Torn Between The Carter Brothers

Chapter 22

Chapter 22

Addison

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“Let’s head out now.” He announced after doing up his shirt that was struggling against his large muscles. I swallowed emptyily and forcefully tore my eyes away from that sight. I was about to turn around when he grabbed my hand and tugged me back so I slammed against his chest. His hand

settled on my waist, then he was brushing his lips against my forehead.

My eyes widened. The spot he just kissed felt so warm, and feeling horrified and confused, I pulled

back, regarding him wearily.

“What was that?” I demanded and he shrugged his shoulders.

“Nothing.” He murmured and I narrowed my eyes at him, trying to figure out why he was extra touchy this morning, but when I didn’t find anything, I turned away while puffing out a sigh,

Calm down, Addison. I said to myself over and over again, then I assured myself that all of that meant nothing, and that I’d set down firm rules after we returned from our fake date. After all, we’re about to leave right now so there wasn’t any time left to have that conversation right now.

As soon as we both stepped out of the room, his phone began to ring and as he stared at the phone screen, he let out a small cuss and I arched a brow at him.

“Is that one of your fuck buddies?” I drawled before I realized what I said, then I bit on my bottom lip while wishing I could take that back cause it almost awejed like I cared about who called him when I definitely don’t.

He arched a brow at me, his lips twitching. “Why? You jealous?”

I let out a scoff as I rolled my eyes. “In your dreams, Zane.” I tell him before turning away and starting to climb down the stairs.

I vaguely heard the bedroom door clicking shut, indicating that he went in to answer that call. Well, I’d just wait for him downstairs till he was done, and he could take all the time he needed.

Once I got to the bottom of the stairs, I was forced to stop in my tracks cause Aisha and Marco were kissing right by the end of the stairs, grinding against each other. Disgust and jealousy curled in the bottom of my stomach as I stared at them, unable to tear my eyes away while I imagined myself in Aisha’s place, like I always do whenever I watch them kiss like this.

After a while, on realizing that I’d look like a creep, I climbed the rest of the way down and was walking past them when they noticed me and slowly pulled away.

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“Did you sleep well?” He finally asked and I nodded, my chest growing warm from that question. I might still be mad at him from last night, over the fact that instead of defending me when hist girlfriend thought we were doing something bad when we clearly weren’t, he worsened the situation by making a joke that I was still in love with him.

“Yeah, I did.”

he could ask me any more questions, and I rolled my eyes in irritation, wishing there was a way for me to take out Aisha from

to the kitchen and was pouring myself coffee from the pot of

the girls present in the kitchen. They were girlfriends of some of Marco’s friends, which is why they’re nice

me like Aisha did, and they never bothered to hide their hatred whenever I was in the same space as

I silently asked myself if I

now I’m unable to stop

into the kitchen, and I instantly tensed up,

were alone in here.

I always like it whenever I’m alone with him, after last night’s conversation with Zane on the beach whereby I had broken down, I had promised him that I’d

private with Marco.

say I have to go do something,

words didn’t get past

step closer to me, and at once, my heartbeat picked up. When he stopped tight in front of me, I wanted to move, to put some distance between us at least, but it felt like my legs

because I have a date with Zane right now, and that I was also mad at him from last night, but no sound came out. Instead, I was unconsciously hoping that

really so

my dress and a

it for me.” I

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me guess, he’s

means to leave this kitchen right now, cause I

from him, putting some space between us. A frown instantly settled on his face and he instantly tried to close the distance between us but I

cool, Marco.” I breathed out and he frowned, a confused look on his face, which

remained silent, which made her believe the worst. To worsen things, you made that stupid joke of me still being in love with you.” I was glaring at him right now, feeling genuine anger within me cause recounting that incident made last night’s

that? It’s embarrassing as hell and I don’t find that funny, Marco. Can you stop that?” I added and he let out a sigh as

I rolled my eyes, not feeling satisfied by

in my throat. My

was saved by a cherry voice ringing out by the hallway leading into

Where are you? Mom is

down my spine. That voice tormented me for months, and also made me cry myself to sleep so

Marco’s mother.

was already meeting him in the doorway,

here!? You’re not supposed to be

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he hugged

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she wanted to hand Aisha some dresses. We’ll be leaving almost immediately cause we don’t wanna intrude on you youngsters fun.” She chuckled at the end of