Our Wedding Band

Chapter Eighteen

Our Wedding Band

Chapter Eighteen

“HE DID IT!” Tyson shouted over the phone, I couldn’t help but scream with excitement, it had been almost a week since Tyson had shared with me Matty’s plan but now he’d finally done it and it was the most wonderful news I had heard in a while.

“Did she say yes?” I asked curiously.

“Course she did.” Tyson laughed at me stupidity.

“This is wonderful news!” I was genuinely excited over this news.

“Yeah Matty wanted me to ask you if he could bring her to your big party tomorrow night?” He asked me, and of course I told him he could bring her.

I had invited all the boys, I was especially nervous to see if Braison would turn up, he hadn’t said anything to me but I knew he had gotten the invitation thanks to his roommate Tyson.

“So I guess we will all see you then?” he asked before saying goodbye.

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“Jayde! Hurry up the car is here!” Callum called from the front door, it was finally the day of the party  the launch party for the final season. Lily had a brand new boyfriend to show off, and all I wanted to do was spend the night with my television family for the very last time as a unit. I still wasn’t sure whether Braison was coming or not but that wasn’t going to stop me from having fun.

“Coming!” I hollered running towards him in my heels.

“You look hot.” He winked taking my hand.

“Thanks Callum.” I grinned and we made our way down to the car.

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“Stop jigging.” Callum placed a hand on my knees that I had been jigging up and down, I hadn’t even realised that I was doing it until he’d pointed it out.

“Sorry.” We were just pulling up at the hotel, camera’s were flashing it was then that I realised that me arriving with Callum would look extremely bad to the press. I told the driver to drop him off first, drive down the block and then come back to drop me off. We both agreed to this idea thankfully.

“See you soon.” He said to me before stepping out of the limo

Once he’d circled along the block and back again I noticed that the rest of the band were already walking down the red carpet, I couldn’t see Barison anywhere. Disappointment spread throughout my mind. I took one step onto the carpet when someone grabbed hold of my arm. I looked up to see who had touched me. Braison stared down at me, his arm wrapped around my shoulders. I was confused, did this mean he wanted to get back together? Or was this all for the press?

I decided I would play along for the camera’s he smiled grandly towards all the reporters, as he grabbed me closer in for some photos.

Safely inside i noticed Lily and Callum staring at us from different sides of the room, I was equally as confused as they were. I turned to Braison and pulled him over to a private corner to speak to him.

“Thank-you,” I directed into his eye. He looked away at first, chuckled in the awkwardness before turning towards me once again.

“I love you Jayde, I didn’t stop.” He answered looking into my eyes with his. My heart throbbed as a million thoughts flashed through my mind.

“I’m not ready yet, but when I am we’re going to make us work.” And with that he kissed me on the forehead and walked away.

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HE LOVES ME

I thought about it for the entire night, I knew it would be crazy just to go over and kiss him right there which is why I didn’t do it. I needed to wait just a little bit longer for him to come around; I needed him to heal before I could kiss him again.

“Matty! You crazy kid I’m so Happy for you.” I told him, giving him a great big hug, the smile on his face was worth it. I knew he was so proud of himself too.

“I’m pretty happy too.” He admitted giving me that cheeky look I’d always liked. Penny was not far behind him, I didn’t hesitate before enveloping her into a giant hug too.

“Thank-you,” She said to me as she hugged me back.

“How’ve you been?” she wanted to know, I took a sharp breath in before looking at her directly.

“I’ve been better.” I admitted glancing over to Lou who was across the room chatting to some girl. Pangs of jealously shot through me, but I knew he still loved me.

“He loves me.” I smiled up at her, and she mimicked my smile exactly.

“I know, I can see it in the way he looks at you.” She smiled at me, but I glanced one more time towards my husband. Even though he was laughing at something the girl said I caught him sneaking glances over at me too. He noticed me staring at him and gave me one of his famous sexy smiles as if to purposely weaken my knees.

“Jayde?” Penny interrupted my day dreaming, I hadn’t realised that I’d zoned out on her.

“Yeah, sorry I was lost in my thoughts.” I gave a nervous chuckle as I turned my attention back to her.

“You look beautiful tonight.” She said with a toothy grin, and Niall whisked her away.

“Thank-you.” I called over to her and turned my attentions back to Louis.

He didn’t speak to me for the rest of the night, no communication besides the occasional glances or smiles were exchanged between us, but that was okay with me. It was all I needed. Braison loved me and that’s all that mattered.

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“He loves me!” I screamed at the top of my lungs as Callum pulled me out of the limo once we reached our apartment. I was off my face and completely unaware of what I was doing, but for once he was quite sober.

“Jayde, please help me out here. Stop dragging your darn feet.” Well except he didn’t say ‘darn.’

“Callum you naughty boy.” I told him off sternly shaking a fist at him; he laughed at me but carried me up the stairs. I don’t know why he didn’t take the elevator he probably wanted to hold onto me longer.

“You’re pretty.” He whispered as he tucked me into my bed. I didn’t like the smell of this bed, it didn’t smell like Braison like it used to.

“What’s wrong?” he asked, staring down at me as I frowned towards the sheets.

“It smells wrong.” I complained taking another sniff.

“It smells like you.” He observed after taking his own whiff.

“Ew,” I scrunched up my entire face and rolled over to face the other wall.

“Goodnight Jayde.” He called turning off the light switch.

I tossed and turned the entire night thinking about how long it would be before Louis came back.

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The next morning when I finally woke up, the first thing I did was check my phone.

One New Message it read so I opened up my inbox.

‘This time next week I’ll come over for dinner. Love Braison x’ 

Excitement filled my entire body as I muffled back a scream, for two months I had waited for his forgiveness and it seemed it was finally on its way. This time I would never let anything come between us. I just wouldn’t be able to live again.