Beautiful Mess (Book II)

Chapter thirty

"Star, May!" Shelley exclaims, and we glance back to see them both rushing towards us.

After they hug Shelley and shake her husband's hand, they turn to us for a quick a hug. We introduce them to Jess and Trevor and they start asking questions about our lives and what we've been up to.

"Well, we're living together now," Rae says linking her arm through mine.

"Shut up!" Star exclaims with a huge smile. "That's awesome. May here is also living with her fiancé."

"Really? Congratulations." Rae smiles at May.

"Thanks, we just got engaged." May smiles shyly. "He couldn't be here today because of his job."

"We just got engaged too," Jess buts in, grinning. Trevor shakes his head and chuckles.

"Aw, man, am I the only single one here?" Star pouts, and May starts laughing.

"Oh, honey, that won't last long." Shelley grins at her, staring at Star's light blue dress in admiration. "Look at you, you're stunning. I have some good looking cousins who're still single somehow. Want me to introduce you to some of them?" She raises her brows playfully. We've never seen this side of Shelley.

Star laughs but before she can reply, her gaze rests on something behind us. "Look who's here."

We turn around to see Oliver and Megan walking towards us, him in a dark blue suit while she's wearing a short black dress.

"Can we join the party?" Oliver raises his brow as his eyes scan us. "I see everyone has already reunited."

"Olli, Megan." Shelley steps forward to give them a quick hug.

"Sorry we're late. Meg took forever to get ready," Oliver tells us in a stage whisper, making Megan glare at him.

"So I see you guys are... together?" Star asks them.

"What can I do, this girl just can't survive without me." Oliver smirks.

Megan rolls her eyes. "Yeah right, I'm the one who--"

"Wait," he cuts her off, staring at Jess and Trevor. "Where are Lilly and Flint? Or did they change so much that I can't recognize them?" he jokes.

"Nope, we're definitely not... the people you just mentioned." Jess raises a brow at him in amusement.

"Yeah, this is my sister Jess and her fiancé Trevor," I add.

"Nice, so you guys are also...?" he trails off, staring at our linked arms.

"We're living together." Rae grins. "What about you two?"

Oliver and Megan glance at each other. "Not yet," she mumbles. "He doesn't even have a proper job yet."

"I do have a proper job," he tells us, grinning. "She's just jealous I'm fulfilling my dream while she's back in school to become a... what was it called again?"

"Radiologist," she mumbles.

"Right. Well she's just in it for the money. While I on the other hand--"

"Are fulfilling your dream!" she finishes for him with an eye roll before turning to us. "He's a mechanic."

"He's right... where are Lilly and Flint?" Star asks suddenly.

"Don't worry, they're fine." Shelley gives her a smile. "I've spoken with Lilly last month, and she told me she wouldn't be able to make it to the wedding. And Flint... well, I was able to talk to him once a few months ago. I think he's doing great. I sent him an email inviting him to the wedding but I guess he couldn't make it either."

So they don't wanna be here. I'm not surprised.

"So... are they, you know... they were pretty close back then..." Star trails off.

"I don't know." Shelley shakes her head, understanding what Star meant. "You know how they are, I couldn't ask them any personal questions."

"I'm sure they're together now," Oliver says. "Those two were obviously in love with each other. Don't you remember how they used to be all friendly with each other, shutting the rest of the world out?"

"Well, shit happens, maybe they broke up. Or they never met again after they got released." Megan shrugs.

Shelley and her husband shifts their attention to some people who came over to congratulate them. The rest of us spend the rest of the wedding together, Oliver doing most of the talking and Star being the one asking tons of questions.

I'm happy to see Rae laughing and having a good time, excitedly listening to their conversations and momentarily talking about us.

If there's one thing attending this wedding made me realize, it's that I want to marry her. When I was watching Shelley and Dave saying their vows, I've been imagining the two of us in their place.

Rae is the most beautiful thing in my life, and I love her so much that I can barely wrap my mind around it. She's the center of my universe, something my whole world revolves around. I can't survive without her. I can say without any hesitation that she's the only one for me. I've known that for a while now.

My life just wouldn't make sense without her. Nothing would.

It's clear to me that we're gonna be together until the end, and I've never been more sure about anything in my entire life.

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A/N Okay this is it, guys! Beautiful Mess is finally over. And don't kill me for making Lilly and Flint's situation unknown. Sorry but I'll leave that to your imagination. xD Anyway I'll update the epilogue sometime this week.

And did anyone notice that the quote I used at the start of this chapter is the one on the covers of both book 1 & 2? I love that quote and I think it describes Rae and Kyle's relationship perfectly.