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10 YEARS LATER

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I stared in front of the mirror and sighed, same sigh I've had for years.

It was a night to my wedding, my bachelor's party.

My friends organized a "last night single" party for me, and now I have to pretend again all through like I'm happy and so excited.

I got out of my house and into my car and drove off to the location.

Why is my mom there??

Oh God no please no!

"Hi Charlie", she said smiling so happily and hugged me.

"Aren't you supposed to be having a bridal shower with their girls?", I asked.

"Yes I'm on my way there, I just wanted to tell you that your friend came over, he's inside", she said.

"What friend?", I asked.

She smiled broadly, "Enjoy your day, and don't drink too much so you can wake up on time tomorrow", she said with a wink and then got into her Limo.

I shook my head and got into the hotel.

They took me down to the underground club.

All my friends saw me and started greeting me and congratulating me.

"Can't believe you get to marry Alice Cooper, like you are the luckiest man in the world".

I wouldn't even call myself that.

I smiled and they poured me a glass of wine.

"Get all the alcohol you need man, tomorrow you're a brand new man", My best man Conrad said.

"And ladies too, we called for private strippers", one of my friends; Joshua said.

Disgusting.

"Dude you'd never guess who came today, he's somewhere around, oh good here he is , Mason over here".

My heart literally stopped.

Mason?

Mason Grey?

I turned around slowly and met a very familiar face with a smirk on it.

"Hello Gentlemen ", he said standing at the entrance.

"Mason Grey", they said in union going to hug him.

"It's been years ".

"How have you been?".

"You look good man"

I was sitting there, staring at him.

The fact that he never left my mind, not a second, not a minute, not an hour, I stalked him for years, hated myself everyday for what I said that night till I eventually grew over my obsession for him and let everything go

And now, he was here, standing right in front of me, staring at me and I was staring at him.

"Charlie Charlie, Look who's all grown up now", he said hugging me, my heart started racing, my body froze and I sank into his hug.

He had such an amazing scent.

I had to pull away.

"I've barely grown", I said chuckling nervously.

I can't say something for him because, Damn.

He was so a lot taller now, he had tattoos up to his chest and I could see it from the f*e buttons he had undone.

His hair was short and very bright blonde, his eyes, bright blue as always, the perfect charming smile on his face as always.

He looked breathtaking.

"Charlie", he said snapping his fingers at me, he was saying something and I wasn't listening.

"What?".

"I said how have you been it's been years", he said.

"Yeah yeah", I said and my friends went to party with the strippers leaving both of us alone.

It was like everything I buried inside me all these years just resurfaced.

"So, how have you been?", he asked pouring me a glass of wine.

I shrugged, "Same as always I guess, haven't heard from you in years", I said.

"You moved to Greece and shut off all communication with everyone", he stated.

I nodded, he was right.

And the horrible part of it all was I was thinking that if I'm there I'll finally be able to live a normal life and be myself, I was so wrong, my father literally knew everyone in my college, they gave him weekly report about my whereabout, hell to even attend parties was difficult, they said they don't want me ending up like other people, and that I was different and should stand out.

"Well uhm, wasn't any different there, still had my Dad's eyes on me till I graduated, thought I could finally breathe and then I come home and there's a wife waiting for me.

And of all people in the world it's Alice", I said with irritation in my voice.

He made a disgusted face.

We both hated her, she was one of these snobbish rich blonde and she was a supermodel so of course it got into her head.

"I was wondering what made you chose to settle down with her", he mumbled.

"So you're really getting married to someone you don't care about or even can tolerate because your parents want you to?", he asked.

I shrugged, "I don't have much of a choice"

"Rebel", he mumbled with a shrug.

"That's not so easy for me, and my know it".

"Charlie, you're 26, I don't think you should have your family make life choices for you", he said calmly.

I swallowed hard, "Less about me, more about you, tell me what have you been up to?", I asked changing the topic immediately.

He said he's Running a Modeling agency, along side he's a model, he also has a Fitness center, that's what brought him back to New York, he wants to establish it here.

There's a section to learn how to swim, play football, basketball and so many other things he mentioned, it's the biggest in the country.

He mentioned so many other things, he's basically living the life he wants and is passionate about, and there's me.

At a point I started overdrinking, maybe I did that on purpose, I don't know but I wanted to feel light headed at this moment, enjoy the little time I had before everything changes and then I suddenly became so attracted to Mason.

Everything about him was perfect, so perfect. The way he talks, the way he laughs.

I could swear I saw the same thing I felt in his eyes, I just can't prove it but I know what I saw.

"I'm feeling, really light headed right now", I slurred.

"Good, enjoy the moment now cuz you're gonna be a Dad soon and can't show up at home like this", he said.

I shook my head, "Can you take me to my room upstairs? I just want go to bed", I said, my friends were drunk and had passed out, most of them still a little bit tipsy.

"Sure thing", he said and held my hand and walked me to the elevator.

"You're gonna be at my wedding tomorrow?", I asked.

"Of course, wouldn't miss it for the world", he said as we got into the elevator.

This time was different, I know I'm drunk but I'm not thinking about regretting what I'm about to do, I don't, the only thing I'm scared about is him rejecting me.

I suddenly turn off the elevator and tiptoed to Mason, he has always been taller than I was.

I pushed his head down and kissed him.

He didn't kiss me back for a second there and I thought I've really messed up.

And just when I was about to pull away, he held me and stuck his tongue into my throat.