Love's Consequences

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One chapter after this
Addison's POV
I fall to the ground crying. Why is it so hard for him? I sit there crying for what felt like hours and then I realize.. that even if he doesn't want our relationship going... i have more to worry about than him. I have to keep myself strong. I have a responsibility to eat even if I don't want to because I'm not only feeding myself, I need to feed the baby growing inside me. I can't stress, I can't fall down. I need to be strong. I stand up and go to the bathroom. I clean my makeup and wash my face. I go outside and I see Bryce sitting on the couch fast asleep. Stains of tears on his face. I laid him down and went to the kitchen. I take a plate and put some fruits and veggies on a plate with some dressing. I sit on the love-seat couch and go on my phone and eat the food. Bryce starts to waking up and soon wakes up. "Oh.. um" he says sitting up. "I called her and told her everything" he says, making me look at him. "What did she say?" I ask, gluing my eyes back to my phone. "She knew that I didn't actually like her" he says. "It was that easy Bryce" i say rolling my eyes. "Why do u do this" he asks. "Do what?" I ask. "Act like u couldn't care less" he says. "Because I couldn't care any less Bryce" i say. "I have better things to do than care about someone who has to think twice before choosing me over someone else. I'm not here to be anyones second option." I say. "Addi! I didn't mean it that way!" He says. "I didn't wanna make u feel that way!" He exclaims. "Yeah the first thing u said is that we need to end things. Shut up" i say. "I would never choose anyone over u! I couldn't !" He says, getting a scoff from me. "Please shut up before I kick u out" i say walking into our- sorry MY room. "U wanna play this way?" He says walking inside the room. I roll my eyes and sit on the bed. "I own this place as much as u do. So u can't kick me out" he says sitting on the bed. I put my AirPods on and go on netflix on my laptop. "Hey lemme watch" he says taking my airpod out. I roll my eyes and take my airpods out. He wraps his arm around me and I roll my eyes.

Bryce's POV
I feel Addison getting heavier, and see that shes asleep. I lay her down and put her laptop away. "Good night baby" i say kissing her forehead and then her cheek. I lay down beside her. I know i'm wrong, but I was just delusional.. i swear I'd never leave Addison for my ex. Its just that Elle genuinely changed and she confessed feelings. I didn't wanna break up with Addison.. NEVER. But i don't wanna break Elle's heart. Its stupid, i know.

Next morning
Addison's POV
I run to the bathroom with the urge to puke. Unlike every other day, I felt someone comforting me and holding my hair up. Bryce. I sit back from the toilet afterwards, leaning on Bryce. I felt weak. "R u okay" he asks, rubbing my face with his thumb. I nod and just stay like that for a few seconds. "Watcha want for breakfast" he asks running his fingers through my hair. I shake my head and stand up. I wash my face and brush my teeth. "Coffee?" Bryce asks. "No. I'll make my own" i say walking to the kitchen. I feel him grab my wrist aggressively. "Stop it. Ffs. Stop it" he says. "Again, i'm not here to be an option to someone" i say fighting for my wrist. "If u don't know how much u mean to me, then u can't even speak on this" he says. "I stopped caring about my worth for u a bit ago, ur a little late. Should've thought this when the thought of leaving me for u ex who u cant tell ur actually feelings, crossed ur mind" i tell him. "How do u know the thought of leaving u even crossed my mind?" He asks. "Because u were the one wanting to end things yesterday, just in case u forgot" i say with a sarcastic smile. "If u can't tell by now....I DIDN'T MEAN THAT" he says. "Fine! Can u prove it?" I say. "Yk what.. wait" he says taking his phone out. "Hey Elle" he says putting the phone on speaker. "Oh hey, good morning" she replies. "Good morning" bryce says. "Yk how I was telling u that I didn't know how to tell Addison earlier, what did we plan of doing?" he says. "Oh yeah.. I could see how hard it was for u. I knew the entire time how u didn't wanna leave Addison, but u seemed delusional of how to tell her, so u just stupidly told her u might need to end things if u couldn't tell me u didn't like me" she says. "Yk telling me u didn't like me wouldn't hurt even 5% of what Addison might be going through? Please fix things with her Bryce, it's still fixable" she adds. I look at Bryce and then look down. "K thanks" Bryce says. "Good luck" she says. "Thank u, bye" he says hanging up. I just walk out the room and sit on the couch. I hug my knees and just stare at a wall. Idk how to react or how to deal with this anymore. I just want everything to be perfect again. Will it even be possible? Bryce comes and sits beside me and wraps his arm around me. As comforting it was, I didn't want it anymore. "I can't do this anymore. I can't fix this" i say getting up and leaving the apartment.