Astrid sighed as she squeezed into the too-tight bridesmaid dress.
"Stuck it in Astrid! I need this to be perfect! You're only married once!"
"I'm trying Ruff, I ate a whole box of cookies before this. Not my best move."
"You've been binge eating ever since Hic-"
"Finish that thought and that will be the last thing you think about." Warned Astrid, cracking her neck as a warning
"Sorry," whispered Ruff
Astrid gasped as Ruff zipped the zipper all the way up.
"I. Can't. Breath." Wheezed Astrid
"Hey, neither can I in my wedding dress. So calm down. I think your boobs went up a cup size."
"Stop talking about my boobs."
"Hey, I'm your roommate. I can talk about your boobs if I want."
"You moved in with Fish a year ago."
"… your point?"
Astrid rolled her eyes and looked down at her dress. "Can I get a different size?"
Ruff smiled "Of course."
"What do you mean I have to go back to Minnesota, Rosemarie? I have a very busy schedule. Oh Mr. Connors, sorry about that, I was talking to my office lady. Rosemarie get me out of this. Yes Mr. Connors I'll get that shipment to California as soon as I can." Henry Haddock hung up the phone and glared at his secretary. Rosemarie shrugged.
"Gorgeous I got a call from a Freddie Ingermen saying that he was getting married to a Regina Thorston, and you were his best man."
Henry sighed and rubbed his forehead "I don't have time to go to a silly wedding… oh hola Sr. García…" Henry started to talk to Mr. Garcia in Spanish and Rosemarie smirked to herself.
Rosemarie walked to her desk and dialed the number on the Post-It Note.
"Hello Freddie? This is Rosemarie, Henry Haddock's secretary. Henry will be there for your wedding."
Astrid walked to her living room with a bowl of popcorn, stuffing a handful in her hand, and sitting on her couch.
"CEO of Miami Prosthetics Henry Haddock hit a new recode…" Astrid turned off the TV quickly and dropped the remote. She looked down at the two year scar on her inner right arm.
Hiccup
She hated that she had that moment of weakness. She couldn't believe how she gave into. Hiccup didn't deserve the time of day. He left her.
Astrid was just grateful that Ruff told her that Hiccup wasn't coming to the wedding or else she didn't know what she'd do.
"You're fired." Said Henry rubbing his forehead
Rosemarie rolled her eyes "You don't mean that."
Henry sighed "Look, I will not go back to Minnesota okay."
"Henry Haddock you haven't been home since you got here, now I don't know what you're running front, but goddamn it, it is going to stop right now mister!"
Rosemarie was 45 and had five kids, the youngest being a few years younger than Henry. She had told him many times that she missed being a mother, so she acts like a mother to Henry. Not that Henry minded.
"I… you don't need to know what I'm running from, because I'm not running from anything."
"Oh really, I'm calling your bluff on that one Gorgeous." A few months into being a CEO, Henry had hired Rosemarie, and she called him Gorgeous, he didn't know why, but it always made him feel better. He calls her Beautiful because she said that her husband doesn't pay much attention to her after Billy, their youngest boy, was born. They have more of a mother/son relationship than a boss/worker one, and that's how Henry likes it.
"And I want you to bring a date."
Henry groaned "Why?"
"Because I'm not going to be around forever and I want to see you be happy with someone you love!"
"Man, you and my dad have got to stop talking."
"Well, you don't talk to him so…"
Henry rolled his eyes "I haven't had a date in a year."
"Yeah, and I was a bridesmaid at her wedding a few months ago."
Henry looked up at Rosemarie "What's that supposed to mean? That I don't pay enough attention to the girls I date. Because I last time I did that, it came back at me and bit me in the ass." Rosemarie hit his head "Ow, what was that for!?"
"Watch your mouth young man. And are you running from a girl?"
