Mine (A Connor Ball Love Story)

New Friend! YAY!!

         We toured through Britain, and it was the best experience of my life. I took tons of photos and called and texted my mom every day. More and more people were recognizing me, especially when I was with Connor. I still got a lot of hate, but mostly fans were supporting Conxie. Girls from my school still kissed my butt. But my life was fantastic. Touring an amazing country with the boy I love. One day, the boys were deciding on where to eat.

          "What about Nando's?" Connor suggested excitedly.

          "NANDO'S!!!" All the boys yelled. Connor looked at me.

          "Okay, I'm down." I shrugged. The boys cheered and we walked to Nando's, as it wasn't far away.

          "I've heard of this place, but I've never been here before." The boys just looked at me with their jaws on the floor. Then they all started freaking out and led me to a table. Brad, Connor and I sat on one side while Tristan and James sat across from us. The waitress walked over, not paying attention to us, instead looking excitedly at her phone.

          "Hello, I will be your server today." She had a cute voice, and dark blond hair with lighter highlights.

          "Thanks, love." Brad said. Her eyes widened immediately when she heard it, and she snapped her head up to look at us. She made a weird squeak noise. Then she kind of straightened up.

          "Hey, so," she was acting cool, "are you, by any chance, The Vamps?" She looked like she already knew the answer.

          "That's us." James gave her a warm smile. She covered her mouth with her hand and kind of did a little hop kind of thing.

          "Ohmigosh!!! Can I have autographs and pictures?"

          "Of course." James and Tristan stood up, and I moved out of the booth so Brad and Connor could get up too. They all took pictures with her and signed her phone. Then she looked at me.

          "Are you Trixie?" I reluctantly nodded, thinking she was going to act the same way that the fan in the US did.

          "You and Connor are so cute together," she gushed, "I so ship Conxie!!!" She hugged me, and I immediately liked her.

          "I'm Saffron." She held her hand out and I shook it.

          "That's a cool name." I smiled. She squealed again.

          "I can't believe I'm meeting you! I've been wanting to go to your concerts for such a long time! I'm going to the concert tomorrow!" She was so extremely happy, and I understood.

          "Well, do you want to hang out with me backstage? I stay back there during concerts." She was cool, and I wanted to hang out with her more.

          "OMG really?! I would love that!!!" She hugged me again, and we exchanged numbers. I could tell that we were going to be great friends. She cleared her throat.

          "Okay, back to being professional. What would you like to eat today?" She went from fangirl to server in a flash. I was impressed. The boys all ordered, and I was going to order, but Connor ordered for me.

          "Trust me." He said, and winked. I poked his forehead and we all laughed. When Saffron brought us our food, James invited her to sit with us. She did, of course, and she and James were flirting the whole time. I almost tried to sneak a picture, but I decided to be nice and let it wait. While we were eating, Saffron had to get up because her boss started yelling at her to do this, and do that. She stood up, blushing, and went to serve other tables. Brad looked at James.

          "So, you and Saffron, eh?" He wiggled his eyebrows, and I almost spit out my chicken from laughter.

          "Shut up," James said blushing, "she's cool, that's all."

          "Yeah, okay, sure." I rolled my eyes at him and took another bite of chicken. It was even better than the fish James' mom served us. When I was done eating, I leaned against Connor, my hands on my belly.

          "I'm going to get diabetes if you guys keep buying me food like this." I closed my eyes. I was stuffed, but it was worth it, because that chicken was GOOD.

          "I don't think it's possible for anyone as beautiful as you to get diabetes." Connor put his arm around my shoulder, and I smiled at his ridiculous words. He had been saying a lot of stuff like that, and it made me feel warm inside.

          "Well, I'm done with my food. What about you guys?" Tristan looked around at us. We all nodded, and James waved to Saffron. She walked over, and I noted how cutely she walked. Don't get me wrong, I'm not like, into her, I'm just noticing. She had a bounce in her step and a twinkle in her eye. 

          "Are you all done with your food?" She asked. We all nodded and she handed us our check. We paid and left a tip, then we left the restaurant. We walked back to the bus, getting stopped twice by fans. I realized how we got stopped here in Britain a lot more than in the US. It was probably because The Vamps' debut album, Meet The Vamps, charted number two here. I was so proud of them, and I was glad to be around them. When we got to the bus, we drove to a hotel, where again Connor and I shared a room. James and Tristan shared a room, and Brad was the loner this time.

          "Well, that was fun. And that chicken... amazing," I smiled at them, "thanks for taking me to Nando's, guys."

          "Yay! New Nando's buddy!" Tristan jumped on me, bear hugging me, and we all laughed. I think he was getting over this whole crush thing, and starting to see me as just a friend. Whew. We all made our ways to our rooms. I was unpacking my things and so was Connor. Ever since the night in America when I said it would be a while until I was ready, he hasn't been making advances on me. I was grateful for that, and we still cuddled. He was the best boyfriend ever. When it was getting late, I changed into a tank top and pajama shorts. Like usual, he was just in his boxers, but I was used to it by now. We climbed into bed and I curled up in his arms. That's when I realized something.

           "Connor," I said.

           "Yeah?"

           "You're holding me against you. Under the blankets. I don't have much space." He immediately let go of me.

           "Sorry. I forgot again."

           "No, that's the thing. I'm totally comfortable with it. Is it possible that... I'm getting over my phobia?" I never thought it would happen.

           "Wow. Maybe? If so, that's amazing, Trixie." He smiled brightly and kissed my forehead. I curled up with him again, testing my theory. I was fine. No holding my breath, no weird terrified feeling. All I felt was contentment. I sighed happily and buried my face into Connor's bare chest. Connor sang to me, like he had every night for a long time, and I fell asleep in his arms.