I turned around my eyes in this beautiful set-up I've made for my surprise to him. A little bit nervous goes through me at the same time excitement for our anniversary. Seven gifts covered the couch and our pictures since we started that attached inside the frame.

I get off the lingerie inside my baggage before I soak in the bathtub. Making myself ready to give it to him. Yes, even were in a long way of our relationship there’s nothing happen to us sexually—in short, I’m still a virgin.

“Give yourself to someone when you feel that he is the one who will be with you to the aisle.” My mother always remind me to give myself to someone that I’m sure to with forever, and this is the time.

He’s working under their company that is failing now but despite of that he remain positive. I texted him the hotel location. Reflecting myself into the mirror wearing the lingerie under my boot, the red lipstick I put to my lips as I comb my hair to its shine. Wearing a black lingerie that suit to my skin tone—morena.

My skin tone is one of my insecurity before but I learned to embrace it because this is the part of me and Jax always complimented me about my skin color, he loves it. He made me to love it. When I received a text from him that he’s already in the basement, I turned-off the light before I position like seducing him.

“Denise…” His voice called me.

From the dark, I saw him loosening his polo. His eyes were directly looking at me. I stood up sexily going to him. “Happy 7Th anniversary, love,” I whispered to his ear.

I felt his hand wrapped around my waist. “I’m… breaking up with you.” His hands aparted to my waist before he reached the switch of the lights to turn it on.

I was trembling because of what he said. I don’t know if he’s just joking or not. My eyes look at him asking for an answer. His eyes landed to my body, is he not ably to see me like this? Am I not looking good wearing this lingerie?

“Love… hmm,” I called with fear in my voice.

“Stop calling me that now… I would repeat… I want to leave this relationship… exact in our anniversary,” he seriously said.

Every words that came from him hard to understand now. We were just together to his condo, we count down because we do that every anniversary that comes. He reminds me about his love and I fucking heard the I love you from him earlier.

“Why? Is this a prank?” I asked, figuring out if he was just pranking me.

“Do you think I like pranking? I’m marrying someone else now, Denise.” His eyes remained to me while I can’t look at him.

How was that happen that he will marry someone else while we were in a relationship? I won’t believe if he cheat because I knew him well, he can’t do that because he knows that I will be hurt. He doesn’t have any female friends because he knows I’ll be jealous.

"Who are you marrying? I thought we will marry each other. Jax, we are in a relationship!"

"That's why i'm breaking up with you. Why you can't understand it?"

"Because it's havoc! We were okay before you leave earlier and now you were saying that. You didn't answer my question!"

I stand in front of him, trying to look directly to his eyes to observe if he was lying just to prank me. I'd never thought that I would be in this scenario. I thought there's no heartbreak because i'm with him.

"I'm marrying Gretta Devon... is all okay now? Will you believe and let me leave?" he asked, sarcasm.

"What... I mean, why was that happen?! She's older than you, Jax. Why you need to fucking do this, huh?!" All the excitement and happiness was gone through his shock announcement towards me.

He will be marrying someone older than him, he was even not close with that older woman. The CEO of La Devon INC. I remained standing even though the breeze of aircon coming over my skin.

"Our... company is failing. And your love can't save it. What will you do if I ask you to help me? Nothing... because you just care about your skincare, luxury bags and everything you don't know how to workhard," he said long litany.

I slapped him in my all strength as the tears slowly going down to my cheeks. My parents gave everything I want even I don't ask it. His words already hurting me, every words hurting me.

A sudden of breakup already ruined this night that I thought would be special. Maybe special for him because he breakup with me.

"So, are you telling me that you would marry her because of your failing company? I can not believe that you are a user now! Jax... our company can help you... just don't do it," my voice was almost begging to him despite of his hurting words.

I heard him sighed before he chuckled. "Your company is nothing compared to her, Denise. Can you stop crying? You're too sensitive right now."

A sting came inside me. Our company was just small but enough to feed us and to help other workers. How can I stop from crying when it's happening?

I drawn closer to him but he stepped back his foot like he knows what I will do. He invalidated my feelings that he never do to me. Everything was surreal.

"Is this really true, Jax? Explain it to me clearly because I don't get it! She's 10 years older than you, Jax. Don't do it for money, you don't know how serious the married is!"

"Love has no age limits, Denise. And I can love her even more despite of our age. If it still surreal for you, wait my invitation, then."