so, but for some reason, she refrained herself.

The family continued to walk around and Megan asked,

"William, what's been the best part of this world for you so far?"

Stacey added, "Besides us, of course." She winked at him slyly and Megan giggled.

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Alex turned around to look at Nerine although there was that inexplicable sadness in his eyes. He looked at her and asked,

"Do you love me? Is there any hope for us?"

William chuckled over Stacey's comment then thinking about the question, he replied,

"I love all the beaches we've been to, but I also love our hut. It's home to me, where all our memories are."

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Nerine didn't know how to reply that. Loving Alex-that, she was sure of. But hope? She lost that a long time ago.

Looking down at her feet, she replied,

"I love you. That never changed. But hope-that I don't know. I can't tell you. I was honest with you. I gave you everything. I gave you my heart but you broke it."