âYour family makes me feel like an introvert,â Vincent admitted, closing the door behind them as they finally found themselves alone. He kicked off his fancy shoes and put his blazer over a chair. It had been a full day of De Braganças as Portugalâs palace had held an event, and he had been a reluctant plus one. He didnât often find himself playing the role of boyfriend, but he thought he did alright. He checked off all of the boxes, certainly; got her drinks, opened doors, spun her while they danced, made small talk with her nan. Did things not on the list, like accidentally whispering something dirty in her ear while she was drinking and nearly making her snort wine. Almost hit on one of her cousins before he came to. He stepped behind Ariel as she was taking off her accessories, hands going around her waist and leaning down to rest his chin on her shoulder.
âFoi bom praticar meu portuguĂŞs,â He allowed, pressing a kiss to the side of her neck and suppressing a smile. âItâs going to be shit when we tell everyone we broke up, huh? Not that I made a fantastic impression on your grandpa, I donât know what exactly I said to him but I am certain by his expression that it was not what I intended.â @arimxri
Ari laughed at Vince's words as he walked into her room. There had been a few side eyes when Ari put his suitcase alongside hers there, but they had been dating for a bit. And she had been away to college with him all this time. There was really no good reason to pretend separate rooms would make any difference. âThey will do that yes. You passed the cousin test by the way Leo said she approves. Survive a game of Bisca against the twins and weâre officially allowed to wedâ she joked. It was easy to say that now. That they had both agreed this wasnât it for them. She loved Vince, he was her best friend. But sheâd grown up around epic love stories her whole life. And this wasnât it.
She leaned her head into his as he hugged her and sigh. Could she see herself growing old like this? Maybe- but Ariel threw herself off planes and mountains to feel alive. Safe wasnât her happy ever after. And she could see Vince being happy here too. A big family that would make him part of it whether he liked to or not. âo meu portuguĂŞs.â she corrected with a big smile on her face âBut the accent was greatâ she continued, holding up her hand for a high five. âOh boy. Theyâre both dead so that might be a legit problem. But yeah, going public with the break up is going to be- weirdâ she commented turning around to look at him. âHow will the world cope with two catches single? After all this time?â