Waking up next to the Pacific ocean with no Kaiju attacks felt like bliss. It was time to get ready for my mother's wedding. I looked into my closet and picked out the orange mixed with red dress. I laid it flat on my bed and called my mother's room.

"Mom, can I have breakfast?" I asked her.

"Of course sweetie, I'm going to be in my room the whole day. My friends are getting me ready so help your self to anything." She said.

"Okay." And I hung up.

I put on a white button down shirt with little birds on it and dark grey tights and walked out of my door. I went down to the elevator and went over to the breakfast buffet. I placed a pancake and strawberries on my plate and went over to get a glass of milk. I sat down on an empty chair and ate.

"No syrup?" A guy asked from behind me.

I turned. He had sunglasses on and a beanie. His grey sweater covered his upper body and jeans fitted perfectly on his legs. He had his breakfast on his table and he was looking at me.

I shrugged, "Yeah. So what?"

He shrugged, "Just wondering. Syrup is heaven."

I laughed, "Why the sunglasses and beanie?"

"Don't like the sun and my head is bald." He said with a smile.

I smiled at him, "Yeah right. I could see some hair poking out of your beanie."

He laughed. His husky voice vibrating through my body, "Very good observations."

I bowed my head, "Thank you mystery man."

He nodded his head.

I turned back and continued to eat my breakfast. Boy that was weird. Never had a conversation like that with a stranger before.

After I finished my breakfast I stood up and walked back to the elevator. I looked down at the man who was drinking his coffee and I smiled at him. He gave me a grin before I left. I pressed the button and the doors opened. I walked down the hall into my room and turned on the television. I had nothing to do but wait until my mom calls to check up on me.

I heard the door knock. I turned and looked at it. I got up and opened the door. Lucy was outside.

"What do you want." I said coldly.

She was pacing back and forth and turned to look at me, "Mom said Raleigh arrived this morning. OMG! I'm soooo excited to meet him!" She shouted.

"Yaay... wooopeee. Raleigh's heeeere." I said sarcastically.

My sister rolled her eyes and looked at me, "You better get dressed. The wedding is only 4 hours away."

I nodded, "I know. I was about to get ready."

"Well, hurry up!" She cried and I closed the door.

I grabbed my dress and walked into the bathroom. I stripped off my clothes and gently let the dress fall over me. I twisted my long, silky brown hair into a bun and washed my face. I put on some eyeliner, mascara and some lip gloss for my makeup and combed my hair. My hair wasn't a tangly type of hair. It was soft and flowing and it would fall naturally behind my shoulders. I always loved my hair. I grabbed a pair of white ballet flats and went out of the door to go into my mom's room. She was getting into her dress, a few people helping her. Her makeup was all ready but her hair wasn't.

I knocked on the door. Everyone turned and smiled at me.

"Look who finally came back." One of my mom's friends smiled at me.

"Hey." I said.

My mom turned and smiled, "So, what do you think?"

I looked at her white wedding dress. It looked expensive and very tight for her to get into. I held my laughter inside, "Nice." I said shortly.

She nodded, "Well, all the guests are outside waiting in the ceremony. Robert booked the hotel to let this hour be to ourselves. So go down stairs and find a good seat."

I nodded and headed towards the elevator.

The ceremony was outside, near the golf course and right next to the Pacific ocean. I was holding my purse that had my phone in it. I sat down at the very front with a few other guests that chatted quietly and looked down at my phone. I scrolled through the news, still talking about the breach and the Kaijus and the Jaegers. It was all the same things.

A man coughed next to me which made me look. It was the man at breakfast. He was still wearing his beanie and sunglasses.

"You know, it's kind of not really formal or polite to wear a beanie and sunglasses during a wedding ceremony." I stated to him.

He was in a tuxedo this time, a tie down his chest. He shrugged, "I told you, I don't like the sun."

I laughed at him and looked down at my phone again, "You're so weird."

He set his arm on top of my chair, "Maybe..." He whispered.

I rolled my eyes and set my phone back into my purse and looked at him. He was close to me. Very close. I shook my head, "Who are you."

"If I tell you, my cover would be blown." He whispered to me. Our lips inches away.

I laughed, "No seriously. Who are you really. It's kind of weird sitting very close to a guy that wears a beanie and sunglasses all day and I still can't get his name."

He tilted his head in agreement, "Okay then. Why don't you guess."

