Spain x Reader: When She Loved Me

       It had been three years since you and Antonio broke up. You had moved on, but he couldn’t. You two had tried to stay friends, but you had found it too hard and put some distance between the two of you.

       Antonio was cleaning his room when he bumped into his dresser. He flinched as he heard the sound of glass breaking. When he went to investigate he found that a picture frame had fallen over. Sighing, he went to go pick it up. He picked up the frame and flipped it over to inspect the damage. As he flipped the frame over, he nearly dropped it from the picture within the frame. The picture was of you and him during your six month anniversary.

       Memories suddenly fill his head. There was the time when you had broken up with your first boyfriend. You had run to him for comfort. He had done his best to make you smile because he hated to see you cry. When you had finally smiled, Antonio couldn’t have been happier. Then the memories of the summer you two spent together, spending as much time together as possible. The memories of lying together under the stars, just the two of you. Then there were the random texts you’d send just to say you missed him

       Antonio began sobbing as he remembered all the times he spent with you by his side. He now realized that the time he spent with you was precious, and that he had thrown it all away. Antonio sank to his knees, weeping as the memories continued to flood in.

       At the same time, you slammed open your bedroom door and flung yourself on your bed crying. Your boyfriend, now ex-boyfriend, had just dumped you to go out with another girl. After crying your eyes out, you needed to call somebody, anybody. You pick your cellphone up from where it had fallen on the floor and scrolled through your contacts. Suddenly, you stop at a name you hadn’t called in almost two years: Antonio Fernandez Carriedo. You didn’t know why, but you felt like you should call him. You press the call button and listen to the ringing…once…twice….then you heard it.

       “Diga[1]? Who is this?”

       Your heart stopped. For some reason, the bond that you thought was severed was there, almost as if it had never broken.

       “It’s me Toni.”

       “_______?” Antonio replied shocked

       “Yeah, it’s me.”

       “Is there something wrong amiga[2]? You sound like you’ve been crying.”

       Tears stung your eyes. Antonio could always tell when you were upset, and he always seemed to be able to cheer you up. You begin to sob into the phone.

       “My boyfriend just dumped me for some really popular girl.”
There was a pause on the other side of the phone.

       “I’m so sorry to hear that.”

       For some reason, you just wanted to run into Antonio’s arms and cry into his shoulder. You wanted to see his smile, hear his laugh, and just be by his side.

       “Toni, can you come over? I need a friend.”

       Antonio almost dropped his cellphone in shock. You wanted him to be there? A tear silently slid down his cheek.

       “Si[3], I’ll be there soon.”

       You hung up the phone and began to cry again. Fifteen minutes later, Antonio knocked on your door. You shuffle to the front door and open it. To your surprise, he had brought fuzzy blankets, your favorite ice cream, chocolate, and a brand new teddy bear. A tear fell down your cheek. This was the exact same thing that Antonio had done when you had called him after your first breakup.

       “Hola[4] ________! Can I come in?”

       You brush your tears away and invite him in. He puts the blankets on the couch and then heads towards the kitchen. You follow him into the kitchen. Suddenly, you have a teddy bear two inches* away from your face. Gratefully, you take the teddy from Antonio and begin cuddling with it. Antonio grabs out a bowl and your ice cream scooper. He scoops out several huge scoops and puts the rest into the freezer before handing you the bowl.

       “For you.” Antonio beamed

       You take the bowl from Antonio when he begins to laugh. You wonder why he’s laughing until he hands you a spoon. You weakly smile. Curling up on the couch with your new teddy bear, Antonio goes to your movie collection and puts in your favorite film.

       During the film, you begin to get cold. Instinctively, you cuddle up to Toni, who happened to be sitting next to you. You feel Antonio stiffen, then slowly relax again. The movie ends all too soon. Antonio stands up, and as you expect him to leave, he walks over to the collection of movies, grabs another and pops it in. As Toni returns to the couch, you realize that you have no idea which movie he put in. As it starts playing, you begin to cry again. The movie that Antonio had chosen was the movie that you and Toni used to love watching together. It was Toy Story Two.

       The movie went smoothly until the song ‘When She Loved Me’ came on. It almost sounded like Antonio was singing it. Tears rolled down your cheeks as the precious memories came flooding in. All of the treasured moments you two spent together.

       “Lo siento[5] _______. I realize now that you were the best thing that ever happened to me. I should have never given you up. Te quiero[6]!

       It took you a moment to absorb what he just said. Then you realize….he was asking for you back. Your heart began to race as you realize that no matter how hard you tried to deny it, you never fell out of love with Toni.

       “_______, I know that this is selfish of me, but please come back!” Toni begged.

       You gently smile, and hold him just like you used to do. It felt as if you two had never been apart. It was just like when you two were dating. The bond had never broke.

       “Toni, I never stopped loving you. I will always love you. Don’t make me regret giving you a second chance though.”

       “Mil gracias[7] _______! I will never make the mistake of leaving you again. Te lo prometo[8].”