I Married My Bestfriend

Memories 1.0

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(Mel's POV)
Soft music plays as a bride's wedding ceremony begins. Her mermaid tail style wedding dress flows behind her as she walks up the aisle to meet her groom. The white satin dress clings to her slim body perfectly in all the right places. Her long, sun-kissed brown, curly hair is pinned up into a messy bun. White and purple orchids litter the tables behind her and the white, picket arch over the pastor. The bride, Mel, looks over at her bridesmaids, all decked out in purple and white.

My best friend who I've known since middle school,("The typical mysterious Scorpio" as I liked to call her)Cree, is in a white pantsuit which fit well with her jet-black,wavy hair and russet-brown,glowing skin. It hugged around her beautiful curves and you could even make out her 6-pack underneath. Her dark,blood-red lipstick and gloss and smoky eyes completed the whole look. Even with (what she calls a flaw) slight acne and BARELY any makeup, she still looked amazing....

Maybe even amazing enough to walk down the aisle...

She still has the same mid-back length hairstyle that she had since high school. I smile lightly; memories of pulling that hair and her loud moans haunting me. I shiver slightly at it, electricity spreading across my skin. I glance at Cree. She gave me a reassuring smile. Instantly, I feel a very strong rush and a buzz spreads through my chest. I'm left confused at this but assume it's just nervousness. But I've never felt anything as strong as this before,maybe it's because I'm excited to be married. I can't believe I'm FINALLY getting married! I've waited so long for this. And Cree's been there for me every step of the way, with advice and telling me to be patient and helping me through it when we fight. Especially last time....

*FLASHBACK*
"Why don't you want kids!"
"I didn't say that, I said I didn't want kids RIGHT AWAY! I want to focus on my career first!" I yell back at Jamie. Jamie wants kids in 2 years after we're married but I don't want them that soon, I wanna build up my career and then think about kids....why can't he understand that! As I yell, tears start to stream down my already reddened face.

"Well it sure as hell seems that way! I want to be a father, BEFORE I have grey hairs! We're 24, and we're not getting any younger! And besides, you can focus on your career later! Wait... what is it, have you been cheating on me or something!? Are you pregnant by the bastard?!" Jamie yelled back,raising his arms above his head.
I sighed,choking on tears. I've had enough....we've been going back and forth for the last hour. When he's like this, he'll say anything to get an answer he wants.... I need to go somewhere where I can relax and WON'T feel like shit. I got off our black worn couch(that we shouldn't have bought off Ebay. The first day we got it, it WREAKED of ammonia) and grabbed my iphone and my leather jacket and texted my BFF, Cree that I was coming over. Cree would know what to do. Cree responded to the text:👍🏾 I smile weakly at the phone and grab my car keys off the coffee table walking towards the front door.

"I'm not cheating on you, you dick. I'm going to one of my friend's place. And I'll be back tomorrow.", I tell Jamie as I head out the door,wiping a tear from my face. He grumbles something about who's dick was making you moan,even when you'd gone to sleep, a couple of nights ago or something as I shut the door. I rolled my electric-blue eyes. So mature Jamie...I didn't even moan that much. And even if I did,it was out of sympathy. And besides,the moaning afterwards wasn't even because of him. It was because I was dreaming about Ruby Rose from Orange is the New Black that night. I was worried about what it meant so I looked up what that might mean. Apparently, it just meant that I had a girl crush on her and that was okay. A lot of straight women do,actually. I'm just glad it didn't mean what I thought it meant...that I was gay. Or at least that I liked women.
Not that there's anything wrong with that, Cree's gay and I wouldn't want her to change for the world. I could never see her being with a guy. She's one of the most amazing people I know. I love her to the moon and back. Especially since it makes it that much easier for her to pretend to be my girlfriend when grimy men try to get my number at bars and stuff. They don't seem to care much that I have an engagement ring on my finger.
I remember one time a guy tried to sling his arm around my shoulder and make a move on me and Cree shoved him off me and told him to get the fuck off of me and stood between me and the guy. She looked threatening even while wearing a dress underneath her studded leather jacket. I don't know but somehow,she pulled it off and looked awesome. He went off saying something about us going to hell but still kept trying to hit on me for the rest of the night and it even led to us having to leave the club. And he followed us outside....and let's just say that Cree has a bad temper and isn't afraid to get physical for the people she cares about,and that dude is now scared of lesbians for a totally different reason....like I said,I don't see the problem with it,it's just that...I don't know, I just don't think that's me.
I've always been the girl that's always had her wedding planned out,what her dream guy would look like. The girl that loves poetry and romance. But of course I had an emo phase in high school but at least now I can appreciate good music and dark concepts without getting squeamish. But for Cree,it wasn't a phase. It was her awakening and in a weird way,made her a stronger person. Cree has always had a fascination with dark concepts and Edgar Allen Poe. Makes sense,they're both a bit crazy. And they share the same birthday. Cree and I have this running joke that she's Edgar Allen Poe's reincarnation. And besides, if I was gay, my mother would kill me. She's already talking about what my children's names should be....

