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Chapter 56 - The End

Kelsey stared at herself as she gazed at her beautiful gown. The grin on her face has never left her face since the morning had started. She couldn't contain her happiness and she felt the joy overflow in her chest.

Kyle knocked on the door and peeked his head inside. "Are you ready? Mom's waiting." He asked and Kelsey smiled and nodded at her little brother. She was so glad when the doctor had announced a year ago that Kyle was officially cancer-free. Her heart swelled in delight, knowing that her family was happy and complete.

She took the bouquet of white roses that was neatly placed on the table and exited the room. She then followed Kyle to the other dressing room and entered. She stared at her beautiful mother in her white simple gown that had some detailed-pattern rhinestones on the chest area. "You look beautiful, mom." She commented as her mother gazed at her with filled-tear eyes.

"No, no. No tears mom, or you'll ruin your make-up." She quickly advised her as her mother chuckled in response. Soon enough, Ella also entered the room and stared at the gorgeous bride.

"Wow, you look exotic, Hilda." She uttered lovingly at her.

"Thank you, sweetheart." She barely audibly replied.

Kelsey gently approached her and touched her shoulder. "Mom, don't tell me you're having second thoughts. Because if you are, I can call Enrique to get the car and you can make a run for it." She teased her causing her mother to laugh.

Hilda shook her head and pulled her daughter into a side hug. "No honey, I'm not having any second thoughts. I'm just really happy. Finally, our family will be complete again." She sighed in contentment.

A year and a half had passed since Kelsey and her father had made up. And ever since then, nothing but joy and wellness greeted upon them. After Kyle had finished his chemotherapies and his additional two months of resting and recovering, the doctor had announced that he was finally free of cancer. The whole family was happy for him and nhe finally got to go home. Hilda also told him the truth about Lucas being his biological father and the boy was more than happy to welcome him in their family.

Kelsey and Mason decided to postpone their supposed wedding and it was relieving that Delilah didn't go through her threat upon Mason of taking the company away from him. She was, in fact, grateful that Mason had opened up his heart again. When Lucas told Mason and Kelsey that he was going to propose and marry Hilda again, the two were more than happy to let them get married first. They were not getting any younger anyway so Mason Kelsey gave way.

When everyone had settled down, Lucas proposed and Hilda, of course, accepted and they moved in to the Montenegro's residence. Kelsey, however, stayed with Mason in his penthouse because the two of them couldn't get enough of each other. Lucas didn't like the idea of his virgin daughter living under the roof of the city's most popular playboy, but caved in anyway when Mason promised him not to touch his precious daughter in any kind of sexual way. A little doubtful, but nonetheless convinced, Lucas finally obliged.

After a year of preparation, Kelsey still couldn't believed that her mother and her father were getting married again. She smiled at her teary mother and handed her the bouquet of flowers. "For the beautiful bride."

"Thank you, sweetheart." Hilda muttered and kissed the side of her temple.

"Mom!" Ace squealed as he ran towards his mother with Chloe in tow. He was holding a red square box while Chloe was holding a triangular one. They both halted before Hilda and reached out the gifts to her.

"What are these?" She asked the two as she hunched over to their level, as much as her gown had allowed her anyway.

"Gifts from daddy." Chloe informed her. "He said you should wear it today."

Hilda smiled at her adorable kids and took the gifts from them. "Thank you, you two." She gratefully told them.

"You look very pretty, mom." Ace commented with a big grin on his face.

"Yeah, mom. You look very pretty!" Chloe echoed and Hilda chuckled at their cuteness. Ever since Ace and Chloe have met, they had been inseparable. Wherever the one was, there the other. They were like two peas in a pod.

"And you two look very handsome and pretty as well." She honestly told them and kissed both of them on their temple. Ace and Chloe beamed at their mother and hugged her waist.

"We love you, mom!" They simultaneously uttered causing everyone in the room to smile at the heartfelt moment.

The moment was halted, however, when there was a knock on the door. Victoria came in and congratulated the bride. Hilda thanked her and Victoria insisted that she opened the gifts of boxes and wear the accessories on her special day.

