Just Friends

62

"I swear Megan, if you make us miss this damn plane I'm making you paddle us across the damn Atlantic Ocean in a boat." Alex grumbled at me.

Our plane was set to leave in a little less than two hours but, that didn't stop me from sitting on the floor surrounded by clothes that I still haven't even began to pack.

"Alex, do you know how hard it is to decide on what outfit to wear to your second boyfriend's wedding? It's not a walk in the park."

"Sorry, I can't say that I do know how hard it is." She rolled her eyes. "But every single dress you have here is black. You aren't suppose to wear black to a freaking wedding."

"I look at it as more of a funeral." I mumbled, causing her to smack me in the arm.

"You can't say stuff like that. You have to look at it in a positive light and hope that everything will be okay."

"And what is positive about this situation? Because I've obviously overlooked it."

"Well, at the moment there isn't one. But I'm sure sometime in the future, way in the future, you will figure out what it is."

"Not helping." I snarled at her then sighed in frustration. "Well what do you think? This one is strapless and hardly covers my ass. I like to call it 'wedding whore chic.' Then we have this black chiffon number which is boring but covers up most of my body. And then finally we have a weird professional looking dress that makes me look like a lesbian business woman."

"I say fuck it and just go with the hooker dress. I mean, Perrie already knows you're a slut so why not just dress the part as a little farewell gift?" Alex laughed.

"First off, fuck you, and second, good choice. Might as well send her off with a little reminder of who fucked her husband better."

"That's the spirit!" I laughed and threw the rest of my crap in my suitcase and finished packing in record time then wasted no time rushing down to our airport escort.

I couldn't believe how fast these past few days had gone. It was now August 19. Just two days before Zayn would watch Perrie walk down the isle and become her husband.

Two days before he would no longer be mine.

The few days leading up to this one were filled with countless hours of love-making and kisses as Zayn and I tried to cherish every last minuet we had together.

"Are you sure you can't call off the wedding?" I mumbled into his bare chest.

"Yes. I told you not to mention that again or the wedding in general."

"Sorry."

"It's okay. Let's just be thankful for whatever time we have left okay? I love you." He sighed.

"And I love you."

Now, Alex and I were on a plane headed to Bradford in order to attend the rehearsal dinner and wedding. Everybody else was already in England which was great because I didn't have to be around Niall. Mark my words, I do love him, but right now he's not the one I want to be around.

"So are you excited to go to England? I know you've wanted to go since you were a little girl." Alex said once we were boarded on the plane.

"If I said I was I would be lying. I just wish we were going for a different reason."

"Don't sweat it Megan, I'm sure everything will work out. It has to."

"No. He refused to call off the wedding. It just won't happen." I sighed.

"Trust me. If he really loves you, which I know he does, he won't go through with this."

"That's what I keep telling myself but honestly, the chances are looking slimmer every day."

"Well, if it doesn't happen then at least you have Niall. He loves you too." She said.

"I know he does. And I love him. But I just don't love him as much as I love Zayn. I'm going to have to end things with Niall regardless of what happens. I can't keep hurting him like this and I should have ended things before they got as far as they did."

"I really wish you would have ended things with Zayn before they got this far. Think of how much easier life would have been for you? You would be with Niall and just Niall, head over heels in love, and you would be going to Zayn's wedding as a friend and not a secret girlfriend." She explained.

"I know. But then I wouldn't have known just how amazingly strong love could get, I wouldn't have been able to memorize the beautiful sound of his laugh and how it made my heart swell, or how his body and lips formed perfectly to mine. I wouldn't have figured out that there was so much more to him than what he lets you see. I wouldn't have had him. And regardless of all the shit that he has put me through, I don't regret a second of it. Because for a short amount of time, I got to feel real love. And I will never regret that."

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Alex and I landed in England just a few hours before we had to be at the rehearsal dinner. We still had to take a short car rude into the town but it went by in a snap. Niall was waiting up for me at the hotel when I arrived.

"Baby! I thought you weren't going to make it in time for the dinner." He said, grabbing me in a vise-tight hug.

"No we made it just in time."

"Good. How was your flight?"

"Very smooth. I slept most of the way."

"Good. We have to leave in a half-hour."

"Alright, I'm going to go change real quick and I'll be back." I said, trying to dismiss myself so I could be alone for a bit.

"Okay, hurry it up. Love you."

"Love you too." I mumbled.

I shuffled into the beautiful bedroom that I would be sharing with Niall for the next few days and unzipped my suitcase. I took out a special red dress that I had packed specifically for the rehearsal dinner. It was long sleeved and cut low down the front of it and it's length stopped just a few inches above my knee. It was a bombshell dress to say the least.

I slipped it on along with a pair of black stilettos and waltzed out of the bedroom all set and ready to go.

"Holy shit. You look hot." Niall said once he got a good look at me. I smirked knowing that the dress had the effect I wanted.

"Thank you, baby. Now, let's go do this thing and get it over with." I mumbled.

"I'm sure it won't be that bad." He assured me.

"You never know what could go down at these events, Niall."

(Hi!!!! So we only have a few chapters left! But I need your help. I know which actors play each character except I haven't picked one for Megan yet. When I started writing this I pictured myself (I'm in my icon) but I feel that would be awkward so I need your help! She has to be blonde and kinda has to resemble Perrie a bit like I described in the earlier chapters:) leave some names in the comments and I'll announce the actress and the other characters in the next chapter. Thank you! And don't forget to vote:) -Jenny