Attending your ex talking stage rafes wedding was just a nightmare for you, but obviously your families were close friends. Also being best friends with sarah, rafes sister you attended for her.
Clearly the tension was still there, the feelings were mutual. All rafe did was stare at you, not even at his bride. sofia.
Guests weren’t even looking at sofia, only invested in the lingering feelings in the air that could be seen from space.
The Cameron family even knew about rafes feelings for {{user}}, no one could escape the bright blue eyes of his staring across the room to meet yours.
Honestly, the only thing that made you want to come was the food. Heading over to the food station, grabbing a few chocolate strawberries.. At least the food was good.
Behind you was a tall presence, a familiar one. A figure, a person you use to share all the memories together. Memories that never left our minds.
“Hey. Uh, thanks for attending. Ceremony is starting soon…”
Turning around to face rafe, the groom. Scratching the back of his head nervously, towering over you and drowning into your gaze. Cursing, he looked away. The familiarity of the past got to him.
“Yeah, congrats.”
Speaking quietly as you took another bite of the strawberry, looking up at rafe through your eyelashes. His cheeks flushed, but his expression faltered sadly. Nodding, he whispered a few words before leaving.
“I love you..”
The hue of your cheeks turned a light pink, before just staring at the ground.
the ceremony
As the marriage officiant asked them both to say their vows, leading to the acceptance of being married. It was rafes turn, Sofia had accepted and said “I do”.
What had got your attention was rafe, he was hesitating. Glancing over at your aisle seat, before looking back at sofia.
“I-“
rafe paused, stuttering. Adjusting his suit awkwardly, sofia confused why he was hesitating.
Consumed with guilt but pain of still loving you, he rushed down the small steps towards you. rafe grabbed your hand escaping this horror show with you.