Life with a rock start the third chapter.

Chapter 43

We sat down for food and when everyone had finished it was time for speeches.

River went first, then the Mcbusted boys and 5sos boys then Charlotte parents then Jakes parents then it was me and Jodie. We had done a bit together and a bit separate.

"Charlotte our best friend. Grown up now." Jodie said

"Yeah not our little girl anymore." I said

"You have become a wonderful person and mother." Jodie said

Once we had finished our together speech it was time for our separate speeches. This was the bit I was dreading the most.

I went first.

"Charlotte. I look at you now and I have seen how much you have grown up. From when I first met you I knew we were going to be my best friend for ever. When I first got together with Dougie you were there holding my hand. When things got hard when people were saying things and when it all became too much and I wanted to end the relationship you were there telling me how stupid I was to think that I could want to end things with Dougie. You've been my rock. You have become the little sister I never had. Not a day goes past when I don't speak to you or see you even when I'm away with the boys we have had many Skype chats and many facetimes. Text or  messaging each other just for a chat to find out how each other is doing. I don't think I could live without you anymore. When you met Jake I knew that he was the one not only had he become and amazing dad to Ollie but a great friend to you. When me and Jodie are away with our husbands and band life takes over, he's there for you to make you smile when we can't, when you need someone to cry on or have a rant at. I look back over the past 22 years Charlotte and I couldn't wish for a better friend. You and Jodie mean the world to me and I look at you both and I feel that my job is done. I have watched you grow up into amazing people, my job as a mother figure to you both is over. All grown up married with families and now I can say yeah I taught them everything they know." I finished with tears streaming down my face trying to hold them back and failing. Charlotte got up and hugged me everyone else clapped.

Then it was Jodie's turn.

"Not sure how I'm going to follow that. Charlotte what a year you have had wedding planning and having a baby I know that you have worked so hard to get to this point. And I look back to when I first met the quiet 16 year old you who didn't talk very much and who kept herself to herself. Now look at your grown up married and a son. I couldn't have wished for a better friend. You have become such an amazing person. I can't believe your married I still see that shy 16 year old starting off in child care and going on to public services. All the time that I have spent hanging around with you when Rhianne was not around I have grown up with you and grown up with your amazing personality. It's going to be really hard next year after spending so much time in the UK to go back to America. So I'm not sure I want to. Now I thought I would take this opportunity to tell you in my speech that our home in America is going to be sold and we are moving back to the UK to live I can't be far from you I can't live without you or Rhianne living in America was amazing but I don't want to be far away from you both." Me and Charlotte hugged Jodie who was smiling

Once the speeches were over it was time to party the night away. 

"Right time for Mr and Mrs Smith's first dance." I said into the mic

Charlotte and Jake danced around the room with a spot light on them it was beautiful. They finished and everyone clapped.

"Rhianne can I have this dance." Charlotte said

"Jodie can I have this dance?" Jake said they had held their hands for me and Jodie to take, I took Charlotte's and Jodie took Jake's and we danced around the room to Mcbusted's Beautiful girls are the loneliest, a song that meant so much to me Jodie and Charlotte. It was the song that we could all listen to and think about each other and know that if one was listening to it the others were. I was lost in the moment dancing with Charlotte I had only danced with one other girl back when I identified as bisexual and that was at her birthday party she had had a bit of a thing for me. But this dance was different it felt different there was no sexual attraction it was just a dance between to friends.

The song finished, me and Jodie swapped and I was now dance with Jake and Jodie with Charlotte. This time we were dancing to midnight memories which was another favourite of ours. It was a faster song but made for some light entertainment. The song finished and it was time for the parent dancing. Charlotte's mum danced with Jake and Charlotte's dad danced with her. When it got to Jake's parents I was slightly confused because I had thought that like most people he had a mum and a dad but he had 2 dads which came as a shock to me. But Jake didn't care one of his dad's got to dance with Charlotte and the other danced with Jake.

When each parent had dance then it was free dance.

But Dougie got up and said "Rhianne can I have this dance please."  His hand was held out I took it and our wedding song 'can you feel the love tonight' came on. I looked at Charlotte asking more for permission to dance just me and Dougie and with a slight nod of the head I stood up to dance with Dougie to our wedding song for the first time in nearly 20. Charlotte stopped anyone that tried to stand up and dance.

We danced around the hall I was completely lost. I had my arms around Dougie and was leaning on his shoulder. It was lovely soon Jodie and Luke joined us, soon so did Charlotte and Jake. All of us were dancing around the hall it was a beautiful moment.

Once the song had finished I went and sat back down. But to my amazement Ashton had come over for a dance.

"Rhi dance with me one last time please." He said holding his hand out

"Of course Ashton." I said getting up taking hold of his then hero our song came on and we dance around the hall I had forgotten how it felt to dance with Ash it felt amazing and lovely I loved dancing with him he was slightly taller than me which made is nice because I could cuddle into his chest and hear his heart beat I could do this with Dougie but it wasn't the same. Dougie was taller than me but not as much as Ash was.

The dance finished other people had joined in so all the attention was not on me and Ash but it had felt like all eyes were on us.

Just then Jake got on the stage and said "right in my family there is a tradition I will not bore you with it but. This next dance as both of Charlotte friend and her are now married it is tradition in my family that the 3 girls dance with each other husbands." I'm guessing that the boys knew this so when Luke held his hand out to me. Jodie got Jake and Charlotte got Dougie we all danced around the hall which was lovely it was one of those really strange traditions that I really liked.

After this dance everyone enjoyed a bit of dancing later on in the night I got a rather entertaining call from Sid

I went and sat outside so I could hear what he was saying

He screamed down the phone at me "ahhhhhh."

"Sid shut up and tell me already." I said

"Ok. Calm. Zayn has asked if I want to go on their next tour." He said then screamed again.

"Stop screaming it hurts my ears." I said

"Sorry." He said

"I guess you said yes then." I said smiling to my self

"Yes 4 whole months with Zayn I can't wait . You know we're have the best..."

"Lalalala, don't need to know thanks." I said

"Sorry." He said

I was on the phone with him for a good hour and it I longer if not for the fact that Charlotte and Jake were about to cut the cake.

It was gone 2:30 before we went to bed I was so tired and my feet were hurting as well which didn't help but it had been a great night and a night I would remember for many years to come.