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not call only to say hello; there was something in her tone of
voice that worried him.
    – Breno and I had lunch
together yesterday. – That information turned on his alert signal. Amanda was
going to say they would not follow the plan and that she would get back with
her husband. He was not prepared to hear those words, but would listen as best
as he could.
    – Really? -He replied with
the intonation of a question and a weak voice.
    - He threatened me again. He
said he will wait for a few days and if I do not change my mind and get back
together with him, he will forward the request for Lucas’s custody to the
judge. - Amanda spoke in such a sad voice at the end of the sentence that
Antônio felt ashamed of thinking that Amanda had given in to her ex-husband.
    - Did you say anything
that encouraged him to make a decision so out of the blue? We were expecting
that he could use this sort of blackmail, but he was too fast, was he not!? - Antônio
asked.
    - I said that we would get
married soon. - When Antônio heard this, he was overwhelmed with joy. - I could
see yesterday that I’ll have to confront him because I do not intend to give in
to his blackmail at all. - She kept talking and making Antônio proud of the
woman he had chosen to be his wife. - I hope I can count on you during this
difficult phase. - Amanda wished she could tell him also that she really missed
the comfort that he passed on to her at moments like that, but she chose to
remain silent; it would be best that way. They did not need more problems and
questions in their lives.
    - No doubt about it. I
will not leave you alone in this. - it was the best he could say, since he was
not close to her to comfort her more.
    - It was everything that I
needed to hear. I hope I'm not asking too much of you – she apologized.
    - You know you can count
on me. - As Antônio spoke Amanda began feeling more at peace. She knew this
would only happen when she talked to Antônio; that’s why she called him so early.
    - We will win this fight,
believe me. - His enthusiasm eased her. - Tell me one thing Amanda. You called
me just to talk about Lucas’s father. Didn’t you miss me? - Antônio’s question
caught her by surprise, but since he was her best and dearest friend she
decided to go along with him and leave that issue aside at least for an
instant.
    - You cannot imagine how
much I missed you – she said and remembered how much she had wished her
friend’s hug.
    - That’s good because I
missed you too. - He confessed. - So much so that I will leave now although I
have a very important job - he said. - "It will be good to get a little
away as well, so maybe you miss me enough to realize that you can’t live
without me," he wished in his thoughts and laughing at his foolish
imagination.
    - It's hard not to miss
you, did you know that? - Amanda confessed being relieved because he could not
see her face on fire.
    - Is it the friend saying
this or the woman? - He asked curious for the answer, but not showing a lot of
interest in what she would say. While both pretended to play cat-and-mouse,
they could unwind their throbbing minds.
    - Both, of course! - The
answer was clever and noncommittally. - What person would not miss a friend
like you, and what woman would not miss such a man? - She added.
     - When will you give me a
less complex answer, my wife to be? - He joked making her laugh.
    - I do not know. For now
that is the one I have. Now imagine people seeing a couple about to get married
and having a chat like that. - She said laughing. That sound accelerated
Antônio's heart on the other side.
    - I do not even want to
think about it. But we need to be less formal even when we are alone. The fact
that we are so used to treating each other like brother and sister may cause us
to act this way in front of others and we do not even realize it - said Antônio
sure of what he was saying.
    - You're right. - Amanda
agreed analyzing she had not thought about it.
    - So next