The Runaway Groom

Chapter 10

"Do I look okay?" Harry asked nervously tugging down his tuxedo.

"You look like the most beautiful groom ever." Louis smiled gently at Harry. His heart would melt with fond seeing Harry like this.

"Thank you, Lou." Harry hugged Louis. "For everything." Harry squinted his eyes shut and hid his face against the crook of Louis's neck. He wants to cry cause this feels like a goodbye.

"And thank you Harry for letting me give you everything." Louis kissed the side of Harry's head.

"For once let me be the only one grateful." Harry hadn't yet pulled away from Louis.

"Only one?" Louis's question felt more like an answer and his wasn't talking about being grateful. Harry's his only one and will always be.

Harry didn't want to pull back and he didn't for the next 5 minutes till someone knocked on the door and they both had to let go of their embrace.

"It's time to leave." The wedding planner announced.

"We will be there." She left leaving the two lovers look at each other, not knowing how to communicate the thoughts they hold.

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The whole ride to the church, Harry was stuck to Louis's side, holding his hand tight. Louis squeezing it back reassuringly thinking that Harry's nervous for his big day.

But, Harry's not nervous, he's breaking and he can feel it. It's the day he thought would be perfect in his dreams. Does perfection make you feel so insatiable?

Harry didn't even leave his hand when they reached the venue, where Zayn was standing outside, looking at Louis making sure his friend was okay since he had found Louis passed out in some bar this morning.

Louis nodded at Zayn, conveying the message that's he's no longer feeling hungover over the alcohol but his memories with Harry.

"Are you okay, Louis?" Harry looks like he will burst in tears any moment.

"It's your wedding day, I should be asking you this question." Louis says carefully.

"Then are you happy?" Harry tries again and he swallowing down the lump which is rising up this throat.

"Of course I am, it's my husband's wedding day." Louis tries to joke like how God was treating him like.

"Don't just-" Harry squinted his eyes shut, trying his best not to let tears fall down, but they did eventually. "Please."

"Harry, I -" Louis reached forward to wrap his arms around Harry, but the groom just pushed his away.

"No, Louis you don't get it! I can't- can't even kiss Nick without feeling bad and I've yet not let him touch me in intimate ways and today's the day where I choose him to spend the rest of my life with and I won't be able to do that if you don't let me go!" Harry was removing all his frustration on that one person who would never misunderstand it for anything else and will not abandon him for that.

"I'm the one walking you down the aisle, giving you up to him and yet you're wondering that I'm not letting you go." Louis shook his head. "Harry, you can't let go of someone you never had."

All one can hear is Harry's heavy breathing and Louis's sorry fortune making him walk his husband down the aisle for some other man.

"I'm sorry, it's just the wedding jitters." Harry says calmly after a while and maybe if he tries there might be some truth in his lie.

"It's fine. Nows let's get going." Louis says with a finality.

"Nick's parents are excited to see you." Harry smiles wiping his tears away, he wasn't wearing any make up so the only thing that got messed up was his emotions.