Part 1

Context: Today was meant to be your wedding. The day you committed to your partner and you being joined together forever. And then he and the rest of the wedding party never showed up. Now, you're sitting in the middle of the park as cold rain pours down on you and your wedding dress, trying to make sense of it all. You're not the only one having a bad day though, it seems. The universe may just be looking out for you. Just a little.

Setting: His flat

Tags: [M4F][Strangers to Lovers?][Abandoned Groom Speaker][Abandoned Bride Speaker][Left At The Altar][Odd Meet Cute][Flirting][Kisses][Fake Relationship?][Cuddles][Hidden Feelings?][CW: Being Dumped/Cheated On/Trauma]

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[Scene opens in his apartment]

[SFX: Sheets shifting and a bed creaking before a phone buzzes]

[You slowly wake up to your phone buzzing and reach for it. A strong arm is around your waist]

“Oh, hey. Morning.”

[Adrian sits up and stretches with a groan]

“I guess we must’ve passed out watching TV in bed again. Is that still OK? You’ll tell me if you don’t feel safe anymore.”

[Pause]

“Good. Damn, your phone is going nuts.”

[SFX: Another phone buzzing]

“Oop, and so is mine. Let’s see, it could be my work. Ooh, oh my gosh, it’s her! Haha, I guess she finally figured out that her shit got put in storage. Let’s see what she’s got to say for herself.”

[He clears his throat, putting on a voice that is more suited to a Medieval bard]

“Dearest Adrian, I am most upset that thou tossed my belongings into a damp, wet storage area as I know you are most wealthy and could have provided better. Regardless, I would like to sit down with you and discuss this relationship post haste. I know I erred most egregiously at our wedding but it has been over a month since you last spoke to me, and I would like to make this work. With great affection, Courtney.”

[Pause]

[He stares at the screen for a moment before he bursts into laughter]

“Wow! Bless her poor, twisted, entitled, cheating little heart. Can you believe I’d make such a Saint of a woman feel even a little upset? OK, OK, is that your ex atom bombing your phone?”

[You check - it is]

“Heehee. Want me to read it out?”

[Pause]

[He takes your phone and goes right back into bard mode]

“My sweetest little tulip, please won’t you heed my mournful electronic messages? I am aware of my folly, but you must understand that I am in Hell without you. The-”.

[He pauses, looking close to tears from how he’s struggling not to laugh]

“T-The unclassy lady that I hooked up with was the most unfortunate mistake of my life. She does not compare to thy hotness, she wishes that I spoil her as though she were a toddler, and I wish to apologize. Please, won’t you return my correspondence? With all of my love, Derek.”

[You both pause and burst into laughter]

“WOW! Oh my God, they are PERFECT for each other!”

[Pause!]

[He laughs]

“Now, now. Crashing a wedding is trashy, even if it’s trash getting married. From the sounds of it, they’re already well and broken up. They don’t seem to realize that we’re “together”, though… Feel up to taking more pics together?”

[Pause]

[He smiles gently]

“I don’t think you need to get dolled up. I think you look gorgeous just as you are, freshly woken up and a little red in the face from laughing, hehe.”

[Pause]

“Cool. OK, what are we thinking for a theme? “We just woke up and don’t care”? “We stayed up all night enjoying each other’s company”?”

[Pause]

“Hm? Did she ever get jealous? Ohhhh yeah. She once threw a drink in the face of a lady at a club we were going to who touched my arm. The lady was the fucking bartender. What about your boy? Jealous type?”

[Pause]

“Wow… He really tried to step to a cop who just patted your sides after YOUR BOYFRIEND got you both pulled over for speeding? Geeze. I guess they both get triggered by their partners being touched. So… maybe we mimic a little sensuality? If that’s OK?”

[Pause]

“That is true, we have been rubbing each other’s backs all month, and kind of cuddling, well, lots of cuddling. And we had that time where you were cooking eggs, I wandered in, said “Morning, hon”, and kissed you.”

[Pause]

“True, you did return it…”

[...]

“So, um… pics?”

[Pause]

“OK, just keep lying down like that. I’m gonna move your hair around a little to, um, complete the look… there we go. You have beautiful eyes…”

[Pause]

“Hehe, my eyes are nice too, eh? Thanks, grew ‘em myself. Alright, is it OK if I kind of lie on top of you? Like, head in your chest?”

[Pause]

“Alright. T-There we go.”

[SFX: Sheets ruffling]

“Good, good, we’re definitely selling the sensual look. OK, look toward the phone a little and…”

[SFX: Pics being taken]

“That’s it… Oh? Sorry, I didn’t realize my hand was under your shirt a little, haha. Cold hands, all that jazz. Not so great for selling “sexy” but ah…”

[Your eyes meet]

“I, um… S-Should we push the sensuality a bit further? Maybe kissing?”

[Pause]

“Yes ma’am.”

[He moves closer and you both kiss - you aren’t really expecting it but a spark jolts through you as he gently appreciates you]

“Wow…”

[Pause?]

“O-Oh. I didn’t take any pics… Right, sorry, I guess I forgot. Again?”

[Pause]

[He kisses you again and you can hear him snapping pics but it’s a touch erratic]

“Ah… O-OK, um… What’s happening here?”

[Pause?]

“I… I’m just a little freaked out right now. OK, like, really freaked out… This is all just hitting me now. I… I think I was in an abusive relationship, I got cheated on and dumped at the altar, and now I’m here, casually hanging out with you every single day a-and… and it’s a lot…”

[Pause…]

“Oh geeze, I’m crying. Oh geeze, you’re crying! Shh, come here. Come here…”

[He sets his phone aside and cuddles up with you]

“It’s gonna be OK… I’m still here. You’re still here. And you’re fucking amazing and I swear, at any other point in my life, I would be so in love with you… Fuck, why did she have to break me NOW?! Why did I keep letting her hurt me?! What… what’s wrong with me…?”

[Pause]

“... I guess we are a little broken, huh? Eheh… Shit, what do we do now, sweetheart? Get a dust pan?”

[Pause]

“... Therapy, huh? I, uh… Mmh. OK, this is weird, I know we’ve only known each other for a little over a month but-”.

[Pause]

[He smiles, wiping his eyes]

“You’ll come with me? Thanks. You’re… you’re really something special, you know? I hope whoever you date next is worthy of you.”

[Pause]

“Hey, um… Before you reach out to your therapist, can we… cuddle a little more? Maybe kiss a little more? I feel like those last pics didn’t really sell how over them we are.”

[Pause]

“Ehehe, yeah, we’re crying over them right now. Buuuut they don’t have to know that, right?”

[Pause]

[He smiles and curls back up with you]

“Thanks, sweetheart… I’ve never had this kind of support before and it is, ah, phew. Something else. But as miserable as I am right now, you being here is making it so much easier. So… yeah, thank you again. Now, c’mere. No tears, only smooches.”

[You kiss again. It is oddly comfortable]

[To be continued?]