Crazy Little Thing Called Love

Accidents or How I Changed Wedding Dates

Hi everyone, just a short chapter tonight, but I hope you like it. Little bit of a plot twist here which I had been looking forward to since I first mentioned the wedding. ;) All the love, Summer xxx

I spent the next few days mostly in the library where I tried to finish an essay which was due next week, but because of the wedding I would not be able to do much this weekend, if anything at all. I was really looking forward to seeing my parents again after such a long time, but I was incredibly nervous to introduce them to Louis. Would they like him? Would they approve of him?

It was around noon on the Friday that I was supposed to drive up to Leeds with Louis and I had just walked out of my last lecture, when my phone rang. "Hello?" I answered without checking the caller ID first. "Claire? It's Louis." he sounded stressed and I instantly got nervous as well. "Louis? Are you okay?" Louis let out a deep sigh.

"I'm okay, but one of my sisters, Phoebe, had an accident at school and fell down the stairs and we just arrived at the hospital and I don't know if I'm gonna make it to the wedding tomorrow. I'm so sorry, Claire, but my mum is freaking out and we don't know how she is yet because she is in surgery right now." he sounded like he was about to burst into tears. "Shhhh, hey, Louis? Listen to me. It's okay, I'm sure Phoebe is gonna be just fine. You stay there and be there for your family and I'll try to find myself a date for the wedding, okay? And please keep me updated, okay?"

Louis let out a sigh of relief. "Thanks Claire for being so amazingly understanding. You have no idea how much that means to me." I smiled. "Family is very important, Louis, and your family needs you now, so of course I'll let you stay with your family. I'll talk to you later, okay? Give my love to the rest of the family and if there's anything I can do, please tell me, alright?"

I was trying to stay calm, but on the inside I was freaking out. I was worried about Phoebe, but I was also very much worried about myself because now I didn't have a wedding date less than twenty-four hours before the wedding. "I will text you later. Oh, and why don't you ask Harry if he'll be your date for the wedding? I'm sure he'd do it." There were some voices in the background. "I'm sorry, love, I gotta go. Take care! Bye!" He hung up on me and I stood alone outside the lecture theatre. "Bye." I said quietly and hung up as well. A few seconds later I received a text from Louis.

"Sorry that I had to hang up on you. I'll call you tonight. xxx"

I sighed and smiled at his text. I replied that I was looking forward to his phone call and then dialled Harry's number. It rang a few times before he picked up. "Hello?" He sounded a bit surprised that I had called him. "Hi Harry, it's me." I cleared my throat. "Oh, hi Claire. My apologies, I didn't check who was calling me before I accepted the call."

I could hear the smile in his voice. "No worries. Um, you don't happen to be free to go to a wedding with me tomorrow morning in Leeds by any chance, do you?" I asked him crossed my fingers. There was a short silence. "Did I get this right? You want me to go to a wedding with you tomorrow? In Leeds?" Harry asked. He sounded very confused. I chuckled nervously.

"My cousin Izzie is getting married tomorrow and Louis was supposed to be my date, but Phoebe had an accident in school and is in hospital and he had to go to Doncaster to support his family and won't be able to make it to the wedding tomorrow." I explained to him. "Shit, is Phoebe okay?" Harry asked concerned. "We don't know yet. Louis just called me and she was already in surgery. I hope it's nothing serious."

Harry sighed. "I really hope so, too. And of course I'll go to the wedding with you. Are you sure you want me there though?" I sighed in relief. "Yes, I'm absolutely sure. I will need a friend to help me get through this wedding." "Then I'll definitely be there to support you the best I can." Harry told me and I nearly did a happy dance, but I was a mature adult so I didn't, or I was at least pretending to be a mature person.

"Thank you so much Harry! You are a true angel." I told him and he laughed. "Well millions of teenage girls seem to believe it so it must be true." he joked. I rolled my eyes, but sadly he couldn't see it. "Oh shut up, Styles. There is just one more thing. Because the wedding is tomorrow, we kind of have to leave tonight?"

I cringed a bit and prayed that he wasn't busy tonight. "Oh that's no problem, at all. What time would you like to leave? I'll drive us." Why was he always so nice? Was he even real? "Oh no, Harry, you really don't have to drive us. You are already doing me a favour by coming to this wedding of my cousin and helping me survive my family. Just be at my place by five?" Harry chuckled. "I'll drive, Claire. We're not gonna argue about that. You've had an exhausting day at university. The most exhausting thing I did today was go for a walk and make myself something healthy for lunch. And I am sure your family is just as lovely as you are."

I sighed. "Alright, you win. Again, thank you so much Harry. I owe you one." I smiled widely and a guy who walked past me gave me a weird look. "I'll keep that in mind, love. I'll be at your place at five, just text me your address, alright?" I nodded and then remembered that he couldn't see me. "That's perfect, thank you! I'll see you later!" He chuckled. "Bye, Claire." As soon as I had hung up on Harry I texted Lily.

"SOS. Louis can't make it to the wedding and I'm taking Harry as my date. Call me when you get this." Lily replied a few seconds later. "HOLY SHIT. YOU ARE JOKING, RIGHT????!!! If you're not joking, then good luck. I have to work until late tonight, but keep me updated and remember you are just as sparkly as Harry. Love you loads! xxxxx" I chuckled and plugged my headphones in as I walked toward the Tube, trying to ignore the fact that I would turn up at my cousin's wedding with Harry Styles as my date, while I was kind of dating Louis Tomlinson. When did my life become so weird?