6:15 the following day. Keith's apartment.

Flynn found the spare key under the faux rock as Mary had said. She let herself in and took a tour; snooped around his cabinets, closet and bedroom. Sniffed his clothes.

Remembered what a passionate lover Keith was when they were together.

Keith was at the office, unaware that Flynn was at his house.

Lit scented candles, a bottle of champagne and a trail of rose petals leading from the doorstep to the bedroom.

Hours later, Keith came home and is pleasantly surprised, he smiled and followed the rose petal trail in hopes Athenaïs was at the end of the petal trail.

Stepping into his bedroom to find Flynn half naked on his bed, holding a champagne glass; turned his smile upside down.

Stunned at how brazen she was to let herself in his house without his consent and to pull such a ridiculous stunt.

"What's the meaning of this?" Keith said frowning.

Flynn batted her eyes at him seductively and gently caressed her bare bosom.

"What does it look like Keith?"

Flynn slowly towards Keith, she stares right at him but he avoids her gaze. In a soft and sweet voice, Flynn said.

"You can't tell me you don't want this..."

Keith looks at Flynn making their eyes meet.

"We are getting married soon... I want us to be happy; we can be happy, Keith,"

Keith smiled fiendishly.

They lock eyes for a moment. Wrapped her arms around his neck pressing her body against his.

She attempts to kiss him but swerved his face away at the last minute. Flynn gets a little upset.

"Why?" Flynn said glaring at him.

"Why what?" Keith retorted.

"Why do you keep pushing me away?" Flynn responded.

Keith stepped away from her.

"Flynn, we both know that what we had is gone. Yeah, I used to be crazy about you,"

Her eyes began to well up.

"I've always wanted to marry you until that dreadful day," Keith said as he took of his jacket.

She hugged Keith from behind crying and begging for his forgiveness.

"Yeah I'm getting married to you but not because I want to... you need to understand that, Flynn" he said. 

Keith wriggled himself from Flynn's tense grip; grabbed a bathrobe and wore it over her shoulders.

She angrily flips it over.

"Flynn... I'm going to say this most respectfully; I do not love you and I don't think I ever will."

Flynn angrily knocked over the champagne glasses on the nightstand, it shattered on the floor.

"It's her isn't it?" Flynn cried out.

Keith frowns.

"Don't bring her into this... All this is happening because of you."

"It's that slut Athenaïs! She's why!"

Keith chuckled.

"She's the reason you've been screwing my brother?" Keith asked.

"Do you love her?" Flynn asked.

Keith was silent. Flynn repeated the question.

"YOU LOVE HER DON'T YOU?!!"

Keith ignored her still, and walked out of his bedroom; Flynn followed Keith and kept berating him.

Despite her incessant nagging, Keith remained calm and unbothered.

"Trust me, you don't want to know the answer to that question... does it even matter? I'm marrying you after all," Keith said.

"You are not doing me any favors, Keith,"

"Is that so? Well, I'm abandoning the woman I love so much that losing her seems like hell; solely because I'm a man of my word.

Those words disheartened Flynn like a dagger to the chest. She struggled to catch her breath.

Keith took a moment to exhale.

"She's the one Flynn... I never thought I'd love anyone after what you did to me; until I met her..." Keith said and grabbed his car keys.

"You know what? I have to go right now, You can spend the night here if you want... don't wait up," Keith said and left.

Flynn looked around at the beautiful, romantic scenery she created for Keith. That moment the painful reality hit her all over again— Keith was gone forever. She wept bitterly in his absence.

Whilst driving to meet her;  Keith recollected the beautiful memories he has with Athenaïs, he showed up at her apartment.

She opened to door to see Keith at her doorstep like a lost puppy.

"What do you want?" She asked blatantly.

"You..."  Keith said

"I want to be with you..." he added.

Her eyes were fixed on his. Not blinking, not flinching.

"Was this another trick up his sleeve?" She thought to herself.

Keith leaned towards her.

"I can't marry her."

Her lazy gaze and down-staring disposition allured Keith.

He took a deep breath closer to her; soaking in her essence. Athenaïs could tell that Keith had missed her.

If only she could ignore the pain and the reoccurring disappointment she has experienced.

"I promise... I'm not leaving." Keith reassured her.

Athenaïs lets him in; closed the door behind them. They stood before one another in silence but their eyes said so much.

It was almost telepathic.

"I don't want to be with her... I love you," Keith said.

Whilst feeling his warm breath on her neck; their eyes meet again.

"Please say something..." Keith pleaded.

Athenaïs smiled as she undid his shirt; kissed him.

Following her lead; Keith held her close, kissed her, for the first time she experienced a calm and more passionate side of Keith.

He made love her like a new bride. Gentle and sweet, loving and mild. The vulnerable side of Keith that seemed lost forever came alive.

Athenaïs never thought she'd witness that day.

"I love you, Athenaïs" never in her wildest dreams did she think she'll hear those words from Keith's lips.

It was a beautiful dream come true. Woke up in his arms, not to a note by the nightstand.

This is everything she ever dreamed of; she watched him sleep. Planted a soft kiss on his chest that woke him up. Their eyes met.

"Good morning..." Athenaïs said with her a faint seductive tone. Keith smiled and kissed her forehead and went to the bathroom.

"I hate to leave but I have a few things to discuss with my ex fiancé," his voice echoed from the bathroom. Athenaïs smiled sheepishly and remembers her new reality. Keith was really calling off the wedding.

