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00:00On my wedding day, my fiancé kicked me out of the bridal limo, so his motion sick assistant could ride
00:05in it.
00:06Keep the car, keep the mistress.
00:08Instead of crying, you just lost the bride.
00:10I walked straight to my childhood best friend.
00:12Marry me, right now.
00:14I thought you'd never ask.
00:16Cancel every contract with Apex.
00:17And my cheating ex had no idea my new husband is a ruthless billionaire heir about to destroy his entire
00:22life.
00:23On the morning of my wedding day, my fiancé told me to take the backup staff SUV,
00:27because his secretary got, car sick.
00:31A bride barred from her own bridal limousine?
00:33It was fucking absurd.
00:35I looked to my future mother-in-law, and sister-in-law for support,
00:39but they were shockingly united, telling me to, be the bigger person.
00:43The guests were all waiting to see me get humiliated.
00:46My jealous co-workers already had their phones out,
00:49filming the whole humiliating scene, to blast all over social media.
00:53I didn't hesitate.
00:54I walked straight to my childhood friend Chris's Aston Martin,
00:58and slid into the passenger seat.
01:00Didn't you once say you couldn't stand watching me marry another man?
01:03I turned to him.
01:05Take me to City Hall.
01:06Right now.
01:07Are you in or not?
01:08Chris gripped the steering wheel, a massive grin breaking across his face.
01:12Fuck yes.
01:13When my ex-fiancé and his family found out I was already legally married to someone else,
01:19they completely lost it.
01:20You were supposed to marry me!
01:21I'd been up since dawn, and had finally made it through the endless hair,
01:25makeup, and morning bridal photos.
01:27Just as I gathered up the heavy train of my Vera Wang gown,
01:30to step into the bridal limousine,
01:32Julian grabbed my arm.
01:34Wait.
01:35You're taking the backup staff SUV.
01:37I froze.
01:38What did you say?
01:39Sophia has claustrophobia and gets seriously car sick.
01:42She needs the bigger car.
01:43Just make do.
01:44It's only a short drive to the estate anyway.
01:46I took a sharp breath.
01:48Julian, it's our wedding.
01:49I, your bride, get stuffed into an SUV with a luggage
01:51while your sister in the bridal limo with you-
01:53Sophia has claustrophobia and gets seriously car sick.
01:55She needs the bigger car.
01:57Do you think that's fucking appropriate?
01:59People with motion sickness roll down a window or sit in the front seat.
02:02I've never heard of a medical condition that specifically requires a custom Rolls Royce.
02:08Sophia's lips twitched upward into a smirk.
02:12I'm so sorry, Ellie.
02:13It can get really bad sometimes.
02:15Julian's just too sweet.
02:17He insisted I ride with him.
02:20She tucked a strand of hair behind her ear.
02:23I really didn't want this.
02:24I know how bad it looks.
02:27My nails dug into my palms.
02:29So you know it looks bad.
02:33Catching sight of the guests gathered around.
02:36This car is for the bride and groom.
02:38You let Sophia ride in there with you?
02:41People will think she's the one you're marrying.
02:45Julian tugged at his tie, annoyed.
02:48Why the hell do you care so much about what people think?
02:50The guests here know who I'm marrying.
02:52Isn't that enough?
02:56Seeing there was no reasoning with him, I turned to his mother.
02:59Martha, Julian is insisting his assistant take the Rolls Royce while I get shoved into some random SUV in the
03:04back.
03:05Before Martha could open her mouth.
03:07Ellie, just sit where my brother tells you to sit.
03:10It's not a big deal.
03:11Are you seriously whining to mom about this?
03:13Grow up.
03:14His sister, Chloe, sauntered over, rolling her eyes.
03:19Martha patted my hand with hollow reassurance.
03:21Ellie, Julian's startup is at a critical stage.
03:24He always needs his secretary on call.
03:26What if an urgent email comes in during the drive?
03:29You're about to be his wife.
03:30Be the bigger person.
03:33My stomach churned.
03:34This whole family was fucking enabling him.
03:37I turned my head just in time to watch Julian pull the door of the Rolls Royce open like a
03:41perfect gentleman,
03:42shielding Sophia as she slipped inside.
