Warning: Longest chapter filled all about a family being united! AND Heather being called some bad things! O.O
Enjoy!
Onto Chapter 10...
Heather always had a plan in life. Something to get in and out of a situation that she was either a part of or started. But now she didn't know what to do for the first time in her life.
She had a plan or two in Total Drama Island, Action and World Tour. She had a plan in high school. She had a plan even after she discovered her pregnancy with Carmen. But she didn't have a plan now.
Alejandro or 'Juan' was with another woman whom he's engaged to. Alejandro. The Latin villain, the boy she rejected in TDWT, the man she made love to that night, the guy she fall in love with, the father of her child, was in love with another woman.
Heather got up after another sleepless night. It's been a few days since she, along with the rest of the TD girls, seen him and that mystery woman.
She got up and walked out of her bedroom.
The house she and her daughter lived in was a simple two-story house with 5 bedrooms and four baths. There was a foyer where the stairs. Three doors lead to a different place in the house.
One door lead to the living room that included a big screen TV with entertainment system, furniture facing the TV, a working desk with a computer among several other things, and a window that viewed the front yard with white transparent curtains.
The second door leads to the huge dining room with an oak table to fit up to eight people which felt lonely with just two.
The final door leads to a hallway that lead to the spacious kitchen with stainless appliances and an island. The kitchen connected to the dining through a built opening in the wall.
Off the kitchen, though, was the hallway to lead to the master bedroom. The bedroom had king sized bed with white cotton sheets and blanket. An oak dresser was across from the bed with a TV sitting atop of it. Far from the entrance of the room, an oak makeup counter sat with variety of makeup and jewelry scattered on the surface and the drawers. A mirror sat atop of the counter as well as another but smaller mirror with lights setting. The bedroom came with its own bathroom. Complete with a double sink top, Jacuzzi bath, big shower enough for two, and large closet that Heather's things like shirts, pants, dresses, and shoes took up half while the other remained empty.
In the kitchen, another flight of stairs was, making it convenient for Heather and Carmen to go up to the second floor.
Heather walked into the kitchen and walked up the flight of stairs. She wore a white satin robe that went to her knees, tied loosely but still tied. Underneath the robe was a white tank top and blue mini-shorts.
Heather stopped at the last door in the hallway and opened to peer to found her daughter sleeping soundly. Heather opened the door even more silently and entered her five year old bedroom.
The room had red and white all-round the room. From her walls to her lamp on the white nightstand.
Heather walked swiftly but quietly towards her daughter's twin bed. The bed was covered in dark red cotton sheets and comforter. Heather placed a hand on her daughter's shoulder and shook her gently, whispering her name.
"Carmen, wake up. Time for school."
Carmen groggily opened her eyes and groaned at the earliness of the day. Carmen then stretched her body, yawning as she did so.
"Do I have to?" Carmen asked softly.
"Yes, sweetie," Heather chuckled at her daughter's question.
Heather tried to get Alejandro and that girl out of her head just for today.
Today, Heather was starting a secretary/helper job out Alejandro's father's company. The Burromeuto family paid for the house and half of the things in it. She was going to pay their debt back. Even last cent.
Later at the mall...
Trent, along with the rest of the Total Drama boys except Alejandro, sat at the table the girls sat a few days before. The boys weren't talking more like glaring at random objects around the mall food court. Well, most of them were.
"Guys, come on," Owen chuckled, tired of the awkward silence. He wore a navy blue suit with black shoes.
"Yeah, just because our wives told to meet each other doesn't mean we can't talk," DJ agreed. He wore a causal light blue shirt with brown capris and brown sandals.
"Yeah, they're right," Cody groaned. He wore a black long sleeved shirt and pants with tennis shoes.
"This is childish," Noah pointed out. He wore tan sweater with black pants and shoes.
One by one, each boy gave up looking back at the table and something to talk about.
Trent wore a causal green shirt with black pants and shoes.
Duncan wore a black shirt with a skill on it and blue jeans with white tennis shoes.
Geoff wore a blue buttoned-up shirt with blue jeans and shoes.
Justin wore a gray shirt with blue jeans and shoes.
Harold wore a blue suit with black shoes.
Tyler wore a red shirt with black pants and shoes.
Ezekiel wore a light blue shirt with a white undershirt and blue jeans with tennis shoes.
"I can't believe all of our kids are in the same class is what I want to talk about," Geoff blurted out, remembering his pregnant wife told him.
"Yeah, I believe none of us even met each other's kids," Duncan said, crossing his arms over his chest. "Well, except Elvis that is."
"Hey, don't call me that! We're not teenagers anymore!" Trent responded, glaring at Duncan. "Besides, I don't even which kid is whose. I know Rachel is Courtney and mine's daughter."
"Rachel? I remember my son, Lucas, mentioning her few days ago," Cody replied.
"Son? Who did you marry, Cody?" Harold asked.
"Sierra," Cody replied in an admiring way, daydreaming of his wife.
Eyebrows were raised at this comment, both the answer and the way it was said.
"Sierra? Really?" Noah asked.
"Well, so what? Sierra told me that you married Izzy!" Cody replied, standing up from his chair and glaring at the bookworm.
Eyebrows rose even higher when they took in Cody's height.
"Uhh, Cody? Did you grow taller?" Justin asked.
