The Wedding

Chapter 5

At the couple's party...

Tanner wasn't frightened by much but the man who was making
his way toward them looked he wanted to rip someone's head. He didn't look dressed for a cocktail party. 

"Cedric" Cora said. "What are you doing here?"

"We had plans tonight" Cedric said. His voice a monotone.

"Yeah. About that... I forgot to call you"

"I 'll say," he said stopping in front of them. He eyed Tanner up and down. "Apparently you have a lot to tell me." His voice lowered so that Curtis and other people couldn't hear. "Like how you picked up a new fiancee on a 28 minutes flight." Cedric's eyes narrowed. "Were you the one who drugged her?"

"No!" Cora protested and grab Cedric 's arm and dragged him over to the food table, though he allowed himself to be dragged. Cedric quirked his brow at Tanner "oh you better get your ass over here and join us lover boy!"
Tiningnan siya ni Cora at kinausap ulit niya si Cedric.

"Who told you I was drugged? And how did you find out about Tanner?"

"Your most beloved ex boyfriend Rafael. He wanted to know why your fiancee Tanner let you get shit faced on an morning flight"

Cora' s back stiffened underneath Tanner's arm.

The angry man in front of him didn't appeases by the gesture.

" Anong sinabi mo sa kanya?" Cora asked her jaw clenched.

"Anong sinabi ko sa kanya? Bakit hindi natin pag usapan yung mga hindi mo sinabi sa akin?" Cedric hissed. "What the hell is going on here?" He asked adding emphasis to each word.

Cora rolled her eyes. "It's a long story."

"It can't be long" Cedric countered. "Eight hours ago you were single. What great love story could have unfurled in that time frame?"

"It was all a misunderstanding" cora said

"Oh really?" Cedric kept his gaze on Tanner "A misunderstanding? Are you homeless? "

"What?"

"Are you mentally ill? A gigolo? "

"Ced. Stop" Cora put her hand on her friend's arm.

Tanner figured anything he said at this point would be used against him so he chose to plead the fifth.

Nilingon sya ng Cedric. "Tricky bastard aren't you?

"Ced ,it's not like that. You don't even know the story"

"Bakit hindi mo sabihin sa akin?" Cedric said in a snippy tone that rubbed Tanner the wrong way.

" Instead of attacking her," Tanner countered in deadly calm voice, " why don't you let her actually explain."

Cedric gave him a dirty look but he pressed his lips to together and wait.

Cora explained what happened and everything to her best friend hoping he would understand.

" so what? You're going to marry this bastard to avoid confrontation with Tita?"

"No. Of course not. He's going to break up with me. He's helping me "

Ced shot him a look of disgust and pointed his finger at his chest. "I don't trust you and just to remind you buddy you've messed  with the wrong person. By tomorrow night I'll know everything to know about you including whether you've been circumcised."

Message delivered, Cedric turned and walked to the bar.

A minute later ..

"Coraleen!" A man shouted in a happy voice.

They both turned to see a dark haired man running across the deck. His face lit up with excitement.

"Jackson" Cora ran to her friend pulling him into a tight hug.

Jackson pulled out of Cora hold and eyed up and down with an appreciative look on his face. But Cora had stiffened at Jackson announcements, an alarmed look on his face. 
"Wtf Coraleen who's this guy? And what the hall happening here?"

They both explained everything to Jackson and thanks goodness he understand everything.

A/N Madam note :

This is very short update. Busy ang Madam nyo sa ngayon. Hope you'll enjoy guys.