chapter thirty seven,
i'm waiting for the right time

nai marie holloway — nailea
nick alexander chavez — nicholas

nai marie holloway
you need to stop

nick alexander chavez
stop doing what??

nai marie holloway
acting all flirty and as if everything's okay!
because it's not.

nick alexander chavez
so me being nice is flirty now..

nai marie holloway
i know how you are nick.
i know who you are.

nick alexander chavez
you making it sound like
that's a bad thing

nai marie holloway
it's not.. it's just that i
don't want you to ignore
our past and what happened

nick alexander chavez
can we meet up? i'm getting
sick of texting all of this

nai marie holloway
are you going to kiss me again?

nick alexander chavez
can't promise that, princess

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    Nailea took deep breaths as she walked towards the park she was meant to meet Nicholas at. She was nervous. More nervous than usual.

Nailea arrived at the park and looked around, trying to spot Nicholas. Her heart was racing and her palms were sweating.

"Get a grip on yourself," she muttered quietly.

The park was filled with people, which made it difficult for her to spot him.

As she continued walking, her eyes scanning the crowd, she suddenly heard a familiar voice behind her.

"Hey, Nai."

Nailea spun around quickly, her heart jumping into her throat. Nicholas stood before her, a small smile on his face.

She took in his presence, the sight of him both comforting and frustrating her. The memories of their time together flooded her mind - the laughs, the fights, the passion.

Her voice was cold as she spoke. "You wanted to talk?"

Nicholas nodded. His eyes turned to hers as he thought about what he was going to say next. But Nailea was quicker than him.

"Why are we doing this?" she asked. Her heart ached a little as the words left her mouths

Nicholas breathed deeply, "Because this is us. This is what we do. We fight, we break up
We kiss, we make up."

"Did you just quote Katy Perry?" She laughed at him.

He shrugged, "Maybe.." he half lies.

They were back. They were finally back to their old roots. It felt normal, it felt good.

"Wait," Nailea paused, "I'm not supposed to be happy. I'm supposed to be mad at you."

Nicholas tilted his head back and groaned. "Are we still doing this? Can't we just be happy and have fun?"

She frowned, "No, I'm not just going to pretend like we're fine!" Even if it meant risking her happiness.

That girl could hold a grudge for a lifetime, which was a really bad habit of hers. But she couldn't loose it.

"Nicholas, I need you be sorry for what you did." she yearned for the same feeling of love she had for him before. It now wasn't the same.

"I am sorry. Leaving you was the biggest regret of my life."

Nailea listened to his response, her heart softening despite herself. She wanted to believe him, to trust that he truly regretted his actions. But a part of her was still wary, still guarded against the pain he had caused her.

"Words don't fix everything, Nick." she said quietly.

Nicholas sighed, running a hand through his hair. "I know that. Trust me, I know." He stepped closer to her, but she took a small step back, creating a small distance between them.

He held his hands up in surrender. "I know you probably want me to grovel or something, Nai." whatever that meant..

"But I'm here. I'm trying."

Nailea studied him for a moment, her eyes searching his face. Part of her wanted to forgive him, to throw herself back into his arms and just forget about everything that had happened. But the other part of her was still angry, still hurt.

"I just... I don't know if I can trust you again." She finally admitted, her voice weary.

A silence wavered over them. An uncomfortable silence it was.

"I want to." she spoke softly.

Nicholas furrowed his eyebrows, "You want to what?" he asked.

"I want to love you. I really really want to, believe me. And I'm trying as well.

A mix of relief and hope washed over Nicholas' face. He stepped closer to her again, but made sure to keep some distance just in case.

"So... does that mean you'll give us another chance?" he asked cautiously.

"Don't get your hopes up too quickly." she warns, pointing a finger at his chest.

Nicholas chuckled softly, raising his hands up in surrender again. "Okay, okay. I won't." He looked at her, studying her expression. "But can I ask you something?"

Nailea nodded, her shoulders relaxing a bit. "Yeah, go ahead."

"Why did you even agree to meet up with me today?" he asked, tilting his head slightly. Nailea shifted her weight, her eyes glancing around to avoid his gaze. She didn't want to admit to herself that she had been missing him, that seeing him again had triggered a wave of emotions she thought she had buried deep inside.

"Because I hoped for a moment like this." she finally answered, her voice soft.

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— alisha's notes !

my ocd is driving me crazy by doing this but this is the last chapter for act two !!

get ready because we're so back ;))

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