Alter-Ego

Part Five

A year later

Camila's POV

"Good morning Cammie." Grant greeted me as soon as the elevator doors opened.

"Hey. What's going on today?" I asked. He handed me a few file folders.

"You have a meeting in twenty minutes with the clothing departments. Niall will be there; he's just running a bit late. Then there's an event downtown at lunchtime to celebrate the release of the new children's line."

I smiled wide. "Perfect." As I raised my left hand to unlock my office door, he squealed.

"Cammie! What is that?"

My face flushed. "Um, well it's not official yet."

"What do you mean it's not official? It looks that way!"

I giggled. "Grant, calm down."

"Cammie! This is exciting!"

"What's exciting?" Came a voice from down the hall.

Grant and I turned to see Niall walking towards us.

"Camila?" He questioned. "What's going on?"

Grant raised my left hand. "She's engaged to Will!" He squealed again and then ran off.

Niall face was full of shock and a hint of sadness. "Um, congratulations."

I nodded. "Thank you." I turned and pushed the door open, both of us walking in before Niall slammed it shut.

"Are you fucking kidding me?!"

Jesus, I'm glad this room is sound proof. We have more fights a week than my parents had in a months time.

"What?" I shrugged.

"Camila!" He exclaimed. "You were with ME last night! How the hell did you have time to get engaged?"

I sighed and sat down at my desk. Over the last year, we'd re-done our office to give Niall and equal amount of room. He officially became my COO after only four months on the job. Honestly, he earned it. However, my private life was a lot more complicated. I began dating Will a year ago and we moved fast, even getting an apartment together. But the 'Ava' side of me started an affair with Niall. It was inevitable with the amount of time we spent together in the office. Will was furious but I assured him the real me was in love with him and I had ended things with Niall a long time ago. But now I've completely fucked it all up and I knew it the moment Will got down on one knee last night.

"Niall, I didn't plan it, okay? He proposed as I walked out the door of the apartment last night to meet you."

"You're engaged now, Cammie." He sighed. "God, have I literally wasted almost a year of my life loving you?"

I shook my head. "No, I just- ugh, I don't know."

He walked over and cupped my face as he kneeled in front of me. "Cammie, you know I love the real you. Yet I knew you were with him. I just hoped that our time together would make you realize how much I love you."

"But Will loves me too, Niall."

"So, what? You took the ring off before you got to the penthouse and then you fucked me while clearly having him on your mind?"

I sighed, "I never thought of him once while I was with you last night. That's the problem. I should have been. For God's sake he proposed! He thinks I want to be with him forever."

"Do you?" Niall questioned softly.

I met his gaze full on. "I don't know."

Niall put our foreheads together and whispered quietly. "I love you with everything I've got baby. I can't let you marry him."