“I just wish he didn’t use excuses with me…”
“I do. I’ll always love him. He’s my Leo.”
“I… I want the good parts and the bad. I want all of it… I’m glad that at least someone knows and can help him I just wish I could be that person too.”
“I just… I want him to be okay 
I don’t want anyone touching Leo…”
“Again, I’m sure I’ll meet her sooner or later. If I have a few hours to spend, I’d rather spend it with my best friend and not use it getting to know someone new.”
“Yeah… I’ve noticed. He’s been declining a lot of our usual travels… I don’t know… I know his dad’s been riding him about work so he’s probably more busy with that then just being with his new girl.”
“You don’t know anything about me.”
" sigh again, I will. Leo’s my best friend and if she matters to him, I’ll meet her. "
“And how would you know that?”
“Worlds? Okay… this interview is getting a little weird. But you just made my point - they’ll break up.”
I’ll always be there for him.."
“Leo always thinks he’s seeing clearly. I’m usually the only one who can tell he’s not.”
Actually… it’s only one other person, Leo.
Coincidentally, remember when someone accidentally took your coffee once? That was Leo.
Don’t worry, people think Leo’s strange for his choice of coffee when they hear it too.
You will have sex with him eventually.
He’s not going anywhere. He won’t ever make the choice to leave you.
It won’t go how he planned at all…
He’ll make up for it after
You’re great at poker, but he’s better. He wins almost every time he plays.
You’ll always beat him at darts unless he gets really lucky though.
You both make each other the best versions of yourself possible. And quite simply, you’re meant to be together.
More than you can count.
As I said before, he once accidentally took your coffee.
Another time you spilled coffee all over him. A cold coffee luckily.
You met at a party, he interrupted when your ex was trying to get you to have sex with him, then you later kissed. Leo was too wasted to have any recollection of it though.
And do you remember the boy you kissed on the cheek, that helped you get yourself kicked out of school? That was Leo.
And that’s just the beginning.
He’s just got enough money and relationships with well known people that can impress even your parents enough to make them back off and approve.
What will matter to him is that he loves you. He’s never loved anyone else as much as he’ll love you.
So if you had to choose between not seeing your best friend, or spending some time with your best friend and getting to know his fiancé, you’d pick to not see your best friend?
Yes, his dad has kept him a little busier, but he’d also been spending all of his free time with the love of his life.
I do. I may not know everything, but I know a lot.
Then go, meet her. You’ll like her if you give her a chance.
Just trust me. I know.
They may break up, but even after they each marry other people, they would still rather be together. They’ll even have affairs over the years, only not getting back together because she thinks he’ll be happier with his wife and because her husband makes her believe she’s not good enough for happiness.
Then one day, after Leo’s wife leaves him, and her husband dies they’ll be able to get back together.
Just don’t betray him, alright?
Well you can trust me, he’s seeing this clearly. He loves her and she loves him.
"I mean, If I’m being honest I don’t exactly remember which time you mean. I don’t usually remember little things like that… but I think someone taking my coffee on accident has happened a few times because it comes in the same little cups and because I ask for such little amounts of syrups, they usually just say “black coffee” instead of saying my name which is bloody annoying but I guess that’s besides the point. Leo took my drink before? What a wanker. " smiles a little at the end
“That’s bloody presumptuous of you. I’m not that type of girl… and again, I don’t even know if we’re going to be much more than a fun few dates. And you’ve already said the first date’s not going to be the best, so who says there will be a second?”
“Again, I’m not having sex with him. Especially not on a first date to make up for a bad date”
“Suuure he does”
“Well that makes sense. I’m amazing at darts. I have amazing aim - I’m almost always in the middle except this one time, I was really bloody sick. I mean, like I could barely get up out of my bed and Justin tried to make me feel better by playing darts in my room while I was in bed and… yikes. I could not even get close to the board. Honestly, I I made so many little holes in my bedroom wall and the maids told my parents sooooo I told my parents we might have termites to… well… not get into trouble. It didn’t last long when the exterminators told my dad there were no termites… long story short, I can’t play when I’m sick.”
“Again… I don’t believe in “meant to be”.”