"And I thought I was shocked with Harold's sudden muscle gain," Duncan said.
Harold glared at Duncan as Cody sat back in his chair.
"I hit my growth spurt when I turned nineteen," Cody shrugged. "No big deal. I'm not the only whose changed in looks. Harold and Noah changed too."
"I changed in height and somewhat of muscle thanks to Izzy," Noah explained. "Even the girls changed in looks and personality. Izzy's really matured since having Mason and Amelia."
"That's not what my wife told me," Tyler chuckled.
"Fine, she matured a little bit, but not much," Noah replied. "And I'll hurt you if you make fun of her, got it?"
Noah shook a fist at Tyler.
"Wow, the bookworm got some claws," Justin commented. "I have to agree with Noah with the girls changes. My wife, Beth, has gotten taller and skinnier and contacts instead of glasses."
Eyebrows were once again raised at this comment.
"What? I married Beth. So what?" Justin glared.
"So who do you marry, Ezekiel?" Harold asked.
"Eva, eh," Ezekiel replied.
"Really?" Duncan snorted.
"Careful, Duncan. Eva might come after you if you're talking like that to her husband," DJ warned.
"Eva has learned to control her anger, but will lose it if you hurt her husband or our daughter," Ezekiel explained.
"No one is judging you, dude," Owen replied. "I'm happily married to Sadie."
"That's nice, Owen," Trent said, with a smile.
"I think it's obvious who Tyler and Geoff are married to," DJ pointed out.
"Yep, my Lindsay," Tyler agreed, daydreaming of his wife.
"Bridge and we have another kid on the way," Geoff shrugged with a smile.
"So Harold? DJ? Who did you guys marry?" Trent asked.
"I'm married to my sweet Leshawna," Harold swooned.
"I hear she lost weight," Trent commented.
"Yeah, she did," Harold continued to swoon.
"Well, I'm married to Katie," DJ explained.
"I remember the night you proposed to her in front of everyone," Geoff pointed out.
"Seriously? You had a secret affair with Katie for three years?" Tyler asked.
"Dude that was sneaky. Even Sierra didn't know about it," Cody remarked.
"Now are we missing someone that should be here but isn't?" Geoff asked, narrowed his eyes the thought of this person.
"Yeah, Al the eel isn't," Noah glared.
The rest of the boys glared except Owen.
"Hey, guys did your wives not tell you? Wait, Duncan. Trent. You two never did tell us who you guys married," Owen remarked.
"Courtney and I will be married sometime soon," Trent explained, still glaring.
"Not married but I am with Gwen," Duncan explained, still glaring. "But your point?"
"Sadie told me that she, along with the rest of the girls, saw Alejandro with a mystery girl and being called Juan," Owen explained. "So what if he doesn't remember anything about his life, including Total Drama?"
"If he does remember, he's being selfish," Geoff remarked, still glaring.
"Yeah, Heather has a child with him, y'know," Duncan remarked.
"Our wives told us about Carmen," DJ explained.
At a small table near the boys...
"I still can't believe you haven't told him, Liz," a girl said.
The girl was in her early twenties with fair skin and black curly hair and green eyes. She wore hot pink strapless shirt with black shoulder gloves and a black miniskirt with hot pink leggings and black heels.
The girl she called Liz had fair skin with brown hair and blue eyes. It was the same woman that Alejandro was with a few days before. Instead of that day, she wore a dark blue sundress with black sandals.
"Come on, Deena, don't worry about it," Liz scoffed, with a wave of her hand.
"You been to him for two years and getting married to him next week," Deena exclaimed lowly, trying not to attract attention from the by passers.
"If I tell him, he would probably remember that bitch and go back to her," Liz explained, glaring at her.
Deena narrowed her eyes. "You know that she-"
"-was your favorite. I know," Liz finished, rolling her eyes.
"And maybe he won't remember her," Deena explained. "The doctors who dealt with amnesia says it takes a certain action to bring back a lifetime of memories."
"Yeah, maybe you're right," Liz chuckled. "You know, I wouldn't be surprised that bitch was sleeping around trying to get money to even buy a simple piece of candy."
Liz then cackled so loud that it got the boys table attention. This worried Deena.
"Elizabeth, be quiet," Deena whispered. "You're attracting attention."
Liz then stopped to glare at Deena.
"Deena, you know I hate being called that," Liz warned.
"That's why I used it," Deena whispered.
Liz and Deena noticed that the boys went back to talking.
"Ooh, some of those boys are cute," Liz smirked.
"Hold up you are getting married next week," Deena informed her. "I'm the one who needs to find a guy."
Deena looked at the boys again and realized who they were.
"Uhh, Liz," Deena said.
"What is it, Deena?" Liz asked, annoyed.
"Those are the guys of Total Drama. Well, minus Alejandro," Deena replied.
Liz looked at the boys again.
"Huh? You're right," Liz agreed.
"Anyway, back to the subject of not telling your fiancé the truth," Deena said, which made Liz groaned. "He's going to find out sometime. And probably not from you."
"You're not going to tell him! You promised!" Liz exclaimed.
"If not from me, then who?" Deena asked.
Liz sighed. Well, more like groaned.
Deena went on. "You blocked every Total Drama fan/information site with a password that only you know. That was a good plan. But where is today?"
