Previously on Mysterious Attraction…

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And this week…

While Lexie hashes it out with Reeves… Carter comes home to find Kelly has dinner cooking, and the table set for two.

Kelly enters the room in a slinky dress

Kelly: Hey, you’re home. (smiling brightly)

Carter: Yea…hey. (looks around confused)

Kelly comes over to him and kisses him

Carter: (pushing her away) Kelly…I can’t do this.

Kelly: Do what?

Carter: I can’t pretend anymore.

Kelly: Is it because of Lexie?

Carter: Why would you say that?

Kelly: I’m not stupid Carter, I saw the panic in your eyes when I showed up today. I saw how you looked at her.

Carter: Kelly I-

Kelly: And I heard you… I heard you tell her that you have to be with her.

Carter: Kelly….I’m sorry.

Kelly: You’re sorry?

Carter looks down

Kelly: How long?

Carter: Kelly?

Kelly: How long?

Carter: On and off for a year and a half.

Kelly: Oh my god. (doubling back, tearing up, gasping as she grabs her chest)

Carter: I didn’t want you to find out this way…

Kelly: Well…a year and a half…it seems like you didn’t want me to find out at all!

Carter: I didn’t want to have this conversation. I didn’t want to hurt you.

Kelly: That’s a bunch of bullshit, and you know it! I guess it was all a matter of time….before you retaliated. Silly me, I thought we actually moved past everything that happened between us.

Carter: Moved past what? Your betrayal? (glares at her) Come on Kell- you and I- we never should have gotten married. Only I was too stupid and blinded that I didn’t see it.

Kelly: See what?

Carter: (screams) That you never loved me!

Kelly: That’s not true! How can you say that!

Carter: It is true, it is. Deep down you know that it is.

Kelly: (crying) How could you possibly say that? After everything we’ve had together…after-

Carter: 5 MONTHS Kell…5 MONTHS of marriage and you couldn’t hack it.

Kelly: I understand I made a huge mistake. But it was just that…a mistake. I regretted it from the minute that it happened. And I’ve spent the last 3 years of my life trying to make it up to you…but you won’t let me in! And now I know why. You’ve been screwing your boss. I guess that’s how you pave a way for yourself, huh? She’s a classy board that Lexie….although I gotta say she lacks originality.

Carter: Don’t you dare. Leave her out of this.

Kelly: Oh I’m sorry are you offended by my insults of your mistress.

Carter: That’s funny…because she’s felt more like my wife then you ever have…

Kelly’s face drops and her face turns cold

Kelly: (dumbfounded and crying) I can’t believe you right now…who are you?

Carter: I’m the man who’s tired of being used as your punching bag…Besides your problem’s with me so like I said… leave her out of it.

Kelly: So what now…your just gonna leave me for her. What do you really think is gonna happen? I mean what do you really think you and New York City’s greatest mob princess are gonna get married and live happily ever. Carter, please if you were gonna cheat aim a little higher…

Carter: Oh you mean like you…when you nailed the first bartender you got your hands on.

Kelly glares at him

Carter: (paces the room) You have NO room to judge. You strayed first. This distance between us, you created it. So don’t you dare put that on me.

Kelly: You’re not exactly innocent here, Carter?

Carter: Who are you kidding here Kell- I fought for you. I fought like hell to put us back together. And against my better judgement against the feeling in my gutt, against my heart screaming to run…I stayed. And now I can’t figure out why. And in the grand scheme of things I can’t figure out why you wanted me to.

Kelly: Well I asked you to stay because I love you. And I thought you stayed because you love me. I thought we meant something to each other.

Carter: We did. And in a way I guess we still do. I do still love you Kell,  but-

Kelly: But what…why can’t we just put all this behind us and start over?

Carter: Because it’s not the same.

Kelly: But it can be…(reaches for him)

Carter: (moves away) No it can’t.

Kelly: Why not?

Carter: Because I’m in love with Lexie.

Kelly stops and looks up at him

Carter: I meant what I said to her…I have to be with her. Which means that we-

Kelly: Are you saying that you want a divorce?

Carter: I don’t see any other option at this point.

Kelly: I can’t believe this is happening, (hugs herself and sinks to the floor).

Carter: (kneeling down beside her) Kelly, I don’t want to hurt you. This wasn’t my intention. I didn’t seek Lexie out hoping to get back at you…meeting her was an accident and the attraction between us…it just…it just happened.

Kelly: I can’t hear this, (covers her ears).

Carter: I’m sorry, but I just…I think it was a sign that we’re better off apart. You weren’t the one for me, and I’m not the one for you.

Kelly: Speak for yourself.

