Chapter 6

Amanda strolled towards her car, she had to go see Becky, as she neared the car she could hear Ella barking after her, the dog taking forty tiny steps per step Amanda took.
Amanda reached down to pick up Ella, cradling the dog in her arms and showering her with kisses.
"You're such a sweet girl, Ella," she cooed as she rubbed the dog’s head.

The maid, who had been watching from daisy’s mansion's entrance, quickly hurried over to take Ella from Amanda.
"I'll take her, miss," she said with a smile.

Amanda nodded smiling, as she handed over Ella to the maid and continued walking towards her car, her heels clicking on the driveway.
She reached her car, opened the door, and slid into the driver's seat.
She started the engine and drove out of daisy’s garage, heading for Becky’s apartment.

**
Fifteen minutes later…

Amanda pulled into Becky's driveway, her tires crunching on the gravel as she parked the car and took a deep breath, she was feeling a mix of different emotions running around her chest, excitement, nervousness, and a little bit of fear.

She felt pity for Becky but deep down in her heart she was happy that the wedding was ruined.

She slowly stepped out of her car, walking towards the front door, her eyes fixed on the door.
She raised her hand, knock three times.
After a few seconds the door creaked open, opening partly.

Becky peeked through the partly opened door.
“Who’s there?” She asked,

"It's me, Amanda." Amanda said  smiling as she moved towards the door for Becky to see her.

Becky stared at her silently.
"What do you want?" She asked, her voice gruff.

Amanda's heart skipped a beat as she saw Becky's teary face, her eyes were red, like she had been crying a lot.

"Can I come in, Becky? Please, I need to talk to you." Amanda asked, her voice gentle.

"Why should I let you in? You've already done enough damage today." Becky said, her voice sounding like she was struggling to hold her tears.

Amanda's heart sank.
"What do you mean? What's wrong, Becky? Why are you crying?"

Becky rolled her eyes.
"You know exactly why I'm crying, Amanda. You ruined my wedding day. You humiliated me in front of everyone I love." She cried.

Amanda took a step closer towards the door, "Becky, I...I wasn’t trying to stop the wedding or anything like that…” she pleaded.
“Please, let me explain."

Becky shook her head.
“Then tell me what all that was about Mandy..”

“When I told you I was getting married and you asked me what would happen to us, I told you we would still be seeing on the side, so why did you ruin everything?” Becky asked tears in her eyes.

Amanda's eyes widened in shock.
"Becky, I...I can explain. I didn't mean to ruin your wedding.. I wanted you to get married… I wanted your happiness.”

Becky shook her head, staring at Amanda directly in her eyes.
“I know you mandy, I know the look in your eyes when you lie and right no you’re lying to me.”

Amanda kissed her tongue as she rolled her eyes.
“Okay yes, I wasn’t happy with your marriage obviously because I have feelings for you and not just any type of feelings, I want to take a big step with you..but I would never be happy to see you unhappy.”

Becky's face twisted revealing anger and pain.
"Take the big step with me? You've had months to take it, Amanda. But no, you chose to do that on the day I was finally taking my own big step Why should I let you back into my life now?"

Amanda took a step forward, her hands outstretched.
"Becky, please listen to me. I was confused and scared to take the big step. I didn't even know if you would feel the same way. And then I saw you with Ethan, and I knew right then and there that I couldn't bear the thought of losing you."

Becky shook her head again, a tear streaming down her face, "You should have thought of that before you embarrassed me in front of everyone and ruined my wedding, Now, just leave me alone, Amanda."

“But you said I should come over…” Amanda said.

“I changed my mind, please leave.” Becky answered as she slammed the door.

Amanda sighed in disappointment, her shoulders shaking.
"Becky, I'm so sorry. I was wrong to do what I did, and I know I hurt you. Please, forgive me."

Silence followed, it felt like she was apologizing to the wooden door.

Just then, Becky opened the door, her eyes downcast, as she stared at the ground silently.
She stepped aside, allowing Amanda to enter.

Amanda followed her into the living room, still trying to get her to talk.
"Becky, please say something. I know I don't deserve it, but I just want to make things right between us."

Becky sat down on the couch, her eyes fixed on the floor.
Amanda sat beside her, reaching out to touch her hand, but Becky immediately pulled away like Amanda’s hand was electric.

Amanda shook her head as she continued to apologize, trying to reach Becky.
"I was selfish and stupid, and I hurt you. I don't expect you to forgive me right away, but please, just talk to me."

