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no wedding for the bad boys
The one where the bachelor’s party doesn’t go according to the plan
A/N: hello cuties,,, after not writing for a while im back with some angsty shit!!!! i hope you guys like it and don’t hesitate to share your thoughts with me about this mess!!
Word Count: 5k
TW: a loooooot of alcohol; gambling and ANGST.
One of the things you liked so much about being the single friend was that you were always the one to keep the party alive. And now you were about to birth the best party of all times. Your best friend was getting married in two weeks and you were in charge of the bachelor’s party.
And with great power comes great responsibility, you had to plan everything and keep it a surprise. And if there was one thing you sucked at; it was keeping secrets, especially from Harry. He always had his way with you; it was hard keeping anything from him.
You couldn’t quite believe he was getting married. You watched him grow from a horny teenager to a beautiful and inspiring man. You saw him give his first concert in his mom’s living room and then watched him sold out arenas around the world.
You gave him his first kiss and helped him cheat his math tests and now you were his best-woman at his wedding. You helped him break up with his exes, held him while he cried, bringing him tequila and ice cream on bad days, making him laugh once the tears dried away. And he always did the same for you. And now you were gonna be by his side like you’ve always been on the most beautiful day of his life.
You had your little reluctance towards his future spouse. She was a beautiful and independent woman but you felt like you couldn’t see through her. Maybe because she entered into your lives not so long ago and you needed more time to get her. You could tell she didn’t like you much, anyway.
They’ve been together for less than a year and Harry “commitment issues” Styles proposed to her, to everybody’s surprise; even his own.
His mom tried to tell him that he had to be sure before pulling out such a great move. But he was so infatuated, it was too beautiful to bring him back to reality.
You didn’t want to interfere anyway so when he told you, despite your surprise and little bitterness; you supported him like a good friend.
He seemed so happy and into her, you didn’t want to let him know you didn’t trust his future wife or that to you all of this seemed premature. You also didn’t want your own feelings to balance his.
Anyway, you started planning the party ahead of time and everything was going rather well. Miss (future) Styles gave you some instructions and rules to follow regarding the party because Harry said you could do anything you wanted except if she wasn’t okay with it. So no strippers, no hookers, no clowns. Who would even bring a clown to a bachelor party? Well it seemed she didn’t want that anyway. She also said not too much alcohol and no drugs. She could’ve just tell you to cancel the party at that extent. But you had to give in to her commands...
Looked like you were about to organize a tea party for elderly people… Literally, bring out the cucumber sandwiches and put milk in your tea like these old rich british dudes.
You had to find a way to make a real bachelor party. Something huge and iconic; something legendary. You planned on giving Harry a Barney’s worthy type of party.
You thought about every outcomes that could make his future wife freak out. So you decided instead of staying too close to her, why not make a spontaneous move.
You met with the groomsmen and basically all yours and Harry’s friends that would be attending the party to make sure everyone was in with the plan and obviously said nothing to Harry.
You kept the secret until d-day.
You were waiting for him, wearing your red suit, in the lobby. “Harry, we’re leaving now, man. If you’re not out that door in 2, we’ll celebrate your party without you.”
He rushed through the hallway. “I’m right here. Ready to party like I’m already seventy.”
You told him about his bride-to-be restrictions concerning the party so he didn’t expect anything crazy. “No worries, baby. You still look young.”
It was a short ride to his favorite restaurant. You were driving, screaming-singing the lyrics to Got To Be Real and he was singing with you, taking breaks in his track to laugh with you. You parked in his usual spot and walked through the door, all your friends already sitting at the table, cheering when they saw the two of you walking in.
“Ah! Here he is! The man of the night!” Jeff stood to welcome Harry to the table.
You both took a sit and order a few drinks.
The evening went fast, you had great dinner, shared cuban cigars, good alcohol and had the best chocolate cake. Everything was moderate just like Tania asked; a fancy dinner in a fancy restaurant, not too much alcohol and nobody blacked out.... yet.
Harry stood, raising his glass to make a toast. “Thank you guys so much for tonight. I know we wanted to throw a rock’n’roll party…” He gave you a sly look. “But I appreciate that you took the time and care to give me a real grownup bachelor party.” He laughed a little. “I love you guys. I feel so lucky to have friends like you. So supportive and thoughtful. Thank you.”
All of you cheered on him. And one by one all of your friends left, claiming to be going home to their spouses. You and Harry were the last one to leave the restaurant. You stood next to the car, as Harry thanked the staff, waiting for him to come to you.
“So… I have a little surprise for you.” You gave him a sneaky smile.
“Oh god, this cannot be good.”
You smiled and pulled out a blindfold out of your pocket. He shook his head. “No. No. No. That doesn’t look good at all.”
You giggled and insisted. “C’mon. It’s your bachelor party. I promise it’s going to be fun but not too much.” You smiled. “Do you trust me?”
He sighed loudly… “Fine, Y/N. You better not throw me in the back of a truck or some kidnapping bullshit like that.”
You scoffed. “No worries.”
He closed his eyes and you put yourself behind him, placed the blindfold on his face and smiled contentedly. “Good. Now just follow me, baby. I got big plans for you.”
He laughed nervously and turned around to face you. “I feel like I might die tonight. But you know what? I trust you and your fucking crazy ideas. I knew you couldn’t just stop at dinner party and cigars.”
You gave him your best evil laugh and directed him to his seat in the car. You placed yourself in the driver seat, put on your playlist and drove.
After about 30 minutes driving and Harry complaining about the blindfold, you pulled over in the parking lot. You directed Harry through the airport, up until the gate of the plane. There all of your friends were waiting silently, smiling slyly.
“I can’t believe you convinced him.”
Harry turned around on himself. “Mitch?”
All your friends cheered to let him know they were all here.
“Fuck, so that was a group plan, huh? What did she convinced me to do? Because I can tell we’re in a airport, I’m not deaf and this is a bad plan, I can already tell. This is a bad plan.”
You all laughed and you gently stroked Harry’s shoulder. “Harry, when did I ever put you in a bad situation?”
“That time in Atlanta when we ended up-”
“This never happened. It was a fever dream. You know I would never put you in a bad situation.” You cut him in his track, remembering the misadventure.
“What about that night in NYC last year? I remember that basement, Y/N.”
“This wasn’t a bad situation, just a plan that kinda failed.”
He giggled before turning around again. “Okay, so what’s the plan that will most certainly fail today?”
“You get your ass on that plane and you’ll see!”
Harry sighed but with the help of everyone, he got on the plane. You took the blindfold off him and made sure to keep him busy during the flight.
After the pilot announced the destination, you watched Harry’s soul leave his body.
“Vegas? Fucking Vegas? You guys are all mad. Mad men. Does Tania even know?”
All of you gave him a big smile and said “Surprise!” in harmony.
“She doesn’t know. We’ll call her later. Just relax, mate.” Tom smiled at Harry and laid back in his seat.
Harry leaned in your ear and whispered. “She’s going to kill both of us, you know that?”
“Then we’ll both die after the best party of our lives.”
The flight was fun. You guys chattered and laughed. Harry was finally relaxing and giving into the mood. You couldn’t wait until you land to show him all you planned for tonight. But mostly all you didn’t plan; the best nights you spent with Harry were the ones that started without a plan. The ones that were supposed to be chilling at home. Actually even chilling at home turned into the best night. That was the thing; even the most boring shit can be amazing if you’re with the right people.
