Torn Between The Carter Brothers

Addison

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I wasn’t sure I had heard right at first. I blinked once, twice and a third time, but the image right in front of me still wasn’t changing. Marco still had a soft, earnest but desperate look in his eyes.

“Addi? Did you hear me?” He whispered as I blinked once again.

“Uh- what…?” I began, still in a state of shock, and that was when Marci chose to step even closer, his hand still cupping the side of my face as he spoke.

“I still care about you so much, Addison.” He revealed and my head reeked so much, it felt like I might pass out right now. These are words that I desperately hoped to hear from him in the last five

years, I dreamt about this day more times than I can count, and now that it was right in front of me, I was stunned out of my very mind.

I struggled hard to get a word out. “You really mean that?” My voice was low, on a whisper, cause again, this felt like a dirty joke.

He nodded once, a grim expression on. “Yeah,”

The laugh I let out was to stop myself from hurting into tears, cause right now, my eyes were starting to sting. My heartbeat was all over the place and I felt the urge to burst into tears right now, out flushed those urges away fast.

‘I don’t understand, Marco… why did you keep it away from me this whole time?” I asked quietly as

kept blinking up at him. This time, he finally dropped his hand from my face to drag it over his hair, a sigh falling past his lips before his eyes met with mine again.

It’s pretty complicated and there’s not enough time for me to explain everything to you right now, but I’ll explain it all to you later, I promise, okay?” He breathed out as he reached up to cup my face

gain. His hand was very warm and I wanted to press my cheek into it even more but I stopped nyself from doing that cause I was still very much confused right now and there’s still a bunch of questions I’d like to ask.

Your wedding is still holding today, right?” I breathed out just as the urge to cry resurfaced in my

of a

He tensely nodded.

telling me this right now?” I asked after a

He started just

about you a lot, and I know you still care so much about me. So, just leave Zane alone, okay? And wait for me, after the wedding, I’ll

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still speaking when I shoved at his chest, making him stumble, shocking myself and him cause I hadn’t even intended on doing that, it was very

the-” he began just as I cut him

come to me? So, that means you intend to start cheating on your newly wedded wife with me??!” I cried out, feeling

on his face before he stepped even closer to me. “Keep your voice down, Addison.” He admonished but I rolled my eyes, too

wedding if you still care about me? Why

cheat on her with me? That sounds very messed up!” I cried out and he sighed as he dragged a hand across

option I have in this situation, okay? That’s why I said it’s very complicated.” He breathed out but I let

respond, I believed that was answer enough and

listen to me, Addison. I have this under control, okay?” He began as he reached for my hand, holding it between his and stroking his thumb over my knuckles as he spoke. “Just leave my fucking brother, and wait for me. You know he doesn’t deserve you, I’m the one who

things with him this morning, then wait for me, after the wedding, I’ll

happen with the two of us?” I asked and he shrugged

basically be free to do whatever it is that we want.” He explained, a grin tugging at the side

always dreamed of, however, it felt backward and

hidden relationship, something taboo. And at the same time, you’ll be causing pain on

firmly as I tugged my hand from his grip, feeling the urge to cry again. It was taking all my willpower to not jump into

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