I end up staying the night at Marcus' house. As again, he has separation anxiety and wanted me to stay.
I guess I promised him I'd spend more time with him, so spending the night with him is the least I could do.
Today though, is the day I go out for brunch with Crippa. Not gonna lie, I am a bit nervous because I have no idea on how this is going to go.
I decide to get up and get ready as I'm meeting Crippa at 10am. I place kiss on Marcus' cheek and he wakes up.
"Morning." I say with a smile and he smiles, then yawns
"Morning gorgeous." He says and I smile. He has a heart of gold, never ever goes a day without complimenting me.
"I'm gonna go and get ready. Got brunch with Cripps at 10."
"Isn't it considered breakfast at 10am?"
"Well if you're getting technical like you are, and always do, then yes, it's breakfast." I say and he laughs
"I don't always get technical." He says acting like I've stabbed him in the chest and I laugh
"Whatever you say Bontempelli." I say getting out of bed and walking over to the bathroom. I quickly fix myself up and then change into a pair of jeans and a top, throwing my nude colour fluffy jacket on top, and obviously I'm wearing my airforces.
"Do you go anywhere without your airforces?"
"No." I say with a smile which makes Marcus laugh
"Alright, enjoy your brunch. I will miss you though." He says getting up and pulling me on to his chest and I giggle.
"I'll miss you too, but I won't be gone for too long. I promise."
"Good." He says placing a kiss on my forehead. I smile as I get up and walk downstairs. I grab my car keys and head out the door. I drive to the Cafe Pat and I decided to meet at and my nerves are ramping up. I don't know why I'm so nervous. Maybe it's because the last time we saw each other, our conversation didn't end too well...
As I walk to the Cafe, I sigh to myself, wondering if I have made the right decision.
I push the door open and scan the room, I smile when our eyes meet. I walk over to the table and he gets up, wrapping me in a hug.
"Hey Em." He says and I smile.
"Hey Crippa." I say. We pull out of the hug and sit down.
"How have you been?"
"Yeah I've been good. Just trying to sort my shit out." He says and I nod, as he continues. "I've been very out of form lately with my footy so I'm trying my hardest to get back in form, but for some reason it's just been hard to find the ball."
"Yeah I get you. I'm sure form will come to you."
"Yeah, hopefully. But how have you been?"
"Yeah good, just trying to enjoy the off season and also spend time with my mates... and boyfriend." I say and he nods, smiling,
"That's good. Your boys are looking extra scary this year, sad about Dunks though."
"Yeah they are, I am happy with the way the boys are playing. Dunks is shattered, he had surgery yesterday so he should be out of hospital today or tomorrow." I say and Crippa nods, then sighs.
It's like he wants to say something, but doesn't know how to say it.
"Look Em, I am so sorry for how I reacted when I found out that you and Bont got back together. I shouldn't have acted that way." He says and I smile.
"It's alright Pat. I'm sorry as well, I did sort of lead you on. I kept on coming back to you when things went downhill with Marcus. I shouldn't have done that."
"Em, I wanted you to come to me, I wanted to cheer you up, but that time you kissed me, I really thought that maybe, just maybe I would have a chance with you."
"I know, and I am extremely sorry, I wasn't thinking clearly."
"I know you weren't, but it still doesn't make it an excuse."
"Of course it doesn't. But you know I love Marcus with every bit of my heart, no matter what happens with him, I will always love him." I say and he nods.
"I get that. At first it was hard to accept the fact that you'd never be mine, but, I've learnt to accept it and I'm trying my hardest to move on."
"Good, you don't deserve me after everything I've put you through, you deserve someone better, just not me." I say sighing and he grabs my hand.
"Don't put yourself down. You are amazing. I am sure Marcus tells you that every single day." He says and I smile.
"He does." I say and this time he smiles, just as the waitress comes to our table. Patrick and I both order a big breakfast which comes with bacon, eggs and toast, as well as a glass of orange juice.
She takes our orders and we continue our conversation where we left it off.