***
After landing and getting down from the plane, you lead Harry and all your friends to where the party was at; everywhere. You were painting the town red tonight.
You started with a few drinks in the lobby of the hotel, making your way downtown to a Casino just for the sake of being in Vegas, then you moved to a ballroom where a 30s theme party was going on. You sipped on Martinis and Manhattans until the fancy drinks were getting boring so you moved the group to a grunge club. Everybody was dancing and drinking and whatever else they found amusing. You could tell everyone was having fun, especially Harry.
Around 2AM some girl proposed to your group to come to her place cause she was throwing an after-party. And obviously, everyone followed because following drunk strangers is fun.
You ended up at her place; all of y’all in a tiny apartment with some trash music and cheap alcohol, dancing and screaming until the neighbors called the cops for disturbance. So everyone, as drunk (and high for some) as they were, started leaving and running when the pigs showed up. You rolled with Harry, running through the night in the neighbourhood, laughing and breathing loudly.
“Fuck! I knew this was gonna end badly!” Harry laughed at you while reaching to grab your hand so you could run as fast as he did. You tightened your grip around his hand once you had it and ran to a dark corner.
You placed your hands on your knees and sighed, breathing deeply. “It could’ve been worse. The pigs could’ve arrested us.”
“I’m pretty sure my negotiation skills would’ve gotten us out anyways.”
You scoffed. “Your white ass face would’ve been enough, baby.”
He laughed and grabbed your hands to keep going further away from the girl’s house and the police car. You both were too drunk to even think correctly about where to go. You sent a text to the groupchat asking if everyone was okay and to meet up at the hotel.
But neither you or Harry could tell what way to go so you walked for a little while, stopping by any bar you came across to get another drink.
You walked for about an hour and you were finally heading back into the city center. Your feet hurt so you stopped in a little park next to a Casino and a crappy motel.
You sat your ass down on a bench and grabbed Harry’s hand to make him sit next to you. He sighed and sat. You watched the sky for a little while.
“The stars look like a bunch of beans. Like a shit ton of beans flying above us.”
You laughed at his drunken comment. “Yep, a sky full of fucking beans.”
You both started singing the Coldplay’s song in harmony but replacing stars with beans all the way through the chorus and cracking up in laughter everytime you emphasize the word ‘beans’.
Harry took a long breath after his giggle and sighed. “Fuck, I’m gonna miss this.”
You looked at him for a second. “What do you mean?”
“Having fun with you like that. I’m gonna miss it.”
“But none of us is going anywhere?” You were pretty confused about his statement.
“Tania wants to settle in Los Angeles.” He turned his head to look at you. “And you know… You’re not…in Los Angeles, you. You’re not.”
You didn’t expect that. You thought if Harry was to ever settle somewhere it’d be in London. “You mean you’re gonna spend all your free time in LA? Fucking LA? Drinking grass smoothies all the time?”
He chortled at your comment. “It seems like that’s the plan.”
You stayed silent for a few minutes, taking the information in. It felt worse than a breakup; you were losing your best-friend and without even knowing it, you threw the goodbye party.
“So you’re really going to marry her and move and we’ll never see each other again?”
Obviously alcohol made it all even more dramatic to you; it was an overwhelming emotion.
“Not never again…”
“C’mon, you know damn well what happens when longtime friends part sides! We’ve watched How I Met Your Mother together!”
He chuckled and then took a deep breath. The air was suddenly heavier, and all the alcohol in your blood was making it hard to keep the focus on the serious conversation.
“We should do one last crazy ass thing together. It’s not like we’re gonna remember it anyway!” Harry pointed the casino with his head.
“You mean blow all of our money on bets and shots of patron?”
“Yep, that’s exactly what I mean.”
You didn’t check your phone as it rang in your pocket and followed up behind Harry running towards the Casino.
You took a last round of shots in the lobby. And you started shouting at Harry, your glass in the air. “You know what? I just remembered you’re getting fucking married, dude! Married? Fucking married. I can’t believe I’m gonna say this but fuck this bitch you’re engaged to.”
Harry laughed and shouted back. “Hey! I’m already fucking this bitch I’m engaged to!”
You cracked up in a laugh. “Noooooo! I mean she sucks! She wants to take you away. Awaaaaaaay.” You hiccuped and took a breath.
“I’m in love with you. I’ve been since like fifth grade or whatever.” You chugged down the rest of your glass.
Harry stopped for a second, he placed his glass on the bar. “Wow. That’s a revelation.”
He giggled and took a sip of his tequila. “I’ve been in love with you since like….. That time in third grade when you punched me in the chin cause there was a bee on me….”
“Oh fuck! I remember…. Your lip bled so much.” You let a little laugh slip through your lips. The alcohol in your blood made you lose sense of the importance of the words you just shared with Harry and what he shared back. And you thought for a second that maybe it was just drunk talk but the stupid smile you couldn’t get off your face reminded you the truth of it: it was going to stink in the morning.
After making sure both of you got enough drinks, you led him in the Casino and stopped at the first roulette table.
“Okay.” You looked at Harry. “What’s the bet though? Cause I will be putting money on something I have no idea how to play.”
“Well if I win, then you have to elope with me.”
“Oh shit.” You took a deep breath. “Fair, but if I win, we are eloping this motherfucker together.”
He scoffed. “Looks like we’re eloping tonight… That word is fucking weird, though. Eloping.”
“Who cares about the word! I’m betting on number 22 and 15. What about you baby?”
Harry took a look at the roulette for a second, placed the cash he had in his pocket on the table. “22;15.” He looked at you with a smug smile.
The dealer spinned the wheel and revealed the winning number. “22. You win.”
You collected your payout with Harry, left a big tip to the server and ran out the Casino to find a chapel.
“This is going to be so bad!!” You laughed out while running with Harry.
“Like every plan you’ve ever put me into.”
You stopped in front of the chapel at the back of the crappy motel.
“I don’t want to get married to Tania… She’s amazing. I love her so much. But it’s so boring. So boring. I want stupid plans and crappy basements party and casinos and unexpected flights and I want to be able to say when I’m 78 and I don’t have no hair left and I smell like old shoes and cheese that I married my best friend and I never regretted anything.”
“You’re being too fucking deep, Harry. There’s a Madonna drag as the officiant in this chapel. You are going to regret this.”
He chuckled before taking your hand. “We, Y/N. We are going to regret this.”
“Yep.”
You took a step into the chapel, glanced at Harry’s face to be met with a big smile and his drunken eyes. “Fuck this, I guess?”
***
You woke up with a terrible headache, your eyes could barely open because the light was too bright in the room. There was a weird smell of old alcohol, carpet and coconut air freshener. You opened your eyes fully only for your vision to be blurry as hell, the ceiling was moving and your head was so heavy, you couldn’t lift it up. You tried to look around you, seeing pulled up green sheets over your naked body and what seemed to be the curves of someone laying next to you. You felt a rumbling in your stomach and that’s the moment you knew; you had to get up…. because you were going to throw up.
