Squad Goals Season 3 Episode 23
My legs feel like gelatin. I’d taken three jets to get to Zayn’s hometown of Bradford.
“I missed you!” Gigi’s bright hazel eyes start to water and I have to wave over her makeup artist before a dribble of black eyeliner reaches her cheek.
“Funny way of showing it” I grumble as the makeup artist stands in front of her, fixing the watery eyes.
“I called Justin. You answered! Half of the time at least…" She frowns but quickly stops when her makeup artist holds a tube of lipgloss to her lips.
” I didn’t want phone calls Gigs" the artist steps away and our eyes collide. Her’s narrow and brighten.
“No. No, see, you wanted an invitation back into the squad”
“Of cour-” Gigi holds up her glittering engagement ring decorated hand to silence me.
“ it wasn’t up to me Justin. It wasn’t up to anyone except for Rhiannon. As much as we love you we couldn’t do that. You being back in Cali was for the best” My shoulders droop and I feel petty as hell for bringing out the heavy on her wedding day. It was a good thing I’d bought her like, three blenders.
“I’m bleeding!” Kylie screeches and sure enough rivulets of Crimson blood start down her legs.
“Oh shit. Is it your period?” She looks at Selena like she’s an idiot before stomping to the adjoining hotel room restroom and wiping herself off with a few wet tissues.
“No it’s not my period! It’s this fucking dress! The gems and sequins are eating me alive”
“Oh don’t be morbid,” Cara quips. Pulling Kendall’s hair into a high, bouncing ponytail. Kylie sighs and takes a deep breath before pulling me off to the side.
“Why the secrecy? They’re going to eavesdrop anyway” the two of us turn around to look at Cara and Kendall who hastily look away and start whistling.
“It’s about Justin. I didn’t want to make it a huge deal and I wanted you to know what you’re going into” I raise an eyebrow.
“ I’m going into a wedding Kylie, now help me put this crap on” I hold out my dress and she huffs before helping me drape he heavy mix of metal, glitter, sequins, pearls and tulle over my head.
“ I peeped the seating chart Rhi”
“And?” She zips up my dress and starts to fix my straight bobbed hair that’s been laced with a Grecian crown of leaves.
“…And Drake and Justin are sitting next to each other” I teeter a little bit as I step into some gold Jimmy Choos.
“Excuse me?” Cara gasps and then pretends to be having a conversation with Selena and Kendall when I turn to her.
“Gigi didn’t know you two were seeing each other,”
“She literally didn’t believe it. Zayn told me as much”
“She couldn’t change it? Couldn’t-”
“by that time all the seats were filled” I wish I could sit down, but the material of my dress squeezes around my middle and makes it a tiny bit harder to fucking breath.
“Can Rocky switch with them?” Kylie shakes her head
“Kylie please for the love of go-”
“Mama!” Zara bounces up and down in her pack n’ play when Gigi enters the room where all the bridesmaids had been getting ready. I decide to drop the situation. She had about 1,000 guests to worry about.
“Hi my little sweetie!” Gigi is in a camel colored silk robe with her veil already in place and A wonder looking Bella carrying her dress behind her.
“This dress weighs 1 million dollars”
“500k. But close sissy” Bella shakes her head and hands it off to an assistant who stumbles with it under Gigi’s scrutinizing gaze.
“Damn. Why didn’t I give you guys potato sacks? You all look hotter than me!” A collective eye roll rushes over the room and then we ambush the bride.
“I’ve worn a potato sack before. I still looked hot” Selena supplies and the group waits for the incoming elaboration. When it doesn’t come Cara begins to tease her.
“Is that Jacky boy’s fetish? Women in potato sacks?”
“Not him. Someone a long time ago” eyes shift over to me and I put my hands up in solid defense.
“I have never fantasized about seeing Sel in a potato sack” she sticks her tongue out and makes an obscene noise that Zara copies immediately and repeatedly.
“Am I really going to do this?” Gigi asks our group hug and the circle closes in tighter.
“ I don’t remember life before Zigi honestly” Cara says and Gigi lets out a watery laugh,
“ me neither. What the hell was I doing?”