03:44Whispers erupted around us.
03:46While a few faces showed shock.
03:48Mostly, there were poorly muffled Snickers.
03:50They were waiting for me to make a fool of myself.
03:53A few colleagues who'd always hated me at the office didn't even bother hiding it anymore.
03:58They whipped out their phones, panning the cameras back and forth between the Rolls Royce and me.
04:02One woman raised her voice for the recorder.
04:04The rich bitch who bought her way into this marriage is finally getting her karma.
04:08The boss might be forced to marry her, but he won't even let her in the bridal car.
04:13Another chimed in.
04:15Sophia is Julian's true love?
04:18Who cares how big Ellie's trust fund is?
04:20She doesn't even have the right to share a ride with the groom.
04:24Their voices kept getting louder.
04:25Every word like a needle jabbing at my nerves.
04:28I whipped my head around.
04:30Shut the fuck up, all of you!
04:33The women flinched and reluctantly stopped recording.
04:36Ellie, even if you bought Julian with your trust fund, you'll never compare to Sophia.
04:41Exactly.
04:41If I were you, I'd walk away right now.
04:43If you have any self-respect left, you should just go home.
04:51I gritted my teeth, glaring at the Rolls Royce pulling away.
04:56Why the hell wouldn't I?
04:57I'm getting married today, whether you like it or not.
05:00Walk away now?
05:01And hand him over to that bitch Sophia on a silver platter?
05:04Not a chance.
05:05Everyone thought I used my money to force Julian into this marriage.
05:08The reality was the exact opposite.
05:11Back when he was trying to win me over,
05:13he rented an entire yacht and lit up the Hudson with fireworks.
05:17To get me to say yes,
05:18he got down on one knee, 18 fucking times.
05:22The last time,
05:23this man who was terrified of heights,
05:25jumped off the highest bungee platform in the world,
05:28just because I offhandedly said,
05:32All those suffocatingly romantic memories were now nothing but a sick joke to everyone watching.
05:37I hauled up my heavy gown,
05:39marched toward a car near the back of the convoy,
05:42yanked open the passenger door,
05:43and slid in.
05:46He didn't even let you in the bridal car.
05:49Are you sure you still want to marry this asshole?
05:51I whipped my head around.
05:52Christian Thorne,
05:54the billionaire heir I grew up with.
05:56Did you come all this way just to mock me?
05:58When I decided to marry Julian,
06:00Chris fought me on it harder than anyone.
06:02We had screaming matches over it,
06:04almost destroying our friendship entirely.
06:08I don't have the time for that.
06:09Chris stared at the steering wheel,
06:11his jaw tight.
06:12A brief, suffocating silence filled the car.
06:15Then he turned to me,
06:17his gaze burning.
06:18Just say you won't marry him,
06:20and I'll take you out of here right now.
06:23Drive to the estate.
06:24I stared straight ahead.
06:25He just humiliated you in front of everyone,
06:27and you're still going through with this?
06:30Chris's voice spiked.
06:32Drive.
06:36Chris slammed his fist against the steering wheel.
06:38He stomped on the gas,
06:39the tires screaming against the asphalt,
06:41as the sports car shot forward.
06:45Halfway there,
06:47a black sedan suddenly swerved out from a side street,
06:50barreling straight towards us.
06:52Chris cursed,
06:53violently yanking the steering wheel.
06:55The tires skidded,
06:56the car shuddering violently.
06:58A woman in a miniskirt,
06:59stormed out of the black sedan.
07:01She marched over,
07:03slamming her hand against Chris's window.
07:05How the fuck are you driving?
07:06You ruined my car!
07:08Nobody leaves until the cops get here
07:10and you pay for the damages!
07:12Stay here.
07:13I'll handle this.
07:14Chris said,
07:15unbuckling his seatbelt and stepping out.
07:17I watched the woman through the glass.
07:19She looked incredibly familiar,
07:21but I couldn't place her.
07:22Right then.
07:23My phone buzzed in my clutch.
07:25It was Julian.
07:27Where are you?
07:28We've been at the estate forever.
07:29I was in a car accident.
07:31Oh my God,
07:32a car crash on your wedding day?
07:34That's terrible luck.