You rushed to the bathroom and closed the door behind you. After emptying your stomach, you sat on the floor for a few seconds. The bathroom was small and poorly lit with a little window over the bathtub. You stood up and washed your face, taking the time to look at yourself in the dirty old mirror over the sink. Your hair was a mess and your make up was smudged. You had a huge hickey on your neck and little ones following down to your chest. You got out of the bathroom, holding your head and stumbling slightly. The room was clear since the curtains were pulled, you peaked at who was sleeping in the bed and found Harry, draped in the sheets peacefully snoring. You swallowed the gulp in your throat; this wasn’t good. You checked your phone and to no surprise you had a shit ton of missed calls and texts from your group of friends. Some asking if you’re okay, others where you’re at and some insulting you for not answering.
You gently shook Harry’s body. “Wake up.” He moaned before pulling back the covers to his face. You tugged on them to uncover him, leaving his chest bare. “Wake up, Harry.”
He groaned and turned around to lay on his back, his face turned to the ceiling. “What time is it?”
“It’s almost 9.” He turned to face you, opening slightly his eyes to peek at you. “You’re naked.” He nonchalantly said. You blushed for a second pulling the covers off him to cover yourself. He looked down to himself. “I’m naked, too.”
A floating silence lasted a few seconds before Harry jumped out of bed to find his underwear. “I’m naked! I’m naked. You’re naked. We’re in a bed. We’re in…. Where even are we?”
“In a motel somewhere in Vegas.”
“In Vegas?” His voice got two octaves higher. “Why are we in Vegas?”
“For your bachelor party, Harry. Stop freaking out.”
“Are you asking me not to freak out? We’re in a bloody crappy motel in Vegas and we’re both naked. I can’t remember what happened last night for the life of me and my head is killing me.”
He sat down on the edge of the bed, putting his pants back on. You looked at his back and you could see slight scratches marks with the sun light. You started getting dressed too, as fast as you could. Harry grabbed his phone and started scrolling down. You heard him sigh loudly.
“The fuck we did last night, Y/N?”
“Wish I could give you an answer, Harry. All I remember is getting on the plane and then it’s a black hole.”
“Well…” He got up from the bed, wearing only his trousers. You watched his chest for a second, his tattoos and his glowing chest in the sunlight. You caught yourself staring at him; his shoulders, his chest hair, your glaze going down to his trail.
“Y/N?” Harry’s voice resonated.
“Huh?”
“Did you hear what I said?” He tilted his head to the side and gave you a confused look.
“What did you say?” Your eyes lowered to the floor so that you would stop looking at him.
“I said I hope we didn’t do anything stupid. The wedding is next week. I have a stressed and very angry bride-to-be waiting for me at home and at the look of her texts, I’m in for a bad fight.”
You pinched your lips at the thought. What if you did something stupid? What if you messed up? It was already a stressful time for them. And you stewed in with a giant weekend party in Vegas when the instruction was clear: no big party.
“Let’s go find the others and finish our weekend.”
Harry scoffed as he picked up his shirt. “I’m going home. I’m sorry if I’m breaking the mood but I’m hopping on the next flight back to LA.”
***
You couldn’t quite figure out how to place the flashbacks from the weekend. It was already Monday and the wedding was in 6 days. You had flashes of a party in a small and unknown apartment and running in the streets with Harry and playing in a Casino but still nothing on how you got into the motel with him. Harry went back home on Saturday morning and from his voice message last night; he got quite into fight with Tania. She wasn’t happy at all with the Vegas plan but Harry reassured her and apparently everything was better today. You wondered if Harry remembered anything more than you, maybe he could fill in the blanks.
You knew the week was going to go fast and the wedding would be here sooner than you’d think, so you just hoped nothing unexpected would come back to you or him.
On Wednesday, you met up with Harry and the groomsmen for last minute check-ins for the wedding. You walked into the manor Harry reserved for the ceremony and as an obvious bad sign, Tania didn’t even said hello to you and avoided any eye-contact. You kinda wanted to apologize to her. After all, you did mess up a little bit.
“Hey guys.” You walked up to where your friends was.
“Hey Y/N. Did you pick up the ring from the jeweler?” Harry didn’t even look at you. He was signing some papers with the caterer and just asked the question without looking up.
“Yep. Got it right in the bag.”
Harry gave you a little look and you felt weird about it. It wasn’t his usual ‘thanks for doing the job’ look or anything tender. It was cold and almost professional.
You went over your check-ins with the groomsmen. You didn’t talk to Harry for the two hours you were there, not a word or a look. You knew something was off so once the work was done, you asked him to meet you in the bathroom.
You were standing next to the sink, checking your reflection when Harry walked in.
“Is there something wrong with the ceremony?” He asked bluntly.
“No.. Um… I just wanted… needed… to talk to you.”
“About?” He wanted to cut the conversation short and you hated this feeling in your stomach.
You sighed and smiled tenderly to him. “Well… How are you feeling? The big day is so close.”
“I’m feeling okay.” His answer was sharp but you were desperate to understand what was going on.
“Harry… What’s wrong? Why are you so cold?” You insisted.
He took a deep breath and closed the door behind him, making sure it’s locked.
“You know how I said I hope we didn’t do anything stupid in Vegas?”
“Yes.” You were confused about where he was going with that but it seemed bad.
“Well, we did something stupid.” His jaw clenched and you felt out of breath. “We did something so fucking stupid, Y/N.” You swallowed the gulp in your throat. “We fucked. I can’t even believe it. I don’t even remember how we ended up in that crappy fucking room. All I remember is how I had sex with….” He didn’t even look at you. “I cheated on my wife, before we even fucking got married.”
You couldn’t say anything, the images slowly came back to you.
“You have nothing to say, huh?”
Your ‘humour coping mechanism in stressful situations’ reflex kicked in at the wrong time. “Well, technically it’s not cheating, the bachelor party is a single man party.” You laughed nervously.
“It’s all your fault. We said no fucking party. No big stupid plans, but you had to go against our wishes because you’re so fucking selfish.”
You couldn’t say a word. You never seen Harry so mad at you before.
“Look, I’m sorry your dating life is such a mess. And that you can’t find anyone, but I did. I found someone. Someone amazing and then I fucked this shit up because you couldn’t go without one party.” He rapidly passed his hand through his hair, and sighed.
You felt anger boiling down in your stomach. Him being mad was comprehensible but it wasn’t all your fault.
“You fucked this shit up, yourself. I wanted to throw a fun bachelor party for my best friend. You wouldn’t have had sex with me if you didn’t wanted to. Because deep down, you know you don’t want this marriage. You don’t want to be stuck with Miss Boring Pants and spend the rest of your life here in LA, drinking grass smoothies and having to partake in her posh high standard life. You know that’s not what you want. You know it was premature to propose so soon in the relationship. You’re mad at yourself, Harry. Get a grip. You shouldn’t do this.”
It all slipped. You just couldn’t hold it in.
“I shouldn’t do what?” Harry’s face was red, his nostrils were open and the vein on his neck was popping. You could tell he was holding back the tears at the gate.
You took a deep breath and a calm voice. “Get married. You shouldn’t get married.”
He filled his lungs with air and exhaled loudly, trying to keep his composure.
“Listen carefully Y/N. You are nobody to tell me what I should or shouldn't do. What happened in Vegas was a drunken mistake and I won’t let it ruin the best day of my life. I won’t let you ruin the best day of my life. So here’s what’s going to happen. We’re going to go through the ceremony with no slips and then I’m moving to LA with Tania. And you, you move out of my life.”
