"kio what are you going?" i laugh as he attempts to put on my heels. "it won't-" he grunts. "i'll do it. but thanks for the help" i kiss his cheek and grab my heel.
oh yeah, we've been dating for two years now. he stopped being friends with vinnie for a while and after the meet and greet, kio was always there for me since the beginning.
he never knew about vinnie and how our "relationship" started and how it was just to please the fans. the house purposely didn't tell him.
anyways, now we have to go to this social media ball. i know i'm bound to see vinnie but the past is the past.
"ready to go?" he admires me in the mirror, his arms around my waist. "yeah." i smile.
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time skip at the ball
we walk into the building, hand in hand as people take pictures. i look through the flashing lights and see liya, jordan, and the rest of them. looks like they never stopped being friends then. they resolved whatever they had going on at the time.
kio and i look for where we are suppose to sit and see that we're with the old content house. i sigh and take a seat. i look at the name card next to me and see vinnie hacker written on it.
"you okay babe?" kio whispers. "yeah, perfectly fine." i squeeze his hand. just in time, everybody sits at the table. surprisingly, they all smile and wave. i return it back.
3rd person view vinnie was running a bit late, nothing surprising. right when he sits down he notices a body that he remembers quite well. he slowly looks to his side and sees y/n.
she's talking to kio as his hand is resting on her thigh. vinnie notices the dark hickeys on her upper thigh and looks away. y/n hasn't noticed her ex's presence.
vinnie drops his fork on accident and it lands right on y/n's foot. the young woman doesn't think much of it and grabs the fork picking it up and turns around to be met with vinnie.
they make eye contact and everything freezes for the both of them.
y/n's pov i stare into his eyes, they look dull and sad. they're not the same happy eyes i use to be in love with. i smile, out of niceness and hand him his fork. i turn back and resume my conversation with kio.
"kio, y/n? are you guys dating?" liya asks. i look over at kio and he rubs my thigh gesturing that everything's okay. "yes we are. we've been dating for over two years now." he beams.
i see vinnie look down in the corner of my eyes. i shrug it off and the event starts.
••••
"please welcome kio and y/n , our hosts for the rest of the night." the manager introduces as the crowd claps and cheers. we walk onto stage and speak.
as kios saying the nominees for best female influencer, i see vinnie staring at me with glossy eyes. i quickly look away. i don't love him no more, i just don't like the way we ended things.
"and the best female influencer... is Y/N Y/L/N!!" kio speaks. i look over and see him smiling. "you won love." he mouths. oh! OHH! i snap back into reality and grab my award.
••••
we're now giving the last category. i'm not sure what it is, i may know, but i forgot. "okay the next category is best girlfriend." kio says. i raise an eyebrow. what the fuck is this category?
i look over at the crowd who's smiling and recording. i feel uncomfortable. "this category and this nominee is somebody who's an amazing woman, who's been through so much. i personally know her and she's the best thing that's happened to me. she deserves the world and i'm hoping i can give it to her... y/n y/l/n will you marry me?" i see kio kneel down and open a box.
i look at the ring. it shines off the light and twinkle. i feel a tear drop and i shake my head vigorously. "yes, yes." i smile. he puts on the ring and hugs me tightly. i hear the crowd clap and awe.
••••
"you know you didn't have to right?" i ask kio while looking at my finger. "but you deserve it." he kisses my lips. we slowly start making out, not infront of everybody. we're in the hallway where nobody's at. "y/n..." i hear a deep voice.
i pull away and see vinnie. kio puts a protective arm infront of me and i grab his arm. "it's okay." i reassure him. he kisses my forehead and walks out. "what vinnie?" i groan.
"can we talk?"
"why not.." i sit down on the couch behind me.
"y/n i just want to apologize for everything. i was a shitty human being and boyfriend. i let tiktok get to me. i'm really sorry."
i look at him and try to hold in my laugh. "vinnie, how many times have you said sorry? our conversations never end right. i'm not eighteen anymore. i'm twenty - one and you're twenty - two. i'm not accepting your apology. you said and did some fucked up shit. i'm living my best life right now."
"i understand but did you HAVE to pick kio? did you really try to make me jealous? because it worked, if that's what you wanted to hear." he stands up and grabs my waist.
i quickly move aside and slap his arm away. "i see your ego is still the same. i'm HAPPY with kio, happy as i've ever been. please respect that. i'm sorry you can't live YOUR life right because you have a bad conscience. that's a you issue." i chuckle.
"so it's really the end of us?" his eyes filled with tears. "it's been the end three years ago. let me go vinnie. i'm finally happy and i do hope you find happiness in your life." i pat his shoulder and walk away before he starts crying.
"i'll always love you y/n." he says lowly. i don't think i can love you vinnie hacker.
A/N bc ppl asked for a pt.4 and said to make it into the future.
uhm i may only update once or twice a day for a few days bc my mental health isn't okay. i'm too tired and don't feel okay personally. plus it's making my writing kinda bad. like i'm just updating just to update. and i want to make it interesting. sooo🪳🪳
but i'll post this smut that's been in my drafts for baby pt.2
hope you enjoyed <33 -n.
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