Chapter 6
(Tanja's POV)
I save Jay's number in my contacts and start to get ready for the 'celebration' how he called it. I'm surprised that he calls me that early, I didn't expect his call so I was a bit suprised by him. Happy though, it caused little butterflies in my stomach. To tell the truth, I inwardly screamed of happiness and had to take a deep breath, otherwise I couldn't have thought straight and much less, talked to him without appearing to be fully crazy.
At the same moment as I'm finished with getting ready, Jay knocks at the door. I open the door full of verve and see his smiling face right in front of me. I don't know if I should hug him or just say hello without any physical contact but he beats me to it and leans down to give me a peck on the cheek, which are immediately covered with blush. His "You look nice" doesn't help this blush to disappear but makes my cheeks look like a cherry. I lower my head with a frown. How embarrassing. He doesn't seem to mind though as he smiles at me starry-eyed. On the way out of the building, I ask him what the occasion for the celebration is and he tells me about a America tour with his band.
"Wow, that's amazing" I tell him impressed.
He laughs: "We never expected that, it was a huge suprise for us."
A short time later he tells me about his band mates and their girlfriends who I'll meet in a few minutes. Max, the bald one, has a girlfriend named Amanda and is the joker of the band.
"But his jokes are ridiculous, you know, like the classic dad jokes." He rolls his eyes. "And of course, not to forget his obsession with ears."
He looks at me and my puzzled face makes him grin mysteriously. "You'll find out... And Siva is the other tall member. He used to be a model, is Irish, has a twin brother and his girlfriend's name is Molly, a budding actress."
I knew it! A model!
As we reach the pub, Jay holds the door for me and guides me to a lounge in the back of the room. It's a small pub with only a few lounges but it looks quite snugly. Seven people are already sitting in the louge we're heading for, with their backs to us, but as soon as Max has seen us in his visual gaze he gives the group a sign and everybody turns around to have a look at both of us. Or us together. Inwardly, I'm very excited and a bit nervous to meet them. I want to get off on the right foot with Jay's friends and I was never the self-confident one, who immediately makes friends with anybody.
Jay encourages me with a light pat on my shoulder and introduces me to the prying group. "Guys, this is Tanja. Mine and Nath's new neighbour and a lovely cook." Everybody of the group gives me a smile and I get 'Hi's and 'Hello' s from everyone.
Jay sits down on the leather covered seat and I take the seat next to him. I look around and at first I see Nathan throwing me a warming smile. Next to him sits a girl, who's cuddled up to Siva, the model. She looks pretty with her shoulder-length brown hair and the fringe which ends right over her blue eyes. Due to Siva's height she looks very small. Her name is Molly, I remember.
Tom has his arms around a girl with as well brown hair but her eyes are a lighter blue and she's taller than Molly. I assume that Eva and him must have made up with each other as they're sitting close and she returns his looks with rapt smiles. I have to smile, too, because they seem so loved up and happy.
My glance switches over to Max who chats with a beautiful girl named Amanda. She epitomises the definition of beauty with her straigtened brown hair and eyes in a tone of chocolate. When her and Max's eyes cross, his look could be defined as a 'melting gaze'.
All of the boys look even better than on the photo in Jay's and Nath's flat and everyone seems to be very nice and I'm then and there accepted as one of the group.
Tom is the first one to approach me: "Your're Tanja from last night, aren't you?" He starts to laugh as he notices the accidental suggestiveness.
Eva gives Jay a questioning look. "Did we miss something, Jaybird?"
"Don't get this wrong! I slept in the guest room, alone!" I adjust with a chuckle.
"Tom, see, you placed her in a very awkward position, you should make it up to her and get us some drinks" Jay banters with him.
In the course of the early evening I get to know the girls who are absolutely enjoyable and it doesn't take long until we arrange a girl's night in my flat for the next day. I could make an evening of joking and laughing with Jay and his friends and so, time flies.
When it's time to go home again me, Nathan and Jay say the boys and their girlfriends goodbye, everyone hugs each other and we set out for our home. On our way we start to tell each other the most embarrassing things that ever have happended to us.
Nathan and I come off good compared to Jay's several stories of how he accidently hit someone, fell at the most unfavorable moments, said very awkward and inappropriate things in even more inappropriate moments and acted like a boor. We make him retell them over and over again and can't bear a laughter every time he gets to the point when he hits the rock bottom of the story.
(Jay's POV)
After both finished laughing about my embarrassing stories of my clumsy self, we reach the hallway to our flats. We say goodbye and Tanja hugs Nathan.
As she gets on her tip toes to give me a hug, suddenly something gets into me and I give her a huge embrace. Her body feels so small and fragile in my arms that she triggers my protective instinct like it never happened before. Her head is nestled up to my chest, her arms wrapped around my back and she seems to enjoy the hug. I lower my head to give her a gentle kiss right below her cheekbones.
I eventually let her go whereupon she turns aroung with a smile to head for her door. I regard her as she unlocks it and disappears into the flat.
Nath pokes my upper arm. "Come on, do it."
"What?" I'm confused and don't have a clue what he's talking about.
I turn my head and see his knowing smile. "Go, ask her out." My eyes widen and I give him a surprised look. He doesn't believe me though. "I've very well noticed the way you look at her and as well this annoying jumpiness when she's around. Don't be a wimp, just do it."
He almost pushes me to make me move. I see that he's right and so I walk along the narrow corridor and inch towards her entrance door.Then I knock carefully. A few seconds later she slowly opens the door and seeing me surprisingly raises a smile on her pretty face. "Hi." She brushed a strand of her brown hair out of her face.
"Hi Jay. Do you want to come in?" She opens the door invitingly.
I take a deep breath and shift my weight from foot to foot. "No,I... Would you go on a date with me?" I burst out bluntly hence a smile grows on her face , which makes her eyes shine happily.
"I'd love to."
I feel the weight of the world fall of my shoulders. She accepted.
*I'm really sorry that it took that long to post this chapter :/ I hope you enjoyed it though. The next chapter will be late, too, I apologize. I have to do loads for school, so I won't be able to write as fast as I'd like to. But I will hurry up with it :-) Have a nice day :) *
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FanfictionJust moved from Germany to London, Tanja meets Jay McGuiness from The Wanted and his bandmates Nathan, Siva, Max and Tom and falls deeply in love with the new neighbour Jay. Things won't stay as easy when old memories start to awake within her and...