Your heart sank to your stomach, and your face was boiling; the tears slowly gathering in your eyes.
“You don’t mean it.” Your voice was almost like a whisper.
“I do, Y/N. From now on, I just want to make sure this wedding is the perfect wedding Tania wants.”
He unlocked the door of the bathroom and left without looking back. You brought your hand to your chest as if it would soothe the pain and let the tears flow down your face. It couldn’t be real.
***
It was hard going on like nothing happened but if there was anything you could do right now was make sure you got your best-woman duties done. The wedding was tomorrow and you had to finish your speech. What would you even say? “To my ex-best friend, I wish you the best to you and your boring wife.” That sounds about right.
You were waiting for Jeff to come in with the last informations regarding the ceremony so that tomorrow everything goes according to the plan. You heard a knock on your door, you got up thinking Jeff came in early and opened up. A postman with a big envelope was standing there.
“Y/N Y/L/N?” He asked, looking up from his notes.
“Yes, herself.”
He asked for your id and verified it. “That’s for you.” He handed you the enveloppe and after you took it, asked for you to sign the delivery papers.
You thanked him and got back inside. You sat on the sofa to open it, there was a Vegas postage on it and your heart missed a bit.
You slowly opened the envelope. Inside you found a marriage license legally binding you and Harry for life. You pinched your lips and took a deep breath. This was a mess, a huge mess.
How on point was this news? Good way to make sure his ceremony goes exactly like they planned when you’re going to come in and let them know they can’t get married anymore.
You sat back and tried to clear your mind.
You were officially married to Harry…. And Harry is about to actually get married tomorrow. This didn’t make much sense but you had to think of a solution and quick.
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maybe one wedding for the bad boys
the one where the wedding ceremony does go according to the plan...almost
A/N: hello lovelies!! part two of no wedding for the bad boys is here!! hope you like it!! and don’t hesitate to lemme know your thoughts about this mess!
Word count : 6K
TW: angst again lmaodehjsd
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“Fuck… Fuck. Fuck.” You watched Harry pacing around in his room, walking in circles, his hand clutched to his hair, his suit pants loosely hanging on his hips and his unbuttoned shirt draped on his shoulders.
You could see he was muttering something. “I fucking can’t believe this. Fucking kidding me. On this fucking day. Fucking shit.”
“Look… If you’re going to be an asshole about it like yesterday. I will find a solution alone.”
You were sitting on the big chair in the corner, your legs spread apart and your yellow suit on. You didn’t want another fight but you had no choice but to tell Harry about the marriage license. Today was the big day and in 3 hours the ceremony would start. And if he was going to sign another marriage licence, he could face imprisonment since bigamy is illegal. So yeah, kinda had to tell him otherwise he was good to spent his honeymoon in a cell.
He groaned a little bit, you could almost see the gears of his brain working through his head. “Let’s...um… think, okay?” His breathing was unsteady so you got up and made him sit at your place.
“I already contacted a lawyer. We can annul the marriage, we just have to prove the marriage is..um… voidable. Yeah, that’s what she told me.” Harry sat back in the chair, relaxing a little bit. “So we have to prove that at least one of us couldn’t agree to the marriage because they were under the influence of drugs or alcohol.” He nodded silently. “Basically, we just have to go see the lawyer and that’s done. There’s no court appearance or anything.”
His eyes got softer as he listened to you. He sighed. “Thanks.”
You raised your eyebrows. “You’re welcome?”
“Look, Y/N… I’m really sorry about yesterday. I didn’t mean to be such a jerk about all this. It’s just… I’ve been planning this wedding for months now. I’m so fucking stressed. I don’t know what to do and then I found out I just fucked up everything. I’m sorry. I know it’s not your fault. I’m more mad at myself than anything and I just didn’t want to take accountability for my actions. It’s just such a fucking weird time and now everything is on the edge of falling apart.”
You gently stroked his shoulders. “Thank you for apologizing. I know you didn’t mean it… Look, it’s not entirely your fault. There was a lot of alcohol and we wouldn’t have been in Vegas if it wasn’t for me.” You took a small breath. “But, hey! We can fix this. All we have to do is annul the marriage and make sure you don’t sign anything in terms of legally binding documents or you can actually be prosecuted. And spending your honeymoon in jail isn’t what you want.”
He giggled softly, finally taking a breath and releasing a bit of tension. “Yeah, definitely not. I reserved a private beach in St Barth, there is no way I’m spending this time in jail instead of on the beach.”
“Oh wow. You went all in.” You smiled smugly at him. “Okay we have about 2 hours before the ceremony starts. I made sure the groomsmen get their shit together and do the list of check-ins with the planner so it’s a full open window before we have to get you back here fully dressed and looking fresh for your wedding.”
“If we can do that in two hours without being on crack, we truly are some lucky motherfuckers.”
“Oh we are, Harry. We’re lucky motherfuckers.”
He got up from the chair and you placed your hands over his shoulders. “Here’s the plan. We put on jogging clothes cause you don’t want anyone to recognize you or be suspicious. We go downtown to meet with the lawyer, we pressure her to state the annulment today. It will be sent to a judge for approbation and then the annulment should be fulfilled in about a month. And that’s where you come into play more than ever. You have to make sure the officiant don’t bring the marriage licence, say you want to sign it after your honeymoon, find an excuse, whatever you want to make sure you don’t sign this fucking paper, okay? And then we come back here, get you dressed and you go get married, you lucky motherfucker.”
He nodded agreeingly. “Okay.” He reached out his hand for you to shake. “And no-one will never know about all this.”
You shook his hand. “Taking this shit with me in the grave.”
You started changing rapidly into the sports clothes and leave as soon as possible. You made your way downstairs quietly but Tania’s sister, maid of honor and witness in the wedding, stopped the two of you.
“Where are you two going?”
You and Harry looked at each other for a second, trying to think of something that wouldn’t rise suspicions.
“Well, we’re going for a jog. As you can see.” You pointed out the clothes you were wearing.
“The ceremony is in two hours, no-one is going for a jog.” Her tone was stern and almost mean.
Harry came a little forward to her. “Look, Jill, I just need a breather. It’s a stressful time so… You know? Taking my best-woman on a jog before the big thing!”
She sighed loudly, annoyed. “Fine… But make sure to be back before the ceremony begins. A wedding without a groom... It would kill Tania.”
You both gave her a thumbs up and a dumb smile before running out the door.
The clock was ticking on you. And you had to get that annulment.
***
You closed up Harry’s last few buttons, making sure to leave some open. You took a few steps back to look at him. You smiled proudly. “You look great.”
He gave you a smug look. “I know.”
You laughed off his little narcissistic comment. “You know what? You look like a victorian vampire wannabe.”
“And I’m rocking the look.” He shrugged before tugging on one of his loose curl to make it fall on his face. He stepped closer to you. “Thank you.” You smiled at him tenderly. “Thank you so much for being a good friend, Y/N. I know I’ve been a terrible one lately.”
You chuckled as you pinched his cheeks in a playful way. “We’re cool, Harry. Now, let’s move before Jill kills us.”
You accompanied him to the backyard where the ceremony was about to start. He stood next to the officiant, waiting for his bride to walk the aisle. And as you watched him, glowing in the sunlight, looking beautiful and smitten, you felt a pinch in your heart and bitterness in your throat. Not that you wish it was you walking down the aisle, just that he would turn around and give you a last look that says “I don’t want to get married to her, I want to wait with you until we’re both ready.” Well, in some way, you guessed you kinda wished it was you walking down the aisle. Just.. not right now.
