Warzone

Chapter 12

"Have fun" I hold him tight. 

"Come with us!" Nath gives me a sad face.

Honestly, if he keeps staring at me like that I will. I decided to be a good friend and drop Tom, Max and Nath at the airport to wave them off. I was hugging Nath goodbye as Max and Tom leered at every girl in the queue to check in. 

"I can't" I laugh, "I'm not even dressed for the sun!" I point to my grey sweats and hoodie.

"We'll buy you clothes," he smirks. "Something nice and short." 

"You ok Tom-tom?" I look him up and down "Why are you topless?"

He shrugs his shoulders and crushes me into his chest. It was comfy at first then he tightened his grip and now I'm struggling for air.

"Tom let go," Max reprimands him. "Seriously I don't think she can breathe!" 

"I can't wait for this holiday!" he skips over to the trolley with their suitcases are.

"Bye Maxxy have fun and be safe" I rub his bald head.

"I swear if I didn't love you so much I'd hit you in the middle of this airport." He grins at me. "Hope work is fun and I'll see you in two weeks."

He jogs over to the other two as they approach the check in desk. I can see the woman behind the till pointing at Tom before he puts back on his top. I crack a laugh to myself before I pull out my phone from my pocket.

See the check -in girl didn't like your body hahaha x – Sent to Tom @ 06.13AM

My phone beeps in an instant.

Tom: She's jealous bcuz she's too old for it ;) hahaha I'll text you when I get through security xxx

I put my phone back in my pocket before I get back into my car. I sigh before I start they engine. I'm heading straight back to bed; I stayed up to help Nathan pack because not only is he the one who takes the longest to get ready but he is extremely dis-organised. I'm sure that if he lived on his own he wouldn't turn up for meetings or other important things because he'd forget. I pull out of the car park and I get back to my apartment quickly before I shut the door and head straight to my bed. I cuddle down into my huge bed and let sleep over take me; a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach as I realise I'm completely alone for the first time in weeks.

I have fallen back into that hole where I just follow a routine.

It's sad isn't it how my life has slowly revolved around them now.

I should get out more and meet other people but I like the little bubble we have created for each other. They text me after they landed safely, none of it making sense. I guess Max's plan worked of them getting drunk on the flight, dumping their bags into the hotel and heading out. Siva and Nareesha sent me an adorable postcard how much fun their having, the food is amazing, everything is amazing.

I'm getting serious holiday envy from them. I honestly just want to hop on a flight to Mexico and lie on a sun lounger at this point.

The one thing what hurts in all this is I haven't heard a word from Jay since he left for Nottingham a few days before the others left. He shoved a few clothes in his duffel bag before we relaxed on his bed watching IT crowd, me sitting between his legs as he leaned his back against the headboard. The only thing what ran through my mind was how close he was to me, how when he laughed I could feel it vibrate on my back, how easy it was for my fingers to trace the inside of his thigh.