I woke up to the sound of music blaring and I got up still in my pajama’s and walked downstairs to the smell of bacon, eggs and whatever smell was mixed in between. Liv was standing at the stove with bacon hanging out of her mouth and blaring music on the radio. She jumped back as grease from the bacon popped at her; she looked over at me as she still had some bacon hanging out of her mouth.

“Bacon?” She asked while holding a fork out to me with greasy bacon hanging off of it.

“I’ll pass.” I said plopping my ass down on a bar stool and leaning my head on my hand as I watched Liv dance around the kitchen in a upbeat mood, Liv was usually a morning person but me on the other hand not so much plus Liv’s probably on her third mimosa.

“Mimosa or coffee?” She asked holding up an empty champagne flute and coffee cup. I looked at her with a serious face and she put the champagne flute down and filled my coffee cup. Once it was full she pushed it over the island along with sugar, Liv knew I loved my coffee black, I could get used to Liv staying with me for awhile as long as she didn’t surprise me with a stripper cake again…long story.

“Since Alex is away does that mean I get to help plan the wedding of the century?” She asked sitting next to me on the other barstool. I haven’t even planned a single detail of the wedding, with Alex being gone I didn’t think much of planning because I’ve been trying to wrap my head around Alex being gone, wedding planning, and keeping my sanity.

“I haven’t opened a single wedding magazine.” I said as Liv got up and went over to the coffee table in the living room and grabbed the stack of wedding magazines I stocked up on after Alex proposed.

“Well let’s start planning best friend.” She said throwing the magazines on the island. I sighed, opening up a magazine, Liv was right we might as well plan while we have all this time on our hands.

We looked through so many different magazines from bridesmaid dresses, floral arrangements, decorations, cake designs, and wedding dresses, we covered every aspect. We got somewhere with the flowers and possibly bridesmaid dresses but I was still eager to wait for Alex.

“Damn this wedding shit is fucking crazy 800 dollars for a bridesmaid dress, sure just let me sell my whole closet and a limb while I’m at it.” Liv said tossing a wedding magazine onto the island.

“I should just hire a wedding planner.” I said as I got up from the island and putting my empty cup of coffee into the sink and cleaned up the wedding magazines and put them back on the coffee table in the living room.

“Have you talked to Mr. Gaskarth this morning?” Liv asked looking at me from the kitchen island with another mimosa in hand.

“Not yet, he usually calls me around lunch time after his sound check.” I said going over the fridge and opening up the freezer and pulling a toaster strudel out and popping it into the toaster. Liv cleaned up her morning breakfast mess and we just stood in the kitchen in silence.

“Jules get out of your head and talk girl! I did not leave my swanky apartment to come watch you brood.” She said sitting on the countertop next to me. I laughed at her.

“I’m not in my head, I just miss Alex I felt like we spent a couple days together before he left again, I was enjoying our time together especially now that we’re engaged.” I said as my toaster strudel popped up out of the toaster and I put the icing on it and sat down at the island and just as I was about to bite into the pastry goodness when my phone started buzzing.

“Maybe that’s Mr. Wonderful now.” Liv yelled from the living room while channel surfing.
I looked down at my phone hoping it was Alex but only to find out it was Chelsea. I rolled my eyes hitting the talk button and putting the phone to my ear.

“Hello?” I answered

“Hey bitch! Want to make some money and spend some time with your favorite boss?” Chelsea said, her snobby voice rang through my ears as I wanted to bash my face off the marble counter top. Don’t get me wrong I love Chelsea she’s one of my friends but she knew how to get under my skin. Do I love her? Yes. Do I hate her? Yes.

“I suppose, but not to spend time with you, just to make money.” I said in a dull voice. Chelsea laughed thinking I was kidding but I wasn’t.

“Jules you’re so funny! I’ll be here biotch.” She said hanging up. I put my phone down and sighed very loudly, enough for Liv to look over at me with a questioning look.

“Let me guess. Chelly?” She said turning back to the TV as I sighed even louder walking to my room to get dressed as I heard Liv laugh to herself.