“Are you okay?” Gemma was standing next to you, a tender smile on her face.
“Yeah, I’m good… I’m.. you know… emotional. That’s all.”
The music started blaring in the air, the golden hour slowly approaching and bathing everything in a pool of honey. You could hear the birds chirping and the soft breeze caressing your neck, people shushing each other waiting for the bride to be announced. The air was soft and you could feel the tenderness of the atmosphere. A gentle springtime warmth and the smell of lavender. Harry’s shadow was dancing on the floor as he was waiting, chewing on his bottom lip; a little nervous thing well known to him.
You watched Tania walk down the aisle, you couldn’t bare to look at him and see the love in his eyes. A love that wasn’t yours and wasn’t for you.
She joined him in front of the officiant, ready to exchange their words of love and become one forever. You tugged on the jacket of your suit to readjust it. You listened carefully to the vows they shared and watch them place the ring on each others fingers. And you smiled widely all the way through. You made sure the officiant didn’t bring the marriage licence after Harry tipped him a little extra not to. You closed your eyes for a second and when you opened them, Harry was kissing his bride, now his wife.
The first half of the ceremony went pretty fast, the newly weds went to get their pictures done and the rest of y’all entertained the guests and showed them around the manor where the party would be. Obviously some parts were closed to the public, the upstairs apartment where the weds would spend the night were closed and the maze in the far back of the garden was too. It was huge and we were scared people would lose their kids in there.
When Harry and Tania came back, looking stunning, kissed by the sunlight and insanely in love, they walked in the huge reception hall where everyone was waiting to cheer on them. And make them feel like real superstars.The tables for the dinner were outside, next to a beautiful lake, it was still warm and the sun was about to set. Everyone sat down at their designated place. The time for toasts and speeches was coming. First Tania’s dad did his little speech about not liking Harry at first but realising that he’s never seen his daughter so happy. Next was Tania’s sister, Jill who made a sly comment about him trying to sneak out of it this morning. Gemma was next and she gave a prompt little joke about her baby brother before congratulating the beautiful spouses. It was now your turn. You took a deep breath and stood up, you looked around, checking the faces only for your gaze to rest upon Harry.
“Ahem. Well, as most of you already know me, I’m Y/N. I’m the best-woman, it’s always been a fact; I’m just glad that I have the official title now. I didn’t really know what to do or where to go with this speech so I guess I’m just gonna check on y’all. Is everyone having a good time?” Everyone gave you a cheerful yes. “Great, cause the next five minutes are going to be absolute hell. I’m mostly just going to make fun of Harry and then I’ll swap some emotional shit by the end so you guys don’t hate me.”
You paused, leaving the time for the guests to spare you a giggle. “First of all, I would like to say, you made the worst choice of your entire life tonight, Harry.” His eyes got suddenly bigger. “You gave me a mic, and a chance to ridicule you in front of all your family and friends.” You watched him take a breath, relaxing in his chair and giving you a tender smile. “That’s really the dumbest shit you could’ve done. But anyway, I have to address a few words to today’s main man. I can honestly say that he’s one of the most handsome, most funny men you’ll ever meet and I’m proud to call him my friend. So if you bump into him today…” You turned your face to look around. “Where’s Cam?” Cam stood up and waved, cheering you. “Ah! Here he is! Today is his birthday so please buy him a drink.” You waved back at him with a big smile. “Happy birthday Cam!” Everyone said happy birthday and Harry’s smile got wider.
“Well, I was thinking what crazy story I could tell about Harry today. Cause we had so many crazy ass stories together, ones that end up in basements, others on top of roofs and some ending in crappy ass motel rooms in Vegas.” He chew the interior of his cheek, holding a giggle. “And then I thought ‘What is the story that sums up perfectly Harry?’ Could it be that time he bit off a piece of his tongue after jumping out a window while high off his ass on shrooms or that time we got locked up in a hotel room in Atlanta and somehow managed to burn the carpet? Yeah… We fucking burned that carpet.” You let a breathy laugh escape your lips, reminiscing that night.
“So, I had to think long and hard about this… Long and hard also being something Harry… Well no, I promised I wasn’t going to say anything sexual during this speech.” You turned to look at the next table. “Hi Anne! This is Harry’s mom, guys!” She laughed and gave you a big smile.
“Well, then I remembered that story… It was after Harry’s SNL double duty.. And we were throwing this after party to celebrate and by the end of the night, we were both hammered, there was no-one left in that penthouse in NYC, except for us and then fucking Rocketman started playing outta nowhere and we sang that shit with our hearts, as the sun rose behind us. And despite all the glamour, Harry ended up throwing up in the bathroom. But just that moment of drunken glory singing Rocketman at the top of our lungs with the sun rising. And nothing else mattered. In that moment, Harry was the fucking Rocketman.”
You took a moment to breath.
“And you are. You’re a fucking legend, Harry. I’ve known you since we were five, from the first time you sang in front of your mom to you touring arenas around the world. I kinda been a witness of your greatness, I guess… Truth is, the moments I’ll remember the most and the ones that makes you such a good friend, and probably an amazing husband, are the ones when the lights are off, when you’re just a dorky, lanky stupid white guy. When you bring me soup when I’m sick, when you tell me everything will be alright when I’m about to give up, when you scream Bohemian Rhapsody in the phone, when we dance at 2AM in the kitchen or when we sing Rocketman as the sun rise.” You took a little breath, watching as Harry gave you the biggest grin, probably a little teary-eyed.
“Well, I’d still like to remind y’all that he threw up that night, and many other nights actually.” You laughed.
“But hey, I’d like to finish by addressing a few words to the beautiful bride... You still have time to run away. But if I were you, I wouldn’t do so. He reserved a private beach in St. Barts… Run after the honeymoon, girl, get yours.” You winked at her.
“All jokes aside, I hope this day has been as beautiful and fairy-tale like as you dreamed it would be because you look like a princess and I’m glad you found your prince. I hope you guys live happily ever after.”
You started raising your glass as the end of your speech approached. “I’ll end this little speech by saying on behalf of the beautiful bridesmaids and groomsmen, thank you to Harry and Tania for including us on this very special day. And if I could ask you all to join me in a toast.” You were now holding your glass up. “To the happy couple, Harry and Tania, may you live a beautiful wedded life!”
Everyone joined you in the toast and you sat back down, giving Harry a small grin that he gave you right back, letting you know that you did a great speech.
The party started going well, people were chatting and laughing and the beautiful lights lit up the garden. The food came a little late but it was all so good, there was nothing to really complain about.
After the main course, people got up to dance and request songs to the band… You were talking with one of the waiters when Tania interrupted you.
“Hey, have you seen Harry? I can’t find him anywhere and the cake is going to arrive any minute now and we’re supposed to cut it together.” Her sharp tone made you uncomfortable.
“Hm… I haven’t seen him but I’m gonna check around and I’ll make sure he’ll be here for the cutting of the cake!”
“Fine. You better find him fast.” You watched her leave and greet some old couple drinking champagne.
