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May's POV

"Tyler?"
He comes closer. "Hi May. May I help you?"
"Huh?"
He points on my bags.
"Oh...okay."
Tyler takes my bags and I go ahead to the building.

"So...how are you doing?", I ask him when we entered my apartment.
"I'm fine. The therapy really helps...and my fiance too."
"What?"
Now he looks shy. "One month after we broke up, I met a girl at a supermarket. We dated a few weeks and last week I asked her to become my wife."
"Wow that's...wonderful!", I beam.
"You're happy?"
"Of course! Tyler after we broke up, I was so sorry for you. You were always a good friend to me!"
"And that's the reason why I'm here. The time after the death of your grandma was hard for you. We are friends for so long, you are like my family."
He takes a deep breath. "Okay I wanna ask you if you want to be my witness."
"Wha-...Tyler?! But I- we broke up. Wouldn't it be weird to have an ex as your-"
"No", he breathes. "May, you have no idea how much you mean to me. Without you I would never do a therapy. Without you I wouldn't know how it is to be loved. And I will never forget your grandma, she was there for me when my family wasn't! I need you to be at my wedding! You're my family!"
Tears are swelling up in my eyes. The past months were so hard for me because I thought Tyler hate me to death, but he doesn't.
"Amanda would love to meet you, May!"
"Okay!", I whisper. And Tyler embraces me and it feels like ages ago when we were just friends.

The wedding is more emotional than I expected it to be. Amanda is a gorgeous bride and she seems to really love Tyler. He is wearing a black smoking, we chose it together, and has tears in his eyes.
And me too. I am so happy for them.
When they finally kiss, I feel tears running down my face and I wip them away.

Tyler and Amanda are throwing a little party at her parents home, so I stopped by my hotel room and quickly changed my dress and shoes.

When I arrive the house, Tyler is waiting for me. "There you are May", he smiles and takes my hand.
"Come on i will introduce you now to my wife!"
We enter the house and pass the rooms till we get in a big garden with white tents.
Amanda is crowded by a few people who are congratulate her. When she notices us, she beams and makes her way to us.
"Babe, now that's May. She is my closest friend. I know you guys haven't had the chance to talk yet..."
"Hi May, it's nice to meet you!" Amanda smiles.
"Hi Amanda...it's great to see you make him happy."
She laughs and takes Tyler's hand. "He is the right one for me." They are looking in each others eyes and it's so intense that I have to look away.

"Well what a surprise to see you here!", a feminine voice sounds behind me.
I turn around. Chelsea is grinning sarcastically and she looks gorgeous as always.
"Chelsea I thought you wanted to join later?", Tyler asks looking at me worried.
"Yeah I wanted. But someone told me your ex is here sooo" She turns to me,"I wanted to meet that girl with who my boyfriend has cheated on me."
"I'm so-"
"Don't even start apologising! Actually you did my a favour. Sooner or later I would have left him anyway."
"You guys broke up?" My voice cracks.
"Yeah what did you think? I would never live with-" She stops. "Wait a second... You and Matty aren't together?"
I just look at her still shocked.
Chelsea starts laughing hysterically.
"Oh this fucker! He was brave enough to cheat on me but not to be with his real love! What a fantastic love story!"
I look around. Amanda is nowhere to be seen and Tyler is....A hand touches my shoulder and Tyler is turning me around to him.
"Is this true? You and Matty aren't?"
I nod.
"But why?"
"I didn't want to hurt you Tyler. We made a promise that we end our affair and go back to you and Chelsea. After you kicked me out, I met him at the record store. He didn't tell me that he and Chelsea...so I decided to don't tell him about our breakup as well. It was the last time I saw him and all the time I thought he was happy."
Chelsea laughs "Ha you were stupid enough to think I would stay with him? Oh my gosh-"
"Stop it!", Tyler shouts.
I starts sobbing. What have I done?
"May?" Tyler cups my chin and makes me looking at him.
"Do you love him?"
I blink but don't answer. Of course I love him.
"May? Have you heard of him since that?"
"No", I breathe.
And Chelsea starts again. "You didn't? Haha okay now everything is clear. Matty had a fucking breakdown in Boston."
"What??"
She nods. And suddenly the look in her eyes wasn't hateful anymore.
"George had to take him from the stage because he literally sat there crying. Listen, you may think I hate him for doing this to me and I agree I kinda hate you two but...you made him happy. He changed since he was with you! Go to Boston! Make your love story move on..."
With these words Chelsea turns around, leaving.
Tyler touches my shoulder. "She is right, May. Not only Matty was happier, you too. Fly to Boston! Make him happy. Make you happy!"