Oh my god, you guys are probably really mad at you aren't you? It's been almost a month since I last updated and I feel so guilty. I just had a really busy month. One week I had a Spanish project, then the week after I had an English research paper, then the third week, I had like so much homework, and just this week, I had my high school exit exam. It's so stupid since I'm not even graduating until two years later. The saddest part though was finding out that Derek Fisher was traded from the Lakers. I was seriously on the verge of tears when I found out on Thursday, I'm not even kidding.

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Chapter Fourteen: Nobody Said It Was Easy

The next day, the bluenette happily made her way to her office. She first stopped by her secretary's desk and asked her if she had any calls only to be informed that she had someone waiting in her office. Dawn found it weird since someone would just go into her office like that when even Paul couldn't go in unless she was there. She frowned and thanked her secretary before heading straight to her office. Once she entered, she was greeted with a certain blond she hasn't seen in a while.

"Vanessa," she murmured darkly.

The smirking blonde looked away from her nails and narrowed her sharp blue eyes at Dawn. "Well look who it is. It's the girl who stole my Paul away from me."

The bluenette rolled her cobalt eyes. "Please, Paul left you because you were being an annoying brat. Anyone would leave you." Upon saying that, Dawn mentally patted herself on the back for the comment. In return, Vanessa glared at her. "What do you want here?" Dawn asked, annoyed. She just wanted the blond to leave as soon as possible.

"I heard that you canceled Megan's dress and I don't remember her telling me that. Oh, and if you're confused, I'm her maid of honor so she tells me everything."

The bluenette stood there for a minute or so as she was soaking in the information the blond had just told her when it hit her. "Wait, maid of honor. Then that means you're walking down the aisle with Paul?"

The smirk continued to play on Vanessa's lips. "Oh, he told you that he was Gary's best man but he didn't tell you who he was walking down the aisle with? Oh, that's sad. You know if the other person keeps a secret that means you're relationship is going to go down the drain." The blond then stood up and walked around the table and stopped in front of Dawn. "Megan told me about her dress. She tried to call and get her dress back but apparently, it's been destroyed. She expects her dress to be perfect, got that?"

"Funny that you brought it up. I already got the design down. Would you like to see it or would you want to wait for the lovely bride to see it?" Dawn reached into her bag and took out her sketchbook before opening it to her latest design.

Vanessa leaned in to look at the dress. In the sketchbook was a strapless pearl white lightweight gazaar and silk crepe sheath with a corset bodice completed with an asymmetrically draped skirt. Dawn smiled at her work and waited for Vanessa's opinion of it. "Well, is she going to like it?"

She narrowed her eyes up at the bluenette and took out her phone. "I would have to send her a picture of it first." She snapped a picture of the drawing and sent it to Megan. Within two minutes, she got a response back her approval. "She likes it and she wants it to be made soon so she can try it on and have it altered."

"Okay, sure, whatever." Dawn proceeded to walk to her chair and set her sketchbook down on her table. "Now if you don't need anything else, then leave. I still have some designs to finish up."

Vanessa only glared at the bluenette and made her way to the door. Just when she was about to walk out, she stopped and looked back at Dawn. "Oh and tell Paul that I had a great time last night." And with that, she was out the door and out of the building.

Dawn sat on the chair with a broken pencil in front of her as she glared at the door. "That damn brat," she mumbled under her breath. "There's no way Paul would go back to her, right?" She looked down at the sketchbook and then at the phone. Her hand reached slowly to her phone but stopped herself. "No, Paul would never go back to someone like her. She's just trying to get to you, Dawn."

After calming down from the conversation she just had, Dawn smirked to herself as she turned to a different page in her sketchbook with a completely hideous dress drawn on. "Oh how you would be in a huge surprise, Megan."

That night, she drove to the guys' house and used the key she had to enter. Luckily Ash was out with Misty on a date so he wouldn't hear their conversation. She entered and found Paul in the kitchen making himself something to eat. "Troublesome," he greeted when he saw her standing at the doorway of the kitchen.

