Author's note: I'm splitting the wedding into parts because it got a little long and long documents crash my laptop. Sorry!
Nikki woke up the next morning and felt a swoop in her stomach, today was her wedding day and she couldn't be more excited. As she slipped out of bed and wrapped herself in her dressing gown she caught sight of her wedding dress and grinned; Erin had done an impeccable job on it and it was exactly how Nikki had always dreamed her dress would be
"Morning" she greeted Erin who was already up and looking fully awake
"Morning" Erin replied with a grin
Nikki looked at her watch; it was eight thirty which meant they had less than two hours till they had to be at the church, she relayed these details to Erin who nodded solemnly in return
"Let's get made up" Nikki said with a grin as she dragged Erin into her room
"Harry" Leo prodded the sleepy looking man who just rolled over on the sofa and grunted in reply "Harry!" Leo called again, this time slightly louder
"Leo?" he mumbled sleepily, peering at Leo blearily
"Harry we have less than two hours before you get married and god help us if Nikki sees you in this state" Leo said dragging the tired man up the stairs and into the bathroom
Harry was still half asleep so followed Leo without thinking, Leo on the other hand was fully awake and would do everything in his power to get Harry to the church on time. He shoved Harry into the shower and turned on the water. A jet of freezing water rained down on Harry who yelled at its effects
"Leo, it's freezing!" he bellowed "And I'm still fully clothed"
"You'll thank me for it later" Leo said trying to hide the amusement in his voice
"Sit still" Nikki sighed as Erin started to squirm again. Nikki pulled another lock of Erin's hair and twisted it into a curl. She'd decided to get Erin ready first before she would get ready herself as she didn't want to ruin or crease her dress if she could help it
"Ouch" Erin winced as Nikki set another section of Erin's hair into place "Is this absolutely necessary?"
"Yes" Nikki said firmly "You'll look lovely when it's done"
"I doubt it" Erin scowled
"If the wind changes direction your face will stay like that" Nikki teased and Erin pulled a face
She set the final section of Erin's hair into place ands the girl sighed with relief as Nikki finished
"There that wasn't so bad was it?" Nikki smiled as she admired her handy work "No go and get your dress on" she said as Erin scampered out of the room
Nikki took up the place where Erin had just been sitting and set about fixing her own hair in place, as she combed her hair she thought of how lucky she was to have found Harry and how excited she was that they were going to be a family very soon. Erin re-entered the room a short while later as Nikki was just finishing her hair; her fine blonder hair was wound into loose curls which settled on her shoulder
"Wow" Erin gasped as she saw Nikki "You look perfect"
"I could say the same for you" Nikki smiled as she saw Erin's dress "You really have an eye for sewing"
Erin flushed as she smoothed out her dress; it was a dark red colour to match the rose bouquet Nikki had, it had short slightly puffed sleeves and the dress finished just below the knee. The colour matched Erin perfectly and Nikki couldn't help but smile at how grown up she looked
"Harry, are you decent?" Leo asked knocking on the door
"Yes" Harry called as Leo entered and sighed
Harry was standing in the room with his shirt hanging out and his collar sticking up. His hair was ruffled but at least he looked more awake than he did when Leo had first seen him that morning
"You're a mess" Leo shook his head as he tried to sort the younger man out
"You look pretty atrocious yourself" Harry said in reply but Leo could heart the jest in his voice
"Are you nervous Harry?" Leo asked as he passed Harry his suit jacket
"No" Harry said quickly, a little too quickly for the really to be genuine. Leo shot him a look and Harry sighed "Okay then just a little"
Leo smiled "You'll be fine, all you have to say is 'I do'"
"And make a speech" Harry groaned
"Only in front of a few people" Leo reassured him "And anyway so do I"
"There better not be any bad joke in there" Harry grinned
"No but I left the anecdote in there about Barcelona" Leo said and Harry looked at him slightly confused "Harry you don't remember our time hoe could you?" Leo laughed
"You're funny Leo" Harry said sarcastically, realising the older man was winding him up "Who's walking Nikki down the aisle?" he said after a sudden thought
"No one" Leo said "She thought about phoning her father but she decided against it. Personally I think she made the right choice, you and I both know she's better of without him. Anyway Nikki's a modern woman, she's perfectly capable of walking herself down the aisle and she'll have Erin there"
"Ah Erin" Harry smiled "We owe her a lot, she made Nikki's wedding dress and helped her out no end with the arrangements"
Leo smiled proudly "I think she enjoyed it, it was nice of her for you and Nikki to include her. It's made her feel part of a family once more"
Harry nodded "Me and Nikki got her a little present to say thank you" he said motioning to the bag in the corner of the room
"That's very kind of you" Leo said as Harry tried to flatten down his hair
Harry shook his head "We owe her a lot, I doubt we'd even be at the stage without her help"
Leo smiled as Harry smoothed down his suit "You look fine" he assured Harry who was nervously glancing in the mirror
"What time is it?" Harry asked turning to the older man
"Time for you to get married" Leo said as he followed Harry out of the room
Nikki looked in the mirror and beamed; she'd just finished changing into her wedding and had caught sight of herself in the mirror for the first time
"Does it fit okay?" Erin said as she fastened the dress at the back
Nikki nodded "Perfectly"
Erin smiled to herself as she picked up Nikki's veil from the bed and helped her fasten it into her hair
"I can't believe you made this" Nikki said admiring her outfit in the mirror
"It was nothing really" Erin said modestly as she arranged the skirt of Nikki's dress
Nikki snorted "You are way too modest" she said fixing a curl in place "Me and Harry owe you a lot. We got you a little gift to say thank you which we'll give to you later"
"Nikki" Erin sighed "You didn't have to, I enjoyed doing it"
"Nonsense" Nikki said waving Erin's protests aside "We wouldn't be here without you. Now we need to get you shoes" she said looking down at Erin's bear feet
"I have my school shoes" she said pointing to a battered pair in the corner of the room
"I have a much better idea than that" Nikki said rummaging around in her wardrobe "There we go" she said emerging with a pair of dark red heeled shoes in her hand "These are a little too tight for me but didn't have the heart to throw them away. But I'm perfectly willing to let you adopt them" Nikki grinned
"Nikki, you can't" Erin protested
Nikki shook her head and sat Erin down on the bed "They need a good owner, don't you shoes?" she said as she helped Erin slip them onto her feet and do up the straps
"Thank you" Erin said as Nikki helped her up as she tried to catch her balance
"Maybe if you click your heels three times you'll go home" Nikki teased her
"I am already home" Erin smiled as she tried walking in her new shoes "Maybe if you loose one of your shoes, prince charming will come and fine you" she grinned
"He already has" Nikki laughed "Though first thing in the morning he's prince not-so-charming but we can work on that" Nikki smiled as Erin started to get the hang on walking in heels "You're a natural, now a finishing touch" she said as she fixed a small rose into Erin's hair "There done"
"You lovely" Erin smiled as she admired Nikki in her dress
They heard a car horn beep from outside and Nikki turned to Erin with a grin on her face "Looks like it's time" she said as the pair carefully made their way out of the room arm in arm.
