NICCOLO'S POV

I walk hurriedly out of the restaurant. Fuck. She knows now. I dont even know what this is that im feeling, but now, she knows. I sit in my car slam the door. What is wrong with me.

I shake my head put the car in drive and decide to just go to my penthouse in the city. I need to think about this. Not that i haven't been doing just that for the last 4 days.

I slow down when I see her, at the corner of the street, on her phone. Fuck, how can i leave her here? I roll down her window and ask her to get in but she refuses.

"Why are you acting like any of this is my fault? I never bother you, you make me feel like im not enough, i dont like it, just stop, I-" her voice cracks and my eyes widen. Fuck. Shit. I get out of the car and in front of her, and try to reach out but she steps away. Ok that hurt.

"Ari-"

"Please" she whispers, she sounds tired, defeated? "I had a rough day, i just wanna go home" she says, she sounds like she's gonna start crying soon. Fuck what do i do.

"Yes ok, let me drop you off" she sighs. Just then her phone rings. She looks at it and picks up, i just stand there.

"Laia, ill call you in a bit" she says a little breathless.

"Oh myy, are you in his bed already you little" damn laia is loud. Aria squeaks.

"What? No! I- uh just- ill call you and tell you, promise" she waits a second before hanging up.

The thought of her in bed with someone is killing me. Fuck.

"Niccolo" she sighs. "Just, its ok, its fine its not your fault, ill be fine, ill take a cab home, i can see youre conflicted, and you can just figure it out on your own, and ill stay away from you and try not to annoy you" she says.

"Aria, you've got it all wrong-" i stop talking when i see stumble a little. She then furrows her eyebrows and it looks like her knees buckle. I quickly grab her waist. "Shit". She regains her balance, her small hand clutching my shirt, face in my chest. I love this position.

"Im fine, im fine" she says.

"Youre not fine" i say sharply. I quickly walk her to the car and sit her down in her seat. Her seat?

I sit in mine and look at her.

"Why did that happen?" i ask after a while when she looks composed.

"Mm, probably cuz i haven't eaten all day, its fine" she says.

"Why haven't you eaten all day?" i exclaim.

"Sorry dad, i guess i dont care about my well being as much as you do" she says sarcastically. I liked daddy more. I shake my head and start driving. "Where are we going, my home is the other way" she asks.

"To get food" i tell her.

"We dont have to ill just eat something at home." i ignore her, shes eating now. She huffs. "Fine, but no way am i going back in there" she says, referring to the restaurant i was nearing.

"Fine, what do you want to eat then?" i ask her. She stubbornly shakes her head. "Okay, ill call Alaia and tell her you almost fainted, on the side of the road-"

"Pizza" she mumbles shyly. I smirk. Pizza it is. "Youre so stubborn" she says.

"Im stubborn?" i ask in a disbelieving tone. She nods. "Neonata, you are the stubborn one, dont be so oblivious" i say and she scoffs.

We stop at my favourite pizza place and i get out and help her out. I put my arm around her waist and she shivers.

"Y-you dont need to do that"

"Yes I do, im not having you fall unconscious" I say and she huffs.

We walk in and order, then sit in a booth. Soon the pizza comes and i force her to eat. She does but she looks grumpy.

Once we're done, we walk to the car and I drive to her home in silence.

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