𝘴𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 ☽

✯ chapter XIII

ELEANORA

i spent most of my day in the heavenly scented coffee shop, taking my usual seat and tucking myself into the corner of the booth with my notepad and pen. Rosemary would come and check on me every half an hour or so to get me a top up or gossip about the couple or family that had just left the shop.

   my novella was coming along nicely as i hesitantly wrote the last sentence, i thought it would be fitting to finish the mini book in the exact spot that it had been suggested in the first place. i took a deep breath and flicked through the pages and pictures, i even added some photos into the book so that he wouldn't forget the summer that he spent here.

   on the last page i started to sketch a raven picking at a peach since oliver was so mesmerised at the fact that rudolph was so trusting with me. under the small picture i wrote in my neatest cursive writing,

from me to you. forever.

   rosemary warned me that she would be closing soon as i started to pack away my belongings and payed the short italian woman and leaving a kiss on her cheek before i started to walk back to the villa.  "eleanora?" i turned to see my father nearing me in the truck loaded with fruit and vegetables in the trunk, "want a lift princessa?"

   i nodded and loaded by bike onto the back before climbing into the passenger seat, my father had an old cassette tape playing in the stereo as we both sang the italian song in hushed voices. neither of us were gifted singers, once again that was elio.

   "i'm going to miss him as well" he told me and kept his eyes on the road, "i have actually grown to like him, his arrogance has seemed to wash away" he joked as i hit his leg playfully as the villa started to near, "darling, i just want you to remember that you do not need his love in order to feel loved"

   i nodded as manfredi ran over to help unload the groceries into the house, i wasn't that hungry and just went straight to my room to gather the pages and compile them into the leather casing to give to oliver in three days.

   i felt a hand brush across my neck as oliver appeared behind me, he didn't say much but he was shaking. i turned to him to see his ocean eyes now plagued with a sad redness that physically pained me, i didn't know what to say to i just hugged him. actions spoke louder than words as he engulfed me in his strong arms, "hey" i smiled softly but the frown on his face still tembled as his eyes darted form my eyes to my lips repeatedly.

   his head ducked as his lips met mine and it was as if gravity was nonexistent, i was floating. the curved of his lips fit perfectly with mine and their movements worked perfectly in time with each other. his arms lifted my legs up as we stayed connected as he placed me onto his bed. my hands found themself lost in his thick blonde locks as i tugged lightly at a few strands which caused him to let out a sound i'd only heard on the television.

   he moved on top of me and his kisses moved from my lips to my jawline and sucked lightly at one certain spot on my neck that made my legs shake slightly. i felt him stop for a second but his hesitant movement freaked me out, "did i do something wrong?" i blurted out in a panicked tone.

   he moved and sat at the end of the bed with his head in his hands, i rubbed his back as his head buried itself into the crook of my neck and that's when i knew. something i didn't want to admit but i knew instantly.

   my index finger drew his gaze to mine as i pushed back the tears to make myself seem strong, i kissed his lips gently and cupped his cheek with my hand. i nodded and let out a small laugh, "its okay", the tears in his eyes started to swell up again, "oliver look at me, i'm fine"

   holding oliver close in my arms I now realise how completely wrong we are for each other. how different we are and how much he deserves him. holding onto something I didn't think I could let go of but now I realise, you were never mine you were always his.

   "i'm happy for you" i told him before departing to my own room, as soon as the door closed the tears i'd been suppressing fell from my eyes and wouldn't stop. i held a pillow over my face to muffle the screams but it was no use, it hurt. it hurt like a bitch and i couldn't stop the broken noises that escaped my mouth and the salty tears that burned my cheeks as the waterfalls fell down them.

   i cried until nightfall when elio slept in his own bed tonight, the noised disappeared but the tears soaked the pillow that my head laid one. the ache in my heart increased at every fleeting memory of him and as if he was reading my mind, just as a sob was about to escape my lips i felt a warmth lay down behind me.

   i turned to see elio laid behind me as he wrapped his arms about me, this was normality. his warmth keeping me safe and protected like he did with antonio. everything before oliver he used to do for me but right now he was doing something for himself.

and i couldn't be prouder.

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stay safe and take care of each other!

- Meg x