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Diana POV
I was so proud at Annie's wedding, and so happy that I wasn't expected to make a speech. I did have to sit next to Caine at the top table however, a prospect that I was dreading. In actual fact, it wasn't so bad. He was quite shy too, which I was glad of. It would have been a lot more awkward if he were overly confident.
We just chatted about random stuff, he talked about his upcoming wedding, which was my least favourite part of the day, but he didn't talk about it too much. Instead, we discussed Tinker and Annie and when we thought she should move out to live with her new wife.
The dancing was good. Layla and Annie had decided they wanted to do Scottish dancing, which they had been learning in school that year, for their project on Scotland. Luckily, the DJs were experts on these 'ceilidh' dances, so they walked us through them, and they were all pretty easy to pick up.
Layla and Annie danced a few together before spreading out the dance with different. I danced one with Annie, and one with Layla, and I believe Caine did too, although Cara was anxious that he wouldn't be caught up dancing with me. However, he danced the 'Canadian Barn Dance' with Molly, and I danced it with Ryan, and we sat down together. About five minutes later, the DJ announced that we were going to dance the 'Gay Gordons'. I spotted Cara walking over to us as quickly as she could, so I turned to Caine and said, "How about it then?"
He grinned at me, and said, "Oh, what harm could it do?" Then he put his arm out, and I grabbed it and we went up just as Cara reached where we were sitting.
It was fun, lots of fun. I almost always danced with Caine when we were forced in social dancing in school, apart from the few times when Caine had royally pissed Drake off and he got there first. I did refuse a couple times, only to be screamed at by a teacher and given detention for a week, which I'm sure was part of Drake's evil master plan.
I enjoyed myself, and I'll be the first to admit it, but I wasn't sure Cara would allow Caine anywhere near me after we got off the dance floor. As the dance ended, I caught Annie staring at us both together, smiling gently, and I felt bad. So bad. It looked like all she wanted was for us to be together.
She had plans anyway, because she whispered to one of the DJs, and he announced, "Now, by special request, we're going to have the Dashing White Sargent. So, I want a lady with two gentlemen, or a gentleman with two ladies for this dance!"
Annie walked over slowly and said, "Mom, Dad, come on, it'll be fun."
Caine paused, and in that time, Molly and Cara came over on his side, and Cara said, "Come on, Caine. A dance for your fiancée and your daughter?"
Caine smiled weakly at her, but replied, "I'm sorry, Cara, honey, but I think I've already been taken by these two girls."
I laughed, "Caine's popular tonight, but I'm afraid the bride's always the boss."
Annie giggled, "Yes, that sounds about right. The bride's always the boss. Unless it's to do with the dress's safety. In that case, it appears that Lynn is the boss."
Caine and I laughed with her, and Cara gave me the worst death stares as we went up to dance.
I smile gently to myself as I think about it, and then am brought back to the present moment by Tinker's squeaky yaps.
I stand up and sigh. Annie and Layla are probably still asleep, so I grab the little red leash which always sits by the front door, and call, "Tinker!"
The puppy is sitting, in a begging manner, by my feet in a matter of seconds. She waits patiently, panting, as I hook the leash onto her collar and open the door. She pulls on the leash as we walk down the path, but I yank her back.
Halfway down the road, I see, oh horror of horrors, Caine coming towards me. I look behind him for any sign that Cara and Molly are with him, but, seeing nothing, I relax.
As our paths cross, he stops, and I follow suit.
"Hey." he says, smiling first at me, then at Tinker as she jumps up on him, only reaching his knee.
"Hi." I reply.
"Are the girls at your house, then?" Caine asks, lifting his gaze from Tinker back to me.
"Yeah." I reply, feeling slightly awkward for some unknown reason.
"Mind if I walk with you?" Caine asked, "I've been sent away because Cara's got her maid of honour-to-be over to plan for the wedding."
"Not at all." I say, stepping to my left to make room for him beside me on the pavement.
We both begin to walk down the path to the park where I take Tinker, and then I ask, "I wonder, would Cara be very happy that you're walking with your ex-girlfriend while she's planning for your wedding?"
"I'm engaged, she has no need to worry!" Caine says, "Just because of our history doesn't mean we can't stay friends."
"Well put." I comment.
"Well, I was always an expert at putting things well, was I not?"
"I can't argue with that."
He laughs, and I find myself joining in.
We take Tinker around the park, and then we walk back down the road. Outside of the house, I make a decision that Cara probably wouldn't be very happy with.
