"Mum! Dad!" I exclaim, opening the front door.
"Hi honey!" My mum beams and pulls me into a tight hug. I relax instantly and feel the weight of the past couple of weeks disappear for a few seconds.
"Hey Bella." Dad smiles and pulls me into a sideways hug. I look into the back of the car and see Hailey and Savannah fast asleep, bringing a small smile to my face. I help my parents bring the suitcases in and we chat for a little bit.
"Why do you have so many turtlenecks in the wash?" My mum asks, coming back from the bathroom. My cheeks start to burn a little, "It's been cold." I reply, "Anyway, I'll go get Hailey and Savannah." I say quickly and rush outside the door, not wanting to carry on that conversation.
I gently shake Hailey and Savannah awake. Hailey immediately gives me a hug and I giggle. "Hi Hailey, I missed you." I say, hugging her back.
"You missed so much! It was so fun!" She says tiredly with a smile.
"I'm sure I did." I smile and then Savannah yawns and blinks her eyes open slowly.
"Let's head in." I say and bring the girls inside.
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"This looks really nice." Will says as we walk around the empty apartment.
"And you can have an office in here." George adds, walking out of one of the empty rooms back into the living room.
"You think?" I ask, biting my lip, "I just don't know if I feel at home here."
"You need to give it some time." George says, "Plus, I'm literally like 5 minutes away so if you ever get lonely, then you know where to find me." He jokes, shooting me a wink. I burst out laughing at him and shake my head.
"You still need to show me your new apartment." I tell him and he rubs the back of his neck nervously.
"Yeah, soon I promise." He says, "Anyway, what do you think Will?" George asks, changing the subject.
"I mean the whole building looks nice, the apartment looks nice and the neighbourhood looks nice. I think you made the right choice." Will says, leaning against the wall. I start visualising living here, bringing my friends here, my family too. Streaming, cooking, cleaning, sleeping. A smile forms on my face at the different thoughts and I quickly find myself daydreaming.
"Have you spoken to Clay lately?" George asks, snapping me back to my thoughts. I shake my head and the two boys huff.
"Bella, it's been three weeks." Will tells me as if I wasn't aware.
"I know but there's nothing to talk about." I shrug, fishing my phone out of my pocket and distracting myself by clicking on my texts, "The van should be here any minute." I tell them, trying to change the subject. Suddenly, my phone gets taken out of my hands and I look up to see George standing in front of me.
"Bella, I think you should talk to him. You guys can't avoid each other forever." He tells me seriously, "Even if you decide to just stay civil, it's better than avoiding each other. I mean, you haven't logged on the SMP server in over a month."
"Okay, I will talk to him. Just let me get this whole moving out business sorted first please." I reason and he sighs.
"That's fair, George. Let's not push it too much." Will speaks up, walking over to look out of the window. He looks down at the busy street and watches the cars rush by. He notices 2 big vans park up alongside the apartment complex. "Alright, the vans are here." He says.
After we finish unpacking all the furniture I bought and took from home, we all lay down on the sofas exhausted. "Who wants pizza?" I pipe up and the boys cheer in return. After we order our pizzas, George starts fiddling with the TV, trying to set it up. Will and I try to be helpful but we're mostly just laughing at his frustration with the coloured cables.
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Princess | Dream
Fanfiction"Unnecessarily dramatic as usual." He comments. "I'm not being dramatic!" "Tell it to the judge." Silence falls as I search my brain for a witty comeback. "That's a dumb saying." I say. That was lame. Dream laughs. "Couldn't think of anything better...
