Rice, Rice, baby

Epilogue

Author's note: And we've made it to the end! 🙁 Thank you very much to everyone who has read and supported this story. As always, and especially with the ones about Declan since he is my fave, it means a lot.
Hope you like this last chapter, and once again, thank you very much for reading! 💜

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A year later...

"Can you replay that bit?"

"What?" Declan says.

"The last five seconds of the video. Can you play them again?"

"Urgh" he groans. "I should have worn one of those clip on ties like the one Leo is wearing."

"Declan, Leo is six and you are almost thirty. You have to wear a proper tie" I say while trying to follow the step I just watched. "Ok, done."

"Let me see" he says, checking himself in the mirror.

"You clean up quite well, Rice" I tease him.

"So do you, Miss Chapman" he winks, my face instantly starting to burn. Will that ever stop happening? Probably not.

"Yes... Umm... Let's go, we can't be late."

"One last thing" Declan says, taking my hand as I try to leave the bathroom.

"What."

"I love you, Liv" he smiles.

"I love you too" I smile back. "Now let's go."

"Liv, did you just dodge me when I was about to kiss you?" he laughs.

"I did, yes. I can't let you ruin my makeup. And, if we kiss, we will definitely get carried away and end up being late, and then Madders and Kennedy will kill us."

"True" he chuckles. "Though now you owe me a kiss."

"I won't forget about it, don't worry. Now let's go."

"Fine" he sighs when I grab his hand and basically drag him behind me.

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"I now pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride" the priest says before Madders wraps his hands around Kennedy's waist and kisses her, everyone cheering and clapping.

"They are so cute" I smile. "Don't you agree, Declan? Declan?"

"Yeah?"

"Oh my God, Declan. Are you crying?"

"What? No, no" he says, quickly wiping away his tears. "It's just the sun and these gorgeous blue eyes you love so much. Sometimes they get too sensitive."

"The eyes or the owner of the eyes?"

"Don't tease me, Olivia" he says, pinching my butt and making me jump.

"Declan!" I say, quickly looking around to see if anyone has noticed.

"You've been warned" he smirks.

"Idiot" I reply, hitting his arm. "But there is nothing wrong with getting emotional during a wedding, you know? And I have seen you cry many times before."

"I know, Liv. But this time, I wasn't crying."

"Of course you weren't" I say, moving my hands to my back so he doesn't try anything again. But he has seen me, and does something worse.

"I wasn't" he whispers in my ear before giving it a little bite, the noise that leaves my mouth being the most inappropriate one ever, and one that the woman sitting next to me has definitely heard.