Time: 8:32 am. Several days later.
Setting: Sacristy. St. James Catholic Cathedral.
Ashton: (wearing a suit, standing behind Niall who is looking himself over in the mirror) How are you feeling?
Niall: (slightly shaky) Nervous. (chuckles) But, the good kind of nervous.
Ashton: (smiles) Yeah, that makes sense. How's Harry taking the whole thing?
Niall: He's freaking out like the mother hen he is. (clears throat) I'm not complaining, though. The place looks great. He did a great job. Don't know why we needed such a big chapel, though. There's less than a hundred people out there.
Ashton: You know how Haz is. It's either go big or go home with him.
Niall: (nods, shakily fixes his tie, gets it messed up, tries to fix it again, messes up) Damn it.
Ashton: (turns Niall around, fixes his tie properly) Not afraid to sing in front of thousands of people but put you in a church...
Niall: On my wedding day, you arse.
Ashton: Don't swear! We're in a church!
Niall: (chuckles, smiles up at Ashton) Thank you for doing this. I know it's hard.
Ashton: (smiling) You're my brother. Maybe not by blood but who cares about all that?
Niall: (quiet for a moment) I should thank Luke.
Ashton: (surprised) Oh?
Niall: He's helped you. He makes you happy. (wistfully) And I'm sure, if it wasn't for him, you wouldn't even be attending my wedding, let alone be the best man.
Ashton: (honest) You're right.
Niall: Where is that beanstalk, anyway?
Ashton: (snorts) Talking to Gemma.
Niall: (eyes widen) You left those two alone?
Ashton: (just as worried) Yeah. Pretty sure that was a bad idea.
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