My Happiness Before His - Jyler [HHBM SEQUEL]

prologue

"Thanks for coming, Tyler. Really means a lot." Jackson said hugged Tyler. Tyler chuckled and hugged him back.

"I'm happy to be here. And congrats to both of you." Tyler said and pulled back from Jackson to hug Dylan.

"Thank you. The next time we're at a wedding, it better be yours." Dylan said and Tyler blushed.

"Alright then, I gotta start looking for the perfect guy for me." Tyler said and a small smirk made it way to his lips.

Both Dylan and Jackson chuckled and nodded. "Don't rush it. You're only twenty one, you have your whole life ahead of you. I just couldn't wait to marry Jackson, so here we are."

"Yeah, I'm not getting married anytime soon. That's a fact." Tyler said and chuckled. They continued to talk until someone called them to get pictures with them.

Tyler sighed and went to look for his best friend. Sky had disappeared for long enough and he was curious where she had gone.

And after a while of looking for her, he gave up and back down at his table. He texted her one last time before setting his phone down as the DJ called for Jackson and Dylan.

Everyone cheered for them and Tyler could see how they both blushed. He laughed at their flushed faces and cheered with everyone else.

And as the couple danced their first slow song as a married couple, Sky had finally made her appearance.

"Where were you?" Tyler asked and looked away from the couple.

"I was outside on the phone. Apparently, my dumbass boyfriend doesn't know how to take care of a dog. My baby nearly got ran over!" Sky said and managed to keep her voice down.

Tyler looked at her amused and shook his head. "Well, at least he didn't get ran over. Be happy about that." He said and turned back to the couple who had started their second slow song.

"Trust me, I am. If anything would have happened to him, Matt wouldn't have a girlfriend anymore." She said and Tyler covered his mouth to hide his laugh.

"The fact that you care more about a dog than your boyfriend, baffles me."

"Okay, mister fancy words. Own a dog and tell me if you wouldn't care more about them than any other human. Rex is everything to me so if anything happens to him, I'll literally cry like a baby." She said and Tyler only shook his head at her.

He couldn't understand how he was friends with such a dramatic person. And as the night went on, Sky had convinced him to dance one song with her before pulling away from the crowd and sitting back down.

He simply watched how she was being her crazy self and danced along with everyone else.

Eventually looking away and admiring everything around him.

And as Tyler looked around the room, he couldn't help feel as if someone was looking at him. He avoided eye contact with everyone except for the people that would walk up to him.

And it wasn't until the slow songs started playing once again, that Tyler got up and walked out of the building. But not before letting a really tired Sky know where he was going.

Putting his hands in his pockets, he walked around the garden and enjoyed the serene night. Things were getting crowed and to finally be able to get some peace and quiet felt nice.

He closed his eyes and sighed contently as he breathed in the cool air of the night. Looking up at the clear sky he let himself get lost in the beauty of the night without realizing that someone was watching him.

And as Tyler enjoyed the night, Justin had managed to sneak out and follow after him. Watching him as he enjoyed the night and stood beautifully under the moonlight.

He wanted to talk to him and the more that he watched him, the more that he wanted to talk to him. And it wasn't until he couldn't fight the urge anymore, that he walked up to Tyler.

"Enjoying the night out?" Justin said and Tyler jumped in hearing him. "Sorry, I didn't mean to scare you." He added and chuckled.

Tyler turned to face him and chuckled lightly. "It's okay, it happens." Tyler said and fisted his hands in his pockets. "I didn't know you were here." He added.

"Yeah, I was going to say hi earlier, but Jack wouldn't leave me alone and next thing I know, I was being dragged everywhere and lost sight of you. Until now of course." Justin said and Tyler let out a breathless laugh.

"That sounds like Jack. How is he? I haven't seen him since last summer. Did he finally make it official with the girl he was talking to?" Tyler asked and Justin chuckled.

"Oh yeah, he made it very clear to everyone that she was off limits." Justin said and Tyler chuckled.

"That's definitely Jack. He can be a little overprotective of certain people." Tyler said and took a deep breath to calm down.

"Yeah." Justin said softly and a small smile made its way onto his lips as he admired how Tyler looked.

Tyler was smiling down at the ground as he remembered the multiple times that Jack would be overprotective of him. He missed his friend and hoped to see him again at some point tonight.

And just as he was going to say something, Tyler heard both Sky and Jack calling both their names.

Tyler grinned when he saw Jack and giggled when Jack ran towards him.

"Oh my god, Tyler!" Jack exclaimed and hugged him. Tyler laughed at his excitement hugged him back. "It's been too long!"

"Yes, it has. I didn't even know you left California until like a month later." Tyler said and pulled away from him.

"Yeah, I know. I'm sorry I didn't say goodbye, but I've been busy. I finally graduated Uni and I'm now settling into this new life." Jack said.

"That's great! I'm happy for you." Tyler said and smiled.

"Yeah, anyways, come here, I've missed you way too much." Jack said and went to ruffle Tyler's hair.

"No! Not the hair!" Both Tyler and Justin said in unison. Jack stopped his hand half way and turned to look at Justin. As did Tyler and Sky.

Justin blushed under their gaze and he cleared his throat. "Sorry, I just... I just know that Tyler doesn't like his hair to get touched when it's done." Justin said sheepishly and looked down at the floor.

Tyler looked away as a small blush made its way to his cheeks. He was shocked that Justin was able to remember that small fact about him.

"Anyways, we should head back inside. We wouldn't want the newly weds to think we left." Justin said and avoided making eye contact with anyone.

"Yeah, we should. It was nice seeing you guys." Tyler said and Jack hugged him. He gave Justin a small wave, which Justin returned. Sky said goodbye to both of them as well before she and Tyler walked back inside.

Justin and Jack soon entered after them and Tyler brief glanced at them before he pulled out his phone and opened instagram.

"Are you sure about this? Your whole fandom is about to lose their shit." Sky said as she looked down at his phone. He chuckled.

"Oh, I know." He simply replied and went to Justin's profile. He unblocked and followed Justin. He closed off the app and locked his phone, silencing it as well, as notifications started to pop up.

He chuckled and looked towards Justin. Making eye contact with him and giggling to himself as he saw Justin shaking his head with an amused look on his face.

For once, after three years, things were finally okay between them.

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oof

i'm so ready, who's with me? who's ready to see them fall for each other again?