Finding Me

Chapter 27

Ava wakes up to a very familiar feeling, one she has gotten used to, one she knows she will have the rest of her life. Harry, he had her wrapped up in his arms tightly. It was almost like, in his sleep, he was afraid she was going to leave him, so he was holding onto her, but she was going nowhere. She slowly turns over so she can look at the man she has fallen in love with and in a few hours will be marrying. She still couldn't believe how much her life has changed in the past several months. She went from being the friendless nerd that only hung out with her parents when they had time for her, to one of the most popular persons in this new town. Not only was she dating she was going to marry the lead singer of the best band she's ever heard, and she sang with them, go figure.
Her dad had alway told her don't get comfortable, life can change in a blink of an eye, you have to learn to either adapt or you will go crazy. Ava thinks she's adapted pretty well with a little crazy thrown in maybe, but she is still a teenager she's allowed. All she knows right now is she is extremely lucky to have found this amazing man beside her, he loves her as much as she loves him, he shows her daily in many different ways. It can be in a touch or a look, which he does all the time, but what Ava loves the most is the little whispers he tends to sneak in on occasion. The way he wraps his arms around her from behind and holds her close or kisses the top of her head. Even the few times they have ended up slow dancing around the room not realizing what they were doing until someone pointed it out.

Ava didn't notice Harry was awake or that she was crying until he spoke. "Why are you crying baby?" He asks in his deep morning voice as he wiped a tear from her cheek.

She looked up at him, reached up and brushed some of his hair out of his face. "I was just thinking about how much my life has changed over the past few months, and how much I love you. And I do, Boo. I love you so much." She said as she buried her head in his neck.

"Oh, Peanut, I love you too." Harry says hugging her closer to him. "I think that's what today is all about, is it not?" He asks with a smile. "Proving how much we love each other. Baby, just think, by the end of the day we will be husband and wife. You will be mine and I will be yours, forever."

"I know, I was thinking about that. I wish my mom and dad could be here, but I know wherever they are, they're happy for me." Ava says with a smile. "Do you think we need to get up? We don't want to be late for our own wedding do we?"

"No, I think we need to lay here and snuggle some more." Harry laughed. "I'm comfy and don't want to move." He smiled at his future wife.

Ava chuckles when she hears his stomach grumble. "Well your stomach says otherwise mister. You take a shower I'll go start our breakfast, what do you want? Bacon and eggs or something light?" She asks as Harry walks toward the bathroom.

"Bacon and eggs sounds great. It's going to be hours before we get to eat again so we might want something filling to tide us over." He answers kissing her before she exits the room so they can get the day started.

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An hour later Harry found himself in a room, at the church his mom booked for his wedding, getting dressed in his tux. He was trying not to think about Ava doing exactly the same think somewhere else in this same church. He just wanted the time to hurry up and get here so they could see each other and get the important parts of this day started.

"Are you nervous?" Robin asks him as he helps him with his cuff links.

Harry just shakes his head and smiles. "No, not yet anyway. Eager to get this started is a more apt discription on what I'm feeling right now. I just hope Ava is doing okay." He adds.

"You want me to go check on her for you? I'm dressed and ready I don't mind." Robin offered.

"Would you? I think this is the longest we've been apart sence she moved in with me I hate this separation right now." Harry says quietly.

"It's no problem, son. I'll be right back and let you know what's going on. I'm sure she's fine." Robin says trying to reassure him.

As Robin approached the room the girls were in he heard Tia say. "Ava hun, if you don't stop crying we will never get your makeup done." That worried him so he quickly knocked on the door to find out what was going on.

At hearing a knock on the door Anne opened it to see Robin standing there looking worried. "Thank God." She cried when she saw him. "Can you talk to this child and tell her that Harry is here and would never leave her."

"Is that what she's worried about?" Robin asks as he enters the room. At Anne's nod he makes his way over to Ava and kneels down in front of her. "Baby girl, listen to me, you need to stop this right now. Harry sent me over here to check on you to make sure you're okay. Now if I go back and tell him what I found in here how do you think he will react?"

Ava grabbed one of the tissues lying beside her to wipe her nose. "He will probably come running over here and give me one of his loving lectures on why I'm acting so rediculous right now."

Robin smiles at her. "Exactly, now please dry those tears so I can go back over there and tell him you're fine, and look absolutely beautiful as alway. You have 15 minutes you think you can do that for me baby girl?"

Ava nods and gives Robin a hug. "Yeah, thanks dad, love you."

"Love you too." Robin tell her then stands and kisses Anne before exiting the room to go report to Harry how Ava was doing. The thing is does he lie and say she's fine or tell him the truth and tell him he fixed the situation.
As soon soon as he renters the room Harry was in Harry spins around and asks. "How's she doing? Is she okay?"

"She's fine. Now." Robin replied.

"What do you mean now?" Harry asks automatically heading for the door.

Robin steps in front of him stopping him. "She's fine Harry. She was having a small melt down. I had a talk with her, she's getting her makeup done now. Don't worry, everything is fine now. You have 10 minutes to finish getting ready. Now I suggest you hurry or Ava will flip thinking I lied to her."

"All I need to do is put my shoes and jacket on and I'm ready." Harry smirked.

"Fine, then do that and let's go. It's almost time for you to get married and I need to go get your bride." Robin tells him giving him a pat on the the back.