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A/N: A HUGE thank you to everyone who read and reviewed, I love you all! Stuff is going to go down and its only going to escalate further by the next chapter. As always enjoy! Read & review!
Ted grabbed Evie's wrists, stopping her weak punches to his chest. He pulled her to him and wrapped his arms around her, holding her tight. He could tell she was crying by the way her body was shaking and from how her tears were staining his shirt.
"Calm down, Eves." He whispered. "I did this because I know you know that we're supposed to be together."
When she heard his voice, she was quick to pull away from him and send her palm against his face. Until he had spoken, she had almost forgotten about what happened.
"You did this for you!" Evie shouted. "Not once did my feelings cross your mind. All you cared about was you, not us or the past. It was all about you."
This should have been expected. It should have been obvious that she would be upset. Her wedding meant a lot to her and he had ruined it. He didn't want to, but something inside of him was telling him she was doing the wrong thing. When he saw her the week before his intentions were to finally let her go.
"I love you."
"Bull shit!" She screamed. "Bull shit, Ted!"
"You may not know how you feel, but I do!" He shouted, resting his hands on her shoulders. "Ever since I've been a kid I've been in love with you."
His admission quieted Evie down. She hadn't known he had loved her that long. She figured it wasn't until they were in their late teens that they were in love. Looking back on it now, it may have been teenage love. The kind of love that where they didn't even know what the word meant.
"Where were you?"
"I was always here."
"We both know you're full of shit."
"Say what you will, but I was always there!" Ted shouted, defending himself.
Evie turned away from him, shaking her head. "You weren't ever truly there for me. The whole thing with the baby really showed me who you were. You only cared about yourself and nobody else. Now I can see that not much has changed. I thought you did, but I guess I misjudged you."
"Stop with the baby!" Ted snapped, forcefully turning her around. "I know you're upset about it and so am I. Everyday I wish I could take that night back and change the past, but I can't. Just because I made the mistake of leaving it doesn't mean that you can always throw it in my face. I'll always be sorry. The guilt is going to be with me for the rest of my life."
"You keep saying that you were there for me when we were together that I can't help bringing it up. It hurts me that somebody I love would just leave me like that." Evie teared up.
"We were kids when you got pregnant. There was no way we could fend for ourselves. Your parents would have tossed you out on your ass and I don't even want to think about what my parents would have done." He sighed. "I didn't realize it then, but I do know that I left because I love you. Maybe, me being an asshole was my way of protecting you."
Wiping away her tears, she shrugged his arms off her shoulders. "We're finished, Teddy. There is no more us. I've made my decision."
Ted walked to her and pulled her to him, crashing his lips to hers. When he felt her cave in and kiss him back, he knew he had her. She was still hurt and lost that the thought of getting married wasn't even on the agenda anymore. Now, it was time for her to think everything through.
"I can't, Teddy." Evie whispered, pulling away from him.
"You can't do this. There can't be an us? Okay, that's fine." Ted angrily replied, turning her in the direction of the church. "Go get married then! Go become Mrs. John Cena! Don't waste anymore time out here with me. You love him so much, then go."
Evie took in his words, her eyes on the church all the while. Inside that very building, she had a church full of curious people and one angry groom. After the stunt Ted pulled, how could she show her face in there? It would be embarrassing to go in there after being gone for so long.
"You don't love him anymore. To be honest, I don't think you ever did." Ted whispered. "Your heart has always been with me."
She was ready to respond back to him, but something was holding her back. Was he right or was her mind so jumbled up that she thought he was right? Everything in her mind was screaming at her to walk towards the church, while her heart was yelling for her to go in the opposite direction.
"Let's go." Ted tried to reach for her hand, but someone coming out of the church stopped him.
"Get the fuck out of here!" John demanded, shouting, pointing his finger at Ted. "You've done enough damage."
"I'm not leaving! You're nobody to tell me to leave. I have every right to be here." Ted snapped. "Fuck off, Cena."
John bitterly laughed, swinging his eyes to Evie. Almost as if to ask if she really use to go out with him. "Evie and I are supposed to get married today, not Evie and Ted. As far as I'm concerned you have no right to be here."
Evie's gaze went back and forth between the two men as they exchanged words. Their voices continued to grow louder with each passing word. Her head was beginning to ache and she didn't know what to do. There had to be something for her to do.
"You had your chance and you ruined it!" John shouted, clenching his fists.
Ted glared at him, about ready to throw his fist at John. He was nobody to bring his relationship up with Evie. All John knew was what she told him. Having him comment when he knew nothing didn't mean a thing.
"Stop it!" Evie screamed.
Her scream may have well fallen on deaf ears. Neither man heard her and continued on with their fight. Both thought they were right and the other was wrong. It seemed that they had forgotten she was there.
"She doesn't love you anymore!" John shouted in his face. "She got over you!"
"Then explain why she and I were together a couple of weeks ago." Ted blurted out, his eyes on Evie. "Explain why she was screaming my name."
That was it, John's fist connected with the side of Ted's face. "Don't you ever say that again! I know Evie and she shouldn't go back to you again, not after the last time."
Tears blurred her vision as she stepped between them. Ignoring John, she checked on Ted. When she was sure he was fine, Evie turned her sights on John.
"Ask her! You two love each other so much, then you should be honest. Go ahead and ask her, John." Ted egged him on, rubbing his jaw. "Just ask her and she'll tell you."
"Its not true, is it?" John asked, his eyes resting on the petite brunette in front of him. When she didn't answer him right away, he began to panic. "Evie?"
This was a terrible day for a wedding. First, Liz showed up, planting doubt in her head. Then Ted showed up, breaking up the wedding. Finally, Ted had spilled the beans. He had told John after she had specifically promised John she wouldn't touch Ted anymore.
"Its true." She whispered, her body shaking. "I was with him a couple of weeks ago."
John stepped away from her. He didn't know if he should be angry or hurt. Maybe he should have been both? He really loved Evie and she had managed to hurt him again. Feeling some tears coming on, he wiped them away before they could be seen. Taking a deep breath, he started walking away from them.
"I've got a lot of thinking to do, Evie." He whispered. "Don't call me, I'll call you."
Before she could say anything to him, he ran off towards the church steps. From where she was standing she could see his father waiting for him. Embarrassed and angry, she turned away from the church and towards-well, she didn't know where she was going.
"You can come with me, Evie." Ted offered.
"She's not going anywhere with you, Ted." Maryse came from out of nowhere. "I think you've said enough for a lifetime."
"Stay out of this, Maryse." Ted said through gritted teeth. "You have nothing to do with this."
"My friend is hurt and I'm not going to leave her alone during this time." The blonde turned away from Ted and threw her arms around Evie's shoulder. "Let's go, sweetie. Your sister and brother are waiting for us at the car. We'll talk about everything later."
Wordlessly, Evie nodded her head, allowing Maryse to walk her off in the direction of the car. Nothing made sense anymore. There was a lot of thinking to do and she needed to do it fast. The first thing she was going to do was find out if Liz was telling the truth.
Meanwhile, Ted watched as she walked off. He knew he had gotten to her. It was written all over her face. Now, it was just a matter of waiting for her.
A/N: We're getting closer to the end.