The Youngest Shepherd

Love/Addiction

Anna's POV

"How bout October?" Mark asks

"It's gonna be too cold. But is a fall wedding what you want?" I ask

"Honestly, no. I don't wanna wait that long to marry you." He says with a smile

"Well, at least we know we wanna get married this year." I say with a small laugh before pecking his lips

"How bout next month?" He asks

"Can we plan a wedding in a month?" I ask

"Of course, we can." He says with a cheesy grin before he pecks my cheek and I hear a knock at the door

"Okay. What day then?" I ask as I get up from the couch

"How bout the 23rd?" He asks as I head to the door

"Looks like we've picked a date." I say with a warm smile before opening the door revealing George

"George, hey. What're you doin' here? It's two AM." I say

"I love you, Anna. I let you go because I thought it would make you happy. I married Callie in a rush to try and get over you. But it didn't work. And you're with Mark and I know that. And I know you're planning your wedding to him. But if there is any chance that you love me back, don't marry him." George says before Mark appears behind me and he pulls the door open more

"Mark, hi. I'm sorry, you're great. But...I don't think you're good for her or right for her." George says

"Listen--" Mark starts as he attempts to step around me

"You should go." I tell George before closing the door

"That's it? You're not gonna tell him you don't love him back? Or do you? Is that the real reason you haven't been able to pick a date?" He asks

"Mark, we just picked a date. I am marrying you because I love you and only you. Now you either believe and we get married or you don't and we call it off. You choose." I tell him before stomping off to our bedroom

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"Have you been here all night?" Alex asks as I walk into the locker room

"That obvious?" I ask

"You look like you got hit by a bus." He says as I plop down on the bench beside him

"Ugh, I feel it too." I groan as I lay my head on his shoulder

"What happened?" He asks in a knowing tone

"George showed up at 2 AM professing his love for me." I tell him

"What?!" Alex exclaims as he shoots up from the seat beside me

"What'd you do? What'd Mark do?" He asks

"I told George he should go and then I closed the door on him. And then me and Mark got into a fight and I told him he could either believe that I didn't love George and marry me or he could not believe me and we can call it off." I tell him

"Holy shit." Alex chuckles

"I'm glad my crappy life brings you amusement." I tell him with a small laugh before George walks into the locker room

"I got rounds." Alex says as he heads for the door

"Asshole." I call after him as he rushes out of the locker room

"Anna." George says softly before Mark walks into the locker room

"Anna." Mark says as he looks between the two of us before our pagers go off