Within a couple of days, Benito and Helena were back at it with their situationship but this time the public knew they were hanging out sometimes and there were a lot of theories circulating online. Whenever they could, they would spend time with each other. The longer they were keeping this secret from the world, the more Benito wanted it to be public. At events, he had to keep quiet when other men approached Helena and it was driving him crazy. Sometimes Helena would flirt on purpose, just so he would be rougher once they were alone. Becky was the one that noticed that they were linking up again.

"You and Benito again?" she asked directly while she was sitting at Helena's pool with her. Helena stayed quiet; she knew that Becky had been the one warning him.

"Helena, I really hope you know what you're doing." Becky told her and sighed.

"What am I supposed to do? I can't stay away from him or his body." Helena gave back.

"He's not good for you, he said it himself and you know it too." Becky said, looking at her friend. Helena started nodding but stayed quiet. "You're my closest friend and I will be here for you if this doesn't work out but I also think you're incredibly stupid." she continued, causing Helena to chuckle.

"I'm not stupid... Just..." she started, trying to find the right phrase.

"In love." Becky finished the sentence.

"Yeah." her friend agreed, nodding.

"Is the feeling at least mutual?" she questioned.

"I don't know... Sometimes it feels like it is and then at times it doesn't. That night after Nobu, he mumbled something that sounded like te quiero." Helena told her honestly. Becky's jaw dropped.

"He said I love you?" she questioned shocked.

"Well, could be that I misheard it but he repeated it while we were busy." Helena responded, shrugging.

"Has he said it again after that?" Becky wanted to know.

"No, I don't think he consciously said it, it sounded more like it just slipped out." Helena explained.

"I know you hate to do stuff like this but you need to talk to him about it." Becky said.

"I know but if he didn't mean it, I'm gonna lose him and before that, I want to enjoy it a little more." Helena gave back.

Benito was booked and busy but made sure that he could see Helena at least once a week. He was sitting in her bed, typing something on his laptop. Helena was sitting behind him with her arms wrapped around his torso and her chin resting on his shoulder. She was watching him write a new song. Every now and then she placed a kiss on his shoulder, causing Benito to smile and quickly glance at her.

"What are you writing about?" she asked, reading the lines he already had.

"You." he responded, typing another one. Benito was well aware of the fact that he had told her he loved her the night in the car but he was also convinced that she hadn't heard it.

"What are you doing on Saturday?" he asked, closing his laptop.

"My parents invited me over for the weekend why?" Helena responded.

"Oh, I thought maybe we could spend some days out of town before I have to go back to Puerto Rico." he told her a little disappointed.

"Well, they said I could bring someone if I want to." she said, causing him to turn his head towards her.

"Are you inviting me?" he wanted to know. Helena bit her lip, kissed his cheek and started nodding. Benito got out of her grip and completely turned towards her. He placed a long kiss onto her lips. Helena returned it and started smiling in between, she loved the delusion she was living in. In it, Benito was all hers, there was no hiding, just a lot of privacy and a lot of cute moments. Only a few days prior, he had surprised her with flowers and a necklace because he hadn't been with her on her birthday. He could be incredibly romantic if he wanted to and that was part of the reason why Helena was head over heels for him. When the two of them broke the kiss, he outlined the necklace with his fingers. Benito had let it happen as well, he had embraced the fact that he had feelings for her but he wouldn't tell her - at least not again. To him, Helena still deserved better and someone that would only commit to her.

"Eres una estrella, mami, yo soy tu fanático." he mumbled, looking at her. Helena smiled, it was one of the lines he had just typed on his laptop. It was also his way of telling her that he loved her without actually saying it.

A couple of days later, Benito left the studio with a satisfied feeling. He had just recorded one of the songs he had written on Helena's bed. Their weekend at her parents' house had been relaxing to the both of them. Her mom was convinced that Benito was her boyfriend, even though they had told her repeatedly that they were only friends. Benito and Helena had kept their distance as long they had been in her parents' company, they had even slept in separate rooms and only shared moments whenever they had had the house to themselves but anyone around them did feel the chemistry between them. Paparazzi had caught Benito leaving Helena's house afterwards and now the world was asking questions. His management hadn't known about her either until the pictures of him leaving her driveway had surfaced. Benito had been asked in interviews beforehand if he had somebody but after this, he was only ever asked if him and Helena were a thing and he denied it every single time. He grew tired of it quickly; it was always the same answer.

"No, we're just close friends." was what he always said. Helena was facing similar things and she gave the same answer. Then Benito released the song that had been written about Helena. To Becky and Karol it was obvious that it was about Helena. Benito was very aware of the fact that the timing was perfect for rumours but he had intended that; it meant traffic and publicity for the song. It was a secret that they wanted to keep but you know how it usually goes with secrets - they always come out eventually.