Liam Rawley
"Thanks for helping me, guys, "I said to the group as we arranged the chairs for the ceremony.
Things were awkward between Roy and Tess after they broke up a few days ago and there was this tension around them.
"So, I got a letter from Ariel University, "I mentioned to everyone.
"And?"Laurel asked excitedly.
"I got in."I said joyfully, "Which is perfect since it's only 20 minutes away and I don't have to be far away from Brady."
"That's great."Tess said, not sound genuine, "At least your boyfriend won't break up with you because he thinks that distance is a problem even though we can totally survive that if we wanted to but he is completely selfish and doesn't even-"
"Tess, "Laurel said softly, "I feel like this is not about Liam."
She scoffed and stormed away.
"I'll go check on her, "Laurel said and ran after her.
Roy had a sad face on while Dan just stood there awkwardly.
"So, I'm gonna go check something over there," Dan said awkwardly and went away quickly.
"You okay?"I asked Roy softly.
"Did I make a mistake?"Roy frowned.
"I love her but I don't want to be one of those couples that says we could survive long distance but break up over FaceTime after we had a long day of me playing badminton and she playing soccer while her guy best friend is waiting for her to break up with me because he had been madly in love with her for the last year."He explained.
"That's very specific."I muttered, "This is my opinion and you don't have to consider it but instead of breaking up and hating each other, why don't the two of you talk and end things the right way."
He was quiet for a while before finally looking up to face me, "You're right."He said, "I'm gonna go and talk to her now." He went to wherever Tess was and as I watched him go.
I then noticed Brady coming inside the building with flowers in his hand. He was wearing the dark blue suit and white buttoned-up shirt inside of it with a black necktie on. Our eyes locked and he went to me quickly. When he came closer, I noticed a black eye on his face but I was too angry to ask him where he got that from.
"You look very beautiful."Was the first thing he said.
"I'm mad at you."I pointed out.
"I figured."He handed me the flowers, "This is for you."
"I'm not the one getting married," I said bitterly and crossed my arms above my chest.
"Did it really went that bad?"He raised his eyebrows.
"Bad doesn't even describe it."I said seriously, "I can't believe you ditched me like that."
"I did not ditch you."He said regretfully, "It's a funny story actually."He let out a weak chuckle, "I lost the rings and was searching for it with Ryan."
"What? How can you lose it?"I raised my eyebrows, "Did you find it?"
"Yes, we did."He assured, "I had to box with someone to get it."
"That explains the black eye."I touched it gently, "Why did you have to box for it?"I questioned.
"Long story short, Ryan and I got drunk last night...Well, at least I did and I didn't even realize that I had it in my pocket. I really don't know what happened after that."He explained.
"How's my dad?"I asked.
"He was freaking out a little but I gave him something to drink and he's fine now."He said casually.
"You did what?"I snapped and rushed to the dressing room.
"What did I do now?"He followed me.
"My father can't drink when he's nervous. He would just keep on drinking until he passes out."I said while we rushed to the dressing room and when we arrived, it was just as I expected it. He was sleeping on the couch with a bottle in his hand.
"I'm assuming that you're mad at me again," Brady said.
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Thank god that Brady managed to get my dad sober enough for the ceremony. My parents ended up skipping the vows because we were worried that my father might say something stupid while drunk.
While at the reception, we gave my father some water and only let him talk to everyone once he was fully sober.
"You feeling okay?"I asked my dad.
"Yeah, I'm sorry about earlier," He said.
"And you, mom?"I asked her.
"I might kill him later but we're reading out vows later at the hotel, so he better have something sweet to say because if anyone finds out that he was drunk, our marriage can be annulled."She said rather calmly.
"Hey, "I heard a whisper from behind me, "Maybe seeing my killer dance move might make you less angry at me," Brady said.
I wanted to say no and kept on being mad at Brady but seeing him smile and lending out his hand for me made my heart fluttered and I'd be crazy to reject him especially since I have never seen him dance before this.
I rolled my eyes before grabbing his hand and he led me to the dance floor.
I wrapped my arms behind his head and started to follow the rhythm of Can't Help Falling In Love by Elvis.
"I'm still very angry with you, "I said.
"I know you are."He chuckled and backed away before spinning me around. I was pulled back to his body and I rested my head on his chest while we continued to kept up with each other steps.
"Leaving you is gonna be so hard."I whispered, "I promise that I'll visit every weekend and we can make this work:"
"Hey," He raised my chin up and we locked eyes, "What are you so worried about? I love you, Liam and you moving 20 minutes away is not gonna make a big difference."
"Liam, Liam, "I heard Roy called, "Tess and I are backed together."He said excitedly as they danced together.
"How long is that gonna last for?"Dan said while dancing with Laurel. I didn't even realised that all of them were dancing near me.
"Just because you got into Julliards, it doesn't mean that you can be a dick like everyone there."Roy pouted.
I chuckled at them and couldn't help but noticed Ryan was also dancing with someone else. She was short and had blonde hair. It didn't take me long to realize that it was Paula, the same Paula that looked after me not long ago.
I taped Brady on the shoulder and pointed at them for him.
"Good for them."Brady said awkwardly, "Now, where was I before your friends rudely interrupted us."
"You were just saying how amazing and awesome I was."I joked.
"Yeah, right."He rolled his eyes, "You are amazing and awesome and beautiful and I just love you."
"I love you too, Brady, "I said.
"I also have this for you, "He handed me a small box.
"What is this?"I grinned and grabbed it.
"Open it and find out."He said.
I opened the small black box and there was a key inside, "What does this do?"
"I wanted to surprised you later but it's the key to our new studio apartment," He explained, "It's 10 minutes away from your campus and 12 minutes away from the station so that we can live together without it affecting our priorities."
"This is..."I was speechless and wanted to cry even, "I love this Brady, "I said and hugged him, resting my head on his chest while he placed his hand on my hair.
"I know you would."He said and kissed the top of my head.
I backed away and tip-toed my feet before pressing my lips on his. He melted into the kiss quickly and wrapped his arms behind my waist tightly as we kissed. All the passion and love that he had for me was being released through that kiss and it was the best feeling in the world.
I used to think that Deputy Hutton was not a line that should be crossed but now that I've crossed it, it's the best thing that has ever happened to me.
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