Thread: [ Rupphausin & Tortoise ] When A Fairytale Fades Away;;

The young bride shifted about, not noticing Devon in the background. For a few moments, she rested against the chair in silence, shutting her eyes for a moment. She played back the rehearsal in her mind, smiling as she thought of James. Her body ached at the mere thought of him ?? two weeks without a hint of affection beyond the sweet innocent kisses were sheer torture, Giovanni was an astounding lover despite all of his flaws otherwise. Suddenly, she noticed Devon waving her over and offered him one of her seductive smiles, although she never intended upon doing so. She was similar to a cat in her attitudes ?? she teased, taunted yet never went beyond that. Walking up to the best man, she smiled, taking a seat beside him, leaving the glass on the table beside her. ??Good evening, Devon,? she purred, cocking her head to the side to observe him. The poor little girl had no idea just how twisted the man in front of her was, and how far he willed to go to have her. She has always considered him to be a great friend to Giovanni. While he could have pretended that it was all because of money, James offered Devon the position because he truly cared for his friend, he was the closest one he has ever had. Of course it was of little importance by that point, since she wouldn??t get the occasion to inform the best man about it. ??You wanted to talk to me?? She wondered, cocking an eyebrow with a curious expression. Her hand darted to her head, rubbing her temple lightly. ??God, my head is killing me,? she sighed with a light hearted smile. Truth to be told, it took her all of her willpower to muster that smile, her headache growing by the second. There was something odd about Devon in her eyes, almost as though he was somehow more attractive. He seemed familiar beyond the ??family friend?? cover he had at that point. She concentrated on his face for a few moments, trying to figure out. That three weeks fling never even crossed her mind. There were numerous flings both before and after him, and despite the fact that the passion was quite overwhelming, it all faded away overtime. There were many times when she recalled it in the past, when her relationship with James was at a shaky ground, yet things quickly changed. The fling was forgotten. The main reason she never thought it would go far in the first place was the fact that it was built on lies. He was older than her back when they met, and encompassed everything she wished for. He was wonderful. Charming, sweet, attractive. So, she told him that she was twenty one when in truth she was merely eighteen. Her fake IDs helped her out, as well as the fact that she never told him much about herself. It was the living in the moment type of thing ?? she was only for those three weeks that she was in that city, staying at a hotel before moving on to another place with her parents. Then, after a year or so she forgot all about him. The Devon in front of her at that moment was merely a player in her eyes. She laughed with James about all the women that longed for him, never able to fully appreciate him. Certainly, she found him attractive yet his ways disgusted her ?? she considered that a man going from woman to woman so often wasn??t worth wasting time on. Instead, she prided herself on being the one woman to never submit to him.