“That’s kind hard to believe…”
“Okay one”
“I did? I’ve only ever spilled coffee on one person… oh god I felt bad for them. I was with these friends… or I guess not friends anymore… and one of them pushed me into this guy and all my coffee got all over him and they just pulled my hand and we ran as fast as we could and I don’t even know why they made me run… I would have paid for whatever he was wearing to get cleaned… that was Leo?”
“Okay… that I don’t believe. I can barely remember that night with my ex.”
"That was not… that’s impossible. I had a conversation with that boy. He helped me get expelled… oh those were fun times "
“I feel like you’re making a lot of this up”
“If that’s true… wow. I didn’t… well I don’t think anything can get them to break off this engagement with the Prince.”
“Well… if everything you’re saying is true… I guess I must love him too.”
“That’s not what I said. You’re just twisting my words around now.”
“It’s a little early to call her the “love of his life” don’t you think?”
“Maybe stop stalking me? Trust me, I’m not into you like that.”
“I’ve already said I will. I’m just getting busy again now that classes are about to start.”
"This seems like a lot of turn around. If she’s really the “love of Leo’s life” why did they break up and marry other people? None of what you says correlates to her being the love of his life. If she really is that; they would have gotten married and ended up together no matter what stood in the way. "
“I would never. He’s my best friend.”
“You’re assuming I trust anything you say.”
Then why haven’t you gone to see Leo and met Addie yet? Surely you’ve had at least a day to spare in the past year?
After a year of being together, you think it’s too early to call his fiancé the love of his life? Have you not heard how much Leo is in love with her? If he could marry her right now he would.
I’m not stalking you. I just know a lot about you, and Leo, and Addie.
And I know you wouldn’t be into me like that, or any girl. Not like you’re into Leo. Don’t worry, Leo has no idea and he won’t know unless you tell him.
I’m just hearing excuses here Harry.
She got scared that Leo just wanted her to be nothing more than a pretty face and wouldn’t support her political career after she overheard him talking to his dad.
Then she married someone else who would help her in politics, because she thought she had to. And Leo.. well he accidentally got a girl pregnant, and his parents forced him to marry her.
At that point they were both stuck. She wanted him to be happy, even if it meant he wasn’t with her.
That’s what Leo thinks
You should. Because it’s true
Yes, Leo took your drink. And it’s been his favorite ever since.
Believe me there will be a second date. You’ll understand soon enough why you like him.
No, that’s not how he’s going to make things right. He’ll wait for sex until you’re ready. He’s going to take you on a much better date.
You’ll see
Leo doesn’t either, but eventually the more he finds out about almost meeting you, the more he’s going to start to believe it.
But it’s true
Yes, that was Leo.
Leo barely remembers it either, but that doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.
Yeah, and that boy was Leo.
Ask him about it, and he’ll tell you.
I’m not though. It’s all true
It may seem crazy, but they’ll let it happen because of Leo
Yes, you will. The two of you will always love each other
He doesn’t want to keep secrets, but he doesn’t want to think about that pain of the past, or let it hurt you.
And he’ll always love you. You’re his Addie.
He feels that not telling you, protects you in a way.
You always make him feel better.
Have you noticed at all how his demeanor changes when anything deals with his dad?
“I haven’t.”
I feel like there was one day leo came to visit and he saw leo with a girl (like maybe not her face, but her back) and he saw Leo looking really happy and he just couldn’t go in and canceled last minute
“A year is nothing compared to how long we’ve known each other. A year is minuscule .”
“sure.”
“Just… stop. Leo’s not going to ever know anything.”
“You call it an excuse, I call it the truth.”
“If she thought that, she doesn’t know Leo. And Leo has me to help her with political stuff. You say I’m making excuses, that seems like an excuse to break up.”
“Leo’s not an idiot, he knows how to use a condom.”
“That’s the truth.”
“Right… is this interview over yet?”
"Isn’t that a strange… coincidence. "
“If you say so… but I’m telling you right now, if he doesn’t loosen up, there isn’t going to be a second date..”
“Okay…okay good. Is the sex going to be good? Okay never mind, I didn’t ask that… look I’ve… never done it. I mean I’ve seen videos… and a lot of them make you twist your head and be like… “how did she get her leg up there”… okay yeah never mind…”
“I’ll believe it when I see it.”
“Oh god… do you think it’s too late to pay for dry cleaning? I feel bad…”
“Well it doesn’t mean it did either.”
