It's always been you

Chapter 24 - Brighton

Thank you for being so patient the past couple of days! I haven't been able to write as often. Been so busy with work and Christmas gatherings! On with the story! Xoxo

OLIVER POV

Lucy said she had a surprise for me. She was taking me...somewhere for my 20th birthday. Wouldn't tell me where we were going. She punched an address in to google maps on her phone and then mounted it so I couldn't see it before she started driving my car away from London. I could tell we were heading southish but that was it.

I knew we were going to an Air BnB. That much I could guess by the amount of food, booze and snacks she'd packed in to the car before we left home. I had no idea where David went this morning. But he'd left home before I'd even gotten out of bed. In his defence though I'd woken up late. And then only because Lucy had literally pushed me out of bed and told me to shower so we could get on the road.

We were about an hour outside of London and I still had no idea where we were going. "Sweetheart where are we going?" She just grinned at me. "Still not telling you." I rolled my eyes at her and pouted before looking out the window. I THINK we were heading to the coast? Maybe?

I started looking at road signs to try and work out where we were heading. I kept seeing signs for Brighton. Was she taking me to the beach? Was I going to see her in a swim suit?! "Are we going to Brighton?!" She paused and then said "for ducks sake" under her breath. "You couldn't leave it alone could you Ollie!" I chuckled to myself. "I'll take that as a yes. Hope you packed the tiniest swimsuit you own though sweetheart." She rolled her eyes but grinned at me.

JOSEPH POV

Lucy was bringing Oliver. The rest of us had been in Brighton for about an hour, letting ourselves in to the house with the security code Lucy was given by the Air BnB host. This house was amazing! We'd all done the right thing and we're allowing Lucy and Ollie to have the master bedroom with attached ensuite. The rest of us taking the other rooms and sharing two other bathrooms.

We'd all tried to take the master, ending up in an argument which Camille interrupted. "OI! None of us are taking the master! It's Ollie's birthday and Lucy organised this whole thing so they're getting the master!" Then there was a mad dash to take the other available bedrooms.

Camille and Nikki rolled their eyes and left the rest of us to it. They decided to unpack the food and drinks we'd all brought with us and start making up a massive cheese and charcuterie board. For when Lucy and Ollie arrived which should be any second. I heard Nikki yell out from downstairs "get your butts down here! They just pulled in to the driveway!"

The rest of us bolted down the stairs and hovered in the front entrance waiting to surprise Ollie, Nikki handed us all a cocktail with an extra two waiting for Lucy and Ollie. We heard their voices outside. "Jesus Harris! This place is fucking huge! For two of us!" She didn't answer but swung the door open to reveal all of us.

"SURPRISE!" He jumped out of his skin and looked shocked for five seconds before a massive grin took over his face. "You're all here! Harris did you do this?!" She grinned back at him. "Maaaaaybe." He grabbed her and gave her a kiss before turning to greet us all and thank us for being there.

When he got to me we gave each other a bear hug and he said "Quinn how long have you know about this?" "About 4 weeks" and I smirked at him. "Sneaky fuckers." Nikki passed Ollie and Lucy a cocktail each and then led them inside to the kitchen where the charcuterie was.

We lounged about the house drinking cocktails and eating charcuterie, having a lazy start to our weekend away. The house had a pool table so a few of us played a few rounds. Lucy looked at the clock and said "it's only 3pm. Who wants to go beaching?"