Addicted to You

𝟛𝟙 | 𝔽𝕒𝕞𝕚𝕝𝕪 𝕄𝕒𝕥𝕥𝕖𝕣𝕤

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Nathan watched on as Addison talked to Ben and Ryder from the bed.

The men were going over her security detail for the European leg of the tour, explaining how things work and where they would be staying. Addison looked over at her father, noticing his fingers fidgeting, "give me a minute yeah?" Her voice was soft as she turned back to Ben and Ryder, nodding her head to the door. They just nodded, exiting the room with a soft click.

"Dad," Addison climbed off the bed, moving so she was sitting on the ottoman in front of the air chair he was sitting in, "what's wrong?"

"A lot sweetheart," Nathan chuckled, patting Addison's knee, "I'd really like to put at least one bodyguard that I've hired on you in Europe as well, not that I don't trust Bucky's judgement, but it would bring me peace."

Addison wanted to fight back, but he was trying, and as much as it made Addison want to yell, her shoulders slumped, "Okay, I'll take one of your men."

Nathan smiled, leaning forward to run his thumb across a scar on her wrist, blue eyes meeting each other, "your mother called me," Addison stiffened as her father spoke, "she's being transferred to the state penitentiary, too many charges have piled up."

Addison shook her head, "no," she rose from the ottoman, "don't tell me I need to talk to her, she's just wanting my money, I don't have it, I can't keep digging myself into a hole to save her."

"Sit please," Nathan pleaded, "we need to talk about your life sweetheart, you need to tell me what happened."

Addison fought to keep the tears behind her eyelids, trying to swallow the lump in her throat, "you left me with her," she finally sank back down onto the ottoman, "you left me with a woman who couldn't put herself second," Nathan sank down to the floor in front of Addison, his hands resting on her knees, "I did everything, I worked, I bailed her out, I paid rent, I made sure food was on the table, and all she did was remind how unwanted I was, how I scared my own father away from me, how unlovable I was, how I ruined her life."

"Hey now," Nathan cupped Addison's face in his hands, thumbs brushing away the tears that ran under her eyes and down hr cheeks, "it was not you that pushed me away from your mother, she always knew that it was never going to be a serious relationship. I was an up and coming lawyer, I couldn't move away from LA, I needed to be here for my career, and she refused to leave her life in Cincinnati," Nathan pulled Addison into his embrace when he watched her start shaking from her tears, "you didn't ruin it, she didn't even tell me she had you until you were four."

His thumbs rubbed small circles into the small of her back, keeping Addison close to him as she let out silent cries, "when I tried to get you with me, to pull you away from that mess, your Nonna and Pop Pop wanted you out here so badly, your mother threatened that I'd be putting you in danger because she would never let you leave her. I tried so hard sweetheart." He buried his lips into her hair, pressing a small kiss to the crown, "I became mean, I stayed away, it killed me seeing you run out of that hotel room when I showed up, but why wouldn't you want to hear me out, I wanted you here so badly, it killed me."

"Wait," Addison leaned back, resting against her heels, "you tried to get me away from mom?"

"Every year that I knew about you," Nathan whispered, "I sent child support but I know you never saw it, your mom was selfish."

"Another thing," Addison used her sleeve to wipe away tears, "I have a Nonna and a Pop Pop?"

"Yes you do sweetheart," Nathan smiled, seeing Addison offer a quivering smile, "they live in Malibu, and they'd love to meet you before you go to Europe, we can go now."