06

Standing in front of me was none other than Elvino Valentino. The way by heart sank to the bottom of my feet so fast. Why the fuck was he here and how did he know I live here?! This is so fucking weird.

He stood there watching me, waiting for a response. I don't even know what to say. I was shocked to say the least.

Why was he even here?

"What are you here?" I finally ask coldly. He wasn't expecting my cold behavior because he instantly puts his head down and stares at his shoes. I roll my eyes and walk to my couch, taking a seat.

"Are you going to come in and sit down?" I ask staring at him. He gives me a small smile before walking in and closing the door behind him. He takes a seat right next to me, I instantly put some distance in between us.

I stare at him, waiting for him to explain what he was doing here.

"So why are you here?" I ask coldly. He gives me a small frown before clearing his throat. I stare at him waiting for a response, my patience is running thin.

"I just want to talk." He says, running his fingers through his hair. I pick at the skin around my finger nails and nod my head, encouraging him to talk.

"I want to tell you first how sorry I am. About everything that happened." He says, waiting for me to respond but when I don't he continues. "I'm sorry for hurting you. I had found out I was moving and I knew you would try and stay in contact with me."

I froze.

I cant believe he's telling me all this. I don't even know what to say.

"What would be so bad about us staying in contact?" I finally speak up. He stares at me before taking a deep sigh.

"We both know that wouldn't have worked. We would have grown apart." He states as he plays with his ring.

"You don't know that."

"Yes, I do. Let's be real for a second, Av. Friends always grow apart when theres distance involved. Even if we did manage to stay close I didn't want to hold you back." I stare at the floor contemplating what to say.

I honestly don't blame him for what he did. I wish he had taken a different approach but he didn't. I don't know if I should forgive him or not.

"You don't have to forgive me if your not ready." He clarified. "I didn't tell you this expecting you to forgive me. I just wanted you to have clarity."

I smile after he says that.

"Thank you." I say, looking into his eyes. I've always loved his green eyes. He gives me a small smile before standing up.

"I should get going." He says, walking to the door. I give him a small nod and walk him out. Just as I was about to close the door he stops me.

"What are you-"

"Let's grab a coffee together tomorrow?" He interrupts me. I stare at the ground before shaking my head.

"I don't think that's a good idea, Valentino." I say as I take my bottom lip in between my teeth. He looks at me before nodding his head.

Just as he was about to walk away I grab his arm and pull him back.

"Wait, what time?"

He gives me a small smile and says he'll be here around 12.

"Ok. Don't make me regret this, V." I say.

"I won't." He smirks before walking away. I close my door with a groan.

Why the hell did I just agree to coffee with him? I know I'm going to regret this. I shouldn't even be panicking. Coffee isn't going to magically change the way I feel about him.

I hate him.

I fucking hate him and I always will. No coffee is ever going to change that.

A ring distracts me from my thoughts. I walk to my kitchen table and pick up my phone to see who texted me.

It was Hailey reminding me that she was going to be here in a few. I gave her a quick reply and head to my bathroom to take a quick shower.

Hailey arrived shortly after my shower. We basically ate food and talked about fashion. It felt nice to have someone to talk to even if it was just about dumb shit.

"So did you see Valentino at the party yesterday?! God, he looked so fucking good." She says, making me cringe.

God.

I really didn't need to hear that. Especially not from my friend.

"Yeah, he's a dick." I state, rolling my eyes.

God, why does he have to be so well known? Why does the public have to be so obsessed with him? He's not even all that. He's a huge fucking ass who hurt me in the past.

You forgave him.. kind of. You know why he did what he did. My subconscious reminds me.

"I- wait really? I don't even care he's hot as hell. I really hope I see him again so I can give him my number." She says but I wasn't paying attention. My mind just keeps going back to the thought of him.

Maybe I shouldn't go tomorrow.. I don't want to fall back into his games.

We both know he's not playing games. My subconscious reminds me.

God, my subconscious can be an annoying bitch sometimes.

"Hey. Avalon, did you hear me?" Hailey asks, breaking me from my trance. God, I feel so guilty for not listening to her. I want to but a certain someone keeps finding a way into my head.

"No, I'm sorry. What did you say?"

"Don't worry about it." She laughs. "I was saying that I should get going but we should hang out again soon."

I smile.

I'm glad she wasn't upset.

"Yeah, that sounds great!" I smile. "Just let me know when you want to hang out."

We exchange a couple of hugs before she leaves. I sighed before running my fingers through my hair, making my way to my room. I throw myself on my bed and groan.

Fuck.

I just have to be a nice human fucking being and agree to his little coffee idea.

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