Gloria Belmonte

"Stars can't shine without darkness! ". Gloria Belmonte / 28 / single / cop I OC rp account 

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The ex-marine felt guilt well up in the pit of his stomach the moment he voiced the question. Even if it had been at his daughter’s request, he had absolutely no right to ask this of the woman on the other end of the phone line. Yet, he couldn’t stop the way his lips parted into a wide smile when he heard her agree. “Yeah?” he repeated, wondering if his excitement sounded as evident to her as it did to him and wishing he had it under better control. She wasn’t some high school sweetheart agreeing to a date, she was only coming over because she still felt attached to his daughter. He couldn’t help that a part of him still ached to have her feel continued attachment to him as well. Tomorrow. He wanted to jump at the chance to see her so soon after going months without seeing her, but the logical part of him forced him to shake his head even if she couldn’t see it. “No, she’s okay. She can wait till the weekend…you still have Saturdays free?” he asked tentatively. For all he knew she’d changed her schedule entirely. Her words had a lump quickly forming in his throat and he wiped his large hand down over the stubble of his cheek and chin as he shook his head, swallowing thickly before he was able to form any response. “Please don’t apologize. This is…it’s on me.” Maybe if he was a better guy he’d stop driving the women Mary did get close to away. Her mother, now Gloria. Pinching the bridge of his nose and squeezing his eyes shut for a moment Alex cleared his throat. “Thanks. That’s- that’s kind of you.” Of course it was; Gloria was pure kindness and for such a long while it had balanced out the darkness that he had allowed to seep into him over the last few years. “So uh, I can tell her Saturday then?” 

Hearing the familiar sound of his voice, both felt great and hurt at the same time. Gloria had missed him more than she was willing to admit and right now, all the pent up feelings she tried to ignore just came rushing back all at once. She knew Alex would have never called her if it wasn’t for Mary and she couldn’t help but wonder how he really felt about it. There was just something about the tone of his voice, a little hint of excitement or maybe it was just her wishful thinking, but Gloria could have sworn it was there. Her heart beat quickened immediately, and she felt stupid once she realized the impact he still had on her. “Yeah.” She repeated softly, her lips cracked into a gentle smile as she found herself playing with her necklace - a habit she adapted as a child, whenever she was nervous. While she was aware there was no reason to feel this way, considering it wasn’t even him who wanted to see her but his daughter, she couldn’t help the excitement she suddenly felt at the thought of it. “That’s great to hear. I was a little bit worried about her. Yes, I do, most weekends at least. “ She explained, debating on whether or not she should suggest to imply a weekly Mary day on Saturday’s but figuring it might have been a little too much, which was why she refrained in the end. A tiny party of her was slightly disappointed he didn’t seem to want to see her tomorrow but he was probably busy so she tried not to read too much into it. There was this brief moment of awkward silence and Gloria almost regretted her question and that feeling intensified even further once she heard his next words. The last thing she wanted, was for him to feel guilty. Swallowing hard, she shook her head, despite knowing he couldn’t even see it. “Please don’t say that, Alex. It’s not your fault. “ She gave back in merely a whisper. Gloria knew this was on her for the most part and she hated the fact he seemed to be blaming it on himself. “It’s the least I can do.” The brunette sighed, knowing that this call was about to come to an end but not wanting to hang up just yet. “Yes, please tell her I miss her and I can’t wait to see her again.” 

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She was being painfully obvious, at least Bastian had bothered to be subtle on his approach but if that was how the woman wanted to play, he was in, sure this was going back more than a couple of years on the maturity scale but Bastian was just tagging along. Gloria was, after all, the resident here and he was the newcomer and it was a matter of play by the rules that she was setting. Giving Gloria his most charming smile, he held his hand out. “Bastian.” He repeated his name for her. 

Looking at his new boss with an afable glance as he mentioned they should know each other, Bastian then turned to face Gloria again who now seemed to remember him. “Oh I’m just great, yeah. Just got transfered and already got a case on my hands? I’m excited to get to work.” He shrugged. “Did you finish with them already?” Bastian pointed at the folder she was holding with curious eyes. “‘Cause I’d like to show you some notes I made the other day when the Liutenant sent me the file. It was a useful light reading on my way here.” It was his time to attack, it seemed she had just gotten the information and he wouldn’t miss the chance to put it out there he got them first.

