Spiteful Lovers |Romano X Reader|

Part 21

"Hey!" Emma knocks and walks in. "Oh, it's unlocked. You ok, (Name)?"

I look over to her from the couch in utter despair. "Lovino's going back to Italy."

"What?" She gasps. "No!"

"Yes!" I sob and run over to her, throwing my arms over her shoulders. She wraps her arms around me and strokes my back. "I don't want him to leave!"

"I know," she coos, "you can't go with him?"

"It's almost midterms, Emma!"

"So?" She raises an eyebrow. "If you love him, go!"

"B-But-"

"Go."

I shake my head, desperate to find a good reason. "I just can't. I have family here."

"And Lovino has family there." She places her hands on her hips in a disapproving manner. "Maybe he wants you to meet his family?"

"He's not even the one who told me."

"Toni?"

"Yea..." I groggily walk over to the couch and fall onto it. "My life is over, Emma."

"Hey, don't say that." She laughs light heartedly as she joins me on the couch. "Everything will turn out fine. I'm sure he'll tell you soon."

A few days later, I visit Toni's house. I knock on the door, and it slowly opens to reveal a crying Antonio. "Um..."

"H-He left!" He whispers, burying his head into my shoulder.

"What?!"

"He left earlier this morning. He didn't even tell me!"

"When does his flight leave?"

"Noon." I tightly grasp Toni's hand and rush to the car. "Where are we going?"

"We're gonna catch Lovino."

The drive takes about an hour, leaving us fifteen minutes to persuade him to stay. We run into the airport, searching for his flight's gate. I search through the crowds and find an odd curl. "That's him!" Toni and I run to Lovino, and I tackle him to the ground, straddling his hips to make sure he can't get away.

"Oi! What the hell!" He opens his eyes to see me. "(N-Name)..."

"How long were you going to wait before telling me?!" I scream at him, fighting the tears threatening to spill down my cheeks.

He stares up at me in surprise before averting his gaze. "I wasn't." My heart shatters at his expression. "I never wanted to tell you."

"Why?!"

"Because!" He shouts at me, baring his teeth. "I didn't want to hurt you!"

I raise my hand above my head, and swing it down hard, slapping his cheek. "You idiot! You think just leaving without explanation would make me feel less hurt?!" His eyes fill with tears as he caresses his cheek in silence. I hide my face in my hands, lips quivering. "Lovino, I love you so much. Why would you just leave me...?"

I cry as I feel him sit up and wrap an arm tightly around me, resting his forehead on my shoulder. "I'm sorry," he whispers, voice cracking, "I didn't know it would effect you. I love you so much, I don't know how to deal with the amount of emotion I put into our relationship."

My heart sparks with hope and I stare at him. "So, this means you'll stay?"

He sadly shakes his head and begins to stand up. "No, I can't."

I rush to my feet and grasp his arm. "But, why?"

He shakes free of my grasp and sternly replies, "My brother needs me, (Name)! You wouldn't understand!"

I stand there in silence as I watch him enter the gate, luggage in hand. Toni walks over to me and places a hand on my shoulder. I fall into his arms, grasping his shirt tightly. "What am I going to do now...?"