Destined Hearts Ch. 12

'This could be it, I think I'm in love,

It's love this time, I think I'm in love,

It just seems to fit, I think I'm in love,

This love is mine.

I can see you with me when I am older,

All my lonely nights are finally over,'

The two slowly moved with the song, staring deep into each other's eyes. For the first time ever, Antonio felt really lucky and for some reason his heart started pounding in his chest. Having Praveen so close to his body, feeling his hot breaths on his face was giving him really powerful sensations. He felt weak to the point where he started breathing heavily. It instantly got hot and he could feel himself start to sweat.

His hand slowly moved to caress Praveen's cheek. Praveen closed his eyes when he felt Antonio's hand on his cheek. It felt incredibly nice and he couldn't help but give out a low moan. Shit! Antonio bit his lip as he stared at Praveen, dying to take his lips and taste them. But not just yet.

He moved his hand to Praveen's and slowly turned him so that he had his back to him. He wrapped his arms tightly around his waist, bringing him dangerously close. He rested his head on Praveen's shoulder. Praveen turned his head to look at Antonio and their lips brushed. Both couldn't suppress the moans that escaped from their lips. They were really close, their gaze fixed on each other.

'When you kiss me, I know you miss me

And when you're with me the world just goes away,

The way you hold me, the way you show me, that you adore me

Oh, the way you kiss me,"

The couple was slowly moving to the music, enjoying each other. Both were suddenly overtaken by a myriad of emotions as they danced, love, lust, ecstasy, excitement and to sum it all, need for each other. It was like suddenly the entire world disappeared. It was just the two of them in that room and no one else. They wanted to dance to their heart's content.

It was like there was an invisible wind that started blowing on their bodies, bringing them even more emotions. Their hearts were suddenly set on a fiery passion that couldn't be put off. Praveen moved his hands and slowly rubbed on Antonio's hands, for the first time feeling loved and needed by his husband.

The way he was staring at him, like he wanted to kiss him insanely... the way he was breathing, like Praveen had taken his breath away... the way he was licking his lips, like Praveen was taking his saliva.... The way he was holding him, like he wanted them to be one. It was really sexy and Praveen didn't wanna move away. He didn't care if what Antonio was doing was just for show but right at that time, he was having the time of his life and he didn't wanna get away from his husband.

"Wow, I have never seen Antonio act like that." Emilia's hands were on her chest, feeling her heart pound sharply in her chest. "It's like they've just fallen in love suddenly. I can't believe this."

"I don't know, mother..." Celine was speechless. "...with the way Praveen is looking like, anyone is bound to fall in love with him."

"Bless my two grandsons, almighty." Katy said, putting her hands together and looked towards the heavens. "Let no one cast an evil eye on them and let them be happy just like that."

"Amen!" Granny agreed, equally putting her hands together. "They deserve all the happiness in the world."

They just continued watching them.

"Praveen..." Antonio didn't sound like himself. His voice sounded really low. "...for the past one week, I have wanted to speak to you, to tell you exactly what's in my heart. But I didn't have the courage to talk to you. That's why today, I wanna talk to you."

Praveen opened his mouth to respond but unfortunately for him, his voice was gone. He couldn't find it.

"I know I have been kinda a jerk to you since we got married and you were actually right when you got angry with me." He sighed, licking his lips. "But God is my witness, I don't wanna do that anymore. I don't wanna cause you anymore pain because right now, Praveen..."

He paused and quickly turned him so that they were facing each other, back in the position that they were already in.

"...you've become a really important part of my life. That night..." He gulped, feeling his body jerk a bit when he remembered what had happened. "...I never expected that night to be that special to me." He chuckled nervously. "It happened and although I felt really guilt after, I didn't regret what happened because that guilt showed me what kind of jerk I have been to you. You're very important to me right now, Praveen!"

Praveen was getting really emotional and he could feel tears forming in his eyes. His heart raced even faster as his breaths started coming out harshly. A lot was going in his mind but that right there, what his husband was telling him was reality and he didn't want it to stop. It was really amazing and the few words that Antonio had told him made him feel special.

"I am your husband and I want to take responsibility as your husband. I will play my role in your life as your husband, your soul mate."