07:36We need the Elia.
07:37Maybe God is trying to tell you
07:39which isn't meant to be.
07:39I heard Sophia's exaggerated gasp
07:42through the speaker.
07:43Shut up.
07:44Don't say that.
07:45Julian's voice came through,
07:46followed by his impatient tone
07:48into the receipt.
07:49Ellie,
07:49just call on Yubei and get over here.
07:50The priest is waiting.
07:52Don't ruin the schedule.
07:53My heart dropped into my stomach
07:55like a block of ice.
07:56I was in a fucking car rack.
07:58And your first instinct
08:00isn't to ask if I'm hurt,
08:01but to worry about your schedule?
08:02You're tough.
08:03You're fine.
08:03Just get your ass over here.
08:04Everyone is waiting.
08:06Julian hung up.
08:08I pushed the door open.
08:10The moment I stepped out,
08:11a hand clamped down hard on my wrist.
08:13Trying to run?
08:14Nobody in this car is leaving
08:15until the cops get here.
08:16The woman who intentionally
08:18crashed into us
08:19was the one grabbing me.
08:20Up close,
08:21her face finally clicked in my mind.
08:23Gotta go.
08:24The music is starting.
08:24I numbly sank back
08:26into the passenger seat,
08:28staring at the screen
08:29as the wedding that was supposed
08:30to be mine
08:30went on flawlessly.
08:32The estate's decorations,
08:34the layout,
08:35down to every single white rose
08:36used in the floral arrangements.
08:38I had painstakingly picked them all,
08:40but the woman standing
08:41at the altar
08:42wasn't me.
08:44The ceremony reached
08:45its final moment.
08:46May now kiss the bride.
08:47The officiant's voice rang out.
08:48You may now
08:49kiss the bride.
08:51Julian didn't hesitate
08:52for a second.
08:53He pulled her in
08:54and crashed his lips
08:55onto hers.
08:56The camera even zoomed in
08:58for a close-up.
08:59It wasn't a proper wedding kiss.
09:01It was deep,
09:03hungry,
09:03and almost obscene.
09:05When they finally pulled apart,
09:07a thin silver strand
09:08still stretched
09:09between their mouths.
09:10A violent wave
09:11of nausea hit me.
09:13I shoved the car door open,
09:15leaned over the asphalt,
09:16and hurled.
09:17Chris immediately
09:18rubbed my back.
09:19Chris, Ellie,
09:20what's wrong?
09:20I'm taking you to the hospital.
09:23I waved him off weakly,
09:24taking the bottle of water
09:26he handed me,
09:26and rinsing the bile
09:28from my mouth.
09:30The heavy fabric of gown
09:32felt like acid
09:33against my skin.
09:34I needed it off me,
09:36now.
09:36Out of the corner of my eye,
09:38I spotted a dry cleaning bag
09:40in the back seat.
09:41I pulled it over.
09:42Inside was a freshly pressed
09:44men's button-down shirt,
09:45and suit trousers
09:46belonging to Chris.
09:47I tore the elaborate
09:49bridal veil and pins
09:50from my hair,
09:51unzipped the gown,
09:52and wrestled myself
09:53into his clothes.
09:54They were ridiculously
09:55oversized.
09:56But after rolling up
09:58the sleeves and pant legs,
09:59and using a hair tie
10:00to cinch the waist,
10:02it worked.
10:03The phone on the dashboard
10:04piped up again.
10:05Did you enjoy our wedding,
10:06Ellie?
10:06Julie and I have to head
10:07to the reception
10:07for the toasts.
10:08Your parents' old friends
10:09and godparents
10:10don't seem to care
10:11about you much.
10:11They didn't even blink
10:13when I took your place.
10:14I won't stream the reception.
10:16Killed the battery.
10:17Bye.
10:20Chris slid back
10:21into the driver's seat.
10:23That woman is out
10:24of her fucking mind.
10:25I'm not wasting time on her.
10:26My lawyers and assistant
10:27will handle it.
10:27He turned,
10:28his eyes widening
10:29as he took in
10:30what I was wearing.
10:31What the hell?
10:33You don't mind me
10:33borrowing your clothes,
10:34do you?
10:35No.
10:36I don't mind at all.
