There's only one thing more precious than our time and that's who we spend it on.

-Leo Christopher

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Time. It helps sometimes, Time helps you forget. No. Time helps you to get used to.

And it did.

Ali was better now, still had nightmares about it but she got used to people touching her, she got used to how her boyfriend felt, how his skin felt against hers but they didn't go to far, she didn't wanted to, she wasn't ready that was she kept saying.

Well one month made a lot of changes in fact. Time did certainly helped...

She was better.

He was better.

He, Colten, he was, he truly was. He had a girlfriend he was committed now. Emma and him were the biggest couple in the school, everyone adore them, everyone adored him and everyone adored her.

"What you wearing tomorrow?" Zoey asked Alina when they were getting out of the school building, she simply shrugged her shoulders

"Probably some dress I have in my closet"

"You kidding me?" Zoey said in disbelief "Your mother and your father and your uncles are making a 25th weeding birthday all together...they are going to renovate the vows and you are wearing some old dress... Girl, I thought better of you" Zoey said and that made Aliana laugh

"ok ok you're right"

"Damn yeah I am"

Aaron arrived with his Mercedes and the girls popped in, he has taken some days to come here at his parents and uncles party "So are you girls?"

"Not fine" Zoey said

"oh why?" he sakes taken by surprise

"Your sister doesn't have anything new to wear tommorow"

"Seriously?" he asked looking at his sister "That's unbelievable "

"You have?" Aliana question

"Duh of course! My parents are going to renovate their vows!"

"To the mall please!" Zoey said

"Yes, m'lady" Aaron nodded

~*~ somewhere in the mall

"This one! This one!" Zoey said excitedly

"I like that one" Aaron said

"Wow it's beautiful and I get it would look ravishing in you! go and try!" Zoey demand

Alina did tried the dress and she loved it then they went to buy a blzer for Aaron. He ended up by choosing the grey one after Zoey said her dress was grey which made Alina curious.

"i usually hate shopping but going with you is not that bad" Aaron told the girls

"Well thank you brother "

"Thanks A!" Zoey blushed which didn't go unnoticed by Alina, while the girls were changing looks Aaron sees something

"Is that? Is that Colten?" they both looked to the front and in fact it was he was sharing a ice cream with his girlfriend, Emma, but not a normal ice cream oh and not to mention the fact that they were in November...

Emma made a disgusted face when she tasted the ice cream and he laughed at her face so he eat it himself when he was about to eat from the spoon a little of his ice cream his eyes suddenly advert to Alina, she seemed like a mirage to him, but she wasn't she was there in front of him in that very moment

"Hello, you must be Colten's girlfriend right?" Aaron asked

"Yeah, I'm Emma " she smiled sweetly, bitch Zoey and Alina thought at the same time, the girls exchanged looks and then Aaron spoke again

"Nice to meet you! I'm Alina's brother .I'll see you tomorrow right?"

"Yes, that's right!" She smiled again

"Well that's great, I'll see you guys around" Aaron smiled

"Yeah sure" Colten said, he looked afraid, he feared something maybe it was Alina's deathly glares but who knows

They walked away and the only thing said was Zoey comment "Aaron you poor boy"

~*~

It was the day, Saturday, at the Jones' the house was a complete mess, make up, dresses, shoes, pants, everything splattered around the floor

"Mom where are my shoes?" Toby shouted from his room

"Dad that's my blazer! " Aaron said

"Ali can you do my make up?"

"Comming ma!"

The house was caothic but still they worked it out very well around 8:30 am Zoey arrived all dressed up and she was beautiful, extraordinary, awesome at least that was what Aaron thought...but of course he didn't said it.

Zoey's dress

Aaron's outfit

" Well look at that, you match!" Damien said with a smile on his face "How are you, Zoey?"

"I'm good, thanks, Mr. Jones, and you?"

"I'm a wreck" he said and they laughed "My wife is upstairs in a wedding dress... I feel it all again"

The bell rings and Damien opens the door, it was Thomas.

"Hello my old man!" Thomas said giving him a hug

"Not old! Today we are young!"

"That's true! That's true! So let's go ? We need to get first, the ladies take their time"

"That's right!" Damien smiles "Anyone wants to come?"

"I will wait for Alina"

"I can go with you dad! I'll call Toby to!"

"Yes, thank you son"

"Callie is the van too"

The boys left the house, leaving the girls behind, 10 minutes later the bell was heard again.

"Maybe Dad forgot something?"

"I doubt that,honey, I think it's your aunt!"

"I'll go check it out ,Mrs. Jones, you can stay her Ali finishing her make up and hair" Zoey went downstairs and checked who it was

"The other bride" she whispered opening the door

"Hello Zoey!" Anna came in with a big smile and hugged

"Hi, Mrs. Perk, they are upstairs"

"Thanks honey" Zoey was about to close the door when she notices a hery handsome man, she hated him but he couldn't deny he looked hot. When she noticed the color he was wearing she started to giggle

"Good morning to you too, Zoey?!"

