The Accidental Wife by Sara Islam

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Today, | was the luckiest man alive. Even luckier than Sam who was about to witness the love of his life walking

down the aisle. When Maya calledto ask if it was okay withto be Emily's date for the wedding, | felt like |

was dreaming. | immediately agreed upon bein

offered to be one of the groom's men and within two days, my suit was ready.

| learned that Emily broke up with Matt and to say that | was glad would be an understatement, because that

meant that | had the chance to win her back. Now that she didn't have a partner, she might look atin a

different way. She toldshe was going to tellthe reason behind their breakup but after the wedding and |

respected her desire.

My eyes fell on her in her yellow dress and my heart skipped a beat. She looked absolutely breathtaking. She

had the ability to pull off any style. It was a on -shoulder dress with a thin silver beh. The bottom was flowy with

a slit that reached her mid- thigh. The design was simple, but she made it seem like it was made for her.

"You look gorgeous," | told her and smiled to myself when | saw the way her cheeks reddened. Her black hair was

pulled up, highlighting the beauty of her face. The black eyeliner made her green eyes pop more.

"Thank you," she replied. | offered her my arm and she intertwined hers with mine. The two of us walked down

the aisle and took our place at the altar. While she was supposed to stand right beside the bride since she was

the maid of honour, | took my place at the end on Sam's side, leaving space for the best man and another

groomsman

| saw Rosie

Soon, the other bridesmaids, the other groomsman and the best man took their places. My face broke into a

wide grin when | saw down the aisle, scattering flower petals here and there.

walking

Emily designed her dress, and it looked amazing on her. | bet Rosie was the one who chose the colour. It was

light pink and fell right above her knees. There were small glittery white flowers on the bottom of the dress and

the top was plain.

The ceremony wasn't long, but it was beautiful. Sam and Maya looked genuinely happy. | couldn't help but think

about my wedding day to Emily It was a big show and neither of us wanted to be there. When | kissed her, it was

tasteless and | only did it, so that the attende do it differently. | would be excited to watch her walk down the

aisle. | would really kiss her and hold her close to me. | would show the whole world that | was fortunate to have

her.

My driver took Rosie to my parents’ place because the reception was adults only. | was sitting right beside Emily,

and | felt like | was a high school student sitting beside my high school crush. She was more than my high school

crush; she was the love of my life.

| got up from my place to answer my phone since it was an important call. | had a surprise for Emily since her

birthday was coming. | wasn't sure if she was going to accept my gift or not, but | was hoping for the best. The

problem was, it had been closed for quite a while, with the cleaning agency.

When | cback inside the venue, | heard a song | had grown to love because of her. | looked at the table

where | was sitting and saw Emily sitting, lost in her own world.

| mustered up the courage | had inand made my way over to her. | extended my hand to her and said.

"Dance with me" | hoped that she wasn't going to turndown.

She looked startled by my request and stared at my hand for a moment.

"Is that an order?" She smirked as she moved her champagne glass in circles, makingchuckle.

"I would consider it a ples," | replied, causing her smirk to turn into a smile. "What do you have to lose? It's just

one dance.

"Nothing," she said, setting the glass on the high table. Her eyes were hesitant though, as if dancing with me

was dangerous. She took my hand and the two of us made our way to the dance floor.

The slight shakiness of her hand did not escape my attention, but my hold on it was firm. | wanted to assure her

that | was right by her side. | wanted her to know that whatever terrible thoughts were taking over her mind, |

was going to be there for her no matter what. Emily wasn't the only nervous one, though. My own heartbeats

were fast. | took a quick look around the room and found how all eyes were on us. Emily was the only woman |

had dance with in more than five years aside from my mum and my sister,

| placed my hand on the small of her back and the two of us started to dance to the song. My eyes met hers for a

second, but she quickly looked away, as if she was running away from me.

"You used to love dancing to it. | haven't stopped listening to it, you know, because it remindedof you." |

admitted.

"| stopped listening to it a long tago." She still wasn't looking at me, so I didn't know if she was lying or not

Secrets | have held in my heart

Are harder to hide than I though

Maybe | just wanna lar yours

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"I miss drinking the coffee you used to make in the morning. | blurted. My eyes were still on her, hoping that she

would truly look at me.

"I can tell you how to make it," she replied. She finally looked at me.

"It wouldn't be the same."

"You really need to stop. Just imagineas the girl who you once used to hate. Used to hate? Not once had |

actually hated her, even when | thought that she cheated on me. | was hurt, but | didn't hate her. How could

anybody hate someone like her? "I have never hated you, even when | thought | should have. My heart has

always been yours and honestly, | don't want it back."

"Just because | no longer have a boyfriend that doesn't mean that there may be a chance for us" Emily had

always been direct.

"Why? Why are you afraid of givinga chance?" | twirled her around and when she faced me, | brought her

closer.

"I have a history of bad exes, Julian." She let out a sarcastic chuckle. "It has cto my realization after

breaking up with Matt that there was no relationship | had gotten into ended on good terms."

So, things didn't end well with Matt? Did he hurt you?" | was suddenly concerned. If he hurt her, | was going to

make him regret coming to California

"Not physically if this is what you're concerned about," she replied. But | hadn't hurt her physically either, yet the

pain | caused her was deep and her wounds were still bleeding after more than five years.

"Listen," | took a deep breath, "I will never be good enough for you, but I'm selfish and greedy when it comes to

you. So, I'm willing to touch the sky if it means | get to call you mine again. Just tellwhat you want, and | will

do it. There had to be something | could do to win her back. "Why can't you let go, Julian? It's been years. I'm

sure there's another woman for you out there. You just need to open your eyes. No matter what she said, |

wasn't going to believe that. Emily was it for me. She was the air | breathed. She was everything to me. "My eyes

are wide open, sunshine, and all | can see is you" That was my first tto call her with the nickn| had

given her before.

As the song ended, the two of us stopped dancing | was brought back to the world | had managed to escape

from for a few minutes while | was dancing with her. While | made my way to the table, | watched as Emily

headed towards Maya. | looked around the venue once