Their boss showed he was pleased with how well they were interacting and how Bastian was eager to work in team an after giving Bastian a pat on the back acompanied by another “welcome” he excused himself to get to work himself. He watched the old man walk away before turning back to look at Gloria. “Right, so.” He said with a clap. “I’ll be ready to start after I leave my stuff on my desk… Which seems it’s that one and we’ll be close to each other, partner.” Giving the woman a wink, Bastian picked his box from the floor and walked the short distance to his new little home at work two desks behind Gloria’s. 

Bastian didn’t carry a lot of personal stuff with him, unlike many other co-workers, the objects in the box included a small cactus, a spare phone charger, a clock, a notepad, a month calendar, a mug, some old-ish highlighter and pens, snacks, among other strictly work related belongings.

Just looking at him almost made Gloria forget about her manners and education. There was just something about him, that always had her on edge, even though she couldn’t quite put a name on it. His smile; oh she remembered that one - and while it may have worked on the majority of their former co-attendants at Quantico - especially the females of course - she would be damned if she let it get to her or allow it to distract her in any way. Smiling back at him with her sweetest smile, she bat her eyelashes at him innocently. “Bastian, right. “ 

Ignoring the Boss’ further comments as he praised their results at Quantico, she turned her attention back to Bastian, discretely observing his every move and gesture. “Makes two of us, I guess!” She mumbled more to herself, seeing as they’d both be recruited for the case while still being new to the city. Smirking at him with a mischievous look on her face as he tried to show off whatever advantage he may have thought he had on her regarding the files. “Oh I’m glad to hear he followed my suggestion. I thought it’d save us some time if you could already read them on your way here, instead of starting from scratch once you’re here.” In fact, she used to go over each and every detail several times, it happened all too often that some details were overlooked. Especially with old, unsolved cases like this one, She was sure, the authorities had missed something back then. “I’ve arranged some tests of the samples and evidences already. With today’s standards we may even get something useful there.” As with everything, the technologies had advanced a lot over the last decades so it was worth a shot. Pointing at the folders she just left of her desk, she added. “The results just got here a couple of minutes ago. Take a look at them, if you’d like.” She leaned back a bit in her chair to get a better view of him as she watched him. “Anyway, let’s see your notes.”

Gloria couldn’t help her teasing comment once the boss excused himself and left to his own office. “Seems like you’ve already made a friend.” She was Aware of which desk he’d been assigned to and quite frankly, it was originally supposed to be the one right next to hers, which she luckily was able to rearrange. While she had no doubt they would have to get along in order to work as a team, she didn’t want him too close, as she didn’t like the feeling of someone watching over her shoulder constantly. Hearing the word partner coming from his mouth, however, caused her to frown internally. “So it seems.” She replied shortly, trying not to let his little teasing get to her. Obviously, their female colleagues were already smitten by him, which annoyed her more than she cared to admit. 

The moment he started unpacking, she raised her brows in surprise, as she couldn’t help but notice the similarities to her own desk, although she would never admit that. Much unlike Claire, who let out a chuckle as she watched Bastian unpack and nudged Gloria. “Oh my god, really? He’s like the male version of you!” Glaring back at her co-worker she shook her head frantically. “We literally have nothing in common.” Looking back and forth between their two desks, they did in fact look like mirrors. Sighing, she whispered to the other female. “That’s just coincidence. Now can we focus on the case again?” 

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Rivals Reunited / Gloria&Bastian

Bastian was used to move from place to place, it was part of his job description and he didn’t really mind it, he liked temporarily being part of something — being months,a year or a few — knowing people, making contacts, seeing different places. Settling was not in Bastian dna and he wanted to keep it that way. 

He was starting in a new city now and already had a case on his hands, meaning he wouldn’t be bored during his first week, it would be tricky, working on that while getting to know whoever his partener would be but he was a chill guy even he didn’t look like. In every place he worked in, the department awlways said he had a RBF, and they were not wrong, still, he was not the worst partner out there. Bastian worked hard and surprisingly, in team.

Last thing he had expected, though, was to be Gloria’s partner. He hadn’t seen her since they were together in Quantico and back then they didn’t have the best relationship, Bastian always thought she was hot, however, that came in second place as he, like Gloria and everybody else, wanted to be the first. 

