#happenstance

A/N: Hi everyone! Thank you for your patience. I have been in such a funk this week with writing. I’ve been drowning in uni work while simultaneously thinking about this series during class every day😫 I hope you all enjoy! Please leave any feedback or things you’d like to see in future chapters! And as always, send requests💖

Best man!Austin x Maid of honor!Reader

Tag list: @wiseyouthinfluencer

Warnings: possible grammatical errors (SIA), cursing, kissing, oral (f receiving), protected sex, dirty talk, fingering, p in v sex, slight aftercare, the very beginning of some best friend angst, sorry if I missed anything!!

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The sound of your alarm made you want to crawl into the mattress and never come out. The headache that rang through your skull had you thinking there was an earthquake inside your head. Every hangover you’ve ever had you tell yourself “I won’t do this again” yet here we are. Turning over, your stomach churned. The last thing you needed was to feel sick all day. You put on the TV and curled into a ball. If you went back to sleep for another hour you’d be fine. Right?

10:37

That’s what the clock read as you sprang awake.

“Fuck! Why did no one wake me up??” You jumped to your feet and threw on a hoodie. It paired nicely with your underwear because your hangover brain didn’t remind you to put pants on. You ran downstairs to find no one. The house was silent as the floor creaked beneath you. You peered around the living room and into the kitchen. Not a soul in sight. You quickly realized that everyone must’ve had the same alcohol induced coma as you.

After grabbing a glass of water and a piece of toast, you were on your way back upstairs. The warm bed you just came from was feeling more tempting by the second. Right as you were about to reach the top of the stairs a door opened. Austin’s door. Of course he would be the only person to wake up right when you’re in the hallway with no pants on.

“Shit I’m sorry I um-“ Austin said covering his eyes, flustered.

“It’s fine Austin. You’ve seen me in a bikini have you not?” You asked coyly.

“Uh yeah I guess”

You stared at one another for a moment before you both began to speak.

“Why don’t-“ “Do you”

“You first” Austin replied standing with his arms crossed over his chest.

“Okay um. Do you remember last night at all?” You bit your lip as the question escaped you.

“Well that’s a hard hitting question. I was just gonna ask why you don’t have pants on” You both laughed. Your eyes were begging him to answer your question. Hoping and pleading with him to remember and feel the same way you do about what happened.

“But to answer your question last night is pretty fuzzy. I remember dancing and drinking obviously. But after Aaron and Janie went upstairs I don’t recall much” he admitted. He felt like there was something crucial he was missing here but every memory was a blurr.

“Oh um okay” you looked down at your feet and played with the rings on your fingers.

“Is there something I should be remembering? Because I feel like there is”

You looked up at him with concern written all over your face. Loss of words was an understatement right now. Should you tell him and risk him regretting it all? Or should you not say anything and let him be in the dark about what took place?

“Is the patio couch ringing any bells?” You asked hoping he’d remember without you going into detail. That’s when it hit him. You guys had kissed.

“Ah I think it’s coming back to me now. I remember you wanting to tell me a secret”

Asshole. Of course that’s the only fucking part he remembers.

“I honestly couldn’t tell you what it was. I don’t remember” you were lying but he didn’t have to know that.

“I also remember you on my lap”

All of the color drained from your face. Why did he have to remember anything?

“I also vaguely remember kissing you”

God damn it

“And you grinding on me. And moaning as we-“

“Okay okay I get it you remember everything” you cut him off and threw your hands up. “This doesn’t change anything right? I mean we were both so drunk and didn’t know-“

“Not a thing” he spoke abruptly cutting you off in return.

All you wanted was to change everything but that wasn’t possible. He absolutely did not feel the same about you.

“Not to say I didn’t enjoy it. At least what u remember of it. But I understand why you stopped us from going any further.”

You paused before replying. He enjoyed it?

“For the record I enjoyed it too. I just figured we were drunk and I didn’t want things to be awkward…” you continued to talk when you noticed Austin smiling as he listened. “Why are you looking at me like that?” You asked him.

“Have I ever told you how beautiful you are when you talk and talk and talk?”

“I think you did last night actually. Must’ve forgot that part Mr. I remember everything even when I’m completely wasted” you took a sip of your water and leaned against your doorframe.

“Oh yeah I do remember that now. Well you know what they say. Drunk feelings are sober thoughts”

You smiled and laughed to yourself. Maybe you were wrong in your assumptions. Maybe Austin liked you more than you thought. Or maybe you’re delusional. Who really knows.

“Oh fuck I just realized I still don’t have pants on”

“Did you think they would just magically appear on your legs?”

