7 years later.
Miranda helps me into my white dress. The color of my skin looks weird with the white dress around my body. I didn't get tan on our vecation in Turkey before our wedding but it's not that bad. I was always pale, even in high school. The mirror in front of me shows a beautiful woman. She looks like she has confidence and looks like she's very successful. Her hair is pulled up in a curly ponytail, like she loves to wear it since she met her soon-to-be husband. The small silver flowers and the silver chickadee decorate the left side of her head. I look beautiful for once. I reach for the silver necklace Niall gave me seven years ago. Miranda helps me put it around my neck.
"You look so beautiful, Alex. I can't believe you're getting married to Niall! This is so exciting. I'm more excited than I was at my wedding", she chuckles, laying her hand on my cheek.
Her big belly looks great in her purple dress. She smiles at me widely.
"Thank you so much, Miranda", I smile.
She just nods. The door opens, revealing the photographer.
"Hello, Miss Hemmings. It's time to take some pictures. Your fiancé is already finished with his shoot", she tells me.
"Oh, okay."
Miranda smiles at me. She hands me my flowers.
After about an hour of taking pictures, we move on to the hotel where Niall and I are going to get married at. Miranda and I hold our hands tightly, as we drive to the hotel in a black Range Rover. Our wedding was pretty expensive but since our company is running really well, we have the money. Niall just spoils me a lot. I actually hate all of the money. Three years ago Paul and Leigh-Ann gave us the company. It's been blooming ever since.
"You're hands are so sweaty", Miranda laughs.
"I'm so excited", I exclaim, making her smile.
I just immagine how Niall looks in his suit. The black material framing his body so perfectly. His blonde quiff styled up perfectly. A smirk on his lips when I walk down the isle. His lip piercing shining a very nice black-silver color. He got it a few years ago when we moved into our own house, out of the apartment, after we both finished our apprenticeship. The house is in the same area that Niall's parents house is at. We already got two cats, named Luna and Chris, and Niall already told me that he wants to build up a family. I really want to have kids with Niall. We love each other so much. As soon as the hotel comes to my sight, I feel my palms getting even more sweaty. I haven't been this nervous since the night we went to Prom. My emotions overcome me, when I see my dad outside the ball room, where we're doing everything of the wedding.
"Hi dad", I smile, tears welling up in my eyes.
"You're so beautiful, Alexandra. Your mother would be so proud of you", he says, wiping some of my tears away.
"Thank you, dad. Mom's always here", I say, pointing to my heart.
My mother died almost two years ago. Her heart just stopped beating while she slept. At least she didn't die in pain. I look over at my father. He nods, giving me a tissue before the music starts to play, so I can do my walk down the isle. Miranda and Sam stand in front of my dad and I. We don't have any children to throw out flower pedals or anything but I'm okay with it. The doors open, revealing the whole Horan and Hemmings family and all of our friends from high school and some employees we became friends with. Niall stands at the front, his back turned towards me. The music starts and everyone stands up. Miranda and Sam walk down the isle as Niall's best man and my matron of honor. Niall turns around, his eyes meeting mine. They shine brightly, the blue color making me feel like home. He is my home. I feel the tears in my eyes welling up. This is finally becoming real. I'm marrying the love of my life. Niall's eyes scan my body. This is what I waited for all of my life.
*****
I feel Niall's hand on my back. Shivers run up and down my body. He lets his hand wander down to my bum. He cups it through my dress. I slap it away, watching my dad dance with Leigh-Ann while Paul dances with one of Niall's aunts.
"Can't wait until we finish here and get to go to our honeymoon suit", he whispers into my ear, as I take a sip of my champange.
Currently everyone's dancing and singing to some 90s song. I didn't dance much yet because Niall's constantly been talking to our guests while I drank and ate and chatted with Luke. He actually came the whole way from New York with Josh. It's so sweet of him. They're both currently working a lot, so it's surprising that they could make it.
"Do you want to dance, birdy?", Niall asks, kissing the tattoo behind my ear.
I nod, hearing You and Me by The Lifehouse. This song is actually pretty old. Niall takes my hand, pulling me onto the dancefloor. I see my father dancing with my little cousin and Luke and Josh smiling at each other. Niall stops draging me by my hand, as soon as we stand in the middle of the dancefloor. We move to the song in sync, while I have my arms around his neck and he has his around my waist, making me press my head to his chest lightly. The next song is also a slow song. Just as I hear the first guitar riff, I know it. 18 by One Direction. We actually had our wedding dance to this song. Niall takes my chin into his hand, looking at me deeply with a smile on his face. He moves my face closer to his, so I close my eyes. He kisses me deeply, as tears form in my eyes. I'm so in love with this guy. Carrying his name is not enough to show my love. Mrs Alexandra Horan. That actually sounds pretty good, now that I think of it. Niall and I sway back and fourth to our song. He whispers the lyrics in my ear, as we dance. I lay my head on his shoulder. Niall kisses my tattoo once in a while.
