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Liam's P.O.V.

What if she doesn't love me? What if she doesn't say I do? What if-

"Liam! Stop stressing!" Niall, my best man, yells, pounding his fist into the open door frame.

I gasp, swiveling around to face him. "I wasn't- I- wasn't stressing. Psh, what are you talking about?" I lie, chuckling slightly.

He shakes his head, closing the door and stepping into the room. "You know, you're a really bad liar."

I nod, sighing. "But, what if-"

Niall smacks my cheek, and says, "Hey! Ellie loves you, dud. She wouldn't have put up with you if she didn't!"

Placing my palm lightly on my face, I open my mouth to protest when a loud thud sounds on the door.

"Hey! Best man! Get out and do your job!" An American voice yells, and I can clearly tell it's a girl.

Niall looks at me, giving me a weird look. "Uh, who is that?!"

"The maid of honour- Alex. She's Ellie's best friend." I nod at the door, moving closer to the door to open it.

"I'm not only her best friend, Payne! I'm also here to make sure that if you break her heart, I break all 206 bones, minus your neck."

"Why?" Niall chimes in.

''Because orange ain't my color, Horan."

Niall's eyes go wide. "How does she know my name?! Is she a murderer? You never told me Ellie's friends were murderers!" He whispers, semi-freaking out.

She knocks on the door, once more interrupting me. "Can I come in? This hallway smells like despair and... Justin Bieber?" 

Niall clears his throat before answering. "Yeah, come in. And, FYI, Justin Bieber smells nice. Not-not that I-er, know of, uhm, personally, I just.."

I shake my head at him, opening the white wooden door. "Hi, Alex."

She smiles at me, then scoots in from the door frame. "So, where's this Justin Bieber fan-guy?" She asks, looking around at the medium white room.

I laugh, then I see the serious look on her face. "Um, he was here..."

"Sure.. Sure he was. Listen, Ellie's freaking out. You better go down the aisle and be ready in ten minutes or otherwise I have to hurt you, and I really don't want to hurt you." She smirks, but her hazel eyes show 'danger zone.'

I gulp, looking around the room once more, then I see the closet door is slightly open. "Hey, Alex, do ya want to meet Niall? Cos I have to go somewhere.. mainly the aisle."

She nods, then I motion her to follow me. We go to the chestnut colour closet, and I slam the door open.

"Hello, Niall. Why are you in a closet?"

He scoffs, then promptly steps out of the closet, dusting himself off in the process of that. I step aside, since Alex was behind me, and Niall gets a good look of Alex. He stops, foot in the air, and his eyes just go wide in amazement. I know that look- it's look of love.

I turn my head towards Alex and I see her mouth open in awe, looking at Niall with 'the look.' I'm a good match maker. 

I pat myself mentally, and I make a note to mention this to Ellie.

"H-hi, I'm Niall." He shakes his head, trying to get out of a daze that he was in.  

Alex smiles, her pearly white teeth barely showing. "I'm Alex," She whispers, scanning Niall's face in awe.

I chuckle, looking at them. "A second ago, you were sassing him and now you're in love with him?" I ask, shaking my head in shock.

That made Alex and Niall get out of their trances , and Alex glares at me. "I'm not in love with this blonde."

Niall laughs, but, deep down, his eyes showed some sadness. "Why, am I not your type?" 

She snorts. "Either you're blonde or you're just blind." She sasses back, a huge smile drawing on her lips.

He goes up to her, grabs her hand and twirls her around in a circle, then pulls her towards him. 

"Then luckily for you, I'm neither." He smirks, and I can tell Alex is shocked.

I clear my throat, and both of them move away from each other. "Now, can I leave? I have to go down the aisle before the bride comes, ya know."

Alex rolls her eyes, points towards the door, shoving me out. "You mess up anything, Payne, and I swear I will hurt you. No one hurts my Ellie and gets away with it. Capiche?' She threatens, and I nod in fear.

Practially running down the hallway to the left, I sigh in relief, ready to walk to the alter.

-ELLIE'S P.O.V. 20 MINS BEFORE

"What if he doesn't show up? What if he doesn't think I'm the one? What if-"  

 "Honey, don't be dumb. He loves you. Cos if he doesn't...." Alex says, leaving the threat of hurting my future-husband hanging in the air.

 "Okay, I think we established that." I breathe out, trying to calm my nerves.

"You look beautiful, by the way." Alex smiles, and I can tell she's tearing up.

I smile, wiping away a stray tear from her face. "Thank you, Alex. Now, go find the groom and make sure he hasn't run away." I joke, but only half-kidding.

She snorts, then waves her hand, shortly leaving the room after. Finally, some quiet.

I sigh, looking back at the vanity, re-adjusting my veil once more. I'm ready for this. I'm ready to see Liam at the end of the aisle. I'm ready.

Right?

A hum of voices shocks me out of my trance, and I hear Alex from the hall. So, Liam's room is next door to mine? Isn't that a don't in weddings? 

The door slams next door, and I'm guessing that's Liam leaving. I get up off the cushioned velvet chair, ready to walk.

Suddenly, a knock on my door scares me. Alex wouldn't knock...

Is it Liam? I jerk the knob to the side, and the door reveals a blonde. "Niall?" I ask.

He lets out an airy laugh. "Yeah.. It's time to go..." 

I nod. "I'm ready."

 ahhhhh THE VOWS!!! OKAY OKAY SO you guys know the drill by now, yeah? Vote for me to update- and Ellie will be watching too!

Well tomrrow's my birthday----- YAY!

2 DAYS FROM LIAM'S!

tHAT'S A SIGN BTW.

Love ya all!

Alex & Ellie 

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