Alright, like I promised I am posting both endings today. They start the same but end differently, so if you want to read both I will put a note in where it changes so you don't have to read the same thing twice. If you read both you should let me know which one you like best! Enjoy!

ENDING TWO

Broken Record

I don't need to keep looking, you are the one.

Courtney's POV:

Duncan fell asleep on the floor so I carefully disentangled myself from him and put my clothes back on. I watched him sleep for a while, wondering what in hell I was going to do next. I wanted so badly to believe everything Duncan had said to me, and it really did seem like he was being sincere. But how long would it be until he didn't mean them anymore? How long until he remembered what a control freak I was and how everything I did irritated him and he left me again? I knew that he had the power to wreck me entirely, without even blinking an eye. He'd proven what he was capable of before. Could I really risk putting myself through that again?

I hated that being in his arms felt so right, when I was supposed to have moved on from him already. But when he kissed me, I just couldn't stop myself kissing him back. And now I wanted to go back to him and snuggle up to him. It was pathetic.

I had two options as far as I could see it. I could pack up and leave, fly to London and never look back. Or I could stay and see how things went with Duncan, like I had wanted to do a week ago. But somehow so much had changed in a week.

Duncan's eyes fluttered open and he smiled when he saw me watching him.

"What's the time?" he asked.

"Eleven," I replied, glancing at the clock on the wall.

"I should probably get to work…" Duncan mused. I rolled my eyes. Of course he had ditched work to come here. He got up and put his clothes on before walking over to me and kissing me. He looked at me seriously. "Are we… are we okay?" he asked hesitantly. "I mean… will you stay?" He was full of so much hope that it almost broke my heart, but I shook my head anyway.

"This doesn't change anything, Duncan. I told you, it's too late," I whispered. He looked devastated for a moment, his face reflecting what I was feeling inside.

"But… you said you love me," he replied.

"I do," I said truthfully. "But it's not enough."

"Why? Why isn't it enough?" Duncan demanded.

"Because it isn't a healthy love. It's a love that's going to destroy me if I let it. You say you love me now, but you told me that last time too, and look what happened," I said desperately.

"You can't forgive me," Duncan said, his mouth in a tight line.

"I forgive you! But that doesn't change that it happened!" I cried.

"Courtney, listen to me. I love you. I'm not sixteen anymore, I'm not going to play dumb games with your head or run off with some other chick. I need you to give me a chance," Duncan begged. I squeezed my eyes shut, trying to stop myself from crying. "I really need to go to work… and after that I have to get Ariel from school. But after that I'm going to come back here. Please, please say that you'll still be here when I get back," Duncan searched my face for an answer.

"A car is coming to get me at three. I have to be in it or I give up the job," I said mechanically.

"So what? You have a good job here," Duncan pointed out.

"Are you really asking me to give up this opportunity for you?" I accused. He didn't need to know that I didn't really want the job anyway. For all he knew it was my life long dream and he was asking me to give it up anyway.

"You know I would do the same for you," Duncan told me.

"But I would never ask you to." We stared at each other for a moment. Was it a lie? Would I ask him to give up everything for me? Had I already done it once before?

"I just need to talk about this with you. If after we've talked properly you still want to go to London, I will personally pay for a ticket to London for you," Duncan offered, obviously coming to his last resort. "Just… say you'll wait. Please." I didn't answer, and I guess Duncan took that for a yes, because he stopped pleading and kissed me one last time before leaving to go to work, leaving my lips burning and my head more confused than ever.

After he left I resumed my packing, still not knowing if I was going to stay or go, but I figured if I was going to go, I still needed to be packed and ready.

Duncan's POV:

The boss frowned at me but didn't scold me or anything for rocking up to work over two hours late. But even once I was there, I couldn't concentrate on the cabinets I was supposed to be building because I was too busy thinking about Courtney. She hadn't really given me a definitive answer on whether or not she was going to wait for me. But I still had hope that she would, because I was certain we were meant to be together, as sappy as that sounds.

