Nicole swallowed as the air between them changed, she noticed the change so fast but she couldn't seem to pull out of whatever date she was in, the hand in her hair got even bolder stroking her hair and he was leaning closer too, she wanted to pull off and at the same time remain where she was, this was it, this was her finally moving on, this was her finally accepting that she might belong to someone else, someone, not Rafael and Aron was more in her class and they were more compatible, it was better to give someone like him a chance, it was clear from the beginning that Aron wants to be more than friends with her, but she was ready for that."So what else is there to do?"She asked breaking the moment and moving away from Aron, she avoided his gaze."Nothing more, we wait for everything to dry and pack them up,"Aron replied walking closer to her again, she moved further away from him."Stop running away Nicole,"Aron said pulling her to a stop in front of him, she kept her head dow
She uploaded the works and captioned it, "arts of the day," and tagged Aron's official account, it started getting likes and comments immediately, she read a few of the comments which were nice, and then she saw that some of the commenters were shipping her and Aron, she wanted to reply them that the ship isn't even close to the waters not to talk of sailing, she couldn't be with Aron, not now, and even she didn't know, she kind of felt she can't get into him even in the future, he was nice and all but she couldn't imagine herself being with him.She closed her laptop and laid on her bed, looking at the roof, she didn't have any thoughts, just laid there."Nicole? Can we talk? Can you come downstairs for a bit?"Nicole heard he mom ask, she got off the bed and wore her slippers."Mom, I am coming,"She said wondering what her parents wanted to talk to her about, maybe Natalie is back already, she hurried downstairs but only met her mom and dad, no sight of Natalie."Mom, what's this
Rafael almost threw up reliving that moment, he just couldn't get it over her head, he had left before he saw something he didn't want to see, Nicole kissing another man, even the thought of it was enough to make him wanna hit a wall, he knew it has happened, he shouldn't be feeling down about it, he almost left but had told his driver to stop again which had been his mistake, he hated it, hated that Nicole was doing fine without him, hated that he felt jealous, he pulled his clothes letting them fall along the part to his room.He took a bath to relax himself but it didn't work, he was just too worked up for a single bath to help his course, he went down to the living room and got out his laptop to try and get some work down but all he could see was the image of Nicole standing there while that fucked assed idiot was going in for a kiss, she should have pulled away, their divorce wasn't even up to two months yet, how could she move on so easily, he was the one that asked for a divorc
"Yeah,""But how do you know he is someone special and not just a friend, wait is it even a he?""Yes, he is a he, and I know because I saw them almost kiss, I left just in time,""Oh, wow, in public? Then she must really be over you, too bad,""Right, even though I don't like it, I am happy she is doing well,""That's your clue to get someone else, you can't remain alone, I am not saying to rush things but being with someone else would make you forget her fast, she already moved on as you said, you should do that too,"Caleb advised, Rafael didn't want to move in, he knew that was the right thing to do but he just couldn't, he wanted to hold on to the memories he and Nicole had and not forget them, he wasn't sure he could commit to someone else, someone who is not Nicole."I don't think that's going to be possible Caleb, I am doomed, Nicole is the only woman I want to be with,""See why I told you a divorce was the wrong move? But you didn't listen, now it's not even up to two months
"I still can't believe you talked me into doing this shit with you Nicole"Grace accused as they sat in the cafe waiting for Aron who said he will meet them here, Grace had been hard to convince, she made sure Nicole know that she didn't like Aron and didn't trust him and was only here because she didn't want her going alone to see Aron, wait until she finds out she spent a whole day with him."He is not really that bad, you just have to be a little more open-minded, he is a nice guy,""Yeah, like you really know him, tell me that when you have spent a single day in his present,""Actually I have, I did that few days ago,""What? You sent to see Aron alone? Have you lost your mind, Nicole? Aren't you scared?"Okay, she was overdoing it, Aron wasn't really that bad, in fact, he wasn't bad at all, Grace just wasn't giving him a chance."Yes, I was at his studio, I helped him with some works and it was fun, Aron is a nice guy Grace,""I am telling you that he is not, there is absolutely
"He is here,"She said and Grace turned in the direction she was looking."He is so late,""Yeah, I know but at least he came,""And now you are going to say he is a good person again?""Grace, he must have his reasons for showing up late,""Whatever,"Grace responded, typing on her phone."Ladies, I am so sorry for keeping you guys waiting, my car broke down,"Aron said, walking up to them, all the pent-up anger Nicole had melted away, she should have known he was late for a reason and not concluded without waiting to find out."Oh, that's sad, what happened?""I don't know, it has been taken away and we have to take a taxi around town today, Hi Gracious,"Aron said and greeted Grace who rolled her eyes, she didn't like Aron and she wasn't trying to hide it, with Aron making the mistake of assuming her full name was Gracious, she smelled some kind of drag brewing."My name is Grace and not Gracious, thank you,""Oh, I thought your full name must be that,""Well, you thought wrong, yo
Nicole laid on the ground next to Grace watching the sky, she had so much fun today and it felt like her world was perfect again even though it was just an illusion, still, it was better than how she felt a few days ago, this is why she liked having Grace around, nothing beats having fun with someone you like, if she was into women, she knew she would never be alone because Grace would be one caring lover."Wait, that reminds me, you said you are going to bring your boyfriend over so that we can meet, you didn't bring him,"She accused looking at Grace who smiled weakly and looked away, the smile, held some form of sadness."We broke up,""What? Why?"Nicole asked getting off the ground and facing her friend, who had tears in her eyes, she felt like a bad friend, she dragged Grace around town not knowing how sad she was."Hey, Grace, don't cry,""I am fine, I just, it wasn't meant to be', and well, I haven't cried since it happened, you asking makes it so emotional.""I feel like a ba
"Your friend is still around?"Hee mom asked and she smiled."Yes, she would leave by Monday morning, she schools at Harvard,""Wow, she must be very intelligent,""Yes, she is,""I can tell by the way she introduced herself, I like her.Her mother responded, everyone liked Grace, even Rafael had liked her, Grace is someone no one can hate and Nicole was glad she had her as a friend."Mom, I have to leave again, Grace and I are going window shopping, I will see you later,"She said and got up after hugging her mom."Alright, take care,"Her mom responded and she left to get Grace who have been in her room all day."Grace, let's go window shopping, we can't just stay in the house all day,"Grace looked up from her phone, she smiled."I don't want to,""You don't have a choice, now get your ass off that bed, I already told mom we are going out,""You are such a bully,""Yes I am, I am your big sister remember, I can bully you,"She replied laughing."Wow, big sister, I like that, I neve