"You got your ID card? Stationary? All the textbooks you need?" Eden rolled her eyes at Bennett and said, " Yes, yes. Don't worry I got everything." It was Eden's first day of college. A week had passed since she came back from Italy. Bennett had been a perfect gentleman to her. He took care of her and made sure she got everything she needed. Grace had also come back from Italy. Theo and she had another falling out but she refused to talk about it. She was waiting outside Bennett's house, waiting for Eden to come out. She wanted to drop her off on her first day, much to Bennett's chagrin. He tried to reason with Grace that he wanted to go but Grace was adamant about taking her. Eden walked out of the house after kissing Bennett goodbye. She told him everything will be okay, and not to worry. Bennett had been panicking about her first day in college like a parent does for their kid. It turned Eden on how much he cared. But suddenly a small voice in her mind said daddy issues, and Ed
"You must be Eden Mason," the professor asked. He had a rich British accent. "We already did the roll call and you were the only one absent. Thank you for joining us," he said with a hint of amusement in his tone. Edem could see why Grace was staring at her. Though he looked like he was in his early 40s, he was very tall, fit, and muscular, wearing an Armani tweed suit that matched his brown hair with a few gray strands here and there. Eden thought it was not common these days to see a man of his age looking as handsome as he did.Eden looked apologetic and said, "I'm sorry, professor, it won't happen again." "I don't mind if you come late or not come at all, but please ask your friend to not distract the class again," he said jokingly and smiled at Eden. "Please take a seat."Eden awkwardly walked into the hall and found a seat at the back of the class. She wanted to dig a hole in the ground and bury herself right there. The anxiety she felt in high school every time she was the cen
Grace's Point of View:Grace got in the car with Theo as she saw Bennett and Eden's car leave for the airport. She and Theo had decided to stay in Italy for several more days. Now that Grace was sure that Eden was in good hands, she felt that it was okay to have some fun for herself. Bennett and Eden had finally made up, letting go of all past mistakes. Grace felt happy for her and relieved knowing Benett would take good care of her. Theo was friendly to her the entire time, he acted like a true gentleman and made her feel good. The first night they met in Florence, they had slept together as a result of being too drunk. The next day they were ashamed of what they did, but deep inside, Grace knew that both of them liked it. However, they refused to show each other that it was all that they have been thinking about and decided to call it a ‘moment of impulse’, and to hang out together and go out on dates. The night Eden had called Grace before the incident, they had gone on another dat
Grace's Point of ViewGrace got up when she heard a knock on the door. She didn’t want to get away from Theo, but she was too hungry to care much about it. She opened the door and allowed the bellboy to come inside with the food trolley. He politely smiled and left the room after placing it near the coffee table. Grace and Theo ate their food as they watched the TV. The plot of the show was so engrossing that neither of them could even think about each other in any sexual way. Right before the episode ended, Theo looked down to see Grace snoring on his shoulder. He smiled and tucked her in the bed and got himself comfortable too. Both of them fell asleep quickly since they hadn't slept last night in the hospital. Grace woke up at 7 in the evening and felt something heavy on her chest. She turned her head to see what it was and smiled when she saw Theo sleeping next to her. She needed to go to the bathroom, so she quietly tried to get out of his grip so he wouldn't wake up. As she tr
Grace stepped out of the car and walked into the club with Theo. she realized how easy it had been for her to get into places her entire life. She saw the long line of people giving them the stinky eye for getting ahead of them and going into the club without waiting a minute.The inside of the club was too crowded. Theo held his hand out for Grace to hold so they didn’t get separated. She smiled and gladly took it, following him into the crowd. They kept walking until they reached the bar and ordered their drinks. When they started feeling positively tipsy, they went to the dance floor and started dancing.After a while, they felt thirsty and went back to the bar to get more drinks. They were chatting and laughing when Frace saw a familiar face. It was Dante walking over to her with a big grin on her face. When Grace saw him she felt annoyed. She knew that he would try and shower her with compliments in front of Theo and act all flirtatious and shameless again. Grace smiled at him,
Eden’s point of view;Eden woke up to see Bennett was out of the bed again. Every morning she woke up he was always in his study, making calls or looking at papers. She got up and covered her naked body in a silk robe. She stumbled a little, her legs were still a little sore from the night before. She blushed at the thought but straightened her posture and walked into Bennett’s study to see him engrossed in his laptop screen. “You know, I wish I could wake up one day with you in the bed,” Eden said jokingly. When Bennett heard her, he smiled and got up from the chair.“You just had to say that,” Bennett picked up Eden and she squealed with excitement when he walked into the room and threw her gently on the bed, slowly climbing on top of her. With his face inches away from hers, he ran his hand slowly through her hair sprawled on the soft bedsheet. He looked into her eyes and whispered, “I’m sorry I leave you every morning. All those corporate problems to handle and getting away from
