benefits ( ryland storms )

| extra (AU). wedding

extra here comes the bride
( AU - meaning this aligns with the alternate ending plot line )

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POPPY FELT LIKE SHE WAS ABOUT TO SHIT HERSELF. She looked at herself in the mirror, admiring how she looked... she could wholeheartedly say that she looked beautiful. Though, Ryland would've told her that she looked beautiful every second of everyday (what a simp). But a soft smile laid on Poppy's face as Isla, Kennedy, and Mia all frantically ran around the small and quaint room trying to finalise everything.

The trio had been trying to make this ceremony stress-free for Poppy, as not only did Poppy have to plan an entire wedding with Ryland (who was hopeless with this sort of stuff), but she also had to take care of her two boys.

Speaking of her two boys, the door slowly creeped open despite the many protests from the three girls as Patty's head peeked through. "Just me." He said with a soft laugh as he looked into the other girls' eyes, who looked like they were on the verge of an anxiety attack thinking it would be Ryland trying to see Poppy (which he had tried to do multiple times but Mia had always grabbed the closest object to her and started hitting him). The boy entering the room with his two nephews as they ran towards their mother excitedly.

Poppy gave her brother a smile as she bent down to embrace her two boys, the boys letting out a loud, "Mom!", as their arms wrapped around her body (Isla squirming as she saw Connor's face covered with chocolate and mentally thinking, if this child ruins this dress...). "Doesn't Mommy look pretty Uncle Pat!" Benny called out, as Patrick looked between the boy and his sister, replying with a soft nod as Poppy rose from her spot on the floor.

The blonde boy let out a sigh and put out his arms towards his sister, who immediately fell into his embrace. The two siblings holding onto each other, not long before Poppy put out an arm to pull Kennedy into the sibling hug. The three siblings stood there for a long while before they all released from the embrace.

"You look so beautiful Munchkin." Patrick whispered as he placed a soft kiss onto her temple as Poppy's eyes began to well up — the Huston boy quickly placing his finger near his eye to catch the tear before it fell. "Now don't go crying on me Poppy, you've gotta at least cry for Dad." The two let out a soft laugh as Poppy fanned herself quickly looking towards the clock — it read 11:09am, 6 minutes to go.

"I think I'm about to throw up." She whispered as she held onto Patrick's arms, the two swaying back and forth. "Nope, I'm not ready to be an uncle again... the boys are enough." Patrick protested as he put his arms up in a 'surrender' manner, Poppy beginning to softly slap her brother as everyone in the room laughed at the comic relief the Huston boy was able to deliver.

"Of course Dad is late." Kennedy laughed as the door proceeded to open, "I'm here! I'm here!" Jeff Huston yelled out as he ran in — clearly out of breath. Poppy chuckled as Patrick moved out of the way to let his dad and sister have their moment.

"Oh my word, my darling you look... so beautiful." Jeff said as his voice cracked, feeling very emotional and bittersweet. He was ecstatic to give away his daughter to the love of her life and father of her children, but she was still his little girl and they had been through so much. "If you cry Dad, I'll cry... and I really can't be boys cover your eyes," Mia and Isla proceeded to laugh and cover Connor and Benny's ears as they thought under their grip, "fucking stuffed to fix my makeup. So Dad, save the tears."