Chapter 20 – Suits, Emotions and Family.
So sorry that this chapter took a while to come out, but I had my A level exams and then sorting out all of my stuff for university. But I hope you like this chapter, it was a nice one to write.
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"It looks beautiful Olivia" Lily smiled with tears in her eyes, watching her friend try on the stunning vintage wedding dress, covered in beads and lace.
Olivia sighed happily and looked at herself in the mirror "I think I'm in love, screw Sirius this is what real love looks like" She grinned as she gently trailed her hands down the skirt of the dress.
Alice, Amy and Lilly laughed "I take it you've found the one then?" Alice asked.
"Oh yeah definitely, I love it." Olivia gushed.
"So we've secured the wedding dress, flowers, venue, decorations, hair and makeup… We still need to sort out shoes and bridesmaid dresses." Trixie told them, from where she was still staring longingly at Olivia's dress.
"Don't worry about shoes, I've got that sorted." Olivia smiled.
Lilly frowned at her "I refuse to let you wear a pair of heels that you have tucked away in your closet at home!"
Olivia rolled her eyes "Come on Lil's I need something old."
"I'm only joking!" Olivia amended quickly when she saw the death stare that Lilly and the other girls were giving her "I'm getting my shoes custom made, so they'll be part of my something new with my dress."
"What have you got for borrowed and blue?" Trixie asked.
"Emma is giving me the tiara she wore on her wedding day, and my blue is the sapphire in my engagement/promise ring." Olivia smiled.
Amy nodded "I'm impressed."
Olivia frowned playfully "Did you all think that I wouldn't be able to pull this together, or remember the little things that needed to be done?"
"Yes!" They all said at once, and smiled when Olivia stuck her tongue out at them.
"Speaking of, where is Emma?" Alice asked "I would have thought that she would have wanted to come with us today?"
"There was a big emergency at the hospital and they needed high quality healers and since she's the best, she had to go." Lilly explained.
"She's gutted she can't come, but I said I'd go to theirs later and show her the dress that I picked." Olivia smiled.
The shop attendant came back over and Olivia, with a huge smile on her face paid for the dress "Shall we go and get bridesmaid dresses now?" She suggested.
All the girls squealed and jumped up and down "I'm so excited!" Amy beamed.
Olivia giggled at their enthusiasm "I hate shopping but this is quite fun… I just wonder how the guys are getting on."
Sirius, James, Frank, Remus, Elliot, Leander and even Richard looked at the man, who was patiently trying to explain the difference between the suits hanging on the racks, with completely blank faces.
"We just want five matching black suits, waist coats and ties." Sirius said again.
That led the man onto another long speech about how they needed to be more specific, what material should the suits be, what colour the waistcoat would be and whether they would prefer a tie, in comparison to a bow tie or cravat.
James dropped his head into his hands, they had been doing this for over an hour and they were still nowhere closer to getting what they wanted.
Sirius was just about to give up and walk out of the shop when an angel, in the form of Trixie, walked in.
She smiled at all of them and briefly kissed Elliot on the lips as she passed "Olivia figured you'd be having a hard time and suggested I come and give you a helping hand."
The men all seemed to shuffle her to the front of the desk where the man was now folding his arms frowning at them with a disapproving look.
"Hello, many apologies for the painful time I'm sure you've had trying to help these guys find a suit." Trixie rolled her eyes at the noises of protests that came from behind her, and waved a hand to shut them up.
"Okay, so this is what we need, seven black flannel full suits, plain, no pattern. White shirts, a sort of champagne colour waist coat to match the bride's dress, since it's quite vintage we've decided that cravats are probably more appropriate, so we'll have those in the same colour as the waist coat please." Trixie smiled, not bothering to look back at the stunned expressions of the men who were incapable of speaking fashion.
The man behind the desk was finally wearing a smile and started gathering the items that Trixie had listed, laying one of each item on the desk so she could check it was what the bride had envisioned.
"That's perfect." Trixie smiled and turned back to the guys "I'm sure you have just enough brain cells to let the nice man know what sizes you'll each need." She winked and kissed Elliot one more time, before thanking the man and leaving the shop.
The men, still a little bewildered turned back to man and gave their sizes to him, grabbed their things once they were put in the bag and left the shop.
They all stood just outside the suit shop for a moment, until Sirius turned to look at all of them,
"Well I think we deserve a beer…"
Olivia sat at the table in the three broomsticks, surrounded by her bridesmaids, who were all laughing and messing about, the drinks they were consuming clearly going to their heads. She would have been joining them except that she was on a night shift at work.
