003: Angel's Tale

Why was this guy stalking me? Why did he say all those horrible things about me falling for him one way or the other? Why did I feel so terrible at that moment? I was used to being approached by any men. But Jakob wasn't just any man.

He was incredibly attractive, but also mean. "Giulia, are you all right?" Titian's voice snapped me out of my thoughts. He had given me plenty of time to weep and sob silently before he spoke to me. He knew me only too well. I hadn't told him anything about this one incident. It was better that way.

I slowly raised my head and looked at Titian. “So, I wonder what he wanted from me. The meeting last year is already half a year ago”, I answered him truthfully. The man crouching in front of me seemed to be thinking. Then he said, “That's a perfectly valid question. Normally he doesn't chase anyone, it's more the other way around."

Great, I thought, is Jakob always following me now? "Perhaps you should take personal protection," said Titian. Now I was wondering if my best friend could read minds. I said emphatically, “No! I'm not going to let him control my life. I'm a strong woman, this child's head will soon realize that I'm at the wrong address."

To emphasize my words, I stood up and wiped the tears from my face. "Where do you want to go now?" Titian asked me, to which I replied that I had a shoot. "You're not going there! Excuse me if I say this so openly, but you look really exhausted and you should rest," he said and looked at me.

He was right. I looked down and mumbled, "Okay." "How about we have a nice afternoon at my place? Krystal would certainly be happy too. It's been a while since the three of us last met,” Tizian suddenly suggested and I gratefully accepted the offer.

But first we went to the agency where I should have taken the photos. At the reception, the lady behind the counter saw immediately that something had happened. "Hello, I'm Giulia De Lorenzi and I was supposed to be a model, but I was the victim of an attack," I said, feeling a little embarrassed.

The woman looked at me pityingly and said, “You really don't look good. When would you have time to catch up on the shoot?”. "When would it be possible for you?" I answered with a counter-question. I much preferred it that way. The brunette looked at her computer and then said: "We have an appointment available tomorrow at the same time". I finally agreed and was glad to sit in Titian's car.

After we had made a short detour to the huge shopping center, we drove to the villa. As I entered the huge building, I was amazed that not much had changed. My best friend led me straight into the living room. There Krystal had made herself comfortable on the sofa.

Her face brightened up as soon as she saw us, but even so she seemed very happy. "There you are again," she said to Titian and wanted to get up, but he came to her with quick steps and said: "Of course, and you're giving yourself a nice rest." Then he gave her a kiss on the forehead.

The two were really enviable. I could only dream of such a wonderful marriage. Well, they had had a turbulent year before they finally became a couple, but they didn't want to do that anymore. I noticed that from the fact that they had also quickly entered into the bond of marriage.

"Giulia, nice to see you again. How are you doing?” the woman asked me. Crazy how mature Krys had become! Titian once told me she was a ticking time bomb. But ever since she'd been with him, she'd been calm herself. Really amazing.

With a wry smile on my face, I replied, “Pretty good, actually. I had a very... weird encounter with Jakob earlier." “Jacob? What did he want from you?" she asked, very worried. "Oh, I don't know that either. He said that sooner or later I'll fall for him anyway. I guess he can't handle rebuffs," I said.

I really hoped Krystal wasn't overreacting to it. To my slight astonishment, she just said, “That's right. Now you can do to him what I could never do”. A small grin crept onto her lips, which I thought was pretty devilish. "Oh yeah, I'll show him what it's like when you can't get what you want," I smirked.

Not to digress too much from her question about how I'm doing, I said, "Other than that, my life hasn't changed much. Although, to be honest, I'm considering going back to Italy." "What? Are you serious?” she asked me, a little shocked, and I nodded. “Yes, nothing keeps me here anymore and I miss Florence. Besides, I would love to see my parents again,” I almost justified myself to her for my considerations.

After all, I was almost done with my medical studies, actually I was just waiting to write my last exam. After that I would go back to my beloved homeland. Although I liked Germany, I knew that I belonged in Italy.

Luckily for me, Krystal seemed to understand me. “But you will definitely come visit us anyway, right? And report you?” she demanded, which made me giggle. I answered her: “Of course, that's clear. I will never forget my best friends and besides, Fabrizia is already packing her boxes”.

Krys looked at me for that name. Oh, I had completely forgotten about that. The two didn't even know each other. I had to change that too. “Fabi is my childhood friend, something like Titian. Plus she models too, we're even signed to the same main agency,” I enlightened her.

