Chapter 13- Amsterdam

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The next few days and weeks flew by in a blur of excitement, rehearsals and lots of interviews. Eurovision is just 3 weeks away. Today, we were heading to Amsterdam for the pre-party. Marcus and Martinus appeared at my door right on time at 7am.

"Morning, beautiful."- Martinus grinned, leaning in to kiss my cheek. "Morning."- I yawned, still adjusting to being awake.

My suitcase was packed and ready, but before I could grab it, Martinus stepped in. "I've got it."- he said, grabbing the handle and flashing a smile.

"You don't have to carry my stuff. You have your own suitcase as well."- I protested but I knew he wouldn't take no for an answer. "I want to."- he winked.

The three of us got on the bus and took a quick ride to the airport, chatting and laughing the whole way. After checking in and boarding the flight, we settled in for the short journey, only an hour and a half flight.

"Hey, how about we switch seats?"- Marcus said, glancing between me and Martinus with a smirk. "I'll sit in Mathilda's spot and you can have mine next to Martinus".

"Thank you, Marcus! You're the best!"-I laughed, hugging Marcus tight.

"Hey, hey, I'm getting jealous over here!"- Martinus pouted, crossing his arms. "You love him more than me, don't you?"

I leaned over to kiss his cheek. "Never. You're my favourite, always."

"Good answer."- he teased, slipping his arm around my shoulder as we settled into the flight.

The hour and a half flew by. Before I knew it, we were landing in Amsterdam. As soon as we got to the hotel, Marcus gave me a mischievous grin. "Hey, Mathilda, guess what? Nora's here in Amsterdam for work!"

"No way!"- I nearly screamed. "Yeah, she'll meet us later and the four of us can go out, we don't have to do anything today anyways."- he added.

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After we settled into the hotel, the four of us- Marcus, Martinus, Nora and I- set off to explore the city, with Marcus and Martinus being the guides, of course.

The four of us wandered through the city centre. Martinus and I strolled hand in hand, his thumb gently rubbing the back of my hand as we walked. There were moments where he'd stop, pull me close and plant a quick kiss on my forehead, making my heart flutter.

I was talking with Nora and I didn't even notice Martinus being gone for a minute or two. When I did, he came back with a small bouquet of tulips from a street vendor we just had passed. I couldn't stop smiling. "For you, the prettiest girl in the city."- he said with a grin on his face.

"You're such a flirt."- I gave him a thank you kiss on the cheek.

A little while later, we found a tiny café and decided to stop for coffee. Marcus and Nora were busy teasing each other, so Martinus and I posed for quick shot. We stood side by side, holding our coffee cups in front of us with exaggerated expressions, pretending to look like tired tourists.

Martinus posted the picture on his story, adding a caption: "fuelling up after a day of exploring". I reshared the story on my profile as well, of course. Fans have been curious about mine and Martinus' relationship, but we weren't thinking of going public anytime soon.

As the day wound down, we found a cozy little restaurant tucked away on a side street. The four of us sat outside, sharing plates of Dutch food as the sun slowly began to set. Martinus kept his arm around my chair, occasionally leaning over to steal a bite of my food.

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