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TOM'S POV
I woke up next morning, in my nice comfy bed, with Amber next to me. It was amazing seeing her in hte morning, I saw her real beauty, not that I don't see it anyway, there is just something about the morning sun shining on her that magnifies it. Today was the day before the wedding of the century, which meant I was spending the whole day with Andrew, at work as well. It just says everythong about them, and their dedication to Waterloo Road, that they want to go into worl, the day before they get married. It's going to be a right pain keeping them apart, they're practically glued together. Sounds a lot like me and Amber, to be honest. As best man, it's my job to look after him, no matter what, that, and getting him pissed tonight, which I was rather looking forward too. I've never seen drunk Andrew before. Oh, the plans I had for his stag do. He'll never forget it, I can promise that. I'll have to confer with Rachel today to see what she's planned for Kim. I am worried about leaving Amber tonight though. I hate leaving her on her own. She stirred next to me.
"Morning" I said, giving her a good morning kiss.
"Morning" she said, kissing me back.
"Are you going to be ok tonight?" I asked, worry etched on my face.
"Tom relax" she replied.
"You know I worry" I said.
"Well, don't. If anyone should be worried tonight, it's me" she said. "Anyway, I'm going sleeping at Maddi's. Imogen's there as well. We're going to have a girly night, you know, films, ice cream, talking about boys and stuff, and then in the morning we're going to get ready together, then meet everyone at the church. Speaking of getting ready, shouldn't we be? We do have to go in, after all" she replied, smiling. We got ready and had breakfast together, while I read my morning paper. We had actually sort of settled into our own married couple routine.
"How are you going to look after Andrew all day?" she asked.
"Ah, well, we are going to team teach all day. Rachel's cleared it, and she's doing the same thing with Kim. Me and Andrew are teaching the same lesson, just combining our classes, and Kim and Rache are doing a sort of history and art project, as far as I know anyway. They don't know who's with who. We've got it all planned out." I replied, grinning.
"With you Clarkson, it's bound to go wrong" she muttered, rolling her eyes.
"Oi, Mints, I'll let you know, I actually happen to be quite a good planner of things" I replied, defensively.
"I'd love to see that" she laughed.
"Oh, you will" I muttered under my breath.
"Tom, one more thing before we go" she said.
"What?" I asked. She straightened my tie and kissed me on the lips.
"I love you."
"I love you too" I said, kissing her back, before locking up and setting off to begin a nother hectic day at Waterloo Road. We arrived there, and I saw that Andrew was waiting for me by the door. Good boy. I pulled in and checked my phone. Phase 1 was about to begin. I had a text from Rachel, saying her and Kim were on their way, and that there was no briefong this morning. Too risky. "Sorry, I've got to go. Love you. I'll miss you, even if it is a day" I said to Amber, before pulling her in for a passionate kiss to convey all my feelings to her. She kissed me back, just as passionately, before we were interrupted by Andrew tapping his foot impatiently. I winked at her, before taking Andrew to my classroom. It's just very fortunate that we both had no forms. Text from Rachel. She's in my office. Andrew with you? R. I quickly replied, he's in my classroom. Catch up later. T. I closed it down, and started preparing with Andrew. We were doing plays all day, which greatly helped with the team teaching. "I'm so nervous for tomorrow, I can't believe it is actually happening" Andrew said
"It's great that is happening, and just relax, focus on today, and just enjoy your last night as a free man" I joked.
"Speaking of tonight, you haven't planned anything big, have you? I don't want any fuss, just a quiet drink with my best man" he said.
"All in good time, Treneman, all in good time" I replied, tapping my nose. Just as he was about to protest, the bell rang, and lessons began. They passed reasonably quickly, Macbeth first, Hamlet 2nd. During 2nd, I left Andrew to it, and popped over to Kim's room. I knocked on the door and poped my head in. "Miss Mason, a word outside please?" I asked, and she nodded following me out. "How's it going?" I asked.
"Fine, what about you?" she asked.
"Good, really good. Sorted for tonight?" I asked back.
"Yes, Kim thinks we are going for quiet drinks" she replied.