After the short introduction to the station, Cruz shook hands with this and that person and smirked when Gloria approached. “Wow, such a warm welcome. I’m glad I accepted the job here.” He teased. “Long time no see…. Gloria, right?” Bastian asked, pretending that he just learned her name when their boss mentioned it just now. “How you’ve been? Glad to see a familiar face from the old days.” 

Gloria had a great memory and never forgot a face or name, ever. Even though it had been a while since Quantico, she still recalled every trainee. Bastian of all people was the hardest one to forget - not because of his looks or charms but because he was her biggest competition back in the day. Thinking about the way the female recruits were literally buzzing around him like a swarm of bees around their beehive, still made her want to roll her eyes in annoyance. Of course she wasn’t blind either but she knew better than to trust a pretty face and would have been doomed, if she let herself get distracted from her goals. 

They both had a trunkful of tricks and stopped at nothing to defeat the other. It was one of the many things they seemed to have in common. She would have never admitted that to herself and it never occurred to her, they’d one day end up in the same team. The world was big and thankfully there were a lot of stations out there so the chances were little. Gloria was too much of a realist to believe in destiny or faith but if such thing really existed it was obviously not on her side. However, she’d have to make the best of this situation and deal with it, despite her worries of how that might turn out. 

It was her first big case and she wasn’t going to let anything or anyone ruin it for her. While she made herself look busy reading through the pile of files on her desk, she did eye him carefully from the corner of her eyes. He was apparently playing nice for now - she could do that! Oh I see what you’re doing there, cowboy! - Gloria thought to herself as she gave him the friendliest of her smiles, offering her hand. “That’d be me! I’m sorry, I didn’t quite catch your name though. I was focused on the files.” Granted, it may have been a tiny little provocation on her part but he started this game after all. The boss was very eager to get started and interfered their little small talk, mentioning they should know each other already from Quantico. Gloria had no choice but to follow his lead as she pretended to remember just now.  “Ohh right, I knew I’ve seen your face before! Well it’s been a while. Can’t complain to be honest. What about yourself?”

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Alex wished his throat didn’t tighten as soon as he heard Gloria’s voice on the other end. He missed her voice in his ear at night, his arms wrapped firmly around her. Shaking his head to clear it, he had to remember that he was calling for Mary, not for his own selfish reasons that were quickly clawing their way to the surface. The elder man cleared his throat, running a hand through his short hair before responding. “Uh, yeah. I’m alright.” He wasn’t about to tell her that he felt like everything had started spiraling out of control the moment she’d moved out of his house. A part of him was surprised she seemed to agree without even knowing what he was about to ask, then again, that was who Gloria was. It was one of the reasons he loved her. Pinching the bridge of his nose and letting out a slow sigh he reminded himself for the third time this call wasn’t about them, but about his daughter. “Uh, Mary’s kinda….havin a hard time?” he offered. ‘Yeah, she wasn’t the only one’, he thought to himself before continuing. “I was wondering if…if you weren’t too busy if maybe you could come over this weekend? She really misses you and I…I told her I’d ask, so…”

Upon hearing his voice after what seemed like an eternity, Gloria tried to swallow down the lump she felt in her throat. Suddenly, her knees were weak and her head was spinning. It was incredible what a few, simple words could do to her and her heart skipped at least one beat if not two. The effects Alex still had on her, the way her entire body reacted to him never ceased to amaze the young brunette. Though part of her was glad and relieved to hear he was fine but the other part wondered, if that meant, he was better without her, if there was someone new and if there was..- Her thoughts ran a million miles a minute and the emotional roller coaster was almost too much to handle. It honestly didn’t matter what he was about to say or ask. She’d do it anyway. Gloria always tried to help others but that didn’t mean she didn’t have her limits - unless of course it was someone she deeply cared about. Alex and Mary were her family and they would always hold this special place in her heart, no matter what. She inhaled deeply, holding her breath for a moment as she listened to him. The second she heard her little angel was having a hard time, she instantly felt the hot liquid building up in her eyes. “What’s going on, Alex? Is she okay? I mean... Did anything happen?” She wasn’t sure if this was about their break up or if Mary had trouble at school or got sick. There were too many possibilities and she didn’t like either of them. Without thinking about it, she agreed with a heavy heart. “Yes! Of course! But - if she’s not okay I can change my shift and come over tomorrow?” If it would help Mary feel better, her boss would just have to deal with it. Mary’s well-being came first even if it meant suffering through her own heart break. It would be anything but easy to see Alex again after all these weeks. Seeing him without being able to touch him. “I miss her too.” Her words only came out in a whisper as the tears blurred her vision. I miss you both. She thought to herself, not daring to say those words out aloud. “ Anytime, Alex! “ As she whipped away the tears on her cheek, she tried to keep her voice steady. “I’m so sorry. I never meant to hurt her. I just didn’t know if it’d be a good idea to call after everything and I didn’t want to confuse her. Please, tell her I’m just one call away, whenever she needs me - I’ll always be there for her. Nothing is going to change that. “ 

