The Divorce

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"I'm drained!"

I flopped down onto the bed, closing my eyes as I heard the door close shut. My ears were ringing from the music, the conversations and screaming of drunk excited wedding guests.

I for one, was not as excited as them. I wasn't sure why, but weddings just weren't my thing. I couldn't imagine organising the event after event just to prove that I love somebody.

Well, at least now I don't.

I could hear some noises around the room so I opened my eyes, lifting up to my elbows, with my knees dangling off the bed. 

Gabriel seemed to not be as socially drained as I was, perhaps he was used to going between boring events pretending to care. I would know, his calendar was always packed. 

He moved both his shoes and mine to the side, so my heels weren't blocking the door and thens shrugged off his blazer hanging it up. Unlike me, he was neat. He turned around to look at me, placing his hands on his hips.

"You okay?"

"No," I replied, plonking back down on the bed, "I think I need to lock myself in the bathroom for ten days at least."

Even constructing that sentence was taking energy. I think I have to hit the hard spirits and bubbles tomorrow, being sober at these events was even more torturous than I thought.

Tomorrow is the pre wedding night where Katie said it was filled with drinks, cocktail dress code,  and a champagne tower. 

She wanted to do it tomorrow so she had time to enjoy and pose and take photos of it as it was over two thousand dollars to set up. Seemed like a waste of money for me.

The dress code was also white, and I hadn't packed many white things so my mother wants me up and awake at eight am to go find an outfit.

There was no way I was going go wake up at eight. 

Why don't the guys have to wear all white as well? Seemed sexist to me.

"I'll have a shower first then?"

I lifted a hand giving him a thumbs up as I closed my eyes. What part of, please don't talk to me for ten days, did Gabriel not understand?

I had a micro nap whilst Gabriel had a shower and when he was out it was my turn. I almost didn't want to shower but I had to. I grabbed my pjs and walked into a very retro bathroom for a winery. There was weird artwork hung which surely was bad for the paint? All that moisture from the showers. 

Apart from the art work and retro fittings, the bathroom was clean and modern. The worst part about travelling was when you had a really dirty or old bathroom to use.

I stepped into the shower, wondering why it was so big, you could fit at least five fully grown adults in here. It was one of those modern showers that had a weird bench to sit, perhaps if you want to have a steam or shave your legs maybe.

I placed my own toiletries onto the built in shelf, which I liked, and opted for the above head shower. The water was the perfect temperature as I drenched my hair, scrubbing it.

I scrubbed the hair hard, almost to get the last few days out of my head. I wasn't in shock that Kyle didn't come but I was really hoping he would so I had some company here. Now with Gabriel...I mean he was fine but it was still a change of my plans. I didn't like it when plans changed, especially when it was family related. I wanted to bitch to Kyle and vent about which cousin and why I didn't like this aunty or that, but now with Gabriel I couldn't vent to him.

He probably thinks they're all lovely people.

I turned the water hotter as I let the shampoo wash out. Here I was telling everyone I had broke up with Kyle and miraculously engaged.

Well, I didn't tell them that I had broken up, I simply stated that 'Kyle couldn't make it, and Gabriel was my wedding date. I didn't say I was dating him. But then he and his big mouth about the ring. Thank god my mother didn't go around telling anyone so Katie would have her moment. 

Maybe my mum just thinks I cheated on Kyle with Gabriel, which you know what, I don't care. She always thinks the worst of me anyway. 

I turned the shower off, wrapping a towel around my hair and my body as I stepped onto the bath mat. I was surprised Gabriel even put one down, Kyle never bothered to, he would say that the water will just evaporate. 

Katie might have a feeling too since she told me Gabriel didn't look like Kyle, she might think we just broke up, at least she didn't spot the ring. That's right, I'll tell Gabriel to take it off. At least it seemed like both Katie and some other related family were approving of Gabriel, even if they didn't know his name or details or what he did, or he was my boss. 

And they didn't need to, the next few days would only get more and more chaotic, and people would get more and more drunk, so hopefully there'll be less conversations.

I hung up the towels and walked out into the room to tell Gabriel to make sure to take his ring off when I stopped at the doorway to the bedroom.

"What are you doing?" I asked confused.

"I'm making myself a bed."

That he was, he had taken the sheet from the bed tucking it into the sofa. All the pillows from the sofa were on the ground and the arm rest was covered with a bed pillow.

I guess I hadn't thought too much about the sleeping arrangements. 

"I'll take the sofa, you can't fit on that."

"Are you calling me fat?"

"I'm calling you tall," I clarified. Surely that can't be comfortable. I looked over at the bed.

"You know most hotel beds are two singles joint together. We can take it apart?"

"I'll call the staff to do that tomorrow, it's late you need to sleep so you can wake up early tomorrow."

I shrugged, not that he saw with his back turned towards me as he grabbed something else as a blanket.

"I really think I should take the couch."

"I've slept in worse conditions, it's fine."

Before I could say anything further Gabriel had  taken his spot.

I closed my mouth and walked to the bed. I've worked for him for years, I knew that fighting with him over this stuff, would get us no where. 

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