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Kristen drove past the familiar streets. It was a rainy day in Cincinnati and she had decided to take a detour from her drive to her hotel to pass by her childhood neighborhood. A lot had changed but there were still a lot of the same places that brought back a flood of memories.

It had been years since she had been back in Cincinnati. She had been living in Los Angeles for years, she moved there to start her Law career. No one in LA really knew her story or what she had left behind in Ohio.

Kristen never planned on coming back but she came back for her best friend's wedding. Emma had been Kristen's best friend since before they could even remember. When Emma asked her not only to come to her wedding but to be a bridesmaid Kristen did not even consider turning it down, even though she knew that Dean, her husband, would be there as well as a groomsman. Dean was Kristen's best kept secret.

Dean and Kristen began dating in middle school and got married straight out of High School. Neither was prepared for the commitment that marriage required. They both eventually went their separate ways to chase their dreams in completely different parts of the country, never coming around to getting a divorce.

Her heart raced a little when she drove past a small house. She pulled over and looked around. This was the house that she grew up in. She looked around at the neighboring houses where her friends once lived. She smiled to herself at the memories of them playing as kids. She shook her head and started driving towards her hotel. She had the rehearsal for the wedding to go to that afternoon.

One at the hotel Kristen sat trying to do work but she kept thinking about him. It had been so long since they saw each other and now she would be seeing him again in just a couple of hours. She was nervous at the thought. She stared at her work unable to concentrate. She closed down what she was working on and pulled out a folder from her bag. She reviewed the divorce papers inside- their divorce papers. She knew now was the time to get it done since she had no idea when or if she would see him again after this.

Truth was Kristen had no idea how seeing him was going to go. Things didn't end badly for them, they just grew apart. There was a lot of love and passion involved but Dean was on the road often and Kristen was so busy with University that they just left the other behind. It wasn't fear of talking to him it was mostly fear of not knowing how she herself would react to seeing him.

Kristen got ready for the rehearsal, giving herself a pep time from time to time. She pulled on a little dress and her trusted Loubotin's and headed out. She drove back to her old neighborhood this time feeling more nervous than the first. She pulled up to the venue and memories just started pouring in. She parked her car and walked in to the familiar venue. This is the same venue her and Dean had gotten married over 10 years ago. It still looked the same.

Walking in Kristen felt like everyone was looking at her. She recognized some people and others were complete strangers to her. She greeted the people she did recognize, answering questions about her life in LA and trying to rush off.

She walked over to Emma and Nolan when she spotted them in the distance. "Hey!" she smiled

Emma beamed and gave Kristen a super tight hug "I am so HAPPY to finally see you!"

Kristen smiled and hugged back "Me too! It's extremely weird to be back here" she said

Emma let go and Kristen greeted Nolan with a much tamer hug.

"I am so happy for the both of you" she smiled sweetly. "I'm going to go take a seat I know you guys are busy"

Kristen walked and sat in one of the seats putting her purse in the seat to her right. She grabbed her phone out of her purse and looked at her work email real quick. She looked up when someone sat next to her.

Dean had been talking to some old friends when he saw her walk in. He smiled to himself. Ever since he was a little boy she had that effect on him. She lit up a room. Dean walked over to where she had sat. He was hoping he came up with something to say during the walk over but he didn't. "Hey you!" he hoped it sounded better to her than it did to him

Kristen's heart stopped at the sound of his voice. She looked up and smiled "Dean. Oh my goodness..Hi!" She stood up and wrapped her arms around him taking in his familiar scent which brought back a million memories all at once.

Dean smiled and hugged back rubbing her back a little "It's so weird to see you…I mean it's GREAT to see you it's just weird" he said with a slight chuckle

Kristen pulled back from the hug and smiled "oh good ok well at least I'm not the only one who thinks it's weird"

"Well especially in this place" Dean said looking around their old wedding venue"

Emma walked over to them "hey you guys…we need you both in the back we're going to practice walking down." She said smiling

Dean put his hand on Kristen's back to let her walk ahead of him. They walked back to where the rest of the wedding party was. Kristen had no idea what to say to him. They just had so much to say it felt that she didn't know where to start. They stood in the back and waited for instructions to be given. The wedding planner was partnering everyone up from the list that she had.

