A complicated wedding

They arrived at 2pm on Saturday at the house of the happy couple from where they would walk over to the church later, which was only a few minutes away. The reception and dinner (and afterparty) would be in a restaurant only a couple of miles away from Hans penthouse. He was pretty sure that they would take it slow, especially Miley, since she would have to perform in Manchester the next day.

As they arrived in Dillingen (which was about 35 minutes from Hans' hometown), there was already a pretty nervous and chaotic atmosphere. Hans said shortly hello to the people who were already there, and also Miley finally got to meet Jessica and Serge, who was almost ecstatic to finally meet the girl who managed to capture one of his best friends in a relationship:

"It's so nice to finally meet you…and thank you so much for coming, I was already afraid I would have to pair him up with my granny, so he wouldn't be all alone"

"Yeah, I couldn't let that happen, right? But thank you so much for the invitation, I'm really happy I can be here"

After that, Jessica introduced Miley to everyone, not knowing that she already met most of these people at the flash mob rehearsal. Even Julie and her 2 followers managed to give her a fake smile, but when it came to dealing with fake people, nothing beats a lifelong experience of being in the show business.

"Oh boy, that might get interesting" Hans thought to himself.

About thirty minutes and 2 glasses of champagne later, they were heading to the little church where the marriage would take place. Due to the size of the building, only family members and the closest friends were invited, and the whole ceremony was beautiful and emotional. Even Miley was touched by the atmosphere, even though she couldn't understand a word what the priest was saying, and she held Hans' hand during the whole time. The only thing that didn't work out as planned was, ironically enough, the musical part. The father of the bride apparently paid a lot of money to book a professional singer from Germany, but as soon as she started to sing, Hans thought it somehow didn't sound right…obviously, he didn't understand crap about music and singing, but when he saw Miley's face, he knew that he was right…this professional artist was just terrible, she couldn't hit a note, the pronunciation was terrible and she even had problems with the melody of the songs.

After the ceremony was over and they headed out of the church, they were surprised (well, not really) by some members of the basketball team, who organized some silly games and sold alcohol, which was a very old tradition in Luxembourg. Miley found it pretty amusing, but she emptied her glass without any complaints. Sabrina and Luc were also there and they were, like the rest of the team, invited to the reception which was taking place in the courtyard of the restaurant they had booked. After everybody congratulated the newlyweds and Hans said hello Serge's sister, who was living in Denmark and who he hadn't seen for about 8 years now, they started to make their way to the hotel.

Upon arrival, they could see that everything was perfectly organized, the location looked amazing and the drinks and snacks were delicious. Even the weather was as good as it could be for such a day, and the guests and the couple were more than happy, when suddenly, after about 45 minutes, some people started to get excited…but not in a good way. And when Maurice, the best man, came over, he told them what happened:

"This is like the worst case. Serge and Jessica had announced that they would perform their first dance here, because the restaurant is just too small to invite everybody they wanted to, and now, the singer just left. Said she wouldn't feel well. So, either they have to cancel their first dance, or we try to play the song over their…cheap…sound system, which is completely outdated. That wouldn't definitely be how they wished it to be, but it seems to be the only possibility."

Miley looked over to Hans and said:

"Well…maybe I could jump in…"

It was Maurice who answered:

"That's really nice, but you're a guest, you really don't have to do that"

"Come on, that's like the most important dance of their life, and besides, they gave me such a warm welcome, I'd be more than happy to give something back to them"

"You really wouldn't mind?" Hans asked.

"Of course not"

Miley turned back to Maurice and asked:

"Can I pick the song?"

"If it's not Wrecking Ball…" he said with an evil grin.

"Haha, don't worry. But if the band manages to play When I look at you, that would be the most fitting song for a wedding"

"Well, I don't know the song, but I trust your choice"

"Wow, that hurt" Miley said jokingly.

"Haha, sorry. I'm gonna talk to the band and see if they think they can manage your song"

So Maurice went over to the band, and after discussing for a couple of minutes, they found the song including all the notes online, and they were sure they were able to play it. Which meant for Hans, that this would be the first time he would hear Miley live, and he had to admit that he was pretty excited about it.

Serge and Jessica were made to believe that their first dance was ruined and they would have to perform it to some romantic song coming from a box. After they finally accepted their faith and got ready, Maurice stepped on the small stage and took the mic:

"Jessica, Serge, before you start. As all of you know, our sweet couple has agreed to perform their first dance here at the reception, which is a bit unusual, but they wanted that everybody was able to see it. Unfortunately, the "professional" singer that was booked has disappeared, officially, she's not feeling well. And I know how much you were looking forward to this moment, so Jessica and Serge, to put an end to your suffering, you won't have to perform to some music out of the box, but we managed to find a replacement, one who might even be a bit better than the original singer. Jessica and Serge, dear guests, performing the song When I look at you from the movie The Last Song, Miss Miley Cyrus"

When the people finally realized that they would see a global music star instead of an overrated amateur, they started to applaud as Miley went on stage, and especially Jessica was very touched and formed a quiet thank you to Miley. The young singer gave her a smile and a sign to the band to start playing.

