Wedding Day Revenge

12th Chappie

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"So what really happened?" Mads whispered beside me. The two of us had excused ourselves for some time to relax in our room. My best friend had apparently booked a room for Alex down the hall in room 69. I tried not to laugh at the underlying innuendo. I was such a child sometimes.

"Well I made-out with him in the ocean, met his family priest and then came here." I shrugged like it didn't matter and tried to ignore the fluttering in my stomach from those salty kisses.

"In that order?" Mads giggled. "So do you like him?" She sat down on the single bed opposite mine and curled her feet under her.

"Mads, it isn't that simple. I am on this road trip because I want to see Richard. I want to look him in the eye and ask him why he did this."

"But that wasn't my question was it?"

"You can't ask me if I like someone when I'm still thinking of another guy."

"I think you're running Kay. You're running from what you're feeling. Now as your best friend I would like you to answer honestly. Do you like Alex?" I hesitated for a moment. Did I like Alex? The answer was obvious whether I liked it or not.

"Yes." I nodded. Without the other complications of my life right then I knew one thing was certain, I was falling for Alex and this time I was realising it wasn't just lust.

"Good. Now let's find your pig-headed ex and close this chapter of your life." She smiled.

"I was thinking the exact same thing." I smiled back.

"Alex and Kay sitting in a tree..." She began to sing but I threw a pillow at her face stopping her mid-song.

That night I lay awake thinking about everything. Why did I have to have such a complicated life? Just a few weeks ago I was floating on a cloud thinking that life couldn't get any better. I was going to become Mrs Katherine Cummins. I was going to continue to take photographs capturing moments in life that took our breath away. I was going to be happy. Now I was between two men like some kind of slut, leading Alex on when I wasn't completely over Richard. That's when I decided that no matter what happened; tomorrow I had to let Alex go. He deserved better. He deserved to have a girl closer to his age who appreciated him for who he was. I nodded silently to myself. I was doing the right thing by saying goodbye.

The three of us stood in the car park of the hotel, to say our goodbyes. This time I wasn't going to jump on the motorbike. Alex was getting ready for his friend's wedding and I was going to finally face Richard. We were so close now. It would be just under four hours and I would see Richard Cummins again. My ex-fiancé. The man that I used to think completed my world. This road trip had turned out to be more of a learning curve for myself and a self-discovery rather than a journey of bitterness and revenge. I knew Alex was heading to Sydney but I didn't think I could deal with an intimate goodbye. This was the best time for us to just leave everything we had said and done and go our separate ways.

"So I guess this is when we say goodbye." I broke the silence.

"It was a pleasure meeting you, Alex." Mads shook his hand and smiled so casually. I envied her ability to be so carefree in that moment.

"It was nice meeting you too. Look after my Kay will you?" Alex smiled. My breath hitched. My best friend thankfully didn't comment on the way he said my Kay. She simply nodded and walked over to the car, leaving me with the fireman all alone. "Don't I even get a goodbye?"

"Sorry," I let out the breath I had been holding in and held out my hand. "Nice meeting you."

"That's all I'm going to get, a hand shake?" He stared at it like it was the most ridiculous gesture he had ever seen.

"I was trying to make this as less complicated as possible."

"You know I'm all about complicated." He smirked and drew me into his arms. I pushed against him and shook my head. I couldn't play this game anymore. It wasn't fair on either of us. I needed to get my life in order.

 "It's over, Alex. We're done." I said.

"Where the hell is this coming from? Didn't we just spend a whole day yesterday getting to know each other better?" He stared back at me, his eyes wide.

"Let's be honest, Alex. This was just a stupid fling. You don't feel anything for me and I don't feel anything for you. It is just plain lust." I kept my voice steady even though all I wanted to do was run away.

"Why can't you admit that you like me? Why is that such a big deal?"

"I have to sort out my life. I have to find Richard."

"Oh here we go again. What are you going to do when Richard isn't here to protect you? You hide away from everything because of that bastard. Why the hell can't you just let go?"

"Why can't I let go? He broke my heart!" I yelled.

"No, he didn't. He ruined your wedding day and that sucks but you never loved him. You just need to feel like the centre of attention."

"So what, you think I'm some kind of attention seeking s-?"

"Did I ever say that? God, you are so frustrating!" Alex growled. I sucked in a breath and attempted to steady my voice. He appeared to be trying to calm himself down as well.

"I need to finish this part of my life and I don't need you in it."

"So you're going to run away again. That's all you've been doing this entire trip. You might think it's because you want answers but really it's because you are running from the truth." He stared at me, his eyes hard and unreadable. I could feel him cutting himself off from me. It stung to think that this was how we were going to end things but it was the right thing to do.

"I don't need you Alex." The words left my lips as another wave of sadness washed over me. I needed to break this bond between us.

"You know what, Kay. I'm done. If you are so desperate to see Richard, then fine. I hope you two will be able to make up. Just remember that I never faked it. It had always been real for me. Maybe someday you'll realise that it was real for you too."

They were the last words Alex said to me. He had hopped on his bike before I could even blink. My legs couldn't get me to the car sooner. I know I had wanted it to end but I never thought it would be this way. I didn't want to hurt this badly. It was wrong for me to continue to lead him along. He would find a girl that treated him better, the way he deserved.

 "Kay?" Mads looked at me concerned once I clicked myself in.

"Drive, please just drive." I mumbled. I sobbed as Mads drove straight. She said nothing and didn't touch the radio. The only sound was my tears as they streamed down my face.

"He doesn't deserve you." Mads whispered as she squeezed my shoulder gently. I knew she was just being a good friend because in reality I didn't deserve him. My heart ached as the car drove forward, I was going to face Richard soon but all I could think of was the man that I had let down. Another realisation slammed into me like a truck and it winded me from the impact. I had fallen to Richard's level and there was nothing I could do to change it.