Bianca's POVI'd thought I was running late. It was thirty minutes since I had gotten here and there was no sign of the bride or the groom. Could Nicole had gotten cold feet? I thought. I didn't think so. That could never be Nicole. She was someone who seemed to have been living for this moment. I knew since she was never quiet about her big day.And when she had gotten engaged, the whole internet was flooded with pictures and videos from the engagement scene. Despite Fredrick's introverted nature and him not being into things that attracted the paparazzi, he'd decided to make the moment memorable for Nicole. He knew his girlfriend better than anyone did and made sure to pop the question in a grand style befitting of a woman like Nicole Odion.Fredrick had proposed to her by the Eiffel Tower. The words "Will You Marry Me, Nicole Odion?" had appeared in the form of fireworks shooting up in the night sky and as soon as she said yes, thousands of confetti dropped from an airplane right o
Liam's POVI didn't think I'd ever meet her again. Nicole stopped walking and was staring at me almost as if she was looking at a ghost and I couldn't help but stare back at her with the same intensity. It had been ages since I last saw her. Who would have thought that we'd meet again on her wedding day?"Liam?" She had whispered softly, though loud enough for me to hear and for my mind to take a trip down memory lane.Nicole was my high school sweetheart, my first love, my first girlfriend, my first real best friend other than my sister and my first everything. We were born on the same day and in the same hospital. Our mothers met there and became best of friends. Nicole and I separated when we were just five after my parents decided to move to England. We grew up as pen pals, writing letters to each other every week without fail.Nicole and I reunited years later when we moved back to the United States years after my parents had died. We were about 18 then. We went to the same high
Liam's POVI could not believe my eyes. Nicole kissed me out of nowhere and that too, on her wedding day in front of all her guests. She didn't care how hurt her groom would feel. She didn't care about what people would say, how her name would be smeared in the mud for an act like this.Fans had a way of doing and saying terrible things about celebrities. And Nicole wasn't just anybody. She was a celebrity; a famous actress and television personality. She would definitely be made to pitifully regret her actions and tongues would never stop wagging.The whole place was thrown in a frenzy. A lot of people had stood up from their seats and some, enjoying the scene that played out in front of them. This was some kind of dumb romance film where the bride left her groom after suddenly realizing he wasn't the right one for her and ran off with the hero whom she now acknowledged she was actually in love with and wanted to spend the rest of her life with.But, in this case, there was no runnin
Bianca's POVI knew Nicole to be very dramatic. Yes, she was a drama queen but I neither knew to what extent nor had I ever expected this level of drama. She would have shaken the whole place and the internet of course if she had done something drastic on her wedding day.When she had stopped walking towards Fredrick and opted to stare at my bodyguard, for a second there I thought she was going to call off the wedding and elope with him like it happened in those romantic movies. The both of them definitely knew each other and it was so glaring, everyone could tell.The gaze she pinned on Liam spoke in loud volumes of a deep connection they had shared. I didn't know how they knew each other or how close they had been in the past but something was definitely up with those two. The way they both stared at each other was just too weird to ignore.I was damn sure I saw tears nudging at the corner of Nicole's eyes. And they were not those happy tears the bride shed as she looked at her husb
Liam's POV"So what do you say, handsome? Shall we dance?" Bianca peered at me, her fake lashes batting at me as she slightly moved her hand on my chest in a snakelike motion.I looked at Harriet again and she shrugged like she didn't care at all if I went to the dance floor with Bianca whom she so despised. But the frown she wore and the glare she shot us both said otherwise. Still, she mouthed to me, "it's just a dance."Before I could say anything, Bianca tugged me away from where we stood and I followed quietly, not wanting to cause a scene. As we proceeded to the dance floor, I got quite a number of stares here and there especially from guys who I presumed had been eager to dance with her.Sorry suckers!It's not like I was excited to dance with her anyway. If I had my way, I would not be walking with her right now to the dance floor. I didn't like the idea of being so close to her. What if something happened while we were dancing? What if she tried to kiss me? I kept thinking.B
Bianca's POV"I wonder what would happen if I kissed you right here and now," Liam spoke, his voice low and husky and capable of causing any woman to have wet dreams. His grip on me was so tight and strong, I couldn't break free from his hold."Let me go, Liam," I spat."Everyone would think you were in a relationship with your bodyguard. It's bad enough that you're dancing with him." Liam acted as though he had not heard me."Have you gone mad?" I kept trying to break free from his grip but he held on to me even tighter.I swear to God, if he leaves a bruise on me, I'll kill him! – I thought."I said let go of me right now. The dance is over.""Oh but the song is still on. Do you really want me to let go? I thought this was what you wanted," he whispered softly in my ear and if I said I didn't feel goosebumps when he did that, I was a terrible liar.What has come over Liam?"I don't want to dance anymore.""Are you sure about that, Miss Davies?" Liam's hands went to my hips and he pu
Bianca's POVThe bouquet toss was so dumb, I had never even bothered to take part in it, not even once. I always sat that part out whenever I attended weddings and I didn't attend weddings a lot. Like I'd said, weddings were not my thing. The whole idea of the bouquet toss was just plain stupid. Ladies lining up to catch a stupid bouquet and the one who eventually caught it was bound to walk down the aisle next.Yeah right! As if.Nicole knew I'd never stand up to participate which was why she had begged me to after I turned down her request to be maid of honour."You can at least do this much for me, Bianca," Nicole had said to me, whining like a little girl. She had given me the cutest, saddest puppy face ever, pouting, tilting her head to the right and blinking at me several times."Why does it matter if I catch the bouquet? There are plenty other ladies who would be so interested to take part in your bouquet toss. I don't get why you're so hellbent on making me join in," I had tol
Liam's POVFrederick beckoned me to go over to them to take part in the garter toss. To say I was shocked was an understatement. Why was I suddenly being called to participate? Did Fredrick have any idea that I was not an actual guest in his party but a bodyguard on duty?I blamed Bianca for this. If she hadn't asked me to dance with her, then this would not have happened. And Fredrick, I wondered what he was up to. Couldn't he just go on with his toss and keep me out of it? I usually didn't do stuff like that but the few times I did, I never caught the garter. And the reason I barely took part in things like that was only because I didn't like that much attention.From where I stood glued to the floor, the spotlight fell on me and Fredrick called out again, "Liam, please proceed to the stage."What was his fucking problem? Were persons actually called to join a fucking garter toss? I thought they did it on their own accord so why was this man pressuring me to participate? And how the