Sugar ♡ Niam AU [COMPLETE]

EPILOGUE

"Don't you do it," Zayn warns Niall. "I swear to God, Niall, if you do, I will fight you."

"Fight me," Niall giggles, pretending to punch his best friend in the nose.

Zayn just cocks an eyebrow, making Niall dissolve into more giggles. 

"Don't worry, Zee," Niall adds, "I'm not gonna cry." His nose is pink, though, a clear sign that he will start to cry, and soon.

"Oh, Ni," Zayn coos, and pulls his best friend into his arms. "Babe, you're not supposed to cry at your own wedding."

"That's not true," Niall sniffles. He hugs Zayn tighter, practically cutting off his best friend's air supply. He pulls back then. "Zayn," he begins, "You're the best person I know. You've shown me so much love, ever since we were kids. Even when I don't deserve it."

"You always deserve it," Zayn interrupts, making Niall roll his eyes. 

"Anyway. I'm honored to have you a part of my life." Niall chews on his lip, clearly worried that Zayn will make fun of him for being so cheesy. Zayn doesn't, though. He wouldn't. His face softens, and he leans down and kisses Niall's forehead. 

"I love you, too," is all he says, and that's enough for Niall.

~ ~ ~

Sena and Zoey, ages five and eight now, fought for two whole weeks over who would be the flower girl. Ironically, Isaac won out over all, insisting that he wanted to be the first flower boy ever. So, Isaac is their flower boy, Sena is the ring bearer, and Zoey is Niall's maid of honor. Zayn is Niall's best man, so he has both, but Liam doesn't care. As long as Niall is happy, it's good with him.

The wedding is beautiful, of course. Their colors are gold and white, and everything is shimmery and sparkly and wonderful. Niall can't stop beaming up at Liam all throughout the ceremony, except for when he says his vows, when he bursts into tears. He just can't believe it -- he, Niall Horan (now Niall Payne) is getting married.

Zayn sits in the front row next to his boyfriend, Harry, smiling proudly. He's so happy that Niall is happy. He's so proud of his best friend -- he has overcome so much, he deserves every bit of love and happiness that he receives. He says this during the reception, when he does his best man speech, and Niall is crying all over again, leaning his head on Liam's shoulder.

When it's over, a limo takes Niall and Liam to an airport. Niall doesn't know where they're going, but Zayn knows that Liam has arranged for them to go to Disneyland. He wishes he could see Niall's face when they land, knowing that he's going to flip, but he's glad that Niall will enjoy his honeymoon, in more ways than one. (A/N: wink wink, nudge nudge)

"You okay?" Harry asks him, and Zayn shakes himself when he realizes he's been staring at the spot where the limo was for a solid ten minutes.

"Yeah, sorry. I'm just really happy for him." He smiles up at Harry, leans into his boyfriend's hold.

"Maybe we'll be next," Harry says, surprising Zayn. Sure, they've been together for two years, and he knows he wants to marry Harry, but he's surprised that he's bringing this up now.

"I'd like that," Zayn says, a bit shyly, still caught off-guard. Harry is beaming then, bringing out the dimples in his cheeks. 

"Yeah?" he asks a bit softly, and Zayn is almost disgusted that he hadn't expected it when Harry slips down to one knee. 

"Oh, god," Zayn gasps, hands going up to cover his mouth.

"Well? Will you marry me?" Harry questions, wiggling the ring at Zayn, and Zayn is both laughing and crying so hard that it hurts his throat to say yes.

~ ~ ~

"DISNEYLAND!?" Niall shrieks, and throws his arms around Liam's neck. He hadn't known it was possible for one person to love another as much as he loves Liam. He feels like his heart is going to burst out of his chest like in the cartoons, and his cheeks are sore from smiling.

"Love you," Liam hums, kissing down Niall's neck, knowing that's where he's the most sensitive. Niall squirms, breathing heavy. "Love you so much, Mr. Payne."

Niall giggles, still breathless. "I love you, too, Mr. Payne."

And they lived happily ever after.