My Greek Lovers

Chapter 19

Kristy's POV

*knock knock*

"Kristy?" He said from the other side of the door.
"Shit!" I whispered to myself.
He can't find out! And he won't find out!
Why?
Because he lives here in Greece and I live on the other side of the world! I can't fall in love with a man who lives a world apart from me. Even though I already have...I go home in two days. So what am I actually doing with Eros?
"Just rip the bandaid off now, Kristy!" I whispered to myself. "Pull yourself away before things get even more messy"
This way he won't find out about Nicholas.
It's not like it was ever going to be easy to say goodbye to Eros no matter what so just get it over with now!
"It's the only way...right?"

I open the door confident in my little pep talk to myself. That was until I saw his sweet face. He instantly walks through the doorway and cups my face looking me over, worried.
"What's wrong Kristy? Please tell me"
"Eros...Wh-what are we doing?" I asked but the confidence was gone.
"What?"
"You? Me? This?"
"Ok, so I freaked you out about introducing you to my family as my girlfriend...?" he questioned.
Poor Eros, he thinks it's all his fault asking me to be his girlfriend and then introducing me to his family. Which secretly, I thought was the most amazing and sweetest thing.
But focus Kristy, you have to end this! Let him down hard so he walks away, as sad as it may be.
"Look, I'm sorry if I moved things too fast with us and my fam-"
"Eros! Moved things too fast? Have you forgotten I'm leaving in two days?"
"I-I know...but you have to know I'm crazy about you, Kristy!"
No! Let him down harder Kristy! He HAS to walk away from you! Rip the bandaid off!
"Eros! There is no US! What did you think was going to happen?"
"This can't be about what my Theía said? You...you couldn't have known what she said?"
I couldn't help but let out a subtle huff under my breathe. Of course, I couldn't have known what she said but it's not rocket science watching her look at me with a dirty look on her face and her stern voice when she was talking to Eros. He'd just confirmed my thoughts about how his Aunt felt about me without even saying anything.
"Kristy? I-"
"This was nothing more than a fling, Eros...for the both of us" I said and he took a moment to take it all in as if I knocked the wind right out of his chest.
"If that's how you feel...then...enjoy the rest of your vacation Kristy" he said solemnly. I could see the hurt in his eyes and when he pulled his arm off my body it felt like he ripped my heart out and took it with him. He didn't look back when he walked out the door, closing it behind him.

I had no strength left. I fell to my knees crying. Like part of myself had just walked out the door. I couldn't even remember who I was before coming here, before meeting Eros. He changed the person I was and without him...I felt like I won't know who I am anymore.
"What did I just do?" I whispered to myself as my cheeks were drenched with tears.
I had stomped on Eros's heart like a vial bug, squishing my own in the process. Ironic really, I came to Mykonos with a broken heart from Nicholas and met Eros who rebuilt it ten times stronger. And yet, I'll leave Mykonos with my heart shattered to pieces yet again, maybe even more broken than when I came.
Broken not by Eros, but by me. This was my own undoing, my own fault, my own choice.
But it had to be done, right? I had to go home regardless? What kind of relationship can someone have worlds apart? And let's not forget the biggest factor that just got added to this messed up romance, Eros is Nicholas's brother, not the same mother but what does it matter, they share the same blood and now they've shared me. 

I'm taken out of my thoughts by the phone ringing. Emily must have seen I started to call her when I was interrupted by Eros.
"Hey, you! How did dinner with his dad go? Tell me everything!" she said enthusiastically and I couldn't hold back the tears from flowing again.
"Emms"
"Oh no! What happened?"
"It-it's over"
"What? Why? How? What happened? I thought everything was going great babe?"
"It was, it was perfect Emms"
"Soo, what happened?"
"Nicholas happened!" I said with a snarl.
"WHAT? What do you mean NICHOLAS HAPPENED?"
"Nicholas is Eros's brother! Well half brother technically"
"WHAT! How in the hell-"
"I saw a picture of Nicholas as a kid at his father's house. His dad explained the whole thing. He was in an arranged marriage with Nicholas's mom and she left for America when he refused to give up his love, Eros's mother" I sighed heavily after my explanation.
"Emms, this is so messed up! I didn't know what to do!"
"What did Eros say?"
"Well, that's the thing...I couldn't tell him! This makes me a whore! I've been with both of them! How twisted is that?"
"Kristy! You didn't know! You're not a whore! What were the fucking chances of this happening?"
"I don't know what to do"
"You have to tell him! He deserves to know"
"What's the point anyway, Emms? What did I think was going to happen here with him, huh? Ride off into the sunset?"
"Kristy! Last time I saw you two together he already looked head over heels for you!" she told me and my heart broke even more.
"And now you've spent almost the rest of the week together alone and he wanted you to be his girlfriend and meet his family! This guy is serious about you!"
I couldn't stop the tears from coming again with her words.
"Whatever we had it's over...I ruined it"
"What did you do?" she said sternly.
"I-I pushed him away...I told him it meant nothing...that it was just a fling" I said like a dog in trouble.
"Kristy Peters! Why the hell would you do something like that?" she scolded me.
"We're going home in two days Emms! He's oceans away! How would that work?"
"It doesn't hurt to try Kristy! Theo and I are going to try to make things work. Who knows what will happen but if you seriously like him Kristy don't let him slip away"
"You didn't see his face Emms. I think I really killed any and all possibilities with him" I mumbled knowing I had ruined what he had. Why would he even want me back?
"Kristy..."
"Can you put Theo on the phone? I need his help getting me to Athens. I can't stay here anymore"
I heard Emily sigh heavily over the phone. She had known I'd given up all hope and I felt her disappointment as she gave up on trying.
"Hold on a sec"