"Do you want to come in then, Caine?" I ask, "Seeing as you probably can't go back to your own house. Just for a coffee?"
"I was just waiting for you to say that, Diana." Caine answers, "Yes, thank you."
We go in, and I let Tinker off the leash. We go into the living room, and Layla and Annie are sitting on the couch. Layla's sitting, looking only half awake, watching the telly. Annie is fast asleep with her head falling off the couch and her feet hanging over the top of it.
Layla jerks herself in consiousness as we walk in, "Hey, Diana." she says, and then smiles at Caine, "Hi. Kicked out of your own house, I suppose?"
"Got it in one." Caine replies.
"Ann." Layla mutters in Annie's ear, "Get up."
My daughter groans and opens one eye, then sees both of us and flops off the couch head first, "Dad! What are you doing here?"
"Cara's kicked me out." he replies, "Wedding stuff."
Annie nods, "Cool."
"I'll go make coffee." I offer, heading to the kitchen.
"A cappuchino for me, thanks Mom." Annie calls after me.
Caine's POV
As Diana leaves the room, Layla shoves Annie gently. My daughter smiles at me.
"You and Mom can take the kitchen," she tells me, "Layla and I are going to finish season 2 of Doctor Who...again. The Doctor and Rose are just so perfect with each other!"
"You got that right!" Layla agrees, "OTP five-eva!"
Both of them squeal, and then Annie grabs the TV remote and turns it back on.
I smile gently, heading to the kitchen, where Diana is leaning her hand on the kitchen counter, waiting for the coffee machine to finish. She looks up and smiles at me as I walk in. I have no idea why I feel so shy. This is Diana, for God's sake! My best friend, at least she used to be, and I've seen her naked. What am I so worried about?
It could be Cara. I know she'd kill me if she knew I was here. In fact, forget killing me, she'd kill Diana first. She's always trying to make out that she's not, but by the way she acts, the way she speaks about my ex, shows how obviously jealous she is of Diana. I think maybe there won't ever be a time when she won't be terrified that Diana will snatch me away and keep me at least ten miles away from her at all times.
She has reason to be scared like this, I suppose. Diana and I have that one big thing in common-Annie. She's the only thing binding us together, making sure that we still see each other, if only occasionally. And I'm known for cheating. She knows it better than anyone else, considering that she was the other woman while I was with Diana. If she could take me away from Diana, I guess her logic is that Diana is more than capable of taking me back.
Well, maybe she is. Diana's a beautiful girl, even now, with her still naturally dark hair, her still perfect, wrinkle-less skin, her perfectly shaped body.
I pull myself out of my thoughts as Diana brushes past me to give Annie her cappuccino.
When she comes back in, she says, "Caine? Can I get you anything? Coffee? Tea?"
"I'll have a glass of cola, if you have any?" I reply, and she nods, grabbing a glass down from a cupboard, and taking a half empty bottle of coke from the fridge.
She sticks the glass down in front of me, and gets herself a coffee.
"So." She says, obviously lost for words.
I laugh, "Look at the pair of us! Why are we being so shy around each other?"
"It's pretty awkward." She replies, "Or don't you think so, Mr Soren?"
I chuckle.
"Heard from Drake recently?" she asks, "I haven't seen him since dropping out of school because of Ann."
"No, I haven't." I reply, "He's probably in some mental asylum or prison somewhere."
"No doubt." Diana rolls her eyes in the distinctly 'Diana' way I've found myself missing.
"So, how's Annie doing in school, then?" I ask, trying to think of parent like things to say.
"She's talking about University or College." Diana says, and by the way she speaks and looks, I can see how proud she is, "She's good at English, and she wants to study law. She's going for a scholarship."
My eyes widen, "Wow. What school's she trying to get into?"
Diana gives me a very proud smile as she replies, "You'll never believe it-Harvard Law School. Her teachers think she'll get in!"
I'm surprised, but very happy. Imagine that-my daughter at Harvard.
"Can she afford to get in?" I ask.
"If she gets the scholarship, it'll be free." Diana tells me.
I breathe out slowly, "So I take it she has a good chance of getting in."
"Well, I think so, but I might be a little bit biased." Diana answers.
We sit and chat a bit, and then I decide that I better go, because I'm sure Cara will be done planning, and she can hardly make me sleep outside. Luckily, her future maid of honour is long gone, and I'm allowed into the house. I'm dying to tell Cara about Annie and her Harvard scholarship, but she'd want to know where I'd got this information, and I don't think she'd be too pleased that I was at Diana's house.
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