"At a company he got from a guy in the mall a few days ago," Liz replied. "Come to think the guy did look a lot like him."
"See people are bound to say something at that place," Deena explained.
"I wouldn't worry about it," Liz shrugged. "At least that slut isn't there. She's probably lying on her back somewhere while a guy is doing her."
Liz smirked as Deena glared at her.
With the boys...
"So how's the wedding going, Trent?" Cody asked.
"Pretty good," Trent replied. "Speaking of which, would my best man?"
"I would be honored," Cody replied, smiling eagerly.
"Now if the rest of you guys could be my groomsmen..." Trent trailed.
He received a bunch of 'Of course's, 'Sure's, and 'Absolutely's.
"Yeah, why not let bygones be bygones, right Duncan?" DJ asked.
"Okay, I'm in, but I'm not planning any frou-frou stuff, alright?" Duncan replied.
"That's okay. We're set. Invitations are sent, table settings are set, and we have everything ready to go," Trent told the guys.
"What about the tux's?" Owen asked.
"Being fitted tomorrow at noon and you guys better be there," Trent replied.
"Awesome," Geoff exclaimed.
"Are you going to have a band or a Dj at the reception?" Harold asked.
Trent's eyes widened. He didn't book a Dj or a band.
"I didn't book a Dj or a band," Trent explained, as he put his head down on the table forcefully.
All of the guys winced.
"What am I going to do?" Trent asked.
"Whoa, there's still time before the wedding," Geoff explained.
"At least you got someone to perform at the ceremony," DJ remarked.
"I didn't get that either," Trent groaned from the table.
"Oh," all of the guys winced.
"Well, it's not like a band or Dj that could play both at the ceremony and the reception is going to walk into the room," Noah shrugged.
"I cannot believe you!" a voice shouted out.
The boys turned to the voice and found a couple of teenagers standing a few feet from them. A girl facing away from a boy.
The girl had tan skin with long dark brown curly hair. She wore a black shirt with a crown on it and navy blue plaid skirt with black heels.
The boy had fair skin with black hair. He wore a blue plaid shirt with dark jeans and black converse shoes.
"Oh come on, Kelly! You're not mad, are you?" the boy asked, dropping his hands in frustration.
"Oh, I'm not mad," the girl, or Kelly, remarked, smirking at the boy.
"You're not?" the boy asked, his eyes going wide.
"No, I'm furious!" Kelly exclaimed, glaring at the boy. "How could you, Trey?"
"It's just a gig," the boy, or Trey, chuckled. "No big deal."
"It's a gig at a strip club on guys' night!" Kelly exclaimed. "Where misguided girls strip to feed themselves in front of horny male strangers!"
"All the more reason to perform there," Trey shrugged. "All you need to is where this outfit."
Trey held a black shopping bag up to Kelly who grabbed it. She looked inside of the bag and her eyes widened before narrowing at the boy.
"I'm NOT wearing this and I'm not going!" Kelly exclaimed, shoving the bag back into Trey's arms.
Kelly then walked off to sit at the nearest table, which was the table beside the TD boys. They watched the scene unfold before them. Trey then sighed and walked to the table to sit across Kelly.
"Why must you always do this, Trey?" Kelly asked, frowning as she looked away.
"Do what?" Trey asked.
"Book a gig without talking to me first," Kelly asked, still looking away from him. "And at places that is inappropriate like nightclubs and strip clubs. I want to perform at parties and wedding receptions and events like that."
Kelly laid her head down on the table, with her left arm lying across the table. Trey sighed before taking her outreached hand into his own. This made Kelly left her head to look into Trey's eyes.
"Look I'm sorry for not telling you about those gigs," Trey explained, "but I don't to play at weddings. You know how I feel about them."
Trey looked away, rubbing the back of his neck with his free hand.
"That was a long time ago, Trey," Kelly explained while a smile appeared on her face. "Besides you were five and you made peace with it."
"I know, but still," Trey replied.
Kelly laughed, giving him a reassured squeeze of her hand and smiling at him. Trey stops rubbing the back of his neck and looked back at Kelly, smiling and sending a squeeze of his hand.
Most of the TD boys smiled at the moment they were seeing from the seemed-to-be young couple.
"Uhh, you my cousin, Anna?" Kelly asked.
Trent's eyes widened at the familiar of his daughter's old babysitter.
"The girl who moved to New York?" Trey asked, raising an eyebrow.
"Yeah, she's coming up here for a wedding next week," Kelly explained.
Trent's realized it was the same Anna that used to babysit Rachel.
"Bride or groom? And why are you telling me this?" Trey asked.
"Bride and I think they need a band for the reception," Kelly explained.
"Okay, but where's the bride, the groom, or the wedding planner in the mall?" Trey asked, chuckling.
Trent got up from his chair and started to walk to their table.
"Uhh Trent, where are you going?" Cody asked.
Trent walked up to the couple who eyes widened when they recognized him.
"Sorry, couldn't but overhear," Trent explained, "but are you looking for the groom for the wedding your cousin Anna is going?"
"No way, you're Trent off of Total Drama," Trey remarked.
Kelly simply smirked.
"How do you know about Total Drama?" Trent asked.
"Anna introduced us to the show," Kelly replied.
"Oh," Trent remarked.
