Take A Chance On Me || William Nylander

Part L

Mariana's POV- January 2017

I unlocked the doors as I heard a light knock on the window.  Esmeralda yawned as she opened the door.

"Hi Babe"

She picked up a tired, but happy Babe and placed him on her lap once she sat down.

"Long time no see" I joked.

She laughed because we had seen each other the night before at the Gymnastics meet. 

"I'm exhausted"

"It's back to bed once I get back home" I told her as she shut the car door.

I waited for her to put on her seatbelt to start driving again.

"They just landed"

"So we'll get there just in time" I said.

She nodded and yawned. 

"I just told them to take their time"

I nodded.

"You talked with George last night"

"Yup" I replied.

"What'd he say?"

"He wants me to get to know Jordyn" I stated.

She laughed as I rolled my eyes.

"Oh Georgie"

"He doesn't want us to fight, so I agreed not to tell him my opinions on their relation" I said.

"So he wants you to bite your tongue?"

"Basically" I admitted.

"What a dick"

I shrugged.

"I just agreed because I don't want him starting anything with Will" I told her.

"William is too perfect for George not to like him" 

"We thought the same thing about Adrian" I mentioned.

"The difference with William and Adrian is that William knows how to use that charm of his. Adrian knows he could get his way if he smiles, but he doesn't exactly know how"

I laughed.

"Adrian is shy" I admitted.

When I met him back in March he was pretty serious. I had to admit he did not like me when I formally met him, and his excuse was valid. Sophia invited George and I over for Easter Sunday dinner, and we didn't show up. He called us later that night, and demanded we apologize to Sophia. When we didn't show up, she broke down and he made semi better by calling up his whole team. They all showed up and cheered her up.

"I don't get how someone so cocky can be shy"

"English isn't his first language Esme, and he's good at what he does. It may translate to being cocky, but he's just blunt and straight forward" I told her.

"Well you know him since you do work with him, and you associate with him when you're not in work"

"I like him for Soph, she keeps him grounded" I stated.

"Your dad gives him a hard time"

"Yeah, he likes seeing Adrian squirm" I replied.

"He's not going to be like that with William, right?"

I shook my head.

"No, I made him promise he'd be on his best behavior. He might throw a joke here and there, but only if Will is comfortable" I replied.