Hilda opened the rectangular box and found a silver necklace on it with a red gem in the middle. She opened the squared box and found matching earrings that went along with it. "These look absolutely wonderful." She said in adoration.

"Well I was ordered to make sure you wear it for your very special day today." Victoria announced as she took the necklace out of the box and locked it at the nape of Hilda's neck. Kelsey then held the box of earrings and allowed her mother to put them own herself. Once she was all done and finished, they all gawked at her beauty.

"You're so beautiful, mom." Kelsey couldn't help but repeat herself.

"Mom." Kyle's annoyed voice ranged out, ruining the moment. "We really have to go or dad might think that you've bailed out on him. The ceremony is starting in ten minutes." He reminded the crowd, causing them to shuffle away.

"We'll see you there." Victoria bid her and left with Ella and the make-up team. The photographer took one last photo of the bride and the children before they hopped in the car and left to go to the church.

Kelsey was sitting on the passenger seat with Enrique driving the car, while her mother sat the back in anxiousness. Kelsey glanced back at her and smirked. "Mom?... Don't tell me you're still nervous after getting married twice now?" She teased her. Hilda laughed at her daughter and smiled.

"I can't help it. You'll know what I'm talking about when you get married yourself." She told her and Kelsey thought about it. Just thinking about walking down the aisle as Mason waited for her by the altar caused a million butterflies swarming around her stomach. Her mother always knew everything, sometimes, it was a bit freaky.

Soon enough, they arrived at the church. Kelsey shot her mother one last assuring smile before she left the car and got into her line for the entourage. She was very privileged when her mother asked her to be her maid of honour and couldn't resist but said yes. She stood at the back of the line and Mason approached her.

Mason placed a peck on her lips, causing her stomach to somersault. It had been a year and a half yet he still made her feel like a lovesick teenager whenever he kissed her. "You look absolutely stunning, Mrs. Montenegro." He complimented her. "Or shall I say, Mrs. King?" He smirked.

Kelsey laughed and playfully hit his chest. "You wish, Mr. King." She replied.

"Everyday I do. Everyday I wish I spend the rest of my life with you." He cheekily announced.

"Do you need some coffee, Mr King? Because you're becoming awfully cheesy lately." She said referring back to the time when they went to their trip to the resort and Mason slept on the floor as she was sleeping on the couch. She still clearly remembered how sore his back was and that morning, he had said some cheesy pick-up lines at her.

Mason smiled at the memory and placed a lingering kiss on her forehead. "Have I mentioned how much I love you?" He asked with those dreamy eyes staring lovingly at her.

She remembered when he first uttered those wonderful words at her. They were at his grandmother's house on the rooftop. It was already night time and the stars and the moon were beautifully shining brightly in the skies. They spent the day cleaning and reorganizing the playhouse. It brought back so many memories for the two of them as they polished and dusted the place. Exhausted from cleaning, they decided to spent the rest of the night star-gazing.

"Why exactly did we separate? I can't even remember when it happened?" She asked him as she rested her head against his arm.

"You were too young back then." He told her. "But from what I remember, it was the time when Victoria found out about my existence and she insisted that I live with them. We left the country for a bit after that. About two to three years, maybe." He nonchalantly explained.

"Why did you leave the country?"

"To spend some quality time as a family. We were all hurt by what had happened. Mom was hurt because Dad cheated on her and hid me. Dad was regretful of my mother's death. And I just felt out of place in general. It was awkward during those times to even eat at the same table with them. But Ella made it seem natural." He laughed as the memory played in his head. "She and Mom made everything better for me. Of course, I still resented my father during that time."

"I still can't believe that after all these years, we've still managed to find each other." She commented in disbelief.

Mason smiled and turned his way sideways to stare at her. "I know, I think fate just wants us to be together."

Kelsey glanced at him and laughed. "Mr. King, do you suddenly believe in 'fate' now? What happened to not falling in love because you hate commitments?" She said in banister with a smirk on her face.

