Desire

CHAPTER THIRTY -THREE

CARTER GILMORE

Lucian and Adelaide stare at me while I stand at the door in complete shock. Did I just hear that Adelaide is pregnant? is it my baby? this whole fucking thing is so fucking fucked. I came in here to apologize to her and this whole time she was keeping the biggest fucking secret from me? I want to yell at her, to lose my fucking mind, but the way she's looking at me with a pout on her face. I can't yell at her.

Instead, I stalk toward her,  wrapping my arms around her and bring her into my chest. My hand  caressing her hair and my other hand rubbing her back. "I'm so sorry. So fucking sorry," she cries into my chest.

"It's okay, Adelaide. It's not your fucking fault it's mine. I should have never gotten involved with you. I fucked up your life," I muttered, regrettably. She smiles at me, not a hint of regret on her face. I shouldn't have yelled at her yesterday, but when I thought for a second that Jack was trying to seduce her. I lost my shit. I should have known Adelaide was smarter than to fall for Jack's tricks. I regret terribly what I did.

She pulls away, but I still hold her by her waist. She reaches up and palms my cheeks. "You are the best thing that has never happened to me, Carter. I didn't know I could love someone as much as I love you. I will never regret anything we did, ever."

I stared into her brown eyes.  I couldn't help it anymore.  I pulled her in and kissed her lips. At first, I could tell she was surprised. Then, her lips attacked mine at an equal pace that made us breathless, but not wanting to stop. I have to stop this, This can't like last time where we have sex and everything is forgotten. So I pull away from her. Her faces immediately saddens.

I place my hands on her palm so she'll look me in my eyes and see I'm serious. "I'm stopping not because I don't want you anymore. I'm stopping because shit is too fucking messed up right now."

She nods. She looks around like she just realized her friend was in the room, but as she searched the room. He was nowhere to be found. He probably left while we were kissing trying not to interrupt what was going on. I turned towards the door ready to walk out and let Adelaide think about what happened here.

As I take one step towards the door she says, "It's your baby, Carter," she rushed out.

I immediately turned towards her.  She bit her lip like she did when she was nervous. The she spoke again,  "I didn't tell you immediately because I was afraid of how you would react."

"If I wouldn't have heard it by accident, would you have told me?" I questioned. It came across my mind when I first heard she was pregnant and it was stuck in my mind. I had to know. I can see the indecision on her face of whether she should tell me, but I have always read her mind.

"I don't know" she replied, in a low whispers like not to upset me. Spoiler. It does hurt me. She could have left and I would have never known about the baby. Maybe, she was deciding because of Ella being so angry that we would be better off without her and her the baby. That's not her descision to make. I'm apart of this too. I deserve to know.

"Does jack know?" I demanded, getting angrier by the second. I think I'll lose my shit if he knew before I did and didn't tell me. I know, Adelaide probably told him not to tell me, but when did they become so close she thought she could confide in him? this is a trick he using to mess up my life and, Adelaide doesn't even know it.  She nods, hestiantly . I burst out of her office and to find Jack.  She screams after me,  but it's not use. I'm already trying to track down my bitch of a brother.

JACK CARTER

I wish I could say I regretted walking in on Adelaide naked, but I don't. As soon as I laid eyes on perky tits, her curvy body, it did things to me that I don't understand. I immediately had a hard on for my brother's girl. Of course, Carter will say that I am just attracted to her because she is his. A couple years ago I would have agreed. I admit I was quite angry at my brother for leaving the mafia, for leaving me. At first, this started as a game. It's different now. I have no desire to hurt, Adelaide or even Carter.

He won't understand that though, but I'm not the one who is hurting, Adelaide. It's him and he doesn't even see it. He thinks that I'm the devil, but the devil is always the person who parade themselves as good and are actually bad,  but I have never actually said I was a good person. Adelaide, thinks I am. All she sees is good. She never deserved any of us.

Carter rushes into the house with Ella standing in the kitchen in front of me. Ella and I were just talking and laughing as usually. After everything that has happened, she needs a friend. I don't agree with what she said to Adelaide, but she's hurting. I stay neutral with both of them.

"Jack," he screamed coming towards me. I was sitting on the chair on the island. I turned to face him. He was red, fuming with anger. I wondered what got his panties in a twist. Probably going to blame for anything that goes wrong in his life. As always.

"Hello Brother," I replied, with a smug look on my face. He immediately lifts his hand and smacks me across the face. I held the place where he smacked me.

"Wow. I didn't know you knew how to smack someone," I teased. His angry grew. I didn't know that was possible. What the fuck is this about? then, I see it in his face. Adelaide. Adelaide told him. Finally.

He smacked me crossed my other cheek. Okay. Now this is getting out of hand. He lifted his hand again and I grabbed his wrist. "Adelaide, finally decided to tell you huh?" I mocked. 

"Yes, Adelaide and I had an interesting talk. Why didn't you fucking tell me she was pregnant?" he screamed at me. He doesn't understand. Adelaide asked me not to. I had to protect her. God, I am down bad. I need to get the fuck out of town.

A gasp from behind us. Ella was still making food watching the whole thing go down. She comes from around the island and stands next to us. "Adelaide is pregnant?" she asked, her eyes look like she's on the verge of crying. Everyone is quiet not wanting to break the wall. As soon as it is said out loud to her. It won't be able to be undone.

"Don't," Carter calls out to me. She deserve to know Adelaide is her best friend and the baby is going to be her sister. Ella looks at me, practically begging me to tell her the truth. I know deep down she knows the truth. She just wants confirmation.  I nod.

I saw the exact moment she broken down. "Of course Adelaide is pregnant. She couldn't keep her legs closed. I mean, she fucked my dad of all people and this is her fucking karma. I hope it fucking ruins her life,"

"You don't mean that," Carter says. I can see it in her face she does. She's angry, super angry with Adelaide. Understandably, but I don't understand why She's turning on her when she needs her the most.

She crosses her arms against her chest. "Wanna bet? Adelaide is just some slut who likes to destroy lives. I'm so glad she showed her true colors."

Then, I hear a loud sobbing sound and the sound of footsteps going away from us. Adelaide. I look at Ella to see if there's an inch of remorse in her glances. There is.  She looks at the place where Adelaide just stood in complete regret, but she doesn't go after her. I need to go after, Adelaide. Carter calls after me, but I keep running until I reach a crying Adelaide. She's standing next to her car in tears. She immediately feels my presence and wraps her arms around me.  She lets all of her tears out as I held her in my arms. Carter runs out, but immediately stops in his tracks when he sees me holding her. He has a look of Jealousy?Anger? sadness? on his face.