Henry sighed "I told her that I loved her… and she kinda freaked out…"
"Oh Henry…" sighed Rosemarie
"And then I pull a dick move and leave her after she told me that she loved me. But I had already accepted this job and… this was a once in a life thing and I couldn't pass it up for a girl…"
"Henry… do you still love her?"
Henry looked at her and opened his mouth to answer…
"Your boobs are amazing in this dress! They are really big. Those puppies will get you a boyfriend!"
"Ruff, I don't want a boyfriend…"
"Yes you do! You want to have kinky sex with a hot guy! Rock the bed with a hottie!"
"Ruff… I'm not you."
"… don't tell Fish about those kinky days please."
Astrid smiled "I won't."
Astrid and Ruff were at another dress fitting, because the two still couldn't get the right size dress.
Ruff looked down and Astrid raised her eyebrow.
"What?"
"I, uh, need to tell you something."
"What?"
"Hiccup… is planning to uh… come…"
"WHAT!" Astrid screamed, causing a few people to look at her "What?"
"I don't know, Fish got a call from Hiccup's… I mean Henry's secretary and told him that Hic- damn it- Henry's coming."
"Then I'm not coming!"
"Astrid, it's been three years, it's time to move on."
"Ruff, when you have your heart crushed in the middle of an airport, then we'll talk okay. It's bad enough that he wanted to leave, it's the way he left."
"I don't think he wanted to leave. Didn't you ever think about what a great thing this would've been? I think he had to leave. Maybe to prove to himself that he was worthy enough for you…"
Astrid looked at her long time best friend "But… he had me… wasn't that enough for him?"
Ruff shrugged and looked back at Astrid's dress "That really does make your boobs look good."
"Thanks Ruff… that's what I was going for…"
"No, don't give me that look. Come on, flying isn't that bad bud. It's only a three hour flight. You'll be fine bud I promise." Henry petted Toothless' head and walked back to his suit case to put more clothes in it.
Henry still can't believe he's doing this. Maybe-maybe he won't have to talk to Astrid, sure he'll have to see her, but talk? Ruff doesn't hate him that much.
Right?
Henry heard his doorbell ring and ran down to answer it (after, you know, tripping on every stair then falling on his face in his kitchen).
"Oh, hey Scarlett." Henry smiled at his best friend
"I brought forth food!" Scarlett smiled and walked into the house
"You know you don't have to ring the doorbell."
"I know, but I didn't want to repeat of last time I didn't ring the doorbell. Dude don't get me wrong, I love you, but that was way too much of you that I wanted to see…"
"Great, my best friend finds me repulsive."
"You know that's not what I mean Henry." Scarlett rolled her eyes
"I know." They shared a laughed and Scarlett went into his kitchen to set the dinner down. She noticed clothes outside his bedroom and raised an eyebrow
"I, uh, have to go home for a couple weeks."
"Why?"
"My best friend, other than you, is getting married to my other friend."
"That's so romantic!" Scarlett squealed
Henry smiled at her, then thought about what Rosemarie said. Scarlett would be the perfect date. She was his best friend, and would do anything for him. And Henry wouldn't have to deal with 'Are you going to call me back?' 'I wanna meet your dad!' and 'No way! I love cake too!'
"Hey Scar,"
"Yeah?"
"Wanna be my date?"
"Whoa, um Henry, I'm flattered but I don't like you that way…"
Henry looked at her confused then said "No, no Scar, I mean as friends, Rosemarie said I need to bring a date."
"Oh, uh, sure Henry, I would love to be your date for the wedding! But you're paying for my ticket."
"Wouldn't have it any other way." Henry hugged her "Thanks for being the best friend ever Scar…"
"Anything for you Henry… anything…"
So… so… my new story! I hope you like it. And I have thought this through, if you guys like this story, I might make a third one. Oh, and I put up 'A Year' so please check that! I'm actually pretty excited for this story, and don't worry, Scarlett is just a friend. So yeah. I own nothing expect for the plot and I hope I didn't make Hic- Henry- too much of a jackass. And can I just say that Rosemarie is my favorite character so far!