She turned her head when the door opened and a mass of laughing males came inside, she smiled herself when she saw her fiancé at the head of the group, with James.
"We've got company ladies." Olivia said, causing the girls heads to turn and begin waving and calling over their men."
Olivia scooted up the bench so Sirius could sit beside her, he gave her a brief kiss and she cuddled up to his side.
"I heard you were having a hard time buying some suits." Olivia giggled and Sirius turned to playfully glare at Trixie, who had obviously tattled on them.
"Just some miscommunication between us and the salesman." Sirius winked.
Olivia rolled her eyes but kissed his cheek "But you've got everything now?" She asked.
Sirius nodded "Yep, except those little flower things we have to pin on the suits, but Emma said they'd come on the day."
Olivia nodded "Yeah, they'll come with my bouquet and the girl's flowers."
"Tell me about your dress." Sirius whispered.
Olivia playfully slapped his arm "I may do away with most rules, but I'm not telling you about or showing you my dress." She stuck her tongue out at him.
Sirius pouted at her, making her laugh "Do you want a drink?" He asked.
"Just some water please." Olivia smiled and patted his leg.
"What time does your shift end tonight?" He asked cautiously, she may have been a very good auror, but that didn't mean that he didn't worry about her when she went out on shifts, especially night ones.
"Starts at 8, I'll be back home about 2 ish?" She said.
"Did you get enough sleep last night, maybe we should go home now so you can sleep?" Sirius said and started to get up, before Olivia pulled on his arm, sitting him down again.
"I'm fine baby, I got a full twelve hours last night so I'll be fine, plus there's always coffee if I start to get tired." She kissed his cheek.
Sirius nodded "Okay, just please be careful." He kissed her head and then left to get her drink.
Richard came and sat near Olivia "What time will you be round ours tonight sweetheart?" He asked.
"Emma said she'll be back about 6, so I'll come round just before that and then I'll stay until my shift."
Richard nodded "Okay, I'm on a night shift too, what location are you covering."
"Knockturn Alley, I'll swap over with Marcus when it finishes." Olivia said and took her drink from Sirius as he came back over.
"I'm covering the top half of diagon alley, so if you run into trouble, you just give me a shout." Richard said seriously.
Olivia nodded and kissed his cheek "Of course."
"Okay enough about that then, how is the wedding planning going?" He asked, taking a sip of his beer.
Olivia nodded "It's pretty much done, I can't believe it's only two weeks away, the hen and stag are next week, so I think it's going to come around pretty quick." She said excitedly.
Richard smiled and laid his hand gently over hers "It's going to be an amazing day."
Olivia smiled at him and swallowed before speaking again "Will you give me away?" She asked quietly.
Richard looked at the girl in front of him, the daughter he never had, who had faced things in her life that no one should ever have to face and felt tears build up in his eyes, knowing that she loved him as a father.
"I would be honoured to walk you down the aisle my darling girl." Richard whispered emotionally. He stood up and walked around the table, pulling Olivia up into his arms, hugging her tightly, feeling one little tear escape his eye as she hugged him back hard.
The rest of the group had gone quiet and were watching the touching scene with happy smiles.
Richard pulled back and laid a kiss on Olivia's head before picking up his drink, motioning for everyone to do the same.
"I propose a toast to the happy couple, my beautiful daughter and my second son, although you may not be mine and Emma's by blood, know that we love you the same amount that we love James, and you will forever be part of this family." Richard toasted.
"To the happy couple." Everyone chorused. The girls had tears going down their cheeks, while the men watched Richard with admiration.
Sirius stood up and gave his adopted father a hug, thanking him for everything that he and Emma had down for him since he had run away from home.
Olivia stood close to Sirius, hugging him tightly and Richard knew that they were going to be perfect together.
Olivia sat on the bed in the bedroom that she had stayed in when she and Sirius had lived at Potter Manor. It seemed so long ago, when really it had only been mere months.
Emma knocked on the door and gently opened it when Olivia called for her to come in. She walked over to her and gave her a kiss on the cheek before sitting on the bed beside her adopted daughter.
"Come on then, where is it? I have been dying to see it all day!" Emma asked with excitement.
Olivia grinned and opened her wardrobe and unzipped the long white bag that had her dress inside.
She smiled when she heard Emma's intake of breath when it was revealed "I know, that was my reaction too."
"Oh my goodness, that is stunning." Emma said covering her mouth with her hand. She stood up and came over to get a closer look, she gently ran her hand down the front of the dress.
"You'll have to try it on for me, not tonight, I know you have work but sometime this week or next." Emma asked.