“No smart ass. I didn’t. But if you’ll excuse me I’d like to enjoy my trashy reality shows before the rest of the house wakes up and I have to be subjected to more wedding activities” you pushed off the wall as you began to walk into your room.

“I heard there wasn’t any activities today. But mind if I join you? You don’t even have to put pants on” You both laughed as you held your head.

“Don’t make me laugh my head is pounding”

“Is that a yes?”

“Yes it’s a yes. But I’m really not putting pants on. They’re so.. restrictive” you spoke as Austin moved closer.

“You don’t hear any objections from me” he put his hands up defensively.

“Just get your ass in here” you grabbed his arm and pulled him inside. You took a look into the hallway to make sure no one had seen anything as you shut your door.

…..

2 hours and a nap later, everyone in the house was starting to wake up. You both hadn’t really thought this through. How were you going to explain Austin in your room and you with no pants on? Sure nothing had happened but it was still very suspicious looking.

“How are we gonna get you out of here?” You asked putting pants on reluctantly.

“The window maybe?”

“Serious answers only Austin this isn’t funny” you were getting increasingly worried about anyone getting the wrong idea.

“Let’s just wait until they all go downstairs” he suggested standing from the bed.

“Okay good idea”

*knock knock* “y/n? Are you awake?” Janie asked from the other side of the door.

“Fuck. Fuck! Um get in the closet” Panic was starting to set in as you yelled barely above a whisper.

“What??”

“Get in the fucking closet!” You whisper yelled at Austin while pushing him. If Janie knew he was in here she’d freak.

“Umm- I’ll be out in a minute!” you yelled to Jane attempting to steady your voice.

“Are you okay? You sound weird”

Why did she choose right now to pry.

“Yes I’m fine just getting dressed” you said calmer hoping she’d go away.

“Okay see you downstairs”

You heard Jane walk away and you sighed with relief. You walked over to the closet to open the door. Once you opened it, Austin gazed at you with a hungry look on his face. He took 2 long strides toward you and captured you in a kiss. One hand on your face, the other roaming your back until it reached the valley above you ass. You moaned into the kiss as he backed you both up toward the bed. You laid down as he hovered over you. He made short work of your hoodie leaving you in a tank top and your panties.

“Wait Austin. What are we doing?” You asked breathlessly, hands on his chest.

“Whatever the fuck we want to do” he lifted your tank top up exposing more of your stomach. He kissed from your ribs down to the elastic of your underwear, never breaking eye contact.

“Can I take these off?” He asked with those fuck me eyes he always looks at you with.

“Y-yes yes” you replied propping yourself up on your elbows.

You lifted your ass allowing him to pull your underwear down. Once your bare core is exposed Austin kisses both of your thighs. He hooked your legs over his shoulders and kissed your lower belly.

“Please Austin”

“Please what? Tell me what you need”

He was gonna be the death of you.

“Please touch me. I- I need you” you breathed out.

“Well since you asked so nicely”

He licked a stripe up your throbbing heat. You threw your head back in response. He kissed your clit once gently before sucking it. You moaned out so loud you were afraid people would hear and wonder what the fuck was happening. Your overthinking was interrupted by Austin plunging 2 fingers deep inside of you.

“Fuck Austin!” You collapsed fully onto the bed as he continued to pump his fingers right into your pussy.

“You gonna cum for me? Come on I wanna see you cum all over my fingers”

That pushed you over the edge. Your back left the bed as he continued to curl his fingers in you. You rode out your orgasm as Austin kissed up your sternum until he met your lips. He flopped beside you with one final peck of the lips.

“If my memory serves me right, those sounds were pretty similar to last night before we stopped”

You punched the side of his arm. “Oh shut up. If my memory serves me right there was something poking me coming from your lap last night”

He laughed into the pillow blushing. It was cute how he got embarrassed so easily.

“I have you to blame for that I guess”

You both looked at each other until you finally spoke up.

“Well you should probably go get dressed. I think Jane mentioned swimming and just relaxing today so” your voice trailed off as Austin walked towards the door.

“Yeah okay. I’ll see you in a bit”

…..

After taking an hour for yourself, you put on your bathing suit and sundress and headed downstairs. It was warmer today so spending time by the lake sounded absolutely perfect.

“Y/N!!” Janie yelled from her lounge chair. “Come sit with me please. I need you”

You laughed and made your way over to her. You took off your dress and laid on the chair next to her as she handed you a beer.

“How’s your week going so far? I feel like we’ve barely talked” you asked her taking a sip of your drink which you so desperately needed after this morning.

“It’s been amazing. Thank you for all of your help planning. I don’t know what I would ever do without you”

“Don’t be silly I was happy to do it and don’t worry. You will never be rid of me” you both laughed.

