ghosted

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matt's alarm went off at 6, meaning i had about an hour to pack and get ready for the trip to the UK. i got up and took a quick shower before doing minimal makeup, just so i looked more like my passport. we were only going to be there for a few days to film a video for TFIL, so i knew my outfits had be camera worthy. as i was getting ready matt made me some coffee and brought it over to me, placing a kiss on my forehead before he went to take a shower himself. i felt so guilty all morning, even more so when i put the ring on. we made it to the airport on time and spent the extra time sitting at a coffee shop.

the flight went by fast, with matt only getting scared by turbulence a couple times. when we landed matt grabbed our carry ons from the overhead bins and we walked out towards the pick-up lot. after standing around for a bit we saw corey pull up in front of us.

"welcome to england bruvas"

"your accent has improved so much. could you unlock the doors please?"

"oh yeah, sorry"

"thanks man"

"how was the flight?"

"it honestly felt so short"

"it was a 10 hour flight, how?"

"im excited"

"i cant believe you're back to filming"

"im not gonna lie, i missed filming with you guys but i definitely needed the break"

"it was so cool watching her get more comfortable with herself and doing the things she wanted"

"yeah, the tattoos are sick"

"thanks corey"

we got in the car and talked with corey basically the whole drive to the hotel. matt sat up front in the passenger seat with corey, leaving me to look out the windows at london's nightlife. i've only been out of the country a couple of times, and not once have i ever thought to go to london. every building holds an insurmountable amount of history and memories that seems to bring the whole city together. its a giant time capsule, providing a safe place for the remnants of the people who came before us. when we got to the hotel corey brought us up to our room to set our stuff down before walking us over to his. when we walked in, elton was on the phone but smiled brightly as soon as he saw us. i sat down on the bed and waited, matt doing the same. as soon as he hung up, he walked over and hugged me.

"you're back!"

"that i am, it only took a year"

"the year was worth it though"

he looked between matt and i for a minute before smiling even more.

"i hear a congratulations is in order for you two"

"yeah, i guess so"

he patted matt on his shoulder before looking at him seriously.

"if you break her heart..."

"yeah, yeah elton. i get it. trust me, i have no intentions of breaking her heart"

he smiled and pulled me into him, kissing the top of my head. i looked over at corey who was staring at me questionably. i smiled at him but it didn't convince him.

"lillith, i need you help with something"

"with what?"

"its about devyn"

"oh, yeah. we can go to our room if you want"

"that cool with you matt?"

matt looked over at us and nodded.