“ Fucking around with boys, now you’ve got yourself a mannnnnn” Selena backs away and does a hip thrust that has all of us on the verge of tears.
“ Okay. Okay, help me out this bitch on!” It takes all of us to help Gigi into her dress, and when it’s on there’s not a dry eye around.
“This is so crazy” I whisper grabbing a tissue so my makeup stays on point.
“A good crazy right?” She whispers back and I nod before pulling her into another hug.
“I love you Gigi, you deserve this” I say firmly. Then Cara in a totally Cara fashion yells,
“LET’S GET THIS BITCH HITCHED!” Cheers erupt and I pick up baby Zara and her little flower basket that’s filled with gold leaves in lieu of traditional flowers.
Justin
“Is this a joke?” I ask the attendant when I’m directed to my seat. The dude looks rattled and confused as he shakes his head several times.
“What’s wrong Bieber? You too good to sit with me?” Drake puts a hand over his heart and shakes his bearded head,
“You wound me man!” I sigh and try not to fume like Cruz when his mom tells him to nap.
“What’s your game Driz? You got my girl so what’s this all about?”
“I wasn’t trying to sit next to you either man. This wasn’t my idea. I’m not trying to give Rhiannon this type of stress” I suddenly feel defensive.
“Then take a seat” he pats the chair next to him and with a huff I’m seated by his side.
“How’ve you been since Miami? How’s your son?”
“Don’t speak on shit you aren’t familiar with Driz.” Drake holds up his hands in surrender before adjusting his shades. I do the same.
“I’m going to trip” I say when I peak at the aisle, adjusting Zara in my arms. She coos and reaches for my earrings.
“You’ve never even tripped on stage. Selena on the other hand may trip.”
“You better not trip! You’re holding my baby!” Gigi scolds and I gulp and nod.
“Are we going to trip Z?” I ask her, but she is intent on ripping out my earring.
The music starts to play and I take a deep breath. The flower girl was always first in the procession. So that meant that I would be too since Zara really couldn’t be trusted to walk straight to Zayn.
Justin
When I see Rhiannon come down the aisle my heart twists, thumps, and then bursts into five million pieces. She’s glowing. Her face, her dress, her smile, her entire being is glowing.
She walks slowly the whole time encouraging Zara to reach into the little basket and throw out gold flecked leaves and by the time they reach the middle they’ve entranced the entire audience.
When Rhiannon reaches my section her cheeks heat and she doesn’t take the time to notice me or Drake. The latter seems sort of put off by the lack of attention.
I’m about to be the luckiest man in the world. I had the same feeling when Gigi went into labor, but here it is again, tenfold. The woman that I love, the mother of my child, was going to take my last name.
My daughter’s toothy little grin and constant coo of ‘dada’ told me that she was completely aware that something special was about to happen.
“Come here my little love” I say in my voice that’s reserved for Zara. Rhiannon hands her over and her little flower crowned head rests lightly on my shoulder. The crowd loses it.
The bridal music starts to play its rhythmic tune and the audience stands to face my future wife.
“Do you see mommy my little love?” I take Zara’s chubby little hand and point to her mother who’s veil covers her lovely face. Zara points by herself before turning to me with renewed glee patting my tear streaked cheek.
“Mama?” Zara says once a hush settles over the audience and the instruments fade to a low hum.
“It’s mama baby Z!” Gigi says excitedly her veil still in place. I have to keep Zara from tugging at the material much like I’d been wanting too. The orator talks for what seems like hours until finally…
There are tears from Gigi and I along with Zara who got quite fussy after our kiss as well as my mum and Gigi’s.
Taking my wife’s hand I start down the aisle and the first thing I notice isn’t Harry who somehow manages to trip ahead of us, but Justin Bieber who’s face is red and streaked with his eyes focused on a certain bridesmaid.
“Are you happy babe?” Gigi whispers among the commotion and I nearly have to pause to grab her face between my palms,
“I’m the happiest man alive” I tell her to which she squeals and kisses me. Harry trips again. This time on the train of my wife’s dress.