The Mixer and the Mount

Chapter 32 - Married?

- One Month Later -

Today is the day I'm supposed to be getting married. The happiest day of someone's life some say. But to frank, I didn't exactly feel happy or ready. No that's a lie, I felt ready for the new responsibility but with someone else. Everyone was fussing around me as I stared into space, I had someone doing my hair and another doing my makeup, and everyone else was chatting and drinking champagne happily, but me, well all I could think of was one person and one person only, the man who still had my heart after all this time, Mason Mount.

I guess one could say I've been having doubt the last month. Yes of course I love Jake but my love for Mason is so much stronger. Jake is the kindest man I have ever met in my whole life and he deserves to be loved unconditionally by another, but that person can not be me. I know now that I am not over my ex lover and that I can not go through with this wedding when I'm in love with someone else. I stood up from my seat, "I can't do this" I expressed, everyone looked at me, confused and worried, "Roma are you alright?" My sister Jasmine questioned, " I have to find Jake! I have to call this off" I said as I ran out of the room in the wedding dress. I got outside to find Jake and his best men having a drink before the ceremony, luckily enough nobody had arrived yet, I walked towards them, "Jake" I said breathlessly, he turned to look at me "Rom you look amazing, but I'm pretty sure we aren't supposed to see each other yet" he said with a laugh. Tears began forming in my eyes and I signalled for him to follow me. I walked over to the gardens where the fountains were, with Jake following behind me begging me to slow down, I came to a stop, he walked around to face me and held my arms, "Romie, what wrong?" He said with concern, "I-I" I stuttered, "take a breath okay? Calm down" he said gently and soothingly, I burst into tears and he held me in his arms as I sobbed into his chest, "Jake I can't do this" I said which caused him to pull away and look at me with confusion " I can't marry you" I said with guilt and sorrow, he now backed away a bit further and sighed. After a few minutes of silence he finally asked the question "why Romie? Do you not love me? Have I done something? Cause I'll do anything to fix it, I love you and I can't lose you so please tell me what I can do!" He said desperately, "of course I love you but... I can't marry you when I am still in love with Mason" I say with a lump in my throat and tears rolling down my cheeks, "I'm so sorry Jake I really am" I broke out before burst into tears as he walked away. I fell to my knees and sobbed.

Cristals POV-
I was searching for Romie after I saw a devastated Jake leaving the venue. I followed the route of where he came from and in the distance I saw my little girl on the floor. It seemed as though she was crying so I ran towards her and immediately wrapped her up in my arms. Mothers instinct is always correct, I knew that she was having doubts but she needed to make the right choice for her and she has, however much it hurts or however guilty she may feel, she needed to put herself first for once and she has and I couldn't be less proud of her for it.

- Four Days Later -

Romies POV-
I still couldn't shift the feeling of guilt and the pain of leading such an amazing person to heartbreak hurt the most. Just after the my conversation with Jake, he'd left the country and started fresh in Chicago. Yesterday he picked up his stuff and told me he was leaving. Considering everything that happened he understood and was proud that I did what was best for me for once. He also told me he forgave me and that he wishes me the best of luck. I guess it made me feel a bit better that he was moving on and trying to start fresh after everything and his optimism made me get up and ready for work. Work was going to be very difficult as it was the last day of rehearsals before leaving for the Glory Days tour around the UK. I got ready and left for work.

Romies Outfit-