My Love Until the Last Goodbye by Alut

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The next morning, Maximus left for the Valeria airport, where the jet waiting to transport him was already prepared. Unlike other trips, this time he was alone. There were no young women accompanying him–a stark contrast to his usual habit of using long trips as an excuse to dazzle some unsuspecting girl. Once the trip was over or she no longer interested him, he would simply end things.

Seeing Mary again had left him unsettled. The previous night, he’d had time to reflect on his life. The woman who should have always been by his side was back, but now she wasn’t free. She was married, and from what he could see, deeply in love with her husband. The jealousy gnawed at him, and he didn’t know how to let it go.

The flight was short–only two hours to Madrid’s airport. Maximus had an important meeting scheduled for the afternoon, which gave him some free time to grab lunch either at the airport or wherever he chose. For once, neither Joseph nor Matthew was with him.

He was dressed casually, wearing a leather jacket, dark jeans, and a matching t–shirt. After dinner the night before, he had decided to shave off his thick beard and trim his hair. Seeing himself in the mirror, he’d felt old compared to Marcus. Mary still looked youthful, and if he wanted to catch her attention again, it wouldn’t be with his previous unkempt appearance.

As he walked toward a famous café, he was just about to enter when a distracted young woman bumped into him, spilling her drink all over his expensive jacket and the backpack that held his laptop. Maximus pushed up his sunglasses, his eyes locking onto the flustered woman, who immediately looked up and

said:

“Oh, I’m so sorry! It wasn’t on purpose! I’ll pay for your dry cleaning, I swear!” she said, visibly distressed.

“You should really be more careful!” Maximus replied sharply, though his irritation faded as he took in her striking face.

“Please, don’t worry. Here’s my card.” She handed him a simple card that read only one name: SeBaTer. “You can email me the bill, and I’ll pay for it. I’m so sorry again!!

his pocket, “I think I’d settle for a coffee instead.”

as if to say, ‘How does a coffee make up for ruining designer jacket?”

anyway I haven’t had breakfast, and my stomach’s empty,”

an eyebrow at her choice of words.

she corrected herself with a laugh. “My name is SeBaTer,” she added,

kind of name is that?” Maximus asked as he held the door

media accounts. I’m a graphic artist, and I’m studying

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hazelnut,” the woman cold the barista.

like my his

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that way too,” Maximus said, eyeing the

Maximus. She recognized him–she’d seen him here before, always with a different woman. It wasn’t unusual for this

SeBaTer, what’s your

for safety reasons,” she replied firmly as she studied the café’s pastry

picked out a carrot cake to go

asked Maximus,uming her gaze directly to him.

himself both drawn to her and slightly intimidated. There was something striking about her face, a quality he couldrit quite place. Her gray eyes, framed by thick, curled lashes, seemed otherworldly. Her dark brown hair and lightly tanned complexion gave

you like anything else?” the barista repeated.

Are you getting anything else?”