The Day That I Met You

Epilogue

Zack

I was all dressed up and ready to go, but Liv wasn’t yet. She looked so beautiful before me, standing in her underwear. He hair was curled and she had on this sexy red lipstick that made me want to kiss her so badly. But, I couldn’t; she wanted him to help her get dressed, not undressed.

“Ugh I don’t know what to wear,” she complained. “I should’ve figured this out yesterday.”

“Eh, who cares if we’re late. They’ll just think we’re screwing,” I said, making her roll her eyes. I laughed and moved to her closet, looking inside. I was surprised to see that little blue sundress that she had won all those years ago when I fell in love with her. “Here,” I said, pulling it out of the closet.

“Zack, no. That’s so old I’ve had it since high school,” she said, laughing. “It’s not dressy enough. Why’d you pick that one?”

“It’s what you wore the day I met you,” I said, kissing her cheek.

"You remember that?" She asked in surprise, smiling at me. “You’re so damn cute.”

She told me that a lot but I loved hearing it. “I’m happy you still have it. Keep it; I fell in love with you in that dress.”

She moved towards me and kissed me. “I love you.”

“I love you too,” I told her.

-0-

Olivia

We were sitting outside with our closest friends, fanning ourselves from the heat of the day. It was gorgeous outside, a perfect day for a wedding.

Zack grinned at me from across the aisle as we watched our friends exchange vows. A few years ago, if someone had asked me about this day, I would have said that I would be the girl up there in the white dress. But now, I was happy right where I was, sitting and watching their big moment. Even though my eyes kept drifting to the cute groomsman instead...

A few months after Zack and I started dating, Brian and Michelle decided to give it another try. Well, at least Brian decided to. Michelle was waiting; she knew that he would come back to her. In the past I had thought it was dumb for her to be that way, but I think that was mostly because of my crush on Brian. But I got it now. When you truly love someone, you can’t just let go, no matter what happens between them. Now, Michelle was smarter that time around; when he asked to be with her again, she made it known that it was for real that time. Brian had no issue with this.

I thought that after everything Michelle would totally hate me. But for some reason, she and I became even closer after they got back together. She had told me she was mean to me in the past because she knew I liked him, and I returned the sentiment. After we knew we could get over that, we became close friends.

The guys (minus Matt) and I had secretly made bets on how long we thought it would last this time. Johnny had bet the shortest amount of time, saying it was because he’d steal Michelle away from Gates (yeah right), and I had bet the longest, saying I think it would work out for real this time. The boys all owed me a beer tonight because of it.

Michelle had just finished telling Brian her vows, and they were beautiful, making me tear up. But Brian blew me away from his words.

“I’ve never been the type to get wrapped up in memories or specific moments. I’ve always been the kind of guy to live in the moment and not worry about the past, not even the good parts. But with you, Michelle, it’s been different. I remember every moment with you. The good moments and the bad moments, and even the in between ones. And I vow to you that every moment we share together in the future will be cherished. I love you, Michelle. I vow to you that I will be the best husband that I can be.”

They were kissing even before the pastor told them to and everyone cheered. Moments later they were walking back down the aisle, man and wife.

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Almost everyone was drunk and having a total blast, dancing like crazy to the band’s music. Zack wasn’t a big dancer, but for me he was out on the floor, busting moves right and left. He may have looked like an idiot doing it, but I loved every moment.

A slow song came on next, and before Zack could wrap his arms around me, I felt a tap on my shoulder.

“May I have this dance, girlie?” Brian asked me with a grin.

Zack bowed and walked away, making us both laugh. Brian wrapped an arm around my waist and grabbed my hand, slowly spinning me around on the dance floor.

“I’m surprised you’re not drunk,” I joked, making him laugh.

“Nah, don’t want to make the wife mad. Gotta perform tonight,” he said with a wink. I rolled my eyes.

“In all seriousness, Liv, I just wanted to say thank you,” Brian told me.

“For what?”

“For what happened between us. I think you were right, we wouldn’t have lasted.”

I laughed, “Yeah, probably not. We’re too different. You and Michelle, though, are meant for each other. I’m so happy for you two.”

“Thanks,” he said with a smile. “But without you I don’t know if I would have swallowed my pride and asked her to be with me again. I was just too cocky to admit that I always loved her. I was an ass and you helped me see that. I was arrogant about how I treated women. When you rejected me I was pissed, but as time passed I realized that I wasn't as amazing as I thought I was. What I mean is, you helped me see that I needed to change my ways a bit in order to be happy. And I had always been happy when I was with Michelle, but I was too much of an arrogant bastard to get it. So thank you."

I wasn’t expecting him to tell me this, but the way he told me made me chuckle a bit. “Wow, Brian,” I said, touched by his words.

“ I am happy you and Zack are together. I expect the next wedding you and I will dance at will be yours.”

I smiled, “I hope so.”

The song ended and Brian move away from me then, heading back towards his new wife. Zack came back to me then, wrapping his arms around me.

“What was that all about?” he asked.

“Gates basically just told me that I’m the reason we’re here today,” I said, flipping my hair. Zack laughed.

“Well hallelujah!” he said, lifting me and spinning me around.

I laughed as he put me down, the room spinning behind me. He put his hand on my cheek then and leaned down to kiss me.

“I am so happy that you’re my girl. Someday this will be us,” he said, pointing towards the bride and groom.

I kissed him then, wrapping my arms around him. “I can’t wait.”

Notes

Well, that's it! I am a little sad it's over myself, but I'm happy with the ending. I hope you all are too.

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