Faded

twenty-seven

November 19th, Wedding Day

"Hello beautiful bride to be best friend." Nikki smiles as I walk in to the arena, curlers in my hair, bare face and I was wearing a buttoned up red and black flannel with ripped leggings and a pair of moccasins. Today is my day, today is Dean and I's day. "Hey Nikki." I laugh slightly before hugging her tightly, "Are you ready?" She asks before we walk backstage where people are running around in preparation.

"Nervous, but not as nervous as I was when we first got married." I say and fix my engagement ring before yawning, "I need coffee." I say before yawning yet again. "Well I was just about to go pick up some coffee and breakfast food for John and I, I'll get you something." Nikki smiles as we walk into my bridesmaids and I's dressing room, "Oh my god, Nikki you are a savior. Thank you." I reply happily before hanging my dress up on the rack and putting my bag on the makeup chair.

"No problem, it's your day after all." She chuckles before walking out of the room, I yawn once more before pulling my phone out to see multiple texts from Dean, Eric, Mercedes, and of course Liv.

from: lunatic💀❤️

hey angel, i know that i probably won't see you today until the actual ceremony but i want you to know that i love you so much and that i can't wait to see you in that tight dress😉

to: lunatic💀❤️

hi babe! i love and miss you, and i can't wait to see you in that suit either❤️❤️😉

Oh Dean, I laugh as I read his text before responding and then proceeding to click on Eric's.

from: amore🇮🇹

ayo! just wanted to text ya and ask what time you wanna meet before going out, i gotta tell you somethin important🕵🏼😎👽🌚

Eric and his emojis, I shake my head before quickly replying to him as well.

to: amore🇮🇹

hey bud, the ceremony starts at 3 so we'll meet backstage in my dressing room at 1:50 and personally this is totally random but i think you should have JJ braid your hair😂

"Knock knock!" A loud voice comes from the other side of the door as I quickly turn my phone off and open the door, "Babe, I texted you not even 5 minutes ago. It's bad luck to see each other before the ceremony." I pout as I open the door to see Dean standing there with a cheeky grin on his face. "Yeah, well I needed a kiss from my stunning bride." He chuckles before walking into the room with me, shutting the door behind him.

"Uh-uh, bad luck Mr." I reply before he rolls his eyes, "Zero bad luck Mrs." He smiles and I slap his arm playfully. "Watch I'm telling you that something bad with happen to one of us in the near future and I will get to say I told you so." I laugh before planting a kiss on his lips. He mumbles something against my lips, but I completely ignore it as he picks me up and I wrap my legs around his waist.

Later On That Day

to: roman with the good hair

tell mr. ambrose that if renee comes into my dressing room one more time, complementing me and saying that i look beautiful and she's so happy for us, i will rip his cherished poster of you and him hugging in half. thanks ro💕

I brush my sleek curls out of my face before handing my phone to Nikki while Becky helps to finish my eyeliner, Mercedes zips up my dress, Mella pulls Eric into the room, and Naomi calms me down. "Eric, thank god! Where were you, it's 2:30 and I told you to get here at 1:50!" I shout as Naomi grabs both of my shoulders, "Addi, shit, I am so sorry. I was with Billy and Liv." He stutters as I shake my head and my phone buzzes.

"Roman said that Dean doesn't care about the poster, all he cares about is you and how perfect you're gonna look in the dress." Nikki reads off to me as I nod, "Don't reply." I say as she drops my phone into my bag. "Nikki, I'm freaking." I say as Eric quietly twiddles with his thumbs, "Just breath okay, you've done this before. Do you need some time, we're going out in like a half hour so take all the time you need honey." She smiles comfortingly as I nod my head and the girls walk out, leaving just Eric and I.

"Eric, could you put this in my hair?" I ask quietly, holding up the rhinestoned hair accent or whatever it is. "Sure." He smiles slightly before pulling a few pieces of my hair back and placing the thing in, I watch his face harden in the mirror as he struggles slightly. His nose twitching as his eyebrows furrow together, biting his lip before stepping back and smiling. "Thank you." I say, hiding the smile on my red lips as he nods.

"So Adds, there's kinda something I've been wantin' to tell ya and I'm just gonna come out and say it.." He says as my heart begins to beat faster, "Yeah?" I ask as he sits down in the makeup chair beside me. "I.. I-I'm breaking up with Liv." He says as my jaw drops slightly and he holds my hand in his, I stare at the ground before looking up at him and blinking. "Eric, no." I say as he interrupts me and continues to speak.

"I don't love her, I can't love her Addi. I can't love anyone the way I loved you, and I know that makes me sound weird but I needed to tell ya. I love you, I always have and I know that I hurt you so much when I got with Liv but I regret that decision everyday. I regret it so much, and seeing you get married to Dean, knowing that I should have been the one to marry you, hurts everyday." He finishes his speech with a deep breath as I begin to tear up, my heart falling into the pit of my stomach as all the memories come flooding back to me.

"Adriana, I love you." He says once more as I begin to cry, tears falling down my face as I slowly pull my hand away from his. "Eric.." I say quietly as he stares at me with puppy dog eyes, "You don't have to say it back, I just wanted you to know." He quickly responds as I hiccup, more tears flooding from my eyes. "Get out, please get out." I cry as his jaw drops, but then he nods before quickly walking out of the room.

"Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god." I cry out as I stand up from the chair, sending it back against the wall. My chest tightens as I sob, kicking the desk and the chairs and anything around me. "Addi!" People from the hallway exclaim as I scream and fall to my knees as I sob, my shoulders shuddering as I scream out. "Go get Dean, right now." A female voice commands as I feel a pair of small hands grab my hands, "Adriana." The same voice says more soothingly as I look up to see Mercedes.

"He said he's breaking up with Liv because he loves me Mer." I cry as she nods understandingly and pulls me into a tight hug, "I can't do this, I can't do this Mer. I just can't." I sob into her shoulder as her red bridesmaid dress cascades around my knees. "Shh, Dean's coming. We are all here hun, we are here for you." She says soothingly as I continue to cry into her shoulder, waiting for Dean to run into the room.

Today of all day's, my best friend and ex-fiancé decides to tell me that he's breaking up with his current girlfriend because he doesn't love her and that he can't love anyone the way he loved me. Eric loves me, I love Dean, Liv loves Eric, Dean loves me, I mean why? Why today, why today, why the day of my wedding did he choose to drop a bombshell on me? He chose to let me go, he chose to give me up and now he wants me back, how fucked is that?

Think before you do Eric, remember that. Also remember that I can forgive you for everything that happened, but I will never forget.