"Do you know who the groom at the wedding Kelly's going on about?" Trey asked.
"He is the groom," Kelly replied.
"Huh?" Trey asked, confused about the whole thing.
"You know why Anna told us about Total Drama?" Kelly asked.
"Why?" Trey replied.
"Because the kid my cousin babysat is the daughter of Courtney," Kelly explained.
"The crazy chick?" Trey guessed.
"No, that's Izzy," Kelly replied.
"The brunette who was always suing everyone?" Trey guessed.
"Now, that's Courtney," Trent replied, with a smile.
"So do you know who she's marrying?" Trey asked.
Kelly face-palmed as she groaned at her friend's stupidity.
"I'm the one who she's marrying," Trent explained.
"Ohh," Trey nodded, feeling so stupid in front one of his favorite stars.
"Yeah, and I'm here with a few of my buddies from Total Drama," Trent explained, pointing to the table.
Most of the guys waved, and Kelly and Trey waved back.
"So you guys need a gig for next week?" Trent asked.
"Yes," Trey replied a little too quickly.
"Just have Courtney listen to our CD and give us a call," Kelly explained, handing Trent a Cd case.
"Great, now all I need is for someone to play for the actual ceremony," Trent muttered.
"Kelly can play that too," Trey remarked.
"I don't think Courtney will walk down the aisle with an electric guitar playing," Trent explained.
"No, how about violin?" Trey asked.
"Can you play?" Trent asked Kelly.
"Been playing since I was five," Kelly explained.
"Great, I'll give you a call later," Trent exclaimed, walking away from the two band mates.
Kelly and Trey smiled at each other, feeling accomplished about their first wedding gig.
At Alejandro's Father's company...
Heather walked into the copy room with a stack of papers from random workers. She had to pay off the debt she owes to Alejandro's family.
Heather wore a dark red blouse with a tight black skirt that ended a couple of inches above her knees. She wore black 1' heels which kinda made it difficult.
Heather, one by one, placed each sheet in the copy, making enough copies to suit the workers' needs.
Heather then went off to her thoughts. She thought of the reason why she's even working there in the first place.
That night with Alejandro. It was so magical that Heather couldn't believe that she would experience something like that. His fumes made her believe that she was high just by them. Heather has never been with a boy that made her felt like that, though it was her first time doing something like that. She wondered if Alejandro thought about that night when he was scheming after their 'activity' together and regretted what he did.
Heather was so deep and depressed with her thoughts. She shed a few tears as someone entered the copy room.
"Umm...excuse me?" a familiar voice rang out.
Heather tensed as she wiped her tears away naturally. She then turned around to find Alejandro, or 'Juan', standing there. He wore a black suit and he was carrying a few papers in his arms.
"Uhh, sorry. I'm done here," Heather replied, grabbing her stack of papers.
Alejandro's eyes studied the girl before him.
Something seemed to be familiar about this girl... Alejandro thought.
As Heather walking past him, Alejandro grabbed her wrist with his free hand.
His touch sent familiar shivers down her spine and his as well.
Alejandro pushed Heather in front of him gently.
"Have we met before?" Alejandro asked.
Heather couldn't believe it. He didn't remember her. She guessed her first was wrong but she was not happy about it.
"I don't think so. I'm Heather," replied Heather, extending her free hand for him to shake it.
Alejandro pondered about it. "Heather? Are you sure?"
Heather wanted to say yes and explain about everything to possibly get his memory back if that was the case. But to put all that bad information on him? It would just ruin his new and what it seems to be happy life. She would just continue lying, though her new self-felt guilty about it while her old self would just not feel anything at all about it.
"Yes, I'm sure," Heather lied, her hand still extended.
Alejandro smiled. "Well, then I'm Juan."
Taking her hand, he shook it which sent those familiar shivers up their spines again.
"So did you start working today?" Heather asked, running her hand through her hair.
He walked to the copy machine and started his copies.
"Yes, though people who are working are looking at me strangely," Alejandro replied.
"How come?" Heather asked, though she knew the answer to that.
"I don't know, but one said that I look like the head of the company," Alejandro explained.
That's because the head of this company is your father, Heather thought.
"That's weird, but you do kinda look like him," Heather remarked.
"Why? How do you know him?" Alejandro asked, turning around to look at her.
"He's the one who gave the job," Heather shrugged. Because of the debt I owe him.
"Oh," Alejandro remarked, turning around to the copy machine.
"So how did you get this job?" Heather asked.
"Some guy came up to us and gave it to me a few days," Alejandro replied. "He said it would be good for me."
"Us?" Heather asked, though she also knew the answer to that too.
"My fiancée, Liz, and I," Alejandro explained
"Oh," Heather said, without a hint of sadness in her voice though that was what she feeling.
"Yeah, she and I met two years ago," Alejandro explained. "You know, I can remember what happened for the last five years, but before nothing."
This interest Heather. He doesn't remember what on Total Drama, does he?
"Well, what do you remember?" Heather asked.
"Well," Alejandro explained, "One day, I woke up and I couldn't remember anything. Luckily, this nice man told me that my name's Juan and I live in an apartment. His assistant told me that I was destined to do great things. Then, I start working out in my home gym. Then one day, I met Liz and she's helped me with everything. Lately, though, I've been getting these dreams that are sort of flashbacks, you know, of someone else's life. I'm wondering; is this someone me? It's just bits and pieces though."