Olivia nodded "Of course I will, it's only right that my mother gets to see me in my wedding dress before the actual wedding."
Emma gathered Olivia in her arms and held her tightly.
Olivia hugged her back and kissed her cheek "I meant what I said, you're my mother, I wish it was by blood but the fact that it's not makes it more special, the idea that you can love someone who comes from a family so dark and make her feel like she was part of your family from the beginning." Olivia said, he voice clogged with emotion.
Emma had tears on her cheeks as she gently cupped Olivia's face and turned it upwards to look her in the eyes "You come from darkness Olivia but you are nothing but light, you and Sirius are extraordinary people and me, Richard and James are proud to have you as our family." Emma spoke with a strong voice.
"I love you." Olivia smiled and hugged her.
"I love you too sweet girl." Emma said and held her gently, with a smiled on her face.
Olivia shivered a little as she did her rounds up and down Knockturn alley. It had been a quite night and apart from, having to get a few drunks off the street nothing really exciting had happened.
She turned, with her wand out immediately when she heard the slightly scrape of a trash can on the floor.
"Lumos." She whispered and pointed her lighted wand in a circle, looking all around. The light finally settled on a dark shape, her eyes widened she briefly saw a flash of a face before the figure disappeared. She knew that face is was as familiar as the one she saw in the mirror every day.
Olivia almost jumped out of her skin when a hand landed on her shoulder, she swung around her wand up and ready to duel, when she recognized the face.
"Jesus Christ Marcus! You scared the shit out of me!" Olivia cried holding a hand to her heart.
Marcus smiled "Sorry, are you alright, you looked a bit spooked when I walked over."
Olivia nodded "Yeah I'm fine, just tired am I good to go, or do you want me to stay a bit?" She asked.
"It's fine I can take it from here." He smiled "Go get some sleep."
Olivia nodded gratefully and took one last look where she had thought she had seen her sister before apparating away.
Tiredly she made her way to the elevator and almost cried for the first time in years when she saw the out of order sign on the door.
Olivia hatefully made her way to the stairs and began climbing all the way to the seventh floor, where their apartment was, cursing the whole way.
Finally getting to the apartment she opened the door and kicked her shoes off, pulling clothes off as she walked through the apartment until she was just in her underwear.
She got to their bedroom and let out a smiled when she saw Sirius lying in bed sleeping, a little smile on his face, suggesting his dream was obviously a good one.
She slipped into bed with him, not bothering to put on P.J's just staying in her underwear. She curled up against him, laying her head on his chest. She knew he'd woken up when she felt his arms come around her and pull her closer.
"Are you okay?" He whispered, still half asleep, yet still worried.
"I'm fine." She leant up and kissed him gently "Go back to sleep, I love you."
"Love you too." He mumbled.
"THIS WAS AN AMAZING IDEA!" Alice shouted giggling uncontrollably, very drunk.
Olivia let out her own little giggle. She and Sirius had decided to have a joint hen and stag and they had decided to go to muggle clubs around London.
"I KNOW!" Lilly shouted back to be heard over the music, which changed to an upbeat dance anthem.
Sirius came up behind her and wrapped his arms around her waist. "Come and dance with me?" He whispered in her ear, nipping it slightly.
Olivia closed her eyes and pulled him closer "What is it with you and alcohol, you become so horny!"
Sirius turned her in his arms and dragged her to the dance floor, and started grinding up against her. "You love it."
Olivia grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck, dancing up against him "I do." She winked.
Sirius danced with her for two more songs before they were interrupted by a petite brunette who was wearing far too little clothing.
"Can I dance with you next?" She asked batting her obviously fake eyelashes at him, she was clearly thinking that Sirius and Olivia were nothing but a possible one night fling.
Before he could say anything, Olivia stepped in.
"Hey baby, I got the prettiest underwear to go under my wedding dress today, you're going to love it." She winked, not even acknowledging the girl, although he knew that she was staking her claim.
Sirius grinned as a flash of heat went through him "I'm sure I'll love it baby, but I think it will look ten times better our bedroom floor." He said and pulled her closer, he never saw the girl leave, but he did hear an annoyed huff and the clattering of her sky high heels as she strutted off.
"Good call." Sirius smiled at his fiancé.
"I wasn't joking." Olivia told him with a little smirk on her face. "You really are going to love it." She whispered in his ear, before kissing him gently and walking off the dancefloor, her hips swinging, in a way that had him following her like a dog after a bone.
They ended the night around a campfire, Olivia sat between Sirius' legs, her back resting against his chest, it had gotten colder as the night went on, so Alice and Frank had made a trip back home to get some blankets, for each couple.