He kept on blabbering about his busy schedule but her mind was tuned out from the thought of joining him in the bathroom for a hot steamy session.

Pleased to see his woman fully unclothed in the bathroom with him, he ceases to utter another word and admired her stunning beauty with his wandering eyes.

Athenaïs cheeks turned red from shyness, her other cheeks were about to turn red as well.

Basking in sweet silence, she picked up a bar soap and rubbed his back while the shower rained on them. Her hands all over his back to his chest; gently caressing him innocently yet so deviously.

Keith turned around to look at her; she avoids his gaze and continued to lather his chiseled body. He takes her by her waist and kisses her under the shower.

It was as though time stopped to the wonder of the passion they shared for one another. It was pure, undiluted attraction.

"Marry me..." Keith said. Her eyes widened in shock to his abrupt statement.

"What?" She asked.

"I said marry me..." Keith repeated himself.

She smiled and kissed him like never before, no doubt that was a big "YES"

Athenaïs was now the new Mrs Levinson to-be. All day she still couldn't grasp the idea of being engaged to Keith.

Overwhelmed with extreme happiness; they flirted with each other all day through texting.

Meanwhile, Keith set up a meeting with Flynn. They meet at a restaurant. Without hesitation or beating around the bush. Keith made his intentions of calling off the wedding clear.

"Flynn, I'm sorry but I don't think I want to marry you anymore; we both know it's not going to work; I-"

Flynn cuts him off.

"What sort of sick joke is this?"

"I'm serious Flynn, I just can't... the wedding is off, I'll have my lawyer reach out to you with a settlement for all your troubles,"

Flynn laughed hysterically.

"If you think you're going to get rid of me this easily, then you have something coming!"

"Don't fight this Flynn; you can keep the ring; I wouldn't want to give that to Athenaïs anyway,"

"Athenaïs?? Have you gone mad Keith?? You know you don't love her; you're only using her to get to me!"

Flynn started to raise her voice and people were beginning to stare.

"Keep your voice down or I'll walk away from here..." Keith said.

"So you proposed to her?" Flynn said in a lower register.

"Yes, I proposed to Athenaïs and she said yes and you're wrong; I'm not using her to get to you, I'm marrying her because I'm deeply in love with her; my life will be miserable without her,"

Flynn glares at Keith.

"You're a madman!"

Keith sighed as he called the waiter for the check and leaves. Flynn froze on her seat; not knowing what next to do.

Athenaïs hears a knock on the door; she opens it to find Keith on bended knees holding a 24 carat diamond Princess cut ring. She shrieked in joy as he wore it on her finger.

Flynn showed up at Mary's doorstep looking distraught. Mary gasped at the sight of Flynn.

"What's the matter my dear," Mary said as she ushered Flynn inside the house.

Sobbing and crying Flynn couldn't find the words to express her pain.

"K-k-Keith..." Flynn stammered.

"What happened?" Mary asked.

"KEITH CALLED OFF THE WEDDING!" Flynn screamed.

Mary was perplexed. "Why would he do such a thing?"

"It's that slutty assistant of his; he left me for her, he proposed to her!" Flynn berated.

"What has gotten into him?" Mary said as she comforts Flynn.

"Wipe your tears my dear, I'll talk to him..." Mary added.

The news of Athenaïs engagement to Keith got to Martha; she hurried home to celebrate with her friend. She's never seen Athenaïs that happy.

Mary was livid with Keith's decision to call off the wedding. She placed a call through berating him and demands he comes to see her.

Keith thought it'll be a good idea to put an end to the madness once and for all; it was time everyone knows why he really doesn't want to marry Flynn.

He went over to his mother's. Without hesitation; Mary expressed her displeasure, pacing around and berating Keith for dumping Flynn.

"What has come over you Keith? Why did you call off the wedding with Flynn; she's devastated! And who's this new girl she kept talking about?"

Keith could barely get a word in, Mary kept interjecting; not giving him a moment to speak.

Out of frustration Keith blurted.

"She's been sleeping with Martin!"

Mary was dumbfounded.

"I found out in sophomore year in college; that's why we broke up then."

Mary sits down to cushion the shock.

"I didn't tell anyone because I didn't want her to feel ashamed showing her face to you or Father..."

Mary pursed her lower lip.

"You both were young and naïve then, find a place to forgive her son," Mary said.

Keith furrowed his brows at his mum's statement.

"No way! It didn't just happen then, she's been sleeping with him, even on our engagement night, I found the earrings I bought her in Martin's bed"

Mary gasped.

"I can't marry her mother; I'm in love with someone else"

"So why?? Why did you carry on with the wedding plans??"

"Because I swore to father that I'll save her father's company... there's going to be a merger soon and it can't happen if I don't get married to her"

"Did you father know?"

"No mother, no one did..."

Astonished by Keith's revelation; she didn't know what to say. After a moment of silence.

"Then you must marry her..." Mary said.

Irritated by her statement, Keith stood up.

"How can you say that?"

"Her family is family to us and we can't abandon them in time of need..."

"That's insane! What about me?"

"No one said you both have to stay married, the marriage can last for a year, and then you both go your separate ways,"

"Mother!"

Mary fell to her knees to beg Keith, he pulls her up immediately.

"Please! Do it for your father; the wedding doesn't have to be huge, consider her family; we can't just abandon them; your father will roll in his grave if that ever happened."

Keith groaned at the thought of breaking the distasteful news to Athenaïs.