Hell On Wheels

15

"Why is she here?" You point towards her as you raise your voice at Juice, his eyes dart towards the female in the red dress on the back row.

"I invited her" he says calmly knowing that you would freak when you found out that he had invited her. First she nearly ruins your relationship with him by giving him false expectations of what his life would be like if he was back in New York for good, then she has the nerve to show up at your wedding; of all days.

"Why?" You replied trying to hold back your anger towards him at the moment.

"I didn't tell you because i knew you would act like this and I invited her because she's a childhood friend" He said acting as if him almost leaving you and cheating on you with her wasn't a big deal.

"Why are you trying to pretend that you didn't cheat on me with her? Do my feelings not matter to you?" You nearly screamed as a tear fell down your face

"I never even met up with her, i didn't cheat on you. Ever" He said trying to defend himself

"You're a damn liar Juan, I saw the messages. You don't have to have sex with someone to cheat"

"It wasn't like...."

"I don't want to talk about this anymore, as soon as this is over I want her gone for good" You told him before you walked off into the room so you could put your dress on.

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"Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today to join these two in holy matrimony. Before we begin if anyone has any objections as to why these two can not be wed, please speak now or forever hold your peace" He minister announces to everyone, the 5 second pause was terrifying. Just when you thought it was over

"I do" A small feminine voice echoes through the crowd, with your eyes wide and jaw dropped both you and Juice turned to look into the crowd for the person who simply couldn't hold their peace.

In the far back row, three seats into the aisle. In the short red dress, she stood with her hand raised.

"Are you kidding me?" You lowly whispered to yourself

"What may your reason be ma'am?" The minister asks politely.

"I'm in love with him, always have been. Juan this is a mistake, she isnt.."

"Im sorry young lady, but this isn't a valid legal reason for these two to not be wed" The minister interrupts her before she finishes.

Turning back to look at him, something felt different. It wasn't the same, the realization that he wasn't the one you wanted to father your children, or the one whose last name you wanted to carry, or the one you wanted to wake up next to every morning came flooding in all at once.

"I....I cant do this" You looked at Juan telling him the truth, turing to Brantley you gave him a look of desperation. He just nodded and reached into his pocket and pulled out your truck keys along with your driver's license and debit cards. Taking the items from him you turned and took off down the aisle. Some people wondered where you were going, others knew where you were going.

Reaching the chapel doors you turned to look back one last time, Juice had already left the alter. Leaving only the minister, your bridesmaids and the groomsmen. You childhood best friend Amber, just nodded at you before you turned around and headed towards your truck.

Getting into your truck your turned the key in the ignition and threw it into drive, and headed into town. Before you hit the city limit sign you pulled off onto a backroad to get changed, driving was getting hard in a dress and getting on the back of a bike wasn't even an option in one.

Grabbing a Metallica t-shirt, a pair of dark blue skinny jeans and a pair of black boots with some chains on them, you slid the dress off and replaced it with the clothing that Amber had packed away and hid in your truck that morning.

Throwing the dress in the backseat of your truck, you got back into the driver seat and made a uturn and got back on the main road towards the only motel in town.

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Circling the lot you scanned in between each car in search of his bike, finally at the very end of the lot it sat there parked perfectly. Pulling your truck into the spot next to it, you turning off the ignition and got out practically running towards the door that the bike was parked in front of.

Placing 3 knocks on the door, you waited very impatiently for him to answer. Time seemed to freeze as you waited at the door, like God hit a pause button but soon hit the play button again because as soon as the door opened you jumped into his arms and kissed him with everything you had in you.

"take me home" You managed to get out before his lips were devouring yours