Song: Shed a tear by Kodaline

Scarlett POV:

It's just past noon and I'm getting ready to meet Meagan for lunch at this little café downtown. The chef there is amazing and usually there is always a long line. Luckily for us they let us make a reservation which they rarely ever do.

I decide to wear a light yellow sundress because we are going out looking for a dress for the wedding and this way it will be easier to change in and out of.

I take a seat at our table and order a tea while I wait on her to arrive. When I hear a commotion coming from the front of the café I know it is her with her high pitched squeals calling out my name and she is waving her arms in the air.

"Ahh Scarlet, I can't believe you are marring my brother." She hugs me while still jumping up and down.

I hug her back and then behind her I see her mom. I wasn't expecting her to come along too.

"I hope it's alright for my mom to tag along." She says.

I wanted to say that I did mind; I really didn't want her here but since she is already and she is smiling happy to see me what the hell could I say. "No its fine, good afternoon Mrs. Adler."

She leans over to hug me. "Good afternoon dear and please call me Bethany."

"Sorry, Bethany it is."

We order and chat the whole time. I was surprised Bethany never mentioned my mom the whole time, thank goodness. When we finish eating we walk over to the bridal shop. That is one of the reasons why I choose the café because it was so close by the shop.

I try on several dresses and every one of them is just not the right dress. I mean yeah most of them are really pretty and fit great it's just not want I'm wanting.

So Bethany offers to drive us to another store across town. Well her driver took us I should say. Mekhi has not stopped texting all afternoon. He wants to see pictures but I keep denying him access. I'm standing in front of the mirror and snap a picture of myself in just my bra and panties and send it to him.

Scarlett: I think I will wear this...just not getting good vibes on anything else.

Mekhi: I love it. Not sure what everyone else will think.

Scarlett: Ok this is it then, I'm done looking.

Mekhi: You're asking for a spanking!

Scarlett: Blah! Blah! Blah! Yes sir.

Mikhi: I love when you say that!!!

Scarlett: LOL

There is a knock at the door and yet another three dresses of course I try them all on to make them happy. I go out on the last one and stand yet again in front of the three mirrors that show all angles of the dress. Bethany and Meagan both shake their heads. I'm about to really give up on this I mean it's pointless to keep on trying.

There is another girl there trying on dresses too and she looks over at me as if sizing me up. I turn to go back to the dressing room and she stops me. "Wait a minute." She goes to her dressing room and pulls out a dress. "Try this on...you will look fab in it."

I nod my head and laugh, "yeah right a little too revealing don't you think."

"Girl with that body, please just try it on and if you don't like it it's no big deal."

I exhale and take the dress. I put it on and stare at myself in the mirror. Oh my god she was so right.

"Come on Scarlett it doesn't take that long to try on a damn dress," Meagan yells.

I open the door and everyone stops and stares at me and I mean everyone.

"Holy hell girl...I told you that you could pull it off." Says the girl.

"Damn girl you are freaking hot, Mekhi will have a stroke when he sees you." Says Meagan.

Bethany starts crying, "You're so beautiful."

I look at myself in the three mirrors. The dress is all lace and shows practically my whole body. I know I will not be able to wear anything under it because it will show.

Bethany comes up to me and takes both of my hands. She stares at me with tears in her eyes. "You look so much like your mother. She would have loved seeing you like this. This is the dress for you honey." She pulls me into a hug. "I'm so happy to have another daughter."

I let her hug me as I try to hold back the tears. When she lets go I dash into the changing room and the tears start to flow. I would have given anything for my mother to see me like this. I mean every girl wants their mom to see them walk down the aisle. I stay a little longer in the dressing room than planned. My eyes are buffy now, dammit. I throw on my sunglasses and grab the dress and walk out.

I walk to the front and hand the dress to the lady. She looks at me as if I have lost my mind.

"Do you realize how much this dress is?"

"Yeah I know is there a problem."

"No ma'am, just making sure you knew."

The dress is a few thousand dollars like I really care it's not like I can't afford it. I guess me wearing a thin sundress doesn't show that I got money.

