tightly to each other for quite some time before she breaks the silence.
‘Were you and Ollie holding hands? Are you together now?’
I pull her away from me so I can see her face. My brave best friend who never cries or wallows in self-pity is instantly cheered by the thought of romance.
‘Erm, yeah I guess we are. Now come on, it’s home time.’
Isabella is grinning at me in a slightly crazed way. I try to turn to the boys for some help, but realise Josh is doing the same to Ollie.
‘Josh and I would like to spend the night together, but I don’t like the thought of leaving you in the hotel alone, how would you feel about that?’
I’m wondering how I can answer that without sounding like a child or spoiling their plans by saying I’d hate to stay on my own in the hotel.
‘Listen, as we have to leave at 5am tomorrow, why don’t you stay at mine? I have a spare room for you two, Olivia can have my bed and I’ll take the sofa.’
We all agree and head back to Ollie’s nice, secure flat. I’m excited not to be in the hotel for the night, I feel mean at the prospect of Ollie giving up his bed for me though. So I offer to share, as long as he promises to keep his hands to himself.
‘That’ll be hard, but I think I can manage it for one night Livs.’
Chapter Five
The sound of the alarm beside me wakes me slightly. I’m confused when I gingerly open my eyes and don’t recognise the walls of the hotel I’ve grown so fond of. The next thing I notice is the slight hairy arm wrapped around waist, a protective hand on my stomach.
Ollie was going to stick to his word and stay on his side of the bed, not even giving me a goodnight kiss; but it ended up being me who made the move. I felt like such a prude sleeping in his bed with no contact whatsoever. We’ve literally just got together so I didn’t want to go too far, just a goodnight kiss and a cuddle did me just fine; falling asleep in his protective arms felt very comforting after the emotion of the night.
Since Isabella was diagnosed, she's tried to play it down. She doesn't tell people about her illness, she wasn't even going to tell her family when I persuaded her to go for the tests; but luckily she changed her mind and now has lots of support from everyone who knows. I still can't believe she just announced it the way she did last night! Isabella is very secretive about her illness, she doesn't mention when she is in pain and hasn't given anyone enough details to be able to research it. All we know is that Isabella doesn't think she has long left, I don't know if she's been told this or if she's just decided this herself!
‘Livs we need to get up now. Do you want the first shower? I’m going to make sure the other two are awake.’
And just like that, I’m wide awake and left alone in Ollie’s comfortable king size bed.
It’s so annoying, our balloon ride doesn’t start until 6.30am, but you have to get there an hour early to see it being inflated and set up. Ollie thinks it’ll take about 30 minutes to get there, so we have to leave here just before 5am. To say I’m not a morning person is a massive understatement.
I’m just dragging myself out of bed ready to jump in the shower, when I hear raised voices. I hear Isabella scream and Josh shouting “get out”. Before I get a chance to go and see what’s happening, Ollie bursts through the bedroom door and practically falls into my lap.
‘I knocked on the door but there was no answer, so I thought they were still asleep!’
I can’t help but giggle at the high pitch of his voice, he sounds so young, trying to justify his actions.
‘What did you see?’
Ollie takes a step closer to me and cups my face in his hands before
‘Were you and Ollie holding hands? Are you together now?’
I pull her away from me so I can see her face. My brave best friend who never cries or wallows in self-pity is instantly cheered by the thought of romance.
‘Erm, yeah I guess we are. Now come on, it’s home time.’
Isabella is grinning at me in a slightly crazed way. I try to turn to the boys for some help, but realise Josh is doing the same to Ollie.
‘Josh and I would like to spend the night together, but I don’t like the thought of leaving you in the hotel alone, how would you feel about that?’
I’m wondering how I can answer that without sounding like a child or spoiling their plans by saying I’d hate to stay on my own in the hotel.
‘Listen, as we have to leave at 5am tomorrow, why don’t you stay at mine? I have a spare room for you two, Olivia can have my bed and I’ll take the sofa.’
We all agree and head back to Ollie’s nice, secure flat. I’m excited not to be in the hotel for the night, I feel mean at the prospect of Ollie giving up his bed for me though. So I offer to share, as long as he promises to keep his hands to himself.
‘That’ll be hard, but I think I can manage it for one night Livs.’
Chapter Five
The sound of the alarm beside me wakes me slightly. I’m confused when I gingerly open my eyes and don’t recognise the walls of the hotel I’ve grown so fond of. The next thing I notice is the slight hairy arm wrapped around waist, a protective hand on my stomach.
Ollie was going to stick to his word and stay on his side of the bed, not even giving me a goodnight kiss; but it ended up being me who made the move. I felt like such a prude sleeping in his bed with no contact whatsoever. We’ve literally just got together so I didn’t want to go too far, just a goodnight kiss and a cuddle did me just fine; falling asleep in his protective arms felt very comforting after the emotion of the night.
Since Isabella was diagnosed, she's tried to play it down. She doesn't tell people about her illness, she wasn't even going to tell her family when I persuaded her to go for the tests; but luckily she changed her mind and now has lots of support from everyone who knows. I still can't believe she just announced it the way she did last night! Isabella is very secretive about her illness, she doesn't mention when she is in pain and hasn't given anyone enough details to be able to research it. All we know is that Isabella doesn't think she has long left, I don't know if she's been told this or if she's just decided this herself!
‘Livs we need to get up now. Do you want the first shower? I’m going to make sure the other two are awake.’
And just like that, I’m wide awake and left alone in Ollie’s comfortable king size bed.
It’s so annoying, our balloon ride doesn’t start until 6.30am, but you have to get there an hour early to see it being inflated and set up. Ollie thinks it’ll take about 30 minutes to get there, so we have to leave here just before 5am. To say I’m not a morning person is a massive understatement.
I’m just dragging myself out of bed ready to jump in the shower, when I hear raised voices. I hear Isabella scream and Josh shouting “get out”. Before I get a chance to go and see what’s happening, Ollie bursts through the bedroom door and practically falls into my lap.
‘I knocked on the door but there was no answer, so I thought they were still asleep!’
I can’t help but giggle at the high pitch of his voice, he sounds so young, trying to justify his actions.
‘What did you see?’
Ollie takes a step closer to me and cups my face in his hands before
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