Eden’s eyes rolled back in pleasure when she finished. She had to quickly bite down on the pillow that was kept next to her from time to time so she doesn’t scream too loud. Bennett got up from the floor and climbed on top of her. “Are you happy about me staying in the bed with you now?”“Absolutely ecstatic,” Eden replied smiling. Bennett lay next to her and held her hand. She looked at him and said, “I should probably get ready for college now.”“Me too. For work,” Bennet replied. They lay in bed for 10 minutes after saying that they should go. Neither of them was ready to be the first to leave each other’s side. Bennett turned to Eden and said, “I love you, Eden.”This was the third or fourth time Bennett had told her that he loved her. Each time he said it, Eden couldn’t help but feel like nothing was more important in the world than this feeling. She wished she could stop the time and somehow stop herself from feeling anything other than the attraction and closeness she felt to B
Grace got Eden to college a lot earlier than the class started by driving over the speed limit and running a red light, despite Eden’s constant threats of jumping out of the car and letting the blame for her death be on her head.Grace stopped the car in front of the college gate and turned to Eden. “Okay here’s the thing. That professor of yours. He’s hot. I want him. Simple.”“Come on, grace. That’s my professor, man,” Eden tried to reason with her, knowing full well that it wouldn’t do anything.“Eden, listen. Just introduce me, that’s all you have to do and I’ll take it from there, okay?” said Grace.“Ugh, fine, but I swear this is definitely the last time you’re coming with me. This is your one and only shot with him, there’ll be no more of that after today. Alright?” said Eden.“Fine, fine. That’s fine,” Grace said and got out of the car, following Eden to her class. Once again, Eden felt multiple eyes on her and Grace. She didn’t mean to be bitter but Grace was ruining her chan
Eden let out a monstrous scream as Bennett held her hand. He could feel her nails digging into his skin but he knew he couldn't let go. "PUSH!" the doctor screamed at Eden. "PUSH! IT'S ALMOST OUT! PUSH HARDER!" Eden let out one last loud scream before it was over and she could finally take a breath. Her grip loosened on Bennett's hand and she fell limp on the bed. She heard the sound of crying and suddenly all her energy was back. Three years after their wedding, Bennett and Eden's daughter was born. The baby was wrapped into a clean towel and handed to Eden. There was still some blood on her body but Eden wanted to hold her before the nurses took her for a bath. "Emily," Eden whispered. "Her name is Emily." Bennett leaned in next to Eden with his eyes full of tears. He looked at his little baby girl like he had never seen something so delicate and precious. Eden's heart raced faster than ever when she saw Bennett pick Emily up in his arms. When she saw his tears and the smile
Three years later: Grace woke up and noticed something weighing down on her stomach. She turned her head around to see Theo sleeping peacefully next to her. The droof falling from his mouth and onto the pillow made her smile. She quietly reached for her phone on the nightstand and clicked a picture of him before kissing his forehead. She was up 10 minutes before her alarm went off so she turned it off and walked to the bathroom to get fresh, hoping Theo would get a few minutes more to sleep. When Grace walked out of the bathroom she saw Theo sitting up on the bed with his phone in his hands and his eyes wide open with shock. "Woah, that drooling picture isn't that good," said Grace. Theo didn't look away from the phone and kept staring at it. Grace got concerned and asked, "What's wrong?" "Nothing's wrong. I'm going to be an uncle," said Theo, his voice monotonous. "Wait. Wait. Wait. What are you talking about?" Grace walked over to him and sat next to him on the bed. "Theo." "E
Theo's PoV Theo looked at Eden and Bennett suspiciously as he stared at the ticket they handed him. "This doesn't make sense. You want me to come to your honeymoon?" "Yeah, of course. It's so much more fun when you're there too," said Eden. "I mean, yeah sure, I'll go. But are you sure you're okay with this?" Theo asked. "Theo, it's not like we're asking you to stay in the same hotel suite as us too," Bennett reasoned. "Alright. I could use a vacation after the last few days happened," said Theo and put the ticket in his pocket. "But promise me you're not going to make me feel like a third-wheel?" "Yes, yes we promise. Also, your ticket was a last minute idea so we couldn't get it in the same flight as us, but the landing time is only two hours apart so we'll see you there when we land," said Eden. "I know we're all thinking it but I'm gonna say it, this is all sounding very suspicious and weird but I've heard some good things about the nightclubs in Paris so I'm not going to co
