[Listen to Starlight Express “Make Up My Heart” on youtube while reading this. It makes sense…]
*Jason’s POV*
Love…
I guess I’ve always figured it would be easy. I’d meet the girl of my dreams, she’d love me back, and we’d get married and live happily after.
I always thought it would be simple, easy…beautiful…
I never would have thought, in my wildest dreams, that it would be as difficult as this.
Because as I watched Addy, her eyes conflicted and tortured, I couldn’t help but think that it was me who did this to her.
I wanted to say my piece.
I wanted to tell her that I never meant to sleep with Val.
I wanted to tell her that I wasn’t thinking.
I wanted to tell her that I would give anything to take it back.
But words at this point were obviously futile.
Because whether or not Tyler or I would admit it, she had made her decision. We could tell that much by the unrelenting determination in her eyes.
I could only pray that it was my name that would pass her lips.
My whole body tensed as she took a deep breath and said, “I choose…”
*Tyler’s POV*
I’ve never really been a big believer in love.
I mean, I’ve always known it’s existed.
But I never thought it would happen to me.
In my life, I’ve been so used to being wild and rebellious that it never occurred to me love would hit me hard and fast.
Especially not with Addy.
I had always been attracted to girls who were a little too wild.
A little too crazy.
But Addy…
Addy was down to earth, smart, intelligient…
Sweet…
And I loved her with an intensity that I didn’t think possible.
I knew I was meant for her.
I knew it with every fiber in my being.
I only hoped that she knew it, too.
I waited with bated breath as she said, “I choose…”
*Addy’s POV*
Jason…
Tyler…
Jason…
Tyler…
Their names echoed in my head over and over again until I thought I couldn’t stand it.
I loved them both…
But for so many different reasons.
Where Tyler was hilarious, Jason was romantic.
Where Jason was intense, Tyler was laid back.
Where Tyler had always been just a friend, Jason had been a romantic figure from the beginning.
Jason was everything I had ever wanted.
And so was Tyler…
Jason was too emotional.
Tyler was too reckless.
Jason could make my insides melt.
Tyler could make me glow with happiness.
Jason had gotten my sister pregnant.
But Tyler had broken his promise and made me choose when he told me he’d give me time.
They both had made their mistakes.
And they both had found a place in my heart throughout those long months.
Both could break my heart.
And both could enrich it.
And I loved them both…
But I loved one more…
And as his name ran through my mind with the sweetness of a choir of angels singing, my heart lifted, and everything suddenly became clear.
I was meant for him.
I knew it now.
I loved him. Deeply and truly.
It wasn’t pretend.
And it was stronger than the love I felt for the other brother.
I took a deep breath, realizing the impact my words would have on both brothers.
And I said, “I choose…”
