Authors Note- Yo yo yo, Wanda Wish here with the next chapter. I just had to get it to you ASAP. Even though I don't have the mad writing skills of MoreThanACrush, it's not to shabby. So enjoy, and please review!
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When Mama Cosma opened the door, she was more than a little surprised to see Juandissimo. "What are you doing here? I only just sent you to Wanda!"
"Mama Cosma, I work quickly. No woman can resist me for long."
She gasped, hardly daring to believe he could come with such good news.
"So then…it's working?"
"We will hear the rustle of divorce papers anytime soon."
"A divorce? Already?" said Mama Cosma gleefully, clapping her hands together with delight.
"Si," said Juandissimo. "I heard Cosmo say it myself. He poofed in on Wanda kissing me and finally realised she did not love him."
"I knew she'd stray at the first opportunity," said Mama Cosma victoriously. "But we can't celebrate yet. Not until they both sign on the dotted line."
"I am so close to having my Wanda, we cannot let Cosmo change his mind," said Juandissimo determinedly.
Mama Cosma was about to say something, when they both froze at the sound of a poof.
"Cosmo!" gasped Mama Cosma. "Quick, get out of here! Get back to Wanda! And just leave Cosmo to me."
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Wanda replayed the kiss with Juandissimo over and over in her head. She constantly berated herself; why hadn't she pushed him away sooner? Why had she been so stupid and let him kiss her in the first place? And why oh why hadn't she made more of an effort to stop him?
The only thing replaying itself more in her mind than Juandissimo's kiss were Cosmo's words. "I want a divorce." She could still feel his eyes locked with hers as he said that horrible sentence. It hurt to think about it too much, so whenever the pain got to bad she would revert to Juandissimo's kiss, and start mentally abusing herself again. This happy cycle was broken only when she heard someone poof into the room. She looked up with a wild hope it was Cosmo, only to be disappointed with the sight of Juandissimo.
"What do you want?" she asked viciously, her hands curling into fists without her even realising it.
"To see how you are," he answered. "I am very sorry about your divorce."
"No you're not!" sneered Wanda.
Juandissimo shrugged in a way that said 'Ah, it is true', then watched as Wanda began to pace.
"You seem upset," he said.
"Yes, I'm upset!" Wanda snapped. "My husband wants to leave me and it's all your fault!"
Juandissimo sighed and shook his head. "Is it truly?"
"Of course it is," said Wanda angrily. She paced a while longer before hesitating and looking at him. "Why wouldn't it be?"
Juandissimo assumed a patient and wise expression, as if preparing to explain the most obvious thing in the world. "Perhaps it is not I who caused it. Perhaps I merely triggered it, and it was bound to happen all along."
"That's ridiculous," said Wanda with a frown and an annoyed shake of her head.
"Is it truly, Wanda? Does not Cosmo often wish you two were not married? Does he not look at other women? Is he not disrespectful of your feelings?"
"He doesn't mean it," said Wanda, repeating the line she so often told herself.
"But what about before, when he found us together? He should have given you a chance to explain yourself. He was obviously just looking for a way out. I just happened to be it." He moved forward and put his hand on her shoulder.
"Don't touch me!" Wanda snapped, and Juandissimo backed off. However, he continued to watch her.
"He says such insensitive things about you, Wanda. Such hurtful things. You cannot pretend you are not affected by that."
"It's not…he doesn't mean…" Suddenly Wanda stopped pacing and looked up at Juandissimo. "How do you know he says those things?"
Juandissimo didn't flicker an eyelid, but inside he was frantic.
"It is not a secret that your marriage is going through trouble, Wanda," he said calmly. "With the way Cosmo shoots his mouth off, the whole of Fairy World knows." He inwardly sighed with relief at Wanda's obvious and miserable acceptance of what he had said. She knew better than anyone that Cosmo rarely thought before he spoke. He used this moment where her guard was down to move closer to her. "They all know he does not love you, Wanda," he whispered. "They all know you deserve better than him." Wanda closed her eyes and turned away, hugging herself, and Juandissimo lessened the distance even more, trailing a hand down her arm and making her shiver.
"Someone better…like me."
"No…" protested Wanda weakly, hugging herself tighter. "No…Cosmo is…"
"Cosmo is worthless!" said Juandissimo, more forcefully than he had intended. "Cosmo is gone! Cosmo is divorcing you! Cosmo is leaving you behind, Wanda, and he is leaving you all alone!"
The tears that had been so close to the surface recently finally managed to slide down her face. She felt Juandissimo coming ever so closer behind her and was about to order him away, when she felt his strong arms encircling her.
"But perhaps, mi amour, it need not be so alone?"
Wanda tried to sniff back her tears as she felt a sense of security and protection in the warm hold. She closed her eyes and felt herself become lost in the embrace. But then suddenly her eyes snapped open. What was she doing? Making exactly the same mistakes that had gotten her into this mess in the first place! She was about to force Juandissimo to let her go when suddenly she didn't need to. He had already released her and was floating a more reasonable distance away.
"I will be back, Wanda," he said, before raising his wand and poofing away. As he did, he couldn't help but smirk at the confused, lost look on Wanda's face. That was Juandissimo's style. Always leave them wanting more.
