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●ARIA POV●

After that nightmare of a day happened Warren and Alex both agreed that I shouldn't say anything to my mother this week . It was best that I waited until after the wedding when my sister and Henry were well on their way on their honeymoon , away from the country.

We also all were on the same page as far as Dylan goes . The stunt he pulled is nothing in comparison to what he has the potential of doing during the week and even at the wedding . Alex reassured Warren that he was going to stay by my side all week.

Both the brothers stayed over that night as we all fell asleep on the couch , planning out what we were going to do in any of the scenarios that we came up with . I woke up to the sound of the door closing and the judgement of Sonja coming off her face. She didn't have to say a word because I can already hear it.

I removed myself from the middle position in between Alex and Warren . "You have some explaining to do ," Sonja says as she peeks over, "They are so damn hot and wow, you weren't kidding about Warren. I didn't even think that was possible."

"I told you , anyway , we fell asleep planning out our moves for next week."

She scrunched her face in confusion, "because of the wedding?"

I sighed, "Dylan showed up last night and cornered me. Practically pinned me against the wall ," I tell her .

The look on her face went from confused to angry in a matter of a millisecond , "where is he? I'll kill him. Are you okay?" She said as she looked me over to make sure I was hurt.

"He didn't do anything physical but he dropped a bomb on me and I'm still kind of trying to navigate what to do. I called Warren over last night when Dylan showed up ," I begin to explain .

"Why didn't you call Alex?" She asked me.

"Warren was the last call I had and that's the number I dialed out. I'm thankful it was him because he only lives a couple blocks away. Alex showed up because we agreed to hang out this weekend to plan for the wedding. But ..." I trail off.

"Dylan that bastard," he huffed under her breath .

I tell her what he said to me and her emotions morphed every few seconds because the revelations were pretty intense. A part of her and a part of me felt sorry for Dylan but she came to the same conclusion that he had a choice . His version of protection basically killed me . Of course, being my overprotective best friend she wanted to hunt Brittany down and give her a taste of karma but I told her that she'll get what's coming to her . Even if I don't plan a revenge , I know her misdeeds will catch up to her .

The guys began to stir as the coffee I brewed was almost done. Sonja had jumped in the shower to freshen up. She wanted to help plan since she also took the week off to be my support . She peeked over at them and had a lazy glaze in her eyes , "which one can I have?"

I chuckled , "you're hilarious. Wipe that drool off your mouth," I said as I threw a paper towel her way.

"Why do you get all the fun?" She pouted.

"You're the one who set this all up for me," I reminded her.

"Yeah yeah."

"But we have other issues at hand because after the wedding is over I'm going to confront my mother," I said which straightened her right up.

"I'm really sorry about that . How are you feeling? I know it was shocking last night but now that you had a little time to let it sink in, are you okay?" She asked .

"I don't know Sonja. I never expected this from her . And to do it to my father? He's the kindest man I know . He adores my mom , it'll devastate him," I say feeling uneasy about this delicate situation .

He rubs my back to comfort me , "I know this sucks . And we only thought we had one couple to deal with but this is on another level. Maybe Brittany was lying? Or she misunderstood a relationship? Sometimes kids get it wrong and hold unnecessary resentment ," she tries to rationalize the situation .

I shrug, "I don't know but right now my big concern is getting past the wedding . Nothing and no one can ruin Delilah and Henry's big day . They deserve the best."

"Hey," I hear the crack of Warren's voice . He locks eyes with me and we give each other a warm smile .

"Good morning, did you sleep okay?" I ask him .

"Yeah, I smell coffee," he says looking at the coffee pot.

"Yup, freshly made, come on over and have some," Sonja says to him .

Soon after Warren, Alex also woke up . We all finished the coffee and then Warren excused himself, saying that he needed to get home to shower off . Alex was volunteered to give him a ride home and we bid them both a farewell.

As soon as they left Sonja was on me again, isn't this woman tired from her shift last night? "I saw that."

"Saw what?" I ask.

"How you and Warren looked at each other. Did something happen between you two?" She interrogates.

"I don't know what you're talking about ," I say to her.

"I don't like that he gives you those lovey eyes when he thinks you're with Alex," she states.

"Actually, Warren knows it isn't real," I tell her.

"Wait, hold up and back it up . You told him?" She says with a shocked tone .

"I can't lie to him, I trust him and he's been there for me through everything."

She begins to shake her head and tsk at me, "You went for the wrong brother. "

And so I tell her everything else. How he found me years ago and didn't make a move . What happened during the week at Trip's and how he consoled me last night .

"He's more of a boyfriend to you than your own fake boyfriend," she says.

"Except , Alex told me he wants this to be real between us."

She sighs , "and how do you feel about that?"

I lift my shoulders and let them fall in defeat , "I don't know . I like him too . Otherwise I wouldn't have slept with him. You know that I never do that with other guys, he's my second."

She walks over to me and gently places her hands on either side of my arms , "I know but you'll eventually have to choose who you like the most . You and Alex, that start wasn't real and you both agreed to it . Somewhere along the way feelings grew. But you and Warren ? That's some Nicholas Sparks type romance minus the sad endings, hopefully in this case too. I'm only saying how I see it."

"I know and I feel so stupid that this is the thing that's on the forefront of my mind . Not the wedding, not how to handle Dylan and NOT my mom and her infidelity."

"It's not stupid. It's natural . There's a lot going on and you're not the kind of person to deliberately hurt anybody or string them along. I'm just telling you from my perspective what this looks like . At the end of all of this you're the one who's going to have final say . I'll be here for whatever support you need," she says in a comforting voice.

"I know , I'm going to tackle each obstacle one by one . Unfortunately, Dylan will be kind of simultaneous but I think we got a good plan to cover that," I say .

"And whatever you need, we got your back."

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So sorry this is a shorter chapter . Next up is the wedding week. Lots of drama heading this way but will it involve Aria and the brothers? Or is