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I drove uptown to the small boutique I worked at since high school. I walked in seeing Chelsea dressing one of the mannequins, she saw me and crossed her arms over chest and gave me a look.

“What?” I said raising my eyebrows at her and walking over to the counter where the cash register was and put my bag in the little cubby and then punched my numbers into the computer and leaned on the counter looking at Chelsea. She walked over to me walking with attitude in her step, she took my left hand and looked at the rock on my hand.

“When we’re you going to tell me biotch?” She stated still holding onto my hand. She was gawking at my ring inspecting it making sure it was perfect.

“I got swept up in being engaged and just spending time with Alex.” I said as she dropped my hand and walking around the counter over to the fitting room to fix some of the clothes that were scattered around the fitting rooms.

"Jules I know I'm not Liv but I'm still your friend. I took you under my wing while I was dating Zack so you could get the moves on Alex, remember?" She asked as I recalled high school and Chelsea dating Zack.

"Chelsea you dated Zack because you were trying to get back at Chris for cheating on you with Anna." I said laughing while hanging up clothes on hangers. Chelsea scoffed as she leaned against the wall watching me.

"Jules that's besides the point, you could of told me, where is Alex anyways?" She said as i finished hanging the clothes and walked away from her and over to more clothes that looked perfectly fine but I needed a distraction knowing Chelsea loved being all up in my business and putting her two cents in. Chelsea came over and snatched the shirt out of my hand threw it down on the table and grabbed me by my shoulders and made me look at her.

"Jules the shirts are fine, now tell me what's going on." Chelsea said as I sighed and wiggled out of her grasp and stood there with my arms over my chest.

"Alex left on tour and the more I talk about it the more I miss him and wish he was here." I said walking back over to the counter

"Jules that's his job plus this isn't the first time he's been on tour." Chelsea said sipping on her coffee and fixing her hair in the mirror behind the counter.

"Yeah Chelly but this sucks because he proposed then left for three months two days later." I said as she looked over at me with her eyebrow raised. I looked at her wondering what kind of scenario she was thinking up in her head.

"What?" I asked looking at her as she crossed her arms over her chest and had this look on her face.

“Ever think Alex might be getting bored out there with no action” Chelsea said with a kind of smirk on her face. Alex cheating never once crossed my mind because we've been together for so long.
I stopped and looked at her “You and me both know Alex wouldn’t do that, he loves me.” I said not making eye contact with her because I know she's staring at me with those eyes that see right through me. I just kept my eyes on my phone trying to not look her in the eyes.

“Are you just telling yourself that?” She said going on to the computer looking at sales. I didn't need to tell myself Alex loved me I knew in my heart.

“No I don't need to tell myself my fiance loves me and would never cheat on me." I said walking away from Chelsea so I didn't have to have this conversation with her. I sat down in the fitting room shutting the door and pulling out my phone.
To: Alex
Hey babe, we need to talk tonight.

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When I got home after a long eight hour shift along with dealing with Chelsea. Liv was nowhere in sight, I walked into the kitchen putting my keys down on the island and sifting through the mail. I noticed a note on the fridge, I walked over seeing Liv's chicken scratch.

Hey Jules
I got a hot date with this girl I met two weeks ago don't wait up for me, don't worry I know where the spare key is. Love you incase I die.

I guess I was flying solo tonight which means, pizza and wine.

10:45 rolled by and I was sitting on the couch on my second bottle of wine and my last slice of pizza. Around this time I would of got a call from Alex by now but nothing. I starred at my phone on the coffee table and was hoping it would light up. I put my wine glass down and grabbed my phone and called Alex. After about the fifth ring it went to voicemail,I put my phone back on the coffee table and picking up my wine glass. The more I sat here and thought about it, maybe Chelsea was right maybe Alex was cheating or contemplating cheating. NO. Alex wouldn't do that he loves me and he would never hurt me. I looked down at my ring and twisted it around my finger. I loved this ring and not just because it was beautiful but it was a symbol of a new future for me and Alex.

"Please prove me wrong Alex." I whispered to myself.

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