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Chapter 26

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Briley smiled brightly as she looked up to see her dazzling boyfriend of two years standing just feet away from her. Bree shook her head and poked Briley in the side. She was forgetting something.

"Oh, sorry." Briley whispered as she handed Bree the bouquet. Bree laughed to herself as she walked over to join the rest of the bridesmaids. Briley sighed and made her way to the top of the stairs where the alter was set up. Brett smiled happily down to her before she took a look around the room. Everyone was here for her and Brett. She couldn't ask for more.

"We are gathered here today, to witness the marriage between Briley Henderson, and Brett Smith." The minister started. Bree smiled as she watched the two lovebirds stare deep into each others eyes. She hoped that one day she and Chase would look this happy.

Chase.

He was giving his presentation now. Bree had purposely moved it to Monday at two, thinking that they would still be fighting. Which in a way, they were. Bree shuttered at the though of losing him today. She had assumed that they would make up. She had let herself ignore the obvious other option. Adam had made it seem as though nothing could go wrong today. Somehow, Bree had let it slip her mind that the church and the conference were each held right next door to each other. At least she had been able to see him momentarily. Bree had seen the way he looked at her as Adam given her the keys to his car. She saw the way he watched her as she ran off with Adam. She had hoped it would be that way.

"Do you, Briley Henderson, take Brett Smith, to be you're loftily wedded husband?" The minister asked. Briley nodded vigorously.

"I do." She answered. Bree frowned to herself as she realized she had tuned out the entire ceremony. Briley had been crying the whole time.

"And do you, Brett Smith, take Briley Henderson, as your loftily wedded wife?"

"I do." Brett answered immediately.

"I now pronounce you, husband, and wife. You may kiss the bride." The minister said as he optioned between the now married couple. He stepped back as Brett took one step forward and wrapped his arms around Briley. He carefully dipped her back before placing his lips to hers. Bree clapped along with the rest of the crowd as they each stood up straight and waved.

"I now give you for the first time ever, Mr. And Mrs. Brett Smith." The minister finished. The happy couple made their way back down the isle and out back along with the rest of the wedding party. Bree and the best man were the first to follow.

"Hey, that was cool of you to walk your sister down the isle." He whispered as they stepped outside.

"Thanks. She'd do it for me, too. What's your name?" Bree asked. He smiled.

"I'm Brett's brother, Greg. And you're Bree. Brett pointed you out earlier when you came around." Greg explained. Bree blushed at the mention of her job from Briley. It wasn't exactly her idea to go looking to see if her now brother in law was looking okay.

"Well, that was actually Briley's idea so..." Bree left off with a smile. Bree frowned as she looked over to see Adam waving her over. She smiled as she began to wak away from Greg.

"Wait! Do you know that guy?" Greg asked as he caught her by the arm. Bree nodded.

"Yeah, he's my... Well, he's a friend of mine." Bree said. Greg nodded warily.

"Is he more than a friend?" Greg asked, sounding defeated. Bree shook her head.

"No, he's actually the friend of my... More than a friend." Bree explained. Greg nodded and turned on his heel. Bree rolled her eyes. Most guys only talked with her because they wanted to date, not because they wanted to be friends. She turned and walked over to Adam who was waiting impatiently for her.

"What?" Bree asked. Adam smiled.

"The conference is almost over." Adam stated simply. He held out his hand to Bree before he lead her inside. Bree looked around the dark room to see the slide show was over, and now was the question and answer.

"This concludes our presentation." Donald announced as the lights flicked back on. Bree smiled as she saw Chase glancing happily over the crowd. Adam took off his blazer and threw it over Bree's shoulders.

"I'm not cold." Bree whispered. Adam laughed at her reference.

"I know, but you have to blend in if you want it to be a surprise." Adam answered. Bree nodded and followed Adam through the crowd as they slowly made their way to Chase. There was a small circle formed around the two CEO's as Adam finally caught sight of them.

"Chase!" Adam called. Luckily for Bree, Adam was taller than everyone here.