"Duncan, would you quit daydreaming and help me carry this?" Jedd yelled at me. I snapped out of my reverie and went to help him but it wasn't long until my thoughts drifted back to Courtney again.

The day seemed to go so slowly as I watched the hours tick by. When it finally got to three o'clock I raced out of there to Ariel's school to pick her up, even though the boss looked at me disapprovingly. I guess he thought I would stay late since I didn't show up till after eleven. I promised I'd make it up to him later.

I managed to concentrate and say all the right things to my daughter as she told me about her day, but as soon as I pulled up at Courtney's apartment I gathered Ariel up in my arms and rushed to the door, frantically pressing Courtney's buzzer. She didn't answer, but instead of giving up I pressed all the buzzers until someone finally got sick of me and let me in. Ariel was having a great time, giggling as I ran through the doors and into the elevator.

"Where are we going?" she asked.

"To see someone important," I replied. The wait in the elevator was excruciating but eventually I got to Courtney's floor and ran to her door.

***Here is where the ending changes***

I took a deep breath and knocked, praying that she would answer. Waiting for her to come to the door was even worse than being in the elevator. What if she was gone? My heart seemed to stop as I listened for any signs of movement. It started beating rapidly again as I finally heard footsteps coming towards the door. She opened the door and I smiled in relief.

"You're here," I stated obviously. Courtney nodded sharply with a small smile.

"Hey!" Ariel cried.

"Hey," Courtney grinned. I put Ariel on the ground and she ran past Courtney and into her apartment. Courtney stepped aside and let me in.

"I thought you were going to leave," I said to her once we were inside and standing face to face once again.

"I was going to," she confessed.

"So… why didn't you?" I asked.

"Henry Frederick is a creep and I don't want to work for him… and I kind of wanted to hear what you had to say," Courtney told me.

"Good. Good… okay… well…" now that I finally had her full attention I was at a loss for words. "I just… I guess I just want you to know that I'm in love with you, and I don't want to go another day waking up without you. We're in a better place than we were when we were teenagers… do you think we could try again?" I asked her.

Courtney's POV:

"…do you think we could try again?" Duncan asked a little cautiously. He was an idiot if he didn't realise I'd already made that decision and wouldn't be standing here if I wasn't willing to give it another shot. But I figured now was the time to voice my concerns, before he thought we could go back to how it was at the start. I gave a slight nod of my head.

"Yes, Duncan. But I just want to make sure you know what you're getting into. We aren't picking up where we left off. And we aren't a couple of teenagers who think they've got it all figured out. Do you really think you can handle a grown up relationship?" I warned.

"Of course, princess," he grinned.

"I'm serious Duncan! I need to know you are too… because the fact is I'm terrified of where this might lead, you know? I mean we're either going to break up or be together for the rest of our lives… doesn't the thought scare you? Because it scares the hell out of me," I admitted.

"Courtney," he said solemnly. "Just the fact that you can admit that to me means we're ten million times more equipped for this than we were last time. Yes, I'm scared. But if I never did anything I was scared of I wouldn't have a life. And besides, I thought the only thing you were scared of was green jelly?" Duncan smirked. I gave him a playful slap on the arm.

"Shut up, you idiot," I scowled. He grabbed me and kissed me then and my scowl turned into laughter as I kissed him back.

"I love you," he whispered.

"I know," I replied.

"Ewww!" Ariel cried. Duncan and I laughed as we broke apart and looked at Ariel who was glaring at us with her hands on her hips.

"Now what?" I asked Duncan.

"Now we live happily ever after," Duncan grinned.

Hope you enjoyed reading this story, thanks for sticking with me the whole way! I will be continuing to write Duncney stories so stay tuned.

Also y'all should listen to The Veronicas new song "You Ruin Me" it's seriously perfect and is out on itunes tomorrow!

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Love Emily xx