A Rock & Roll Romance

Chapter Sixty

The next morning, Meg was making coffee in the kitchen, she had donned some sweats and was still wearing Johnny's tee. Poppy entered the kitchen holding her head. She had cute short pyjamas on with a matching cami top, she groaned loudly jumping up on a bar stall and leaning on the island. "My head feels like I drank all the tequila in the world." She sat as her elder sister slid over a coffee mug. Meg was startled as a scantily dressed Travis wandered in behind Poppy in just sweats. He was topless as he stopped, equally shocked seeing Meg before sitting down beside Poppy. "Shall we just get this over with?" He said with a smirk. "Yep works for me." Meg said with a nervous giggle before going serious "YOU FUCKED ONE OF JOHNNY'S SECURITY GUARDS?!" Meg said placing her hands on her hips. Poppy groaned again before looking up. "Okay... firstly. Do you have to fucking shout? I'm only here. Secondly, no I SLEPT with one of his security guards. A very different adjective to the one you're using, and thirdly, do we have to do this now?" "Fucked, slept with, banged, whatever adjective you want to use Poppy it means the same thing!!" Meg said with wide eyes. "Technically it really doesn't." Poppy said looking at Travis as he shrugged. "We SLEPT together, yes we shared the same bed, but nothing happened. Neither of us were in a fit state to start, let alone finish anything!" Meg turned her nose up at this "Wonderful.. thanks for the TMI!" Poppy shrugged before sipping her coffee. "Want one?" She asked Travis. He nodded and the little sister looked at her sibling "Would you mind getting our guest a coffee?" Meg shook her head in disbelief before pouring him some coffee and handing him a mug. As he thanked Meg, the back door opened and Johnny walked in, he was also donning casual clothes, putting his cigarette tin in his pocket. He looked up and spotted a topless Travis and a disheveled looking Poppy. "Oh you didn't." Johnny said with a smirk. "I really didn't." Travis said holding his hands up. "Yeah and I'm a fucking Saint." Johnny said approaching Meg. "Quite the after party to your 30th bash hey!?" He said before wrapping his arms around his girl. "Can't wait to explain this one to Alice..." he added.

A short while later Sheryl came into the kitchen fully dressed and well put together as always. "Good morning cherubs." She said with a smile before noticing Poppy and Travis sat close together and barely dressed. She turned to her husband "Well that's progressed from snogging under the stars hasn't it!" Alice said to his wife rolling his eyes. "Who's snogging? Please tell me it's not you Unc?" Dan said arriving alongside Polly, he was also clad in sweats and his wife donned pyjamas. "Well clearly you're all chomping at the bit to greet your mother." Sheryl said eyeing up the Godard children's attire. "I'd rather stick pins in my eyes" Dan said. "I feel like I already have.." Poppy giggled before Meg said "Does she have to come here? Can't we just wave her off on her broom?" "Now now, she is your mother after everything." "Well she doesn't act like it." Meg said coldly. "Well that's a conversation for another day, now shall I make us some breakfast. Some of you look like you need it." She said raising her eyebrows at Poppy whilst Alice hovered beside Johnny who was attempting to steal cookies from a nearby jar. "Aunt Sheryl you don't have to do that. We can go out.." "what and have your mother drag all the drama up in public? I think not. Besides after your public display of affection last night I think it's best you and Johnny keep low profiles." "What? Why?" Johnny asked looking startled with a cookie in his hand. "I assume you've not seen the headlines? Alice asked and Meg's eyes widened. "What headlines???" "Well it appears some cheeky fucker who worked the bar last night got photos of you two dancing. It very much says you're a couple." Meg sighed before Johnny shrugged "it was always gonna get out... but we don't need to confirm it." "What about the children??" Meg said panicked. "I already spoke to them, they knew I was planning your party, they were gutted they couldn't come but I felt I owed it to them to explain WHY I was going to so much effort." "You never said." Meg smiled nervously. "Good god Meghan the man is allowed to have some secrets you know!" Dan chuckled before grabbing a coffee for his wife and himself. "We don't have secrets." Johnny responded with a smile. "Oh really? Every guy has secrets." Dan teased. "Right Unc?" "Don't you include me in this boys." Alice smiled sitting beside Poppy. "Oh yeah and what secrets do you have?" Polly asked making Meg and Poppy giggle. "Yes do tell us bro..." the latter chimed in.

An hour later, the group were ready to greet Sharon and Stephen, the former had text Meg to inform her that due to her unwelcoming nature the night prior Callum would remain at the hotel, which everyone gladly accepted. Meg wandered into the sitting room where everyone had gathered. "So does Mom know?" Poppy asked, she looked a lot better now she had showered and was dressed. Sheryl's breakfast had helped a lot too. "Does Mom know what?" Meg said pacing. "That you're dating Johnny.." "No fucking way, and I want to keep it that way." "Meg... it doesn't need to be a dirty little secret." Johnny's choice of words made Meg smile. "It's not a dirty little secret... it's just, it's Mom. She will somehow make it all about her or ruin it all." "Doll I think you're overthinking..." "Am I? Because this is the same woman who encouraged Alex to pressure me into losing weight so that I remained petite in the honeymoon phase of our relationship." Meg said sarcastically. Johnny swallowed shocked before standing and taking Meg's hand. "Come sit.. it will be ok. If you don't want her to know, we'll play it cool." "What cool as in when you were sneaking in here for weeks?" Poppy asked giggling. "You snuck into your own house? What on earth has been happening around here?" Alice smirked as he looked around "And Travis pal, what are you still doing here???" He questioned.