Chapter 17

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Alex made it to the Royal's Spa. She pulled Steve and Chloe into a hug "it's good to have time together finally," Steve said. They head to the spa and get their hotel room. Alex crashes on the bed "this is life, just a day with my best friends," she said, kicking off her shoes toward the wall.

Chloe popped a bottle of champagne on the table and poured three glasses. "I bet that in a few months, you have a big shiny diamond on her finger," she jokes at Alex passing her glass.

Alex and Steve laugh about it, trying not to spill their glasses. "In your dream, besides besidbesideswould be Lily, not me' she walks away from her friends and stands on the balcony. Mark drove hours up and down the city but had no luck finding Alex, so Mark parked his car in the alleyway and walked down the street to see Ruby's Bakery, so head to the bakery.

Mark opened the door and closed it, they walked up to the Corner but heard a loud crash in the back kitchen, so they ran past Coner to see what happened there. Soon he found Miss Heart with a cut on her arm. "Miss Heart, are you ok?" he asked, helping her up from the floor.

She sat down on the chair as Mark grabbed the cloth for her cut and said 'Mark, I'm ok, just a wedding cake mess but thank you," looking at the destroyed wedding cake on the floor. By surprise, Josh was covered in cake and putting a small cake in the refrigerator "hey man what doing here" Josh asked. Mark walked out the backdoor with Josh closing the door. "Well, I am looking for Alex' Mark answered. That brings Josh started to worry "why are you looking for her" with sweat coming down his face.

"Because I think she is Lily, actually Alex," Mark answered Josh. Mark could tell that Josh was hiding something "ok, you are right about that, but Alex wants you not to know," Josh said, knowing that she would be mad at him. "But why didn't you want me to know?"Mark asked, punching a brick wall until his knuckles were bleeding a lot and left blood on the wall.

Josh pulled him away from the wall "because his father would kill her" Mark was confused by what Josh said. Josh let go of his jacket but didn't want to "yeah, my father is Alex's father too, so we are siblings also. That is clear to you" Mark finally understood and started to get it.

'Alex is at Royal's Spa with her best friends for the weekend. Besides, you need some time to relax" Josh punched his shoulder and smiled.'' Yeah, you are right about that," Mark said, grabbing Josh and messing up his hair.

Back at Royal's Spa, Alex was in the hot tub covered with rose petals that fell so on the skin. Chloe sat beside her in the hot tub: " Tell about your brother, Josh, sex bad boy" drink the champing and giggle at Chloe. "I think Josh is trying to find a thing that fits even being gay," Chloe spile out in her mouth "omg, that surprise, but my lips are sealed tight', they started to smile and tap their glass.

Alex leads back, closing her eyes, feeling like she has no chains to pull her, Lily or herself, just feeling peace for once in her crazy life.

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