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
“Leo? Wh-what? How?” Eden was shocked. She knew that Leo was coming to America as a foreign exchange student but she had never thought that it could be the same college as her. Eden had begun to think that none of this could be a coincidence. She kept running into him in the most unlikely places. He was at the museum, then near her hotel, in Pisa, and then in her college too. “I know what you’re thinking. You definitely think that I am following you. Even I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw you here yesterday,” Leo said, stepping back from her as if trying to let her know that she was safe and that he wasn’t there to hit on her.“Yesterday? Did you see me yesterday? Why didn’t you say anything?” Eden asked, still not sure if she wanted to believe him.“You were just leaving in a car, and I didn’t know where you were going. I didn’t call you because I knew you would try to avoid me if you knew I was here,” Leo explained. “I know things didn’t end in the best way between us, but isn’
For the next two days, Eden didn’t see Leo on her college campus. She only hoped that he took the hint and acted maturely to make Eden’s life easier. Grace didn’t beg her to drop her to college anymore and James too stopped trying to belittle her. Life was going perfectly for her and finally, it was the weekend. A moving truck stood outside the Mason Manor. They didn’t have much to take back to the new home, just a few cartons of clothes and some personal things since the penthouse was already fully furnished and there were going to be housemaids to handle everything else. At the end of the day, everything was sorted and Bennett and Eden were ready to finally move out. There was still some fixing to do in the new house, like sorting the closet or buying groceries, etc., but they could do it slowly while living there.Eden and Bennett bid goodbye to Chester, Betty, and Theo before heading out. The penthouse was only 10 minutes away from the Mason Manor and they could come back easily a
Eden paced around the house waiting for Bennett to come back. Alfred had come to her home in hopes of having Eden divorce Bennett and marry Carter because he suspected Bennett of tricking him. Before leaving, he had dropped another bombshell on her. He told her that Eden was not his daughter. That actually explains a lot, Eden thought. She always thought that what kind of father would do this to his daughter, but now that she knew that Alfred was not her father, it made sense why he ghosted her emotionally since her mother left and why he was so adamant about selling her off for a business deal to anyone who came with a better offer to him. It didn’t make her sad that she wasn’t Alfred’s daughter. She smiled when she thought that she had another father out there in the world who could have loved him. Though, she did feel angry at her mother for cheating on Alfred and making him a stone-cold man, down to the core. When she was small, she always thought that her mother and father were
Grace’s point of view:“So I suppose I should tell you about what happened with that Mr. Cooper of yours,” Grace said as she handed a glass of wine to Eden. Eden’s interest was immediately shifted to Grace’s story. She got so busy with the shifting process that she never got to ask Grace what she talked so long about with Professor Cooper. She looked at Grace, gesturing for her to keep talking. “Okay, so here’s what happened…..”3 days agoGrace 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?”
Grace sat on the edge of her bed and stared at Professor Copper's card. She thought of Theo as she stared at the digits. Why am I doing this? She asked herself. She got up from the bed and shook the thought of Theo out of her head. It was 11:00 PM. She wasn't sure if she should call the professor this late. She remembered how much the professor was into her. And thought that it was okay if she did call him. She dialed the number and waited for Professor Cooper to pick up. After two rights, she heard a voice with an intense British accent speak on the other line, “Hello.”Grace got nervous as soon as she heard his voice. “H-Hi.We met at the university today. I was with Eden.” The professor was quiet for a while. He didn't seem to remember Grace. I am grace. You gave me your card today. Remember?” Grace felt embarrassed that he didn't recognize her. She didn't hear any reply from the professor. She stayed in line and waited for him to say something. After a while, she heard a muffled
Eden looked at Grace in astonishment. She said, “ What? He has a wife and two kids. How could he have not told you that when he gave you his number? Who does that? That is so messed up.”“Well, I guess I'm happy, he told me before things went too far. I wish he was single though. He is kind of really handsome. Haven't you noticed too?” Grace asked.“I don't know. He's not that good-looking. I guess it's the British accent that people like,” said Eden.Gray smirked and said, “Yeah, there's someone else that you find handsome now. God, you have become such a wife material.”Smacked her arm and said, “.You're an asshole. Do you know that?” Her mood suddenly changed again. She didn't know what Bennett had gone out to do and it frightened her that he would do something reckless and get himself in trouble. Although she knew emotion was not what drove Bennett to do things, she had noticed that he had started to be more impulsive while he was with her. Last week, they were at a restaurant on
Eden looked at Grace, hoping for an explanation, but Grace stayed silent and looked down at her feet as if thinking about what to say. Eden looked behind her and saw that there was no guitar in the hallway either. “Grace, you didn’t get my guitar?” Eden asked, growing more and more suspicious.“Well- well I went to your fath- Alfred’s place and he was in his study,” said Grace.“Okay, and?” Eden pressed.“So your housemaid let me into your room and, um…” Grace’s words trailed off slowly, giving Eden a growling feeling in her chest. She didn’t know what was wrong but her gut told her she didn’t want to hear it. “Alfred. He destroyed your guitar after he left from here.”Eden sat on the couch, staring into the empty space. Alfred had destroyed the thing that was most precious to her. Her mother’s last gift. Eden closed her eyes and kept repeating in her head, ‘It’s just a guitar. It’s just a guitar. It’s just a guitar. It’s just a guitar.’ Before she could control herself anymore, she
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