"Yes, Adam." Chase groaned as he walked over Bree slipped off the blazer to reveal her bright pink dress that definitely took her apart from the rest of the crowd. Adam set his hands on either one of Chase's shoulders and turned him to face Bree. Bree smiled shyly as Chase stood back in awe. He hasn't seen her in almost an hour and she still took his breath away. Bree walked forward, handed Adam his jacket, and took Chase by the hand. She lead him away from the crowd and into the empty room that was lit up by a single lamp in the corner. Bree nodded at her work well done. No one would find them back here. Chase played with Bree's hand as he thought through his next words.

"Do you remember our conversation before I had to leave for the conference?" Chase asked.

"Yeah. You were saying some thing about change." Bree said happily. Chase nodded.

"I was saying, something had changed me. Before I came across this one special thing, I wasn't planning on getting myself into a relationship. I was planning on taking over the business and nothing else. I didn't expect this. All of this, to happen. I never really thought that we would be able to reveal the bionic chip today. I never planned to become one of the most popular CEO's. I didn't plan any of this. But I like how everything's turned out." Chase started. Bree smiled.

"What changed?" Bree asked.

"You. You changed me. And I'm sorry I didn't trust you sooner. I was still so caught up in the fact that you were able to do that, that I didn't see who made you do that. I should have believed you from the beginning, though." Chase whispered as he watched Bree closely. He saw the tears begin to rise in her eyes. He quickly moved closer and wiped them away. He left his hand on her check as they stared deeply into each other's eyes.

"Bree..." Chase left off. Bree smiled as she closed the gap. She kissed Chase like she had been away for years. It felt like it had been though. She had been feeling so alone all week, until now. Chase snaked his arms around Bree's waist after she wrapped her arms around his neck.

"God I love you." Chase whispered as they caught their breath.

"I love you so much, Chase."

"Hey, can we crash that wedding now?" Adam whispered from the door. Chase rolled his eyes and leaned his forehead against Bree's. she smiled as she turned to see Adam, Leo, and Tasha standing in the doorway. She had half expected them to be there when she and Chase made up.

"You know, it's not technically crashing, if you know a person who's invited." Bree states simply. Adam's smile fell flat.

"Hey, I've never crashed a wedding before, let me live my dream." Adam finished. Bree laughed and nodded. She pulled away from Chase and took his hand in hers. Leo stepped back to see Donald was finishing up with a few clients.

"Big D! We're going to a wedding! Want to come?" Leo called. Donald apologized to the investors before he rolled over to his step son.

"You guys do remember I broke my leg, right?" Donald asked sarcastically. Tasha nodded.

"Let's go home, Donald. You guys can come over for diner later." Tasha suggested. The four nodded before they each headed off out the back door. Bree brought the three over to the party.

"Okay, you guys wait here while I go take pictures. Understand?" Bree asked. The three boys nodded before Bree was off to find her sister. Briley walked around the dance floor, searching for her sister. Bree waved to Briley as they caught each others eyes.

"Bree! There you are. Come take the wedding photos with us." Briley announced as she grabbed Bree's hand and lead her over to the others. Greg stood apart from the other pairs, waiting for Bree. Bree smiled as she joined her partner and stared ahead at the camera. Greg left his hand around her waist as they smiled brightly. Bree looked over after the flash to see Chase leaning against the wall, watching as Greg attempted to hit on Bree.

"Who's that chump?" Greg whispered as the group disbanded to just the now, married couple, Bree, and Greg. Bree smiled slyly.

"That chump, is my boyfriend." Bree answered simply. Greg's eyes went wide as Bree walked calmly over to her position the camera man had ordered. Greg stayed a reasonable three feet away as Chase glared down at him.

"Okay, thanks everyone." Brett called as the rest of the group left for the dance floor.

"Bree, can I meet Chase?" Briley whispered with a smile. Bree nodded and lead her over to her boyfriend.

"Chase, this is my sister Briley Smith. And Briley, this is my boyfriend, Chase Davenport." Bree introduced the two. Chase smiled and held out his hand for Briley. Briley sat back, awestruck at who she was in front of.

"You're... Chase Davenport." Briley spit out. Bree laughed quietly as Brett came to Bree's side.

"And you're Briley Smith, Bree's wonderful sister." Chase responded in a polite tone.

"Is she okay?" Brett whispered to Bree as he walked over to the three. Bree laughed and smiled.

"She'll be fine."

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