Praveen couldn't hold his tears. They came running down and he didn't even wanna rub them.

"I don't know how it happened or when it started but I guess I was just ignoring it." He chuckled softly, feeling his own tears building. "A lot has happened and maybe that's what made me to have feelings for you. I guess they've just been there and I never paid attention to them. The past one week, since I made love to you that night, I feel like a new chapter had started that very night. I am never a coward when it comes to proposing but... with you..." He sighed, stopping to dance. He moved his hands up and wiped Praveen's tears. "...it's very different. You've turned me into a coward and right now, I just wanted to profess my love to you. Believe me or not, I have fallen in love with you, Praveen. I love you. I love you."

"I love you!" Antonio's words echoed in his head. "...love you..."

Praveen felt a cool breeze from Antonio's eyes hit his face. He couldn't believe what he had just heard from Antonio. He felt really weak and he couldn't help the smile that popped up his face. He had no idea how long he had been waiting to hear something like that from someone that he loved. It was really amazing and he felt really happy.

"Really?" his voice was barely above a whisper.

"Yes, Praveen, I love you so much."

By that time, the couple had already stopped dancing and the song had ended long ago. Everyone was just watching them with pounding hearts, admiring their love and closeness. Cameras were ready, taking the entire moment because they knew it was gonna be a hot story in their newspapers, magazines and their web pages.

"And I wanna spend the rest of my life with you." He slowly took Praveen's hands and kissed them. "Would give me a chance, please, baby, my love?"

Praveen was now hyperventilating.

"Please, would you love someone like me?"

Praveen nodded abruptly. "Yes, my love, because I love you too. I love you so much and I wanna be with you. I love you, my love."

Antonio laughed as a tear went down his cheek. He felt like he had started life all over again. He moved his hands to cup Praveen's cheeks as both of them laughed, enjoying their new found love. Antonio was dying to do one thing before what he had planned really started. He slowly started leaning forward with only one thing in his mind, to taste those sweet lips once again and claim his love. He was almost near, feeling Praveen's breath on his face. He slowly closed his eyes as he felt Praveen's lips on his but...

"Stop!" An angry voice of a woman said loudly. "Stop this drama."

Antonio quickly moved away and turned to find a really great shocking thing, his aunt, Emma looking at the two of them like they had betrayed her and she was there for revenge. Seeing her, Antonio had never been so mad at his aunt like the way he felt at that time. He watched as she came near, looking at Praveen like she wanted to kill him.

"Stop this." She warned, pointing at Praveen. "I'll not let you manipulate him anymore."

"Aunt!" Antonio's voice rose. He couldn't believe it. "What are you doing?"

"What I should have done a long time ago." She furiously gripped Praveen's hand painfully, pulling him away from Antonio.

Praveen was shocked. He had no idea why Emma was doing that. He just looked at her without saying anything, wondering why she always did her best to make him feel bad. That was supposed to be his happiest moment and she was ruining it.

"Aunt, leave him alone." Antonio took Praveen's hand and pulled him away from her. "What has he done? Even if it is bad, you should talk to..."

"I will not do such a thing..."

"Aunt," Antonio's voice was angry. "Please, don't..."

"You think I am the bad guy here." She literally yelled, getting the attention of everyone there. "If there is anybody that is worse in this room, it's that boy." She pointed. "And now you're shouting at me because of him."

"Emma!" Granny pulled her, looking at her like she wanted to kill her. "What do you think you're doing? Why do you like creating unnecessary trouble? You're creating a scene and everyone is..."

"Let them watch!" She rasped, breathing like a predator. "And you're talking about a scene? Well, news flash," She gestured with her fingers. "A scene has already been created by your loving son in-law."

"Emma, stop this nonsense." Emilia warned. "I will not let you ruin my daughter's party and most especially I won't let you talk about Praveen like that."

"Ooh..." She folded her arms, shaking her head. "What can I expect from a blind mother that is trying to ruin her children's future?"

Emilia was more than surprised. She couldn't believe Emma had just said that to her.

"You don't even know what's happening in your children's lives." She roared, now pointing at Emilia. "You're ruining them by bringing them bad omen. I am the only one in this family that seems to care. And please, if you don't have anything to say then please..." She put her hands together, literally begging Emilia. "...shut up and allow me to handle this situation."

