Unexpected

Chapter 86.

Albert's POV.

I haven't gotten any sleep. I need to get use to it now that Emily is moving to New York. Fucking hell.

Who am I fooling with? I can't possibly get used to a life without her. She just drives me crazy by being so damn stubborn all the time. I can't stop thinking about her and she made me tell her things about my past, about my dad I never thought about sharing with anyone before. I let her come into my life and I ended up loving her more and more each time.

I stand up from the bed and put a black jumper and let my gym trousers on. I haven't slept for two nights and I know I look like shit.
My room is a mess, I can barely see the floor, filled with scattered and dirty clothes.

I've been playing War Z for four hours. The sun is rising through the black curtains and it's only eight am.
I had to power off my phone so I don't deal her number but it's so fucking hard when I know I'm about to lose her in less than a month.

Emily's POV.

I wake up and grab a black jumper with my skinny jeans. I make an effortless bun and grab my white converse.

I'm going to talk to Albert about our fight yesterday. I need to know why he's behaving this way again. Is it only because I didn't tell him about New York?

I grab my purse and leave my house. I decide to head to Starbucks first and buy a cup of coffee. I'm so nervous for what Albert is going to say. He's always so mean to me when he wants to push me away.

A part of me wants to give up on Albert and just go to New York, wants to forget about every tear and every fight, the fight we had yesterday really broke me inside. But then again, I have another part, the mostly part of my being who refuses to let go of him, that is clinging to that beautiful boy, to each touch, to each look, to each hug and each kiss.

Sophia opens me the front door, she gives me a friendly hug and an understanding smile. She knows about the fight.

I decide to talk to her first about her life.

"So how are the things with James going?" I ask my best friend.

"Ahm, cool I guess, we've been talking about random things," Sophia says walking to the tray on the counter placed with two cups and a china teapot.

"But you're together right?" I feel so bad for not talking with Sophia about her problems. I've been such a horrible friend to her lately.

"No, we agreed to stay friends for a while and then we'll see where this friendship can take us," Sophia hands me the cup full of hot brown liquid.

"Oh, well he really likes you,"

"I like him too, but everything has its limits you know?"

"Yes, love shouldn't have to be this hard," I tug at the edge of the cup with my fingertips.

"Love? Are we still talking about me and James?" Sophia raises a playful brow and I cover my face with my hands in frustration.

"I'm sorry.." I blush looking at her through my parted fingers.

"Ems, don't apologise! Love is not complicated. Sometimes life just happens. Good things take time. If it's meant to be, it will be." Sophia assures me.

"Do you really think so?"

"You're here aren't you?" Sophia points with a smirk and I smile.

"Touché,"

"I'm sorry, I know I've been such a terrible friend ," I stand.

Sophia shakes her head and frowns while she's drinking her tea.