Chapter 7 " I'm not leaving ! Just had a huge fight with Stella - I'm breaking up with her ... " Dex was whining . River must've told him to go . [ ] Then Dex spotted me . ] ] He went completely still , staring . River came over , gentle as always . " Did we wake you ? " ] 1 shook my head . " Almost noon anyway . I never sleep this late . " [ ] " You were worn out last night . Sleep as long as you need . " River adjusted my shirt , trying to cover the hickeys on my neck But that just made them more obvious to Dex . ] My girlfriend's here - kinda awkward . " River turned back to Dex . " Maybe come by another time ? " ] Dex just kept staring at me . ] ] Hard stare . Angry stare . ] ] Was he tearing up ? Had to be my imagination . [ ] } What's he got to be upset about ? ] River stepped between us , voice firmer . " Dex ? " ] Dex snapped out of it . ] Then got up like a robot and bolted for the door . [ ] Looked like he couldn't get out fast enough . [] " He's been like that since he was little . Don't worry about it . " River smiled it off . I pressed my lips together . Almost told River everything right then . ] ] But honestly ? This whole thing with Dex feels so humiliating now . [ ] I just want to forget it happened After that , didn't see Dex for ages . Even when I went to River's place , he was never around ] Thought maybe what I said that night actually got through to him . Or maybe catching me at River's the next morning finally did the trick . ] WRONG Two months later , River takes me wedding dress shopping There's Dex again . " Mom said Uncle River doesn't have many friends , so I'm gonna be his best man . " Dex announced . [ ] Chapter 7 " And I'm the maid of honor ! " Stella bounced out of the fitting room in a wedding dress . [ ] " I'm getting married eventually anyway - might as well try some on ! You don't mind , right Brynn ? " I shrugged . Actually hoped they'd get married on the spot . [ ] I followed the consultant to my fitting room . [] " Hey Brynn . " Stella came in after me . ] Still wearing that wedding dress , no intention of changing . Definitely not trying on bridesmaid dresses . ] " What if River found out you and Dex hooked up for two years ? Wonder how he'd feel about that ? " she asked casually . ] I stared at her . She knew ? " I was in London but I kept tabs on everything here . I was super curious who could handle a wild child like Dex . Seeing you now though - not super rich , not drop - dead gorgeous . What exactly did Dex see in you ? " " Good in bed ? I heard older women know all the tricks , really know how to please young guys . " ] " I thought Dex was just messing around with you , but turns out he actually caught feelings ? Even wanted to dump me for you . " [ ] " Obviously guys like him are trash , and I never really liked him anyway . But having that trash want to dump ME ? That stings . " ] " So how about you strip down and show me what's so special about you ? " ] ] With that , Stella actually grabbed at my clothes . [ ] I shoved her hard , sending her stumbling backward . [ ] The firing room only had a curtain - my push sent Stella tumbling into the main area . Made quite the scene . " What happened ? -1 Dex rushed over to help Stella up , then glared at me . " Brynn , what the hell ? ! " [ ] River immediately pulled me close . " Apologize to Stella ! Dex demanded . ] " No need . " River shut that down fast . " If Brynn did something , she had a reason . " " 0 " You know what her reason was ? " Stella's eyes were red , looking at River . " You know she's been lying to you this whole time ? " [] " You know Brynn and Dex used to hook up ? They only broke up two months ago ! She rebounded straight to you ! " [ ] ( 0 ) Discover our latest featured short drama reel. Watch now and enjoy the story!