10:38I take it the wedding
10:39is off.
10:39Chris stared at me,
10:40his eyes dark.
10:42Julie and Sophia
10:43already finished
10:44the ceremony.
10:45I looked at him.
10:47Chris,
10:47you said you couldn't
10:48stand watching me
10:49marry someone else.
10:50City Hall,
10:51right now.
10:52You in?
10:54You mean us?
10:55You want to go
10:56get married?
10:58If you don't want to,
10:59forget it.
11:00A wild grin
11:01spread across his face.
11:03He slammed the car
11:04into gear.
11:05Fuck yes!
11:07I've been waiting
11:08for this my whole life.
11:11Chris floored
11:12the gas pedal
11:13straight to City Hall.
11:14Within an hour,
11:16we stood before a judge
11:17and signed the papers.
11:19Just like that,
11:20we were legally married.
11:24Let's go,
11:24to the reception.
11:26Moving a little fast,
11:27aren't we?
11:28I haven't even taken
11:28you out to dinner yet.
11:32What the hell
11:32are you thinking?
11:33I mean,
11:33drive me to the wedding
11:34estate.
11:35The reception
11:35is still going.
11:36We need to give Julian
11:37and Sophia
11:37their wedding gift.
11:38As you wish,
11:39Mrs. Thorne.
11:41When we arrived
11:42at the Hamptons estate,
11:44I grabbed a blank
11:45wedding card
11:45from my clutch
11:46and slipped
11:47two crumpled
11:48$1 bills inside.
11:49Chris and I
11:50slipped into
11:51an empty booth
11:52in the corner
11:52of the Grand Ballroom.
11:54We waited.
11:55Eventually,
11:56Julian and Sophia
11:57made their rounds,
11:59greeting guests
12:00with champagne
12:00until they reached
12:02our table.
12:02At first,
12:04they didn't even
12:04recognize me.
12:06Ellie?
12:07When did you
12:08get here?
12:09And what the hell
12:10are you wearing?
12:11Whose clothes
12:11are those?
12:15The bride
12:15got swapped out.
12:17Wouldn't it be
12:18a little pathetic
12:19if I was still
12:19wearing the dress?
12:22Don't be dramatic.
12:23You said you were
12:24in an accident
12:25and couldn't make it.
12:25I just had Sophia
12:26stand in for the ceremony.
12:27I couldn't just ruin
12:28the schedule
12:28and keep all our guests
12:29waiting?
12:30I took a sip
12:31of my drink.
12:33I completely
12:34understand.
12:35Wow, Ellie.
12:37Nice outfit.
12:40Are those
12:40men's clothes?
12:43Martha crossed
12:44her arms.
12:45Ellie, frankly,
12:46this is childish.
12:48Throwing a tantrum
12:49just because Julian
12:51wouldn't let you
12:51ride in the
12:52Bridal Limba Benin?
12:53You were trying
12:54to humiliate
12:55our whole family.
12:57Thank God Sophia
12:57stepped up
12:58or we'd have been
12:58completely humiliated.
13:00If Julian
13:01weren't so patient
13:02with you,
13:02I would never
13:03tolerate this
13:04kind of behavior.
13:05So your son
13:06didn't tell you
13:07I was in a car accident?
13:09I looked at Julian
13:10then turned to Sophia.
13:11Oh, and by the way,
13:13the woman who rammed
13:14the side of my car
13:14on purpose
13:15was one of Sophia's
13:16close friends,
13:17Jessica.
13:18She's already been
13:19arrested by the NYPD
13:20and charged with
13:21felony reckless driving
13:22and reckless endangerment.
13:24Sophia went
13:25deathly pale,
13:26sucking in a sharp breath.
13:28Julian immediately
13:28stepped in front of her.
13:31What the hell
13:31does Jessica
13:32have to do
13:32with any of this?
13:33You're making it
13:33sound like Sophia
13:34sent someone
13:35after you.
13:37Isn't that exactly
13:38what it looks like?
13:40That's fucking
13:40impossible!
13:41I know Sophia!
13:43She wouldn't hurt
13:44a fly!
13:44Stop projecting
13:45your paranoid
13:46bullshit onto her!
