More Than a Soldier

Chapter 42 - Hen Party

Y/n's POV:

Scarlett stumbled in at about 4am this morning. She was the drunkest that I've ever seen her, and it took me a while to convince her that I was her actual fiancé and not the blown up sex toy that she was carrying with her. I wish that I was able to record her as she was hilarious, and I want to be able to tease her about this for weeks to come! Though I'm sure she'll get her own back tonight.

Lizzie is currently passed out in our guest room as she was too drunk to be left alone. The twins are coming over this morning for the final dress fitting, so they promised to take her home with them then so she could get ready to join me for my hen party this evening. I was surprised when they texted me early this morning confirming the plans. Apparently, they were sensible with the drinking, not wanting to sew under the influence!

Last night, I had a great time with Ava and Scarlett's parents. They're staying with us, and I'm surprised they didn't wake up when Scarlett, Lizzie and Hunter came in. They weren't exactly quiet. We spent the evening playing games together and eating take out and lots of snacks. It was nice being able spend time with them in the lead up to the wedding.

I can't believe that it's only 4 days away. It all feels very surreal at the moment, even though most of our days have been around getting everything ready or picking people up from the airport.

My British contingent arrived yesterday evening. I slipped out to pick them up before dropping them at their hotel to settle. Apparently, they're all joining in some part of the plans today, so I'll have a chance to see them all properly and catch up.

I got up early to make some breakfast for the drunkards, and also to make sure that I get a head start on lining my own stomach. Knowing Sophie, it's going to be her aim to get me as drunk as possible and I have no idea what's coming today. All I know is it starts at 1pm and I'm worried about how long we're going to be drinking for!

Melanie is up not long after me and joins me in the kitchen to cook. We end up preparing quite the spread. Just as we're pouring the juice, I hear the stairs creak. Then after a minute or so a very hungover Scarlett appears in the doorway. "Morning Angel." I walk over to greet her, placing a kiss on her head. "Shush, don't be so loud." She complains. I look to Melanie who laughs, shaking her head. "I'm sorry my love." I say as quietly as I can. "We made you some breakfast if you can stomach it." She looks over my shoulder and sniffs a little, almost testing if her stomach is going to cope. "Looks lovely. Thank you." She smiles, dragging her feet to the kitchen island to start eating.

"I'll go and wake the others so they can join us whilst it's hot." Melanie offers, heading off to round everyone up. I join Scarlett and wrap and arm around her and she sinks into my touch. "I hate Lizzie." She mumbles and I chuckle. "Did you have nice time though?" I ask her and her eyes light up. "Yeah, I did. It was so much fun, and Lizzie went to a lot of effort." She responds happily. "They bought me some gag gifts, but I think we can add them to our collection." She leans into whisper into my ear. "Oh, I'm intrigued." I smirk. "Our honeymoon is going to be interesting." I smirk. "Don't tease me. I'm horny but hungover." Scarlett whines next to me, making me chuckle. "It's ok my love. I'll make it up to you." I promise, placing a kiss to her temple and serving up a plate for Ava.

The others eventually join us, and I get a great kick out of seeing how hungover Lizzie and Hunter are. "How are you even going to carry on this evening?" Melanie asks Lizzie. "I'll rally. Though I'm not going to lie, I am regretting doing a two nighter." She huffs, before glugging the glass of orange juice.

They share the parts of the night that are safe around Ava and Scarlett's parents. It seems like they had a lot of fun and there were plenty of games to keep the competitive lot entertained for the evening.