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Caroline's P.O.V
The car journey was so awkward. Nobody spoke. Olly put his hand on my leg a few times and smiled at me. I knew we were all thinking the same thin, but this was something that had to be done. As we pulled in to the car park I felt Olly's hand tremble slightly. "Hey, you two can stay here and talk for a minute. Come in when you're ready" Sarah sympathised with us. Olly and I both knew we had put her in a difficult position. I turned to face Olly and smiled at him. Just as I was about to speak he leant in and kissed me, this kiss with more passion than any of the others. I didn't fight it, instead I kissed him too. I was first to pull away. "I love you, but what was that for?" I ran my fingers through his hair. "I might never get the chance to do that again. I thought I better do it now" he smiled at me, blushing. I took his hand and we got out of the car. The contestants were all outside having a laugh and joke. I stood by the car with Olly for a minute. "I want to kiss you, and walk in there holding your hand. I won't do that if you're uncomfortable." Olly tucked my hair behind my ear, I love it when he does that. "You try and stop me, Murs" I smiled at him. He leant in and kissed me, instead of feeling uncomfortable it felt natural to us both. We heard a couple of contestants wolf whistle but it just caused us to blush. "Whatever happens, I love you." Olly reassured me and took my hand. We walked in together and just relaxed. If we were going to get through this, we had to remain calm.
Sarah's P.O.V
"What is it Sarah?" Tim asked me, sitting down. I was nervous. I wanted this to go well for Olly and Caroline. "Olly and Caroline are in a relationship" I took a deep breath before continuing."I went to his house this morning and she was there too. They know what the contracts said but they're happy Tim." We both sat in silence. I felt so uncomfortable. If I messed this up, it could be the end of Olly and Caroline. "They can't be together, and that's final" Tim warned sternly. I sighed, but I had to fight. "Can you actually stop them?" It was a lousy argument but I had to try. "Yes, they signed a contract. If they both still want careers at the end of this then they have to stop this before it has really started." I couldn't believe what I was hearing. "What do you mean?!" Olly walked in to the room. Things went from bad to worse.
Olly's P.O.V
We all talked for about 3 hours. "I'm sorry to do this, but you can't see each other. You will still have to work with each other but until this series is over there is to be no relationship." I tried to protest but Sarah stopped me. "Olly this won't only ruin your presenting career but your music career too. You have to consider that" She looked like she was going to cry, I could see she didn't want to do this. "Olly look at me." I turned round to face Caroline. "I love you, but I am not going to ruin your career with this. Maybe it's the right thing to do for now. I'm not saying forever. Just until the series is over." Caroline had a tear rolling down her face and Sarah was comforting her. "Olly she is right, don't blame this on her. She is thinking of you." Sarah looked at me. Caroline stood up. "I'm sorry Olly." She kissed my cheek and left crying. I hated seeing her like this. "What am I going to do now Tim?" I tried to remain calm but I couldn't. "I don't know Olly, write a song or go and punch some walls and kick some trees. Just don't ruin your career." Tim didn't even look sorry. "I don't think you realise Tim, I've already written a few songs about her. Shall I name a few?" I slammed my fist down on the desk. "Dear darlin' was about her. One of these days was about her. What A Buzz was about the pre-series dinner. When I was sat with her and making a complete tit of myself." I stood up and started pacing. "I won't see her until the end of the series, not in that way, but I have to say goodbye now." I ran out to find her. I looked down the corridor to see her by the door, Ella & George were with her comforting her. They saw me coming, and saw I'd been crying. I looked down at my hand that was dripping with blood from where I hit the table. "Olly are you ok?" George approached me and hugged me. "What's happened to your hand?" He was trying to be sympathetic. "As much as I'd love to say it is Tim's blood, it's from where I just punched a table. Er, can I speak to Caroline a second guys?" I looked at Caroline for her approval. She nodded and George left with Ella. She looked at me, still crying. It broke my heart. "I am sorry Olly, but I had to. It's only 10 weeks..." She ran her fingers through my hair, the way I liked it. "Only 10 weeks? I don't think I can do it." I began to cry. She looked at me, we both knew we couldn't. I kissed her gently, my lips barely brushing hers. I walked out, I had to be the bigger person. As I left, I sent Sarah a text. *Im going for a walk, I'll make my own way home. Just make sure Caz gets home and that she is OK. O x*