"When were you going to tell me?" she started. Before Paul can ask anything else, she continued. "When were you going to tell me about walking down the aisle with that brat of a Vanessa?" she interrogated.

"How did you find out?"

The bluenette crossed her arms across her chest. "She was in my office today and told me about it." When her boyfriend didn't say anything, it ticked her off. "You should've told me, Paul. I would've reacted way more differently than I am right now. Why didn't you tell me? Was it because you think I would be mad?"

Paul sighed and took a seat on one of the chairs. "This is exactly why I didn't tell you. You would react like this. We are just walking down the aisle, that's all, nothing more."

"Are you sure that's all? No cheating at all?" Although Dawn knew it was wrong to ask him questions like that, she had to. She suddenly felt insecure.

"You think I would cheat on you?" he asked. Although it was in monotone, a hint of hurt was heard from his question. When Dawn didn't say anything, he sighed again and ran his fingers through his hair. "You know I would never do that."

"I know that," she said in a mere whisper. She was feeling guilty for even thinking of such thing and now she wished she could just take that back. She felt like running out of the house but she wouldn't do that. She was going to fix this situation. "She just made me feel insecure about it."

"Its okay, Troublesome."

Upon hearing her nickname, she looked at him, a small hopeful smile on her face as she made her way to him and took a seat in front of him. "I'm sorry for what happened just now, Paul. I guess I was just mad that you didn't tell me about walking down the aisle with her."

He smirked as he held her hand. "I don't blame you for being mad. Just don't ever accuse me of doing something like that again."

Dawn giggled slightly. "I won't, don't worry." She sighed. "I thought crashing this wedding would be easy, but I guess I was wrong, huh?"

Her boyfriend just shook his head. "No one said it was going to be easy."

"Okay, so I was thinking that we can ruin her gift favors so she would have to re-order them again and this will extend the wedding more," Misty suggested as she sat on the blue plaid blanket with Ash while they were on their late night picnic date.

"What is she going to give out as party favors?" her raven haired boyfriend inquired as he was chewing his food.

This resulted in him getting a hit on the head with her mallet. "Don't talk with your mouth full. It's rude," she instructed. "Anyway, I went through the bag Dawn gave us and it turns out she's putting like three pieces of Belgium chocolate in those boxes for each person. My plan is we keep those chocolates and get her those cheap candies."

"Can I eat all the fancy chocolates then?"

She sighed in annoyance as she kept telling herself now to beat him up. Oh how tempting it was for her to do so. The most damage she had ever done was hitting him with a mallet. "No, Ash. We are going to split it to our friends, okay?"

He pouted as he heard those words and was about to continue on with his whining but something cut him off. "Oh my gosh, Ash, is that you?"

The two couples both turned to their left, only to find a certain brunette they thought they'd never see again. She had her hands on her hips and smirked at a glaring Misty. She then strutted her way over to Ash.

"It's been a while since I've last seen you, Ashy. You've gotten a lot better looking," she flirted. Misty was completely ignored, enraging the young woman even more.

Misty tapped her on the shoulder and when she turned around, the brunette was facing an annoyed Misty. "Excuse me, but that's my boyfriend you're flirting with. I would like it very much if you would stop with it because he doesn't seem comfortable with it."

Melody turned back to Ash, only to find him gone. The two women looked around for him and ended up finding him on a branch of the tree the picnic was held at. "See, you scared him so much that he climbed up to a tree." She then turned up to Ash. "Come on, Ash, if you're so scared, then let's leave," she called up.

He quickly obliged to Misty and hopped off the branch, landing perfectly before helping Misty pack up the things and put them back in the basket. Before they left though, Ash turned back to Melody. "Did you want anything before? If you don't need anything then don't bother me anymore," he said in all seriousness.

The brunette was speechless at first but found her voice again. "Oh, yeah, I did have to inform you something. Your friend, Gary's, fiancée called me today and told me that I'm going to be on of her bridesmaid and since you're one of his groomsmen, then that means we'll be walking down the aisle together!"