Performances in front of a small audience where she knew most of the people made Miley more nervous than performing in front of an anonymous crowd of 30.000 people, and she was also well aware that it would be the first time that her boyfriend saw her live on stage (even if it was a really tiny one). But like always, as soon as the music started, the anxiety was gone, and she started to sing:

"Everybody needs inspiration
Everybody needs a song
A beautiful melody
When the night's so long

'Cause there is no guarantee
That this life is easy

Yeah, when my world is falling apart
When there's no light to break up the dark
That's when I, I
I look at you

When the waves
Are flooding the shore and I can't
Find my way home anymore
That's when I, I
I look at you

When I look at you, I see forgiveness
I see the truth
You love me for who I am
Like the stars hold the moon
Right there where they belong
And I know I'm not alone

Yeah, when my world is falling apart
When there's no light to break up the dark
That's when I, I
I look at you

When the waves
Are flooding the shore and I can't
Find my way home anymore
That's when I, I
I look…

When the waves
Are flooding the shore and I can't
Find my way home anymore
That's when I, I
I look at you

You appear just like a dream to me
Just like Kaleidoscope colors that
Cover me, all I need
Every breath that I breathe
Don't you know you're beautiful?

Yeah, yeah, yeah

When the waves
Are flooding the shore and I can't
Find my way home anymore

That's when I, I
I look at you
I look at you

You appear just like a dream
To me"

While the other guests were cheering and applauding, Hans was going through a whole bunch of emotions. Of course he had seen Miley on videos, heard her songs on the radio, listened to her at home, in the car, anywhere, she always found a reason to start singing, but this was just unbelievable. He still had goosebumps, and although he knew that, even among other music stars, Miley was seen as someone who has an incredible potential and talent, he only realized just now what that really meant. Miley was probably one of the best and most versatile female singers in the world. Add to this the way she looked today and how much people loved her performance, he once again had to ask himself how it was even possible that a girl like that should have fallen in love with him.

Also for the band, this would probably be an everlasting memory, and when Miley finally came over to him, he was stuttering:

"God, you're unbelievable…that song wasn't for me, and I still have goosebumps everywhere"

"So I guess one day, I have to sing for you"

"But please not in public, that might end up a bit embarrassing for me…"

"Really? Now you're making me curious…" Miley said with a mysterious smile.

Before Hans was able to reply something, Jessica and Serge came over. First, they had to endure all the well-meant congratulations from family and friends, but after that, they first wanted to thank Miley for stepping in. Especially Jessica gave her a long and warm hug:

"Thank you so much for this, you didn't only save our first day, the song was just so beautiful, we'll never forget this moment"

Also Serge, who was a pretty emotional person for a guy, gave them a hug and thanked Miley about 100 times. They were talking for a couple of minutes until the wedding photographer asked for them. When the couple left, people from the basketball team came over, and Sabrina immediately told Miley how amazing her performance was. Just like Hans, she only had seen Miley on YouTube videos or on television, but never live.

"Seriously, the next time you go on tour, I have to make it to one of your concerts"

"Well, that's the least I would expect from you. If you want, I could organize a discount for your tickets"

"Oh, that would be great if the tickets were not too expensive"

"Are you serious? Come on, as if you would have to pay anything. Maybe you could even hang out backstage with my biggest fanboy" Miley replied while smiling at Hans.

"I have no idea what she's talking about" was his reaction.

The reception lasted for another hour, pictures were taken, people talked and celebrated, and soon it was time to move to the restaurant.

The food was amazing and the organization impeccable. Miley and Hans were placed on a table with Serge's sister and her Danish husband Björn, who was happy about the fact that they weren't the only couple on the wedding that didn't communicate in Luxembourgish. The other people at the table were Yves (one of Hans' closest friends in Europe) with his German girlfriend, and a cousin of the groom. They all hit it of right away, and it didn't take long for a constant chatter in some funny Luxembourgish-English-German mix to develop. The atmosphere at this table got better and better, and Hans soon forgot about his resolutions to stay away from alcohol. Miley was doing a much better job at this, although she also didn't stay away from drinks all the time…it was still a wedding party after all.

Between the second starter and the main course, it was time to start the flash mob. Hans had some serious doubts that, given the state he was in by now (alcohol), he would be able to remember all the different moves, but in the end, he did much better than expected, in fact, he was actually pretty proud of himself. It was really fun and everybody was having a good time, only Hans' friend Serge had to take a little timeout, since he was more of an emotional guy, he didn't want to tear up in front of everybody.

Around 2am, they took some time for themselves again, and went to the outside area. They sat down on a couch, keeping some distance from the smokers who were also there, and Miley snuggled herself against her boyfriend.

Hans was unusually quiet, and after some time, he looked at Miley and said:

"Somehow, I still can't really believe what happened over the last weeks. How it's even possible that someone like you should even be slightly interested in me"

"Oh believe me, a few weeks ago, I would have never expected being so happy right now. And this week in Luxembourg, I just enjoyed it so much, and I regenerated so much from the stress in LA, I didn't even think that was possible. But what about you? Aren't you sad that we're leaving already tomorrow? You haven't only been home for 2 weeks, and if it weren't for me, you would probably spend a lot more time here."

"I would, yes. But you know what's crazy? I always considered LA and the US kind of like a temporarily period in my life and Luxembourg as my future. I mean, it will always be my homeland, but now, knowing that you're there, for the first time I don't feel like I'm just flying back to LA, but it actually feels like coming home"

Miley didn't reply, but the smile and the joy in her eyes were everything he could hope for.

Around 4am, the party came to an end and people started to leave. Miley and Hans said their goodbyes to their friends, with all the stuff waiting for them in LA (talkshows, new album, The Voice, movie projects), it might take a while before they would be able to come back to Luxembourg. But LA was a very popular holiday destination for most people, and having a billionaire and a global popstar as friends only made the city more interesting.

Hans somehow managed to bring them safely back home, where they only took a quick shower and went to bed. Their flight to Manchester would leave at 1pm and they wanted to see Hans's parents before they were leaving. At 5pm, Miley had her performance, followed by a charity diner and Monday morning they would leave Manchester again and fly over London back to LA, where Miley would start right away with the production of her new album, while Hans would start the recruiting for project Suicide Squad. All in all, it would be quite a stressful time.