Lover ~ Lucy Bronze

Part 10

LUCY POV:

I wake up, Ellie is still laying in my arms. I check the time on my apple watch, 6:36AM. We dont have to wake up until 7:00am. So i wrap my arms back around Ellie, then i feel my watch vibrate which means ive gotten a message. Its from Keira, my ex.

"Any chance your awake, i cant sleep. Room 107" the message says. It takes me a while to process what im reading. Me and Keira still talk but we arent as close as we used to be, not since i moved back to the UK from Barcelona, Kiera decided to stay in Spain and we didnt want to do long distance, not with us both being so focused on our career.

I get out of bed and pull on some shorts and a tshirt, then i make my way over to Room 107. I knock quietly on the door and Keira opens it. I can tell something is wrong. "Whats the matter?" i say sitting down in the only chair in her room.

"I dont know how to say this but its been on my mind for a while now, and after last night i figured it was now or never". She says sitting down on her bed. "You know you can tell me anything Keira, we arent exactly strangers" i say. She takes a deep breath in.

"I still love you, ive never stopped loving you, ive tried and ive tried to forget about my feelings. i thought they would just go away, but i care about you too much.... i  care about us too much" She says.  "Keira-" i say before being cut off. "And when i saw whatever is now going on with you and Ellie last night, it hurt me, it hurt me alot luce" she says.

I stare down at my hands, not knowing what to say.    

"Keira we have been broken up for more than a year, youve never once mentioned this to me. We both decided we couldnt do long distance." i say.

"Yes, and thats what kills me the most, because we didnt fall out of love Lucy, the distance is what broke us, not eachother." She says tears now filling in her eyes.

"I care about you Keira, but i also care about Ellie. You cant expect me to forget about her and what i have with her all because it took you over a year to tell me how you really felt. We had our reasons for breaking up, it was both of our decisions."  I say. Kiera looks at her hands, not saying a word. "Look its way too early to be having this conversation, i need to process what has just happened" i say whilst getting up from the chair. "Take the time you need Luce, let me know when your ready" Kiera says. I give her a smile before i head back to mine and Ellie's room. I check my watch 7:08AM. I need to be downstairs for breakfast in 22 minuets.

I enter the room and Ellie is sitting up on the bed, doing something on her phone. "Oh hey, where have you been?" She says.

Shit, what do i say, how do i explain why im just coming back from my exes room, and how on earth do i explain the conversation i have just had with Keira when i have not even had time to process it myself?