"Tonight was so much fun." Lilly sighed happily as she snuggled down into her husband's embrace.
"The last we done this was the last night at Hogwarts." Alice reminded them.
"That was the night Frank proposed." Amy added from where she was lounging across Remus' lap.
"It feels so long ago, so much has happened." Lilly sighed.
"Are you okay baby?" James asked.
"I'm fine, it just feels like life is going so fast and getting more and more dangerous"
Olivia smiled "That's why we live for the day Lil, there's no good worrying about things that might happen, with Voldemort, or death eaters, if you put your life on hold to worry about them, they win, and we can't let them do that."
Lilly smiled at her friend "I love you guys." She said to all of them and there were choruses or her declaration.
Olivia took another swig of fire whiskey "Anyway… Remy, you're the only one left."
Remus blushed a little but smiled "Not for long." He whispered in Amelia's ear, who shivered.
Remus had finally found a muggle job working with finances, that was paying well, and he was saving up to get his girlfriend a gorgeous engagement ring, and he had told her that he would propose the second he had the perfect ring.
Amelia leant up and kissed his cheek "We'll be joining you lot soon."
"I can't believe this is happening! We're all so grown up now." Alice smiled happily.
"I agree but this is getting way to un-maraudery, I propose we play a game." Olivia said with a wicked smiled.
Everyone else groaned "Does this game include alcohol?" Lilly asked dreading the answer.
"Well of course my dearest Lillykins!" Olivia giggled, getting out fresh bottles of fire whiskey.
"All the best games do."
Olivia looked in the mirror, hardly believing that it was her looking back. Her off white vintage dress was loose as it flowed down her body. The back of the dress was open and covered in beads, ending in a little bow at the small of her back. The gorgeous cap sleeves that covered her shoulders, covered in beads and little flowers.
Lilly handed her, her bouquet of flowers which were white roses, wrapped in a blue ribbon. "You look amazing." She whispered, tears in her eyes.
Olivia smiled at her "No crying, you'll ruin your make up." She winked "And you look fantastic, all of you do." She said turning to look at the rest of her bridesmaids.
Amy, Alice, Lilly and Trixie were all wearing beautiful teal coloured, full length bridesmaid dresses, that were gather at one shoulder by diamante encrusted flowers. She had chosen to have both Trixie and Lilly as her maid of honours, so while Amy and Alice's bouquet was made from blue carnations, Trixie and Lilly both had a single white rose in the centre of their bouquets.
"Are you nervous?" Amy asked.
Olivia immediately shook her head "No, I've been waiting for this my whole life."
Alice and Lilly had more tears in her eyes "I never knew she could be so sappy!" Lilly laughed through her tears and Olivia gently swatted at her, before turning her head calling for the person who had knocked on the door to come in.
Richard poked his head in and smiled "You look stunning honey." He said gently kissing her cheek as he came over to her. "Are you ready to go?" He asked gently.
Olivia nodded excitedly, rolling her eyes as Lilly's hands immediately rushed to her head to make sure that the complicated, low pin up her hair was in stayed in place.
Olivia lifted up her dress to walk and giggled when she heard the multiple gasps and Richard's bellowing laughing.
"What are you wearing!?" Lilly asked, eyes wide.
Olivia shook her foot where her custom made converse sat. She had had them designed to match the champagne colour of her dress, but they were also covered in lace and beads.
"Aren't they pretty!" Olivia squealed excitedly.
Lilly shook her head, yet smiled "I give up trying to make you lady like… They're brilliant Olivia." She said and kissed her best friends cheek "We'll see you down there."
Olivia nodded accepting the cheek kisses that her bridesmaids gave her and an extra-long hug from her sister.
Richard handed her a little box "It's the tiara Emma is lending you." He smiled and opened him, smiling more as he remembered his own wife wearing it on their wedding day.
Olivia smiled warmly and took the tiara slotting it into place. She let out a sigh of happiness and grasped Richard's hand, squeezing tightly.
"You ready?" He asked, tucking her arm into his.
Olivia nodded "Let's get this show on the road."
Sirius couldn't stop smiling as he stood at the top of the alter, waiting for his soon to be wife to make an appearance.
James clapped him on the shoulder "Nervous?" He asked and Sirius shook his head.
"No, we've been waiting a long time for this." Sirius smiled, straightening up his cravat, just as the music began to play and the bridesmaids began to walk down the aisle.
Sirius didn't miss the heated looks that ran between his groomsmen and Olivia's bridesmaids, which made him laugh and shake his head a little.
He stood up straighter when he heard the bridal march begin and felt his jaw drop to the floor when his girl came in to view.
