3 years later.

Amanda's Pov

"Here", I handed the kid a small cute fluffy dress which I designed especially for her. No, I don't work with Aaron anymore. I left his company directly after I completed my 6 month contract. He wasn't really happy with this decision of mine and he did his best to oppose it. If he was firm, then I was double firm. I stayed rigid with my decision.

My only goal was to be financially stable and start something small on my own, and it was the major reason why I signed the contract. The money I earned sufficed me enough to open a small boutique. A small boutique which considered of Apparels of every age-group of women, and some accessories like bags, imitation jewelleries etc... Aaron tried his best to convince me, in the matter of financing me. I clearly rejected his proposal every time he came up with one.

"Thank you so much Amanda", I was knocked out of my thoughts when the little girl appreciated my self-designed effort for her dress. No, I never really completed the fashion course. I just was so into fabrics and everything, I really enjoyed doing it. And, of course, Gina helped me a lot as she completed her masters in fashion course. She was also my partner.

"Always, honey", I looked upwards, towards her mom and side hugged her whilst congratulating her for her upcoming wedding. She has a Vera Wang's bag in her hand. When I insisted on having a look at her dress, she quickly agreed and unfolded it. The dress looked exquisite. I removed my phone, and took a quick snap of it, after asking her permission. I did make replicas for people who couldn't afford designer wears. My replicas weren't that great, but it somehow resembled the original version of the dress, keeping aside the quality of course.

I waved them goodbyes and took a step back when I realized the time. I was late, very late. Oh, no, no. Aaron would never forgive me if I was late this time, for the wedding. He was always annoyed about the fact of me being late, all the time. I quickly removed the hanger of the bridal dress carefully and walked along with it towards the exit. I locked our boutique and removed my phone in order to book a taxi.

"Damn you Reynolds", I looked at the car, which came towards me. It wasn't really difficult for me to acknowledge the driver. My Driver! As soon as the car halted close to the street, I smiled whilst looking at him. A pair of sunglasses covered his eyes. His brown hair was spiked, and he seemed ready for today's event. He was properly suited. His black suit matched perfectly his red tie.

"So............?" I questioned.

"So, what...? Get in", I quickly first placed the dress on the back seat and then hopped on the front seat.

"Careful! You know you don't have to do this, or wait for any taxis, nor do this job. You don't need to. You have me"

"I do", I smiled an assuring one and looked at him. "But I like doing it. It makes me happy. It really does"

"I know", he twisted the steering wheel, and kept his focus on the road. "You know your condition, right?" he rhetorically questioned. "Please rest" I tightened my lips and gazed him while he drove. I didn't debate, because I knew that this was the possessive him speaking. He just cared about me way too much.

After turning off the radio, I broke the silence "You know I love you way too much, right?"

"I do", he smiled showing his deep dimples in which I could get lost forever. His dimples were such a turn on. He didn't say an 'I love you too', and neither did I expect. He must have said these 3 words for like 3 times in 3 years. Precisely, on my birthdays! I never forced him to confess them to me, because I knew that he loved me and that was enough for me. I was well aware of the fact that he was an introvert, and I respected it.

As soon as we reached the hotel, I exited the car and started walking towards the entry. "Amanda", I heard his voice, so I turned my head in his direction and waited for him to bridge the gap between us.

"You're missing something", he cupped my cheeks.

"What...?" I questioned.

"My taste", he kissed my upper lip slowly and parted away. I didn't wait another second as I pounced on his lips. It was 3 years of our togetherness, but every time he came close to me, I couldn't deny the butterflies I felt. His touch yet made my heart beat a little faster, and it always heated up my skin. No, I wasn't scared. I just couldn't yet believe that he was real, and no illusion, and most importantly, he was mine, all mine.

People change, they grow. But as they grow, the one who truly loves you, will always love you, in different ways, and will never really get bored of you. Love existed, and when you truly feel it, the feeling is same as in the movies, ignoring the fact that things move around in slow motion and you hear background music. It is a four letter word which makes you feel the seven letter word aka special. I've never felt this special before. No doubt my mom loved me unconditionally, but, he gave me the love I craved for, in my entire life. The fairytale kind of love!

Love is the most real and beautiful emotion I've ever felt. He was mine. All mine, and I was his. "See you, later", I quickly pecked him again on his lips and entered the lobby. It was quite nicely decorated for the wedding. I, at once, pinched number 4 on the elevator and marched outside after reaching the desired floor.

"Oh, my Lord, I'm so sorry", I made a puppy dog face and entered the room. Sonia was in her underwear and Gina was dressed in a beautiful gown.

Sonia analyzed me from top to bottom, and at once inquired "Where's my wedding dress?" I hit myself slowly on my head realizing how dumb I was to not collect it from his car.

"I'm so sorry Sonia. I'll just go back and bring it. It's in his car. I swear I didn't forget it----"

"Your dress Sonia", I turned around and spotted Aaron entering the room with Sonia's dress. Sonia literally jumped from her place, and covered herself with the help of the bed-sheets. "I'm sorry. I should've knocked", Aaron apologized focusing his eyeballs towards the floor. It was one awkward moment for him as well. He quickly handed me the dress when Sonia covered herself. I gave him a hint of course, as he was too shy to look up.

