If Loving You is Wrong

28: Morals

**Its technically Thursday - 00:14 - to be exact but i just got in from work a few hours ago and knew i had to get this out for you guys no matter what! 

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Without a second thought, Liana rained down a series of slaps at Antonio; catching him wherever she could.

"How. Dare. You. Ask. Me. That!"

Each word connected with a slap as she bashed him over the head and over his arms that he had raised to shield his face from her attack.

"Liana stop!"

Liana stopped, mainly because she was tired and it was hard to get a good shot in such a small space but she stopped.

"What the hell is wrong with you?"

"Are you honestly asking me that? You cannot be that stupid!"

"I know it sounds crazy but..." Liana didn't even bother to let him finish as she turned to open the car door.

Antonio swiftly locked the door from his side and Liana turned to him with daggers for eyes.

"Let me out of this car right now Antonio."

She was deadly serious and she knew he knew it but still he spoke,

"Not until you listen to me."

"I've heard you! You've asked me to be your whore!"

"That is NOT what I said now sit down, be quiet and listen to what I have to say before you jump to conclusions!"

Something in his tone made her shut up. Even when he'd yelled at her about appearing at his London office; he didn't sound like this. This was something else.

Antonio sighed heavily and ran his fingers through his hair; squeezing his eyes shut before turning to look directly into her face.

"Liana...I care about you so much; too much in fact. I cant explain it and I don't understand it but there it is."

She was stumped but forced herself to keep quiet and let him try to dig himself out of this hole; however impossible that would be.

"I know it sounds disrespectful but its all I can offer you and I want to offer you something."

"So you think your little play thing is offer enough!"

"No, it wouldn't be like that!"

"Then what would it be like Antonio? What on earth do you see happening with me as your mistress!" she practically spat the word at him.

"I'd tell my wife about you."

For the second time that day she was silenced.

"I'd tell Olivia that we were seeing each other; that I've met someone I want to spend my time with."

"Antonio..."

"I wont leave her Liana, I will not divorce her but I cant live in that marriage alone anymore. I'm asking you to be with me...for as long as we're able to be together."

"What does that even mean Antonio? I realise you think what you're saying is reasonable but its not!" Antonio huffed but she continued. "I'd be sleeping with a married man with absolutely no claim to him; you don't want to make any claim to me and I'd still presumably be hiding this from my father and my family!"

"I do want to make a claim to you but I cant Liana, this is what I'm trying to explain. I'm offering all that I can offer; why cant that be enough?"

"Because I want more Antonio!" she screamed at him. "I don't want to be your bit on the side and I don't want you to be a secret. I don't want secret getaways and hideaways like I'm something dirty; like this is something dirty; why cant you see that?"

She hated that her eyes began to well up because this just wasn't fair.

"It's like you said; I don't understand it and I cant explain it because I do want you...just not like this."

They sat there, staring at one another; knowing that although they both wanted the same thing; they wanted very different ways to get there.

"Liana...please."

"Please what, what exactly are you asking me for?"

"IM ASKING YOU TO SAVE ME!" Antonio boomed at her, slamming the staring wheel as he did so. In the close confinements of the car it felt like thunder rolling.

"I'm asking you to listen to your heart; listen to what we have between us because it wont go away; we've seen that!"

Liana hated that a hot tear fell down her face because she hadn't wanted to cry in front of him. She hadn't wanted him to see how hard it was to say no to his ridiculous proposition. She wanted Antonio any way she could have him...except this one.

"I'm sorry...goodbye."

Liana turned to the door and held her hand on the car door. It took a moment but she heard the click of the lock and finally she stepped out of the car. She walked across the street back to her apartment and looked over at the car where Antonio sat looking at her.

He turned away from her then and she heard the engine turn on. As more tears continued to fall down her face; Liana turned away from him but as she climbed the steps up to her door; her phone vibrated.

Liana looked down at the screen and read:

I love you

She spun back around to the car just in time to hear Antonio's tyres screech as he took off down the street.