Afraid•Niccolo Genoveder Rossi •

thirty-seven

|Niccolo|

||ONE HOUR LATER||

I was reunited with Virginia at last, tears streaming down her face.

"It's gonna be okay Virgi". I assure, as she cries into my shoulder.

The doctors needed her to stay overnight, and she was free to leave the next morning.

I walked down the hall to get her some water, where Marco happened to be.

I smiled at him, trying to be friendly.

He didn't return the smile.

"You are so sick you know that?" Marco starts, anger in his eyes.

Marco had always been the wild card.

Especially if Serena was involved.

He would literally murder someone for her.

"What?" 

"You walk into Serena's hospital room, which already upsets her given the things you've done to her, and then you proceed to break down about your child, which by the way, you had sex with that girl in the first place so that was nobody's fault but yours! And then she tells you she loves you and all you do is peck her on the lips and scram! Who the hell does that? Especially given her condition! You keep having her at arm's length and god I hate that she loves you!" He exclaims, making the surrounding rooms go silent.

"Serena is the only person I can go to, Marco! My child is in the NICCU and for the record, all I thought about was her state. I physically felt it when I saw her with the cuts and casts! I know you hate me but I love her, okay?" I reason.

Marco scoffed.

"If you love her you would let her go! Let her mourn and let her move on!" Marco states.

"It's not that easy". I say quietly.

"I love Serena more than anyone. Seeing you waltz into her life whenever it suites you and making her feel guilty makes me angry beyond explaination. It makes me want to do horrible things and only you can cause that for me!" Marco spat.

"This is all what it's about, huh? You love her and she dosen't love you back". I say.

It was petty, I know.

But I was angry.

His face turned red with anger.

Pure anger.

I've seen Marco angry a lot, but this was different.

"I-I love Serena in a way that you will never be able to. I can't even explain the type of bond that we have, Niccolo. It is far beyond romantically. It is what I believe is actual love, the binding of two souls- more than marrige. It is so strong to the point where I am literally a part of her mind and she is a part of mine. I would NEVER be able to date her. Because we go far beyond that". He says finally, before turning away and walking off.

I let that sink in.

I've never heard of love being described that way.

And hearing it made my heart sting.

I walked back to Virginia's room, the words of Marco still ringing.

|Marco|

I was so done.

Niccolo dosen't understand how I feel about Serena.

It's something way beyond what he has for her.