Olivia was looking straight into his eyes the smile on her face only getting bigger as she proceeded to get closer and closer to him.
Sirius felt Richard laying Olivia's smaller hand into his own larger one, before giving her a kiss on the cheek and moving to his place next to Emma, who was crying with happiness, on the front row.
"You look…. Absolutely stunning." Sirius whispered to her.
Olivia let out a tiny blush "You don't look so bad yourself handsome."
Sirius chuckled and kissed her cheek before turning to the priest, finally making his soul mate his wife.
Olivia was gently swaying around in her brand new husband's arms, hours after the reception had started. They were surrounded by other couples, yet it felt like they were the only two people there.
Sirius was gently laying kisses on her neck, while tracing his fingers across her bare back. Since they had said 'I Do' and been pronounced husband and wife, he had barely moved away from her.
"I have a surprise for you." He whispered into her ear, giving it a little kiss.
Olivia shivered and looked up at him "What is it?" She asked and he gently took her hand, moving to the front of the room.
"Everybody, I'd just like to say on behalf of me and my wife…" He was interrupted by whistles and cat calls from marauders and the quidditch team, they had played on at Hogwarts, that had been invited.
Sirius rolled his eyes and continued "Anyway so thank you all for coming, but it's time for me to take my woman on the honeymoon she's never going to forget." He winked at her and laughed as the cat calls got louder.
They both ran through the rice and confetti that was thrown at them and Sirius gave Olivia a massive kiss when they reached the apparation point, he dipped her low and thoroughly devoured her mouth, much to the delight of the spectators, whose applause and cheers got louder.
Sirius apparated them to their apartment, where he quickly wrapped a blindfold around his wife's eyes.
"Is this necessary? I already know where we're going." Olivia asked, but let him do it anyway.
Sirius kissed her cheek "I still have my surprise to show you. Hold on tight." He said and wrapped her arms around his neck before apparating again.
Olivia held him tightly, swaying a little as they landed. He made her walk for five minutes and she was very glad she gone with her converse rather than heels.
Finally he held her still and started to undo the blindfold and she gasped when she saw where they were.
"What are we doing here?" Olivia asked shocked.
Sirius smiled and stroked her cheek, moving the bush that covered up the entrance to their cave. "This our place Liv, I figured that it should play a part in the biggest day of our lives."
Olivia leant up and kissed him gently "I love you so much."
Sirius smiled and started to climb down and waited at the bottom of the steps for her. He cocked his head to the side when she lifted up her dress, revealing her shoes.
"Have you been wearing those all day?" He asked as he held her waist, carrying her down the last few steps.
Olivia giggled and wiggled her feet, nodding "I thought Lily was going to kill me."
"Baby they are awesome." Sirius chuckled as he carried her over to the ice bucket with a champagne bottle and two glasses.
He set her down and poured out two glasses, handing one to her "To us Mrs. Black" Sirius toasted.
Olivia grinned "To us Mr. Black."
Sirius wrapped his arm around her shoulders as they looked out over the little pool of water.
"It never changes in here." Olivia commented and Sirius nodded and turned to face her.
"Olivia I can't tell you how happy you made me today. I can't tell you how much I love you because I don't even know which words to use, or if there is even any appropriate to use. But what you need to know is that you are everything and more to me and I will stay by your side for the rest of eternity, making sure you know that you are loved, wanted and protected. You are my best friend, my soul mate and now my wife, you're my greatest treasure." He told her looking into her eyes, meaning every word from the bottom of his heart.
Sirius' eyes suddenly widened and Olivia was about to ask what was wrong except she felt a strange build up in her eyes and a sudden wetness on her cheek. She gently lifted her hand to her cheek and gasped when she felt the wet track of a fallen tear.
"Liv?!" Sirius said shocked.
"I'm crying." Olivia said in a bewildered tone, even as more tears started to fall, yet she began to laugh "I'm crying!" She repeated.
Sirius wrapped his arms around her tightly.
"You give me emotion Sirius, and you don't know how much that means to me." Olivia told him on a strangled breath as she cupped his cheek.
"I don't have words for my love either, but I will spend eternity showing you the same as what you have promised me. I love you." Olivia told him as Sirius wiped her cheeks and leaned down to kiss her, gently laying her down on the floor as he tenderly began to remove the beautiful dress.
"Sirius, the honeymoon." Olivia reminded him even though she lifted her body, making it easier for him to remove the dress.
"We will go after I've made love to you in our special place." He whispered against her skin and Olivia happily surrendered to her husband, laughing with him, teasing him and above all, loving him.