13:48Julian,
13:48thank you for
13:49believing me.
13:49I swear I had
13:51nothing to do
13:51with it.
13:52Don't cry.
13:53Some people are
13:53just ungrateful
13:54bitches.
13:55Tears pooled
13:56in Sophia's eyes
13:57perfectly on cue.
14:00Did you just
14:01call me a bitch?
14:02I'm telling you
14:03that Sophia
14:04did you a massive
14:05favor today!
14:06You should be
14:06thanking her
14:07instead of dragging
14:07her name through
14:08the mud!
14:10Apologize to her
14:10right now!
14:11I was going to
14:12plan a makeup
14:12ceremony for us,
14:13but if you don't
14:14apologize,
14:15the wedding is
14:15completely off!
14:18If you don't
14:19plan it,
14:20someone else will.
14:21Right, husband?
14:23Chris leaned down
14:23and pressed a kiss
14:24to my temple.
14:25Damn right.
14:28Julian stared at me
14:29like I grew a
14:29second head.
14:30What the fuck
14:31did you just
14:32call him?
14:33My husband,
14:34the man I'm
14:35legally married to.
14:37Thanks for taking
14:38that bullet for me,
14:39Julian.
14:40I'm officially
14:41Mrs. Thorne now.
14:43Julian rubbed a hand
14:44aggressively down
14:44his face.
14:45Ellie, what the fuck
14:46are you doing?
14:47I am your husband!
14:49We had the wedding!
14:51His brows
14:52knotting together.
14:53You're confused.
14:54Sophia is the one
14:55you had the wedding
14:56with.
14:56All I did was
14:57play dress up
14:58for those ridiculous
14:58pre-wedding photos
14:59this morning.
15:00She's the one
15:01who stood beside
15:01you and took
15:02the vows.
15:04Not me.
15:05I told you
15:05it was a woke
15:06around!
15:07She just stood
15:07in for you!
15:08You're still
15:08my bride!
15:10Sorry, Julian.
15:11I don't need
15:11an understudy
15:12for my wedding.
15:13Then what the
15:14hell do you want?
15:15Isn't it obvious?
15:17We're done.
15:18Honestly,
15:19thank you.
15:20If you hadn't
15:21insisted on signing
15:22the actual marriage
15:23license after the
15:24reception,
15:24I wouldn't have
15:25had the legal
15:26freedom to
15:27choose someone
15:27else.
15:28I smacked
15:28the wedding
15:29envelope against
15:29Sophia's chest.
15:30Consider this
15:31my wedding gift
15:32to you both.
15:33Wishing you
15:34a lifetime
15:35of happiness
15:35and lots
15:37of babies.
15:38Sophia eagerly
15:39ripped open
15:39the envelope.
15:41Two dollars?
15:42What the
15:43hell is this?
15:44Matching
15:45your market value
15:46a two dollar
15:47hooker.
15:49Sophia's face
15:50contorted.
15:51Julian!
15:52I stepped
15:53up to save
15:53her wedding
15:54and she's
15:55calling me
15:55a whore!
15:57Julian's jaw
15:57locked,
15:58a muscle
15:59ticking violently
16:00in his cheek.
16:00Stop causing
16:01a scene.
16:03All of your
16:04parents'
16:04former business
16:05partners are
16:05here watching.
16:06This is not
16:07the time
16:07for a tantrum.
16:10My parents
16:11are dead.
16:12The people
16:13sitting out
16:13there,
16:14aside from
16:14a few godparents,
16:15are practical
16:16strangers.
16:17If you hadn't
16:17begged me to
16:18exploit my
16:19family's
16:19connections just
16:20to make your
16:21startup look good,
16:21I wouldn't
16:22have lowered
16:22myself to
16:23invite them.
16:24I blew my
16:24own trust fund,
16:25feeding a bunch
16:26of snobs who
16:27barely even
16:27recognized my
16:28face, so
16:28what did you
16:29get a good
16:29laugh out of
16:30this?
16:30Once I walk
16:31out those
16:32doors, I'm
16:33never speaking
16:33to them again.
16:35Julian's eyes
16:35darken,
16:36turning dangerous.
