confronting him

Reina's POV

My hands rubbed gently on my chest, hoping that it would avert the hurt I felt, or was it the shock?

“ Ryan? Did you mean what you just said?” Maybe, just maybe, my ear was playing tricks on me and I haven't heard properly.

“ Yes” he answered, this time bobbing his head to support the answer he had given. “I am in love with Nina, and we have been dating for a while now”

I stumbled, with my grip hard on the oak wood table that adorned the room. It wasn't clear to me why I was spellbound, but I hadn't imagined them together. Nina and Ryan. How exactly had it happened?

Richard was surely going to be as shocked as I was when I told him this later on.

“ When did this happen?” I threw the question at him when he gazed around.

A smile tugged at the edge of his lips, before breaking off into a grin. “ Since forever. When I saw her. When I saw Nina, I knew she was the one, and I knew that I didn't want to let her go. Ever. So please forgive her”

I stood still, better than