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declan and lauren's wedding was by far one of the best things that i've ever been to in my life and i've been to some pretty amazing events and places but nothing could ever compare to this; the pair had chosen to have their ceremony in a country house with only their closest friends and family attending before having everybody invited for the reception.
mason had claimed me as his date before today had even happened so it was only fair to claim him as mine, the pair doing everything together since we were born to even now. so without boring you with the details of our entire twenty-three year friendship, it basically leads us to now.
declan and lauren had given me a seat at mason's table, the one he was currently sharing with his family, and to say that i was having the time of my life would be an understatement. i had spent majority of the night either up dancing with debbie and jasmine or mason would be sat as close as he could to me as we talked about our ideal futures. his consisted of being the best footballer before eventually settling down and starting a family whilst mine consisted of travelling the world before wanting to settle down, both of us with similar hopes for the future.
once we moved on from the conversation about our future, we had only been talking with his family for a few minutes before a certain song began to play. "it's our song, mase." i gasped happily, hearing let it all go by birdy starting to play, as i turned to him with a beaming smile on my face.
"may i have this dance?" mason stood up in front of me, holding his hand out so i could take it before we walked over to the dance floor, quite a few couples dancing with one another.
with his hands resting on my waist as his thumbs softly ran along my sides through the silky material of my dress, and my arms around his neck, we gently swayed to the sweet melody of the song.
"i'm pretty sure that my mum is crying right now." mason whispered into my ear, the little breaths leaving his mouth with his words causing me to get small goosebumps on the back of my neck as i giggled at the sight.
"she is, so is your dad." i clarified for him, tightening my grip around him as i heard him chuckle, his fingers reaching around to my exposed back running his fingers along it, ever so softly.
"do you want to go outside for a minute?" he whispered into my ear once the song had finished and a more upbeat one came on, more people coming onto the dance floor so we took that as our cue to leave for a little bit.
"yeah, lead the way mount." he grabbed my hand, interlocking our fingers together, as we walked towards the exit trying to dodge the people who were walking around.
"you look beautiful tonight." he complimented me as soon as we reached outside, my back leaning against the rail whilst he rested against the brick wall.
"so therefore i have value?" i repeated one of the lines from on our favourite films making him chuckle as i wrapped my arms around my body to protect myself from the nippy air.
"you're always beautiful, y/n." i thanked him with a soft smile before my body shivered. "you cold?"
"just a little bit but i'll be alright." i may have been cold but the smile on face was warm, my face now getting a rosy tint because of the cold. "mase, you'll freeze, i'll be fine."
"i've been your best friend for twenty-three years, i know when you lie."
"what else am i good at lying about?"
"when you say that you don't have feelings for me." his statement made my eyes widen, wondering how on earth he could figure that.
"is it that obvious?"
"i wasn't actually sure on that one, only like 70%, but it's nice to know." he rambled but it was easy to tell that he was happy about hearing my feelings. "but also because ben told me that you like me."
"we sound like a pair of teenagers right now, "but yeah, i do really like you."
"it's about bloody time, it only took you both twenty-three years." an overly excited voice came from the door to the side of us, both of us too invested in each other to see that lewis was stood at the door and had heard that conversation.
"we're kind of in the middle of a moment right now."
"oh yeah, sorry, carry on." a beaming smile on his face as he apologised, beginning to walk backwards so we could be left alone and we both knew that he had been sent by his family to check on us. "enjoy, lovebirds!"
"what was i saying?"
"nothing much, you was just declaring your undying love for me under the stars." mason smugly looked down at me, the moonlight shining perfectly on his face, the light making him look even more attractive than he already was.
"you make me sound like such a romantic." i giggled softly, not failing to notice the many times he wound glance at my lips, a smirk growing on my face as i knew what he wanted to do in this moment. "are you going to kiss or me what?"
during this moment, i wished that time could pause forever, just wanting to be stuck in this moment for a lifetime; we had been waiting for this for many years and now that it'd finally happened, neither of us wanted to let go. his right hand going to the back of my head, holding a gentle grip on my hair as he pulled me closer to his before connecting our lips in a soft but passionate kiss, my hands moving to cup his cheeks, deepening the kiss further as we both had to pull away for a quick second, the need to breathe ruining the meaningful moment.
"who knew you suited red lipstick?" i looked at his lips once we pulled away, my lipstick smeared all of his mouth and no doubt that mine would be smeared too.
"i suit everything, darling." he moved one a strand away from my forehead, the touch of his fingertips lingering on my skin. "want to know what i suit the most?"