The driver takes us back to my car. Bethany and Meagan are chatting back and forth about decorations, the cake and whatever else. I'm not really listening; instead I'm looking out the window.

I hear my name. "Scarlett is everything alright dear." Says Bethany.

"Yes, everything is ok."

"Alright dear you just seemed a million miles away. I never should have said anything about your mom; I'm sorry it's just she was like my best friend."

"It's ok really. You were right she would have loved seeing me today." I look back out the window.

Meagan goes on and on texting on her phone she is such a typical teen. I'm sure she has hundreds of friends. She glances over my way when she sees me looking at her. She nudges me and says, "I think we need to have a Bachelorette party."

"No we don't."

"Yes we do; we need to go out and have a little fun before you get hitched." She laughs.

"Oh yeah like where would we go you are underage my friend."

"Uhm...You know Mekhi owns like several clubs I'm sure he wouldn't mind setting something up so I could tag along."

"Yeah right." I roll my eyes at her but of cores she can't tell because I have on my sunglasses.

"Well if you would ask him he would probably say yes cause he wants you to be happy."

"Really now."

"Oh Scarlett just say yes and ask him it will be so much fun."

I imitate her, "Oh Meagan we will see alright."

She squeals like a little girl with excitement.

When the car pulls back up to my car the driver gets out to get the dress from the back. I walk over to my car and Mekhi is leaning against the door.

"What are you doing here?" I ask in confusion. How did he know what time I would be back?

"Someone said you were on your way back. I had Ashton drop me off." He pulls me into him and kisses me. He looks over and sees his mother's driver with my dress.

"Is that the dress?" he asks.

"Yes and no you're not looking at it."

Meagan jumps out of the car and runs up to Mekhi. "Hey you!" she gives him a big hug.

"Hey squirt." He laughs hugging her back. "So you had fun today?"

She is smiling ear to ear. "Yep and Scarlett needs to ask you something."

"Oh." He looks at me, "What is it?"

I glare back at her. "Someone thinks that I need to have a Bachelorette party."

"Really why?"

She cuts in, "because that's what you do and it will be fun."

"You can't get into a club you know that."

"Seriously Mekhi, you own the damn town practically, you can't tell me you can't get me in."

I smirk at that; she is so feisty.

"I don't know." He says.

"Please, please I won't cause trouble, I swear." She is begging him.

"Let me think about it alrgiht."

"So that's a yes." She jumps up and down. "Scarlett we are going to have so much fun. Having a sister is going to be a blast." She hugs me again and then runs back to the car to get in.

"What the hell am I going to do with you two?" He pulls me back into him embracing me.

"So why are you really here?" I ask him again.

"Well honestly someone said that you were upset so what happened?"

He takes the car keys from my hand so he can drive. I get in and damn if another tear doesn't escape.

He starts the car so the air would flow to get out all the stuffy air. But he doesn't go anywhere. He turns to look at me. Then reaches over to grab my sunglasses and takes them off. I know my eyes are puffy and red from where I have been crying and even now I can feel the tears on the edge of escaping.

"Babe what happened; did someone say something?" He hand swipes my cheek to wipe the tear falling down.

"Not really it's just your mom..."

"Dammit she is always starting shit."

I cut him off. "It's not like that. She, she's, she's just..ugh! For starters she bought lunch and then dammit she treated me like a daughter, like I was already her daughter. She even said and I quote, 'I'm so happy to have another daughter.' I don't remember what it's like to have a mom and having her there it just...I don't know it made me feel like she really cares about me."

"So you're not upset?"

"No, I mean I wish anything for my mom to be there today. She would have died when she seen the dress of course but still.

He reaches over and places a hand under my jaw, pulling me in to kiss him. "I love you!"

"I love you too." I smile. "So I assume Meagan was texting you?"

"Yeah! She does when something comes up. She said you were happy all day, smiling and laughing and then my mom had to bring up your mom and she said she noticed it really bothered you."

"I'm sorry; I shouldn't have let it bother me so much."

"So...I hear that I may have a stroke when I see you in the dress."

I giggle, "You will just have to wait and see sir."