[gloria-belmonte]

Rivals Reunited / Gloria&

As one of the few females in this business, Gloria always had to put in a little extra effort compared to her male colleagues. She was used to that by now; it had been the same way back in Quantico and her determined and head-strong nature helped to get her the results she wanted on top of that list. Although most of the fellow recruits got distracted by her pretty face and petite Frame, she learned to use it to her Advantage early on - always aiming to surprise and proving them wrong. She worked very hard and practically lived for her Job but she didn’t mind since she loved what she was doing. 

While she was hoping to get a chance to prove herself, she didn’t expect to get the opportunity this soon. The boss called her last night to tell her About a case they wanted to reopen, despite the small chance of finally solving it, there was too much on line not to at least try. She was nervous and excited About this and couldn’t wait to get started. She would solve it, and if it was the last thing she did - or she’d die trying, that much she knew!

6am sharp, she was at the station to attend the meeting in which the boss officially announced her assignment along with the Little detail he left out during their phone call - her partner. Wait what?! Did he just really mention that name?! No, hell no! There were probably a billion guys called - and just before she could finnish her little self-pep-talk he walked in. It was him. That overly annoying guy from Quantico. Gloria internally screamed at the realization she would be stuck with her former rival for a while now and her first challenge was to Refrain from rolling her eyes at him as he approached the Team. “Welcome to the Team, I guess.” 

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It was the fifth or sixth time this month that Mary had asked about her and Alex truly didn’t have an answer. How did you explain to a six year old why the girl she’d gotten so attached to wasn’t around anymore? How was he supposed to tell Mary that things hadn’t worked out so now she couldn’t see her anymore? There was just no good way to put it. A small sigh left the man and he sat down on the edge of his daughter’s bed, his bright blue hues meeting her own. “I will see if she’s free to come play with you soon, alright?” he drawled; his Texas accent thick on his tongue. “Now go to sleep.” he added with a small chuckle before bending over and pressing a kiss to her forehead. 

Closing the door behind him, Alexander let out a slow sigh, running his hands down his face. Things had been really good between them, really really good, for years, and then they hadn’t. Reaching into his pocket he pulled out his phone before heading to the kitchen to pour himself a couple fingers of whiskey, sipping it immediately as he dialed her number by memory. Hearing her hello, he almost chickened out and hung up, but this wasn’t for him, this was for Mary. “Uh…hey. It’s me. I uh. I was wondering if I could ask a favor?”

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Glorias life took an interesting turn and her new Job was even more demanding than she thought. There was barely any spare time left and if she was being honest, that was just perfect, given her current situation. She recently broke up with her boyfriend and it was hard enough to cope with that. At least her schedule helped to distract her. It was definitely better for her mental sake - and physical health than spending the nights dwelling on it and eating tons of ice cream. But no matter how hard she tried not to think about him, not to think about the little girl she grew to love like her own, she missed them. More than she’d like to admit. 

She stopped counting the times, she dialed his number or typed in a text - only to chicken out last second and delete it without hitting the “send” button. Alex probably moved on by now and who was she to hold him back? He was one in a Million and deserved to be happy. If that meant she had to stay away from him, she would have to deal with that. The most difficult times for her were the nights, the bed too cold without his hot body next to hers; the silence without the comforting sound of his steady heart beat and breath. She even opted for the couch more often than not in the poor attempt to trick herself. Her eyes automatically shifted to the clock above the fridge in her small apartment - it was about Mary’s bedtime and her thoughts drifted off to the memories of reading her stories, singing lullabies to her and the sweetest of cuddles before the little angel would fall asleep. Sighing, she blinked the tears away from her tired eyes as the ringtone of her phone went off. Gloria saw his name on the display and didn’t even hesitate to pick up. “Hey! H’how are you? Yeah… of course! What is it? “ 

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