It was a lazy Sunday in the middle of June and Shelby and I were lying around not wanting to wake all the way up yet. This was the first summer that I wasn't traveling around the globe and just got some time to myself. I loved the idea I was able to stay in my own apartment all day without having to go anywhere or worry about anything. What made it even better was the fact that Shelby didn't have any projects going on for the next few days and she was able to spend the time with me also. This morning we decided to stay in and watch some movies that we wanted to see throughout the year but were busy with work. She was getting the movies set up while I finished getting the snacks together for the morning.
I had just walked into the living room to put the stuff down when Shelby's phone started to ring. She still had my version of Cool as her ringtone. No matter how many times I asked her to change it, she never would because she said it was her favorite and she was proud of me for it. "Hey Di, what is going on? Are you sure? You know you can't always believe those sights. Lea confirmed it? Yeah, I guess it is true then. I'm going to pull it up now on Harry's phone." She said as she reached across the couch for my phone that was sitting on the arm rest. What on earth was she doing and what was Diana telling her? "Yeah, I will tell Harry about it. We will try to call her and let you know what she says. Bye." Shelby hung her phone up while she was still looking on mine. "What's going on Shel?" I asked her as she was staring at my phone and then handed it to me without a word. My internet was pulled up with an article from an online gossip site.
Two of today's top stars got engaged last night. The Vampire Diaries star Michael Trevino and Glee star Jenna Ushkowitz were seen last night at a famous restaurant in New York. The two stars went to a private room and were seen coming out with an engagement ring on her ring finger. There were many witnesses and there are some pictures including the ones attached to this article. We have been trying to get in touch with their agents but no word yet.
I couldn't believe it. Jen and Michael were engaged. "This is so exciting! We have to give them a call to congratulate them and make sure it is true." Shelby said as she was dialing her phone to call Jenna. "I doubt they will answer. I'm sure everyone is trying to call her right now." "Yes, but you are like one of her best friends in real life and I'm sure she would want to talk to us over other people." Shelby replied as she put the phone to her ear. We both sat there in silence while the phone rang and were both surprised when we heard a quiet hello from the other end. "Jen, hey is it true? Are you and Michael engaged?" Shelby asked and I heard Jenna's voice softly in the speaker but couldn't make out what she was saying. "That is awesome! Listen I'm going to give the phone Harry so he can talk to you. I will call you later to get the details." Shelby handed me the phone then and for some reason I was actually a little nervous to talk to her.
"So are you officially engaged Jen?" I asked her and waited almost impatiently for to answer. Why was this so hard for me come to grips with? "Yeah he proposed last night. It was our 18th month anniversary, so he took me to the place we went to on our first date. Are you happy for me?" "I'm very happy for you. How are you feeling?" There wasn't an answer right away and I started to wonder if she even heard me. A few seconds later I heard a light door closing noise and then heard her sigh a little. "I think I'm ok. I mean I really do love him but I just feel I should be happier about this than I am." Shelby was giving me a confused look trying to figure out what was going on. She knew that Jen and I were very close mostly because of the characters we played on glee. Never once had Shelby gotten mad if I spent an hour talking to Jen or had to go help her with something in the middle of the night. I shrugged my shoulders at Shelby and she nodded getting comfy on the couch again while I stood up and headed into the bedroom to finish the conversation with Jenna. "Do you think he is the one? I know you don't believe that there is one person for everyone but does it feel like he could be the one for you?" There was silence on the phone again. "I think I could but I also still get feelings for other guys that aren't him. I said yes last night because I truly felt like I wanted to be married to him but I woke up this morning second guessing myself." "Jen, I have never heard you ever mentioning before that you have feelings for someone else. If that is the case than you really need to think about all of this before anything big happens." "Yeah I guess you are right. I really need to go, we are at my parents' house right now and lots of family members are arriving. Cory and Lea got here about 20 minutes ago. We all want to get together up here in New York tomorrow for a celebratory lunch. Do you and Shelby think you could make it up here for that?" "We wouldn't miss it. We will be at your parents' house tomorrow at noon. Bye Jen." "Bye Harry"
I sat on the bed for an additional minute after I hung up just thinking through what she had said. For the last year, I had spent almost every day with her and most of the scenes filming with her. What had she been talking about that she had feelings for other guys? When did she have time to meet them? I decided it would be best to go ahead and head back into the living room. "What did she say to you? Is everything ok?" Shelby asked me as soon as I opened the door and began to walk out. Jenna and I always kept our conversations to ourselves and only told other people half truths. "They want us all to go to New York for a lunch tomorrow. I told her we would be there to help them celebrate. Cory and Lea are already there of course." "Sounds great! I could just leave for Florida from there on Wednesday to shoot the music video. I will go start packing now." She jumped up off the bed and headed straight to the bedroom. I was thrilled that we were going on a trip to New York but I still couldn't shake the feeling of sadness for Jen.
