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Chapter 25-The Advice

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Chapter 25-The Advice

Emmaline Heywood's POV

A loud sigh broke me out of my thoughts and I darted my gaze up to see Zach scrutinising me. "Alright, what gives?"

"What are you talking about?" I frown and leant against my chair as I stirred my cup of tea.

"Em, I've known you since we were kids and obviously, something's up. You're in a daze and don't bother lying, you're awful at it," Zach questioned lightly as he drummed his fingers on the table.

I turned my head away from those prying eyes that belonged to my best friend and took a quick sip. "It's nothing, just some work issues."

Zach narrowed his eyes as he tilted his head to the right while studying me. "Shut up and stop lying."

"You know just because you're looking at me in a different angle, it doesn't mean it can magically allow you to read my thoughts," I pointed out dryly to which Zach rolled his eyes in response - he was definitely used to my sarcasm by now.

"Avoiding my face is one fact that proves to me that you're lying to me."

"Zach, I just said its a work thing," I said tiredly. "Enough about me, how's the upcoming wedding plans?"

My best friend stared at me for a little while longer, no doubt debating if he should drop the subject or rise to my bait to change the subject.

Fortunately, Zach could tell I wasn't in one of my amicable moods for he went with the latter. "It's alright. Everything is actually going quite smoothly which is very surprising. But in my opinion, I feel that it is because my fiancée is a monster when angered rather than the competence of those establishments."

I nodded my head along with him, silently agreeing. From what I knew of Gwendolyn Donnahue and the past meetings with her, she was a force to be reckoned with and I was never going to tell Zach that I thought that his fiancée was the one who wore the pants in the relationship.

But well, I think Zach would be alright with that. From the way he spoke of her, I knew that he adored every little thing about her despite her rather fear-inspiring temper.

It was exactly like a romantic movie and I couldn't help but admire it. They were one in a million who experienced that and I couldn't be happier for my best friend.

However, the thought of movies especially those with the romance genre made my mood dampen even further.

It reminded me of Jack.

I didn't know why but ever since the news of Theo and I hit the headlines, Jack was more...distant. I couldn't exactly put a finger on where and why but I could feel him slowly drifting away from me.

The smiles he gave me were smaller and a little more strained and he seemed to be a little more guarded around me. His jokes and humour were a little on the forced side and I couldn't help but wonder if this was it.

Was this the moment that he realised it was better to leave when he could since I obviously couldn't give him a family?

Truth be told, deep down, I was still expecting for this to happen and now that it was, I wasn't too surprised. But it still hurt. It hurt like hell. Like a swift punch to the gut followed by a hand squeezing my heart.

I would never admit it but the very thought of Jack leaving did tear me up inside.

"Okay, you're drifting away from me again. What is it? I'm your best friend Em, you should be able to tell me things," Zach's voice snapped me back to the present and I could only blink owlishly at him.