Torn Between The Carter Brothers

Chapter 75

Addison

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“I still can’t believe this.” Marco grunted as he took a bite of his burger. He was seated across fromat the

restaurant he broughtto after coming to pickup. He did this to makefeel better, but | didn’t even like

this restaurant, but he insisted on it because he liked their burger and | was too tired from crying to object.

“Yeah,” | muttered as | pushed my food around on my plate, not having an appetite at all.

Marco sighed as he dropped his burger to focus onfully. “Don’t look so dejected, Addi. This isn’t the end of

the world, and that job of yours was shitty anyway.”

I blanched in disbelief as | stared at him.

“What? That's my only source of income, of course I'm dejected as hell!” | cried out while he sighed again.

“You can easily find another job, a very better one—*

| cut him off, feeling angry all of a sudden. “I wouldn’t have lost the job if your ex was a normal person, but alas

she’s a psycho. This is her fault.”

He nodded this tbefore speaking. “You're right, this is her fault and I'm still shocked she could do that cause

that’s not like her at all. Are you sure she was the one you saw?”

I bristled from disbelief. “Of course I'm sure! Marco, this is serious.”

He groaned this tbefore leaning forward again. “I know, | know, and I'm sorry, okay? I'll deal with this, and of

course I'll speak to Aisha about this. | don’t condone this at all, how dare she think she could do this?”

That made most of the anger bleed from my lungs and | sighed dejectedly before picking up my coffee and

gulping from it.

“Cheer up, Addi. This is really a good thing if you look at it from a different angle. That job was shitty, you

complained about it a lot,” he murmured as he eyedfrom acrosd the table and | nodded slowly after a few

seconds.

He wasn’t wrong. | used to complain about my work, but at the end of the day, it still paid my bills.

He reached out to take my hand from across the table, and my eyes met his just as he spoke. “We're in this

together, okay?”

| resisted the urge to burst into tears from how overwhelmed | suddenly feel, and instead nodded slowly in

agreement.

“Thank you, Marco.” | managed on a whisper while my heart still ached. | felt a little better that | wasn’t handling

this on my own, and it madehappier that | was being consoled by the man | was in love with.

Marco grinned atbefore wavingoff. “No need to thank me, as your man, this is my duty.”

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My heart fluttered a bit and | felt a small smile tug at my lips. He was right at the end of the day,losing my

job wasn’t the end of the world.

“I just don’t know where to start looking for a job, and it’s certainly gonna take weeks before I'd even get invited

for an interview.” | mumbled after a few moments.

Marco wavedoff again. “Tell you what? I'll also help you find a job. With my influence, you'll be back with a

job in no time, | promise.” He revealed and | felt my heart grow even more lighter as | stared at him, almost

unable to believe that | was this blessed right now.

“Thank you so much, Marco. Really,” | whispered as tears welled in my eyes which | wiped away. | felt very

grateful for what he just offered. Marco had a lot of influence and his help would undoubtedly go a long way for

me.

“It's no biggie, really. | don’t like how sad you are, so | wanna help however | can.” He murmured softly before he

leaned forward and spoke.

“Which bringsto this, why don’t you completely stop working?”

I blinked at him in confusion, unable to figure out what he meant.

“What?” | asked but he only shrugged as he spoke.

“Since you're now my girl, I'll love to take care of you in every aspect and that includes financially. | can just put

you on a monthly salary or something, and you wouldn't have to work anymore.” He revealed and | blinked at

him slowly while my mind reeled from shock.

“You know I've always loved traditional women who rely on their men for everything. Women that don’t work,

and are more interested in staying hand taking care of the family. The thought of having a woman always at

hwaiting for you to return, that’s the shit.”

| blinked slowly as what he meant slowly dawned on me, then | managed an awkward laugh after the seconds

stretched into a minute.

“Uh,.. but you know I'm not a traditional woman, Marco.” | began tentatively while he huffed and wavedoff.

“Yeah, but you could be if you love someone. You love me, no? So, if it pleases me, you would readily become

one. That's how it's supposed to work, and you'll be well taken care of as well, so | don’t see a problem.” He

spoke and | felt my mind reeling as | listened to him.

“That’s- I'm not following what you're saying, Marco. | can’t just chose to beca traditional woman because

you want it. What about what | want? | want to work, I've always loved working. Sitting at hwould drive me

crazy.” | breathed out and Marco huffed after a few minutes.

“So you can’t beca traditional woman for me?” He asked and | slowly shook my head.

“I'm sorry, but | don’t think | can,”

He didn’t look happy. A frown settled on his face as he huffed again and | wondered if he seriously believed I'd

readily agree to beca traditional woman because he asked.

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“Aisha was a traditional woman.” He finally stated and I let out a sound of disbelief as I struggled to find the right

response right now.

“You're comparingto her?? We're two different people, Marco!” | cried out while still reeling from disbelief,

which was worst cause I just lost my job because of that swoman.

“You sure are.”

“What's that supposed to mean?” | asked while Marco sighed and reached for my hand but | pulled it away.

“Look, I'm sorry, okay? Forget | offered that option, | was just looking out for you cause | didn’t want you

stressing about having to work to feed yourself, that is all.” He sighed in a dejected voice before glancing away

and | heaved out a sigh after a few seconds, then | wondered if | had overreacted.

After a little while, | cleared my throat and reached for his hand this time.

“I'm sorry, okay? | guess | overreacted, im just stressed.” | began slowly and he finally glanced over at me.

“I was only looking out for you.” He pointed out and | nodded slowly.

“Yeah, | understand, and I'm sorry, okay? | appreciate you looking out forbut | can’t beca traditional

woman.” | muttered and he nodded before covering my hand with his, and he squeezed it a little.

“It's alright, | understand.”

I nodded, feeling relieved. “I'll start searching for a job tomorrow.” | offered and he wishedgood luck.

Wanting to finally steer the conversation from me, | asked him how his day was, then he launched into a detailed

explanation and | was finally able to let my mind wander since we arrived here.

When we left the restaurant, he askedto chwith him, and | couldn't find it into refuse,

especially after what | did last night with his brother.

| knew that he’d want us to finally fuck, and a thick knot was in my stomach during the ride to his place. Was |

happy? Yes? Was | still in love with him? Absolutely. He was still the light of my world. But was | eager to fall in

bed with him? That | wasn’t sure of. But it would seem weird if | supplied him with another excuse tonight. And in

a way, | didn’t want to give him another excuse even though | could use the excuse of just losing my job to not

return hwith him. And that was because | was still feeling guilty from last night, so falling into bed with him

should hopefully erase what | did last night with Zane from my mind.

When we pulled up in front of his house, which is as big an extra as | expected it to be, he waggled his brow at

me.

“Ready for sfun tonight?” He drawled and | forced a smile on as | nodded, then he was alighting the car and

helpingout. My heart pounded hard against my ribs as he took my hand and ledinto his house.

“Want a drink?” He offered once we were in his large sitting room and | shook my head, feeling too worked up for

that.

That made him grin as he slowly closed the distance between us. “You just wanna get down and dirty, huh?” He

drawled as he cupped my face to tilt my head up.

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“Yeah.” | whispered with my stomach tightened with emotions | couldn’t put my fingers on, but one thing was

certain, | was a little unsure right now.

And at the stime, he brought his mouth down on mine for a kiss.

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