I head down the stairs two at a time and hop in my Range Rover. Ugh.... Jamie can be so fucking dumb sometimes. I hope this kind of stuff doesn't happen as often when we're married. This is the 4th fight we've had in a week! I need a break...I rev up the engine and start driving to Cree's apartment across town. Coincidentally, Drive by Halsey starts playing on my playlist. I tap my fingernails against the steering wheel as I hum along to the song. I let my mind wander and remembered why Cree likes this song so much, must be from past relationships that never lasted long due to unspoken words and women just doing her wrong. My heart just hurts everytime I think about it. I've spent too many nights comforting her while she sobs into a pillow. She's too sweet and caring to not have someone just like that.

After a few minutes, I arrive at Cree's apartment building. I hop out of my car, grabbing my phone. I walk up the steps to Cree's apartment and knock at the door. Cree opens the door with a huge grin on her face and she pulls me into a tight hug. Her curly hair grazes my cheek.

"Hey,Mel. Are you okay?", Cree asks as she pulls away,hands lingering on mine with one of her eyebrows raised and a sympathetic smile on her face,her eyes searching my face. She already knew the answer to that one, she always does.

That one question did it....I don't know why, but it did. The fact that she already knew what was wrong.The hug, the concerned look she gave me....I just broke. I burst out into a fit of held-in tears and lean into Cree. Cree wraps her arm around me strongly and pulls me in and closes the door with the other, bringing me inside. She walks toward her soft,burgundy couch, sitting me down beside her. She unzips my jacket and pulls it off me and throws it on the other side of the couch. "I need a drink...", I say through tears, starting to get off the couch towards the kitchen. Cree pulls me back down by my waist, onto her lap. I flounce down and feel a strong grip on my chin and open my eyes to see a very concerned Cree holding my chin. She wipes a fresh tear from my face and asks what happened. I tell her the whole argument with Jamie and how he accused me of cheating on him as I lean my head into the crook of Zee's neck. As Cree listens to me, she strokes my hair. In a weird way, it calms me.

*Zee's POV*

As Mel tells me about her fight with Jamie, I frown thinking, why the hell would that matter! He has her and she should be MORE than enough. I would be glad to just be WITH HER. He should be okay with that! He'll realize it, but he should have realized it a long time ago! His whole world should be about her, especially right now! I hate when her boyfriends treat her that way and I SHOULD REALLY beat their asses but what good will that do,anyway? It won't teach them a lesson or allow her love me the same way I've loved her since high school....
With fresh tears drying on her face, Mel turns toward me and looks at me lovingly with a small smile. I wipe a fresh tear away from her face gently. She has no idea how much good of a person she is and how much better she can do. Even if it's not me.

Mel's POV: Wow....she's so beautiful...and caring....and selfless....and protective.... and oh my god....she makes me feel some type of way that I just don't get from anyone else. And she's always there for me. How'd I not notice before....what the hell, she makes me happy..... I lean in close,---

Zee's POV: WAIT! ZEE! THIS CAN'T HAPPEN! SHE'S GETTING MARRIED IN A FEW MONTHS! Well, maybe that'll change, with that argument and all... NO! STOP! Hell....I might not get another chance to kiss her or show my love for her again and besides, maybe her feelings are changing...