Sure Thing • Gavi

Chapter 92: My Very Special Friend

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Chiara 👯‍♀️
I'll pick you up from the airport, when are you landing?

Vicky 👑
11:10
That's really nice, but you don't have to, really!

Chiara 👯‍♀️
I do. We need to talk. See you at 11:10

I stared at the chat with her while the airplane was taxi-ing on the runway, before quickly putting it on airplane mode. I had no idea what it was but it sounded dramatic. Maybe she just wanted to ask me to be her maid of honour and was being over the top about it. The flight arrived on time, but since I had been away for a few days, I had brought a bigger suitcase and still had to wait for it at the baggage claim. I texted Chiara that I hoped to be out soon and she replied by sending me her location so I would know where to walk to. When I had finally picked up my trusty silver Rimowa, I walked out to the parking lot and was quick to spot Chiara's small silver BMW.

"Hi, thanks for picking me up" I said, smiling brightly at her as I sat down on the passenger seat, but my happy face wasn't reciprocated.
"The baby could be Pedri's" she blurted out and I fell off every cloud.
"WHAT" I exclaimed.
"I had sex with him just two days before meeting Mateo again at that damn bar and going home with him afterwards" she said and was close to tears.
"You need to tell him" I mumbled.
"No! I can't tell Pedri! I want Mateo" she said.
"I meant that you need to tell Mateo" I explained.

"Vicky! If I tell him, it will be over!" she said angrily and started the engine, taking the directions to drive back to the city.
"But you can't base your marriage on a lie!" I countered.
"Vicky, I've dreamt of marrying Mateo since I was four years old and he helped me out of a puddle I fell into at the wedding of the Gresquo's. I won't jeopardise this dream now" she replied and I sighed heavily, wanting to say something, but Chiara was quicker.
"Look, it's probably for the better. Pedri is young, he has his whole career in front of him and needs to focus on that instead of being a father. Mateo is ready, loves me and I know he will be a perfect husband and father." Chiara said.
"But you can't just take a decision for someone else, maybe Pedri wants a say in this!" I replied.
"He'll feel forced to be there for me and the baby and I don't want that" she sniffled.

"Chiara... do you... like him?" I asked.
"Feelings are for weak people. Look at what happened with you and Gavi, I don't want that to happen to me. I chose Mateo, it's a different type of love, but I am happy and he is too. Please don't tell anyone, not even Irene" she said quietly.
"You expect me to keep this secret? When I'll have to congratulate Mateo at your wedding? Every time I go out with Luis, his best friend? When I see Pedri at every Barca game?" I asked exasperatedly.
"Vicky... I trust you! I needed to tell someone! Do you think I should take a paternity test?" she asked and it dawned on me: it wasn't my secret to tell. If she trusted me with it, I couldn't go break her trust, even if I felt that what she was doing was wrong.
"If it puts your mind at peace..." I replied and she nodded.
"I'll think about it" she mumbled and I leaned my head against the window. Why does my life have to get more and more complicated?

When she had parked in my street, we both sighed and looked at each other.
"Please, keep my secret" she pleaded and I closed my eyes, nodding. How the hell was I going to keep this from Pablo - I obviously couldn't tell her that we were kind of seeing each other again - or whatever this was, she would shred me to pieces for even talking to him.
"For you, Chiara" I sighed and she took my hand to squeeze it.
"I'll call you if I decide to do the paternity test..." she muttered and I leaned in to hug her tightly.
"I wish I could be strong and brave like you, Vicky... but I'm just not, you know? I prefer the safe option in life and for me, that's Mateo" she said and I nodded.