You thought for a second ‘where the fuck could Harry be?’. You started by checking on his family, not being too pressuring so they wouldn’t worry. None of them saw him in the last half hour. You asked Jeff and then check with the waiters and still no sight of him.
You decided to go check inside; the bathroom, the upstairs apartments… And you found him in the closed office on last floor of the manor. You walked in quietly and closed the door behind you.
“Everyone is looking for you, man. What the fuck are you doing?”
He was leaned on the open window, watching the night sky.
“Yeah, what the fuck am I doing, Y/N?” He was playing with the only ring on his fingers : his wedding ring.
You stepped closer, placing yourself right next to him, your arm touching his.
“That’s what I’m asking you.”
He scoffed softly. “Yeah… I just… What if all of this is a fucking mistake?”
“Whew.. You’re having cold feet now? You’re always late to the party…” You watched him as he giggled, his hair gently flowing with the midnight breeze.
“Look, it’s not a mistake if you love her. And I know you do.”
“You know Jill followed us this morning? She literally threatened me that she knows what’s going on and…”
“Wait what?”
“Yeah. That crazy bitch followed us.” He threw his arm in the air.
“Hey… Be nice, she’s not crazy. She’s just a bitch. Why in hell did she follow us?”
“Because she was having suspicions I was cheating so she followed us and saw us going to the law cabinet.”
“Fuck. So she knows about the marriage?”
“No, I don’t think so… But like… About this marriage, the one of today, I don’t want it… You were right. I don’t want to get married to miss Boring Pants.”
“Oh no… Oh hell no… Why is that happening right now? You have to be downstairs in 10 so you can cut your fucking wedding cake and you’re hitting me with the ‘I don’t want to be married’ shit? Harry I swear to god…” You sighed loudly and he gave you the puppy dog eyes.
“Don’t blame me! I’m just a little boy.” He always had the timing for a good joke.
“Oh… I’m blaming you. I’m blaming your dumbass.” You both laughed and suddenly it wasn’t the sky you were watching, it was each other. The stars were reflecting in his eyes and his floppy curls made him look so pretty.
“I know… It’s not like there is no-one else to blame anyway!” He chuckled and you gazed fondly at him, tracing his features with your eyes… From his jawline to his eyebrows, finally looking at his lips.
“You know your speech was great… It reminded me of all the crazy things we did together. You’re my partner in crime.” He stared into your eyes for a minute, his teeth playing nervously with his bottom lip.
“Yeah… We always been partners in crime.”
And in the floating moment of silence between you two, the space between your face got smaller and smaller; so small you could feel his breath on your face.
“I really want to be with you.” He whispered on your lips before his hand grabbed your face so he could kiss you. It was intense and soft and somehow you felt like your feet lift up from the ground. You were holding his hands on your face and slowly opened your lips but before your tongues could meet, a voice from the hallway resonated: “Harry, Y/N, what are you guys doing? They’re waiting for the cake!!”
Jeff’s footsteps were getting closer to the door and so, ended prematurely your kiss. You inhaled deeply and before Jeff walked in the room, you locked eyes with Harry and his swollen lips and a blissful smile on his face.
“They’re waiting on you, Harry! Get your ass down, right now!”
You watched him leave the room silently, still a little shook from what just happened.
Jeff stroked your arm in a soft way. “Are you good?”
“Yeah… I’m.. Great. Everything’s great. So great. What a great wedding.”
You walked off still rambling about how great everything was. Jeff watched you leave, a confused and amused look on his face. He followed behind you closely as you walked back downstairs.
You walked straight to your seat, making sure to grab a glass of champagne from one of the waiter’s platter and chugged it down in one stroke before sitting down. Harry and Tania were standing in front of all their guests and they announced the cake. Two waiters came out with a cart and on it; a huge white cake with pink roses all over it. It was more pretty than it probably tasted good. They held the knife together and cut the first piece. They both took a spoonful of the cake and gave each other a taste. Everyone was clapping as they wiped the cream off of their face.
The waiters started serving the cake to all the guests. You were pretty much blacking out, the lights around you were flying and everytime someone talked to you, you would just nod or laugh. Every now and then you would catch Harry’s gaze on you and you’d feel your cheeks burning. It was a weird feeling, being at the wedding of your bestfriend and resenting every minute of it. How did you got to this mess?
You made the movie in your head. You met Harry in kindergarten, after he stole your favorite crayon and you almost beat his shit up. The school called both your moms because the teacher saw you two fighting and from there you wouldn’t let each other live. You spent most of elementary school together, doing stupid science experiment in the back of his Holmes Chapel room. You two would always buy and wear the worst graphic tees at the same time. Then, in middle school people started bullying you and Harry would always stand up to them and defend you. You would play video games in your basement and watch each other’s acne break out and he even came to the dentist with you for your first braces. In 9th grade, when you were reaching your dreadful 14th birthdays, it seemed all that mattered was you never had a first kiss, neither you or him. So you decided to take the matter in your own hands and during one of your recurring sleepovers at his place, you suggested to give each other a first kiss. You climbed onto his bed and hid under the covers, a flashlight and some potato chips between us; he leaned onto your face and kinda sucked your lips in the weirdest way and you thought it was great.
And tonight it was great, and maybe it’s the nostalgia or maybe it’s the fact that looking back to everything you did together showed you that no-one will ever know you better and love you better. One of the common mistakes you’ve made in love was considering romantic love as a superior kind of love when your friendships always sustained you more than any romance. And now it was becoming clear, friendship was a strong love, your friendship with Harry was a very strong love; filled with intimacy and commitment and now passion. It was the kind of love you couldn’t let go.
You avoided Harry for most of the night despite him trying to check up on you a few times; you would pretend someone’s calling you or that you have to go to the bathroom; really anything that would put off the conversation with him. How were you supposed to discuss what happened now that you knew how you feel about him? It was a predictable heart-suicide.
The rest of night went achingly slow. It was already 4:30 in the morning. You were going around helping the waiters clearing the place and cleaning. Harry and Tania were saying goodbye to the last guests to leave while Gemma and Jill were showing their rooms to the guests that were staying the night.
You made a last round to the kitchen to pay the caterer and tip a little extra the waiters. When you came back to the garden, Tania and Jill were going back inside and Harry was nowhere to be seen.
You walked around, watching the night sky and the stars reflecting on the lake. You sinked into the garden as the darkness of the night was washing over and the lights of the party were fading… Your eyes got caught by a soft and dim light in the far background of the garden. There; a weeping willow with light strings on its branches and underneath it, Harry was sitting alone, playing with the twigs under him. You walked up to him and quietly sat next to him. You didn’t look at him but the night was warm and the tree branches dancing to the breeze made the atmosphere softer.
“So…” You paused as you brought your knees back to your chest. “That was a beautiful wedding.”
“Yeah.” He closed his eyes and inhaled deeply. “I’m trying to picture what my life will look like.”
“Hm… I see a nice house on the hills and a few babies.” You still didn’t take a look at him, you were just watching the sky reflection in the pond of water in front of you.
“Sounds good… I can see it.” A giggle left his mouth. “What about you? What do you see for the future?”
“Oh shit. That’s some existential dread right there cause I don’t know. I can’t tell you where I’ll be in two weeks. Can’t even tell you what I’ll eating for breakfast tomorrow morning.”
He scoffed. “That sounds good too.”
“I guess so… I love not knowing, I guess. I love a good adventure.”
