Does He Know?

Chapter 2

I ended the call and placed my phone on my nightstand. Gavi had called me to say goodnight. We talked about everything and nothing at the same time. Gavi had a way of making me feel full of life, completely smitten of what was to come. Despite that, however, as soon as the conversation ended and I closed my eyes all I could think about was the kiss Pedri and I had shared earlier that day in his car.

Every time I closed my eyes it was his chocolate brown eyes that I saw. It was his lips that I tasted. I fell asleep that night overthinking everything that had happened in that short car ride home.

PEDRI'S POV

I had fought the urge to contact Sara last night despite every bone in my body wanting to hear her voice. As I sat next to Gavi on the plane on our way to Madrid she was all I could think about. I turned over to Gavi who had a goofy smile on his face as he stared at his phone screen.

- What are you smiling like that for? - I asked teasingly.

Gavi turned his attention from his phone to me and smiled. - It's Sara. - he said waving his phone in front of my face as I felt my stomach sink.

- Do you really like her? - I asked. I wanted to hear Gavi tell me that no he did not like Sara. That he was just looking to have fun with her which would have made it much easier for me to tell him to back off because I had seen her first.

- It's weird. - Confessed Gavi snapping me out of my thoughts. - I really do think I like her Pedri, I like her like her.- he emphasized the last two words.

I smiled at my friend politely despite burning with jealousy inside. I sat next to him in silence for the rest of the flight thinking if only I had told Sara how I felt months ago this wouldn't be happening right now. If only I had told Gavi that the reason I was acting weird whenever he asked me what was wrong was because I had fallen in love, this wouldn't be happening right now. But the reality was that I hadn't and it was happening.

SARA'S POV

My phone screen lit up in the afternoon giving me the perfect excuse to take a study break. Tests were slowly creeping up and I was using any time I had to study. As I looked at my screen I smiled seeing Gavi had messaged me. I quickly began to type my response back to him when another message notification came in, this time from Pedri.

I looked at the message history and smiled at the picture I had assigned to Pedri's contact, a picture we had taken the night we met, my hair falling over my face as Pedri's arm hovered over my shoulder. The last message he had sent me before this was from almost exactly three weeks ago.

P: He's really into you. - read the new message.

I put my phone down and went back to studying. I needed to talk to Pedri but not in front of everyone and I knew from Gavi's messages that the whole squad was still together at the airport. Hours later I finally decided to call Pedri.

- Hello? - he answered.
- Are you alone? - I asked.
- I am. -
- I know Gavi is into me. - I said into the phone very matter of factly.
Pedri scuffed. - That's what you called me for, Sara? -

- No, I - I stuttered. - I called you because ... Pedri I was head over heels for you and you did nothing about it. How was I supposed to know you liked me? It's not fair for you to do this now.-

Silence.

- Well.- Said Pedri. - Now you know.- The tone in his voice told me he had much more to say but he didn't dare.

- I like you too. - I whispered into the phone almost as if I was afraid for him to hear. Afraid to put my heart out there for him again. Afraid that I liked Gavi but I had not been able to get Pedri out of my head since the moment I met him.