"Funny, Andrew thinks the same. Shows how alike they are" I said. I glanced back and saw Kim watching us. "Best go. I'll text you about Phase 2." I walked off, and Rachel went back into the classroom. Break, and 3rd lesson followed. We did The Crucible, then 4th, and An Inspector Calls. The kids were loving it, as were me and Andrew. He told me that he had his own lunch, and wanted to discuss tomorrow, which made things easier. I texted Rachel. Phase 2 easier. Trene has his own lunch, and wants to talk shop. I'll just be popping in to get mine. T. My phone flashed. Thank god, it meams I can do the same in the canteen, does he suspect anything? R. I texted back, not a jot, you? T. I got back, nothing. R. I closed it down. "Andrew mate, I'm just going for lunch, be back in 2" I said, and he nodded. I walked to the canteen, got my lunch, and winked at Rachel, before walking back. Me and Andrew spent the whole lunchtime, talking about how nervous he was, and how much he loved Kim, and how happy he was to be marrying her. I'm sure she was doing the same thing. Phase 3 was to be much harder. They were the only ones who didn't actually know what was happening, which wss quite funny. I was very surprised thay everyone had managed to keep schtum, so far. We did Romeo and Juliet to finish. I'll go first. Text you when in car. Phase 3 is on. T. I got a text back. Aye,aye, sir. Phase 3 is on. R. I sort of bundled Andrew into my car, and sent my text to Rachel. I got one back, but from Amber. Missing you already, hope the plan is fully functioning. Have fun tonight. I love you, and see you tomorow x . I quickly sent back, miss you too. Hope you do too, everything is going fantastic, love you too, can't wait xx. I drove Andrew back to mine, so we could get ready. Time for phase 4, the actual stag do. I was ready, he was ready. Rache was taking Kim to a club in town, I was taking Andrew to our local, to keep up the pretence. Everyone was there when we got to the pub, even Grantly. I got the first round in, and as the night went on, we took on more and more alcohol. It got to about 10ish, when a woman in a cop outift walked in. I winked at Andrew, and he looked at me horrified. "Please tell me, that is not for me" he gulped.
"Oh, yeah" I grinned. His face went white. She walked over to us.
"Which one of you is Andrew?" she asked. We all pointed to him, and watched as she gave him a lap dance. At the start, his face was apicture, but slowly, he started to relax. About 12ish, we all stumbled out into the street, me, Andrew, Chris, Matt, Grantly, and Jez. "Right lads" I shouted, "strip him" Chris and Matt stripped him, to much struggle, right down to his boxers. Grantly and Jez dragged him to the lampost, and me and Chris tied him to it. A joint effort. "What the hell are you doing?!" Andrew shouted.
"Sorry mate. Couldn't resist" I grinned, while they all took pictures. After standing there for an hour, pissing ourselves, we untied him, and let him put his clothes back on. We bid our goodbyes, and stumbled back to mine, where we both fell asleep almost instantly.
The next morning, we woke up. Today was the day. Phase 5. It had been coming for a while now, but it felt so sudden. I can't even begin to imagine how they must be feeling. I suppose it's how I'll hopefully be feeling soon. Andrew was already awake. It took us a grand total of 3 hours to get ready, which was good, because just as we finished, the car pulled up. "This is it mate" I said, placing my hand on his shoulder. "Ready?"
"No" he replied, with a nervous smile. A lot of the guests were already inside, and we took our places. The clock ticked closer and closer to 12. I caught Amber's eye and smiled. She looked beautiful. "Oh, where is she?" he fretted.
"Chill, she'll be here" I replied, calming him. As the clock struck 12, the familiar music started playing. The bridesmades, headed by Rachel, walked down, and then, there she was. Andrew had his back turned away. "She looks stunning" I whispered. She arrived by his side, a tear coming down both their cheeks. The service went off without a hitch, both sets of vows so true and honest. They were truly meant to be together. "I now pronounce you man and wife. You may kiss the bride" the priest said, and everyone cheered when they shared theor first married kiss. Waterloo Road's perfect couple were finally married. Party time. I can't wait for my wedding.
