Eden woke up the next day, feeling a sharp twinge of pain in her head. The sound of her phone’s alarm blared through the room, making her headache even worse. She reached for her phone and saw with blurry eyes what it said. It was 5 AM. Oh shit, she thought. She had to go to the airport and pick up Grace from the airport in 3 hours. It would alone take 1 and a half hours to travel back to Florence. She was in no position to even get up and make it to the bathroom. She opened Grace’s and hers chat, and dropped a voice message, saying with a groggy voice, “Hey Gracey, I am like super wasted. Can you go ahead and get a hotel or do something, I’ll get to you later today. Sorry.”After hitting send on the voice message, she sat up to see she was in an unfamiliar room. Before she could think of anything, she felt like the bed was calling to her like a magnet. She fell back on the pillow and went to sleep again. ---------------------------------------------------Eden woke up, once again, t
Leo saw Eden coming down and walked over to her, “Did you sleep alright, Lily?“I did. And thank you for everything Leo, it was very considerate of you,” said Eden, smiling warmly at Leo. “Anything for you,” Leo said and held her hand, guiding her to the living room where everyone was seated. All of them had apparently spent the night at Charlotte’s home.“Bongiorno,” said Charlotte, as she got up and poured a glass of orange juice for Eden. She took it from Charlotte’s hand and downed it in one go realizing how thirsty she was. Alex and Marina also said good morning to her. Marina seemed to be in a cheerful mood. Eden smiled thinking that she knew why this sudden mood lift happened to her. She had seen her and Alex getting intimate last night, and as Georgia had told her about their on and off relationship, they must be in the on phase. Eden saw Dante pull out his phone and say something on the mic in Italian. The phone translated his Italian into English. An electronic female voi
“What? Your fault? Absolutely not. After what he did, you had the right to end things with him. And trust me, if he was ever guilty or sorry, he would have waited for you to come back and tried to apologize to you before sleeping with another woman. Honestly, stop thinking about that dick and do your thing,” said Grace before taking another sip of her champagne. She smirked at Eden and said smugly, “Now about this Leo guy.”Eden blushed and sipped on her coffee, “What about him?”“I feel like you’re not telling me everything that happened with him,” Grace nudged Eden to tell her more. “So he flirted with you non-stop in Florence so you ran away to Pisa because you wanted to be away from him, and then you ran into him there too? Sounds like a stalker to me.”“No, I don’t think so. He was there with his girlfriend and other friends,” Eden answered, as she took another bite of her cheese, salami, and spinach sandwich. She noticed hangovers made her extremely hungry and thirsty, and she w
Eden checked into the hotel where Grace was staying. Luckily she got a room on the same floor as Grace. She settled into her new room and changed into new clothes after taking a short shower. She neatly folded Leo’s clothes and kept them in her suitcase making a mental reminder to return them to him before leaving. She knew Grace was not interested in any historical or artistic culture of Italy, so she decided to stay in her room, order room service, talk, sleep, or watch movies until it was time for the party. She had missed sleepovers with her since she left her father’s house. After a couple of hours, both of them were bored out of their mind. But suddenly, Grace had an idea.“You know what’s stupid? You and I getting bored in a hotel room when we are both grossly rich and can go out and do shopping,” said Grace, sitting up and looking pleadingly at Eden.“You know what’s stupider? We’re both still talking,” Eden said and quickly got up on her feet. “Alright, let’s go.”While Eden
“Oh my,” said the old man as he walked towards Grace, with an astonished face. “That dress.” He pointed at the dress Grace was wearing. “M-Mr. Lombardi, it’s an honor to meet you,” Grace managed to say to him. “I’m a huge fan.”Lombardi? Eden thought. Suddenly it hit her. OH! Guiseppe Lombardi! He was the most renowned designer in all of Italy. He owned many lines of clothing, in Italy and in the USA, and worked for LuisaViaRoma too, since he was a former partner.He took a circle around, judging the dress she was wearing. “I can’t believe they are still using this design of mine. I designed this 20 years ago, and I hated it so I sold it to them. I see why they wanted it so bad. You look glamorous, honey.”“Mr. Lombardi, I have always admired your work,” Grace was still having trouble finding her words. “It really is an honor.”“Yes, yes.” He ignored what she was saying and continued talking. “Have you ever thought about becoming a professional model? I never thought this dress would
Eden woke up to her phone ringing. She had finally gotten some quality sleep after days. She picked up her phone and saw it was 6 PM already. Grace was calling her and she picked up to say groggily, “Hey Grace. Yeah I know I know it’s late. I’m coming over to your room.”She got off the bed and washed her face, wore the comfortable hotel slippers and robe, and walked out of the room and went to Grace’s room. She knocked on the door and Grace opened it.Grace put her hand on the waist and looked at Eden disappointingly. “I didn’t come here to watch old rom-com movies in a hotel while you sleep for hours.”Eden walked in rolling her eyes at Grace, and said, “Yeah well, I was just building up my energy for the night. You should have too there’ll be a lot of dancing and drinking.”“Yeah, of course, I am supposed to take party advice from the lightweight queen. You can’t hold in the liquor for the life of you,” said Grace as she picked up her makeup box and bought it over to Eden. It was a
Grace took out one of the three dresses that she had bought earlier at the store. She wore a leather pencil mini skirt, paired with a red lacey short blouse that made her cleavage pop out. There were many laces to be tied in the back, so she took Eden’s help to get ready. She wore black T-strap peep-toe platform heels to go with the dress.Eden couldn’t deny that Grace was definitely a professional model material and that Guiseppe Lombardi wasn’t wrong to want her so bad that he even decided to give her designing lessons. She looked at Grace and said, “You look hot. Like, hot hot.” Grace looked at the mirror and admitted to herself that she did look really good. Eden was ready too, she just had to wear the dress and the shoes. It took her a minute to wear them since it was a very simple dress. Eden was glad that the store had the dress perfect for her fitting. It looked amazing on her and made her features pop out even more. ‘We’re really gonna be the hottest girls in the whole clu
Eden leaned toward Leo, and said, “So basically, all your friends are big flirts?”He smiled and leaned closer to her ear, and said, “I don’t care, Lily. For me, the most beautiful girl tonight is only you.”Eden smiled at him sheepishly and looked away so he doesn’t see her blush. All of them went inside, getting glares from the people who had been waiting in line for hours to get into the club. Grace nudged Eden on her arm and made an impressed face. She leaned in, and whispered in Eden’s ear, “You do have a great choice in making friends.”They walked over to the bar and ordered their drinks. Eden saw Alex approaching her. He said, “I’m sorry for ghosting you yesterday. Marina and I have been having problems for a long time, just needed to make things right.”“You idiot, what are you apologizing for? I am happy for you. Really,” Eden said smiling. “I had a blast last night if it helps.”“Yeah, you blasted a man’s whole reproductive system, that must be fun,” Alex joked. “Alright f
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