Betrayed chapter Three

Cole was trying to get some sleep, he had the worst hangover and he wasn't having any luck getting rid of it especially when some moron was pounding on his front door. He got up and answered the door to find Markko there.

"Markko, what's going on buddy? You missed one he'll of a party last night."

"From the looks of it, I didn't miss much," Markko said as he shook his head in disappointment. "I'm here because I'm your friend and somebody needs to tell you that you're being a jackass."

"Are you still mad at me for not telling you about Langston?"

"Yeah, but that's not why I'm here. Right now I'm more upset about how you're treating Starr. She loves you, how could you betray her with that slut Hannah and if that wasn't bad enough you're trying to take her child away from her."

"Starr left me with no choice. She chose her father over me, she turned her back on me and as for Hope, she's my child too. Markko, I'm not trying to take her away from her mother, I'm just trying to make sure that I don't lose Hope."

"Starr has never kept you from Hope what makes you think that she'll start now?"

"Starr is hurt right now and that's all the opening that Todd will need. Hannah seems to think that Todd will talk Starr into taking Hope from me."

"What do you think? Do you honestly think that Starr would use Hope to get even with you?"

"I don't know. Look at her parent's history, I can't take the chance. I've got to win custody and then I'll let Starr see her if she wants to?"

"I'm glad Starr is through with you. You don't deserve her, maybe you never did."

"You care about her don't you?"

"Yeah, she's my friend."

"That's not what I mean. You're falling for her. She means more to you than just a friend. Just look out for her okay, I know I hurt her, I don't want to see her hurt again. I still care about her."

"Then don't take her child away from her," Markko said hoping that he was getting through to Cole.

"I'll think about what you said."

"Okay, that's all I'm asking. I'll call you later," Markko said and then he left.

Cole was right, he was falling for Starr. At first he just wanted to be there for Starr because he knew what it felt like to be betrayed, but now all he wanted to do was to hold her in his arms and let her know how much she had come to mean to him. He needed to see her, he needed to be with her in whatever way she would let him. Markko drove to Starr's trying to gain the courage. Tonight he was going to put his heart on the line and let Starr know how much she had come to mean to him.