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many brides’ maids should we use? Where is the reception going to be? It makes me wonder am I truly ready for this?” His voice trembled. “Then, I feel trapped after you’re gone. I feel depressed you know…like you’re taking over my life.”
    There was a long quiet scream in the room that was accompanied by an occasional crackle of the fireplace. Inside, Grey was too confused to say what he really felt. Afterall, his friend had only hours earlier revealed to him that he was marrying this wonderful creature for all the wrong reasons. Breaking up with her was definitely the right…no the moral thing to do.
    “So you said all that to say what, Grey?” Ivy asked interrupting with her voice trembling. She had heard enough of his babbling. What did he want to do…elope?
    “I said all that to say that I’m sorry, but we can’t go on. It’s best that we just call it quits now.” Grey tried to avoid making eye contact.
    “Because I wouldn’t have unprotected sex with you today?” Ivy’s eyes bucked.
    “What?” Grey said appalled. “No.”
    “Then what brought all of this on? Why now?” Was she hyperventilating? Oh, God! I can’t breathe , Ivy thought to herself as the room began to swim around her. She stood up and walked over to the fireplace. She needed some room.
    “Why not now? Would you prefer that I tell you the day of the wedding? Or better yet marry you, and serve you with divorce papers before our first anniversary?” Grey could also feel the conversation escalading. Calm down , he said to himself. Just calm down and breathe. You can get through this . He coached himself in his mind as he took another shot of the tequila.
    “No, I’d prefer you be a damned man about the situation and tell me what’s really going on here, because I don’t believe that its all about the wedding planning or taking over your life. What about counseling? We haven’t even begun to try to hold this relationship together.” Ivy wiped the tears away as quickly as they fell.
    “Ivy,” Grey said trying to plead with her seeing that she was loosing her composure.
    “You know, I’m just not ready for this conversation,” she said trembling. “I’m not ready to hear that you just wasted five years of my life!” She screamed.
    “I never said that I didn’t love you. I’m just confused right now.” Grey tried to reason with her. Standing up, he debated whether to go to her or not.
    “Then get unconfused!” Ivy snapped as she turned back toward the fireplace.
    “I wish that you would see that there is a bigger picture here?” Grey walked over to her. It was killing him to end what they had so abruptly, but what else could he do? He had messed up enough.
     
     
    “Oh, I see the bigger picture, Grey!” Her voice rose again, and she realized that she had broken yet another promise to herself. “You don’t love me.” She looked into his eyes as she watched his temper overcome him.
    “I do love you. If I didn’t, I wouldn’t take the time. Don’t you see that? Just try to hear what I’m saying to you. Try to see what I’m trying to do.” His voice strained.
    “I see that you’ve broken my heart all because you’re scared that you’ll never get laid by another woman again. I see that you went to my father and asked for my hand in marriage without making sure that you actually wanted it.” Ivy raised her hand dramatically. “I see that I have spent time and money on a wedding that will never take place. And most of all, I see that you are not the man that I thought you were. That is what I can see , Grey.” Her voice cracked and mellowed to a broken whisper.
    “Ivy, I have realized that I was moving too fast with this. Before it’s too late, I have to stop this wedding…this relationship.” Grey looked at her for a moment and realized that she was just too emotional to follow him. As horrible as the entire situation was, he had to be direct with her in order for her to understand what he was