I studied him. Husky voice, dirty blonde hair, muscular body, a perfect smile... Raleigh? "Did you sit next to me on the plane?" I asked.

He nodded, "Yes I did."

"Why." I asked.

"Transferre flight." He simply said.

At least he wasn't lying. Okay, he was definitely Raleigh. "Can I take off your sunglasses?" I said.

He shook his head.

"I promise I won't freak out..." I whispered to him.

He shook his head again.

"Just a peak?" I pushed him.

He laughed then shook his head.

"Okay, I know who you are but when I tell you, you better not lie because I'm not freaking out right now." I said.

He leaned into me more, the tips of our noses brushed against each other, "Tell me." He whispered.

I leaned over and hovered my lips over his ear, "You're Raleigh Becket..." I whispered.

He leaned back and looked at me, he had a grin on his face, "Smart girl."

"Thank you." I said.

He smiled and looked over to the row behind us. No one was noticing us then he looked back, "I'm guessing you know why I'm here." He said.

I nodded, "Don't run into my sister. She'll freak. Everyone knows you're a 'rock star'" I said.

He laughed, "How come you're not freaking out?"

I shrugged, "Don't know... I should say thanks for the breach thing. That helped us all."

He nodded, "Yes it did."

I sighed, "That must have been tough for you..."

He nodded again.

I looked back at him, "I don't really like... talking about this..."

"So do I." He said.

I gave him a small smile and suddenly, the music started. Everyone turned their head around and saw bridesmaids come up with a man. There were at least 6 pairs until my mom came out. She was smiling and looking at Robert who was suddenly at the front. Everyone smiled at her appearance, even Raleigh. My face was blank, no emotion, no expression. Just watching my mom getting re-married the third time was painful enough. She walked up to Robert and they held hands. The best man made his speech and then came the preacher. I watched them boldly smile at each other, Robert followed what the preacher said and so did my mom. They slipped the rings on and the preacher said, "You may now kiss the bride." And Robert leaned in and kiss my mom passionately. I covered my eyes with my purse and I heard Raleigh chuckle. The music started to play again and everyone went off the stage. Then it was over.

I got out of my chair to turn and leave but someone grabbed my wrist. I turned to see that it was Raleigh.

"Yes, Mr. Becket?" I asked him.

He chuckled, "Come out tonight, near the golf course when it gets dark."

He stood up, his body towered over mine. Woah, Raleigh Becket wants me to meet up with him in the night time, I'm actually totally fine with that, I wasn't freaking out or anything, just totally cool with it, but excited at the same time because no one asked me to do that with them. I shrugged, "Okay, sure."

He smiled, "I'll see you then."

He let me go and I went towards the lobby. I touched the skin that Raleigh touched, I blushed a little and looked around to find my mother and Robert heading towards the restaurant. Their dinner party was about to begin.

My sister was drunk out of her mind and so was Luke. They were at the corner, near the bar having a hot make out session. They didn't seem to care and so did the others. The guests just ignored them and talked and danced around the dance floor. I sat on my chair, chewing on my french fry observing everyone. I didn't seem to find Raleigh anywhere, he just disappeared. Robert made a drunk speech earlier and my mom made one too. Sure, she had a glass of wine in her hand but she can control herself. Drunk Robert was a little weird. He would laugh weirdly and talk about his child hood. Weird. I looked over at the sun. It was setting. I loved it when the sun sets. I got up and walked out of the room towards the sun.

I stood on the cliff, my hair was being blown back and it was starting to get cold. I grabbed my phone and snapped pictures of the beautiful sun. Sinking down into the Pacific Ocean. The sky was a mixture of orange, red and pink and the sun was big and round. I had an emergency scarf in my purse and wrapped it around my neck. I knew how cold it would be at night because of the ocean.

"Don't go..." I whispered to the sun.

The sun was slowly dipping down and down and down. The sun was so beautiful, I hoped it would never die.

"Don't worry," A voice behind me surprised me.

I jumped, my hand on my heart and turned around. Raleigh Becket was coming towards me. He still had his beanie and glasses on but he changed into leather jacket, a thin sweater and a pair of jeans. His hands were on his belt and he had black boots on, "The sun will always come up tomorrow..." He finished

"Damn it. You scared me." I said to him.

He chuckled and stopped right in front of me. We were inches away, he had to dip his head to see my face.

I gave him a nervous laugh, "You know if you walk towards me one step, I'm going to back away and then I'll fall and die."

