Faded Memories | lp

Chapter Nineteen

October 30th, 2014

"Rise and shine, cupcake." Liam pulls the covers away from me. I squint into the light and see him standing above me. His bed hair sticks up from every angle.

"What time is it?" I grumble into the side of my pillow.

"9:30."

I sit bolt upright, "Breakfast is at ten!"

"Isn't a half an hour enough time?" He scratches his head, innocently confused.

"Not for both of us." I grab my clothes and run into the bathroom to start the shower. Liam comes in and brushes his teeth while I shower. I dry my hair quickly afterwards and curl it. Liam barges in and tries to flatten his own hair, to no prevail.

I take his head in my hands and spray some hair spray over it, saying, "Let the woman do this."

Liam chuckles and lets me deal with his bed-head. He examines it in the mirror when I'm done.

I get my winter boots out of my suitcase and put them on. Perrie said not to dress up for the rehearsal because there's no point. I just put on a long sweater and leggings. I put on a little mascara and eyeliner right before we head down to wait in the lobby.

In the elevator, Liam and I stand side by side. I gasp quietly when I feel his hand brush mine. He seems saddened at this, so I gently reach over and intertwine my fingers with his. Even after we walk out into the lobby, our hands are tight. He doesn't want to let me go.

"How do you feel about this?" Liam asks me quietly while we're sat waiting on the sofa in the lobby.

"I don't know, but it feels right."

"Aye! My people, where are the others?" Harry walks out of the elevator and plops down on the couch beside Liam.

"I don't know, we just got down 'ere." He responds.

"Well they better hurry up, I'm not getting any younger." He sighs and sits back.

Before long, we're all down here and ready to go. We pile into three cars and drive to a local pancake house.

Boy, were those customers in for a treat. One Direction and British girl band (I hadn't asked the name of their band) all at one table. Then little old me.

Perrie and Zayn sat next to each other and Liam and I sat across from each other.

The boys of One Direction talk together and the girls and I are mostly quietly and observing. The topic shifts towards the wedding once we get our food. Everyone chimes in every once in a while and before too long, it's time for the rehearsal.

Liam, Harry, Jesy and I get there first. I think the other two cars got stuck in traffic on the bridge. We walk around the venue - a gorgeous enclosed pavilion on the Long Island Sound - until everyone else gets here.

Perrie has tears in her eyes and the wedding planner, Brice, walks us through the ceremony. Harry and Jade walk together, Niall and Jesy, Louis and I, and Leigh-Anne and Liam. Brice set us together according to height or something like that. I'm disappointed I don't walk with Liam but it's not my day, it's Zayn and Perrie's.

We spend some time working on the spacing and how the ceremony flows. It's only been an hour and we're nearly done. It's a long ceremony because of some of the Muslim traditions put into it. Zayn is in love with Perrie, I can see it in his face. I'm so happy they're happy, even though it's like we just met.

I hope I can find someone who can love me like that, maybe Liam can.

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I feel like these are getting shorter and shorter...