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the
things that make her Veronica, he simply adores. A hint of sadness overwhelms
me as I wonder if Harper looks at me with such devotion. I know a certain
someone standing a few feet away from me used to, but this isn’t about him, I
remind myself.
    “Bien.
Stand together so I can see how you match,” Dominique demands impatiently to
Jasper and I.
    I
laugh to myself, how we match? I know how we match. We’re a perfect fucking
match.
    V
nudges me with her elbow towards Jasper, and I look over my shoulder, annoyed
that she is so pushy. But her words play back in my head and I oblige, being
the good Maid of Honor that I am.
    He
visibly stiffens up as I step within three feet of him, and my heart sinks, as
this isn’t a good start. Maybe we could perform our roles on the day from
different rooms, as that may work better than this train wreck.
    Getting
over my angst, I stand next to him, leaving a small gap between us, and as soon
as I am standing this close, his smell engulfs my senses. That smell, it smells
like home. But smelling my ex is so not appropriate when I am newly engaged, so
I tell myself to focus.
    Dominique
starts fussing, pulling pins out of her pin cushion bracelet, while Jasper is
staring straight ahead, totally ignoring me. Unable to stand this animosity
between us a second longer, I snap.
    “Hi,”
I smile lamely, trying to break the ice, but he ignores me like I haven’t
spoken.
     O-Kay,
so that wasn’t at all awkward.
    Suddenly I
become very angry, as I am trying here, trying to be civil for our friends.
    Uh-oh,
here comes agro Ava.
    “Are
you serious? You can’t even say hello to me?”
    Jasper turns
his intense blue gaze my way, and I wish I hadn’t spoken because if looks could
kill, I would be dead and buried.
    “Hi,”
he replies sarcastically.
    “You
are such a child,” I say, giving him an evil look.
    “Me?”
he laughs wildly. “I think you should take a long hard look in the mirror
babe,” he says, looking away.
    My
mood matches the color of my dress and I explode because this is a long time
coming. 
    “You’re
the one that walked out on me! If anyone is to blame, it’s you for being a
spineless asshole!”
    Dominique
is fixing my hemline, pins in her mouth, while watching our heated exchange,
but not saying a word. I vaguely hear Lucas tell V to let us fight it out.
    If
it’s a fight Jasper wants, it’s game on.
    “Spineless?
Ha, that’s funny coming from you,” he spits.
    He
turns to face me again, and I am on fire when his eyes drop to my revealing
bust, widening at what he sees.
    Why
hasn’t Dominique fixed that yet! I can’t fight with him when I am practically
naked.
    “You
gave me no choice Ava,” he adds, thankfully his eyes flick back up to meet
mine.
    Frowning,
I remember the events that led us to here.
    I
didn’t trust Jasper enough when he came to visit me in Singapore, when his
band, “Passengers of Ego” were touring, and Indie, his ex and the queen bitch
of all bitches was on tour with him. I didn’t trust him enough when he told me
over and over there was nothing going on between them. And I didn’t trust him
enough to tell him that I too, had dealings with my ex. I was a hypocrite for
being angry at Jasper, because I was keeping my friendship with Harper a secret
from him.
    But
I’m not the one who ended things the way that they did- that was all Jasper.
    Dominique
thankfully starts on my neckline, as I was beginning to feel vulnerable and
exposed.
    “Fine,”
I reply stubbornly, turning away from him.
    “Fine,”
he retorts, crossing his arms over his broad chest.
    His
crass comment pisses me off, and I can’t let it slide.
    “No,
not fine,” I retort turning to face him, and bringing Dominique with me, as she
is still pinning my dress together.
    I
am not done as I shout, “We’re both to blame. Don’t you dare put this all on
me!”
    “How
am I to blame?” he asks, pulling his hair into disarray.
    V and Lucas
walk outside, leaving us