He stepped forward. I didn't move. He raised an eyebrow, "You didn't move back."

"Well, fuck yeah because I don't want to fall off this cliff." I said to him.

He stepped forward. Our chests made contact, "Not stepping back yet?"

I shook my head.

He stepped forward one more time and I couldn't help myself and stepped back. I felt nothing, no floor, no grass, no... ground. I lost balance and my body went back. Raleigh quickly grabbed my waist and pulled me towards him. I was panted and I held my arms around his back.

"You son of a bitch..." I whispered into his chest.

He chuckled, "If you fall, I'll catch you." He rested his chin on my head.

I froze by his touch and let him go. I turned around and saw that the sun was already gone and that the sky went dark. I looked up at him, "When are you ever going to take that hideous beanie off and those sun glasses." I whined.

"Never." He whispered into my ear.

"Yeah right." I said and I walked down the hill towards the gold course. He followed me. I looked around. A few people were playing golf. I looked to my right, Raleigh was next to me. I nudged him with my shoulder, "So, Raleigh... enjoying Cali?"

He shrugged, "I guess so. California's a beautiful place." God his husky voice.

I looked around and found a dark patch of grass near a bush. I grabbed Raleigh hand and pulled him towards me while I ran. He didn't object and followed me. It was dark enough that know one can see us except we could see each other. There was a dim lamp post near the side of us and I looked at Raleigh.

"I'm going to take off your beanie." I said.

He bent his head down with a smirk and I took it off and ruffled his dirty blonde hair.

"I'm going to take off your sunglasses." I said.

He shook his head, "No."

"Yes." I poked his side.

His arms snaked around both sides of my waist, "No..."

"Yes." I lifted my hands up but he swatted them away.

"Raleigh, you're no fun." I whined.

He sighed, "Only for a little while though."

I nodded, "Deal."

I reached for his glasses and gently pulled them off. I found his turquoise eyes staring at me. His perfect mouth turned up to a smile and his hair was shining over the dim light. God, he was so beautiful. I gave him a shy smile and looked down at our feet. His arms came back to the sides of my waist and he pulled me a little to him. I knew I was blushing by his touch.

"You seemed so tense at the ceremony today." He whispered to me.

I shrugged, "Not really close to my family."

His right hand let go of my waist and he tucked a strand of hair over my ear, which made me feel hot, "Why."

"They, erm, they just uh..." Tears stung my eyes and I sniffed, "I don't reall-lly wa-nt to t-talk about it."

Raleigh pulled me closer to him, "Okay, that's fine."

My family was very cruel to me. They treated me like an animal, like I wasn't their daughter. I would always get shouted at, get whipped by a belt. Scars and bruises would appear on my skin and people would make fun of me at school. They shipped me off to boarding school in England and never let me visit them until I went into a university because they thought I was a disgrace to them. My mom changed a lot, she feels like she could treat me better and let me forget about the past... but I will never forget about the past. How they treated my was disrespectful, disgusting and cruel. I would never ever do something like that to anyone.

While I thought about my family situation, I grabbed a fist full of Raleigh's sweater and sobbed into it. His warm arms wrapped around me protectively and one hand stroked my hand. I spent a few minutes to let the tears out before I finally got over the feeling. I rubbed my nose and looked up to him and looked down to his chest where I've sobbed.

"Sorry, I made a stain on your sweater..." I said.

He looked down and smiled, "It's alright. I could always wash it."

"Oh my god Raleigh." I pushed him away and smiled at him, "Like I knew that already." I said sarcastically.

He rolled his eyes. He was so beautiful in the moonlight, every bit of him was beautiful.

"So, are you coming to the reception party in the Grand Canyon?" I asked.

He nodded, "Yes. I am."

I smiled at him, "That's great."

We looked at each other for a minute. Studying each other. I still couldn't believe I was with Raleigh Becket, alone, at night. The sound of my phone disturbed the silence. I picked it up. Mom. I answered.

"Yes, mother?" I said.

"Where are you?" She asked over the loud jazz music playing.

"Outside, getting some fresh air." I simply said.

"Well, come back. We're getting ready to cut the cake." My mom said.

"Okay, I'll be right there." I said and hung up.

"You better put that beanie and sunglasses back on. Cake cutting is about to start." I said to Raleigh.

He laughed and put his disguise back on, "Let's go."

We walked side by side, down towards the restaurant beside the Pacific ocean.