he had just started getting back into the swing of things when shit had begun to start hitting the fan again. it seemed as if he just couldn’t catch a break these days. his break has been incredible. even if he had barely spoken a word with his father, he did get to see his younger siblings again. doing that took him back and reminded him of why he had a purpose in this shitty town. even if his family was broken and it’d be years before his dad could forgive him, dylan knew he had to follow his dreams for a change.
and so when he finally made his return and continued running the business, that’s exactly what he had set out to do. he was going to forget about eva and move forward with his life. but of course, he couldn’t be let off that easily. see, he didn’t mind having to see her in the convenient store or here about her in the local news. but the fact that she was throwing her rehearsal dinner the night before she was getting married at his restaurant was definitely off putting.
he was muted the entire night as he continued setting things up before the guests were to arrive. “hey, make sure you’ve got the servers ready to do their job. these people are gettin’ here any minute,” he hollered toward the back where his employees were busy making everything perfect as he had instructed. this was great promo, but if it meant having to see eva tonight dylan didn’t want it.
Smoothing down the solid colored dress hugging her skin, Eva kept quiet in the car, the car ride to the... their rehearsal dinner being much longer than expected. She could see Kyle from the corner of her eye, focused on his phone, making conversation with his assistant and gleaming with joy through it all, while she on the other hand, found it hard to even focus on her breathing. She didn’t understand why she was trying to be okay with it all, when in reality she was far from it. But she would continue to pretend, as long as it kept Dylan far away from thought.
Getting down from the SUV, she could see Kyle already walking towards the door, not even bothering to offer her a hand, the hand where the large engagement ring sat, it’s crystal features reflecting off the setting sun, much more elegant than the girl have ever liked, but of course, it wasn’t her choice, much like everything else at this point. Entering the building, she could hear clapping and cheering, smiles all over the room as they welcomed the soon-to-be married couple. An arm suddenly slipping around her waist caught her off guard, immediately looking up at Kyle, who’s eyes were directly facing Dylan, now forming a tightening feeling in her gut.