By that time, people were already gathering right there, watching the drama going on. Everyone knew that what Emilia was doing was really bad because the media people were also there, probably capturing what was going on.

"Now back to you," She moved her eyes to Praveen, getting closer to him. "How long did you think you were gonna hide this?"

"What?" Praveen was confused. "Aunt, I know that you don't like me but please, for the sake of your family, please stop this. We can talk about this when the party is over."

"Well, there isn't gonna be any more party." She glowered, surprising everyone.

"What?" Andrea's voice was heard followed by high heels as she rushed to her aunt. She was with Santiago and Bruce. "Aunt, what are you saying? What are you even doing? This is my engagement party and you're making a scene. Please..."

"I am sorry, baby..." Emma sighed, holding Andrea's hands tightly. "...I love you so much and I don't want you to make the biggest mistake of your life."

"Mistake?" Andrea was gasping, frowning because she was confused. "What are you talking about? What mistake am I making?"

Emma slowly moved her head and looked at Santiago. "You're making the biggest mistake of your life by getting married to this man. He's been deceiving us all this time, him and Praveen too."

"What?" Santiago yelled, looking at Emma with so much anger. "Aunt, why would you..."

"Emma, stop this nonsense." Katy lost her cool. "Till when will you continue being like this? Can't you be happy while seeing others happy? What have these kids done to you that..."

"Well, I am sorry." Emma said rudely. "But I care about my family so much that I can't watch them make the biggest mistake of their lives."

"Okay, can we please talk about this in..."

"Why?" Emma gestured. "Why should I? These two have been doing it in secret but I am gonna expose them in front of everybody."

Everyone was confused by Emma's words.

"I know that you think that I like ruining everyone's mood but I won't allow my family to suffer." She said with tears of anger in her eyes. "Praveen and Santiago are not what they seem to everyone." She started while holding Andrea's hands tightly. "I would have surely let it go but this is my family we're talking about. I won't allow anything to happen to them."

She looked at a teary Andrea and then everyone there.

"Praveen and Santiago have been deceiving us all." She said calmly. "That boy is only after our money," She yelled, pointing at Praveen angrily. "He got married to this family to steal everything we own, both of them want our money. They've got all this planned out."

Praveen felt hot tears fall to his cheeks as pain slipped through his system. His heart gave a sharp pound in his chest as more tears flowed. He felt like his system had been injected with poison. Emma's words echoed in his head as he felt even more pain. He couldn't believe she'd utter such harsh words against him in front of the guests.

"What?" Praveen gasped, his mouth shaking uncontrollably. "Aunt, why would you..."

"Why would I what?" Emma chuckled bitterly. "Cat got your tongue? You thought you were gonna hide this from us forever. Well, your secret is out about you and your lover. You had all this planned out."

"Excuse me!" Santiago frowned. "What are you talking about? Why would I need your wealth when I've got mine? This is insane."

"Emma, please..." Emilia pleaded, putting her hands together. "Stop this."

"You still don't believe me?" She laughed. "Fine! Maybe this will convince you."

She brought a big envelope in front, took out some photos and threw them harshly at Emilia. The photos hit Emilia hard and fell to the floor and scattered all over. Everyone now had their eyes on the floor, looking at the photos. They were all pictures of Praveen and Santiago in different situations.

Antonio slowly moved his eyes to the floor and once they landed on one of the pictures, his heart simply broke at the picture he saw. He slowly let go of Praveen's hand, leaning to the floor. He slowly took several pictures and stared at them.

In one of those pictures, Praveen was lying on the floor and Santiago was on top of him. Though they were all dressed, they were staring at each other, looking deep in each other's eyes with smiles on their faces. Their faces were really close and it seemed they were about to kiss. Praveen's hands were on Santiago's back. And to make matters worse, it was in Antonio's room. Antonio's heart started bleeding right there and something he could have described as the worst pain hit him so hard that his vision became blurred for a second. He felt like he couldn't breathe.

