We Could Be Something

“How long have you had it?”

Iker, who’d moved to sit down on the side of the bed, startled a little at the sound of Adriana’s voice before he shook his head, his dark eyes peeking towards her softly. It had been a couple of minutes, after he’d walked into the room, a silence had been quick to fall over them, and Adriana’s voice had caught him a little off guard, even if they had agreed that they needed to talk. He had been expecting that it would be quiet for a little longer.

“I bought it a few months ago” he noted softly “Just before you told me about bump” he added, his dark eyes peeking down at her bump.

Adriana, who was sat a little away from him, followed the line of his stare before she let out a small sigh, her fingers pulling shyly at the material of her sweater. “You were going to propose?” she breathed softly. It had caught her a little off guard, the idea that he had planned to ask her to marry him had come as a bit of a surprise, and she didn’t quite know how to feel about it, even if it was something that she wanted in the long run, she didn’t quite know how she felt about the idea of them taking another big step so soon.

Iker spared her a soft look before he nodded his head. “Eventually” he admitted softly “I mean, it’s something I’ve been thinking about for a while, but I was going to wait for a while yet. We’ve only just been together for a year, we’re already expecting a baby…I didn’t want to push you into another huge step so soon” he added, his tone soft and kind.

Adriana mulled his words over for a couple of seconds before she shook her head, her blue eyes peeking towards him softly. “What are we going to do, Iker?” she posed quietly.

Iker, who’d shifted a little closer towards her, wrapped his arm around her waist before he leant over, pressing a soft kiss against her temple. “What do you want to do?” he mumbled softly.

Adriana leant into him slightly before she closed her eyes, a soft sigh falling out of her mouth. “I…I think we need to take some time” she babbled softly.

Iker, who’d been rubbing his hand up and down her side, stilled a little at the sound of her words before he leant back a little, his expression more than a little surprised. “What?” he squeaked softly.

Adriana offered him a soft look before she shook her head. “I think we need to take a little time, Iker” she repeated softly “This is a big deal and I…I think we’d benefit from a break, even if it is only a few weeks. I just think that some time would be good for us” she babbled softly. She knew that it was sudden, the idea that she wanted to take a break from them was likely to have caught him more than a little off guard, but she didn’t quite know what else to do. They were struggling a little, even if they had tried to ignore it, and she wanted a little time to figure out what it was she that she wanted for the two of them.

Iker allowed her words to linger for a couple of seconds before shook his head, pushing himself to his feet. “You want to break up?” he posed, his tone caught between hurt and frustrated.

“No” Adriana countered softly “I just want us to take a little time apart. You said it yourself, things are happening quickly for us and I think…I think we’d benefit from taking a little time out” she added, her fingers fiddling nervously with the material of her jeans.

Iker watched her quietly for a couple of seconds before he shook his head. “This is really what you want to do?” he posed. It wasn’t what he wanted, the last thing he wanted was for things between him and Adriana to end, but he knew that he couldn’t change her mind, even if he wanted to. Adriana had tendency to be a little stubborn when she wanted to be.

Adriana chewed on her lip for a couple of seconds before she nodded her head a little, her blue eyes peeking up at him softly. “I think so” she confirmed gently.

Iker offered her a look, wordlessly enquiring if she was certain, before he shook his head, a small scoff falling out of his mouth. “I guess I should pack up some of my stuff then” he muttered, his tone sharp.

“Iker…”

“I am allowed to be upset about this, Addie” Iker interjected, his eyes narrowed on her “I am allowed to be upset that you and I aren’t quite on the same page when it comes to us” he added, moving to step towards the closet which stood in the hall.

Adriana watched after him for a couple of seconds before she pushed herself to her feet, following him into the hall. “I am just asking for a little time, Iker” she countered “I don’t want us to regret anything” she added.

Iker, who’d moved to pull a holdall out of the cupboard, shook his head before he turned to look at her. “I know what I want, Adriana” he noted “I’ve known for a while now that I want to be with you, Olivia, and Bump, and the problem that we have right now is that you’re not on the same page as me. I know what I want, and you don’t” he added before he stepped past her back into the bedroom, moving to collect a few of his things from his dresser.

“I just want some time to think” Adriana mused as she followed after him “I love you, Iker, and I don’t want us to mess this up” she added, her blue eyes slightly tearful.

Iker, who’d been placing a few changes of clothes into his bag, opened his mouth to retort, but stopped himself, not missing the tears that had appeared in her eyes. Shaking his head a little, he stepped towards her before he pressed a kiss against her forehead, mumbling to her gently.

Adriana sniffled a little before she snuggled a little closer to him, her head resting on his shoulder. She knew that it was sudden, the idea of taking a break was more than likely to have come as a surprise to Iker, but she wanted to take a little time, even if it did upset him, she wanted a little time to think about what it was she wanted.