A few months later i had my bags packed and i was ready to go. The box had made it to Italy in perfect condition. The taxi dropped me off at the airport with minutes to spare. It was fine i hated being early. I got through baggage claim with no issues. The flight was long but i read and the meal was actually pretty good. I made it to the hotel and went to sleep. This time change was gonna kill me. I woke up early the next morning and after i had breakfast started setting up the venue. Later that afternoon i was putting the last touches on the the venue when Hunter walked in.

                "Hey you, where's Ellie?" I asked. "I have no idea. I had some last minute work to do this morning and i told her i'd meet her at the airport but she never showed up. I thought maybe she'd be there soon. But her seat next to me stayed empty and then the plane took off i have no idea where she is." He said. "It's okay i'm sure it's fine. I'll call her." I said. He followed me back into the back. I dialed her cell number and she picked up.

             "Hi Meg." She said. Something was off with her voice. "So, funny story. I'm in Italy with Hunter and you're not here. Your guest's are going to leave tonight. Where are you!?" I Hissed. "Look, I can't marry Hunter." "What do you mean you can't marry Hunter!?" His eyes grew wide. "What? She's standing me up?" He asked. "Look i'm going to let you talk to Hunter." "No please Meg i can't talk to him. It'll just be to painful." "Well what am i supposed to do!? I did all this work and i came here and you're shafting me!!" 

                   "Look i'm sorry i just need..." "I know what you need. You just need to be selfish just like you always are. I don't like you very much right now." "I'm sorry." Said Ellie. "Just tell me why?" I seethed. "He doesn't want to marry me, if i marry him he'll just be miserable." She said. "Please, why do you even pretend this isn't about you!? If i know you, you met a striper at the bachelore party last night and you realize if you marry Hunter, who is beyond a decent guy and way to good for you then you'll be stuck and you can't just do whatever you want." "That's not it at all. Yes i'm selfish most of the time but this time it's not about me. It's about him. You're exactly right. He is to good for me and it's only a matter of time before he realizes it. I'm just trying to save him from making a mistake." She said. "What are you talking about!? Hunter said you pressured him to ask you!!" I said. "Well yea, i did but that's because i thought he would realize i wasn't the one for him. But he never did." She said amazed. "Wow, okay this is new even for you." I took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of my nose.

               "I guess i'm glad you didn't marry him if you weren't sure but you handled this wrong! You knew you were having second thoughts. You didn't tell him and you didn't tell me and now i'm stuck." I said. "No don't worry. I'll still pay you for everything. And You go out and enjoy Italy." She said. "And i'm supposed to tell Hunter what?" I asked. "I dunno, i'm sorry?" She said unsure. "No, NO you should be the one to tell him you're sorry you jerk. He doesn't deserve to hear this from me!!" I said. "Come on, look i'll get around to it. I just figure he needs time to cool off and it'll be fine." She said flippantly. "I'm done with this. You just do whatever and let me fix this mess you've made!" I huffed. "Okay, bye sis. Love you!" She said cheerily and then hung up. I was livid.                           I clutched my phone in my hand. Then i started furiously typing a message. "What are you doing?" Hunter asked. "Texting that the wedding is canceled." "You'll get a high bill." Said Hunter. "I'll give it to Ellie." I said sighing. "Well i guess i need to start taking all of this down." I said throwing my hand out. What was i going to do with all this wedding crap!? It was custom for THEIR wedding. "I'll help you. It's the least i can do." Said Hunter. "Are you sure?" I asked. "Yea, it's the least i can do. I mean i feel responsible for this mess." He shrugged. "Oh don't be silly this isn't your fault. You knew how Ellie was." "I know, but i fell in love with her vibrance for life. She seemed so happy about being with me. And she wanted to move to a cabin in the woods with a beautiful pond...and we were going to write together." "Hold on you were gonna what? Yea that's not my sister at all! She hates the woods, and she needs to get her nails done weekly...i'm the one who wanted to live out in a cabin in the woods. I wanted to climb the mountains and walk the trails..."

                    "Wow, i feel so blindsided!" He said taking a seat. "Yea, i don't know what to say i'm sorry." "It is what it is, i had my doubts too i did. But i thought everything would be okay." He said. "Well she is selfish..." I said. "I know but she's not all bad, surley you must know that." He said. "I do but the thing is. The things she took simply becauase she could, hurt me. And i can only imagine how that would be for your marraige. I'm the kind of person who wants to do for other people and i guess she's not." I shrugged. "I mean she did nice things on occation." He said. "Really?" I asked surprised. "Well, i mean it was usually because she got something out of it. Oh gosh i almost made a huge mistake!" He said.

                   "What did she say on the phone?" He asked. "Just that she was sorry and that she knew you were to good for her." I said. "Oh, well if that's what she thinks okay. I just fell in love with the girl who loved her dog Bessie." He said. "My dog, she hated that poor thing. She said it shed on her clothes and slobbered on her." I said taking a seat next to him. "The time she helped with your neighbors greenhouse?" "I fell into her roses! I was cut up all on my arms. But i did tell the kids at school i got in a fight and you should see the other guy." I joked. "Wow, i feel like i fell in love with the wrong person." He said shaking his head. "Well i am pretty amazing i could see why my sister wanted to be me." I said. He laughed. "That's not funny yet it is." He said.

               "How did you and her meet anyways?" I asked. "Well i bumped into her coming out of a coffee shop. She was picking up an order from work. And i thought she was cute. I was with a friend. My buddy made jokes about me just being with her for her you know...ahem curves." I choked on my spit. "Curves?" I asked. "Yea you know..." He motioned to his chest area. "She's an A cup on a good day." I said. "What!? Do all you guys stuff your bras?" He pointed at me. "No, mine are in fact mine." I was a double D. Ellie and i used to joke i'd give her half of what i had. And i would have too! But i didn't want to talk about this with my alomost brother in law so i changed the subject. "Look if it makes you feel better i'll tell you everything i can think of about Ellie and you can see what's really her?" I offered. "No, that's sad. I just need to let this go. And move on." He said.

             "What am i going to do? How am i gonna do that?" He sighed standing up and pulling some of the decorations down. He gently placed them in the box. "Well you have a hotel room for Italy?" I suggested. "Yea but what do i do?" He asked. "You go to the fountain you eat some delicious food...oh the food." "Really!? That's what i said! And Ellie said no i can't i'm on a diet you know that. And if you eat it i'll want some." "What an idiot who comes to Italy and doesn't want to eat?!" I sighed. I felt bad for him. She wouldn't take the cooking class. She wouldn't eat the food. What was the point? "I wished i had a guy decent enough to take me to Italy." I said. My sister was so selfish and yet she still got everything anyways.

                  "You know what. I know a decent guy who owes you a trip to Italy. I have the hotel room. Stay with me. I'll sleep on the couch and we'll do all the stuff i wanted to do that she complained about." He said. "Are you sure it won't hurt to bad?" I asked. "Positive. I spent all my money on this stupid trip it's the least i can do." He said taking more decorations down. "Let's get this done and let's go see Italy." He said enthusiastically.