Maybe It Was Fate

Epilogue - Eight Years Later

Epilogue

Reina

Eight Years Later

I smile brightly as I walk slowly down the aisle. My eyes land on Harry's handsome face and he winks. I look down at the little girl in his arms, her hazel eyes meeting mine. She claps her hands excitedly and smiles. I reach my destination and stand next to Karina and one of her beautiful twins, Leighton. My eyes begin to water when I see mom walking down the aisle, her auburn hair up in a simple but very romantic way. Her white lacy dress fits her perfectly. When she reaches us she hands me her bouquet and smiles. She turns around to face the lucky groom. Mom met Dr. Read Harris at Sophia and Charlie's wedding four years ago. Read was the best man and mom was one of the bridesmaids. They hit it off and here we are now. Read is a wonderful man who unfortunately lost his wife to cancer and I'm glad that they were able to find each other. His daughter Rosalie stands right beside Karina smiling proudly. 

The precious Camille, Niall and Nik's two year old daughter, hands them the rings and the bride and groom say their I do's. The guests cheer as they kiss and walk down the aisle hand in hand. I grab Harry's arm and follow the happy couple. We stop when we reach the inside of the hotel. Harry wipes away a tear I didn't know was rolling down my face. "You okay darling?" He asks holding baby Lyric closely with one arm. 

I sniffle and nod having a huge knot in my throat. "I was just thinking about dad. He'd be so happy she found someone again." Lyric looks up at me confused then outstretches her little arms to me. "Mama." She says touching my face. 

I grab her and kiss her soft head. "Mama's alright Lyric." Harry chuckles beside me and shakes his head. "What?" I ask curious as to what is so amusing. 

He puts his arms around us and brings us closer to him. "How'd I get so lucky? I'm surrounded by friends, family and I have a hot, incredibly sexy wife and a beautiful baby girl." Harry touches Lyric's soft brown curls and her little nose. He looks at me with those green eyes I fell in love with. "My life is perfect." Harry leans down and touches his lips to mine. 

I smile into the kiss and sighs happily. "Mine too." 

"Oi lovebirds, it’s time for pictures." We turn around to face Louis holding baby Liberty while Karina holds baby Leighton. I smile at the little miracle twins in their arms. Louis and Karina got married three years ago and had been trying to get pregnant ever since. One day the doctor told them they might never be able to conceive. They were devastated to the point where Karina was depressed for a few months after. Nik was weary to tell her she was expecting again but Kari was happy for her. Two months after Nik announced it would be a boy Kari got really sick. She was lying in a hospital bed when the doctor came in to tell her that she was two months pregnant and with twins. Kari couldn't believe it, she and Louis were so excited. 

Harry entwines our hands together and we walk to them. Liam's playing with little Julian who's in Cleo's arms, Niall fixes Camille's fallen tiara her blonde hair and blue eyes just like her dad while Nik bounces Brady on her hip his grey eyes lit up with happiness and Zayn with a protective hand on Nova's growing bump. Valeria, the photographer and co-worker of mine, takes a couple of pictures of the bride and groom alone then she calls for the daughters. I hand Lyric to Harry and walk to my mom. Rosalie, Karina and I pose next to our mother and new stepdad. Next Valeria calls the best man and maid of honor, Sophia and Charlie smile brightly next to their best friends. After that the "extended family" gets into the picture. We stand with our husbands and our children next to each other. Liam, Cleo and Julian, Nik, Niall, Camille and Brady, Nova and Zayn, Kari, Louis with Liberty and Leighton, Harry and me with Lyric and finally Rosalie and her family. We are definitely one big happy family. 

A half an hour later I sit at the biggest table at the reception. Niall, and Nik are on the dance floor while Camille dances around in her purple dress with Toby, Rosalie's youngest son. Cleo and Liam are happily sitting down holding eight month old Julian. He has his father's brown eyes and his mother's black hair. Karina and Louis are also on the dance floor fooling around with the twins. Josh and Veronica sit next to us with their three year old Jonathan. I look at the end of the table and spot Zayn and Nova. They got married a year ago and now they're expecting a baby girl. I believe little Arabella is due in three months. Zayn kisses Nova’s head and places a loving hand on her stomach. Seeing them together reminds me so much of that very first year we all met. A couple of weeks after New Years we left for Miami for the start of the tour. That tour was by far one of the best moments of my life and I think a very important one for all of us. We grew up throughout all the fights and misunderstandings, all the love and heartbreak, all the places we went to and people we met. I remember the time Cleo and Liam almost broke up because of the fans. Harry and I eventually settled everything and promised we'd never lie to each other. Karina, Louis, Nova and Zayn had little fights but nothing serious. The biggest surprise was the fight Niall and Nikola had four months into the tour. They didn’t even want to see speak to each other let alone see each other. Eventually they realized what they had was more valuable and forgave one another. During their fight Veronica and us girls became very close because she was there and visited often.

"What are you thinking in that pretty head of yours?" Harry asks in my ears making me shiver. I look up at his smiling face. God how I love those dimples.

"I was thinking about the year we met, all the things that happened on the tour and after." I say pecking his lips and staring at Lyric sound asleep in my arms. 

He smiles reminiscently. "It was a pretty good year huh?" I nod placing my head on his chest and he kisses my head affectionately. "It's amazing how the five of us ended up falling for the five of you." He says after a few seconds. 

I sighs happily hearing dad's voice in my head 'maybe it was fate' he used to say. "Maybe it was fate." I reply smiling to myself knowing dad is watching from above. 

Harry chuckles his chest rumbling against my back . "Yeah, maybe."

After that first tour we went on two more tours with the boys and then I decided to go to photography school, Cleo went into management, Nik became an author, Nova went to design school and Kari became a known stylist. One Direction toured for years, completely selling out arenas and stadiums. They have seven platinum albums and have countless of awards. They decided to stop touring three years ago so they could focus on forming their families. And look at us now, we're all happily married with our children. In fact One Direction will be touring once again and this time with their families along for the ride. I can't think of a better life to have, surrounded by friends and family. I gotta say this is not what I had in mind when I thought of my future all those years ago but I wouldn't change it for anything.

The End.

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Hello lovies! I know I said I was writing two more chapters but I decided to leave it there and write the Epilogue. I felt that if I wrote the other chapters it would be too prolonged.  I really hope you like this last chapter and I want to thank you for being there along the way! I'm sad that it has come to an end but happy because I never thought I'd get here. I hope you'll read my new story Familiar Strangers which is already up. Thank you again for reading! Picture of the couples on the side! If you want to see their children and each of the girl's wedding dress, bouquet and wedding rings just go to my Pinterest ----> http://pinterest.com/camivalentina/books/

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Love, Kamila :)