He slowly switched to another picture and he literally felt his heart tear as a sharp pain hit him right in the chest. Tears of pain formed in his eyes as they started becoming red. The picture was of Praveen and Santiago, lying on the grass with flowers all over them and Santiago holding a flower to Praveen's nose as both of them laughed really hard, their noses brushing. It was really romantic.

But when he looked at the third picture, he felt himself go weak. Praveen was kissing Santiago on the cheek near the lips and that had been right in his house. Now he couldn't hold his tears. They came flowing to his cheeks, especially when he saw that lustful smile on Santiago's face.

The last straw that killed him was when he looked at the fourth picture he was holding. It showed Praveen and Antonio on the bed, completely naked with Praveen on top of Santiago, riding his cock. He had his hands up, holding his hair while Santiago held his waist. Though it was just the back of Praveen that was showed and he couldn't see any of their faces, Antonio could recognize that long pitch black, curly hair anywhere and those hairy hands with a golden ring that were holding Praveen. It was Praveen and Santiago alright.

Feeling his heart stop beating for a second, Antonio's hands began shaking uncontrollably as the pictures he was holding fell to the floor. There were other pictures with Santiago fucking Praveen doggy style though only the guy's ass and back was shown and holding each other in shower, having dinner together, holding each other. It all just killed him even more.

The entire family was in shock as they looked at the pictures. Emilia's face was completely wet, her heart literally dead. She was crying because she still couldn't believe what she saw. She thought she was dreaming but it was all right in front of her, the truth which she couldn't escape.

Both grandmothers looked away from the pictures because they couldn't bear to watch the abominable act there. They couldn't even explain the pain they felt because they trusted Praveen so much. Their faces too were filled with tears. Celine was crying too and Eduardo was completely in shock.

Antonio slowly got up, clenching his fists as he stood still, facing Praveen who was staring at his husband with tears, shaking his head. He had never been so scared in his entire life before. Seeing Antonio's face, his blood red eyes, his shaking jaw and the look of death that he have him, Praveen was bound to be scared. He knew that Antonio was very hurt.

"Oh my God," Andrea cried, covering her mouth as Bruce held her tightly.

Emma felt really bad. "I am really sorry for this. But when you trust someone blindly, the consequences are usually severe." She sighed. "I was just as shocked as you are when I found out. Actually, I received this mail just a few minutes ago with a letter from our well-wisher. I didn't wanna do this but I can't just watch my family fall into a pit. In the letter," She raised the envelope. "The person that ha failed to identify himself has explained everything.

Praveen got married to this family because he wanted our wealth. His goal has always been to get his hands on our wealth. He knew that it was gonna be difficult to seduce Antonio and I have no idea how they met with Santiago. He knew that it was gonna be difficult so he brought his lover in the game too so that he marries Andrea. The photo shoot of Antonio at his company was all just for show so that Santiago could enter our lives, act nice and be liked. But their plan worked when Emilia and mother suggested the wedding. Both of them knew that after Andrea's marriage our companies would merge and it would be very easy to get all the wealth then. All this has been planned by the two of them." She said in an angry tone. "Get married to Andrea and then divorce her later so that they could run away with all the wealth.

This was their plan all along." She yelled, pointing at Praveen who was busy staring at his husband. "They've been sleeping with each other all along behind our backs, pretending like they're just friends. And we've been blind to all this thinking they just spend time together doing innocent things but..." She just grimaced as she couldn't say the word. "Disgusting!" She spat on the floor. "This boy is not so innocent at all. He's been pretending all this while but now, we get to see his true colors. I am sorry it had to come out like this but I couldn't wait for them to ruin us before I say something. Now the entire world will see just how disgusting they are."

Praveen's tears couldn't stop flowing. He didn't care about what anyone else thought. His focus was only on his husband.

"Ant..."

Antonio had no idea where his anger came from. He felt so angry when he heard Praveen's voice that he angrily groaned. He furiously raised his hand and smacked Praveen across the face, sending him flying to the floor. It was the greatest slap he had ever given anyone.

Praveen felt his cheek burn but he didn't even bother touching it. It wasn't as painful as the pain that he felt in his heart. He quickly raised his face to stare into his husband's eyes. That was when everyone saw the red mark on his cheek and the blood coming out the side of his mouth.