Not For Me | A Temilio Fanfiction

Jake's Side

Tessa POV:

Jake tells me I need to be a couple with Chance, but I'm with Emilio. I mean, Jake is my boss and I don't want to exactly get him mad or anything. I just think... you shouldn't have to fake a relationship, you shouldn't have to fake how you feel. That's why I like Emilio, my feelings with him are real. But Chance and I - no chemistry. And that's not changing.

"What do you mean?" I ask Jake still in denial. "After that challenge, the viewers started shipping Chessa." "Too bad it isn't real." I tell Jake trying to hint that I'm not all-in on this idea. "But you are." Jake says grimly snapping a finger at me, before leaving the room.

Now it's just me and Emilio, we look at each other, but then Emilio breaks the contact by looking down and walking off. I could tell he was sad. I need to fix this.

I walk upstairs to Jake's room, " Look, I know you love the views, but me and Chance can't be a couple." Jake looks at me wearingly, "Why?" He said straight-faced, like no matter what I say he is going to get his way. I questions rather to tell Jake the truth or not, I stand there quiet for a few seconds but then very confidently say, "Because me and Emilio are."

Jake looks so confused, he furrows his brows, "When did this happen?" "Nevada." Jake looks away, "I'm so sorry." I'm relieved to know that Jake now understands. "That you two have to break up." He finishes. "What?!" I voiced a little too aggressively then I meant to.

"Viewers don't know the difference between a Temilio and a tamale." Trying to reason with Jake is like talking with a circle. Pointless. "Because they haven't been exposed to it." I say clinging to my last hope that Jake would understand. "But they don't need to be. The viewers know Chessa, the viewers love Chessa, we don't need to interfere." "But it's not their life, it's mine."

"Tessa, this is the hardest thing I've had to do, but just trust me on this, it's not like y'all would've made it long." I shake my head trying to digest what Jake just said, I'm seeing a total new side of him, I don't like it. "What about behind camera?" "No, Tessa, that's it." What the heck? Why can't Emilio and I be a couple behind camera?

"We don't want to risk it, there is constantly someone outside our house. Cameras and vlogs are everywhere, the last we want out is that we are faking it." "Then let's not fake it and we won't have to worry." "Chessa, okay? Gavel banged. If it makes you feel any better, I'll break the news to Emilio." "No, you're not going to be breaking anything." I say before leaving the room. He thinks he owns me, I hate it.

Emilio POV:

Tessa came into my room later that night, "You know what I'm about to say." Tessa says at the doorway before I could even look up to see who it is. Gosh, have I been dreading this conversation.