"Oh, sounds tough," Heather remarked.
"Yeah," Alejandro remarked.
"I guess I should get these copies to the workers. See ya, A-Juan," Heather said, walking swiftly out of the copy room.
That could have gone better, Heather thought.
The next day at a bridal shop...
"Purple. Seriously, Courtney?" Gwen asked, raising an eyebrow.
She and the rest of the TD girls were being fitted for Trent and Courtney's wedding. Well, most of the girls were there, and Heather wasn't.
"Don't judge me, Gwen," Courtney replied, standing on circular mini-stage which was surrounded by mirrors.
Currently, Courtney was a white wedding dress with lace straps that connected to the corners of the top of the dress. Clear beads covered the breast and diaphragm of the dress, connecting to triple line of beads that went down the skirt and stopping a few inches above the end. The dress's tail part hanged off just before the skirt of the dress, making the skirt more noticeable.
"Besides," Courtney remarked, "I thought you would like the color scheme. It goes great with your skin color."
Courtney had asked the girls to be the bridesmaids at her wedding while Bridgette is the maid of honor. Each dress was a light purple ribbon low V-neck and a purple V-neck silhouette. The w-high empire waist connected the V-neck and a long purple skirt went to the ground.
"She's right, Gwen," Bridgette said.
Bridgette's dress had a purple fabric flower on the left strap, since she is the maid of honor.
"Fine," Gwen groaned.
"What about your friend, Terra?" Bridgette asked.
"She, along with her daughter and husband, is coming, but she's not having anything to do with the wedding," Courtney explained.
"Oh," Bridgette remarked.
"Uhh, isn't Heather supposed to be here?" Sadie asked.
"Why would she even be here?" Leshawna asked angrily.
"Hey, Heather has changed over the course of the years," Bridgette remarked.
"Yeah, she had not she one insult to us when we reunited the other day," Courtney agreed.
"I'll call her to see what she's doing," Gwen said, before dialing Heather's cell phone number.
At that same time at Alejandro's father's company...
Heather and Alejandro were talking about their lives in the copy. Well, Heather was talking about her life up before Total Drama Island. Alejandro was laughing while Heather was chuckling.
"So that's how I pulled the ultimate prank," Heather chuckled.
"Now, that's funny," Alejandro remarked.
"I know," Heather beamed.
"Why don't you do that stuff anymore?" Alejandro asked.
"I have more responsibilities now, Juan," Heather frowned. "You wouldn't understand."
"Can you tell me about these responsibilities, Heather?" Alejandro asked.
Just then, Heather's phone rang. Heather fished the phone out of her pocket and answered it when she realized it was Gwen calling her.
"Hello," Heather said.
"Where are you?" Gwen asked.
"Um...at work. Why?" Heather asked.
Alejandro raised an eyebrow. Who was checking on Heather in the middle of her work day? An overprotective boyfriend?
Alejandro then shook it off as Heather continued to talk.
"Heather, did you forget about the dress fitting for Courtney's wedding?" Gwen asked.
Heather's eyes widened as she slapped her forehead in annoyance.
"Yes," Heather exclaimed.
"Well, come down here and be fitted," Gwen instructed.
"Wait why would Courtney want me to be one of her bridesmaids?" Heather asked, remembering what she did to Courtney on Total Drama.
"Because like you, she changed because of her daughter, Rachel," Gwen replied. "And she made you one of her bridesmaids which means that she forgives you."
"Or she feels sorry for me about my situation," Heather said, picking her words carefully so Alejandro won't get suspicious.
"Either way, you need to get down here for your fitting," Gwen said.
"Can't I do it another day?" Heather asked.
"Okay, you're booked from tomorrow till the wedding next Wednesday," Gwen said.
Today was Friday. Heather had to go to an office party the next night. Sunday, Heather and the rest of the girls with daughters were going dress shopping. Monday, she had mandatory work at the office. Tuesday was the rehearsal wedding dinner. Then Wednesday was the actual wedding.
"Fine, I'll come now," Heather said. "See ya when I got there."
"Bye," Gwen said.
Both she and Heather hanged up. Heather looked back at Alejandro.
"I've got to go," Heather said.
"Boyfriend problems?" Alejandro asked, with a hint of sadness in his voice?
"Uh, bridesmaid dress fitting," Heather said in an obvious tone.
"Oh, when is your friend getting married?" Alejandro asked, kind of happy it wasn't a boyfriend problem.
"Next Wednesday. Why?" Heather replied.
"That's when I'm getting married," Alejandro pointed out, with a hint of dull in his voice?
"Uh, shoot. I can't go then," Heather chuckled.
On the inside, though, she was crying a bit.
"Bye, see you tomorrow at the office party," Heather said as she exited the room.
Later at the bridal shop...
"Fits like a glove," Heather exclaimed, after she slipped into her bridesmaid dress.
"Guys, I think I found my wedding dress," Courtney said as she stepped onto the mini-stage.
All of the girls' jaws dropped at the site.
Courtney was wearing a white dress similar to what she wore in the TDA princess episode. The dress's straps came at the bend of the underarms. White elbows gloves covered her hands and forearms. The only difference that the skirt of the dress was medium size and had impressions of flowers all over it. The dress tail spread a couple of feet behind her. The fabric was satin too.
