"Where were you?" He asked partly concerned, partly unhappy.
"I got side tracked." I retorted still in a gloomy state of being.
"You missed the dinner party you know, and you made me look like a fool in front of my own guests." He replied a little ticked off.
"I'm sorry, o.k. Now can I please go to my room? I'm really tired." I murmured.
"Of course." He replied as he kissed my forehead, "And don't worry I forgive you." He smiled as he made his way to his own room. That night I barely got any rest everything seemed cluttered in my mind. The next few weeks went by, and I remained as depressed and gloomy as ever. As hard as I tried to forget about that night I couldn't. Then one night Dean knocked on my door.
"Candice, are you awake?" He asked as he tiptoed into my room.
"Yes Dean?" I replied as I seated myself by the vanity.
"I have something for you." He smiled giddily as he presented a little box to me. "Open it." And so I did, and in it was a diamond ring. I looked baffled at Dean. He then brought himself to one knee.
"Candice Lorien, will you marry me?" I stood there stunned unable to answer. The thought of Papa, and Mama came to my mind. Then the thought of Spot entered my mind, and how I had ruined my chances with him. I then came to my senses and looked Dean in the eye.
"Yes." I smiled coyly. He then wrapped his arms around me and smiled happily. I could tell he was happy and I thought by marrying him I would be happy, he'd be able to give me everything I had always wanted. But a part of me knew I was making the wrong choice, and I hoped my doubts would fade as soon as I married Dean. Dean wanted to get married as soon as possible, so our wedding date was in two weeks. We quickly found a church to get married in and I even bought a glamorous wedding dress that bared my shoulders and had a fluffy skirt like I had always wanted. During those two weeks I pretended to play my part as the happy bride to be, but that's all it really was, pretending. The day before the wedding came, sooner than I had hopped and I was in the store trying on my dress in front of a three way mirror, when Spot appeared from behind me. I quickly turned to face him, surprised and stunned.
