My name is Kate, I live in Bellevue, Washington with my parents and two younger siblings. I grew up privileged, the big house on the sound in one of the best neighborhoods in the state. Looking from the outside in my family was perfect, married parents with two kids, one of each we even had the typical American golden retriever, molly. My life seemed perfect looking in and in a lot of areas I couldn't complain. But with perfection comes unrealistic expectations. My parents were as loving as they could be but also loved their social life, as much as I wanted something different I had to look at what I have and be grateful and it helped me realize later on in life that maybe we cant have it all and only some people get that.
The best part of my life and where I live is that it allowed me to meet my best friends Ana, Christian, and Elliot. Growing up you couldn't separate us especially living in the same neighborhood and on the sound. Once our families got the jist of our friendship weekends on the sound was a new normal with all three families.
Ana has always been my bestest friend as we grew up and grew up even through the boys have cooties stage. Ana and Christian were made for each other. Since day one they gravitated toward each other two different personalities fitting together like puzzle pieces even more they were romantic. I always assumed Elliot was made for me and was my missing puzzle piece even when he was the older mean brother that teased us, when ever I pictured the prince that came to save me it was always him.
I'd like to blame it all on Ana for finding her soulmate and making me think I found mine but it'd be too easy to have two best friends find their soulmates in brothers that only happens in the movies. Ana found her soulmate and I found the bad boy that was supposed to be my soulmate and made me fall in love with him and then continues to crush my heart.
Maybe some soulmates aren't meant to be together and are just meant to be friends. Your soulmate can be a friend right? Maybe all those years of chick flicks screwed with my head. Or ana and Christian's love story, anyone can be jealous of those two, they were made for each other completely. Ana and Christian prove that what we have isn't right, they compliment each other what ever one is thinking the other already knows. All we have is fights and games and one uping the other time and time again.
He just wants me now because he can't have me after today. Marriage even to him is sacred. This ride is finally coming to a stop and im coming out a winner for once. For once im not the one being left behind or glazed over hes going to feel the heartache ive been feeling since he walked out of the boathouse that first time I thought we were forever. He missed his chance, I'm marrying Trevor today. Trevor is nice and safe, funny and charming. I'll have a great life with Trevor, kids the dog and a great social life, we could have it all, he'd give me whatever I wanted. We'd have what my parents have and live just as ive always wanted what I have worked so hard to get.
"I'm marrying Trevor, I love him he loves me" I say out loud.
The suddent knocks on the door startle me out of my internal freak out "come in" I turn to the door to see if it's my mom or Ana with that Advil but freeze when I see the tall figure waiting behind the door.
"Whaaa—-ttt are you doing here"
That deep voice that always gives me the goosebumps and always knows just what to say looks at me with those eyes that have always been my kryptonite. Those eyes that can convince you to do just about anything. That stupid beautiful face and smile that can light up even the darkest room. Even those damn dimples he has that really isn't fair if you ask me no one should look that perfect even when they look as broken as they do now. "you look breath taking".
Of course he has to come in right now, right before im set to walk out and marry someone that is not him, that was supposed to be him. It was supposed to be him and I against the world.
Don't fall for the eyes kate. The eyes always make you the love sick fool, you are marrying Trevor. Trevor the good guy, Treavor who would never break your heart.
"What do you want Elliot."