Last First Kiss #Wattys2014

Chapter 15

"I'm so happy I took your advice on wearing flats." I say to Eleanor as we sit around a table. My feet were killing me. We had been shopping for hours and I swear, Perrie made us go into every single shop in the mall. She was a heavy shopper.

Eleanor laughs, "I'm glad you listened." she says, taking a sip of her drink. "Perrie's a crazy shopper."

"I just love shopping. It's my favorite hobby." Perrie tells us, although we already knew that. "So, Lexi." she says, looking at me. "Tell us all the juicy details and don't miss a single one."

"What details?" I ask innocently, not knowing what she was talking about.

"About your relationship with Liam!" she says, smiling from ear to ear. Clearly, she is eager to know.

I laugh, nodding, "I'm happy, he's happy. We're happy." I say, not giving anything away.

She pouts, "Come on. You can do better than that!"

"That's all, really." I tell her. "By the way," I sigh. "I have a question."

"Go on." Eleanor says.

"How do you survive not being able to see your boyfriend for months? How do you make long distance relationships work?" I ask, knowing that I'd be in that position in a few weeks. Liam and the lads are going on tour and I won't get to see Liam every single day anymore.

"Trust. It's the key." Eleanor replies, "You should trust him and he should trust you."

"Skype a lot. It helps." Perrie adds, "It makes you feel like he's somewhere close even though he's not. As long as I get to see Zayn's face, I'm fine." she smiles.

"Oh." I nod, "Thanks."

"You have nothing to worry about, Lexi." Eleanor assures me. "Liam's a great lad. We've known him for years. You can trust him."

"I'm worried that I might screw up. What if he doesn't trust me?" I ask, worried.

Perrie smiles and places her hand on top of mine. "As long as Liam loves you, he trusts you. That's his weakness. He trusts too easily."

"And if you screw up, we're going to make sure you regret it." Eleanor threatens jokingly.

"I thought you two were on my side." I say, sounding disappointed and hurt as I place both hands on my chest.

Perrie laughs, "Of course. We're always here for you." she says reassuringly.

"Perrie's right. You can always count on us." Eleanor says.

"N'aww. Thanks girls!" I say, happy that I have two girls I can count on, who just so happened to be in the same situation as me.

~

"I'm so glad you could come!" Bree says, as she gives me a hug. "Liam couldn't come?" she asks as we step into her living room where lots of people are dancing to the extremely loud music.

I nod, "He got caught up with some things." I reply, raising my voice so she could hear me. She smiles and leads me to the bar which was located at one side of the room.

"Help yourself." she says, giving me a wink as she walks back to the front door to greet other arriving guests.

I smile as I look around, hoping I would find someone I knew. Gladly, I saw Rebecca and Mike. I wasn't that close to them but we sometimes hung out together. They notice me and Rebecca waves as the pair walk towards me.

"Lexi!" she shouts, giving me a hug. "I still can't believe we graduated! It's all like a dream to me!" she says, taking a sip of her drink. "Did we really graduate?" she asks.