“It seems crazy and impossible.”
“Okay… well… well good then.”
“It won’t hurt me… Well… okay it will but only because I never want him to be hurt. That’s why I kiss his back every day… I just want him to know I’m here.”
“But I want to protect him”
“A little… yeah… he just gets more serious immediately and there’s a hint of something else I just… can’t place my finger on..”
I just see you avoiding the situation Harry. Are you worried that Leo could have found someone that makes him happier than you every could as his friend, and you think he might not need you anymore?
Yes, compared to how long you’ve known each other. But he’s not looking to marry you.
There’s not going to be a girl that he’s going to ever know as long as he’s known you
Just because Leo won’t know, doesn’t mean it’s not true. It still affects your view
Doesn’t mean it’s not excuses Harry
She should know Leo well enough to know that. And she was wrong, but she wasn’t thinking clear.
You have to know, they aren’t 100% effective.
But you will betray him one day
It’s over when I say it’s over
“I’m not avoiding any fcking situation. No I’m not worried, you haven’t seen him with me. It’s a different type of happiness than when he’s with any fcking girl.”
“That’s not what I mean. I’m just saying, you don’t know someone fully even after a year. I don’t know if you know this but Leo’s really wealthy, and a lot of girls are great at pretending for someone like Leo.”
“…”
he has nothing to say
“You’re making a lot of excuses for this girl.”
“Sigh I’ll be honest, Leo’s parents seem more like the type to tell the girl to get an abortion than to force them to get married.”
"I would never fcking betray my best friend. You’re psychotic "
“sigh”
It’s like fate or destiny, isn’t it?
Don’t worry, it’ll get better.
Yes, it will be good, don’t worry. He’ll make sure you only what you’re comfortable with, and that you enjoy. Not like those videos.
Just trust me
It’s a bit late… don’t worry about it. Just buy him a coffee if you have to do something.
I’m telling you, it did.
But it will happen.
Your parents will agree to you marrying Leo
You two will always be your happiest when you’re together
“If I believed in that stuff, sure. It seems like fate or something.”
“Good. You don’t even know how many boring dates I’ve had in the past.”
“So the videos aren’t like… a gold standard for sex?.”
“Look it’s hard to believe you when I’m really bloody good at poker. My brother can’t even beat me and he’s a genius..”
“Damn… I hope it all worked out… and yes… I’ll bloody buy all his coffee’s.”
“Okay again with the hypotheticals: say this happened and you’re pushing this idea that we belong together. How come we didn’t end up together that night?.”
“I’m pretty happy right now too.. I’ll have you know.”
Hey leo (First meeting with Addie - Gallery)
Did I touch a nerve Harry? But do you honestly think that everything will be the same between you two when Leo gets married, and starts a family? And sure, it may be a different type of happiness, but can you say that he would be happier around you than around a girl he loves?
Yes, I know it’s difficult to know someone after just a year. They are still learning things about each other, but he knows her far better than he knew any of the other girls he’s been with.
And she’s not after his money, like Lauren was. Addie comes from a wealthy family, with ties to royalty. She doesn’t need to pretend for someone like Leo.
And you keep trying to find any excuse to be against her
You would be right about that.
But they went with the option they saw they had when the girl wouldn’t get an abortion. There was no amount of money she would’ve accepted to go through with an abortion. And it didn’t take much for them to see that the girl could be easily controlled.
If anyone here is psychotic, it’s you Harry. For how you treat your future wife. For treating her the opposite of how you treat Leo, when he would’ve expected you to treat her as well as, or better than, you always treated him.
“Fck. Off.”
“And that’s supposed to mean what?”
“…good for her.”
“Maybe someone needs to be looking for the red flags. If we’re all going into this blind, then it could end badly. Ever considered that?”
“I know his parents. They could find a way to control her one way or another.”
“How the fck am I psychotic? You’re talking about an imaginary wife I DON’T have, and how I’m going to treat her badly? First of all, trust me, I’m not getting married any time soon. Second of all, I wouldn’t treat my “wife” badly.”
He appreciates it truly. He just thinks you deserve to never have to know that kind of darkness.
Leo can handle that, as long as it doesn’t get in the way of him protecting you.
What if I told you that Leo’s dad was the reason Leo has those scars?