"I'm so fucking in love with you, Mrs Horan", he whispers after the song.
"I'm so in love with you, Mr Horan", I smile, kissing him while the song ends.
My hands find his hair, playing with them in the nape of his neck. He loves when I do that. Niall lets his hands slide down to the small of my back. I shiver. He still has this effect on me. Ever since he first came into my life, I felt like this. I'm in love with this handsome man. We part, catching our breaths.
"I'm so happy to be your wife, Niall. I love you so much", I tell him.
"Birdy, the moment I saw you in our shared apartment was the moment I knew I wanted to marry you. Don't ever let anyone get you down. I love you to the moon and back infinit times."
*****
17 years later.
"Thomas Stanley and Lucinda Grace Horan! Come here right now and bring your phones and laptops!", I shout through the house, mad at the twins for being at a party yesterday without Niall and I's permission.
First, my handsom son, Tom comes flying down the stairs. He looks terrified. He should be scared of what I'm going to do. Soon, my beautiful daughter, Lucy comes down the stairs, typing on her phone. She clicks the "lock"-button, as she arrives the last step. Niall stands beside me, holding my shoulder while I stare at the kids with a glare. My eyes wander from Tom to Lucy and back.
"Your mother and I saw some pictures of you at a party at Luke and Josh's yesterday. Their son had a party and you sneaked out to go! That's really bad of you two", Niall speaks loudly, his voice very deep and his accent more prominent than ever.
"But dad, it was a one time thing and Kyle practically forced us to come. He said, if we didn't come, he'd post some embaressing pictures of us on the Internet", Lucy whines.
She knows how much we hate when they whine. They are 17 years old, so they don't have to whine. I reach my hands out to recieve their phones and laptops. They lay it all in my arms.
"No buts, Lucinda. You know how we feel about it", I say, using her full name to piss her off a little.
"Ryan wants to come over later. We want to go out on a date", she whines.
"I don't care about Ryan and your relationship, if you can call it that way. He has all of those tattoos and his motorcycle is way too fast for such a young man", Niall comments.
"Can I go back to my room? I still have to do some homework for History", Tom suddenly speaks up.
Tom isn't a big rebbel like Lucy. She comes after her father. Tom is more like me. I dismiss him, telling him he's grounded for two weeks. I know Lucy pulled him into this. She always does.
"Lucy, I want you to tell me how you got to that party and what the hell you did there", Niall growls.
She sits down at the kitchen table. I sit down in front of her. Her head hangs low, making it look like she's about to cry. I take one of her hands from the table and hold it.
"We drove to Kyle's place and came home with a taxi. I got my car the day after. Tom has nothing to do with this. I pulled him into this", she explains.
"And why did you do that?", Niall asks.
"I wanted to get my mind off of Ryan."
"But why?", I ask quite curious.
"Ryan, he cheated on me with that girl from Math. They made out and stuff", she suddenly says really quietly.
I look at Niall, his stubble making him actually look younger. He nods, forcing me to talk.
"Honey, I know it may seem weird but you have to let him explain himself. Your father did some crazy things when we were your age and we were slowly falling in love with each other. You should give him another chance", I tell her, pushing a strand of hair behind her ear.
She nods.
"You can go out with him tonight but I want you home by 10. If he's 10 minutes late, he will have a bullet between his eyes", Niall tells her.
She falls around his neck, kissing his cheek.
"Thank you so much, dad."
He just waves it off.
"But you're still grounded for three weeks. I'll keep your phone for a short while though. You'll get it to go to school and that's it", I announce, dismissing her.
She thanks me, too, before leaving the room. I feel Niall sit down beside me with his arm around my shoulders. He pulls me closer to lay his head on my shoulder.
"Remember when we were this young?", he asks, kissing my cheek.
"Of course. I think your opinion on Ryan is quite funny. He's just like you the time we started being friends. He has tattoos and piercings", I laugh lightly.
"That's true. Maybe we just have to see what Lucy does with him tonight and invite him when everything goes right", he suggests.
I nod, laying my hand on Niall's theigh because his lips come extremly close to my ear. He's probably going to get me turned on like he usually does to piss me off.
"Since Lucy is gone tonight and we could send Tom out, too, just to let them have one more night out before getting grounded", Niall whispers into my ear, biting my earlobe seductively.
I shiver. He still has that effect on me. I kiss his cheek quickly. But I can't say anything against a night with my beautiful husband.
"Sounds good", I smirk.
The End.