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Chapter 43. T

Antonio

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I always thought that when I meet Sara's ex, I would give him a slap for breaking my woman's heart. But he's a cool guy. And if he didn't break up with her, I wouldn't have had a chance with her. So thanks, I guess.

As I talk to him, he comes over as humble and not so full of himself just because he's a basketball player. His eyes don't linger on Sara, so I know he's not still into her or something. He only has eyes for his pregnant fiancé.

Sara leans further into my arms, and he may be a famous NBA player, but I consider myself the bigger winner; I have the best woman in my arms.

She stays silent as he and I talk, and I get it. I wouldn't really know what to say if I met my ex, either.

Not that I really have one.

After a while, Izzy calls for her but she's too into her head so I have to nudge her again.

I wonder what she's thinking.

The last month has been pretty different for her. She hasn't gone to work, doing most things from home, even when she really enjoys going to work. She's been mostly keeping to herself; not always going down in the evenings even when my cousins are there, reading books most of the time, not going out with me when I ask her—she tells me she'd rather just stay home with me in our pyjamas.

But all that is one hundred percent understandable. She went through something no one should go through. And I've been trying my hardest to be the best for her and what she needs.

She hasn't talked to me about it. About what exactly happened and I'm not going to ask. She'll talk when she's ready. But I fear that she's bottling everything inside her. It won't be the first time she doesn't let out what she's feeling. She has said nothing to Izzy either.

When Sara notices Izzy, she gives me a quick peck and goes to her friend.

Wanting to make sure everything is alright with her, I wrap up my conversation with Alex and go up the stairs like both women did.

I see them in the first room, directly in front of the stairs. Sara's back is to me and I don't see Izzy yet.

". . . some kind of closure." I catch the end of Sara's sentence and my ears perk up.

I slowly walk closer, making sure they don't notice me.

She keeps talking about how Alex didn't put her first and he chose basketball over her. I walk even closer and lean my shoulder on the door frame. Izzy sees me but says nothing. Sara continues talking as if she's talking to herself, like she's just realizing everything now.

At the mentions of my name, I hold my breath. Everything she says is true. She is more important than my club. I didn't think something or someone would be more important than Lusso, but she came into my life and proved me wrong.

She'll always come first in my life. I'll always choose her first. She'll always be my first choice.

"I think I'm in love with him." You're just finding that out now, sweetheart? I've known for a while. "No, I don't think, I know." Her head whips to her friend, who's grinning, mostly because I heard her confession when I wasn't even planning on eavesdropping. "I need to tell him."

Izzy's eyes fly to mine and I watch as Sara slowly turns around. The moment her sky-blue eyes meet mine, my surroundings blur and all I see is her.

"How long have you been standing there?" She asks me in a breathless tone.

"Long enough." I say and walk closer to her and grab her waist. "I think there's something you want to tell me?"