Double Mirror

Reina backpacks with a friend through the Costa Rican jungle. "Wow! Wait, I have to get a shot of this…." Reina says. As she picks up her camera, that's around her neck, her friend tries to find what she's looking at. "Shot of what?..." She asks. Reina points at a toucan in a nearby tree. "Oh wow!..." Her friend excitedly whispers. "I know right?" Reina says back, and snaps the photo. This actually turned out to be a nice end of summer vacation right?" Her friend asks. Reina smiles and they continue walking on. "Yeah… Now I kinda don't want to go home…" Reina says to her. "Well we have two days left here so let's just enjoy that as much as we can." Her friend says. Reina smiles. "Yeah we can start with checking out more of the nightlife here tonight…" She says. "You for real read my mind." Her friend replies. The both of them laugh and continue walking through the jungle.

That Night

Reina and her friend sit at a nightclub and drink with two girls they met earlier on their trip. "Cheers bitches to an amazing vacation in Costa Rica!" Reina's friend shouts over the blaring music, with a raised drink in hand. "Cheers!" Reina and the girls shout back. After they toast, then drink their drinks. "Ack… Evelyn… What the hell kinda drink did you order for me?" Reina asks her friend. Evelyn and the other girls laugh at her scrunched face. "What?... You don't like it?" Evelyn asks, as Reina drinks a little water. "And you'd sure as hell would be right." Reina replies. Evelyn and the girls laugh again. Reina gets up from the table. "Wait a minute… Where are you going?" Evelyn asks her. "I have to go to the restroom." Reina responds. "Huh?!..." Evelyn says, leaning in to hear her. As the music throughout the club blasts, Reina elevates her voice so Evelyn can hear her clearly. "I said I have to use the restroom real quick! I'll be back!" She tells her. Evelyn nods, then goes on to talk to the other girls as Reina leaves. Once she finishes using the restroom, Reina heads back to her table. On the way there, she sees a guy in the hall talking to a girl. The woman laughs as she has her arms around his neck. She can tell she's drunk, but she just pays them no mind and continues to walk past them. Suddenly, the guy glances at her and does a double take. Reina notices, but continues to carry on past him and the woman. As she goes near him, he waves slightly. And just before she walks completely past him, he puts his arm around her shoulder. She immediately looks at him in shock and confusion. "What the-" Reina says to him. "There you are babe… You had me waiting forever…" The guy says to her. He quickly walks with her away from the woman, as she stands there frowning and watching the two of them leave. Then he glances back and whispers in Reina's ear. "Work with me… Just play along…" He says. Reina continues walking with him until they're far away from, and out of the woman's sight. Then the guy takes his arm from around her shoulder. "Ugh… Damn that's annoying…" He murmurs. Reina just stands next to him trying to figure out what the hell just happened. "Hey I'm sorry about dragging you into that just now… But I had no choice, you know?" He says. Reina gives him a shady look. "No I don't know... What was that about?" She asks. The guy sighs. "Long story short, that girl has been following me all night around the club… I didn't want to be rude cause I know she's drunk as hell so I talked to her a bit, but I couldn't take it anymore… I had to get out of that situation." The guy explains. He then reaches in his pocket for his phone as Reina stands there looking at him. She starts to laugh a bit. He looks at her. "What's funny?" He asks. Reina rolls her eyes, now chuckling. "It's just a funny situation to me. That's all." She answers. Then she starts to laugh a bit more. "Okay it's not that funny…" He says, giving her a neutral stare. She finishes laughing and sighs. Her expression grows neutral as well. "You're right. It's not... Have a good night." She proceeds to walk away from him, and heads to the bar. The guy watches, and follows shortly after. She orders a drink and goes to pay for it when the guy puts his credit card on the bar counter. "Make it two, por favor." He says to the bartender. The bartender takes the card, swipes it and hands it back to him. Then he goes to make their drinks. Reina sits on the stool looking at the guy as he puts his card back in his wallet. "You know you didn't have to do that right?" She says to him. "Yeah I know… It's no big deal." He replies. She looks him up and down as he looks out into the club. She could see even in the dim atmosphere that everything he has on is custom designer made. And he's not bad on the eyes. Their drinks arrive and both toast then drink. After a while, Reina starts to feel hot as they make small talk and order more drinks. "...By the way, my name's Dante." He says, smiling. "Reina." She says back. "That's a pretty name… I think it suits you." Dante says, knocking back the rest of his drink. Feeling a little tipsy now, Reina puts her empty glass down on the counter. Then she gets down from her stool, and wraps her arms around Dante's neck while he remains seated on his. "It's hot and loud in here don't you think?... Let's go somewhere cooler and quieter… Just for a little." She says, smirking. Dante is a bit surprised, but starts to grin. "Sure." He replied. The two of them leave the club together. Dante drove Reina back to her hotel. As soon as the both of them got into her room, they started making out. Both of them roll around on the bed still in their clothes. Dante starts to unbutton his shirt as he kisses her. And Reina unbuttons her blouse, exposing her bra. He leaves his shirt open and starts aggressively kissing on her neck down her chest. Cupping both of her breasts, he kisses between them. Reina moans. As he continues kissing her breasts, his hand slowly goes up her skirt and massages her thigh. Suddenly, Reina's phone rings. But she doesn't pay any mind. She and Dante continue making out. Just as Dante gets ready to unbuckle his belt, someone starts knocking hard on the room door. "What the hell?!" Reina yells. She and Dante look at the door as the knocking continues. "Who the hell is that?... Do they not see the do not disturb sign on the door?..." Dante says annoyed. "I don't know…" Reina says. Dante gets up off the bed to go to the door but Reina stops him. She gets up, holding her blouse together walking past him and to the door. "Who is it?!" She asks, angrily. "It's me!" Evelyn says from the outside. Reina lets out an aggravated sigh. "Evelyn?!... What the hell is wrong with you?!" Reina asks, shouting back through the door. She unlocks and opens the door, cracking it slightly to peep through the gap. "What're you doing?!" Reina asks. Evelyn pulls her out of the room and into her room next door. She closes the door behind them and looks at Reina. "What?! What's going on with you?!" Reina asks, unable to hide her frustration. Evelyn puts her finger to her lips. "Shh… Listen. The girls we were with at that nightclub told me about that guy in there…She whispers. "Told you what, that you had to chase after me from the club like this?" Reina asks, placing a hand on her hip. "When they saw you leave with him, they told me about him, and that it wasn't a good thing to let you go alone with him. But by the time I got outside to stop you, you were already gone. I was calling and texting you… What the hell is the matter with you?" Suddenly, Reina hears her room door open and close. "Did he just leave?..." Evelyn asks her, keeping her voice low still and eyes stretching wide. Reina shrugs and whispers back. "I think so…" She goes to the door and peeks out of the peephole. Not seeing anything, she then opens the door and peeks around the corner just in time to see Dante going into the elevator. She then comes back inside and closes the door. "He left." Reina says, sighing with aggravation. "Thanks… Now I can go to bed without having gotten any…" She says sarcastically. "Is sex worth potentially risking your life?" Evelyn asks, now annoyed herself. "If he wanted to do something to me he had all the opportunity in the world to do it when I was in his car…" She tells her. Reina then lets out a sigh, scratching her head. "Look, I'm going to bed… Goodnight Ev." Reina leaves the room. Evelyn just watches her leave, and puts her hands on her hips. As the door closes behind Reina, Evelyn drops her arms and walks off further into her room.