“I’m serious Y/N. I really love and appreciate you. You’re the sister I never had and always wanted. You complete me”

You started to tear up and grabbed Janie’s hand. “That’s so rude you aren’t allowed to make me cry until the wedding” she laughed and squeezed your hand. “But I love you too. I’d choose you as my best friend in a million lifetimes”

You both raised your beers and said cheers. You looked over to the lake to see the boys all play fighting in the water and splashing around like lunatics.

“Hey losers! Are you going to get in or what?” Nate yelled from the floaty he has been flipped off of about 10 times.

“Fuck you Nate. If you can stay on your tube for more than 5 seconds I’ll consider it!” Janie yelled back. And before she could even finish her sentence Jace swam up under Nate and flipped him off of it once again.

Nate came up from the water just in time to hear what you were yelling.

“Looks like you’re shit out of luck Nate!”

Everyone finished their laughing and when you looked up Austin was walking towards your chair. He stepped in between you and Jane and shook his hair out over the both of you.

“Austin! Get away!”

“What the fuck?!”

You and Janie both sat up looking at him angrily. Of course he just threw his head back laughing.

“Oh you’re gonna pay” you said standing up in front of him.

“You’ll have to catch me first” and with that he started running back towards the water.

“Hey!” You ran after him. You both ran until you were fully in the lake swimming after one another.

“Get your ass over here” you looked at him trying to keep a straight face and tread water.

“Make me” he dared.

You swam closer and both of you went in circles near one another, but keeping a distance as not to be obvious to everyone else.

“You know this morning was fun” he said smirking devilishly.

“Mm it was. But something was missing”

“Oh yeah? What’s that?”

“Only one of us finished”

He paused his swimming and stared at you.

“It’s taking everything in me not to kiss you right now” he said keeping his distance.

You both looked at each other hungrily while you remained quiet. Was this what you thought it was? Or just a fling. Thats definitely what Austin thinks this is at least.

“My room at 12. Once everyone’s asleep. I’ll text you. Deal?” He said firmly with no expression.

“Y- yeah deal”

“Good. I’ll see you then slow poke” he splashed you and swam away.

“You’re gonna pay for that”

“Another empty promise. I’ll believe it when I see it” he yelled back as he approached the shore.

…..

“Burgers are done!” Aaron yelled from the back patio. You and Jane headed outside with plates and silverware. Once everyone got their food, you all went to sit down and just your luck the only seat left was between Austin and Jane. Damn your selflessness of letting everyone get their food first.

“Best seat here I guess” you said awkwardly as you sat down.

“I wonder why” Austin replied avoiding eye contact.

“Because of me dip shit. Duh” Jane replied matter of factly.

You laughed and went on to eat your food. It was your first meal of the day and after that beer earlier, you were starving. You took the first bite of your burger and quite literally moaned. Food had never tasted this good. Even though Aaron overcooked the burgers.

“Save that for later” Austin said taking a shy sip of his drink and winking at you. He was trying so hard to look innocent.

“Oh fuck off” You punched his arm and took another bite of your food.

…..

12:02

When you looked at your phone and no text from Austin had popped up, you decided to go take a shower to pass the time. You grabbed your pajamas and towel and went into the bathroom. You stepped into the steaming shower and began lathering your hair in shampoo. You still smelled like the lake and the smoke from the grill.

The way the hot water stung against your sunburn hurt so good. You hummed contentedly as you heard the bathroom door creak open. You stepped toward the curtain of the shower and slowly pulled it back afraid that you’d find a murderer on the other side.

No murderer. Just a shirtless Austin with the most idiotic grin across his face. He looked like he’d just found the pot of gold at the end of a rainbow.

“Mind if I join you?” He asked stepping out of his pajama pants.

“Where was the text message?”

“I wanted to see how long it’d take you to come knocking. Looks like you found another way to lure me in though”

You laughed exasperated. “Lure you? I’m pretty sure you’re the one who set up this whole ordeal and interrupted my shower Mr. Butler”

“Ohh say that again” Austin said stepping into the shower and closing the curtain.

“Mr. butler”

He pushed you against the wall. One hand on the side of your face and the other on your hip.

“What do you want?” He asked, lips closing in on yours. He pulled away to hear your reply.

“You”

That was all it took. He pinned one of your hands above your head as he slid his other between your thighs. He slid his fingers along your clit to tease you before sliding them down further. Once he reached your entrance, he plunged one finger in. You moaned out gripping the back of his hair.

“Fuck Austin”

“You want more?”