16:38Ellie, this
16:39was a minor
16:40misunderstanding,
16:41and you're
16:41turning it into
16:42a spectacle.
16:44This is your
16:45last warning.
16:48Apologize to
16:48Sophia right now,
16:49and I'll pretend
16:50this never happened.
16:51Otherwise, don't
16:52bother coming back
16:52to the
16:53Tribuca penthouse
16:53tonight.
16:54I think we need
16:55to seriously
16:56reevaluate this
16:56relationship.
16:59Don't flatter
17:00yourself.
17:00I wouldn't step
17:01foot in there
17:02again if you
17:02begged on your
17:03knees.
17:03Though I do
17:04need to swing
17:04by, considering
17:05all the custom
17:06furniture and art
17:07in that penthouse
17:07was bought with
17:08my black card,
17:08I'll be taking it
17:09all with me,
17:10now that we're
17:11over.
17:12You don't mind,
17:13do you?
17:13Enough of this
17:14bullshit.
17:15I turned away,
17:16linking my arm
17:17through Chris's.
17:17Help me clear
17:18out my stuff.
17:19We strolled
17:20confidently
17:20through the
17:21crowd, leaving
17:22Julian's rigid
17:23face behind us.
17:28Ellie!
17:29Are you seriously
17:30trying to humiliate
17:31me in front of
17:32everyone?
17:33Sophia stumbled
17:34behind him
17:35in her
17:36opportunities.
17:37Julian!
17:38Just let her
17:39go!
17:40The more you
17:40indulge her,
17:41the worse she
17:41gets!
17:42We still have
17:42guests to toast,
17:43and everyone is
17:44watching!
17:45With a dramatic
17:45gasp, Sophia
17:46took a staged
17:47tumble onto the
17:48floor.
17:49Julian looked at
17:50my retreating
17:50back, then at
17:52Sophia on the
17:52floor.
17:53Finally, he
17:54turned around to
17:55help her up.
17:57Chris and I
17:57arrived at the
17:58Tribeca penthouse.
17:59I didn't say a
18:00word, I just got
18:01straight to work.
18:02I called a premium
18:04moving company to
18:05pack up all the
18:06expensive jewellery,
18:07paintings, antiques,
18:09and high-end
18:09furniture I could
18:10take.
18:11The stuff I
18:11couldn't, I took
18:12a golf club and
18:13smashed it to
18:14pieces.
18:15The thought of
18:16Julian and
18:16Sophia rolling
18:17around on a
18:18sofa I paid for
18:19made me sick.
18:20I'd rather turn
18:21the place to
18:21ash than leave
18:23anything for those
18:23two pieces of
18:24trash.
18:25I pulled out
18:25my phone,
18:26contacted my
18:27trust manager,
18:28and immediately
18:29withdrew the
18:29$5 million from
18:30the joint account
18:31I had set up as
18:32collateral for his
18:33startup.
18:34Then, I
18:34blocked Julian on
18:35every single
18:36platform.
18:38Let's go.
18:40This place has
18:41terrible energy
18:41anyway.
18:43you deserve
18:44way better.
18:45I'll take you
18:46house-hutting in
18:46the Hamptons
18:47tomorrow.
18:48Thorne Enterprises
18:48just finished a new
18:49ultra-exclusive
18:50development out
18:50there.
18:54I nodded
18:55exhaustedly.
18:57Okay.
18:59So...
19:00Chris cleared his
19:00throat, his
19:01voice dropping
19:02an octave.
19:02Tonight, do you
19:04want to stay at my
19:05place?
19:06Chris froze for a
19:07second.
19:08We're legally
19:09married now.
19:10We're supposed to
19:11live together.
19:11He rubbed the
19:11back of his
19:11neck.
19:12Even if I know
19:13you just want to
19:13crash at my
19:14place to avoid
19:15Julian, I'm
19:17still really
19:18fucking happy about
19:19it.
19:21I couldn't quite
19:22meet his eyes.
19:23We had known each
19:24other for over two
19:25decades, taking up
19:27almost the entirety
19:28of each other's
19:29lives.
19:29But making the
19:30jump from best
19:31friends to lovers
19:32still felt dizzyingly
19:34surreal.
