We Could Be Something

57: You’re Unbelievable

“Ana?”

Adriana, who’d been sat quietly beside Jonathan, startled a little at the sound of his voice before turned slightly, a frown playing on her face. “You’re moving away?” she posed, her tone more than a little surprised.

Jonathan spared a small look towards her before he let a small sigh fall out of his mouth, his hand gently pushing through his hair. “I know that this is sudden, Ana” he noted gently “But the offer, it is a good one, too good for me to turn down. I am sorry for dropping this on you so suddenly, but I thought you ought to know” he explained softly. He knew that it had come as surprise, from the moment the words had fallen out of his mouth, Adriana had more than a little shocked, but he knew that he had to tell her, even if she was likely to react badly. He knew that he couldn’t simply duck out without so much as a word.

Adriana, who’d been peeking down at her hands, was quiet for a couple more seconds before she shook her head. “You’re unbelievable” she muttered.

“Ana…”

“You sat here, just a few months ago, insisting that you wanted to be around” she interjected “You told me that you weren’t going to just walk in and out of her life and now…now you’re telling me that you’re moving away?” she added, the expression on her face more than a little irked.

Jonathan admired the expression on her face before he shook his head. “I know what I said, Ana” he noted softly “And I meant what I said, but things aren’t the same anymore” he protested softly.

Adriana allowed his words to linger for a second before she rolled her eyes. “Did you even contemplate staying here?” she asked gently. She was irked, from the moment the words had fallen out of his mouth, she had been more than upset with him, but she didn’t want to yell at him, even if she was beyond angry at the prospect of him leaving, she doubted that yelling would do anything to change his mind.

Jonathan, who’d been watching his hands in his lap, nodded. “Of course I did” he noted gently “I gave it a lot of thought, but this opportunity, Ana, it’s a big one, too big for me to turn down. I know what I said, I want to be there for Olivia but…”

“Not enough to stay” Adriana interjected softly.

Jonathan offered her a soft look before he shook his head. “I’m sorry, Ana” he mumbled softly.

Adriana shook her a little before she moved to push herself up to her feet. “It’s not me that you ought to be apologizing to” she muttered, her blue eyes glaring up at him.

Jonathan admired the glare on her features before he shook his head, pushing himself up to his feet. “I am sorry, Ana” he repeated gently, stepping towards her “For everything. In the last year, I’ve been nothing short of awful when it comes to you and Olivia and I hate that. You don’t deserve what I’ve done to you, neither of you do, and I wish I could fix it” he insisted, his hand gently moving to squeeze hers softly.

Adriana spared a glance down towards their hands before she shook her head, moving to step away from him. “You should go” she mumbled, moving to lead him towards the front door.

Jonathan briefly contemplated objecting before he spied the look on Adriana’s face, something which made him sigh a little before he followed after her towards the door.

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“So, what did he want?”

Adriana, who’d moved to step into her bedroom, startled a little at the sound of Iker’s voice before she lifted her head, her blue eyes peeking towards where he sat on the bed, Olivia happily snoozing on his chest. Admiring them for a couple of seconds, she took in a small breath before she moved to settle down beside him, cuddling into his side. “He’s moving” she mumbled softly.

Iker tilted his head a little. “Moving?” he enquired gently.

Adriana nodded. “He’s got a new job” she muttered “He’s moving to Italy” she added, her fingertips gently smoothing out the blonde hair which sat on the top of Olivia’s head.

Iker watched her hand for a couple of seconds, allowing her words to sink in, before he caught a hold of it, lacing their fingers together. He wasn’t entirely surprised, from the moment that Jonathan had walked into Olivia’s life, part of him had been anticipating the he would change his mind, but he knew that it would have hurt Adriana, even if he was confident that she had no romantic feelings left towards him, he knew that the idea of Jonathan leaving Olivia would have stung her. “I’m sorry, Addie” he mumbled, pressing a soft kiss to the back of her hand.

Adriana shook her head. “You don’t have to apologize for him” she mumbled softly.

Iker nodded his head a little before he pressed another kiss against the back of her hand. “He’s the one who’s going to miss out, Addie” he noted gently “He’s the one who’s not going to watch her take her first steps or hear her say her first words” he added, his fingers softly messing with hers.

Adriana watched their hands for a couple of seconds before she nodded her head, a half-hearted smile on her face. “Do you ever think about it?” she posed softly, breaking the silence which had settled around them.

Iker titled his head. “About what?” he posed.

Adriana quirked a small smile before she turned onto her side, her blue eyes looking up at him gently. “About a baby” she noted softly “I mean, I know that we’ve not been together for too long, and Olivia’s still only little, but I just wondered if it had crossed your mind” she babbled softly, her cheeks tinting slightly pink.

Iker admired the soft look on her face before he ducked towards her, pressing a gentle kiss against her lips. “It’s crossed my mind” he admitted softly “But we’re in no hurry here” he added, offering her a small smile.

Adriana quirked a soft smile in return before she moved to cuddle into his side a little more, something which made Iker press a kiss to the side of her head. He knew that she was upset, even if she wouldn’t admit it, he knew that the news Jonathan was leaving would have stung, and he wanted to comfort her, even if he couldn’t change it, he wanted to make her feel a little better.
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