Stephen is out of screen and so is Rohan and the other guys. I don't know why Carlos is all seeious now. Not that any of the guys being here should be an issue because he knows who I am with, but still my heart drops.
Before I can do it on my own accord, he tells me to switch the screen to face me.
So I do that.
Clutching my bright pink sweater that I'm already wearing, closer and holding the phone on other hand, I wait for him to say something.
He walks out of his bedroom and sits on the couch of the living area of his suite by the looks of it. Running a hand through his hair, he looks nervous as if he is preparing to say something awful.
Oh my God!
He is breaking up with me.
That's the only explanation. Carlos Montes is breaking up with me. Wow fucking F1 drivers!
He doesn't do anything to soothe my fears and let the silence extend. I'm trying not to look worried but I think I'm shivering.
He straightens up. "Listen Nina, I know this is too soon, we have only just begun seeing each other and most of the time we are apart." He ruffles his hair again and blow a quick breath. "I don't want to upset you or anything but it's been going on in my mind since few days and I know it when I'm sure."
Here it comes.
He takes a couple of seconds. "The realization has just hit home now."
Okay now he is stalling to lower the impact of the blow.
I look at him and we both say it at the same time.
"You're breaking up with me."
"I love you."
"What?"
"WHAT?"
We look at each other as if we are both seeing each other for the first time.
I try to gauge the words he just said. Beside me, Stephen is muffling his laughter.
Carlos hesitates. "What, do you want to break up with me?"
"No, no. Not at all. I thought you were getting at that."
"Why? Why? I don't understand. Why you would think that." Carlos looks panicked.
"Because we are always apart and you're a celebrity and maybe this is too hard for you." I admit, frantically.
He sighs. "Nina, for a brilliant woman, you really are dumb sometimes."
Well that was rude.
"When you showed me the Himalayas which is arguably one of the greatest places in the world just after you showed me your flushed face, it hit me. Yeah the mountains are great and you may be in heaven but baby those are nothing compared to waking up and seeing your face. You have no idea how amazing you are Nina Rios. I love you."
I don’t think I'm breathing. My sobs comes out as primal cries when I speak between hiccups. "I love you too and I love your brown eyes." I'm mess and I'm not looking at him. I can't actually. My vision blurs.
"Well that was poetic," Stephen says quietly next to me, wiping tears.
I burst out laughing and he shoves snow on me.
"I hate video calls. I want to hold your hand." Carlos says, frustrated.
I turn to face Stephen. "Hey Steph, how do you tell a guy politely that you wanna push him against the wall and make out with him."
Stephen careens his neck to come in the camera range. "Goodluck handling this freak of a woman brother."
Carlos chuckles.
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RomanceNina hasn't always had it easy but she is a go getter. After both her parents died in a car crash, she found herself moving borders of the country she grew up in, as a refugee to America, where she was put in the foster system. Since then, she has c...
