"Woah, what the hell?! Are you alright?" Bennett yelled. Eden heard someone say in the background, "Did you say Grace is back?" "Yes, but, Theo, are you hurt?" Bennett asked. "What? Oh. Yes of course," Theo replied, he sounded nervous. "Uh- I have to go, I'll be back." "Jesus. Get yourself together," Bennett said. He got back to his phone and said to Eden, "I'm sorry about that, looks like someone is too excited to hear about Grace coming back." "Wow. That was some reaction," said Eden, chuckling at his surprise. "Well, enjoy your night. Call me if you want me to come and take you home, okay?" ______________________ "WE ARE NOT GOING HOME TONIGHT! THIS IS AMAZING!" Grace yelled, barely audible behind the loud music. Eden and Grace met for drinks at a bar but as they drank more, the urge to go dancing kept increasing too. Eden was too drunk to deny Grace and she secretly wanted to party too. She hadn't felt like herself for a long time and she needed to let loose with Grace.
Grace's PoV: "Can you believe it? I really just walked out on him. The man who groomed me and made me who I am today. Maybe one day I'll go to him in peace and apologize," said Grace. "Giuseppe is a great man. But I'm happy it didn't work out with him, it pushed me to give life to my own ideas and run a business according to what I want." "I'm happy for you, Grace. But you still haven't gotten to the part about Theo. What exactly happened with you two? His reaction was very….out of pocket when he heard you're back," Eden replied, feeling a little tipsy on the cocktails she had with Grace. Like they decided, Eden and Grace met for drinks at a bar after Eden got off work. There was so much to tell that neither of them could shut up. "Ugh, fine. I'll tell you but get me another drink first," Grace demanded. Grace told Eden everything that happened between Theo and her and how he hid from her the fact that he was in Italy for only six months when Grace was planning to stay with him for
Eden's POV Eden woke up the next morning with a hammering headache. She couldn't remember much about what happened last night but she was still worried about what Bennett was thinking. She looked at the clock and saw that it was 1:00 PM. She started panicking and got out of the bed to get ready for work, even though she was already five hours late. Eden stood up from the bed to go to the bathroom but a hand gripped her arm and pulled her back to the bed. Her back was pushed into a hard chest and a pair of strong arms gripped her tightly. "Oh no, you're not going anywhere today," Bennett's raspy voice whispered into Eden's ear. "Bennett I'm late for work," said Eden and tried to squirm out of Bennett's grip but her headache and his strength were working together against her wishes. "I already called Mr. Madden and told him you're sick today," said Bennett. Eden eased into his arm but not because she was relieved. She felt disappointed in herself. Disappointed that she fell back in
Grace paced around her penthouse worried about the party she was hosting. A lot of models and renowned fashion designers were coming to her party. Though she was excited to make more connections, she was nervous about one thing. She didn't know if Theo was coming to the party or not. She needed to know for sure so she could stop feeling whatever she was feeling in her stomach. Butterflies? she thought, but pushed the idea out of her head. She had more important matters to attend to. The guests had already started arriving and her nerves were getting the best of her. She quickly walked over to the bar and ordered a glass of champagne to get her to calm down. She hated how she was feeling even after what Theo did to her. She felt her self respect slowly depleting as she thought more and more about him. After downing a glass of champagne in one go, she instantly felt a lot calmer and decided to put on a charming smile and go socialize. She pushed Theo to the back of her brain and starte
Grace nervously stood at the door of her new store with a pair of scissors in her hand. Everything she had done up till now for her business, she had been confident about it, but opening this store meant something else. Having to stay in the same city as Theo was a new challenge for her. Eden stood next to Grace and squeezed her shoulder, making her switch back to reality. Grace smiled confidently and cut the ribbon in front of her, getting an applause from everyone present there. She opened the door and walked in, taking in everything about her new journey. The store had many of her designer clothing, shoes, jewelry, bags and other accessories. She took care of everything that her customers could want. She even hired professional stylists to help customers find the perfect combination of dresses and accessories to make them look gorgeous in her dresses. She felt happy that this was all her own. She didn't rely or take anything from anyone but built all of it from her own talent, 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
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
"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