I felt stupid as hell , and as I stared down at the bikini still on my body , I suddenly wanted to rip it off , cause after all what Marco said , I didn't feel good in it anymore . Although , I was very certain he was more than mistaken when he said that the other guys had been eye fucking me . I let out a sigh as I stepped out of the kitchen , minutes after Marco had left as well , and I stumbled to a stop at the sight of Marco and Aisha kissing by the curve of the kitchen . Lead settled in my stomach , and I felt bile gather in my throat as I quickly turned away from the sight and ran up the stairs . Once in my room , as I slammed the door shut and leaned against the door , I was feeling a little dizzy as after abd disgust swan through ms in waves . A part of what Marco said in the kitchen resurfaced in my mind , and I exhaled , feeling sick at the reminder that he saw me as a friend and nothing more . When he began to berate me in the kitchen , I had hoped that it was because he was jealous of me and not because he was looking out for me as a freaking friend ! The sight of this bikini just pissed me off even more and I pulled then off before going into the bathroom to go shower , while still feeling hurt and pained as hell . After taking a shower , I laid in bed , clutching the pillow to my chest as I tried not to let myself wallow in self pity too much , cause it was clearly not gonna change my situation . Zane was yet to come back , and I was waiting for him , cause I planned to tell him that I wasn't interested in doing this anymore , and then I'll leave for him today . Screw this wedding , screw everything , cause me coming here was clearly pointless . The sight of Marco and Aisha together was hurting me even more , it wasn't getting better , it was getting even worst , so I think it's best that I leave today , before I end up doing something stupid like bursting into tears on their wedding day in the presence of everyone , or objecting to the union when the priest asks if anyone in the congregation is against the couple getting joined together . At that very moment , a call came into my phone and after checking the screen , I was surprised to see that it was one of my elder brothers . In the next moment , I tensed up , cause I had a feeling I already knew why he was calling me . I chewed on my bottom lip , feeling anxious and contemplating ignoring the call . But at the end of the day , I decided against that cause that would only drag this confrontation out even more . 1/5 11:47 Wed , 3 Sept Chapter 11 . " Heyyyy , Hugo ... " I breathed out as cheerily as I could after accepting the call . BK 47 % & " Addison , please tell me you're not in Italy right now because of your ex's wedding . " He demanded , cutting straight to the chase and I winced , biting at the inside of my mouth as I struggled to come up with a response . " Don't bother trying to lie right now , we just heard from mother that you're there ." He pointed out and I winced again . Of course mother ratted me out ! I asked her not to tell my elder siblings about this , and she promised not to . But of course she went against her words after they probably just asked if she had heard from me . I didn't tell my older siblings about me coming here , cause I already knew they'd all be vehemently against it . After all , they saw how broken I was after the breakup five years ago , and if they had known that I was coming here , they'd have come over to physically stop me from leaving the house . " I just came to support my friend , what's so bad about that ? " I demanded in a firm voice , and a laugh echoed in the background of the phone before my sister's voice was filling my ear . " Didi , cut the bullshit . We know you're not over the bastard yet and that's why you went over , not because you wanna support his fuck ass wedding ." My elder sister , Raven , said into the phone , cutting straight through my bullshit and hitting the nail right on the head . Ouch . Embarrassment rippled through my entire body as I listened to my siblings start to argue over how much I care about Marco , and how bad I've got it , despite the fact that I was listening to them right now . " Guys , stop it . I'm really over him . " I insisted in a voice I hoped came out firm , but it sounded feeble to my ears . " Liar " Raven sing songed and I felt my face heat up in embarrassment even though they were not here right now . " You know we just care about you too much as our baby sister , that's why we're worried . If you return from this wedding worse than you were when you left , that would really crush us . You were barely hanging on before this damn wedding , you never dated , never had fun , you only lost yourself to work and nothing else . " Tristan , my oldest brother spoke this time , his voice calm and soothing . 2/5 11:47 Wed , 3 Sept Chapter 11 I swallowed the lump in my throat before struggling for what to say . 3 " Guys , I - I'm really over him , I promise ! And I've dated before , I'm just too busy with work " " You call what you did with those guys dating ? We know you never gave them a chance . They were responsible men who were genuinely interested in you . " Hugo spoke this time and I sighed . " That's a lie , most of them were after my body . " I muttered and my brothers cursed in the background and threatened to rip off the head of those men while Raven wrestled the phone from them . " Honey , . promise me that you'll take care of yourself and not let yourself fall into another dark hole . " She prompted , her voice filled with care and worry , and I sighed , feeling shitty that i was worrying my siblings at my grown as fuck age . " I promise , guys , and I'm really over him . " I affirmed . " Oh , yeah ? So , you have a date with you over there ? " Hugo drawled and I scoffed . " Of course I do ." I responded before I could stop myself . " Really ? " " Who ?? " " So you guys are like , dating ? " They all spoke at the same time , and I badly want to take that word back and tell them the truth , but I really want them to relax and stop worrying about me for once, and to trust me that I was handling myself just fine , which was why I responded with a , " yes , we're dating . " " Then you have to bring him over right after the wedding ! How could you keep this from us , Addison ?? " Raven cried out , then there was the sound of the phone being wrestled for again . " How long has this relationship being going on ? " Tristan asked and I swallowed emptily . At this point , it was too late to go back . " Two years " I mumbled . " Why didn't you tell us anything ? " He asked and I shrugged , not wanting to make them think they were the reason I kept my supposed boyfriend a secret from them . " I - I was waiting for him to get serious " Hinally breathed out . " So ... this means you'll bring him over to come see us after the wedding , yes ? " He continued and I 3/5 11:47 Wed , 3 Sept A Chapter 11 sighed underneath my breath . " Yes . " K.47 % & " Good . We'll be expecting you . " He informed me , before my other siblings managed to get the phone. again , but I tuned the rest of the phone call out and then I was flopping against the bed and letting out a loud groan after the call ended . What the fuck was that ? The door got opened in that moment and Zane stepped in and closed the door after him . He was still shirtless , and my eyes briefly wandered over his shoulders and abs before I glanced away as soon as my mouth went dry . " You good ? " He asked leisurely as he sauntered over to the bed , his presence taking up all the space in the room , and making me feel weirdly breathless as I cleared my throat and sat up , then I shook my head . " I - I don't think our plan is still onboard ." I informed him and his eyes narrowed as he cocked his head . " What ? Why ? You changed your mind ? " I sighed and pushed my hair out of my face . " Well , Marco said that was cheap of me , about the bikini 1 had on , and that he expected better of me cause usually I'm not one to reveal my body . So , he was disappointed in me ... and I don't like making him feel disappointed ." I muttered , my chest feeling tight and my heart sinking into my stomach as that encounter resurfaced in my mind . Zane let out a sigh , then he was sitting on the bed before me and reaching for my shoulders . " That's because he knows exactly what to say to get to you . He knows what to say to break your spirit , " He pointed out before giving me an unimpressed look . " And why didn't you listen to me ? You were supposed to refuse when he comes to you asking if you can both speak privately ." He paused before continuing . " I know your feelings for him are intense , but to achieve the goal you're aiming for , you'd need to fight against your feelings really hard till you've gotten him where you want . " I glanced away from him , feeling ashamed that my feelings were getting called out once again like this , merely minutes after that embarrassing phone call from my family . 11:48 Wed , 3 SeptA Chapter 12 Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!