"Dean and Kristen Ambrose, you walk out together and you guys walk out 3rd"

Kristen's heart dropped. It had been a long time since someone called her Kristen Ambrose. It was her legal name since she needed divorce papers to change it back but in LA she just went by her maiden Name; Kristen Thatcher. She felt her face blushing.

Dean laughed. It had been so long since there was anything reminding him that he was a married man that it was almost comical to him. He looked at Kristen seeing how uncomfortable it had made her. He put his arm out for her to slide hers in. Kristen grabbed onto his arm.

"Ready, Mrs. Ambrose?" he gave her a funny look trying to make her feel better about it

Kristen giggled "yes, dear."

They walked down the aisle together. They continued with the rest of the rehearsal trying to avoid any more awkward situations.

After they rehearsal was done they all headed to a bar to spend time with old friends. The bar was another place very familiar to them. They probably spent more time there than they should have in their younger years.

Kristen was dancing with the girls after a few drinks. One of them had managed to bribe someone into putting some Britney Spears, the boys didn't really care for it but the ladies were having a great time. For the first time in a long time she was herself not who she wanted people to think she was but that girl from Cincinnati that she tried so hard to bury. Dean was having a drink with the guys, they were talking about old times and about his wrestling life.

The girls eventually walked over to the guys. Kristen looked at Dean, she wasn't sure if it was the alcohol but he was still so handsome, his rugged features soften by the dimples that formed when he smiled. Memories of the past came flooding again.

Dean took a sip of his beer and caught Kristen looking at him from the corner of his eye. He looked over and smiled at her.

Kristen smiled and looked away quickly. She took a sip from her drink trying to listen to what everyone else was talking about.

They managed to avoid each other for the rest of the night aside from stealing a few glances that made their hearts beat faster.

When it was time to head out Kristen grabbed her purse and walked out after saying bye to everyone for the night. Dean followed watching her walk ahead of him.

Kristen looked back at him and smiled "You have a car?"

"No I'm going to call a cab right now" Dean said pulling his cell phone out of his pant pocket to make the call

"I can give you a ride…where you staying?" Kristen walked over to him

Dean looked at her "at the Hyatt downtown"

Kristen laughed softly "me too! That was easy." She smiled "let's go" she walked over to her rental

"Want me to drive?" Dean asked knowing she had been drinking more than he had.

Kristen knew better than to argue with him and handed him the keys slipping into the passenger seat when he unlocked.

Dean hopped into the driver seat and began driving in his old neighborhood. Unlike Kristen he hadn't done the earlier drive around so this was the first glimpse he was getting.

"Oh my…Dean look! Stop stop stop the car" Kristen said leaning over him to look out the window

Dean pulled over looking out the window and laughed. It was their first house together. He remembered everything about that house. How excited she was to decorate it when they first moved in and how they were too broke to actually do anything she had planned to do.

Kristen laughed "it hasn't changed…" she smiled also getting her own memories back.

They both looked around their old neighborhood before Dean began to drive back to the hotel again. He pulled into the valet and they walked in together. They made it to Kristen's room and stood in front of the door.

"Well..I guess I will see you tomorrow" she said smiling.

He smiled back "Yes, you have a good night."

Kristen watched him and remembered the divorce papers sitting in her room "Oh yes, hey, we need to talk. I'm sure you know what we need to talk about….are you free maybe for lunch tomorrow?" she asked

Dean nodded "yeah that sounds good"

"Ok we can meet at 12" she smiled "good night"

He smiled back "Good night" he started walking away.

Kristen watched him and went into her room. Throwing herself on the bed and falling asleep not even bothering to change.