The Choice

.21

Previously
"I promise I will always be here for   we will be always be friends." tears were now threatening fall.

"I love you yoyo."

"I love you Ali"
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Alison's POV
It was time to leave, to go live my dream. it hurt to leave Yoandri and all the friends I had made here. but it was my dream school. Yoandri decided to go drop me off.

"You ready?" I was saying my last goodbyes to everyone.

"yea. I think I am. let's go." I turned around pulling my suitcase with me. Yoandri took the suitcase and placed it in the trunk of the car. we got in. the car ride was silent.

"I will always be here for you. you know that right?" Yoandri asked breaking the silence.

"yes. I know. and I will too." He parked and we got off. He walked me to check in.

"well. I guess this is it."

"yup it is."

"I wish you the best of luck in California. don't forget about us and come visit whenever you can okay?" he gave me one last tight hug.

"I love you." I whispered into his ear.

"I do too" why didn't he say it back...?

"goodbye Yoandri." I gabbed my suitcase and began walking towards security. as I look back and walked, Yoandri seem smaller and smaller. I was leaving him. but it was for good.

Erikas POV
after Joel told the media that Bella was his daughter my phone wouldn't stop vibrating. My Instagram was filled with comments from his fans. some were supportive ones but other were hateful. Bella was taking a nap. Joel sat next to me on the couch.

"you okay?" he grabbed my hand. I pulled it away.

"yea. I'm fine." I gave him a fake smile. 

"Erika. we need to talk. I love you. I do. and I know I made a mistake. a huge one. and it cost me 4 years of not seeing my daughter." I didn't know what to say. tears were beginning to form in my eyes. remembering what he did still hurt me.

"well you didn't love me enough. if you had, you would've never done what you did." tears were now rolling down my cheeks. I quickly wiped them away.

"Erika you're the last version of my life. I love you and Bella more than I love anyone in the world. please forgive me. please. let's give us another chance." I still had feelings for him. I did. but I couldn't do this.

"I'm sorry but I can't. I can't. the only reason I'm back in Miami is for Bella. she deserves to be with her father. but I'd much rather go back to Paris." I heard a knock on the door. Joel's eyes got watery and he just nodded his head.

"okay. if that's what you want." he got up and opened the door.

"hey yoyo. estas en tu casa. tengo que star solo." he closed the door and went to his room.

"hey yoyo." I gave him a small smile.

"hey. is Joel okay?" crap. what was I going to tell him.

"um I don't know. we had a talk and I don't think he was too happy about it." he took a seat next to me.

"what happened? you know you can tell me anything right?" he grabbed my hand. I couldn't hold it in anymore. I broke down.

"I can't. I-I can't. he wants me to give him another chance but I can't Yoandri. he hurt me. a lot. I can't just forget that he cheated on me with a whore." I couldn't hold it in anymore. Yoandri hugged me. I sobbed into his chest.

"Erika. I'm sorry. you don't deserve this. you are a great girl. he's my best friend but I know what he did is wrong." he lifted my head and wiped away the tears. our faces were centimeters away from each other.

"God you're so beautiful. I just want to...." he cupped my face with both of his hands.

"what?" he looked at my eyes and then down to my lips.

"something I've been wanting to do since the day I met you." he began to slowly lean in and I found myself doing the same....

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I am so so so sorry for not updating in forever but I'm finally in summer vacation which means I will be able to update more regularly.

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Lastly, I have been working on a new book. I have a couple of chapters written so comment if you'd like me to post them.