"You happened. That's what happened." He claimed and pecked her on the lips.

Kelsey giggled in response and wrapped an arm around his waist. "I could stay here like this forever." She sighed in contentment.

"I love you." He suddenly announced, hitching Kelsey's breath. A little gasp had managed to escaped her lips. She quickly sat up and stared down at him with scrutinizing eyes.

"What did you just say?" She asked him in bewilderment.

Mason chuckled at her cuteness and sat up to reach her eye level. "What did I say?" He raised a brow in banister.

"Did you just say-"

"What? Did I say something?" He interrupted her in amusement. Kelsey's brows knitted together in confusion as Mason peered at her turmoil state.

"Nothing. I just thought - I think I'm just hearing things." She disappointedly spoke and stood up with her back facing him.

Mason became worried and followed after her as she started walking towards the edge of the rooftop. She wrapped her arms around her as the cool breeze lightly hit her skin. She swallowed the disappointment she was feeling and realized how much of a crybaby she was being.

Mason wrapped his arms around her from the back and rested his chin on the crook of her shoulder. He chuckled at her cuteness and kissed her on the cheek.

"What's so funny?" She asked him in annoyance and side-glared at him.

He moved her to face him and docked down to kiss her. Kelsey could feel his smile under her lips and pushed him away. Did he find it amusing to play with her? She thought in irritation.

"I love you." He declared, staring into her hypnotizing eyes. Kelsey felt her heart skipped a beat as the man she was in loved with profess his love for her as well. "I love you, Kelsey." He repeated, ensuring that she heard it loud and clear. Her lips unconsciously drawn laterally into a wide smile that brought sparkles in her eyes. Mason stared at her beauty and couldn't help himself but kiss her softly and tenderly on the lips.

"I love you too, Mason Emerson King." She claimed in between breaths as she rested her head against his forehead.

Mason pecked her on the nose, snapping her out of her thoughts. "A penny for your thought?" Kelsey smiled at him and sighed in contentment as he wrapped his arms around her waist. "I can't wait 'til next year."

Kelsey's brow raised in confusion at his statement. "I can't wait to get married to you and spend every single morning beside you. You will cook me some delicious breakfast, make me some coffee, then you'll tie my tie properly before I leave for work. Then when I come back, you will massage me to relieve my stress from work, then I'll drag you to the bedroom. We would most likely skip dinner but I'll make sure that your hunger is completely taken care of." He dirtily yet dreamily shared with her as she laughed at his cuteness. She still couldn't believe he was hers, yet alone think that he was already imagining their future together.

"Why do you have such dirty thoughts, Mr. King? And who ever said that I'll marry you?" She smugly asked him.

Mason squinted his eyes towards her in challenge and smirked. "I'm just not too sure if you can resist all this." He said gesturing to his body. Kelsey chuckled once again and playfully hit him on the arm.

"You should go. The entourage is about to start." She ordered him. Mason was the best man, as per Lucas' request. He couldn't say no to him anyway. Lucas was like a father to him and he had learned many life lessons from him, such as not having any regrets in life. Mason was ecstatic for him, he deserved to be happy again.

"Yes ma'am. I'll see you later." He obliged and placed one final kiss on her lips before he dashed in front of the line to his rightful spot.

Not long enough, the entourage had started and one-by-one they entered.

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"Marg, we've been going around in circles for twenty minutes now. Just take me home already!" Kelsey groaned in frustration as Margie looked back at the printout map.

"I would love to, but as you can see, I have no idea where we are." She told her as she handed her the map. "Here, try and see if you can read that and tell me where to go."

Kelsey sighed and grabbed the map from her. She couldn't believe that her phone had died before they could even find their way back home. Margie had invited her to go to the beach uptown, two hours away from home. 'Best friend day', Margie had called it since they had been so busy with work and their own love lives, so they decided to have a girls' day out. They had lots of fun throughout the day and Kelsey really missed her best friend. But right at the moment, she wanted to jump off the car and try to find her way home by herself. She couldn't believed they were lost and she forgot to bring her charger with her.