“Yes yes please. I need you”

With that, another finger entered you. He slid down to his knees hooking one of your legs over his shoulder. He began to flick your most sensitive area with his tongue while finger fucking you like his life depended on it. You whined above him and felt yourself coming close to the edge.

“Austin I’m gonna cum” you breathed out squeezing your eyes shut.

He pulled his fingers out and stood to his feet.

“I want you to cum on my cock this time” he pulled you into a sloppy kiss. You slid your hand between the pair of you and grabbed his length with a tug.

“Fuck if you keep doing that I’m not going to last”

You pumped him a few more times before letting go. You brought your hand to your mouth and licked your palm where his dick had just been.

“You’re gonna kill me before I can even finish”

You smiled innocently and wrapped your hands around his neck.

“This shower was great for foreplay but it’s definitely not big enough for the main event” you said kissing his neck as your hands roamed his toned body.

“Come with me”

Austin reached down and turned the water off. He handed you a towel as he wrapped one around his waist. He opened the door to take a peek into the hallway.

“Coast is clear” he grabbed you by the hand and pulled you into his room locking the door. In seconds he had both your towels on the floor and you sprawled out on his bed naked. Austin kissed from your feet all the way up to your lips. Once he was hovering over you, lips nearly touching yours, he reached down and rubbed your clit at a painfully slow pace.

“Tell me what you want”

“I want you inside of me”

“Anything for you”

He pumped himself a couple of times before sliding a condom on. He lined himself up with your entrance and pushed his swollen tip in. The sound that escaped him was animalistic.

“Think you can take all of it?”

“I’d love to find out so please shut up and fuck me” you said pulling him down to meet your lips. His hips bucked into yours pushing himself all the way inside of you. Your kiss was broke apart by the two of you moaning out in inconceivable pleasure.

He continued plowing into you before pulling you onto his lap. He preferred this view of you more. Being on top was never really your thing but now, in this moment, being anywhere else felt absurd.

“Fuck you feel so good around me” he growled. “You like bouncing on my cock like that?”

“I’m gonna cum Austin fuck”

“Cum baby. All over me. Cmon I wanna see it” he gripped your ass and pulled you down harder.

You came with a cry as your orgasm burned through you. He followed suit and came into you with a deep groan. He flopped over beside you taking in deep breaths.

“That was-“

“Amazing” you finished his sentence for him as he chuckled trying to catch his breath.

“Yes thank you. Couldn’t quite get that out”

You turned over placing your head on his chest meeting his eyes. You both remained there, eyes searching each others for answers.

“I like you” Austin blurted out. It caught you completely off guard.

“I um.. I like you too”

“Why’d you hesitate?” He wore a worried expression.

“I just didn’t think you felt the same way I did” you confessed.

“Well not that it’s possible but if you ever got the chance to meet yourself, you’d understand that it’s very easy to like you”

You blushed and buried your face in his chest. He giggled rubbing his hand up and down your back.

“It’s late we should get some sleep”

You nodded in agreement and began to get up.

“Where are you going?” Austin sat up concerned.

“Oh I just figured I’d go back to my room”

“You can go if you want to but you’re welcome to stay” he sat against the headboard with the sheets barely covering above his waist.

“Well I’d hate to see you beg” you both laughed and you fell back onto his chest. This was your new happy place. Your new safe spot. It felt like home.

…..

The next morning came all too quickly. You woke up to a knock on the door. Before either of you could react the door began to open.

“Austin I can’t find y/n anywhere do you know- oh my god!”

Jane stood in her doorway with her mouth fully open. This was the last place she was expecting to find her best friend.

“Janie we can expl-“ you began to tell her as you wrapped the sheet around you. Of course right now was when you realized you had no clothes in here. Only a towel. You took Austin’s shirt off the floor and put it on.

“I can’t even look at you two right now”

And with that Jane slammed the door as you flinched. You turned around slowly to face Austin, his face in his hands. He sighed heavily before meeting your eyes while remaining silent.

You looked at your feet and began to mutter under your breath.

“What have we done”

…..

Red Tailed Hawk

"Mr Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: 'Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action.' " (Auric Goldfinger, encountering a persistent nuisance yet again).

I'm not sure if the adage applies to crustaceans, especially unreal ones, but in the past week there's been This, and then This, and now This.

It's not just the only one in all three posts that could be eaten, it's the only one in all three posts I WOULD eat.

I have an understanding with shellfish and crustaceans - I don't eat them, they don't make me sick. Fair enough.

However, the ornament on the strawberry mousse - seen on Bluesky and created by andreana - would have to cut and run pretty fast to avoid my spoon, and there's another advantage.

Unlike real lobsters, this one's immobile, so running, swimming or scuttling won't be a problem...