Grace didn't regret her decision of sleeping with Theo, and after all he said to her she didn't think that it didn't mean anything to him. She just felt embarrassed that even after trying to show Theo her resolve, it only took one kiss for her to give in. "I didn't think you'd want to avoid me after what happened this morning," said Theo. He came closer to Grace and whispered in her ear, "I want you more than ever now." A chill ran down Grace's spine. She stopped herself from shuddering and looked away, trying to ignore the feeling. She didn't want Theo to think that she would fall for him again so easily, he needed to know that she can't forgive him this fast after everything that happened. "Yes, I guess too much stress can make people do or say certain things they wouldn't do under normal circumstances," Grace replied with a cold voice. Theo seemed to have taken offense to that. He shifted away from Grace and looked out the window, not saying a single word to her again througho
Grace's PoV: "The bride and groom may kiss now," the pastor announced and Bennett and Eden kissed each other. Grace watched them with tears in her eyes, she felt so happy that her best friend was finally happy. Of course she felt guilty for being late for bringing the dress. She remembered why she was late and quickly pushed the thought out of her mind. She looked over to the groom's side at the altar and saw his best man, Theo, standing next to him and smiling at Grace. She quickly averted her gaze and started clapping for Bennett and Eden. Everyone left the chapel to attend the reception ceremony at a different venue. Eden had forgotten her phone and asked Grace to bring it to the reception. When she walked out all the cars were filled up with only one left, but someone was already inside it. Grace thought she had already had a rough day, that person can squeeze one more passenger in the car. Grace opened the door and stepped inside the car, closing the door behind her. "I'm so
Eden paced around the room while her make up artist tried to get her to settle down. Grace was still not done with the dress and Eden was considering getting a readymade dress. It was an hour before Eden had to walk down the aisle with Buddy. He had offered to walk with her since there was no other father figure present. Eden picked up her phone and dialed Grace and it went straight to voicemail. She sat back down on her chair hyperventilating when she suddenly heard the door burst open. It was Grace standing with a dress bag and heavily breathing like she was just running. "Oh my God, Eden I'm so sorry. Something happened and I-" "It's fine, it's all fine. Thank God you're finally here, I was just about to go and buy a last minute resort," Eden said as she stood up and walked quickly towards Grace. "Can I see it now?" "No, close your eyes. We'll put it on you and then you get to see it," Grace smiled with excitement. "That wouldn't be very convenient but okay," said Eden. "Let's
"Okay, so we got the guest list done. Invitations will be sent out tomorrow morning, the venue is booked, flowers are decided and the caterers have been taken care of," said Grace. "Now there's only one thing left to do." "Grace, I really wish you didn't bother yourself, Sophia and Natalie with all these tasks. We have help doing all of those things. You should focus on your store," said Eden as she buried her nose in her laptop, staring at the previous year finance reports. "And I really wish you would stop working for just a couple of days so you could enjoy your wedding preparations," Grace urged. "You've done nothing but work since Bennett announced the date of your wedding." Eden sighed and looked up. "I've been working so hard because I'm going to get off work a day before the wedding, the day of the wedding and the day after. That's three days going without work, and I need to prove to everyone I care about the business too." "Eden, I know this is important to you, but no on
Eden wore a beautiful cream gown that went down all the way to her ankle with a slit that reached up her left knee. It had a heart shaped neckline and thin shoulder straps. Grace was wearing the same dress as her since both of them were bridesmaids at Sophia and Natalie's wedding. They waited at the altar as both their father's walked them down the aisle. Eden couldn't help but get teary as she saw the wedding happen. She didn't remember what happened the night they got wasted at Grace's house and she didn't remember saying anything to Bennett, or even calling him. "The brides may kiss now." Natalie and Sophie kissed each other and the applause erupted from the guests. Eden and Grace hugged them tightly before congratulating them. After the wedding, all the guests made their way over to the reception. Eden saw Grace getting in the car with Theo while holding his hand and smiled at the thought of them finally making up. Eden got in her car with Bennett and smiled at him when she
Eden's PoV Eden got back from a tiring day of work and went through the mail to see if she received any. She saw a purple letter that caught her eye. It said that it was for both Bennett and her. When she opened it, a wave of happiness washed over her. It was an invitation for a wedding. Sophia and Natalie's wedding invitation. Eden almost started jumping around with happiness and squealing with excitement. She picked up the phone and immediately called Grace to ask her if she received the invitation. Grace picked up the phone and started screaming loudly on the phone. Eden couldn't contain her excitement and started screaming too. She heard the door open and the sound of footsteps running towards her. "What's wrong?! Eden?!" Bennett yelled as he ran over to Eden and saw her grinning ear to ear with eyes full of tears. "Wha- what? I don't understand? What's going on?" "NATALIE AND SOPHIA ARE GETTING MARRIED!" Eden yelled. "I can't believe this. Oh my god of my god oh my god." R