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A few days later

When Carrie came home she saw Big sitting in front of her house from a long distance. For a short moment she thought about turning around to avoid another confrontation.

But she didn't do it. Even if she would have never admit it, she was happy to see him. Finally he showed her that she meant something to him, he fought for their relationship. At last he was not ready to just leave her life like that.

But why of all things now? She had Aiden! And Aiden was perfect! Ok, she had a secret affaire with the man who broke her heart several times but that was something she never wanted him to find out. She still loved him.

But how could it be that she was so happy to see Big sitting on her stairs seeming to be anxious. She smiled. He seemed to be nervous.

Now he was looking up and saw her. Carrie quick made a serious face and went to him.

"What are you doing here? You have to understand that it's over!"

"I can't do that and you know it!"

Big got up while he was talking and stood across from her.

"Please go, Aiden will be here soon!"

"We have to talk!"

"There's nothing left to talk about! Please go, I don't want him to suspect something!"

"So you still didn't tell him. I have a proposal for you: Tell him that you slept with both of us for three weeks and see then if he still wants you the way I want you!"

Carrie turned away. She didn't want to hear something like that, she couldn't. She tried to climb up the stairs but Big grabbed her arm.

"Let go!"

"Carrie! Don't leave me that way! Not again!"

"Let me go! I don't have anything to say to you!"

"OK, I'll let you go and I'll never come back if you look into in my eyes and tell me that you don't love me and that you'll never want to see me again."

Carrie froze. She could never say things like that and he knew it. She tried to get out of his grip but he just held her closer.

"Say it and I will be out of your life forever!"

No, she didn't want him to be out of her life forever he belonged to her life.

He forced her to turn around and looked into her eyes deeply.

"Say it or come back to me."

His voice was so soft and tender now.

Carrie didn't know what to do anymore.

"Hey, let her go!"

Both of them turned their heads and saw Aiden running down the street. It seemed like he had only seen Big holding Carrie but he hadn't heard what they were talking about.

"Let her go!"

Big let his hands fall down and stepped back while he murmured: "Tell him!"

Then he turned to Aiden.

"Hello Aiden. I just asked Carrie to give back a CD I once borrowed her."

"Yeah, that's why you held her!"

Aiden push Big who lifted his hands protectively.

Carrie interfered quickly: "Yeah I always thought it was a gift, that's why I didn't want to give it back."

Aiden ignored her.

"Keep your dirty hands off her, bastard! She's with me now, she doesn't need you anymore!"

"You're the only one who thinks that!"

Big had awake from his numbness and know seemed to think that attack is the best form of defence.

"But what is if I tell you now…"

"Shut up and get lost!"

That couldn't be the way how Aiden should find out. Perhaps she would find a way to tell him someday, but Big couldn't show her up like that. She knew he would never do it if Aiden wouldn't attack him like that. That was when he forgot all his caution.

"Keep your hair on, kid! I don't want you to be upset. We will talk another time, when your 'guardian' isn't with you."

Then Big turned away and strolled down the street.

Aiden was perplexed. Why did Carrie cut him short? What did he want to tell him?

Bit by bit the whole thing seemed to get more and more strange.

But the way Carrie looked at him now he knew exactly that she wouldn't tell him anything.