Carter: Kelly…don’t do this ok? This is hard enough…

Kelly: But I love you…

Carter: No. I think you love the idea of me.

Kelly: No. I love you.

Carter: Well I’m sorry…but I just don’t feel it anymore.

Kelly: You don’t love me?

Carter: Like I said before we’ll always be linked in some way. But it’s not the same. So much has changed. I’ll always love you…but I’m just not…I’m just not-

Kelly: Just not what?

Carter: I’m just not in love with you anymore.

Kelly shuts her eyes tightly and buries her head in her knees as she sobs, sitting on the floor.

Kelly: (looking up at Carter) But you are in love with Lexie?

Carter: I am.

Kelly stands and walks away from Carter

Carter follows

Kelly:(turning back toward Carter)  And does she love you?

Carter: Yea, she does.

Kelly: She’s gonna break your heart.

Carter:(shaking his head) No she’s not.

Kelly: Yes she will. People like her…they only look out for themselves.

Carter: Well, then you don’t know Lexie.

Kelly: She’s gonna break your heart.

Carter: Well I don’t think so. But if by some chance she does, it’s a chance I’m willing to take.

Kelly: Why?

Carter: The risk is part of the reward. And I take my biggest risks when it comes to love. You should know that.

Kelly: I do (shakes her head in disbelief of Carter’s kind character) ….God if she thinks she’s getting you without a fight. She’s got another thing coming.

Carter: I don’t think you wanna go up against Lexie. She doesn’t like to lose.

Kelly: (smirking) Neither do I.

Carter: Kell- this isn’t a game, ok?

Kelly: Who’s laughing…

Carter: Kelly…

Kelly: In order for you to be granted a divorce, both parties have to want it, and well I don’t. I won’t sign the paperwork. I just won’t. (crosses her arms)

Carter: Kelly don’t go there. I don’t want this to get ugly. But it will, if it has to.

Kelly: (in a burst of anger) Well then you shouldn’t have cheated!

Carter: Neither should have you.

Kelly: (crying) Carter- please, please…I don’t want this. Please just give me one more chance.

Carter: Kelly it wouldn’t matter. We just- we don’t work anymore. It would just be like pouring salt in an old wound. It’d be more painful then anything. We’d be setting ourselves up for failure and I won’t do that to you or myself. I won’t give you false hope.

Kelly: But I don’t know what my life looks like without you.

Carter: Maybe that’s part of the problem. Instead of loving me, you leaned on me. Maybe it’s time you learn to depend on yourself.

Kelly: You’re the only man I ever loved.

Carter: Well maybe that just wasn’t enough…Look it’s getting late and I have someplace to be-

Kelly: Oh…I wonder where (laughs sarcastically)

Carter: I’ll have my lawyer draw up the papers…you’ll have them by tomorrow morning.

Kelly: (weeping) Carter?

Carter: Goodbye Kelly…I’m sorry… but trust me this is how it has to be. I have faith that one day you’ll be able to thank me.

Carter Exits

Kelly sinks to her couch, speechless, and crying.

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Lexie sits in her living room in front of her fireplace. She looks at her phone. No messages. She gets up and starts to pace the room.

Lexie’s Thoughts:

Ok deep breaths Lexie. He’s going to come back to you. He loves you. But she is still his wife and they have a lot to discuss. Oh god-What if she convinces him to stay with her again? What if you lose him? What if-

Carter: Hey-

Lexie’s snapped back into reality

Lexie: Hi, (smiles)

Carter: You ok?

Lexie: Yea.

Carter walks toward her and wraps his arms around her waist

Lexie: So how’d it go?

Carter: Hold that thought for a second, (kisses her).

Lexie smiles

Carter: It wasn’t the easiest thing I’ve ever done- but she’ll eventually learn why I did it. It was the best thing for the both of us.

Lexie nods

Carter: I called my lawyer he’s drawing up the papers as we speak, and we’ll both be faxed them by tomorrow morning.

Lexie: Wow. So this is really happening?

Carter: Yea it is…why? are you getting cold feet on me?

Lexie: Nope…Nice and toasty…I got my fuzzy slippers on (she smiles as they both laugh)

Carter: So…(he takes her hand and leads her over to the couch, sitting down and pulling her onto his lap) how was your talk with your dad?

Carter: Whoa. That’s progress…so what’d he think of you and me? Should I be watching my back for the rest of time?

Lexie: No. I’ll protect you. (Carter smiles at her) Besides I pretty much explained to him that as a grown woman making her own decisions…falling in love with you has been at the top of my list.

Carter: (smiles) Best decision you ever made.

Lexie: No argument here, (smiles and kisses him).

Stick with Mysterious Attraction…a lot more to come!

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