"You look beautiful," Bridgette remarked.
"Trent will die of amazement when he sees you," Katie added.
Courtney blushed at the comments she was getting.
"This is definitely the dress I'm wearing," Courtney declared.
The next night at the office party...
"Juan, I'm glad that you've invited Deena and me here," Liz exclaimed, clutching Alejandro's arm.
Alejandro wore a black business suit. He didn't really want Liz here for some reason and he couldn't put his finger on it.
Liz wore a black polyester strapless dress that stopped at her knees and black heels. Deena, her friend, wore a simple yet elegant red dress with a black ribbon tied her waist and black heels as well.
"Well, why wouldn't I have invited you?" Alejandro replied. More like you invited yourself.
"Heather, nice to see you," a voice rang out. "And you look beautiful."
This caught Alejandro's, Liz's, and Deena's attention and looked the voice's direction.
"Thank you, Mr. Burromeuto," Heather replied to the man. "And you look nice too."
Alejandro looked at Heather and the way she was dress.
Heather had her hair curled into a bun, showing off her diamond earrings. Around her neck was a necklace that necklace has 69 carats of black diamonds with a 5 carat princess cut in the center. The dress she wore had sparkling beads and crystals shimmer at the waist and hem of the short, strapless party dress with long, wispy ostrich feathers layered over the slim skirt. She wore white high wedges with clear wedges that clicked every time she walked.
Heather spotted Alejandro, his fiancée, and her friend a few feet away. She grabbed a champagne glass from a nearby tray and walked over to the group.
"Hi, you must be Liz," Heather said. "Juan has told me so much about you."
"And, uh, who are you?" Liz asked, glaring at Heather because she knew the answer.
"I'm Heather, Juan's friend from the office," Heather explained.
"I'm surprised he hasn't mentioned it to me," Liz responded, still glaring at Heather.
Deena couldn't keep the secret from one of her favorite stars.
"Oh why don't we leave these two alone, Heather?" Deena asked, dragging Heather off.
"So why didn't you tell me about Heather, Juan?" Liz asked.
Meanwhile, Deena dragged Heather to an empty room far from where the party was.
"Okay, first of all, I'm Deena, your biggest fan!" Deena exclaimed, as Heather shut the door.
"Um thanks?" Heather replied.
"Second of all, you know that's Alejandro by my friend out there, right?" Deena asked.
"Yeah," Heather replied.
"Why haven't you told the truth about his true identity?" Deena asked.
"Because i don't want to ruin his new happy life," Heather replied.
"You're really in love with him, aren't you?" Deena asked.
"Yeah," Heather sighed. "By the way, why did your friend look like she wanted me to fall into an abyss?"
"Because she doesn't want you to take Alejandro away from her," Deena replied.
Heather shot up when she heard this.
"She's knows about Juan being Alejandro and she hasn't told him yet!" Heather exclaimed.
"She says she'll tell him after the wedding next week," Deena explained. Then Deena realized something. "Maybe you can stop it."
"Stop what? The wedding?" Heather replied.
"Yes, you come to the wedding and object the ceremony," Deena explained. "Where will you be next Wednesday at 5:00 PM?"
"At a wedding at 4:45 PM," Heather replied.
Deena stomped her foot. "Dang it. Well, skip it."
"I can't. I'm one of the bridesmaids," Heather explained.
"Ugh," Deena groaned.
"I thought you wouldn't ruin your best friend's wedding," Heather remarked.
"Look she's been lying to Alejandro for over two years. Even them first meeting was an intention," Deena explained. "She knew he was Alejandro all along yet she hasn't told him the truth. He deserves better; I.E. you."
"Well, I'm lying too," heather admitted, feeling guilty about it.
"Yeah, to protect him, not to use him," Deena explained. "Like Liz is doing."
"Hey, can I tell you something?" Heather asked.
"Yeah," Deena replied.
"Without telling Liz?" Heather asked.
Deena nodded.
"I have a daughter named Carmen," Heather explained.
"And what does that have to do with any of this?" Deena asked.
"I'm getting there," Heather snapped. "And she's Alejandro's daughter."
Deena was in awe. "Oh, you mean you two..."
"During World Tour," Heather explained.
"Heather you have to tell him," Deena remarked.
"Deena he barely remembers her first few years of his life," Heather explained. "He's not going to remember that night."
"Oh," Deena replied.
"Wait, why haven't you told him yet?" heather asked.
"Liz promised me not to, besides she also threatened me," Deena explained.
Heather was surprised that Liz made her own best friend to keep a secret big as this while threatening her.
"Uhh we better get back," Deena said as she heads to the door.
Heather promised herself that she'll eventually tell Alejandro about Carmen. Just not tonight...
Sunday night...
Dream
Alejandro was in a white world, no one was there except him.
Suddenly,
"Juan? Juan?" a voice called out.
"Who's there?" he called back.
"You're not who think you are," the voice replied.
"What?" he asked.
"Let's start at the beginning." the voice instructed.
Suddenly, Alejandro found himself at a hospital staring at nursery. Then he spotted a tan baby boy with a tuff if brown hair laying peacefully there in one of the mini-cribs.
"Is that me?" Alejandro asked.
The voice replied back, "Yes, you were born into a wealthy family called the Burromeutos."
