Team 10

Chapter 11: Cole is coming?!

||Paris||
Last night Ivan fell asleep in my bed downstairs. I woke up this morning with his arms wrapped tightly around my waist with my back facing his chest. I can't decide what to do about Cole... I can't just breakup with him, not after 5 years of dating...
30 minutes later...
I was laying in Ivan's arms thinking when I hear Madeline running down the stairs.

Madeline: Paris!

When she yelled my name she woke up the peacefully sleeping Ivan.

Paris: what?

Madeline: Cole is flying out tomorrow. He has to come sign my contract and he's staying in L.A. For 5 days! I'm so excited!

Ivan: wait, what?!

Paris: that's great, Madeline. Could you give Ivan and I a minute alone?

Madeline: yea. Sure, I'm going to tell Jake.

Oh no! Cole is coming! I haven't talked to him since we left N.C. And now he's coming to L.A.? What about Ivan?!

Ivan: Cole is your boyfriend?

Paris: yea...

Ivan: what am I?

Paris: well, I really like you... I just... I don't know, Ivan.

Ivan: do you still want to be with him?

Paris: I'm not sure how I can be with him... he lives on the other side of the county and I live here.

Ivan: yea... but, do you want to be with me?

Paris: of course! It's just complicated right now... it'll all work out though. I promise.

Ivan looks sad. I don't like seeing him sad. I don't want to hurt Cole, nor do I want our 5 year relationship to just go down the drain... but I can't stay with him knowing I have feelings for Ivan and living here in California. I don't know what to do... I should talk to Madeline about this but how do you tell your best friend that your going to dump her older brother?

||Ivan||
I really hope she can work this out. I really want to be with Paris and I know she wants to be with me too. I don't want to ask her to break up with Cole but that's what I hope she does.
I was watching her think. She looked like she was worried so I leaned in and kissed her softly on the lips.

Ivan: don't worry, like you said, everything is going to work out.

Paris: I know.

She was blushing. She's so cute. I grabbed her hand and we walked outside. It was a little windy so I gave her my sweatshirt. She looked so pretty with the wind blowing through her long blonde hair. She turned her head and looked at me. She smiled a big genuine smile.

Ivan: what?

Paris: nothing. You're just so cute.

She giggled when she said this. Little does she know, she's the cute one. When she laughs her beautiful green eyes squint a little and her perfectly straight, white teeth show. Her lips are so perfect and she has the longest eyelashes I've ever seen. Her face is so gorgeous. I look at her and I can't help but to smile.

The next day...
||Paris||
Cole is supposed to be here at 6 today... I'm really nervous to see him. It's 2 right now and I'm already nervous. It'll all be fine. He probably wants to break up anyway, right? He's going to college and he's going to find girls much prettier than me. He'll forget all about me making it much easier for him to move on.

Madeline: are you excited?!

Paris: um... I think I have to break up with him...

Madeline: you're joking right? He loves you more than anything, you can't just break up with him.

Paris: Madeline, we live almost 3,000 miles away. How are we supposed to stay together when I can only see him on my phone screen? I can't hug him. I can't kiss him. I can't cuddle with him. How can this work?

Madeline: this is about Ivan, isn't it?

Paris: partly, yes. But it doesn't matter because it would've happened anyway.

Madeline: Paris! Please don't do this. He needs you.

Paris: what do you think I should do.

Madeline: stay with him, at least until he goes to college. He's going to be distracted then...

Paris: fine. But what about Ivan?

Madeline: talk to him. Explain how Cole gets depressed easily and explain that's it's only for a month or 2.

Paris: fine.

Madeline: thank you.