Getting ready for the wedding wasn't a problem, wearing the fancy clothes and exchanging pleasantries with the folks wasn't the most shocking. Jamie and Trijan looking amazingly hot in their suits wasn't the most distracting, neither was Trijan's father's presence the most over powering.

The height of the ordeal and disorder of this wedding was the fact that the groom was the man with the other woman last night. What was more horrifying was that the other woman who I found out was named Jane wasn't accepting the wedding as she pulled a stunt on it. She came to the ceremony drunk to stupor and spilling beans on how they have been together for long, how they had a child who died because of an health issue the groom didn't bring money for proper treatment. She spoke alot before the guards were able to wheel her off but I couldn't help it but feel scared that she might be in big danger so I hurried after her discreetly. I was able to take her away from the guards with Trijan's help surprisingly and take her to my room where I left her to sleep. She was so exhausted and thin, I felt pity for her. I rolled the blanket over her and left her alone, completely ignoring Trijan's presence as I left for the ceremony but Trijan held me back.

"What do you want now?!" I asked

"I want to talk to you"

"There's nothing to talk about for real Trijan, the last time was completely unnecessary and i-I.."

"Do you love me?" He interrupted me while staring into my eyes, I didn't recognize how close we were fast enough to escape being cornered by him so he was hovering over me. I couldn't look away from him, he weakened me.

"Don't keep silent Ivy, do you have feelings for me? When you kept saying I love you everytime you had the opportunity, was it real?" His voice was low and searching and everything I thought I had buried was surfacing and I knew he could see them but I didn't want that, not anymore.

"NO!" I changed my countenance to an expressionless one to block off any emotion he could have seen "They died Trijan, it all died". The expression on his was stiff but his eyes held a storm of mixed emotions. I knew what was happening but I didn't. I was just confused but I wanted to know what he really wanted from me? ''Excuse me'' I told him as I brushed passed him. My mind was occupied again with Jane, Trijan and the wedding. This wedding like the others had a fault, a deep one. The groom seemed to be perplexed and unhappy but the bride was happy almost as though she already forgave him.

'Who do you love?' Was the question I wanted to ask the groom but I ignored my meddling nature. The Reception was beautiful, it was dark and lovely with the best food choices and wine but I didn't want to be here so I snuck out.

''Jane?!'' I called immediately I didn't see her on my bed.

'I'm here'' she called out of the bathroom and strangely I heaved a sign of relief. She came out with wet face and dark hair packed into a ponytail. We stared at each other in an awkward silence, I didn't know what was on my mind but I knew I didn't really have anything to say to her .

''Uhhhh I um''

'I'm sorry for putting you through this, I was pretty drunk and wasn't thinking straight enough''

''I know'' I reached out for her hand and rubbed it lightly '' i understand, how are you?''

''I'm fine'' she looked at her thighs "heartbroken but fine"

''Sorry to ask but what really happened?''

''You really want to know?" I nodded at her question and she heaved a sigh before placing her butt on the open space by me then smoothing her gown "George and I have bee- "

"George?" I raised my right eyebrow in confusion

"Oh sorry, you guys know him as Ethan but back where we met,people knew him as George" she swallowed after her clarification "we met in the Philippines, I was there to see my grandma and he came on vacation. It was love at first sight, he was all over me and even went as far as telling me all about his family and background. I didn't have much to say since I was from a normal home and nothing extraordinary. He used to come everyday and I feel even harder. After the Philippines, we came back to America. We still kept in touch and met a couple of times and I got pregnant. He promised me a lot and told me he would give our baby the best and we would get Married but I lost the baby and and and" she started sobbing and out of compassion I pulled close to me and let my dress absorb her tears. "I didn't even know he was getting married, he told me just yesterday and it broke me. I'm so hopeless right now because he's not even fighting as much as I am. I feel so used.."

"Its ok. It's enough Jane. Don't speak anymore" I rocked her slowly while being short of words. She cried for long before keeping silent and we just stayed there for minutes in silent.

"Are you hungry?" I broke the silence and from where I held her she nodded before sitting up. I stood up and straightened my dress then smiled at her. ''Let me get you something to eat, I'll be back soon ok''

She feigned a smile "thank you so much". I smiled and just as I was about to open the door she called back to me "Ivy.. whatever you do don't fight for a love that you already lost "I didn't know what to say so I nodded and left.

I had to take food to her from the reception but getting there, they were doing a sort of acknowledgment and Mr. Bills was on stage.

"Where have you been?" Jamie whispered as I sat back beside him

"Uhh I wanted to use the restroom" I lied

"I would also like to invite every one here for my son Trijan and Denise's we
dding which would be in a month" Mr. Bills announced as the crowd applauded. I found my hands clapping like it was an obligation. My mind blacked out from my surroundings. I wasn't hearing anything anymore. I didn't know why it still hurt this much, he wasn't even mine! I just had to leave when the comments started coming in;

They look so good together

The future of the moguls

Perfect match

So In love.

I pushed the chair backwards and stood up as the atmosphere was still charged. A waiter holding a tray of food passed me and I halted him and took the dish from him not caring what it was

''Are you ok ma'am?'' He asked startling me

'I'm fine, thank you. What's this?'' I pointed at the tray

"Grilled fish and fruit bread" my eyebrows furrowed in confusion at the weird combination "it's the hotel's special ma'am let me help you with it"

"No it's ok, I ca_"

"It's our duty to serve our guest please let me" he insisted and that's when I looked up at him, his brown eyes had a glint of amusement in them and his potty lips were spread out in a small smile. I couldn't stand the environment so I just let him follow me with the tray.

I opened the room door but Jane wasn't on the bed so I told him to drop the tray on the lamb table by the bed and thanked him as he left.

"Jane!" I called out to her as I sat on the bed, I could hear the water running from the bathroom so I guessed she was washing up so I relaxed and bent over to unhook the buckle of my heels. I waited for her but when the seconds turned to minutes and I wasn't hearing any movement. I got curious, slowly I stood up and proceeded to the bathroom. The door was slightly ajar and I could see water flowing out and at the rim of the rug.

"Jane" I stretched her name as I swallowed before pushing the door open. I couldn't hold my voice as I stumbled backwards on the vase there crashing it and running backwards till I tripped and fell flat on my butt. My voice was laced with tears as I kept screaming for help.
The door opened and someone grabbed me from the back holding me closely to his torso, I just crashed as I began to cry and explain

"I-I - I just came in.. the water was ..the door.. JANE!!" I screamed again as the image replayed on my head. He left me and Walked towards the bathroom door, only then did I see it was the waiter who came in. He cursed as he saw the scene and came back to me.

"Hey, hey just calm down ok, I'm going to call security. I'll be back" he said as he left.