"Burromeutos?" Alejandro asked.
Alejandro was once again in the white world again.
"Yes," the voice answered. "You real name is Alejandro Burromeuto."
"So the name who told me that my name is Juan lied to me," Alejandro explained.
"Yes, you have a mother, a father, and two brothers," the voice explained. "Jose, one of your brothers, teased you and called you 'Al'.
Alejandro twitched at the nickname which he hated.
"Hey, I remember that!" Alejandro exclaimed. "But how did I lose my memory?"
The voice replied back, "You were on a show called Total Drama."
Alejandro now stood at the airport where Total Drama World Tour started from. He saw his younger self got off of the bus and helping his fellow competitors and a familiar face.
"Heather was there?" Alejandro asked.
"Yes, she was on it, too but she was on it longer that you were," the voice explained.
Alejandro's head started to hurt as memories came back to him.
"I remember now. Heather and I were enemies sometimes," Alejandro replied.
"Not only that, but by the end of Total Drama World Tour you were the most hated person, matching up with Heather," the voice explained.
"I also remember that, and that night with Heather in first class," Alejandro explained.
The scenery changed to later that night after he and Heather finished their 'activities' and they were fast asleep in each other's arms.
"But then betrayed me after I confessed my feelings for her," Alejandro growled.
The scene changes to when Heather was celebrating taking down the Latin Liar and pushed him down the volcano.
"That trauma of the stampede and the lava made you lose your memories and the man who lied to you did to keep himself from being sued," the voice explained.
The scene changed back to the original scene.
"I can't believe Heather lied to me," Alejandro growled. "Now I remember everything!"
Dream over
Alejandro shot up panting, causing his fiancée to wake up.
"Juan what's wrong?" Liz asked in concern.
"Liz, I remember everything," Alejandro exclaimed. "Including my name, Alejandro."
"I'm so happy you've remembered your life," Liz exclaimed. "So what now?"
Liz was kind of mad that he might go to Heather.
"I'm quitting my job," Alejandro explained, grabbing his laptop and started typing an email.
"Why?" Liz asked.
"I can't face Heather after she lied to me!" Alejandro exclaimed angrily.
"So we're still getting married in two days, right?" Liz asked.
"Of course we are," Alejandro replied softly, pulling Liz in an embrace. "Juan or not, I still love you."
Liz smiled, accepting the embrace.
Alejandro was still a bit doubtful.
Though I don't know now that I have my memories back...
Wednesday at a church...
Alejandro was putting the finished touches on his groom outfit. It was just an average tuxedo with blue flowers over the left pocket.
"Alejandro?" a voice rang out.
Alejandro turned to the door where the voice had come from.
"Deena. What are you doing here?" Alejandro asked.
Deena had worn a strapless blue dress with a white ribbon around the waist and white heels.
"Are you sure you want to marry Liz even with your memories?" Deena asked in return.
"Yes, I feel like everyone except her has lied to me about my true identity," Alejandro replied, surprised on of the bridesmaid would even stop the wedding. "So yeah, I'm marrying her."
Deena sensed a bit of doubt in that last sentence. She felt like she had no choice. She felt that Alejandro deserved someone that has lied herself into a false marriage.
"Alejandro, there's something you need to know," Deena explained.
Alejandro raised an eyebrow as she continued.
"I'm breaking a promise but I can't take it anymore. Alejandro, Liz has lied to you ever since you two met."
"What do you mean?" Alejandro asked, puzzled that she was accusing Liz.
Deena took a deep breath. "She's lied to you about your true identity. She knew who you were that day in the mall two years ago."
"Why would she do that?" Alejandro asked, in shock. "When she bumped into me, she said it was an accident."
"An accident that happened on purpose," Deena explained, "on her account."
"Why would she do that?" Alejandro asked, looking away from her.
"So you wouldn't find Heather and get back together with her," Deena replied.
"So what? Heather lied, too," Alejandro scoffed.
"To keep you happy with Liz," Deena exclaimed.
"And how do you know that?" Alejandro asked.
"Remember when I dragged somewhere at the office party? That's when she told me," Deena explained. "She continued to lie to you to keep you happy because..."
Alejandro perked up and looked at her.
"Because what?" Alejandro asked, wanting to why Heather lied.
"Because she's in love with you, Alejandro," Deena explained, "and I'm not lying."
Alejandro couldn't believe it. Heather loves him? Did he love her back? Of course he does. Even though, she rejected him five years ago and she lied to him at the office, he loves her with all of his heart, even when he thought he was Juan, he loved her.
"What about Liz?" Alejandro asked.
"Would you forget about Liz? She lied to you because she wanted you all to herself," Deena explained.
Alejandro sighed. "When you talked to Heather, did she anything more at all?"
"Yes," Deena replied, with a smile. "She has a daughter named Carmen with you."
Alejandro's eyes widened. Daughter? He couldn't believe Heather told Deena about that night.
"She told you about..."
"Yeah," Deena remarked. "Umm...you better get out there."
Alejandro nodded as he exited.
Later that night at a reception...
"Heather, come on you've got to eat," Gwen remarked. "Or you'll die of starvation."