“So do I…” He turned his face to look at you. “Do you think I’m out of adventures now?”
You finally locked eyes with him; his face was softly lit by the lights in the trees and he looked a little tired. “Nah.. I don’t think so. I think you have plenty new adventures coming your way.”
He sighed and turned his eyes away from you. “They won’t be with you though.”
It took you by surprise. No they won’t. You felt a sore feeling in your throat. You took some time to answer. “No… They won’t be.”
A moment of silence filled up the air. You could hear the breeze and the water.
Harry finally spoke up. “Should we talk about it?”
A breathy and nervous laugh stifled through your teeth. “About what?”
“What happened in the office earlier?” He raised his eyebrows at you in a smug way. “When you kissed me?”
“First of all, you kissed me!”
His voice went up two octaves higher as he playfully answered. “Did I?”
“Yeah you did!”
“It was nice…” He said this so nonchalantly, as if it was nothing, as if it didn’t mess up with your mind.
“It was nice? It was mostly the dumbest shit you’ve done tonight. And you got fucking married tonight so...”
He chuckled… “I know…” He took a deep breath before gazing far ahead. “What are we supposed to do about all this?”
You sighed softly, trying to come up with an answer. You thought that being a good friend you should tell him that it was a mistake and that he’s happily married and will live a beautiful life and so will you… But it wasn’t the truth.
“Look… I don’t know. I don’t know what the fuck happened in those last weeks. I fucking wish I could tell you that everything is on track, that you married the love of your life and that everything will be okay but it feels like a lie. When I say it at loud, I hear myself and I hate it.”
He pinched his lips as he listened to you...“Yeah… I mean, we’ve known each other for 20 years. 20 years, that’s a fucking lifetime. And I can tell that everytime something in my life goes wrong, you’re right there and when something goes right, you’re always there too. I try to think of what I want my life to look like, what’s next and now I’m faced with what’s next and it’s not what I want... It’s not you.”
“That’s some bullshit, isn’t it? How nobody else will ever know you better than I do? And nobody knows me like you do? And how close we are and suddenly our closeness is tearing us apart. That’s some tragic poetry shit right there, I hate it. I always thought you and I would be like 70; making wheelchair races and talking shit about the neighbors wig. And now, I think that’s what I want, you know but I also want to…”
He interrupted you. “I would win the races, though.”
“Huh?”
He insisted, a smug smile on his face. He was trying to break the tension.
“I would win the race.”
You laughed at his face. “No, you wouldn’t! I would beat your ass every time.”
He let a soft chuckle leave his mouth. “Yeah you would….”
He sighed before picking up the conversation again.
“Anyway…” He took a deep breath. “I want that too. But I also want to kiss you and dance with you and fuck you and do all the next crazy shit with you. I want to live those adventures with you.”
Your heart fluttered and you felt a warm rush get to your cheeks. And you felt like everything was falling into places. You and him together; it made sense. But then reality hit you in the face; he had a wife waiting for him a few miles away, he had a new life in LA and you had to move on or none of you would be happy. Because the truth was, if it wasn’t for each other being in the way, he would be next to Tania right now, happy and ready for his married life. And you would be in love with someone else, someone you can have.
“Maybe we’re just standing in the way of each other’s happiness. Maybe all this don’t mean a thing…” You paused to look at him. “You’re happy, right?”
He looked confused for a second, he bat his eyelashes twice trying to understand what you mean and then you saw it on his face. He got you. “Yeah.. I mean I thought I was, at least…”
“You see! That’s what I mean. If I wasn’t there, you wouldn’t be second guessing everything.”
He was quiet, his voice was down. It was hard reading him right now but you could tell he knew the answers. “Maybe… Would you?”
“What?” You asked yourself what did he mean with this question?
“Would you second guess if it was for me?”
That was it. He understood it. Being in the way of each others happiness, that was it. You thought for a second, if you were in his situation, what would you do? Would you go back to your spouse or would you leave with him? Would you even think about it?
“I don’t know… I probably shouldn’t.”
He swallowed the gulp in his throat and suddenly the air got colder. “I guess that says it all, then.”
You inhaled deeply, trying to hold back tears that were slowly taking over.. “So, that’s it?”
He smiled with all the tenderness known to him. “I love you, Y/N.”
Your heart broke a little… It was a goodbye more than an I love you. So you told him goodbye too. “I love you too.”
He got up and brushed over his pants to sweep off the twigs off him. You looked at him, still sitting down.“We should just do what’s best for each other.”
He gazed down at you, a sad smile on his face. “For a second I thought we’d run away together but…” He coughed softly. “We both know that’s not what’s best.”
You tried to steady your breathing and keep your composure as you started getting up too. You turned around for a second and gave him a last look before leaving. “I guess I’ll see you around...”
***
Weirdly enough life without Harry was bearable… London seemed empty and the bars and places you used to hang out to seemed lifeless but it wasn’t all bad. You weren’t worrying about him or about yourself and you were just going along with your routine, your job, seeing your friends, a few dates and whatever else in between. It has been 10 months since the wedding day, almost a year if you round it, you haven’t seen Harry in that time, a few check up texts every 3 months and a congrats for your new job was all you got from him… You had to convince yourself it was enough.
You were laying down on your couch, wrapped up in your jog pants and oversized hoodie; you were switching channels trying to find something remotely interesting to fall asleep to. It was already 11PM and the city lights outside the window were reflecting on the floor of your living room… Your phone rang next to you and you grasped it to check your notifications.
Harry sent a message: I did something stupid
You were confused as fuck at this weirdly threatening text from Harry. It’s been months since he texted you so what did that mean?
You heard a knock that you thought was the TV until it got louder so you got up to check on it. You walked to the door carefully. When you opened it, your heart missed a beat.
“Hey… Told you I did something stupid.”
Harry was standing at your door, a cheeky smile on his face and you were just looking at him, confused.
“What are you doing here?”
He inhaled in a smile. “Doing what’s best, I guess…” You tilted your head to the side, trying to understand what he meant. “Look, you don’t have to let me in but if I’m not going to be with you then I just don’t want to be with anyone else. I’m not asking you to elope with me… Again…” He chuckled and you let a giggle fall from your lips. “I just wanna be friends again.”
You just couldn’t get that stupidly happy grin off your face so when he stepped closer to you, reducing the space between your faces, you just grabbed his face and kissed him. You could feel him smile against your lips and his hands grabbed your waist pulling you even closer. “I guess we’re just doing what’s best, huh?” You giggled into his mouth and he kissed the corner of your lips, smiling against your skin; “That’s exactly what we’re doing.” He pressed a soft kiss to your lips and to your cheek and your jaw. Whatever was happening right now was the best for you and for him, so you’d just work out the details later.
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maybe one wedding for the bad boys
the one where the wedding ceremony does go according to the plan... almost. (part two of no wedding for the bad boys)
SNEAK PEEK
You closed up Harry’s last few buttons, making sure to leave some open. You took a few steps back to look at him. You smiled proudly. “You look great.”
He gave you a smug look. “I know.”
You laughed off his little narcissistic comment. “You know what? You look like a victorian vampire wannabe.”
“And I’m rocking the look.” He shrugged before tugging on one of his loose curl to make it fall on his face. He stepped closer to you. “Thank you.” You smiled at him tenderly. “Thank you so much for being a good friend, Y/N. I know I’ve been a terrible one lately.”