"Stupidly though I still have some hope that you could be mine one day." He says and I sigh.
"I don't know what to say to that." I say and he nods.
"Patrick I can't predict the future, but I want to spend the rest of my life with Marcus, it just feels right."
"I get that, but we didn't even try, to see how things go."
"I know, but I didn't want to ruin our friendship."
"I know, I didn't want to ruin it either, but maybe if we got it a shot, who knows where we would've been now." He says with a small smile. I look into his beautiful blue eyes and sigh. He's right, maybe if I did explore something with him, my life would've been completely different. But that scares me because I can't see myself with anyone else other than Marcus.
Yes, Patrick is fucking gorgeous, with his bright blue eyes and tall broad shoulders and that smile. But, I just don't see myself with him.
"Yeah, but again it probably would've caused more drama." I say.
"It probably would've." He says with a little laugh.
"Could you imagine the media if we started dating, and bulldogs and Carlton played." He says and I laugh as he continues.
"Patrick Cripps and Marcus Bontempelli have started an all in brawl on the footy field on Saturday afternoon, sources tell us that it's all because of Emilia Martinelli, the girl who stole both of their hearts." Patrick says in a reporter voice which makes me laugh.
"We shouldn't be laughing about this." I say still laughing and he laughs too.
"I know, but hey, we at least gotta joke about it."
"I guess so." I say smiling and he also smiles.
"Speaking of this, how's your love life going Mr Crippa?" I ask and he smiles, a really big smile and I raise an eyebrow.
"Go on, you gotta tell me now." I say eager to know what's going on in his life.
"Alright, maybe I do have a girlfriend." He says with a beaming smile and my mouth drops.
"WHAT!" I say and he laughs.
"Yes."
"SINCE WHEN?"
"A few weeks ago." He says still laughing.
"Who's the lucky girl?"
"Mon."
"PATRICK." I say with a massive smile and he smiles too,
"This is amazing, I knew you'd love her."
"Yeah, who knew Patrick Cripps could love someone else other than Emilia Martinelli." He says and I smile.
"How is she?" I ask and he smiles.
"She's so good. I love her so much. She treats me well and always makes me so damn happy." He says and I smile.
"That's so good Crippa, I am so happy for you." I say and he smiles, just as our food comes out.
We both scoff down our food like vultures. I ate my food so fast I sit at the table, feeling like absolute shit.
"Damn you ate pretty fast." Patrick says finishing off his piece of toast and I laugh.
"Yeah, I'm sort of regretting it now." I say rubbing my stomach and he laughs.
"But, in saying that, when can I meet Mon?" I ask and he smiles.
"I was actually thinking of organising a catch up, maybe in the next few weeks." He says and I nod.
"Sounds good! Just let us know the details." I say as the waitress hands us our bill and takes our plates away.
"Thanks for agreeing to meet up." I say and he smiles.
"Anytime Em." He says and I smile.
"So we all good?"
"Of course we are." He says and I smile again.
"Okay good, now I can walk away at peace."
"Anyway, we should probably get going, Mon is probably missing me." He says and I smile.
"Same with Marcus." I say rolling my eyes and he laughs.
"I heard he can't be at least two hours without you."
"That is true." I chuckle, as we get up to go and pay for the bill. "I'm surprised I haven't received a text." I add as Crippa laughs.
We walk up to the counter and pay for our meals. Crippa insisted on paying, so I let him as I couldn't be bothered arguing and we both walk out.
"Well, it was nice seeing you Em." He says and I nod.
"And you too." I say, he pulls me in for a hug and I smile. I have definitely missed his hugs. We pull away and exchange goodbye's, then we go our seperate ways....
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Finally Crippa and Em are friends again!
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Also, the Doggies, Blues game yesterday omg, I thought we were gonna lose at one stage. As we played absolutely shockingly in the first half. Had a pretty good third quarter, and an amazing fourth quarter! Credit to Carlton though for giving us a challenge. They definitely didn't make it easy for us!
I'm still so happy we got the win! Go dogs!!