The two couple stared at her in shock, mouths agape. "Wait," Misty started before Ash could say anything about it. "How do you even know Megan in the first place?"

"She's a childhood friend, duh. Megan, Vanessa, Veronica, Brianna, and I are childhood friends, actually. Anyway, Ash, I'll be seeing you next week or so when we practice walking down the aisle. I'll be looking forward to it." She gave him a wink and he paled. She turned back to Misty again. "Oh, you're not invited, right?"

Misty smirked at her. "Of course I'm invited. I'm Gary's friend. I'm just not a bridesmaid because I'm not as close to that Megan than you are. Besides, your dresses are pink. I'd rather die than be seen wearing that color."

"Of course you would." Then her phone rang and she picked it up.

Misty and Ash took this chance to run, so they did. They ran until they got to the car and drove off as quickly as they could before Melody can catch up.

"This is not going to be as easy as we think it will be," Misty sighed.

In Lacunosa Town, everyone in town was asleep, except for one. In her house, she sat on her couch, staring at the phone, debating whether or not she should call him or not. It has been weeks since they had met up and she had been thinking if she should forgive him or not. On her lap was a photo album. She had flipped through it numerous of times already and each time she looked through them; the more she wanted to forgive him.

She finally made up her mind and sighed. She picked up the phone and called the number she knew all too well. She waited as it rang and was ready to hang up when he picked up. "Hello, Karen?"

"I've made up my mind, Steve." Even without seeing him, she felt him smile from the other line. "But there is one exception."

"Well what is it? I'll do it, just tell me." It was obvious he wanted his family back and it made Karen smile.

"I want you to apologize to both Drew and May. They deserve that from what you did to them years ago. I also…" She hesitated with what she was going to say next but managed to say it anyway. "I also want you to meet your grandson."

It was quiet on the other line for a while as Steve was still trying to absorb the news. "G-grandson? Since when?"

Karen smiled at his astonishment. "That's right, a grandson. He arrived here six years ago when May went to Village Bridge. He looks a lot like Drew, you know."

"Well, any son of Drew is a grandson of mine. Would you mind coming with me when I apologize to them? It would be nice to have you there as well."

"I would love to."

"Okay, we'll go this Saturday. Now get some rest, Karen, it's late."

She giggled slightly and sighed in content. "Okay, you too, Steve, good night."

And with that, they hung up. She smiled at the phone. "Maybe, we can be a family once again."

That following morning, May was getting Elliott ready for school while Drew was making them breakfast. When they were done, they came downstairs and were instantly attracted to the amazing aroma going around the house. They both ran to the kitchen and took their seats as they waited for their food to be served.

"I'm not your slave you know," Drew commented when he placed a plate of chocolate chip pancakes in front of May. He then proceeded to place a smaller pile of pancakes in front of Elliott. "You're still a kid, you shouldn't eat that much," he said when Elliott gave him a look that asked for more.

May stuck her tongue out at him as he took his seat with his share of breakfast. "Well you're the man of the house so you should be taking care of us."

He only nodded at her as he took a sip of his coffee. "Are you even listening to me?" she inquired angrily. He nodded again.

Elliott, sensing that his father would get hit, changed the subject. "Mommy, you should eat faster or Elliott will be late for school."

May, not wanting to argue with her son, merely obliged to her son and ate her breakfast, completely ignoring a smirking Drew. "So you listen to a little boy, but not me? That's just sad," he commented.

From under the table, the brunette kicked his leg, making him yelp out in pain. Elliott gave him a weird look. "Is Daddy okay?" he asked May.

May only nodded. "Don't worry, Elliott. That's Daddy's voice exercise. Now eat up and we'll be off to school, okay?" She smirked when she saw his glare at her and continued eating her pancakes in glee.

After half an hour, they were done and May helped Elliott with his shoes while Drew was preparing for his next interview. "Who is it for today?" the brunette inquired.

He looked at his schedule. "I'm having an interview with Ellen today." He groaned. "It is not going to fun interview today."