19:35When we got to his
19:36Upper East Side
19:37penthouse, I didn't
19:38know whether to sit
19:39or stand.
19:40I had been here a
19:41million times before,
19:43but I had never felt
19:44this hyper-aware of
19:45my own body.
19:46Chris was just as
19:46tense.
19:47A faint flush
19:48crept up his
19:49neck.
19:52Do you want to
19:52take a shower
19:53first?
19:53I can go after
19:54you.
19:54Yeah, okay.
19:55I hid in the
19:56bathroom, taking
19:57several deep
19:58breaths to steady
19:59my racing heart.
20:00We signed the
20:01papers.
20:01We were legally
20:02married.
20:03There was no
20:04point in acting
20:05like a skittish
20:05teenager.
20:07After giving
20:07myself a harsh
20:08mental pep talk,
20:09I stepped out and
20:10waited for him in
20:11the master bedroom.
20:12When Chris walked
20:13out freshly
20:14showered, one
20:15thing led to
20:16another, and we
20:17crossed that final
20:18line.
20:18I had seriously
20:19underestimated my
20:21childhood best
20:22friend.
20:22Not only was he
20:23drop-dead gorgeous,
20:25but beneath his
20:25tailored suits, his
20:27body was pure, hard
20:28muscle.
20:29More shockingly, in
20:31bed, he blew Julian
20:33completely out of the
20:33fucking water.
20:35Let's just say, I
20:36had zero complaints.
20:38The next morning,
20:39after breakfast, Chris
20:40drove me out to the
20:41Hamptons to look at
20:42real estate.
20:43We immediately fell in
20:45love with a newly
20:45finished beachfront
20:46estate, and sat
20:48down to sign the
20:48paperwork, right
20:49then and there.
20:50Ellie!
20:51I finally found
20:52you!
20:55I went back to the
20:56Tribico's last
20:56penthouse last night
20:57and saw you took
20:58all your stuff.
20:59You even pulled
21:00the five million
21:01out of the joint
21:02trust fund!
21:05He grabbed the
21:06edge of the table.
21:07I tried to call you
21:08to apologize, but it
21:09went straight to
21:10voicemail.
21:11I went to your old
21:12place, but no one
21:14was there.
21:14Someone told me they
21:15saw you in the
21:16Hamptons, so I drove
21:17straight here.
21:18Ellie, I thought
21:19about it all night.
21:20I fucked up with the
21:22wedding arrangements.
21:23You have every right
21:24to be pissed.
21:24Take it out on me
21:25however you want, but
21:26please, stop giving me
21:27the silent treatment.
21:28We're husband and
21:29wife.
21:29Couples fight, Ellie.
21:31It happens.
21:32But we don't just
21:33throw everything away
21:34over one bad day.
21:35I came all this way
21:37to apologize.
21:38I'm already planning a
21:39do-over ceremony for
21:40us.
21:40This time, I swear I'll
21:41give you the perfect
21:42wedding you deserve.
21:44I let out a dry
21:45laugh.
21:46Julian, do you
21:47honestly think I'm
21:48just throwing a
21:48tantrum?
21:49We are done.
21:51I have a new
21:51family now.
21:52Stop harassing me.
21:55Stop talking crazy,
21:56Ellie.
21:57I know you can't
21:58live without me.
21:59We've been together
21:59for eight years.
22:00You're not going
22:01anywhere.
22:02My eyes narrowed
22:03into cold slits.
22:05You thought just
22:06because we had eight
22:07years under our bells,
22:08you could treat me
22:09like garbage and I'd
22:10just roll over and
22:11take it?
22:12I'm not the pathetic
22:14doorpat you think I
22:15am, Julian.
22:15I'm not some
22:16lovesick idiot.
22:17My loyalty and my
22:18love were conditional
22:20on yours.
22:21You betrayed me.
22:23That means whatever I
22:24felt for you is dead.
22:26I only had Sophia
22:27stand in for the
22:28ceremony.
22:28I only...
22:30Nothing fucking
22:30happened between us!
22:33I yanked out my
22:34phone and pulled up
22:35the live stream video
22:36of the wedding,
22:37shoving the screen
22:38in his face.
22:38You made out with
22:39her in front of
22:40a hundred people!
