Jack’s POV


I was nervous as hell but I knew I wanted this more than anything. Luke would walk down the isle, and I would be waiting for him at the alter. His Groomsmen would enter before him and stand beside him. Ashton came first, then Michael, and then Calum. Alex, Vic, Ryan and Zack stood behind me. Honestly, proposing to Luke was the best thing I ever did. It took a year, but the wedding was going to be beautiful. It was simple yet elegant and we invited all of our friends.

The music began to play. Looking to the isle, I saw Luke standing there. His hair was styled, how it always was. His black lip ring contrasted to his pale skin. He wore fitted suit pants and a black blazer that was totally his style but still formal enough. I too wore fitted pants, but I wore a normal suit coat and shirt. My hair was styled and I had my blonde patch that I loved so much.

As Luke walked forward, I felt my heart race. This was it. I was going to be getting married. Thank fucking fuck for Gay Marriage being Legal here in Maryland. Luke would then get to become a United States Citizen, but we weren’t marrying for citizenship, we were marrying out of love, and that was felt amazing.

As the ceremony went on, I was excited to finally Call Luke my husband. Kissing Luke at the end, our friends and family cheered for us.

The party started a bit later. It was amazing. We had an awesome DJ who played all of our favorite songs. The wedding cake, which was red velvet, was amazing. But I think what made me cry most was Alex’s best man speech.

“Jack, I’ve known you for forever. I’ve seen you at your highest and your lowest now. Your good at smiling, but this man here, Luke, he makes you smile a true smile, and that is what I think is amazing. You two share a love that is more than love its self. I wish you two a very happy lifetime long marriage, you two deserve it. Luke, I wish you luck dealing with this goof ball. He’s handful, but he means well. Let’s toast to the happy couple.”

I smiled widely. We all toasted and drank.

Kissing Luke, I said to him, “Thank you for being the best and putting up with me and loving me even though I have had a lot of baggage to work through.” He smiled and kissed me back before saying, “You were worth it. I knew that standing beside you and knowing that I supported you, would help a lot. I couldn’t fight your battles for you, but knowing you had someone on your side, helped. You’ve helped me a lot too, and I’m forever greatful. Now Mr. Barakat, Mr. Barakat would like to dance.”

“Mr. Barakat, lets hit the dance floor then.” I suggested with a smile.

We danced away the night, and had a blast.

Things eventually got better, I mean years ago, I was a mess and on the edge of killing myself but here I am, married to an amazing man and in the process of adopting a child. I’m an example that things do get better. I had gone from pretending to be happy, to being actually happy. I had gone from slowly dying from my thoughts to living life once again. I no longer felt like I had no oxygen, Luke was all the air I could ever need to breathe.

Smiling, I ran on stage behind Alex and played the opening notes to our first song. Life was finally back on track. I’d learned a lot over the years, but I was thankful for those lessons. I loved Luke more than anything, and without those lessons, I’d never had met him.

I guess what I’m trying to say is, fake it until you make it, because at some point, you wont have to fake it, and you’ll be okay once again. I didn’t think I’d ever be okay again, but I am. And that’s more than I could ever ask for. Things aren’t the same, but that’s okay. I have Luke and I have my best friends, and with them beside me, I can conquer the world.

Notes

Thank you all for reading! this story has been fun to write. I hope to write more ATL stories in the future. Let me know if you guys want an alternate ending, because that can happen (;

Thanks For The Memories XOXO

~Ash