May giggled. "In that case, I'll be sure to catch the show."

He just flicked his hair. "Don't worry, I won't let her make a fool out of me. I am Drew Hayden after all."

She playfully rolled her eyes. "Oh whatever, Drew." She stood up and grabbed Elliott's hand. "Let's go now, Elliott."

"So Drew, rumors have it that you've found someone already and she already moved in with you. Want to give us any information?" Ellen asked. The blond leaned in to hear his answer.

"Um, I guess that most basic information would be that she was a member of Heartbeat. I guess it's pretty obvious from there since back then, a lot of people saw us together," he explained with a slight smile.

May, watching this from home, smiled as he mentioned her. Since Elliott was at school, she decided to watch Drew on television before getting down to cleaning the house a bit.

She nodded. "I'm very happy for you, Drew. But what happened to your old girlfriend, Brianna?"

Upon hearing her name, he waved her name off as if it meant nothing to him. "She wasn't the one for me. To be honest, I just never liked her so there isn't any story of us, sorry Ellen."

"Oh Dreeeeew," an all too familiar voice called.

The brunette at home sweat dropped when she heard it and her blood started to boil just by hearing her voice. "What the hell, I thought she was gone from his life," she commented. "Don't tell me she's been stalking him like a crazy fan girl."

In the studio, Drew turned around only to face someone he wasn't really interested in seeing. "B-Brianna?"

She waved crazily at him and ran over to where he was sitting at. "Uh, you're not even supposed to be in this show," Ellen noted.

"Well my daddy said that I show up on this show or he buys it," she sneered. And with that, she plopped herself down on the seat next to Drew, ignoring the fact that he needed his personal space.

"Uh, we'll be right back," Ellen said to the camera before they went off air. She stood up and went in front on Brianna. "Look, I don't care what your father says. You weren't scheduled for today, so you should get out now before I make you leave."

The redhead stayed stubborn and just sat there as Drew went up to get a drink. "No, I'm staying here and that's final."

Drew sighed as he heard the argument between the two women. He decided to walk there to confront Brianna. "What do you want, Brianna? I still have fifteen minutes left on this show and I don't want you here to ruin it."

"Well, I don't know if your friend Gary informed you yet, but I'm one of Megan's bridesmaids and since you're one of his groomsmen, I'll be walking down the aisle with you. That's just in case you didn't know yet because we're going to be rehearsing next week."

Drew's face paled and he was speechless. "What?"

"You heard me, Drewy, so that's all I had to do so I'll see you soon, bye." She blew him a kiss as she made herself to the door. Drew just stood there, mouth agape.

"What?" he repeated.

"Okay, Megan, what's your problem?" Leaf asked that morning when she was out at the yard. Gary and Mandy were currently playing inside the house.

She turned and looked at Leaf with an innocent look. "Why, whatever do you mean, Leaf?"

The green eyed brunette narrowed her eyes at her. "Don't you dare act innocent here, Megan. Dawn and Misty called me and told me about everything. You're trying to get back at me for what they're doing by calling your little lackeys for help, right? That's just low, even for you. How can Gary fall for someone like you?"

"They're getting what they deserve." Megan's glare matched up with Leaf. "They're ruining my wedding, so I'm going to ruin their relationships."

"Then talk it over maturely. Oh, wait, nevermind, I forgot you're not a very mature person."

"You better watch that mouth of yours, Green," Megan warned darkly.

Leaf only glared at her, infuriating Megan even more. This resulted her to stomp back inside the house and went up to Gary, who was finished playing with Mandy. "Gary, when are you leaving this place?"

He shrugged as he looked at his half written report. "I don't know, maybe by next week, why?"

She crossed her arms and pouted. "I want to go back today."

Gary glanced at her in surprise. "Well if you want to go back, then go back. I just thought you liked this place since you kept talking about it."

Megan only grimaced back at Leaf, who was leaning against the doorway, and shot her a glare. "No, I want you to come back with me."

