I love my family I really do and visit them as often as I can well except one member, Derek. I guess you could say we had a bit of a falling out. Four years ago the last day at Queens we were fighting, but this one wasn't over the remote. The fight was about telling our parents about us, we had been secretly dating for the past four years. We even lost or virginity to each other, yes you heard that right apparently he hadn't even slept with Sally. I loved him so much, but I thought if I chose him, I would lose the family. I knew for sometime that he was going to ask me to marry him, it was just a matter of time, what I didn't know was that he was going to ask me that night. The night we broke up. That was the last time I saw my step-brother/love of my life.
I had a best friend in Toronto named Grace, I met her when I was in daycare, and we have kept in touch even after I moved to London, and even though college. When we were little girls we promised to be each other's maid of honor. In college I told her that I had a serious boyfriend named Eric, and that she was going to be in a wedding sooner rather than later. And as we all know that didn't end up happening. So when I got a call this week from Grace saying that she found the one and that she was getting married. It was going to be a small wedding bride, groom, maid of honor, best man and both parents, apparently he had a lot of siblings and he didn't want all of them to come. So in all there was going to be 8 people. She wanted me to come to Toronto to try on bridesmaid dresses.
"So what is his name and have you met the family yet?" I asked her halfway through putting on the ugliest taffeta dress ever. "His name is Derek and he is the sweetest thing ever. I never told you this but I'm still a virgin I've always wanted to wait until I got married. Well it's the funniest thing he was waiting until marriage too." Grace said. "What's his last name? Maybe I know him." I replied. "Umm Venturi…" she replied quietly. I froze and thought about what I was going to say next. I could reply The professional hockey player!/? Which would work if he weren't my stepbrother. I could say Derek is getting married and I didn't know!. Instead I said, "Does he know I'm the maid of honor?" "No he doesn't." she replied. "Where is he now?" I asked. "Down the street getting fitted in his tux." She answered. "I want to tell him, I'll be back in about 20 min." I said as I finished changing. I got my purse walked out the door and took a breath this was going to be the first time I've seen Derek in four years.