The woman lying on her sofa seemed to understand. Tizi went into the kitchen during the whole conversation and prepared small bites for us. He wasn't back yet. "Oh, is she a great woman like you?" Krystal asked me, which made me blush.

Did you like me? That was a very nice compliment. "Thank you and yes she is. You absolutely have to get to know her,” I babbled on happily, feeling like I was in the Valley of Angels. Everything was so damn peaceful and harmonious here, I could easily get used to that.

Unfortunately, I didn't have such a great husband as my girlfriend. I would probably never have, I thought and felt the grief overtake me. “And now to you. Tell me how things have been for you in the past few weeks,” I deliberately diverted the conversation to Krystal so that nobody noticed how I was feeling.

The smile that had crossed her lips grew bigger. Her eyes had that unmistakable shine that always fascinated me. Well, I wasn't a lesbian or bisexual, but she really noticed that. Yes, Krys could really smile with his eyes. When Titian once told me that, I thought he was a dreamer until I finally saw it with my own eyes.

Said woman said: "As you can surely see, I'm getting fatter and fatter. I really rise like a yeast dumpling”. After that I giggled until I finally burst out laughing. "However. When I first saw you, you were really skinny. So it's good for you”, I agreed with her.

Krystal laughed too and I had to say it was really nice that she could laugh about her weight gain. There was nothing wrong with that, after all she was six months pregnant. "Alessandro seems like a hunk though," Krys said, putting a hand on her stomach.

Just then Titian came in with a tray. He put it in the middle of the table and asked us to help ourselves. "So it will be a boy?" I asked interested, whereupon Tizi also put a hand on his wife's stomach and answered visibly proud: "Yes, but unlike me, Sandro will have a nice childhood".

After these rather thoughtful words, there was a moment of silence, which I managed to break through. "So Alessandro. Nice name, so you're staying true to Italian”, I said and hoped that the mood would become more exuberant again. "I've always found the name beautiful," said Titian.

Then I remembered something. “You told me as a child that you would name your son that. Kind of very cute that you still want to do that”, I said thoughtfully and thought of old times. My best friend's face brightened before he said, "That's right and I'm glad I have the right woman for it."

His gaze slid to Krystal, who smiled happily. Then he gave her a kiss on the mouth. I would have loved to cry with joy, because this scene reminded me of cheesy love movies. But I changed my mind and chuckled: "You guys are just so damn cute together!". The two jumped apart, a little startled, before laughing too. Then Krys said, "Who would have thought?". "It's nice to see what belongs together coming together," I murmured. "What's going on?" she asked me immediately. “You guys are such a great team, one unit. You're allowed to get a little sentimental and envious," I ridiculed my envy a little.

Yes, I was really jealous and had no problem admitting it in front of them. They knew I was giving them luck and that was the most important thing because it was the truth. “You will definitely find a man too”, said Tizian and when he saw that I shrugged my shoulders sullenly, he said: “Hey, you are really pretty and the guy who marries you one day can damn himself fortunate".

Wow, that's what I call a compliment! And the beauty of it was that I knew Titian meant it and Krystal wasn't jealous at all. Well, at first she thought he and I were a couple, but we explained that straight away in the park.

"And how are you doing otherwise? What about your high school diploma? As far as I know, you wanted to catch up,” I turned to my friend. "Don't worry, I'll do something about that because I'm serious that I want to get my degree and without it I can never become an architect," she immediately reassured me.

But one question was still burning in my mind. "How are you doing with the baby then?" I asked her. She replied: “Tizian and I have already talked about that. If I learn here anyway, I will also have time for the little one. In addition, Tizi works here most of the time, so we can take turns." The solution wasn't all that bad.

They really had become one. "That's good," I stood by them. "Yeah, and I'll be his secretary by the way," Krystal giggled exuberantly. I had also noticed that she was now allowed to address her husband with his unloved nickname without him almost losing his mind.

It had been a funny story between the two of them. When the two had first met and Krys was still quite aggressive in character, Tizian absolutely didn't want her to call him Tizi. "You've really gotten your life together, respect," I said appreciatively.

Visibly proud, Krystal nodded, then she said: "It's going to be difficult, but I'm ready to accept this challenge and besides, I have support". By that she meant above all Titian and me. It was not for nothing that she looked at me with a smile. It felt good to know that she trusted me and saw me as a friend.

The afternoon dragged on, we still talked about so many things that I had the feeling that I had never talked so much before. I even stayed until dinner. Titian was such a gifted cook and I loved eating what he prepared. We forgot the time completely, because soon it was dark in the evening. It was time to go home.