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EDEN

I woke up early that morning.

Well, we didn't sleep after that.. we stayed up the entire night talking about everything we'd been through and it touched me.

Eventually, I fell asleep on his shoulder and I didn't even know. I was sitting in his lap and I woke up on the bed.

Alicia was standing above me .

“Hey, wake up. Let's get you ready. Roman left the house really early this morning and I have to go back home to get a dress for myself. I mean, I can't wear this.”

She had eye bags and her face was very dim. She has started crying again sometime during the night.

”Alicia, sit down. We need to talk.”

She was avoiding my eyes.

“Eden, there's a lot to be done today. I mean, you don't even have a makeup artist or a hairstylist either. Your dress isn't here yet and the food isn't ready. There's a lot to be done.”

I knew that all that wasn't truly her concern. She was just trying to avoid talking about me.

“Alicia, please -”

“Eden, there's no time. We need to get ready."

I had to get