Red String 2 {h.s}

Chapter 23

After the outcome of Monday's meeting, Harry got to work exceptionally quickly to get a wedding planned. He told Amy her job was to find a dress and he would handle the rest. She didn't have it in her to fight him, knowing that this was his love language, taking care of her. Harry loved feeling needed and never has she needed him more than in this moment.

Harry calls his mum and Gemma and gets them on a flight over from London, arriving on Thursday. They have instructions to stop by Amy and Harry's Hampstead house to pick up a few things to take with them. Also, a stop is made at Harry Lambert's who has quickly got a suit ready for the wedding. Niall gets word from Gemma and he gets on their flight with them, even though he is in the middle of his album promotion. He knew he'd regret not going so he hastily packed and made the flight just in time, not even telling Harry he was coming.

Jeff and Glenne are next on Harry's list; he needs a best man after all. Mitch and Sarah say yes immediately. Harry calls Tom, their biggest supporter. He knows it's a long shot with two kids and a wife but wanted to extend the invitation. He tells Harry that of course he'll be there for them and he gets a seat on the same flight as the rest. Harry thinks about inviting a few others but knows the location he has chosen won't accommodate a lot. Calling it small feels like an embellishment; it'll barely fit Amy and Harry let alone the other dozen or so people they've invited. But he can't think of a more perfect location so he hopes everyone that they didn't invite will understand.

Harry continues his dance training with Jamie with renewed vigor. He brings Amy along with him on Wednesday and shows her what they've been working on. It's the first time that he's seen her smile since Monday. On Thursday, Harry gets Amy to bring Sandra to come watch too and she claps wildly each time he performs it.

"What are you going to wear?" Sandra asks.

"For the video?" he asks back.

"Yeah, you always wear such great outfits."

"I'm going to be in cream colored trousers, an argyle sweater vest over a white button-down shirt with a bow tie."

"And what is she going to wear?"

"I think she'll be in a cream jumpsuit."

"Hmm," Sandra says and then looks out at the dance floor where she just watched Harry and Jamie perform together with Jamie playing Phoebe's role.

"What?" Harry asks, as he sees the same thinking face that Amy gets on her mother.

"Oh, it's nothing," she starts to say, then stops herself. If there's one thing that comes with knowing your knocking on death's door, is that you can say exactly what you mean. So, she does. "You should dress the same."

Harry looks at her quizzically and then at Jamie. Amy looks at her stunned, her mom is not usually so outspoken with her opinions.

"You and your dance partner should dress exactly the same. I mean, the dance alone is sticking its nose up at traditional gender roles in a dance, why not continue that by dressing identically. Or near identical. It will also make the dance look more uniform, although you'll have to be really in sync with your movements because you'll be able to tell the differences more easily."

"Were you a dancer?" Jamie asks.

"When I was younger, yes. Took dance classes right up until university."

"Oh wow, so you can dance!" Jamie says impressed. "Did you pick up the choreography for this?"

"Yeah, most of it," she responds back from her seat on the edge of the studio with Amy.

"Do you wanna dance it with me?" Harry asks, holding his hand out towards Sandra.

She looks over at Amy and then at Jamie and finally to Harry.