"What, Megan, I can't just leave my research like that. I still have much more to do. Look, if you want to go back to Castelia, then feel free to, but I can't ditch my work."

"So you're saying that you would rather choose your work over me? Is that what you're saying?" Her voice had rose and soon, the two had gotten into a full on argument, giving Leaf a free entertainment and smirked.

'Seems like they're not so perfect after all,' she thought in amusement.

Her entertainment was cut short when Mandy came downstairs for a glass of water, only to walk in on the two arguing. She quickly went to her daughter and brought her into the kitchen, acting as if they weren't there. "Are they okay?" she inquired when they arrived into the kitchen.

Leaf nodded and handed her daughter her water. "Yes they are, Mandy. They just didn't agree on some things so they're talking it over, that's all." She then noticed a paper in her daughter's hand and was suddenly interested. "What's that, Sweetie?"

Mandy noticed her mother referring to her drawing and placed her water down to show it to her. "Mandy drew this for Uncle Gary. Because he told Mandy he will go back on Tuesday so Mandy drew him a picture to bring back with him so he can never forget about us."

Leaf took the paper and smiled at it. There was a picture of the three of them, outside being the setting, and they were all smiling. Leaf couldn't help but giggle at it when she stared at it longer. Mandy, being curious, looked over at her drawing. "Is something funny about it, Mommy?"

She shook her head. "No, it's very pretty, Mandy." She perked her ear when she heard that the arguing had stopped and got an idea. "Why don't you give this to Uncle Gary right now, Mandy? It might make him very happy when he see's it, you know."

The little girl nodded in agreement and made her way back to the living room, only to find Gary in there by himself. He was leaning back on the couch, hands on his face. Mandy ran up to him and pushed him lightly by his leg, catching his attention. "Here you go, Uncle Gary. Mandy drew this for you."

He accepted the drawing and looked it. Gary couldn't help but smile when he saw the picture. He looked down at Mandy and tousled her hair. "It's very nice, Mandy. Thank you."

She flashed him a cheeky grin and soon, Leaf joined them, sitting next to Gary with Mandy on her lap. "So are you and Megan okay? I mean, that seemed like a really intense argument."

He sighed and ran his fingers through his hair. "We're fine, it's just, we've never fought like this before. I don't know, maybe it's too soon for us to get married."

Leaf looked at him. She wanted to do something to help the two but inside, she really didn't want to. It made her feel guilty for not wanting to. "…Are you going back to Castelia with her?"

He shrugged. "I guess I am. Not today though, I want to spend one more day with Mandy." Upon saying that, he smiled down at the little girl. "And this would probably be the last time we'll see each other. Unless you're going to help out with the decorations like your friends."

Leaf shook her head. "No, I don't think your fiancée would want my help, its fine. Um, I guess I should go and let you and Mandy spend some time together."

And with that, she placed Mandy next to Gary and headed upstairs to her room, only to be stopped by Megan. "I've won, Leaf. He's going to go back with me tomorrow and we're going to get married, and you won't steal him anymore."

The brunette frowned upon hearing it. "What do mean, steal him? I've never stolen him from you. You never even had him from the start."

"Well I have him now. And I'm not going to let you get any closer to him than you are now. Got that, Leafy?"

Megan then proceeded to walk back to her room, leaving Leaf there. She looked down at Gary, who was enjoying his time with Mandy, and sighed. "Sorry Megan, but your wedding will have to wait just a little longer because I'm joining your decorating crew." And with that, she grabbed her phone and called Dawn.

"Hello, Dawn? Yeah, did you need help with the decorations?"

Eh, I'm rusty, I know. I did make this a long chapter though so I hope it made up for my one month long disappearance! I'm so tired, so you all better appreciate what I do for you! AND, I also made Gary and Megan fight so it should make you guys happy for a while. I really need to sleep, cause it's gonna be the to year anniversary since the day I met my best guy friend and he promised to get me food so I'm excited. LOL.

OOH, and the idea of the girls coming back belongs to ElsieLorraine, She gave me the idea of them returning so here it is! c:

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