Living La Vida Loca - Harry Lewis & ChrisMD

Chapter 59: Rose Gold

-Kyla's POV-

I look at myself once more in the mirror before walking out to where all the bridesmaids are waiting. I first make eye contact with Evelyn and the look on her face could have me in instant tears.

"Oh my God," Freya breathes out as Faith says, "You look gorgeous, Kyla."

"Thank you," I smile, looking over in Talia's direction only to see her eyes already starting to well up.

"T, it's too early in the day for me to start crying," I joke, "I literally just finished getting my makeup done."

Talia laughs as she stares at the lights, trying to get the tears to stop from spilling, "I'm sorry. I just can't believe you're finally getting married. And to Harry. It's like a fucking Hallmark movie or something."

All the girls laugh as Talia dabs at the corners of her eyes, "But seriously, Kyla. You look beautiful. Harry's a lucky guy."

I smile, feeling tears dangerously close to spilling, "My goal was to not cry until after the ceremony. You guys need to start talking shit about me so I don't lose it."

"You look gross, booooo," Evelyn says immediately, fighting to keep her own tears back.

I let out a laugh, "Thanks, Eve. You've always got my back."

There's a short knock on the door before we hear Chris's voice. "Can I come in?"

I nod and Evelyn walks over to open the door. Chris has his hand over his eyes, peeking between two fingers.

"You're such a dork," Evelyn says, playfully rolling her eyes.

"What? I was just making sure you were all decent," Chris says, walking through the door.

"You think I would open the door if we weren't?" Evelyn says back and Chris smirks as he tilts his head, "Touché."

He leans forward and presses a kiss against her lips. "You look beautiful," I hear him say, only to her, but loud enough that I can hear it. I smile at how in love the two of them look, and I briefly share a knowing glance with Talia, Faith, and Freya.

Chris turns around, sensing all of us watching him. He lets out an awkward laugh before saying, "I just wanted to check in on you guys. See if there was anything I could do?"

"Are the groomsmen all ready? And Harry? And all the guests are here?" Talia asks.

Chris' eyes slightly widen before he lets out a short breath, "Yeah. I think everyone is good to go."

"Then everything here is perfect," Talia says with a smile.

"Great," Chris says as he pulls out something from his pocket, "Then my last task was to give you this."

Chris takes a few steps forward to hand me a blue velvet box with a little note on top of it.

"What is this?" I say, turning the box over in my hand.

"Not sure," Chris lifts his head to look at the note, "Maybe it's divorce papers."

"Christopher," Evelyn gasps as Freya chucks a pillow in his direction.

Chris barely dodges the pillow, "Geez. Tough crowd."

I laugh as Faith and Freya practically shove Chris out of the room and shut the door in his face.

Chris shouts through the door, "Totally joking, by the way. Super excited for the wedding! Love you, Kyla."

All the girls laugh as Evelyn shakes her head.

I look back to the object in my hands and pull the note from the box, immediately recognizing Harry's handwriting scrawled across the paper.

I love you.
Forever and Always.
-Harry

I put the note down and slowly open the box, revealing a rose gold heart necklace. I pick it up, soon realizing it's a locket. I open the locket seeing two of the photobooth pictures on each side. I turn it over once more, revealing the last two pictures from the strip. I finally flip the locket fully over, seeing our wedding date carved into the back.

I had no idea what these pictures would mean when we took them. Not only do they signify one of the first nights we ever truly talked, but they also played a big role in our engagement, and now our wedding.

I don't even realize I'm crying until Evelyn comes over with a tissue.

"Shit," I laugh as Evelyn lightly dabs my cheeks. Once I get control over my emotions again, I hand her the necklace so she can look at it. I almost feel like I could cry again as Evelyn's face softens as she looks at the pictures. I shake my head, "He's so stupid."

"He's in love," Evelyn corrects me, "Do you need help putting it on?"

"Yes, please," I say with a soft smile as I sit down at the vanity.

I move my hair to the side as she places the necklace around my neck. It rests perfectly on my chest as Evelyn readjusts my hair.

I look at her in the mirror and say, "This feels very Mamma Mia of us. I feel like we should burst out singing Slipping Through My Fingers."

"I would queue that song up, but I know I would absolutely lose my shit if I heard that song right now," Evelyn says, making both of us laugh.

The next thirty minutes fly by, with all the girls taking pictures and fixing up their makeup and making small adjustments. The closer we get, the more nerves I can feel twisting in my stomach.

There's suddenly a loud bang at the door, causing all the girls to jump. I stand up just as Chip and Freezy barrel through the door.

"What the hell are you guys doing in here?" Talia asks, "You gave us a heart attack."

Chip ignores Talia as his hand flies to cover his mouth. He takes a few steps forward and puts his hands on my shoulders.

"Kyla. You look simply stunning," Chip says as he pulls me into a hug.

I widen my eyes and look at the girls as Faith says, "Chill, Chip. You'll mess up her hair."

I'm shocked when Chip pulls back in tears, dramatically wiping at his cheeks as he sniffles, "Sorry. Sorry. This is just a big day for me."

I bite my lip to stop from cracking up as Talia leans forward and says, "I'm sorry. This is such a big day... for you?"

"If you think this is bad, you should have seen Chip when he first saw Harry. We all thought he was going to pass out he was so emotional," Freezy says.

"Somehow that doesn't surprise me," Faith says, making Chip squint his eyes at her while he wipes away his tears.

"It truly terrifies me that this is how you two act while completely sober," Freya says.

"Don't loop me in with this weirdo," Freezy says, taking a step away from an offended-looking Chip. Freezy turns to me and says, "You do look really pretty."

"Thanks," I grin.

"So why are you guys here again?" Talia asks.

"Oh yeah, shit. We were supposed to tell you that everyone is ready," Chip says.

"What do you mean everyone is ready?" Evelyn asks.

"Like Harry is literally waiting at the altar," Chip says and my face drops.

Evelyn smacks Chip on the shoulder, "Of course you two would flirt with Kyla while the entire wedding is waiting."

"What can I say?" Chip smirks before the three girls practically push Chip and Freezy out the door.

Evelyn lets out a breath as she turns to me, "Are you ready?"

I take a second to calm my breathing before saying, "As ready as I'll ever be."