Denmark's Final Arranged Marriage

Chapter Twenty-Six - Plaza Frenzy

TESLA

In all honesty, I felt bad about the way my eyes lingered a little longer than I intended on a dress that wasn't even that amazing. Okay, yes it was amazing but still we all saw the way, Thomas brushed off Shannon and I didn't like it any more than them. And sure I know Shannon herself insisted it was fine and that if anything it was her fault for having forgotten what an arse he was and why it had been such a long time since they'd last seen each other.

I guess she really hadn't made that appointment.

I still felt bad but I did like the dress and the fact that he had suggested an emerald green color for Gina which I really thought would look amazing on her. What with eyes to match, a fair complexion and red hair, oh yeah she had that dress nailed for sure.

I on the other hand only kept staring at my choice of gown I mean it was beautiful and frankly probably the most beautiful dress I'll ever get to wear, not sure even my future wedding gown can top it. Yet still it felt like something so... expected of me, of Tesla.

I sighed heavily allowing myself to slump down in my seat.

"What's making you sigh so tragically?" teased, Levi as she scooted on closer to me giving me a light nudge just as the car began to make a turn into what looked like a very large plaza of sorts.

I laughed giving her a lazy smile before placing my hand on her knee, "Little bit of everything" I admitted, "Leaving home, Kev getting stuck over there to deal with it and now the dress it just... it still doesn't feel real. You know?"

Levi smiled giving me her 'I'm sorry there isn't much I can do to help' look or at least that's what I thought it was.

"Are you sorry you came?" she asked and for a moment I wasn't sure what to answer.

I mean would I like for the issue between my parents and I to be nonexistent? Yes. A thousand times yes but the truth is it would be there regardless. The friction in our relationship would be there whether I had stayed home or came here, it wasn't about traveling to the other side of the world to see my best friend.

It was about the way they felt they had to control me. I never had a problem doing as I was told, not really. I grew up doing exactly what they asked of me but it just seemed that when I wanted something, something for me it was never appropriate or simply what they had for me to do was more important.

And I don't know when I ever gave them a reason to doubt me but it always hurt so much when they didn't believe me. When I repeatedly said I was only going out with the three friends they already knew and somewhat approved of, not that they would let me hang out with Gina when Levi and Kevin weren't around.

They never did like my redheaded friend.

Sometimes I think they wanted me to lie to them just so that they could catch me in a lie and shove it in my face, but I didn't. I was good. I was a good girl but that didn't seem to be enough, it was never enough. I was never enough.

Looking at Levi I couldn't help but smile and shake my head lightly, "Never" I said honestly because leaving whether how I did it was right or wrong, well I guess I'll pay my price for that but I put distance between the people that were making me so unhappy and sure I might regret it someday but today, today's not that day.

Levi leaned further into me wrapping her arms around my arm and hugging me to her. I grinned wrapping my free arm around her as my eyes seemed to travel to my other best friend who to no one's surprise was already looking at the both of us with a smile on her face. A smile I was glad to return before she flashed me an all too devilish wink.