22:42Do you think I'm a
22:43fucking idiot?
22:44No!
22:45It was just the
22:47camera angle.
22:47It was fake!
22:48Panic flashed across
22:50Julian's face.
22:51A fake kiss that
22:52leaves a trail of
22:53saliva.
22:53I sneered,
22:55realizing he was
22:55cornered.
22:56The atmosphere just
22:58caught up to us.
22:59Everyone was cheering!
23:00I lost my head for a
23:02second!
23:02Ellie, I swear to
23:03God, there is nothing
23:04going on between me
23:05and Sophia.
23:06Yesterday, it was
23:07just a stupid mistake.
23:08I'm done listening
23:10to your bullshit
23:10excuses.
23:12My husband and I
23:13are trying to buy
23:14our new estate.
23:15Get out of our
23:16faces.
23:18Husband?
23:19You mean Chris?
23:20He's your best
23:21buddy.
23:25You two have
23:26known each other
23:27for 20 years
23:28and never crossed
23:29the line and
23:30suddenly he's your
23:31husband in a day?
23:33Yeah.
23:34Problem with that?
23:36Cut the crap,
23:37Ellie.
23:37I call bullshit.
23:40Husband?
23:41Did you bring the
23:42marriage certificate?
23:44Show it to him.
23:47Chris pulled a
23:48document from his
23:49briefcase and shoved
23:50it right in Julian's
23:51face.
23:52Open your damn
23:52eyes and read it.
23:53Tell me if I'm
23:54Ellie's legal husband
23:55or not.
23:57Julian stared at
23:58the New York City
23:59marriage certificate,
24:00complete with the
24:01judge's signature.
24:02The blood drained
24:02from his face.
24:03He stood frozen
24:04for a solid minute.
24:07You actually
24:08married this guy?
24:09I did.
24:10I told you
24:11yesterday.
24:12We are legally
24:12married.
24:13Julian's eyes
24:14grew bloodshot.
24:15Ellie, how could
24:16you be so impulsive?
24:18Marriage isn't a
24:19joke!
24:20How could you just
24:20sign papers with
24:21someone else like
24:22it means nothing?
24:23Did you ever once
24:25think about my
24:25fucking feelings?
24:27feelings?
24:29Why should I give a
24:30shit about your
24:30feelings?
24:31Do I need your
24:33permission to get
24:33married?
24:35When you were
24:35making out with
24:36Sophia in front of
24:37over a hundred
24:38guests, did you
24:39consider my fucking
24:40feelings for a
24:41second?
24:42Julian drew in a
24:43deep breath, trying
24:45to get himself under
24:46control.
24:47Ellie, now that it's
24:48happened, I'm not
24:48going to keep fighting
24:49with you over it.
24:51Ellie, now that it's
24:52happened, I'm not
24:53going to keep fighting
24:53with you over it.
24:56You need to file for
24:58an endorsement right
24:59now.
25:00I will pretend this
25:02never happened.
25:03We start over.
25:04We go to City Heart,
25:06we go to City Cart,
25:07sign the papers, and
25:08then throw a massive
25:08wedding.
25:09Chris had completely
25:10lost it.
25:11He grabbed Julian by
25:12the collar of his
25:13Are you brain damaged
25:13or do you just not
25:14speak fucking English?
25:16My wife is completely
25:18done with you.
25:19She is my legal wife
25:21now.
25:22If you ever harassed
25:23her again, I'll beat
25:24you so badly, you'll
25:25be picking your teeth
25:25off the floor.
25:27Julian shoved
25:27Chris hard.
25:28Who the fuck do
25:29you think you are?
25:30Ellie doesn't love
25:31you.
25:31I'm the only one she
25:32loves.
25:33She only married you
25:33to piss me off.
25:35Do you honestly think
25:36she gives a shit about
25:36you?
25:39Chris' eyes darkened.
25:41Whether she loves me
25:42or not isn't for you
25:42to decide.
25:44Maybe she was blind
25:45before, but now I'm
25:46her only choice.
25:48You piece of shit,
25:49you stole my woman.
25:50I'm going to fucking
25:51kill you.
25:51You piece of shit.
25:51You piece of shit.
25:52You piece of shit.
25:52You
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