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The next morning, is hectic, I barely have time to pee. Durring break between sound check, I check my phone. I have a video message from Ed, around the time I hung up with Auden. Confused, I open the video.

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"Hi Ed," Auden says cheerfully. I watch her walk into the house the camera following. Thor starts yipping excitedly and Ed chuckles.

"Who's this little guy?" Ed asks, leaning down to pet the puppy.

"This is Thor," Auden says cheerfully. "Liam got him for Niall and I for our wedding."

The camera goes to Auden who is looking at the dog dreamily.

"You miss him," Ed says softly.

"Every minute of the day," she sighs, turning and walking through the house. "I just love him so much."

I chuckle as she sighs dreamily and flops down on the couch.

"Did you come to play me a song?" Auden asks.

"No," Ed responds and the camera shakes slightly. "This is for you. Happy wedding."

Ed hands Auden a guitar case, her mouth agape as she takes it. She opens it slowly, gasping at the beautiful piece.

"Ed?" She asks in a small voice.

"You said you had to get rid of yours and I know how much you love to play, I'm sure you miss it," Ed answers.

"Wow Ed," she shakes her head at him, setting the guitar down and  hugging him. She pulls away and sits back down, fingering the strings. "All my mom gave us was a box of like 100 condoms and a note saying, 'if you can't figure out how to use this, give me a call'."

Ed starts laughing, making the camera shakes. He walks over and takes a seat on the opposite couch of Auden.

"She did not," he gasps.

"She did! It's upstairs, unopened. It's too late for that ma!" She shouts, gesturing to her swollen belly. "At the bottom, was the address of a safe sex website."

Auden starts snorting she's laughing so hard. She leans forward, gasping for breath, Ed just giggles. Once she's calmed down, she sits back against the couch and rests her hand on her belly.

"Why don't you play something?" Ed suggests.

"Okay," Auden says excitedly. She picks up the guitar and strums is a bit, listening to the pitch.

"It's tuned," Ed says and I can hear the smirk in his voice.

"It's been a while, okay," she says in a kiddie voice. Ed chuckles then Auden starts strumming a familiar song.

"The end of the night, we should says goodbye, but we carry on, while everyone's gone," she begins singing our song. "Never felt like this before, are we friends or are we more, as I'm walking towards the door, I'm not sure."

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"That's the first song Niall ever sang to me," she says after singing the whole thing.

"And when was that?" Ed asks with a smile in his voice.

"The first day we met," Auden says with a bright smile. "We were at his mum's house, spending the night, and I was afraid of the dark so I made him come sleep with me, then I made him sing to me. That's my favorite song of theirs."