Sunshine always assured him that Nickolas loved her, but how could be believe it now. He couldn�t. He wouldn�t. She ran to him crying so many times, because of her husband. He had no idea what to say to her anymore. Everything he said regarding Nickolas went in one ear and out the other. It sickened him to know how devoted she was to him. He didn�t understand it. For everything he did she continued sticking by him. This wasn�t going to be any different. She did the same every time. Run to him crying. She would come to him, cry, they would talk, she would leave, and go back to Nickolas. He did love the time they got together even if it was because of Nickolas. He couldn�t deny that. He just wished it was for a different reason.
Bradley looked at Sunshine when he didn�t hear her crying anymore. Worried, he walked over and sat next to her on the sofa. He rubbed her back and said, �Sunn.� She didn�t say anything, but heard her sniffle. �Do you need your medicine?�
�No.� She unburied her face, but just laid there.
�Can I get you anything?�
�No.� She wiped her eyes. �Out of all the sluts in the world why her? Why Paris Hilton? He knows we hate each other with a passion.�
�I don�t know.�
�If it was Britney I wouldn�t care, but it was Paris Hilton.�
�What can I say to make you realize that��
�Nothing, Bradley. Nothing will make me stop loving my husband.�
�Why not? He finds anyway possible to hurt you.�
�I know, but I just�� She got up off the sofa. �You don�t know what it�s like to love someone so much with all your heart.�
�Yes I do.� She looked at him. �I love you like you love Nick and you know that.�
�But it doesn�t change anything. Nicky doesn�t try to hurt me. He does what he thinks is best for me.�
�And he always ends up hurting you. The best thing for you is to stay away from him.�
�For your advantage, right?� He just looked at her. �We had our shot, B, but it didn�t work. I couldn�t ignore my love for Nickolas and you understood that.�
�Before he started hurting you over and over again.�
�He doesn�t do it deliberately.�
�I can�t believe how you defend him like you do.�
�Because he�s a good guy and he loves me. I just wish you people would see that. The way you all are towards Nickolas hurts me. You�re supposed to be my friends. You don�t understand Nick like I do. He does what he does with the best intentions. If you took the time to understand and see that. Yes I hate him right now for what he�s putting me through, but I don�t love him any less. I know in my heart we�ll get back together, because our love always wins. I will fight for him and for us no matter what you people say. You will never change the way I feel for my husband. Our children will bring us together again.�
Bradley shook his head and sighed. �I�ll never understand.�
�Why not?�
�Because I won�t. I�ll never understand how he can hurt you and how you can defend him and continue to love him.�
�You wouldn�t.�
�Give me one good reason why I should understand, Sunshine, and maybe I�ll think about it.�
�Why? Nothing I�ll say will change your mind just like nothing you say will change mine.� She wiped her eyes and picked up her bag off the chair. �I don�t even know why I bother anymore. Everyone who claims to be my friend won�t accept Nick and I don�t understand why. Despite the stupid shit he does he treats me better than anyone ever has or ever will. He treats me better than anyone treats anyone. You guys just don�t want to see it.� She walked to the door.
�I�ll try for you, Sunnie.�
�Just forget it, Bradley. Things are never going to change.� She opened the door and Bradley watched her walk out.
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Sunshine walked into the condo and Aaron and Drake looked at her, as she slammed the door shut. She walked over to the chair and sat down. She sat there a moment then started crying, as Drake and Aaron looked at each other and sighed.
�Sunn, are you all right?� Aaron asked.
�Why do men ask the stupidest questions?� Sunshine snapped. �No I�m not ok! My husband is fucking my greatest enemy, but I continue to love him and my best friend refuses to understand why I do. Hell, I don�t even know why I do after all he�s done.� They just looked at her. �My life is falling apart every second and I don�t know what to do anymore.� She continued crying and Drake and Aaron went over to her.
�It�ll be all right,� Drake said.
�No it won�t. He promised he�d never hurt me like that and he did.�
�I don�t think Nick�s screwing that slut,� Aaron said. �He loves you and she�s not his type.�
�Wherever and whenever he can get a piece of ass he�ll take it. He doesn�t care. Believe me I know.�
�Well I don�t believe he�d take any girl,� Drake said.
�I don�t know what to believe anymore. I believe in us. I believed in our love. I believed in our marriage. I don�t know anymore.�
�Nick loves you,� Drake and Aaron said.
�If he did then why is he doing this? I�ve done nothing but love him.�
�Maybe you should talk to him,� Drake suggested.
�He doesn�t return my calls. Why would he want to talk?� Drake and Aaron looked at her as she got up. �Maybe Bradley�s right. Maybe the best thing for me is to stay away.�
�Do you believe that?� Aaron questioned.
�No; I love him too much to stay away.� She walked back the hall and Drake and Aaron looked at each other again.
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