The Next Morning

Reina has breakfast by herself as Evelyn is still asleep. All of a sudden a pair of hands cover her eyes from behind. "Evelyn, stop playing around alright. I'm not in the mood…" Reina says. The hands let go and Dante comes from behind, moving to her side, smiling. "Surprise…" He says. Reina just looks up at him confused. "What're you still doing here?... I thought you were long gone." She asks him. He chuckles and sips the cup of coffee in his hand. "I didn't feel like going back to my hotel, so I just got a room here for the night…" He answers. Reina just continues staring at him. "Mind if I join you?" He asks. She sighs, shaking her head and gestures for him to sit. As he sits, she sips her glass of orange juice and eats a berry off of her plate. "Be my guest." She says nonchalantly, leaning back in her chair. She holds another berry to her mouth and smirks at him. "So… Why'd you leave and not say anything last night?..." She asks him. Dante grins nervously. "Well the situation felt awkward at the moment, so I just felt like I should leave… I mean I don't know how we could have continued after all that crazy..." Dante chuckles, taking a croissant from the basket on the table and biting into it. "Okay, well what do you want now?..." Reina asks, her expression somewhat vacant. Dante grins. "I would think it'd be obvious... I want to get to know you still…" He answers, and takes a sip of his coffee. Reina raises her eyebrow, skeptical. "Well I guess you can get to know me today, because tomorrow I won't be here." She tells him. Dante looks surprised. "Why?" He asks. "Because I'm going back to my country. I was on vacation here." Dante nods his head. "Ohhh, well that makes sense... So where are you from?" He asks. "The states, but I live in Europe now." She answers. "Really? Where in Europe?" He continues to ask. Reina chuckles looking at him as he finishes his croissant. "I won't be disclosing all of that." She says with a sarcastic smile. Dante looks at her inquiring. "Why not?" He asks her. She eats some of her food. "Well, let me turn the table a little… I have a question for you now…" She says. Dante brushes crumbs from the edge of the table, and gives her a look of anticipation. "Okay." He says. Reina lets out a quick sigh and sits up. "Alright… Tell me, are you some kind of criminal...or a killer by any chance?... I'm just asking for a friend." She says to him jokingly. Then she lets out a chuckle. Dante's eyes go wide. He stays silent for a moment while Reina takes a sip of orange juice, watching him. Waiting for his answer, he finally speaks. "Yes.." He responds casually. Reina's smile quickly fades as Dante stares at her. A little grin spreading across his lips...