“where are you—” his sentence trailed off as she continued to gather her things in order to leave, his brows furrowed with confusion until she finally stopped and realized where they were. “yeah, it is.” he chuckled lightly, still leaning against the counter while she was across the room. “i hope you know if you told me this before i left chicago, things would be different but i just can’t right now. and i don’t want to hurt you. you’re my best friend no matter what.”

alexia moved a piece of her hair back before smiling, ❝it’s a red piece from my holiday collection coming out in a few days.❞ she said excitedly. clothes were probably the only thing that kept her happy besides singing.

sylvia: no i don't want you to leave :(

sylvia: fine, pls be safe tho and try not to worry so much about all this okay??

sylvia: i don't think he's gonna dump vera, i'd slap him senseless if he did

sylvia: not that you don't deserve to be happy but lol you need to pick better ppl babe

sylvia: like i said just keep you distance for awhile and try not to stress so much??

sylvia: don't leave me :( just come over to my place, we'll pig out and cuddle and all will blow over in time ♡

demi: OK SAME

demi: i'll be back in a couple days :(

quentin just stood there, unsure of what to do or say. he wished they hadn’t put off the conversation for so long, especially in a time like this. he looked over at her and shook his head at her question. “no, i never said that. i just, i wish you told me sooner.” he admitted as he watched her move away from him. “you know i love you, dem.” he started, trying to think out his words so he didn’t say anything stupid. “i just can’t love you in that way anymore, it’s just not fair.”

sylvia: yeah he told me

sylvia: you're not an idiot babe, shit happens but you know this means you're gonna have to keep your distance from him for awhile right?

sylvia: i mean i know you can't get over feelings easily and i'm sorry you have to deal with this babe but i just don't want you getting into too much drama y'know?

sylvia: especially with a pregnant girl lol

demi: oh i know omg

demi: i kinda wanna go away like run away

demi: to hawaii again?? london?? go back to chicago to see my dad??

demi: i didn't mean for it to be like that

demi: i dont want him to dump her for me or something crazy like that especially with a baby in the picture

demi: and she's pregnant!!! so i decided to make stress out of a situation when she's pregnant and pregnant women shouldnt be stressed!!! ever!!! its bad for them!!

sylvia: 😥

sylvia: i mean not much you can do now but like, what happened exactly?

demi: vera is pregnant

demi: and then it kinda just slipped out

demi: because????????????????????? im an idiot

demi: i mean he's having a kid sylvia like yeah for sure! right time to express your feelings!!

sylvia: well shit did you murder someone??

sylvia: need help hiding the body?

demi: i told quentin i love him

syliva: don't tell me you slept with someone you shouldn't have demi??

demi: no...

“forever is a long time.” he simply answered. quentin didn’t know where she was going with the conversation but he could tell she wasn’t being herself and her actions only confirmed her thoughts. his heart sank once he heard what she had said. she was his best friend and he had always loved her, being in love with her for the longest up until he fell in love with vera and he wish he could say it back to her but it wasn’t right. “why would you say that?” his body froze as the words slipped out of her mouth. he had always loved the girl but they never discussed the way they felt because it was simpler being friends and he didn’t ever want to ruin that connection with her. he just didn’t understand why it had to be now, luck clearly not being on their side. “you can’t— you can’t just tell me this now.” quentin put his face in his hands for a few second, trying to figure out what to say to the girl. if she had professed her love for him while he was with any of his ex girlfriends, it’d be a different story and he probably wouldn’t feel guilty saying it back to her but with vera it was different. “what do you want me to say? i’m having a kid, demi.” 

❝i guess we can practice, we have a long way to go anyway.❞  she said eyeing the buttons on the elevator. she couldn’t help but laugh, it seemed like her nervous jitters were finally leaving. ❝okay, so, i’m going to walk in they’re gonna ask things like ❛what are you wearing,❜ or ❛when’s your music going to be released❜ and, i just have to be prepared to answer.❞

“lucky?” he slightly scoffed with a raised brow, unclear of what she meant by her comment. quentin wouldn’t call his situation lucky, not only was he an expecting dad but he had promised his girlfriend that he’d deal with her everlasting drug problem that he didn’t know whether or not he really wanted to get rid of. but it was time for him to grow up. “being in love with someone is never enough, people do stupid things.” interpreting her comment in his own way. he couldn’t help but furrow his brows at what she was saying to him, almost upset that she pestered the topic out of him despite it being the last thing he’d want to talk about. “like i didn’t know that already, demi.” he added quietly. “i don’t even know why i brought this up, i don’t want to talk about it.” quentin felt like it only brought tension between them and deep down he knew why but he refused to shed light on it.