More Than Roommates // Calum Hood

Wedding

I looked at myself in the mirror one last time. I had an all lace V-neck dress. It only went to my mid-calf and was very 50's style. My hair was pinned in a low side bun made of a bunch of curls a few down framing my face. I slid on the powder blue pumps admiring the cat eye Fancy had given me along with the nude lip. I sighed grabbing my bundle of daises and noticed Harper waiting for me. I giggled seeing her in the light peach I put my bridesmaids in. Hers however had white polka dots patterned on it to distinguish her as my maid of honor.

"3 minutes you two." Fancy warned. She was going to be my maid of honor, but I thought being states a part was just going to be too hard. She was still a bit upset, but was happy to see it was Harper who was by my side. "It's time to get your old butt married."

I walked out to the small garden where Calum was facing the field of flowers, so he wouldn't see me till I came down. I giggled a little and took my place. Harper would walk with Ashton, Tess with Michael, who Calum had become pretty good friends with after Ashton's wedding. Matt with Jade, and Daniel with Lily. Aiden was my ring bearer and Alayah my flower girl.

"Shall we?" My dad offered me his arm and I smiled taking it. I finally took a breath when I heard the music start for me to go. When I looked up Calum had turned and his eyes grew so wide along with his smile. I blushed and looked at my feet not able to keep eye contact with the boy in front of me. I took my place in front of Calum and bit my lip.

"Don't do that." He whispered and reached his hand up using his thumb to pull my lip from my teeth. I giggled a little as the preacher started. It got to the point of vows and Calum was to go first. "Anastasia, what do I say? I will love you forever, but I think you know that. I'll love little Caroline forever and all the rest of the 10 kids we have." He winked at the joke of having a lot of kids and I looked at our baby who was being held by Mali. "I want you to know that I never truly knew what love was until you came into my life. You made me a man, a good man. Not just a boy who was way too immature for a girl like you to even look his way. I love you for loving me, even though I've always been a work in progress."

It was now my turn...

"Gosh Calum, I have so much to promise to you, like the fact that I won't doubt us ever again. I doubted you for that week and it was horrible, I promise to always love you because you've made me believe in love. I didn't know if I'd find a guy who I'd be able to put up with forever, but you, you're something else. You've made my life into a whirlwind of adventure. I love you for accepting me and who I am."

There were a few more things before... "You may kiss the bride."

Calum was always about drama, so there was no surprise when he dipped me and kissed me with all the passion he could.

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I had just rocked Caroline to bed and was handed a glass of champagne as Harper took the floor. "Can I have everyone's attention? You see I'm Harper, the bride's best friend. Also her maid of honor, I'm sorry Fancy if I took your spot. I met Ana back when we got paired together as roommate's freshman year. Honestly the first time I met her she was talking a mile a minute and very loudly, she kind of scared me. Ana was always confident and I found that out very quickly. Calum came along when we moved into the apartment instead of living in dorms. I met Calum when I had went on my first date with Ashton. I thought maybe he'd be a good match for Ana, and so I tried to set them up. That's the day they met, but not because of a date, but because of a storm. She acted like she hated him for a while, but I think she always held a bit of a crush, and Calum was hooked since day one. I am so happy that my two best friends ended up together. Treat each other well or else I will be hearing about it, and that won't end well."

I laughed with everyone else as we all shouted cheers to Harper's speech and Ashton took the floor.

"Hello. Calum and I go back quite a while. I remember his face when I told him good job after the game he beat me at. It was almost the same one he gave when he saw Anastasia. We were kind of being creepers and watching the new girls move in when she turned around his jaw dropped and then he said something about getting with her. I'm sure that same Calum didn't see himself sitting in a tux next to his wife with a kid in the room. Calum man you've came such a long way and I'm so proud of you. Cheers to that!"

With that we raised our glasses again and drank. I smiled at Calum who had a hand out for me. "I think it's time for a dance."

Photograph by Ed Sheeran played through the room as Calum and I danced around and all I could think of was how far we had come. From the first day I kicked a girl out, to him forgetting to pay the water bill, the many overly hot nights. We had went through so many things and I was ready to spend the rest of my life right by his side.