Becky remained silent.
Amanda could tell from her body language that she was in pain and still very angry at her.

Amanda sank back into her seat, as she realized this time Becky wasn’t letting her off easy.

Just as she finally gave up, Becky slowly turned to face her, her voice was low and weak.
"Who was the woman you came with earlier? The one who...who ruined my wedding?"

“That was Daisy,  my friend that I always told you about.” Amanda said.

Becky's eyes narrowed.
“That’s Daisy? The one you always talked about? She’s so different, you always talk about her like she’s some angel but she’s actually a bit….” Becky paused, changing her language.

“That's quite a friend you have. What's her problem with me?" She asked.

Amanda took a deep breath, as she tried to explain.
"Daisy didn't mean to hurt you, Becky. She was trying to help me. I told her how I felt about you, and she wanted to support me."

Becky stared at her, her eyes widened in disbelief.
"Support you? By humiliating me in front of everyone? That's not support, Amanda. That's something else."


Amanda nodded.
“I know Becky, I know Daisy can be a little extra but trust me she’s not that kind of person.. she was just a little thrown off by the person you were getting married too.”

"So please, Becky. I was wrong to involve Daisy, and I was wrong to ruin your wedding. Can you ever forgive me?"

“Thrown off by the person I was marrying? Why was she thrown off by Ethan?” Becky asked

Amanda took a deep breath.
“Remember how I told you that she was a single mom after all the evil that her ex husband did to her?”

Becky nodded.
“Yeah you told me about her ex husband.”

Amanda took another breath.
“Well that ex husband is actually Ethan, your ex fiancé.”

Becky’s eyes widened in shock.
“Ethan?! How? That’s not possible, he never mentioned ever being married to me.”

Amanda smiled weakly.
“That was why Daisy reacted the way she did.” She explained.
“I’m sure if you meet her this evening, you’ll see she’s a whole different person.”

As Amanda finished speaking, Becky's expression softened.
Without a word, she leaned in and kissed Amanda gently on the lips.

Amanda was slightly taken aback, but she quickly returned the kiss, cradling Becky’s face in her hands.

Becky pulled back, her eyes shining with tears. "Thank you, Amanda. Thank you for not letting me marry that man. I had no idea."

Amanda smiled.
"I couldn't bear the thought of you being hurt by him, the same way he hurt Daisy. I had to stop the wedding."

Becky took Amanda's hand in hers.
"I'm glad you did. I'm glad you came back for me.”

Amanda smiled, her face a bright pink.

"Hey, so are you still coming with me to the night club tonight? I think we could both use a little bit of distraction and fun."

Becky's face lit up.
"I'm definitely coming, just give me a few minutes, let me go and freshen up first. I feel like I've been crying for hours."

Amanda laughed, "You have been crying for hours! But you still look as beautiful as ever. Go get ready, I'll wait here."

Becky smiled.
"Okay, but don't think you're getting off that easy. You’re going to do a lot through the night to make me forget all about today's drama."

Amanda raised her hands surrendering playfully, "I wouldn't have it any other way!"

Becky smiled as she quickly headed upstairs, leaving Amanda to wait in the living room.

Amanda relaxed on the sofa, she could hear Becky singing in the bathroom.

Just then, she noticed Becky's phone on the coffee table vibrating, it was ringing.

Amanda quickly picked up the phone, her eyes moving to the screen.
Her face squeezed in confusion as she looked at the name, it was a name she didn’t recognize Nolan.

She felt her chest tighten, Who was Nolan? And why was he calling Becky?

Amanda shook her head.
She had no right to be possessive or jealous, yet she still felt her chest tighten as she stared at the name, contemplating if she should go through Becky’s messages with whoever it was.

She quickly dropped the phone as she heard Becky coming down the stairs.

“I’m back…” Becky announced, smiling.

Amanda forced a smile as she stared at Becky, walking towards her, with a small white towel tied around her waist.

"Hey, your phone rang while you were upstairs," she said casually.
"Someone named Nolan called?"

Becky's face immediately changed.
"Nolan? Oh, that's just...an old friend, I wonder why he would be calling" she said quickly as she turned to face Amanda.
"Don't worry about it."

Amanda raised an eyebrow, she could sense there was more to the story.
But she had to drop it, she didn’t want to ruin their evening.
  
“Come help me pick a dress.” Becky said, as she strolled back up the stairs.

Amanda forced a smile, silently following Becky.

Her head felt blank, except for one question, who the hell was Nolan?