Strings of Fate

Megan 1- Dancing and I know | am not the most patient person, but I can’t help but wonder how long my idiot brother is going to take before he asks Ryann to dance. He thinks he’s been playing it cool but even a blind man could see that he’s gotten attached to her, and | suspect that she likes him too. Although she is much better at hiding it. She is a strange person, Ryann. An unusual combination of reserved and bold. She fights and resists my brother like it's easy, but then struggles to talk back or look someone in the eye when she’s uncomfortable. Still, they're sweet together even if they have been sneaking around to spend ttogether since the moment we met. Bellamy courting my new friend has been entertaining to watch, although | do wonder if he's ever going to actually admit it to her. | suspect that he thinks she already knows, but | think her confidence is so low that it won't occur to her until he does something really obvious. Which bringsback to my original thought, why isn’t he asking her to dance? | picked the most perfect dress for her and she looks perfect, if a little uncomfortable in the clothing she isn’t used to. | watch as sof the Shifter women approach my brother and he sends them away without a care. | can’t stop an eye roll. He really can’t think he is being subtle... Can he? Either way, I'm done watching. Moving quickly to avoid being caught. by well-wishers, | dash through the crowd and make a beeline straight to my brother and my friend, greeting them brightly.

“Hey! What are you both doing hiding over here? You should be dancing! Someone needs to get things started around here and Tristan is a terrible dancer.” | don’t actually care about his dancing skills, | would happily dance right now if only he would actually ASK me. But he is busy socialising and | don’t want to interrupt. Ryann laughs and blushes.

“We aren't hiding Megs, just sitting, and I'm perfectly happy right here.” I roll my eyes and wave as Kelly calls out to me. Clearly working on Ryann will getnowhere, I'll have better luck pestering Bels. | turn to face him.

“Ask the girl to dance Bellamy Kane.” | rush away before either of them can object. | chat with Kelly but | keep an eye on the two of them. | see my brother hold out a hand to Ryann and her shaking her head. | watch them bicker for a minute, then to my amusement, Bellamy steals one of her shoes and holds it in the air. The two of them are so cute together. Ryann looks annoyed, but not really upset. | think she secretly enjoys his teasing. I'm proven right when she finally lets him lead her onto the dance floor, a reluctant smile on her face. The two of them make a cute couple. | hear sof the other women grumbling about it, but even they seem reluctantly charmed by the pair and their antics. | suppose Bellamy usually hides 1/3 Megan 1- Dancing and that more playful side of himself from them. They can’t deny that Ryann is good for him, even if they don’t quite understand their relationship yet. | don’t think anyone does, although to be honest, Ryann SHOULD. She would know if they're meant to be together. Then again, based on the questions she askedwhile we were dress shopping, she might just be biding her time.

Finally, Tristan appears and asksto dance. | let him stumble around the dance floor clumsily for an entire song before | let him go.

“It's alright, | won't torture you anymore. | know dancing isn’t really your thing.” I tell him graciously. | love to dance, but this is my party, | can find other partners. He shouldn't have to be miserable to makehappy.

“Thank you darling. | love you.” He k*sseson the cheek chastely then returns to his corner of the room where he is joking with a group of men I only vaguely know. | glance around for my live action of the night and it doesn’t takelong to locate my Bellamy and Ryann. Bel has led her off of the dance floor but he is still holding her awfully close. | watch as he leans in and | have to repress a squeal as he k*sses her. | watch Ryann run outside and Bellamy follows her. | was right, they are guaranteed entertainment. Although I'm not sure about seeing my brother k*ss a girl, | am a little jealous of how besotted they clearly are with each other. How they can’t seem to stay away from each other. | sigh. | want that. Wait.... What am | even thinking? | HAVE that. This is MY engagement party. | have no reason to be jealous. The only reason Tristain isn’t withright now is that he doesn’t like to dance. That's all. | move through the room socialising and the whole t| feel oddly alone.

Maybe because I'm used to having Darrien shadoweverywhere. Actually, he should still be nearby. He's working tonight after all, even if he is also a guest. Sure enough, | find him sitting not too far from where I've been standing. I'm about to approach him when I realise that something is off. He's always so pleasant but right now he looks upset. Irritable, honestly he looks pissed off. Maybe he is upset that he has to work during a party? But that doesn’t mean he can't still enjoy himself. There is plenty of food and drink and he could always socialise or ask someone to dance if he really wanted to.. | wonder if he would be a good dancer or not. | suspect he probably would be. He is always very controlled in his actions in a way that | think would lead itself well to coordinating dance steps. But why isn’t he dancing? And why is he so unhappy? Maybe there's someone specific he wanted to dance with and she’s taken? Maybe he just hates parties? Either way | can’t stand to watch it anymore. If he isn’t going to ask someone to dance I'll just ask him myself. My heart is racing as | approach him.

Probably just because I'm excited to dance again, to solve the mystery of his skills. | stop when Ryann appears out of nowhere and approaches him. She looks upset and my brother is 2/3 Emergency calls only Mu Megan 1- Dancing and 094% 11:58 nowhere in sight. Damnit. | didn’t expect them to fight tonight. Things were going so well! They talk for a minute, Ryann sends a text message and then they leave together. | notice Aaron lingering nearby so | know that Darrien didn’t leave without considering my safety first. Still, it hurts a little to watch them both leave without saying goodbye.

A few minutes later Bellamy approachesand in the most emotionless voice he can. manage, tellsthat Ryann wasn’t well and had to go home. | want to interrogate him but | know better. Bellamy is a lot more emotional than he likes to let on and | doubt that he wants to display that to everyone in this room. At least not right now. He sulks for the rest of the night and after forcing himself to dance withonce, he retires early. With no idea what else to do and all my favourite people leaving early, | throw myself into the party. | have other friends and I'm glad to see them all. This is MY party and | refuse to let anything ruin it for me. Tonight | celebrate and tomorrow... Tomorrow I'll start planning my wedding. Still, | can’t seem to erase the image of Bellamy and Ryann dancing together from my brain, and more than that, | can’t forget how unhappy Darrien was. But... | love Tristan. | want to get married and start a family and this is my chance to do that. There’s no turning back now.

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