Unexpected Encounter: A Second Chance at Love

Semion did not say anything, he just stood there staring at his two grandsons. It was like he had accepted his fate.

Javier on the other hand kept groaning in pain.

"It hurts, doesn't it?" Owen sighed. "Mom must have felt worse when you shot her."

Without saying anything else, he raised his gun at him and shot another bullet, but this time straight on his chest.

After a few seconds, he was about to fire another bullet when Andrew stopped him.

"He is already gone."

Owen looked at Javier's lifeless body and he felt nothing. He didn't feel sad or guilty. Instead, he felt a sense of peace.

But this made him feel very restless. He had just killed his father but he felt nothing.

…..

"Juli, you know what is the strangest and worst part?" When she looked at him, Owen smiled, "I felt at peace after killing him. I didn't feel guilty nor did I regret it."

"I tried my best to mourn over his death, I wanted to feel at least a tinge of guilt in my heart but nothing," he sighed.

He then placed his hand on her cheeks and caressed it with his thumb. "Do you think I am a monster?"

Before Juliana could answer, he interrupted her. "You know what, don't answer it."

She sighed and buried her face on his chest again as he hugged him tightly. She wanted to comfort him but couldn't find the right words.

Keeping quiet for a while, Owen gently caressed her arm. "Did I scare you? You can leave if you want to, I won't mind."

Without saying anything, Juliana looked at him and pressed her lips against his.

When he felt her soft lips, Owen grabbed her waist and closed his eyes before pinning her down.

....

[Present]

[Andrew's beach house]

Owen sighed and looked at Andrew. "I don't know what is happening to me."

Andrew patted his shoulder. "I seriously don't know what to tell you. But I feel what you have with Juliana isn't something you can ignore."

"That wasn't a one night stand for you, right?" he questioned him.

When Owen did not say anything, Andrew added, "I know it wasn't, it was much more than that."

Owen knew Andrew was right but he refused to acknowledge it. He had never imagined himself falling for someone. He had never thought he would feel this vulnerable with someone.

"Let me tell you one thing Owen, you can't run away from your feelings," he remarked. "Even if you try your best, it will eventually catch up. But sometimes, by the time you understand the importance of those feelings, it's too late. And then you are left with nothing but regrets."

"What if I don't want those feelings?" Owen questioned him back. He was confused, he had so many questions in his mind but he had no answers.

"Let me ask you one simple question." Andrew looked at him. "After Juliana, did you hook up with someone else?"

When Owen shook his head, he added, "Why?"

"Because—" Owen pursed his lips and frowned. He didn't even think of hooking up with someone else because Juliana was all over his head. He couldn't get over her no matter how hard he tried.

Initially, he had thought he couldn't move on from her because she ran away after robbing him. But the feeling did not change even after he found her, instead, he could feel it growing stronger and stronger even though she was right next to him.

"Brother—" Andrew got up and placed his hand on Owen's shoulder. "I can clearly see what is going on, now it's your turn to analyze everything and reflect on it."

Without waiting for his reply, Andrew walked away while Owen stood there all by himself, immersed in his own thoughts.

...

[Next Day]

[Rachael and Andrew's Room]

Rachael slowly opened her eyes when felt someone's lips on hers.

"Good morning, gorgeous." Andrew smiled as he gently caressed her hair.

"Morning." She snuggled closer. "What time is it?"

"Almost 8." He kissed her bare shoulder. "Sleep for a little longer. Everyone must be asleep anyway."

"Hmm, I don't wanna sleep but I wanna stay with you like this for some time." She wrapped her arms around his waist.

"Let's stay this for a while then." He kissed the top of her head.

"Did you get my phone from downstairs yesterday?" When he did not say anything, Rachael looked at him. "You forgot, didn't you?"

"I started talking to Owen so—" He sighed. "I'll go get it."

"It's okay, go later." She stopped him. "Mom told me she will call me in the morning, but it's okay, I'll call her later."

"Mom was going to call?" When she nodded, he quickly got up. "I'll go get it then, it won't be nice to just ignore her calls."

Rachael wanted to stop him but he quickly left the room.

...

[Ben and Tina's room]

Sitting on two different corners of the bed, Ben and Tina kept stealing glances of each other without saying anything.

After their impromptu makeout session at the beach, they hurried back to the room to continue the deed.

Tina nervously bit her lower lip and pulled the sheet close to her body. She had never felt so awkward in her entire life.

She kept stealing glances of Ben, hoping that he would say something. But to her disappointment, he hadn't uttered a single word since they woke up. This made the entire situation even more worse.

But despite the awkwardness, she also felt a sense of satisfaction. She remembered each and everything that had happened between them last night.

The way Ben held her in his embrace the entire night, was enough for her to understand that he cared for her.

She had expected things to be different in the morning but she was wrong.

The tension and awkwardness between them had intensified overnight, making her feel a little suffocated and uncomfortable.

To ease the awkwardness, she was about to call him out when she heard him say…..

"Last night was a mistake."

…..