y/n's pov "why am i even going?.." i say lowly while i curl my hair. "because you're gonna show vinnie what he could've had." kio steps in.
i roll my eyes and spray my curls down. "he didn't even invite me. this is stupid." "y/n, he did. you're gonna wear the dress liya picked out and you're gonna show vinnie that he could've chose you instead." kio tries to persuade.
"this is NOT how i wanna spend my christmas eve." i side eye him. "i agree with you on there. but vinnie's still our friend and we have to support him and his decision."
i stare at kio through the mirror and sigh. "where's the dress?" i ask. "here, your heels are downstairs." he hands me the dress.
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i look at myself in the mirror. of course liya would choose this dress. i shake my head and laugh. "READY?" i hear kio asks from outside the door. i walk out and he stands there shocked.
"we're gonna be late come on." i knock him out his trance and pull him to the car.
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"i did right with this dress!" liya laughs as she pulls me into a hug. "uh huh. why is this little gathering so formal?" i raise an eyebrow.
"i don't know, vinnie just said for everybody to dress their best because he has a surprise." she shrugs. i slowly nod my head and see them walking down the stairs hand in hand.
i feel jealousy and anger fill my body making me clench the wine glass tightly. "relax y/n, don't break their glass." liya whispers in my ear.
"they can buy a new one." i mumble. they reach the end of the stairs, smiling and laughing. i watch as vinnie excuses himself from his girlfriend and walk over to us.
"i'm glad you guys could make it." he smiles at us. i glare at him making him look at somebody else.
"nice house, it's huge. glad you got what you wanted." i say sarcastically. "yeah it's really nice. emily helped me choose it. she has great taste." he looks back at me.
"yupp. has great taste in taking boys who are already in a relationship." i say bitterly making our friends look at us. "y/n this isn't the time." jordan whispers.
"why not? this bitch cheated, ran off with that skank, left his only child with us, didn't have any remorse on cheating, and now he gets to live his best fucking life? no, he should have guilt for what he fucking did." i look into his eyes while saying it.
"can i talk to you? PRIVATELY!" he grabs my hand and leads me to some room.
"what the fuck was that?" he gets in my face.
"no, what the fuck is wrong with YOU? you invited us after you left us with your DEAD child for emily. you CHEATED on me after ten years and left all YOUR friends for a bitch who wants you for your money. don't act like your a damn saint." i point my finger.
"wait.. m-my child is dead?" his attitude changing. "please- you don't get to say "my" child and yes yes he is. he died the day YOU left. he was looking for his dad and thought he saw you standing in the street. he got hit by a car." i hold back tears.
"AND YOU DIDN'T HAVE THE NERVES TO TELL ME?" he yells.
"LOWER YOUR TONE! and i didn't have to. he was never your son, you lost that title. you don't leave your child for a GIRL! somebody you had an affair with. stop acting like the victim."
"y/n, please, can we just put the past behind us. i'm sorry. i don't want bad blood between us." his face softens.
"no. i'm not dumb nor gullible. you don't owe me an apology, you owe your son an apology."
"y/n... please."
"EVERY TIME WE TRY TO WORK THIS OUT, IT NEVER WORKS! i'm thirty now, not twenty. i really don't want anything to do with you." i shake my head.
"y/n you're really telling me that you don't have feelings for me anymore." he pulls me close to him, if i get any closer our lips would touch.
i look deeply into his eyes and a tear falls down. "i really hate you vinnie hacker. you're not gonna cheat on emily for me. back up. i lost feelings for you a while ago." i pull his hands off me and walk out the door.
"everything good?" kio asks. i wipe my tears and nod my head. "perfect."
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"thank you all for coming and spending the holidays with us. i all wanted you here to experience a new chapter in my life with me. emily nicole, will you be my wife?" vinnie kneels down and purposes.
"YES YES YES!" she giggles and jumps into his arms. as they hug vinnie looks at me, tears pooling his eyes. i feel tears stream down my face and quickly look away.
"Y/N ARE YOU OKAY? you've been staring into nothing for the past five minutes!" kio shakes me.
"huh?" i look around me and see everybody looking at me. "where- where's vinnie? emily..?" i start to panic.
"y/n.. they died in that crash. remember? that happened last year." liya looks at me sympathetically.
"oh."
A/N if you don't understand, this whole thing was a flashback. y/n always remembers the day vinnie died last christmas eve. so she zones out and it replays in her head.
