Almost Lover

This is the sequel to "Can't Let You Go" but in the POV of Olivia and Ray. What happens after the wedding? Why weren't they together? Will they ever get together? Are they truly in love? Raylivia.

Chapter 1

It was at the wedding reception. That's where she found herself. It was beautiful. They were outside in a large garden where there were white tables set up and an empty area where people where dancing and laughing; having a great time. She wished she could feel like that.

She looked across from her and saw the bride and groom sitting next to each other laughing and eating with some of their family members. She smiled. She's was glad they finally ended together. She knew they belonged together.

Wen stood talking to Erik. She wasn't sure what they were talking about and honestly she didn't care. She walked around the area and she realized she was walking in a maze. Tall bushes with white roses surrounded her and she breathed in the beautiful scent. She sighed. Her mind wondered off to Ray…

Their eyes had locked at the wedding and her heart had leapt to her throat. They hadn't spoken in months. After that night at the party things started out okay, but when they saw each other a week later they almost kissed. But didn't. She was with Wen and Ray could do so much better.

She had been the one to pull away.

But then their friends decided to head to the beach about two months after that. Wen couldn't go. He was sick. Olivia didn't want to either since Ray would be there but Wen persuaded her. So she had gone.

That day they had gotten closer and once again he tried to kiss her, though this time she let him. It was a short kiss but she felt guilty. Whenever she looked at Wen the guilt was there but then after a while it faded.

She didn't know what to think or feel when around her boyfriend. She hadn't for a while. She sighed before settling herself on a white bench. She wanted to be away from the crowd as possible.

It was a few minutes later when she heard shuffling of feet and the ruffles of the leaves moving. Her ears perked up and she looked around.

"Hey, what are you doing here by yourself?" Mohini, her best friend, asked her as she walked up to her and sat next to her.

"Oh. Hey Mo," Olivia sighed before letting out a small smile.

Noticing something was bothering her, Mo frown before sitting next to the girl. "What's wrong? You seem upset."

Olivia shook her head "Oh, nothing. I just have some things on my mind."

"You know whenever you say 'some things' they're normally not just 'some things'." She said using air quotes.

"Okay, okay but first quit with the dang air quotes. They're rather 'annoying'." She said mimicking her air quotes. Mo just rolled her eyes and nudged her shoulder.

"Okay, whatever! Just tell me what's bothering you!" she exclaimed. She tended to be a very impatient person when she wanted to know something.

Olivia groaned and put her hands over her face. She mumbled something incoherent before looking at Mo expectantly.

"Okay, Livy, you're going to have to repeat yourself, because I have no idea what you just said."

Olivia rolled her eyes and sighed. "It's about me and Wen…" and Ray, she almost said.

Mo gasped "You're thinking of breaking up with him!? But you guys are so cute together!"

Olivia stood up and began pacing around the area "I'm so sick and tired of people saying that! We may look cute together but I'm not happy." She told Mo; trying her hardest not to cry from exasperation.

Mo's eyes widened as she took in this new information. Her friend was truly distressed and confused. She stood up and grasped her friend's shoulders "Hey, hey. Calm down. Why don't you just break up with him, then?" she whispered.

Olivia looked at Mo as if she lost her head. "Are you crazy?! I can't do that! Have you seen the way he looks at me? He's still totally in love with me…" she groaned and rested her head on Mo's shoulder.

Mo patted her head "There, there poor, confused Livy bear… It's all going to be fine."

Not liking seeing her friend like this she perked up. "Come let's go dance!" Mo declared.

"Why?"

"Because it'll cheer you up and clear your mind." With that Mo grabbed Olivia's hand and dragged her to the clear area where everyone was dancing.

Mo began to dance; grabbing Olivia's hand and swinging it side to side. "I don't want to dance!" Olivia said as she slumped her shoulders.

"No you will not be like this the whole night! It's a very happy occasion and you will be HAPPY!" Mo told Olivia before grabbing her other hand and moving her around "So dance!"

And finally Olivia gave in and began to dance half-heartedly.

Well, it was a start.

From the corner of her eye she saw Wen dancing with Stella while Charlie spoke to his brother. Olivia smiled a little but then it quickly vanished when she saw Ray dancing with his date. They seemed happy. She sighed and Mo quickly noticed it.

"What's wrong?" Olivia shook her head "Nothing I'm fine." She felt like sitting down and was extremely relieved when Erik walked up to them.

"What's up beautiful girls? Having a good time?" he grinned, his charming grin, making Mo blush. Olivia chuckled a little and took Mo's hand and put it in Erik's.

"Great time, but how about you two dance." She gave them a fake grin before she walked off to go sit back down.

Mo eyed Olivia strangely but it quickly vanished when Erik smiled at her. She grinned back and the two began to dance together, with her laughing half the time by the way Erik was goofing around.

Olivia looked around with nothing else to do. She wanted to dance with only one person but she couldn't. And she would dance with Wen but he was dancing with Stella and she was kind of glad for that.

The song changed to 'Time After Time' by Cyndi Lauper, one of Olivia's all time favorite songs, and she sighed; now wishing she had a dance partner.

And it was as if God had heard her because the minute she looked up she saw none other than Ray Beech with his hand extended.

"Do you want to dance?"

He had a nervous look on his face as if unsure. Her mouth went agape and she stuttered before mustering out: "Uh, sure."

She took his hand in hers and he led her to the dance floor.

She put her hands on his shoulders and he her waist. She blushed at how close they were and they began to sway side to side.

"So...having a good time?" he asked her. His voice was quiet and she was only able to hear him because of the closeness they shared.

"Honestly, this is the best time I've had so far."

"That bad, huh?" he chuckled making her giggle softly.

"Well I wouldn't call this so bad, at all."

He grinned and spun her around before drawing her near again.

They didn't say much as they danced but it didn't feel awkward like she thought it would've. How is that possible? She didn't know, but she didn't care at the moment.

"So who's you're date?" she asked after a little while.

He looked over to where his date and Scott were now dancing and just chuckled.

"Well she's more of Scott's than mine. He was too chicken to ask her out so I did. Her name is Christine."

Olivia nodded "She's pretty." She complimented.

He looked back to her "Yeah, she is… but not my type. She likes Scott anyways…"

"Then why did she agree to go with you?" she raised an eyebrow.

"Beats me, girls are complicated." He smirked and she playfully slapped his arm "Hey that's not true. I honestly think guys are more complicated than us girls." she grinned.

"You think so?" he laughed before spinning her around once more. "We're gonna have to do a survey then. To see who's more complicated: girls or guys."

"I guess we do!" she laughed along with him.

He felt a tap on his shoulder and he looked up.

Wen

"Well I guess I'll leave you to your boyfriend…" he said quietly, giving Wen a fake smile before walking away.

Wen smiled down to his girlfriend before taking her in his arms "You two seem awfully close." He mentioned and Olivia just shrugged and placed her hands on his shoulders.

"Well we are friends, right?"

"Well yeah, I guess," he said, kissing her forehead "I just don't want anyone else to steal your heart, because you're all mine."

Olivia tried her best to smile.

"I don't want anyone else to steal your heart…" Well that was an understatement.

How was that for a first chapter? Please Review and tell me what you thought of it! :)