Cheer Up Baby | Elijah Hewson

Chapter 4. Purple Rain

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2 months later....

It's the night before the boys first show of their tour, two gigs back to back at the 3Olympia Theatre in Dublin. 

Since that first day we all hung out together in Eli's apartment the four of us have been basically inseparable. I see Rob and Josh most days, whether that's because we go out for lunch or a few drinks with the boys and my mates (or girlfriends if that's what you prefer to call them) or we just need to vent and we seriously just enjoy each others company.

Funnily enough I actually see Ryan's girlfriend Ciara more often than I see Ryan himself. Ciara is an incredible artist and we've been working together since I met her. She's been teaching me how to paint and draw (my mam is very proud of me for that) while I have been teaching her some photography skills. She's such a gem and we just click.

Then there's Eli. Eli and I are never apart....like ever. On a Mondays we got for lunch and then go to his for practice with the boys while I take some photos for them. On Tuesdays I currently make him watch one single Marvel movie since I'm a Marvel Universe fanatic trying to turn him into a Marvel Universe fanatic. On Wednesdays we don't actually see each other but we always text and sometimes face time. Thursday and Friday me and the Lad's and sometimes my friends go out for dinner and then a lot of drinks (sometimes we end up doing a pub crawl by accident) and then I sleep over at his with the boys on Saturday and leave Sunday night.

It's a lot to take in, and my feelings for him grow stronger every time I talk to him, or when we wraps his arms around my shoulders or waist, when he smiles at me from across the table when we go out........I'm really starting to lose track of where I was going with this.

Basically what I'm trying to say is I am basically in love with this man and scared of my feelings for him and I 100% will not be making any moves unless he does first.......period.

Today me, Rob, Josh and Ryan are going to stay over in Eli's family home for the night to go over some last minute things for the shows. I was so nervous but also really excited. I've never had a job like this before, I feel independent and happy in my job, but also comfortable, and I've never felt that before in any job I've had. So it really is important to me that I get to show my talent off properly to everyone tomorrow night and everyone is pleased with me.

I got the bus from my apartment to near enough where Eli lives. There's obviously no bus that takes me straight to the front door of the house so getting off at the nearest bus stop and walking for about 15 minutes wasn't going to kill me.

When I eventually rocked up to his house I wasn't so sure on what to do. There was these two tall and large gates with a buzzer beside it and my anxiety was too high that I didn't want to buzz the buzzer and end up talking to Bono when I really wasn't prepared to do so. So instead I rang Eli and asked him to come out and get me.

A few minutes later the gates started to open and walking towards me was Eli laughing at my nervousness.

"I don't know what you're fucking laughing at, it's funny.", I said to him with my arms crossed and a clear look of annoyance on my face.

"Oh come on, you were nearly crying over the phone because you didn't want to ring the buzzer. My da doesn't bite you know, either does my mother.", he finally reached me and brought me in for a hug instantly, placing his chin on top of my head while speaking.

"You also could've told me your house was this intimidating.", I mumbled into his chest, getting a strong smell of his cologne and instantly starting to relax.

"For fucks sake it's not that bad. Gimme your bags, I have snacks and drinks ready for us. I was thinking maybe we could watch the next Thor movie before the lads get here."