Page 69 of Below Deck Billionaire
‘And?’
‘She’s just lost her father?’
‘And?’
Theo frowned. ‘And… she’s going through some stuff.’
‘Thee mou!’ Ari muttered. ‘But why her?’
‘Because I don’t want to be with anyone else.’
Ari sighed again and pinched the bridge of his nose as if he was holding on to his last shred of patience.
‘You know I was standing right here when Pappou challenged me over my feelings for Kelsey so I’m going to do the same thing for you. Are you ready? Maybe,’ he said, slowly and purposefully, as though Theo was a little dim, ‘the reason you’re out of your mind right now and ill-tempered and generally unpleasant to be around is not just because you suddenly don’t want to be with anyone else but Tiffany, but because you’re in love with her.’
Theo blinked at the announcement. This was love? How could that possibly be true when it felt like he was developing an ulcer?
Anxiety. Concern. Obsession, even…
And yet, looking in his brother’s eyes, he could see the truth of it. Could feel the truth of it. He was in love with Tiffany.
‘Thisis love?’
‘Uh huh.’
‘Like… someone’s punched me in the gut and I can’t breathe?’
‘Uh huh.’
‘I thought it was supposed to be giddy and fucking… unicorns pooping glitter?’
Ari shrugged. ‘Some people get that. Not us.’
‘Well, that sucks.’
‘Yup,’ Ari agreed as he grabbed his brother by the shoulder. ‘Now what are you going to do about it?’
‘I don’t know.’ He stared at Ari incredulously. ‘I don’t know how to do this. You’ve done it twice. You tell me.’
Bugging his eyes, Ari said, ‘Go and tell her.’
Theo bugged his eyes back. ‘She asked me to give her space.’
‘Yes, but you haven’t given her all the information.’
‘What if I do that and she tells me she doesn’t love me?’
‘Then too bad for you. You leave and come back to work.’
God, he hated that option. ‘What if she’s not sure and wants more space?’
‘Then you still leave. But you don’t go far and you let her know that you’re there for her when she’s ready.’
‘What if that takes a while?’
‘It takes as long as it takes, dumbass. All you need is your laptop and an internet connection and you can run the company from anywhere.’
‘You want me to live in the outback?’