"Hm hm yeah sure" She said between laughs

"they upstairs?" he asked walking towards the stairs but Zoe quickly stopped him

"Yes, it's just for girls! sorry!" she smirked

"hm ok, then I'll just stay here"

"Perfect" she smiled, she got near Alina and the brides "Wow, Mrs. Jones, you look amazing!"

"Thanks dear!"

"Can you just finish her hair for me, Z? I'm going to do my Aunts make up!"

"Sure, babe!"

The girls took 30 minutes or so to finish everything, the brides were beautiful, pure beauty, they walked downstairs the two of them to meet Colten on the sofa.

"Hello son!" Anna smiled, once he heard his mother he got up and looked at the two beautiful women in front of him.

"Wow! You look beautiful, both of you!" he said hugging them

"Oh thanks darling!" Martha said giving him a kiss

"Thank you very much son but there's someone that you'll be more stunned to see baby" Anna said and Martha laughed, he wasn't understanding what they were talking about. Zoey got down right after and they grab their purses and got to the limousine.

"Alina must be right here! Colten can you go with her? We need to put our gowns in the limo and it's not a easy task"

"Sure Mom" he smiled giving her a kiss in the cheek

"Zoey will you help us?" Martha question

"Sure, Mrs. Jones!"

"You know the way to the farm right baby? " his mom question

"Yes, mom! Just go!"

They left the place, he watched the brides struggle with gown and laughed at them. After some minutes they finally did it they waved at him and the limo drove off.

He was quite impatient

What the hell is she doing that is taking so long? Jeez

*Ring ring*

He took the phone out of his pocket and he picked it up and saw

Emma 😄

"Hey Em!"

"Hey Baby! Where are you?"

"I'm still at my uncle's house "

"Why? I heard your sister saying that the brides we're already in the limo coming!"

"Yes but-"

"Are you not with them?"

"No, I'm not!"

"Well then why are you there?"

"Uhm- Alina is taking some time to get done so I wait-

"you better hurry up! I don't like her alone with you! "

"She's has a boyfriend you know that?!"

"I know but she is weird with you!"

"What?"

"You're so bittersweet when we talk about her! That's why I don't like you with her!"

"Whatever Emma!" he turned off the phone and noticed that was a purse in the sofa, a cream purse that matched with his suit.

He heard the sound of the high heels in the kitchen he recognized immediately that was Alina by her walk so he got near the door and opened it.

"Let's go!" he heard a sweet voice say when he turned his head to see the owner of the voice he was stunned, just like his mother said.

The woman in front of him was beautiful, dashing, wonderful, he didn't even have words to describe her...it was like she was unreal and for a brief second his heart stopped beating .

She was stunning.

Wake up, Colten, he said to himself Put your fucking mind on the right place

"Do I have something on me or what?" she said with a lifted eyebrow

She might got all the courage to speak but she wasn't better that him. When she saw him, she knew right away that he was the most handsome she had ever seen in her life. The suit suited him perfectly, she understood right there why every girl would drowl over him.

He was stunning.

"No, you don't... Are you ready?"

"Yes, where's mom?"

"They went first. You're coming with me in my car"

"oh amazing" she said super excited.

Note the sarcasm.

"I know it wasn't the plan but our mothers wanted to go first "

"sure"

"I'll go get the car" he said, she grabbed her purse and closed the door with the key, when she turned around she saw him waiting for her in his black matte audio r8.

She got into the car, repeating constantly in her head Fuck my life.
She sat and he drive off

Awkward silence.

Very Awkard Silence.

"You got quite a dress" he gulped his throat seemed dry

She made a questionable look "Thanks! I can tell you the name of the store"

"What?"

"You just said you liked my dress! You can buy one for yourself if you like it that much"

"I was- ok"

Award silence

Very awkward silence .

~*~ one hour later almost near the farm

"We are almost there" he said, she simply nodded and tangled herself in her fluffy stole, her head against the window of the car her face was plain

Colten on the other side seemed to be the one that was going to marry, he was really nervous but he didn't know why... or maybe he did and he just tried to forget the reason

Colten parked the car and they got out, it was a cold November morning, they saw a little cottage all decorated with white flowers... They got near the entrance and before Alina could enter, Colten grabbed her hand

"I meant to say that you look stunning" he said looking in her eyes with fuzzy and warm feeling in his chest

She swallowed greedily "You're very stunning as well" they stood a few seconds looking at each other, second that seemed more like hours and then Alina snapped back to reality and entered the cottage.

She found the brides right away ready to be taken to the altar.

"You took so long!" Her mother said

"We didn't mom, just calm down! " She giggled "You're just nervous"

"Why did you two took so long, Colten?"

"Chill out woman!"

"we are going to start in 5" A lady announced

Aaron quickly appeared " I'm here " Anna grabbed his son arm and then her daughther's.

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