Limerence-Niccolo Govender

Chapter Five

TUESDAY, 8:34 PM, HOME

I was sitting in bed. It was a normal Tuesday night. The parents were out to dinner for business. They weren't home too often, it seemed. I didn't mind it though. I then heard a loud noise come from Niccolo's room. It startled me but I brushed it off. Maybe he just dropped something. I laid in bed on my phone for a couple more minutes till I heard someone come out of Niccolo's room and the door slammed. That got my attention. I jumped out of bed and out to the hallway. I caught a glimpse of Camilla grabbing a jacket and throwing it on.

"Camilla. Camilla! What happened?" I asked frantically.

She kept moving. "I don't want to look at him." She seethed. Then, she was out of the house. She slammed the door behind her. I flinched at the loud noise.

What had happened? I was so lost. Then, soft sobs echoed through the house. Was Niccolo...crying? I silently walked to his room and opened the door. There he was, crying. His head was in his hands and his body shuddered. It was an interesting sight. I swallowed hard as he looked up at me. I couldn't help but to feel bad for him.

"Hey...what happened?" I asked him softly. I shut the door behind me and went to sit beside him. My eyes frantically looked around, trying to piece things together. There was a shattered game console controller on the floor. He must've thrown it and that was the sound I had heard minutes before.

He shook his head. "I shouldn't have told her..." was all he repeated for a little while. He was a total mess.

"Hey, hey. Look at me. Cmon, Niccolo. It's okay." I tried to soothe him but I was never good at comforting people. I finally got him to look at me by prying his hands off his face. His eyes were teary and his cheeks were pink. I sighed and cupped his cheek. "Just tell me what happened. It's okay. I won't get mad at you like Camilla did. Just talk to me." I murmured to him.

"She hates me. She hates me, Naomi. They both will." He whimpered. Both? Who was he talking about?

"Okay, I'm sure no one hates you. I need some more information, okay? Take your time." I said quietly.

"I-I was hooking up with Chiara, okay? I know it was wrong but I couldn't help myself. I don't even love Virginia! Everyone can fucking tell besides her! I was so tired of her and Chiara was everything she wasn't. You have to understand, Nai. You have to." He pleaded and took my hands in his. This version of Niccolo scared me a bit. He was so frantic and upset. I knew I had to deal with him though.

I knew Chiara. Not well, but I knew her. Camilla's best friend is what she was. This was a sore situation and I was trying to piece it all together in my head. "So you slept with her secretly...for how long?" I asked, my tone was sort of awkward.

He hesitated. "Almost a year..." his soft voice said.

"God damn." I impulsively said. I then covered my mouth. "Sorry, sorry. That's just a long time."

I sighed and tried to think of what to do. I then just pulled him into my arms. He wasted no time in wrapping his arms around me weakly. His body shuddered with each violent sob he cried into my shoulder. I felt sort of bad for him. I knew I shouldn't. He brought his own problems onto himself. But I could justify his actions a little bit. Everyone HAD always forced him and Virginia together. Maybe he had just taken a better liking to Chiara and he couldn't help himself. I don't know. I just held him in my arms and rubbed his back. After awhile, his sobs became quieter. It was just me and him, laying on his bed. I was just holding him at this point. He was like a fragile little boy in my arms. I stroked his hair gently.

"I don't know what to do, Nai. I had to tell Camilla. I couldn't keep it from her forever. But Chiara...she doesn't know I told her. I'm just so lost." He said to me. Soft hiccups interrupted his words and I thought it was the cutest thing ever.
He then gazed up at me. His hair was all messy, his eyes were wet, and his cheeks were pink. He was the definition of a pretty crier. I stared down at him. He was so beautiful. I had almost forgot about the situation at hand.

"I don't know what to do either. You've fucked things up pretty bad. But...maybe it'll all work itself out, you know? Just give everything time to cool down." I sucked at comforting people but I guess it worked cause he laid his head down on my chest and sighed.

I rubbed his back as we laid there together. The moment was almost soothing. It was nice, being with him this way. We laid there for a good thirty minutes. Or at least that's what it felt like. Then, he looked up at me. His soft puppy eyes glistened.

"Kiss me, Nai. Kiss me." He pleaded softly. I was stunned by his words. My hand stopped rubbing his back and I sighed. I wanted to kiss him so bad. The feeling was unreal. I'd do anything to feel his lips on mine. But I couldn't.

"No."

"What?"

"No. I can't."

He looked at me like I had just shot him or something. I guess he had never been rejected before, I don't know.

"Why?" His voice was hoarse and it sounded like he was about to cry again.

"It's not fair to you. You aren't thinking straight, okay? You just want a temporary fix for this pain and I can't be that. It's not healthy for either of us. I'm not doing this 'secret relationship' thing. I can't. And neither can you." I explained to him. I cupped his cheek and kissed his forehead.

"Come back to me when you know what you want. I don't want to be an option. It's either me or Chiara or Virginia. You can't have us all." I told him. He seemed heart broken.

"Do you not love me?" He asked. Tears started to slip down his cheeks.

I sighed. "I do care about you, Nico. I care about you a lot."

"But you don't love me?"

"Love is a strong word that I'm not ready to say yet. You have to give me some time. Please, give me some time." I pleaded softly. I wiped his tears with my thumb. He nodded his head and rested it on my chest again.

It was weird. You know, holding him. I was used to this cocky, flirtatious boy who cared about no one but himself. But now, he was a little fragile boy who was clinging to me and begging for me to kiss him. He could get any girl in the world to kiss him, but he wanted me. Why? Who the hell knows. He soon fell asleep in my arms. His soft snores filled the room. It was kinda cute. I couldn't get up now though. I just closed my eyes and let the waves of sleep take over me.

AUTHORS NOTE!!!!
Wow, wow, wow. That was a lot. I'm not sure how much I like this chapter but I hope y'all liked it. Also the word count goes crazy on this chapter Fr. I'm so bad at comforting people so maybe that's why this sucks lmao. Anywayssss. I hope y'all have an amazing day/night!! I love you guysss❤️