GLEE
I hung up with Harry but still continued to sit on my bed holding the phone in my hand. Usually I felt better after I talked to Harry but I didn't feel better about anything now. The only thing that was a plus was that I was able to hear his voice and know that not everything has changed in the last 24 hours. His voice still sounded the same and he still listened to all of my problems without any judgment. I would always be grateful for Harry no matter where we ended up in life. "Jenna dear, we have some more guests." I heard my mom call and headed out of my room to the living room.
I walked into the living room to see Michael's parents standing there giving Michael a huge hug and shaking hands with my parents. They saw me and started making their way toward me to give me a hug to show their excitement for the engagement. "We are so happy for the two of you! It is just a shame that the public has already got word of the engagement and you won't be able to keep it a secret. We should start working on the wedding plans as soon as possible." Michael's mom said while I tried to keep a smile on my face. Don't get me wrong, I did love Michael very much and enjoyed every second I have spent with him and could see myself happy with him. I just had this feeling in my gut that everything was wrong though and the thought of having to sit down with everyone to start planning a wedding was almost enough to make me nauseas right now. Needing to get away from everything, I gave everyone a polite smile and a nod before I excused myself making my way to the patio in the back. My dad has always known me better than most and saw the confusion on my face and just let me go without any questions. Walking through the glass doors that lead to the back yard and the patio, I instantly felt the sun hit my skin and loved it. This was the kind of escape I needed right now.
Sitting down on a patio chair letting the sun just hit me as much as it could; I heard the back door open and saw Michael walk out. "I've been looking for you. I understand why you wanted to escape; it is getting pretty stuffy in there. What are you thinking babe?" He asked me coming to sit on the chair next to me and wrapping me in his arms. "I'm excited that we will be getting married and all, this just so much to plan everything. We just got engaged and I'm being asked by everyone what colors are we going to use and which flowers. Can't I just enjoy this time?" I asked looking up to him as he gave me a sympathetic look. "I'm so sorry sweetheart. I have been thinking about the details of the wedding for awhile now and I might have a solution. What if we just have a private, quick ceremony here? That way we won't have to worry about the press or anything either." I started getting more and more excited by what Michael was saying. He was right. We should just have a small simple wedding here with our closest friends and family. I looked straight at Michael and wrapped him in a hug thinking this was the best idea he ever had. "That is a great idea. We could have the girls do all the planning and decorations with me and we can do this next Saturday. Thank you so much babe; you made all of my worries go away." I told him pulling away from the hug and started getting to my feet. He got to his feet as well giving me a kiss on the forehead before taking my hand leading us back into the house.
It was so great that Michael was doing all of this for me but I still had this horrible feeling in my stomach. There was still someone out there that I had feelings for but knew it wouldn't work. All I knew for sure was I didn't want to get married still having doubts. I was going to have to talk to Harry sometime this week before Saturday.
I don't own anything Glee just love the show! This is going to be a couple chapter story and plan to update it over the next few days. This was one of the stories I have been working on over the last month but haven't been able to update. Please leave your comments and let me know what you think. Thanks