Heather was the wedding reception of Trent and Courtney. Courtney Withers had official became Courtney McAllister. They would later go down to the city hall to change Rachel Jennifer Withers to Rachel Jennifer Withers-McAllister on her certificate. The wedding went according to plan from the decorations placed perfectly to the kiss that sealed the couple married.
Heather wasn't eating because Alejandro had quit his job at the office and she had a feeling it was her fault.
"I don't want to eat, Gwen," Heather groaned. "Alejandro or Juan quit his job and I don't know why."
"Heather, don't worry," Gwen remarked. "Everything will turn alright in the end."
"Alright?" Heather asked, as she looked at her daughter who was sitting with her classmates.
Carmen had worn a red church dress with her hair French-braided and black sandals.
Heather smiled at her daughter's beauty. "How can everything turn alright if Carmen doesn't have a father and the man I love got marrying a few minutes?"
"I don't know how, Heather," Gwen replied. "I just know."
"Okay, every woman who's single," a voice rang out. "Come before the stage for the traditional bouquet toss."
"Go up there, Heather," Gwen urged.
Heather rolled her eyes and walked to the stage as Courtney turned around to toss the violet bouquet into the crowd of single women.
Courtney tossed throw the flowers over her and into the crowd of violent women going for it. The bouquet landed right into Heather's hands. Applause rang out from the ex-cast mates as Heather walked back to her table, blushing like a peach.
"See you'll probably get married next," Gwen remarked, remembering the myth about catching the bouquet at a wedding.
"Maybe, but when is Duncan going to pop the question?" Heather asked, smirking.
Gwen looked away and thought about it. When is he going to propose? They already have a kid together so why not?
The female singer announced "Now we're going to slow it down. So grab that someone special and hold them close."
Heather and Gwen looked to the floor to see every couple, even the kids, paired up as the song 'I Will Always Love You' by Whitney Houston played. Duncan walked up to their table, grabbed Gwen by the wrists gently, and pulled to the dance floor.
Heather thought it would be a good time to slip into the bathroom before the next dance. Heather got up and slipped into the hallway that leads into the restrooms. A few feet into the hall and Heather started to hear footsteps that weren't her own. Then she saw someone that seemed to be the man she wanted to talk to.
"Hey," Alejandro said, still in his tux.
"Hey, shouldn't you be with your wife, Juan?" Heather asked.
Alejandro shook his head. "Heather, I've remembered everything. I'm Alejandro, not Juan."
Heather didn't say anything, but was in shock.
"When did you get your memory back?" Heather asked.
"Monday morning," Alejandro replied.
That was the day he quit his job. Her instinct was right. He did quit because of her.
"Why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be married?" Heather snapped, blinking to hold back the tears.
"Well, I was about to," Alejandro replied, "when Deena told me an interesting story. She told me that Liz was lying to me for the past two years and wanted me all to herself."
"I know that," Heather remarked, looking at the ground.
"I know you know that," Alejandro said. "She also told me that you're in love with me."
Heather looked at him with hopeful eyes.
"That and we have a daughter named Carmen," Alejandro explained. "So is it true?"
"Both of them are true," Heather replied, looking at the ground as the tears fell. "We have a daughter and..."
Alejandro saw her state and walked over to her, taking her into his arms.
"...and I'm in love with you," Heather sobbed into his shoulder, accepting his embrace.
"That's why I'm here, Heather," Alejandro whispered into her ear.
He pulled back to wipe the tears that stained her flawless cheeks.
Alejandro smiled. "To tell you even what happen on the volcano, I still love you with all my heart."
Heather smiled as the two leaned in and shared a passionate kiss that sent sparks both off in their minds.
When the two pulled away for breath, the song had ended.
Heather had a great idea. She wiped the last signs of tears off her face and holds her hands up, telling to stay there for a second. Heather walked in the direction of the ballroom.
Alejandro raised an eyebrow, wondering what Heather was up to.
Heather returned in a moment with Carmen in her arms.
Alejandro smiled when he saw the resemblance of Heather in the girl. This was Carmen.
"Carmen, meet your father," Heather explained, putting Carmen on the ground.
Alejandro bent down to Carmen's level.
Carmen slowly walked up to Alejandro, looking at her the way that Heather would look her. Love for the child.
"Hola, Carmen," Alejandro said, smiling warmly.
Carmen looked deep into Alejandro's eyes and smiled when all she saw was love. Carmen threw her arms around him, planting a kiss on his cheek. Alejandro smiled even more and wrapped his arms around his daughter.
Heather joined the family hug and they all stayed that way for a few more seconds. They all pulled away. Heather and Alejandro stood up
Carmen grabbed her father's hand.
"Come on, dad," Carmen urged. "I want you to meet my friends."
"Aka, the kids of the ex-cast," Heather whispered into Alejandro's ear.
"Well then let's go," Alejandro said, grabbing heather's hand and Carmen's.
The united family walked into the room of the reception.
Ready to be prepare for the surprise looks of the guests' faces.
And done!
Everything is resolved! Alejandro and Heather are together finally after five years. Trent and Courtney are married.
I take it back about Chapter 6; this is the longest chapter and longest entry to FF from me!
I'm sad that this story is almost over! Because the next chapter is the last chapter!
Reference to Whitney Houston! May she rest in peace!
Well, a lot to review about this chapter!
I'm going to miss this Fanfic so much! :'(
Luv, Flutejrp