*Addison De Luca POV*

Marco pulls out my seat for me and I sit down. He pushes me back in and sits down across from me. "What would you like to drink?" He asks. "How about the Rosé?" I suggest.

He nods and calls over a waiter. "We'll have a bottle of Rosé please" The waiter nods and leaves. "What are you thinking about ordering?" I question. "Maybe the Pumpkin Ravioli" He hums in appreciation.

"I think I'll have the Chefs Special Cannelloni" I say. He nods and the waiter returns, pouring our glasses. "Are you ready to order?" He asks politely. "Yes, thanks"

Marco relays our order to the waiter and then the man disappears. "Addison, we need to talk. I've been speaking to Dr Reuben lately, and I need to tell you something" He says seriously.

"I need to tell you something as well. You go first" I insist. "Okay. It's very important I tell you this. I don't want to hurt you, that's the last thing I want" He says, playing with his napkin.

"Okay, what is it?" I asked. He was starting to scare me. "I've been having some trouble lately with alcohol..." He trails off. "Yes, and..." I prompt. "I was drunk and incapable of thinking clearly"

"What happened?" I ask, feeling cold all of a sudden. "I slept with Beth. I'm so sorry-" "You what?" I whisper. "I know, I know it was horrible, I know it was stupid. But I had to tell you"

"How could you? I thought you were over Beth?" I question, all the blood draining from my face. "I was. I am. I married you, Addison. I love you, not Beth. It was a drunken mistake"

"A drunken mistake? Like how Fabian was a drunken mistake? Marco stop trying to blame your problems on alcohol, you are responsible for your own actions. You shouldn't have been drunk in the first place"

The waiter places out plates in front of us and hastily retreats, sensing the tension between us. I can't even eat right now. My stomach is twisted and I feel sick. "Are you alright? You look quite pale" Marco says.

"No, I'm not alright. My husband just confessed he cheated on me, while we're on our honeymoon!" I'm starting to find it harder to breathe and my legs and hands are shaking.

"Addison, I'm sorry. I know an apology is nowhere near enough to make up for my mistake. But I love you and I hope that you love me too. Enough so that you can forgive me and we can move on together" He says, taking my hand.

"Why should I believe you? Why should I trust you when you could continue seeing that wretched woman behind my back" I sniffle and try and hold back the tears.

"Because I need you. I need you more than anything. Your my lifeline. How do you think I stopped myself? I realised that you and Fabian are my everything. My entire life"

"I need to go to the bathroom" I blurt. "Okay, I understand, you need time to think. That's okay, I'll be waiting right here for you when you get back" He stands up and helps me out of my chair.

I walk shakily to the bathroom and push open the door. Thankfully it is empty, so I lock the door and lean back on it. What am I going to do? Why do I still love him, even after what he's admitted to doing?

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I woke to the sound of beeping and a loud whirring sound. I slowly opened my eyes, feeling heavy and exhausted. I looked around at my surroundings, trying to figure out where I was. There was a machine beside me, with my pulse flashing on the screen. The room was rather large and the ceiling was curved.

Someone was standing next to me, playing with a clear tube. I looked up at them, and saw a woman but I didn't recognise her face. She noticed I had woken up and smiled down at me. "You're awake" She said. She helped me sit up in the bed and gave me a cup of water.

"What happened?" I ask. "You fainted and hit your head on a bathroom sink, Mrs De Luca. You were concussed, you may have a bad headache now. The worst of it is gone" She says. "Where are we?" I asked.

"We're on a plane right now, flying you back home. Your husband was very concerned, he payed double just to get us out of there quick enough" She answered, fiddling with the machine. She didn't seem to notice my distress until the heart monitor started beeping frantically.

"Addison! It's okay! Your fine! Just relax, you'll be fine!" She shouted at me. I didn't listen to her and continued to panic. Marco had cheated on me. He admitted that he had.

What really confuses me was that it was with Beth of all people. He had to go sleep with her? Why not some random? I wonder, was I that bad at sex? He was the first person I'd ever had sex with.

What did I do wrong? I felt tears staining my cheeks and couldn't control it any longer. I sobbed loudly and salty tears flowed from my sore eyes. The woman noticed and asked me what was wrong.

"My husband cheated on me" I sobbed harder. She looked pityingly at me and sat down beside me on the bed. "My husband cheated on me too. It was a while ago, but I still remember it" She smiled sadly. "What did you do?" I asked, wiping at my tears hopelessly.

"I stayed with him, fell in love with him again. Although I'm not sure if I ever fell out of love with him. My husband, Arthur, is a doctor, and I'm a nurse. We met in university, we were both in the same class. We were good friends for a very long time"

She looked happy as she recalled the memory and I couldn't help but feel hope. "When he heard that a boy I was dating hit me. He showed him what for. That was the day I fell in love with him. He was my knight in shining armour" By now, my tears had stopped and I was smiling.

A man walked into the room and smiled at me. "Hi, I'm Arthur, I'm just going to check your vitals, is that okay?" I laughed and looked over at the woman. She was smiling at me and laughed too. "I'm sorry, did I miss something? What is so funny Eleanor?" Arthur asked.

Eleanor just stood up, kissed him on the cheek and went to get me some more water. I felt a warm feeling spread through me as I watched them. Maybe Marco is my knight in shining armour after all.