You chuckled as you pinched his cheeks in a playful way. “We’re cool, Harry. Now, let’s move before Jill kills us.”
You accompanied him to the backyard where the ceremony was about to start. He stood next to the officiant, waiting for his bride to walk the aisle. And as you watched him, glowing in the sunlight, looking beautiful and smitten, you felt a pinch in your heart and bitterness in your throat. Not that you wish it was you walking down the aisle, just that he would turn around and give you a last look that says “I don’t want to get married to her, I want to wait with you until we’re both ready.” Well, in some way, you guessed you kinda wished it was you walking down the aisle. Just.. not right now.
“Are you okay?” Gemma was standing next to you, a tender smile on her face.
“Yeah, I’m good… I’m.. you know… emotional. That’s all.”
The music started blaring in the air, the golden hour slowly approaching and bathing everything in a pool of honey. You could hear the birds chirping and the soft breeze caressing your neck, people shushing each other waiting for the bride to be announced. The air was soft and you could feel the tenderness of the atmosphere. A gentle springtime warmth and the smell of lavender. Harry’s shadow was dancing on the floor as he was waiting, chewing on his bottom lip; a little nervous thing well known to him.
You watched Tania walk down the aisle, you couldn’t bare to look at him and see the love in his eyes. A love that wasn’t yours and wasn’t for you.
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HOW are they talking so nonchalantly in the sneak peal when he destroyed her heart in the bathroom a few days prior and they're technically "married" 😩😩 I CANT WAIT TILL SUNDAY!!!! sorry just anxious lol
That’s because the sneak peek I posted is about half way through the story hihihi some shit went down before 👀 and after 👀 !!! cant wait for you to read it!!!!
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imma post a lil sneak peek of no wedding for the bad boys part two that now has a title : maybe one wedding for the bad boys (super original I KNOOOOW)
so yep imma post that tonight and will try to post the whole thing asap
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Listen to, no wedding for the bad boys was absolutely flawless, are you gonna make a part 2 doe🥺👉🏽👈🏽
jfrfqjdnjfd thank you so much for reading im glad you liked it!!! Idk about a part two yet but like I wouldn't leave y’all hanging like that so it might happen soon hihi 🤓
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I wasn't tag to do this but I wanna do it coz I love fun on Tumblr dot com lmaofvjngv
rules: choose a couple of favorite photos/gifs of your character, copy and paste the questions down below, answer as if you’re the character and that’s been tagged, and then tag some characters/authors you would love to see answer next! (BTW, you’re also allowed to tag an author again if they have more than one character you want to answer these questions!)
So this is for Y/N in no wedding for the bad boys..... she’s a self insert so obvs u picture her as you want but if I had to face claim her that’s the gorgeous Kiitana im seeing (u can take this as me kinda concluding no wedding for the bad boys!)
1. If you weren’t doing what you’re doing now (work/study), what would you be doing instead?
Honestly, I dream of leisuring all day in the sun on a beach in like... Hawaii?? Not worrying about material possessions and the mortifying ordeal of being known.... But if you want a realistic answer; being an assistant producer is getting tiring... I’m waiting on my promotion here.
2. If you could change one thing you did or didn’t say in the past, what would it be?
Shit is about to get deep here. Okay, first of all, I probably should’ve told Harry about my feelings earlier... like before he got engaged. And in that same vein, I’m still hoping that I’ll be able to apologise to Tania... Mrs steal your man got a lil too far turning into Mrs steal your husband. But yeah I guess I don’t have much regrets or remorses. I try to feel as complete with myself as can be and that means I let go of the past when its holding me back.
3. What’s one personal secret you haven’t told a soul?
I never forgave myself for being a terrible 13 year old and made my mom absolutely miserable.
4. If your mum texted you right now, how would that make you feel?
I mean depends what she’s texting me... Lately the family WhatsApp groupchat is lit. She’s been sending Covid19 infos like she works for the health department. Someone needs to stop her.
5. Have you pictured your future? If so, what does it look like?
Well I don’t like making plans. I like spontaneous shit... But what I’m seeing is def me and Harry and fun trips and stupid bets and a lot of sex. In the very near future... like tomorrow, we’re painting the walls of his apartment fuchsia because it will match my new weave.
6. What is your Zodiac sign and do you agree with it?
I’m a Sagittarius and I mean.... We’re pretty fucking amazing, so yeah.
7. Do you use social media? If so, what kinds of things do you post? If not, why not?
I don’t use much social media. I got a private insta with dubious posts about my friends and really amazing candids of me. I also post a lot of hair process and twitter screencaps on my story. I don’t have twitter. It’s the worst.
8. Who’s the most important person to you?
My mama. Then Harry cause his bitchass really grew on me.
9. What are your interests and hobbies?
Music. Art in general. Fashion obviously and hair. I’m like the other girls, yeah.
10. Have you ever been in love? Why/Why not?
I mean you know the story; in love with your best friend and then he gets engaged and then you fuck it up and then you don’t talk for a year and then he shows up at your door randomly and you decide to take a random ass trip to Jamaica to talk things over... Cause you know the sun, the beach, the cocktails make things easier. You end up non-drunk fucking and boom. We’re both in love. Let’s not label this relationship but spend this whole fucking quarantine together... For the sake of it.
Yeah... flash news; I’m so in love with him. Why? He’s my best friend. Isn’t that the best reason?
#nwftbb#writings#harry styles#so i keep doing things no one asked for#lmaodjdjjd#i fuck with my own shit so yeah
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Can I be on the tag list for no wedding for the bad boys please? 🥺❤️
sure!! im posting part two tonight hihi!!! can’t wait for you to read it!!
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I read the sneak peak and I'm already excited for the whole thing :(
dkuhfserhkgu I cant wait for you to read it!!! it was a lot of fun to write!! I still have a few scenes to finish and I should be posting it by Sunday!!
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Omg that’s such a unique plot... please make a part 2! If that’s his reaction to a one night stand with his friend, I can only imagine his reaction when she shows him the marriage license 💀
thank youuuu so much for reading !! im going to start writing part 2 tonight! and yep you know damn well this is going to be a mess 😭
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Thank you for making you story into a 'read more' post instead of spamming the tag with walls of texts! That is very considerate of you and other people should really follow suit!
no problem! thats the least I can do coz I hate when I have to scroll endlessly on my dash! so you’re welcome!
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Can you please please please make a part three of the boy band marriage please I want them to have a little family🥺🥺
enfksdjkgbjks a little family of styles and his best friend would the cutest thiiiiiing!!! I'll do a little blurb about it hihi!! keep your eyes peeled!
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Is part 2 the last part or does it continue? :)
its most likely the last part bc in the first place it was a one shot hihi .... it should've ended after part one but ppl loved it so I made a part two!! but I mean we’ll see how you guys feel about part two tonight and if u want more 🥰
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if y/n and harry don’t end up together I might as well cry
im guessing you’re talking about no wedding for the bad boys hihi and honestly you wouldn't be the only one to cry 😭 but im not giving anything away its going to be a fun ride 🤓
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Sunday. SUNDAY ?!?!?! Difuwksnfisncksk sooner pls
dhijehfjd i wiiiiiish but im finishing it tomorrow if everything’s good and then BOOM on Sunday its on!!! it’ll come sooner than you think 🥺
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