Wide Open (Wesvitto)

Chapter 5

Candice was having her wedding soon and the whole cast couldn't be more excited. Torrey was surprised when she was asked to be a bride’s maid at her wedding. She knew that they were friends, but after everything that happened between her and Paul, she wasn't even expecting to be invited. To make matters a little more awkward she was informed that Paul was going to be a groom’s mate so she'll be seeing a lot more of him than she planned to. Yes, when she left Atlanta they were off to a good start in the "friendship committee", but that was months ago and she hasn't even spoke to him since then.

Not that he was really on her mind, she was living it up with her sister in Costa Rica and she even met someone. Carols Munoz, pro surfer, incredibly cute accent, and he makes her laugh. She was a little hesitant dating a 20 year old when she's breaching 30, but he doesn't have a problem with it so why should she.

She found herself in another long distance relationship and doesn't know why she does this to herself, but the love is what hits her hard and she couldn't turn away from him. Yes, they were exchanging the three major words already, but that's what they felt and they weren't going to hide it.

Her plane landed and she took a taxi straight to Kleinfeld's Bridal to help Candice pick out a dress along with Nina, Kat, Kayla (Ewell), Candice's mother, and her future mother-in-law. Nina waved her over and she quickly went to their seating area.

"Did she try on any dresses yet?" Torrey asked while taking a seat.

"Nope you came just in time." Nina smiled.

Torrey said hello to the rest of the group then they waited to Candice to appear from the hallway.

They heard a gasp escape Mrs. Accola's lips and they all turned their heads to see Candice emerging from the hallway. She stepped in front of the mirrors and examined herself.

The dress had a sweetheart neckline with beading on the corset top. The skirt reminded her of the type that was on a ball gown which made her look like a princess. Words and sounds of amazement escaped the party’s lips.

"It's beautiful Candice." Torrey was the first one to speak.

Everyone agreed to her comment and Candice felt the tears that held a place at the bottom of her eyes.

"I can't believe that I'm getting married." Candice eyed herself in the mirror.

"How do you feel about this one Candice?" The dress consultant asked.

"I love it, but I want to try on a few more."

The consultant smiled and led Candice to the back.

After Candice found her dress, they all went out for lunch. Torrey felt a little weird talking about getting married since she was no longer, but she was happy for Candice and never hinted those feelings. She didn't want to be a mood ruiner so she kept a smile on her face and acted like everything was fine.

When she got back to her hotel after lunch, she took the time to rest. She was out and about since she got off the plane and she still didn't get the chance to unpack.

She made plans to get settled later, she figured that finding a job was more important than unpacking. Her manger called telling her about a few pilots and movie roles that are open so she went on her computer to see which role(s) she was interested in.

It was hard being unemployed, yes, she had her role on Pretty Little Liars and maybe a part on The Vampire Diaries, but what those parts had in common (besides both characters have a name that starts with the letter 'M'), they weren't big roles. She wanted to find a show or movie that she was the main character or at least a secondary one so she would make more money.

She stopped when she saw a character that she fit.

Her name was Julia, (she laughed at the fact that it was the same name as Paul's little sister) and she was 23 years old. She was an inspired criminal investigator (inspired as in doesn't have a license but investigates anyway) and her main goal was to find out who killed her parents. Julia was 12 when they were murdered as she was hiding under the bed in her parent’s room watching the whole thing unfold before her eyes. It is her life's mission to capture the murders ever since the police had given up.

She read the script and she fell in love with it and sent an email to her manger asking her to set up her audition time.

Once she finished with all the scripts, she decided to unpack. She was only staying for the remainder of the week then it’s back to LA.

Growing bored of the scenery, she grabbed her bag to take a walk. She felt a little weird walking alone, but she needed the fresh air.

She stopped when she came across a shop that had a bracelet on display. She knew that her mother would love it, so she decided to go in and buy it. It was a chin-like silver bracelet with the stones of Garnet, Amethyst, and Blue Zircon. There were two chains that separated each stone and it sparkled against the light.

Paying the cashier the money she walked out still eyeing the piece. It was so beautiful that she thought about keeping it for herself, but she brushed those thoughts away.

Walking out the door she ran into a hard chest. The bracket slipped out of her hands and landed on the concrete. Torrey and the person that she ran into imminently bent down to grab it.

"Woah, sorry I wasn't looking."

"Torrey?"

She looked up and saw a familiar face, "Paul, hey! What are you doing here?" She asked standing up.

"Well I kind of live here." He smiled.

"Right" she laughed.

"I should be asking you the same thing."

"Yeah that would make more sense." She smiled, "Candice invited me to help pick out her wedding dress."

Paul said nothing but smiled and nodded.

"So where are you going?" Torrey questioned.

"Nowhere in particular, just walking, you?"

"Same. I got tired of staring at four wallpapered walls." She shrugged.

Paul was hesitant but asked anyway, "Are you hungry? We can go grab some dinner?"

"Uh, yeah that sounds great."

They turned around and headed to their favorite spot to eat in Atlanta. What they didn't see was that paparazzi snapping away.

To be continued...