georgia | (georgia stanway x o/c)

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it was supposed to be a good night. a celebration that the season had finished. but georgia had invited olly. again. i couldn't blame her, i guess. he is her boyfriend.

i tried to ignore the way she caught his eye as he walked into the club. i also tried to ignore how she lit up when he started to make his way over to us at the bar and how she urgently grabbed me, questioning if she looked okay. "are you sure?" she questioned again. i nod, giving her a tight lipped smile. 

"you look great, g" i added, a final piece of reassurance. she beamed at me. 

"i love you" she said, flashing me a smile. i knew she loved me, it just wasn't the way i wanted. with that she was out of her seat and on her way over to him.

he was taller than georgia, not hard considering she was only about 5 foot 4. she was the exact same size as my 15 year old sister. he was cute, i guess, exactly her type. sucks that she was exactly mine. 

i spent the rest of my night watching them closely. i looked on as they danced, him running his rough, calloused hands all over her body, fingertips burning into the exposed parts of her figure. she shut her eyes in pleasure, loving every second of it. the ever-growing pit in my stomach pleaded with me to turn away but i couldn't. she turned in his grasp, throwing her hands on his face and kissing him urgently. 

it felt like a harsh kick to the chest. the air was taken out of my lungs, my body trembled and chilled. i bled an ocean through my eyes, the pain so inexplicably unbearable. and still, i couldn't tear my eyes away. it's common knowledge that through unrequited love we learn more about pain than we ever wanted to know, my bad for being so unprepared.

i spotted lucy making her way towards me and quickly wiped my face with my sleeve. she didn't announce herself, not a single word. she just sat in georgia's now vacated seat and wrapped her arms around me. i buried my face in her shoulder, feeling the tears flood from my eyes like a dam failure. i felt another hand on my back, rubbing comforting circles. i looked up to see kiera. she gave me a sympathetic smile. "it's okay" she spoke softly and cautiously with me, both of them very aware of my fragile state. "you're going to be okay, lauren".

lucy and keira were the only two people that knew i was in love with georgia. they started dating around 2016, i think. they were really welcoming when i first got called up to the lionesses camp. i've been close with them ever since. georgia and i were called up to the senior squad at the same time, in 2018 when we were 19. she was my roommate for the first camp and then every single camp after that. i felt something for georgia as soon as i met her. i didn't know if she was into girls or not, but my heart couldn't help but hang on to even a slight glimmer of hope that she was. in 2019 i joined man city in a bid to be closer to her. we got an apartment together in the heart of manchester and spend almost every moment together. moving to manchester meant i got closer to lucy and keira too. they came over one night last year when georgia was out with olly. the three of us were playing fifa together when i suddenly blurted out that i was in love with my bestfriend. since then they've given me nothing but support.

i looked up, my eyes searching for georgia again. i soon found her, just to see her being led out of the club by olly. she always does this. we go out together and she ends up inviting him and leaving with him. i slumped in my chair in defeat. "want us to take you home?" lucy asked. i nodded, giving the pair a smile before we left.

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two days later, georgia still hadn't come home. she'd texted me a couple of times to tell me she was staying over at his again. usually, the day before camp me and georgia would have a harry potter marathon. it had turned into a routine now, but she still hadn't come home. i was disappointed to say the least, but it is what it is. her and olly met in 2019 and have been dating ever since, but this is the first time she's ever ditched me on marathon day. i decided i'd travel up to london to see leah and jordan and go to sgp with leah the next day.

i threw my duffle bag on my bed and started packing my things. i put in a couple of outfits and pyjamas, knowing that for the most part of the camp i'd be in clothes that were provided for me at camp anyway. and last but not least, my childhood teddy - ted. i know, such a simple name but i'd had him my whole life, it was too late to change it now.

the journey down to london wasn't bad. it was really busy once i'd arrived, though. jordan told me to call her when i was at the train station so she could pick me up, so i did. now i was waiting outside the gates of the station, my duffle bag on my shoulder. it wasn't long before jordan pulled up and i hopped in. we made some small talk on the way back to her and leah's place and i thanked her for letting me crash for the night.

"burke!" leah exclaimed when we walked through the door, running over to bundle me in a hug. "nice to see you too, williamson" i responded, trying to squirm out of the hug. i wasn't a very touchy person.

"how was the journey?" she asked, moving to the kitchen. i saw three mugs layed out in a line, watching as she filled each of them with water from the kettle.

"it wasn't bad actually. i just wanted to come up today because it means less to do tomorrow and i hate travelling early."

"fair enough," leah replied, retrieving milk from the fridge. i moved over to the couch and sat with jordan, who looked engrossed in a fifa career game she was playing. she noticed me watching. "after i finish this game, i want a 1v1 burke" jordan announced, sticking her tongue out in concentration.

"fine, you're gonna lose again though" i stated with a shrug, earning a laugh from leah.

"hey, how come georgia didn't come up with you, is everything okay with you two?" leah questioned, noticing how i flinched at the mention of her name. 

"oh, yeah, everything is okay she's staying at olly's, she doesn't even know i've come up"

leah raised an eyebrow, walking over to us somehow managing to carry three cups of tea and a packet of biscuits. she sat on the other couch, turning her body to face me.

"they're still together?" jordan suddenly became interested in the conversation. "i was so sure she was gay"

"jords!" leah exclaimed, "just because you're gay doesn't mean you have an accurate gaydar"

"i was right about you wasn't i?" jordan snapped back with a smirk. i raised my eyebrows as leah's cheeks heated up. "shit" jordan almost whispered after realising what she said.

"are you guys...?" i asked, cautiously but with a huge grin on my face. leah sighed before nodding. "finally!" i shouted, "jords getting some at last!". i pulled the shorter girl into a side hug, hearing her laugh in response. leah just shook her head with a smile.

"this stays between us for now though, yeah?" leah stated rather than asked. i nodded.

the rest of the night consisted of the pair telling me how they ended up getting together and lots of games of fifa. me and jordan played 10 games in total, i beat her 10 times. eventually at about 9pm she got annoyed and stomped off to bed, ruffling my hair as she went. leah told me she was gonna sleep in jordan's room so i could have hers for the night.

once i'd settled into bed, i felt my phone buzz. i looked to see georgia was calling. i looked at it for a few seconds before picking up. "hello?" i spoke quietly in a bid to not wake jordan and leah up.

"hey, i just got home, where are you?"

"im in london"

"what?" she questioned, almost in disbelief. "why? i thought we were travelling together tomorrow"

"yeah well you haven't been home for three days and you missed our harry potter marathon so i just came to leah and jordan's place"

i heard her sigh on the other end of the call. "shit, i'm sorry lauren. i totally forgot. it's just i was with olly and we-"

"yeah i get it it's fine" i quickly interrupted, not wanting to hear about what they did together. it would only hurt. "okay well, i'll see you tomorrow"

"yeah, okay. goodnight"

"goodnight georgia"