Is this destiny?

Sarah closed her eyes again and found that the darkness is too tempting to resist. She had no strength to resist it… and she surrendered herself to it. All the noise disappeared, and there was no pain, there was nothing. It was soothing.

In that darkness she saw something even darker… she moved toward it and stopped when she realized that it\'s eyes… Aiden\'s dark eyes, looking gently at her, silently telling her that it\'s OK. Somewhere in the back of her mind, she heard Aiden\'s voice: "It\'s OK to give in to your darkness, but you need to know how to come back…" Those are the words he told her long time ago and at that time she didn\'t know how to get out, but now it\'s different. Now she knows that he is her light. Aiden is at the center of brightest and happiest memories of her life, and she will be damned if she lets anyone spoil what two of them have!

By the time she regained her senses, Sarah already pinned Madison to the bathroom wall, and was gripping her neck.

Madison was weakly moving her arms and legs. She was on the verge of losing consciousness.

Sarah released her hold just enough to make sure Madison does not pass out.

Madison gasped for air, and she tried to get out of Sarah\'s grip, but found that she has no strenght. Every time Madison tried to lift her hand or to move her leg to kick Sarah, her movement was blocked before it even started. It looked like Sarah can read her mind. And that grip on her neck was very painful, Madison was sure that it will leave a mark.

Sarah was unmoving, like a rock, and Sarah\'s intense gaze with a hint of insanity made Madison freeze.

"Do you think it matters if you are his first?", Sarah squeezed through her teeth after a long silence. Beast inside her enjoyed the sight of horror in Madison\'s eyes.

Rage was boiling inside Sarah and she struggled against the whispers from her dark beast to snap Madison\'s neck, or maybe just to squeeze a bit harder.

Sarah snorted. "Do you think it matters if you are his second? Or tenth? Or hundredth? If you are not his last, that means that you are an ex… trash. And numbers don\'t mean shit! You are just a piece of trash which he discarded after he had his fun!"

Sarah\'s hand which is holding Madison\'s neck jerked slightly and Madison\'s head banged on the cold tiles behind her.

Sarah was furious. Does this woman think that she knows Aiden? She thinks that he has her on his mind? 

"Don\'t you dare say his name with your dirty mouth! Because that is what you are, dirty! You came here to boast that he had his way with you and discarded you? You cheap slut! How stupid can you be to wear as a badge of honor the fact that a man used you?! And who gave you the courage to stand in front of me and claim that my man will go back to you?!!"

Sarah\'s leg moved at the same time with her hand… her foot stepped to open the lid of the large trash can and she pushed Madison inside easily.

Madison was bewildered and furious at the same time. She ended up sitting in a trash can! And she was not able to come out! Stuck! She wiggled vigorously and ended up toppling the can and falling on the floor with it… it was painful, but she got out of it.

Madison glared at Sarah while rubbing her aching neck. "Your man? Why are you so confident that you are his last?"

Sarah smirked while slowly lifting her left hand. She placed her palm flat on top of her chest.

Madison\'s eyes flashed in surprise when she realized that she is looking at the engagement ring. And it is such a beautiful large ring! "Is… that…?" Her expression twisted for a second before turning crazy. "You liar!"

Madison lunged herself toward Sarah with her hands in a position to scratch Sarah\'s face.

PAK!

Sarah\'s hard slap froze Madison in spot. Unable to hold her balance, she fell on the floor. Madison\'s head was buzzing, and a metallic taste filled her mouth.

Madison looked up at Sarah while reaching for her throbbing cheek and heard a chilling voice fill up the space: "This is my sister\'s wedding… and that is the only thing stopping me from ripping you apart right here. But if I see you snooping around my fiancé I will not hold back. Get lost before I change my mind."

Madison stared at Sarah for few seconds, unable to comprehend what happened. Fear swelled inside her when Sarah leaned closer and she clambered to her feet and ran out as fast as she could. Madison didn\'t notice a man sitting in the lounging area.

He was bewildered just as she was… or maybe more…

Sarah took few deep breaths, lifted the trash can which Madison toppled and went to wash her hands, again. After touching that trashy woman, she felt the need to use some extra soap.

…

"I\'m ready.", Sarah told Aiden when she got back to the table. "Are you OK?"

Aiden looked at Sarah and he was still struggling to process what he overheard. She knows… she knows about his past. Since when? How can she look at him with such a loving gaze if she knows? How can she smile at him so gently if she knows? Is it possible that she does not care about the past? Is it possible that she accepts him just the way he is, flaws and all? How deep is her love if she is able to overlook all the stupid things he did?

He remembered that after Madison dashed out of the restroom he stood up, conflicted what to do. Should he go inside and check on Sarah, or stay where he is, or go back to the table and pretend that he didn\'t hear anything? After few seconds he heard some shuffling and sound of water running, and then… whistling. Sarah was whistling some tune he never heard before. He could not tell if it\'s a cheerful tune or not, but if Sarah is whistling it\'s safe to assume that she is OK. At that time, he decided to go back to their table and see what her next move is.

Back to present…

"Are you OK?", Sarah repeated, this time with a concern in her voice.

Aiden smiled when he felt her palm lightly brushing against his cheek.

"Yes. I was just a bit worried… you took a while."

"I did?" Sarah paused, gentle smile not leaving her face. "Sorry… I met someone in the restroom, and we ended up chatting a bit. Is your invitation for a dance still on?"

Aiden\'s smile widened.

Her response confirmed that she does not want him to know that she knows… and it\'s probably better if it stays that way. Because if they confirm to each other that she knows about his past, even if they don\'t talk about it, that topic will be a weight between them… until they end up talking about it. And nothing good can come out of that talk. Some things are better left unsaid.

Aiden felt his heart swelling from ever-growing love for the woman in front of him. He is confident that somehow he collected few lifetimes of good karma to have Sarah by his side now. She is just… amazing.

Aiden stood up and extended his arm toward Sarah, palm up while bowing slightly. "I will be honored to dance with you, my goddess."

Sarah lowered her gaze shyly, overwhelmed by his super-romantic approach and put her hand in his.

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