Abbey's POV

"You're getting married?" Benny asked incredulously. "To Jesse?"

I had decided to tell everyone that I was engaged, and they had all congratulated me. Except for Benny.

Benny still didn't like Jesse all that much, even though Jesse had clearly changed. I knew he was jealous, and wished it was him marrying me instead of me marrying Jesse.

"Benny," I said, trying to keep my composure, because his prejudice of Jesse always got on my nerves. "It's my decision, not yours."

Ethan and Sarah were on the couch, looking at the two of us arguing over who I could and couldn't marry.

"Give it up Benny," Ethan sounded exhausted, as if our bickering had physically worn him out. "She's made her choice. There's nothing you can do about it."

"Thank you, Ethan," I smile at him. I look over at Sarah. "Sarah, I would like you to be my Maid of Honor. You're the closest friend I have in Whitechapel."

Benny made a sound of disagreement.

"Who's a girl," I emphasize. "I think you'd look fairly ridiculous in a dress."

"Wouldn't be the first time," Ethan says.

"Oh, that's right," I say, starting to laugh. "Sarah told me that you two tried out for the cheerleading squad to keep an eye on Erica."

"It was for a good cause," Benny says, starting to get embarrassed.

"A good cause for what?" I ask, still grinning. "For Rory to hit on you?"

"He didn't know it was me," he points out.

"Whatever…"

I always loved making fun of Benny for the stupid things that he did in the past. Ethan and Benny dressing up like girls to try out for the cheerleading squad was always my favorite.

"What about the time you guys created a love potion?" Sarah says, animation coming into her voice. "Half the girls in school wanted to kill you, and you guys locked yourselves in the Eternity Cage."

"Or what about the time when they created that horrible band to destroy that Siren?" I ask, starting to laugh again. "I hate to say it, but Musitronics sucked. Epically."

"Alright, alright," Benny says, starting to get annoyed with us bashing him and Ethan's past schemes. "Can we get back to the wedding details?"

"Nah," I say. "This is way much more fun."

"Totally," Sarah agreed, smiling.

"What's 'way more fun?'" a familiar voice asked, from the doorway.

Jesse was leaning against the doorway, arms across his chest, smirking that smirk that I had started to love.

"Making fun of Ethan and Benny's idiocy from year's past," I say, walking over to greet him.

He opens up his arms, inviting me in for a hug. I step into his embrace, and his arms tighten around me protectively. Tilting my head up to look at his face, he meets me with a soft, tender kiss, that made me feel how much he loved me.

"Gross," Benny says in disgust. "Get a room."

Jesse looks up at him, an annoyed look in his eyes.

"Why don't you stop looking at me kissing your dream girl?" Jesse asks, annoyed.

I hit Jesse's chest, and shoot him a glare, telling him that that was totally uncalled for and to apologize.

"Alright," he sighs, looking over at Benny. "I'm sorry, dork- I mean, Benny."

"Thanks," I say, leaning against his chest, taking comfort in the warmth of his arms.

In the past, I knew that Jesse wouldn't have apologized to anyone. I also knew that I had changed him. I think he figured out long ago that if he didn't change his ways, I wouldn't want him. He could be a lot more nicer to my friends though, especially Benny.

I had begun to realize that Benny and Jesse had a mutual I-hate-you-but-I can't-hurt-you-because-I-don't-want-to-lose-her relationship going on. Benny hated Jesse, Jesse hated Benny, but they couldn't hurt each other because they knew that if they hurt each other, they would hurt me.

"So," I say, looking up at Jesse. "Why'd you stop by?"

"Just to see how you were," he smiles down at me. "And to make sure you didn't have any second thoughts."

"You know I don't," I smile back up at him.

He leans down to kiss me again. This kiss is gentle, and loving.

"If you're going to do that, I'm leaving," Benny starts towards the door. "C'mon Ethan, Sarah."

"You're the only one who has a problem with it," Sarah points out. "I think it's cute how much they love each other."

"Love?" he scoffs, and slams the door on his way out.

Benny's POV

Benny could take no more of it. He couldn't stand Abbey and Jesse's happiness no longer. He did not believe that Jesse had changed. He figured that it was just some scheme to get into their little group of friends.

Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer, ran through his head.

Unlike Ethan and Sarah, he chose not to believe that Abbey was happy in Jesse's arms.

He also couldn't stand how he was surrounded by couples. Ethan and Sarah, Jesse and Abbey. Ethan and Sarah had started dating shortly after they had defeated Stern.

He couldn't explain why he didn't want Abbey with Jesse. Maybe it was because Jesse had been a ruthless enemy in the past, and he still didn't trust him. Or maybe it was the love he felt for Abbey.

He wasn't in love with her, it was more like a brotherly affection. She was one of his best friends, besides Ethan.

"Benny!" he heard the yell from further behind him, but chose to ignore it because he knew it was Abbey. "Benny!"

He kept on walking, pretending not to hear her.

Seconds later, Abbey was walking beside him. He had forgotten that she had vampire speed and could easily catch up to him.

He sighed heavily.

"When I left the house alone," Benny says. "It meant that I wanted to be alone."

"I realize that," Abbey says. "But it is Whitechapel, and who knows, you could run into a vampire or werewolf."

" I'm standing right next to a vampire who I know isn't going to hurt me and besides, I'm a Spell Master," he points out. "I'm pretty sure I can ward off anything that's supernatural."

"You also don't realize that your magic skills suck."

"Hey," Benny says slightly offended.

"I would say I'm sorry," Abbey says. "But I'm not, because we both know it's true."

"Yeah…" he trails off glumly.

"I'm sorry we made you uncomfortable at the house," she apologizes. "We didn't mean to."

"It's fine, I just needed some air."

"Or you just didn't want to be in a room full affectionate couples."

She didn't say it as a question.

"That too."

"Do you wanna have one last hoorah? Just be Abbey and Benny?" Abbey asks, a brightness coming into her eyes. "Have fun while I'm still a single woman?"

"You're not technically 'single,'" Benny points out. "You have a fiancé"

Benny said the word not with disgust, but with incredulousness.

"You know what I meant," she snaps back playfully.

Benny smiles down at her.

"What did you have in mind?" he asks, curious.

"We'll figure something out…" she trails off, walking a little ahead of him, then looking back at him with a huge grin on her face, that stopped him dead in his tracks.

She was messing with him and he knew it, but he didn't care. He quickly caught up to her and they started to walk towards downtown Whitechapel.