"Should I turn right?" Margie asked and turned right before Kelsey could even retaliate.

"No!" Kelsey angrily glared at her. "Now we're going around again, Marg. We've been on this road five times already." She told her as they went around the curb that had no other exit but the way they had entered.

"Sorry." Margie muttered under her breath.

Kelsey felt guilty for yelling at her as she tried to figure the map out. When she found it almost impossible to read, she crumpled it and tossed it at the back of the car. Margie watched her incredulity. Kelsey saw a small diner in the middle of the route and asked Margie to pulled over. "Stop there. Go, go!" She demanded as Margie slowed down and parked her car on the parking lot.

"I'll go ask someone for directions. Stay here and watch the car." Kelsey ordered as she got out and headed inside the diner. Margie waited until she was inside before pulling her phone out of her pocket. She quickly dialled Bryan's number and waited in anticipation as it rang.

"Hello?" Bryan answered.

"Is everything ready? I can't stall her any longer, Bry. She's literally gonna kill me if I spend another minute going in circles." Margie frustratedly complained at him.

"How far of a drive are you?" He asked.

"About forty-five minutes away." She answered.

"Mason, is forty-five minutes enough?" Bryan asked over the phone. Margie panicked as she saw Kelsey strolling towards the door of the diner.

"Hurry up, Bryan. Kelsey's coming!" She gritted through the phone.

"Okay, but we still need at least an hour and half to prepare everything. Stall her some more, will you? Love you babe, bye!" Bryan said in a rush and hanged up before she could even argue with him. He knew he was gonna get an earful from her. Margie groaned in frustration and quickly turned off her phone and shoved it back in her pocket before Kelsey could notice.

"So... did they give you directions?" Margie asked her warily as soon as Kelsey had strapped her seatbelt on.

"Yes, let's go before the morning comes." She sarcastically commented as they started driving again.

In about an hour that should have been a forty-five minute drive, they were back in the city and Kelsey couldn't feel any better seeing the familiar skyscrapers and the busy streets. "Finally." She sighed in relieved, unaware of her anxious friend.

"You don't mind if we stop over at the pharmacy, do you?" Margie nervously asked her, remembering that they still needed thirty minutes to set everything up. Kelsey practically glared at her after their long day together.

"I'm tired, Marg. I just wanna go home." She whined.

"Please?" Margie begged her.

"Can't it wait tomorrow?"

"No, I need it tonight. You know...with Bryan..." Margie sheepishly lied, rubbing the back of her neck in embarrassment. Gosh, Mason better give her a house and lot for such a huge favour she was doing him.

"Oh god!" Kelsey ran a hand over her face in frustration and awkwardness. "Do you have to do it tonight?" Kelsey shook her head and just pointed towards the pharmacy's direction. "Just go and buy it."

After thirty minutes of total awkwardness of choosing the 'best' type of condom out there, with Margie asking Kelsey if Bryan would like any flavour, she finally paid with a box of unflavoured, ordinary condom. The middle-age man who was checking her items out winked at her before she left.

Kelsey told her that she was going to the bathroom before they left and Margie took the opportunity to check her phone. A message popped up as soon as she opened it. It was from Bryan giving her the green signal. "At last..." Margie sighed in relieved and placed her phone back in her pocket.

Within 5 minutes, Margie was finally pulling in front of the building and Kelsey unbuckled her seatbelt. "Thanks for today, Marg." She gratefully thanked her. "Although we got lost and spent many hours travelling today, I really had fun spending the day with you."

"Me too. Until our next trip?"

"Until our next trip." They hugged each other goodbye and Kelsey took her bag from the back of the car and entered the building. As she was doing so, Margie took a u-turn and went to the underground parking lot to make her entrance.

Kelsey impatiently waited for the elevator to arrived at the top floor. She couldn't wait to get to bed and sleep. When the elevator dinged and opened, she strolled out, punched the code of the penthouse, and finally got in.