2.5: Picking Up The Pieces

Chapter 7: The stag do.

Over three months later and it's two days before Seb and Hadriana's wedding. The two of them did make up after a couple of weeks and he moved back in on the promise that he'd be more proactive in the relationship and that she would tell him of everyone that she had been with.

Alexander is still very depressed, he seems to be spiralling now and drinking a bit more than usual and smoking greenweed in order to try and deal with it. It will be Sera's second birthday in six weeks time and he can't even bear to think about it.
After Seb moved back in to their cottage, he and Alexander set aside their differences and have become even closer friends for the past few months, Seb asked him to be his best man. Alexander reluctantly agreed as he didn't believe he deserved the honour, he has even agreed to help Seb to write his vows. The little lilac dress finally fits Sera so she will be wearing it to the wedding as their little flower girl.
Alexander carried on his affair with Lucille up until this very week, she broke it off because she felt that she was falling for him, he too agreed that was the best thing to do, even though he has strong feelings for her too. At the beginning, it was all about the sex but now it most definitely isn't.

It's around ten in the morning and Alexander goes with Seb, Armand, Joseph and little Luis to the tailors to have the final fitting for their suits, thankfully everything is good for Luis and he looks absolutely adorable in his little navy blue dress suit, Seb picks him up and he looks in the mirror while holding him.
"Who's my handsome little man?"

He says while tickling Luis' chin, Luis giggles adorably. Joseph just admires them
"Gods, he looks so like you, Sebastian... Just... Sadrian..."
Alexander walks up behind them.
"He most certainly does... You have your very own Sadrian mini-me."
Just then, nine year old Armand walks over in his suit, also looking adorable, he stands next to Joseph and the likeness between them is also uncanny.
"And I have my own mini, so it seems..."
Joseph crouches to Armand's height.
"You look more and more like me every day, lad... Thankfully I only have beautiful children."

He ruffles his chocolate brown hair affectionately. Armand grimaces but in a cute way, then speaks shyly as he smiles and shifts awkwardly on his feet, he's terribly shy and awkward around most people.
"Uhh, thank you Daddy..."
Just at that moment, Hadriana's brothers Adi, Leto and Theo all walk into the tailors. They look around the place for a moment and spot Seb with Luis. Leto is the more confident and forthcoming of the twins so he introduces them all. Seb smiles brightly and hands Luis to Joseph for a moment.
Leto approaches him with a warm smile and open arms.



Sedona, Leto, Adi and Theo.

Leto addresses him first.
"So am I to take it that you are the man marrying my little sister?"
Seb smiles nervously but tries to speak confidently.
"That I am... Sebastian Wintergreen, it's great to finally meet you!"
Leto smiles warmly and then hugs him quickly.
"And you too... You know, you are almost exactly what I had imagined actually... I am Leto and this is Adi and Theo."

Both Adi and Theo step forward and smile before bowing their heads in a polite but equally nervous manner, Seb steps forward to shake their hands but instead, they both hug him. He seems surprised about that but it's a good kind of surprise.
"Well, I hope that's a good thing! I'm glad to hear that though... It's wonderful to meet you all too... It's about time!"
Leto chuckles.
"Hah yes it is... That is what you get when you marry a foreigner!"

They all giggle except Alexander who just leans against the back wall with a somewhat disinterested expression on his face, he looks as though he's brooding as usual.
Seb introduces his family.
"It is, it's not really such a small world is it? This is my father Joseph, your nephew Luis and my younger half brother Armand... And the grumpy looking bastard over there is my older half brother, Alexander..."