"When will you stop covering for my faults?" I raised my eyebrows, and grabbed him by his coat with my right hand. Gina cleared her throat so I pulled away at once.

"Award me, tonight. Will you?" he came closer to me and whispered in my ears. I blushed and I certainly knew that my cheeks would've been red by now. I nodded agreeing to his statement and he left the room kissing me one last time on my cheek.

I unzipped the dress and handed it over to Sonia. She quickly unwrapped herself from the sheet she covered herself with, when Aaron entered the room, out of the blue. "Get ready quickly, Sonia", I removed my outfit from her wardrobe. Yeah, it was Sonia's wedding today. She was finally getting married to Dan and we were genuinely so happy for her. Friend's getting married makes you happy, but when your best friends marry someone from the same group, which happens to be your best friend too, then it makes you happiest.

I and Gina were literally counting days, and now that the day has arrived, we couldn't control our happiness. "Where's Francis?" Sonia questioned.

"Probably drooling over his wife" Gina answered. Yeah, Francis was happily married. "Francis will be in the ceremony tonight. He promised me. Perhaps, you don't want to be late Sonia, do you?" Gina continued.

She twisted Sonia's hair in a bun, puffed her cheeks pink, paint her lips red. We helped her wear her dress and took some solo pictures of her in every pose she demanded. After making sure that Sonia was ready, I and Gina wore our respective outfits too.

My dress was v necked ruffled white gown, with a belt connector below the chest. There were small black flowers throughout the gown. I complimented my look with a small black clutch. I knotted my hairs, leaving aside some side parts. I coloured my lips red, lashed my eyelids, Gina highlighted the necessary parts. We clicked a groupfie together before actually leaving the place.

"I'm nervous"

"Oh. Come on. It'll be okay", Gina consoled Sonia whilst rubbing her back. We gathered for a quick group hug and then exited the place. As soon as we reached the ballroom, which was probably on the last floor, next to the terrace, I looked through the crowd to find Aaron because he was no where visible.

We parted ourselves after dropping Sonia in the little vanity room because she was supposed to make the grand entry. Dan was on the stage, discussing something with his father. When our eyes met, I waved him and wished him all the best. He smiled and waved me back. After turning away, I quickly glanced at almost everyone in the crowd, but couldn't find him, and also, I couldn't locate Francis. I just hoped that he'd make it.

With time, things got busy and so did us. We never got time to meet up with each other, not that it affected our equation as friends. We understood with time that it wasn't really important to meet every day, because, what mattered was to remember each other every day. We did talk, for at least once in a day. No matter it was a single text message which consisted of either 'hey' or how are you?'

"Missed me?" a certain someone's lips touched my ear lobe.

"Oh, my God, France", I hugged him at once and to my content, he hugged me back.

"Where is your ahem", I coughed "Wife" I mimicked him.

"She's on her way. She'll be here anytime soon", he winked. It was really difficult for me to register the fact in my head that Francis was married. It was always difficult for Gina and me to believe that Francis was a one woman man. That's why we should never judge someone from their past because you never know when a fuckboy either evolves into a better person or a better person develops the characteristics of a fuckboy.

"Damn. I missed you" I pulled away and hit him playfully on his chest. "She's lying", we suddenly heard a third person's voice. We turned our head in that voice's direction and found out that it was Aaron. Over these years Aaron and Francis really got along very well. They worked on certain projects together. Aaron would never mention it but he was one of the reasons behind Francis's success and I somewhere knew it because back when I was still his secretary, I went though his account details, and found that major amount of shares of Francis's company was purchased by him. He never took the credit.

I arched my brows whilst looking at him "Oh, yeah?" I stepped on Aaron's foot forcefully until he screamed. No, I wasn't one of the crazy girlfriends and neither was I jealous of Sonia. It was just that, it's been three years and he hadn't proposed me for marriage yet. Forget about I love you. It is a 3 letter word. He didn't even say the 2 letter word 'Marry me'

And considering my girly ego, I couldn't ask him as well. Sometime certain negative thoughts rotated in my mind, which included, does he not wants to marry me, what am I to him and etc. But then the way he loved me and cared for me made me forget about every negative thought. I wanted to marry him, to carry his last name, to call myself officially his but for that he had to ask, and that was something he'd do after 'Halley's comet' reappears on earth, maybe, somewhere, in between these 74-79 years.

Suddenly, Emma came running towards us, with a candy in her hand. She was dressed in a white floral dress, which was a mini version of my dress. Her tiny legs had great speed, and her face gleamed while she shouted "Daddy", Aaron stepped closer to her, and quickly uplifted her and brought her close to him in his arms. She curled her hands around his neck and offered him her candy. I smiled cheerfully looking at them, and marched closer to their direction. Aaron planted a small kiss on her forehead. "Awe, my Baby".

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Hi again, I had no clue that I'd end up writing 2 parts for epilogue. The more the merrier, right? I just can't get over Amaron. I really enjoy writing about them. Plus, as promised, I'll write a love making scene in the next chapter. The baby, eh? Maybe it's Amaron's baby or maybe it's not. Let's just wait till then.

Also, Thankyou for every kind word, and also for the votes and comments.

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