My breathing is heavy and my mind is all over the place as I overthink. I am wearing the dress that Bunny and I got when she took me shopping yesterday. Staring at my reflection as I stand in front of the full-length mirror, I realize that I have not been this dressed since the night of Ashton’s birthday party.I wanted to hold my hair up but decided just to let it fall to my shoulders. The dress hugs my body gracefully and my lips are painted with a light layer of pink lipstick. The dress is sleeveless so I decide to throw a small jacket over it; which does not kill the look.A knock sounds at my door and I take in a deep breath before letting it out slowly. Am I really ready for this? For seeing Ashton again after I dashed his hopes to the ground by choosing Zayn over him?I won’t lie to myself, I still have feelings for Ashton, but they are fading, and that is something I am grateful for. I guess not talking to him for the past week and pretending that he didn’t exist was like ther

What is Ashton doing? He really can not be saying these things to me. This was one of the reasons I stayed away from him when I broke it off with him. I knew he was not going to give up; that he’d keep trying. I really thought the week apart would do some good but that is clearly not the case. Today is literally the day that he is to get married to my sister and he has brought me into a room and has me alone with him. I should not even be in here.“Ashton, I’m sorry but I have to leave.” “Leave? You’re not going to stay for the wedding?” He asked me, and I sighed loudly.“I didn’t say that. I’m not leaving the wedding, but I am definitely leaving this room,” I told him confidently as I began to walk toward the exit but he held me. “Please, Lara. I’m pouring my heart to you and you don't even want to give me a chance.”“We are way past this, Ashton! I chose Zayn, not you!” I raised my voice and a look of hurt crossed his face. “Please don’t ruin today for Zoe, I beg you. Please…”“

Tessa and I head to the room where I met Ashton when I first came here but when we reach there, we don’t see anyone. The room is literally empty. Everyone must be at the ceremony already.“Where could he be?” Tessa asks me, and I don't reply to her. I simply lead her out of the room and we check the next room. As we get closer to it, we begin to hear people arguing. I open the door and Tessa follows behind me closely. The room is not as big as the other ones in the building. It looks like a conference room. There are chairs tucked in front of a long fancy table.In one of the chairs, we see Ashton dressed up in a tux, looking ready for the wedding. He has his head bowed down in his hand and looks like he has been crying. “You have to be freaking kidding me!” I hear Zoe and I see her in the room for the first time. She turns to me and says, “Get him out there, Lara!” “What’s going on?” Tessa asks the question that was at the tip of my tongue. She walks closer to Zoe and tries to get

It has been two years since Hamish came back to his people. Bunny cried so much that she couldn’t anymore. She was beyond happy, and I saw a look on Zayn’s face that I have never seen before. The look is almost impossible to describe. He looked like he was having a flashback while at the same time witnessing everything before him. But I do know that he was really happy. Hamish is now strong and healthy again and works closely with Bunny. They are building their relationship once again and it’s simply beautiful. I was so worried about Ashton that day. I called him not too long after Hamish was taken to the nearest hospital. But the phone kept ringing. I thought that he might have been busy but it continued for a week. Then a week turned into a month. Then a month into a year; then a year into two. Ashton and I have not spoken in two years and as much as I try to pretend that it does not affect me, I know deep down that I’m angry at him. I feel like he gave up on me, and I don’t ca

I stare at Zayn as I try to process what he just told me. “What?” My voice is soft and filled with mild surprise. “Why would you want to do that?”Zayn laughs to himself and walks back to his desk. Instead of sitting in the chair, he sits on the shiny wooden desk. “Because I love you. Have I not made that obvious yet? Or have you just not been listening to me when I said it for years now?”“I thought you were mad at me,” I pace the room slowly. “Not were, I’m still mad at you. You have been keeping a secret from me for two years. I don’t want us dwelling on secrets, Lara.” He stares at me. “And if you kept that away from me then that means that that kiss affected you.”“No,” I try to argue and Zayn only scoffs faintly as she shakes his head slowly. “And I don’t want us trying to have a baby just because Ashton and my sister had one.” “Lara, I know you more than you can imagine. You are the love of my life. I have been obsessed with you since I met you. Trust me when I say that I kno