Mr Barlow

Chapter Fifty-Five

"Crap, crap, crap." I said as I woke up and looked at the time. "Gary I've got to go! I need to go home, I've got to get ready for work." I said picking up the nearest item of clothing to me which actually turned out to be one of Gary's shirts.

"What time is it?" He asked all half asleep and dazed. 

"It's nearly 5:30!" I told him.

"Why are you awake so early?" He asked obviously feeling irritated, kind of like I do when I get woke up early.

"Because you're a bad influence that's why. I told you not to let me fall asleep or else I'd be rushing in the morning and that is exactly what I am doing right now Mr Barlow." I half jokingly scolded him. "I've got to have a get home, have a shower, get dressed and sorted, have food and drive back there and that is one of the most stressful journeys ever." I sighed sitting on the end of the bed while I put my shoes on.

"Or you could just stay here and I can cook you breakfast and we could shower together and you wouldn't really have to get dressed all day." He said wrapping his arms around me still half asleep.

"Oh yeah, skip on my second day, that would really look great on me wouldn't it?" I asked him but melted as soon as he looked at me with his half awake smile and his fluffy bed head hair. 

"Maybe you could just be a little late then?" He cheekily asked me and pulled me back and into his arms.

"I really wish I could." I said looking at him and quickly feeling more relaxed. "But I really do have to go." I told him while trying to convince myself as well. "Not to mention the fact you've got a shit load of stuff to do as well." I reminded him.

"Fine, go then." He said pretending to be hurt, I laughed at him and stood up. Before I left I went back over to the bed, bent down and gave him a kiss. "I'll see you later." I whispered to him before leaving.

"Bye baby." I heard him mumble before he pulled the duvet back over his head and presumably going back to sleep.

It was too dark as I drove from his house back to mine, admittedly it was lighter than I thought it was going to be which made me wonder if it would be a sunny yet cold day. It was just before 6am when I got back to my house and I could already feel myself rushing. 

"Why are you wearing Gary's shirt?" Lauren asked as soon as I walked into the house, I'm not going to lie, it did make me jump a little because I didn't expect her to be up so early.

"It was the closest thing to me, I don't have time to explain, I've got to have a shower." I said throwing my coat down and started running up the stairs. "Can you make me some breakfast please? Okay, thank you, love you!" I called down to her before she could even have time to answer.

I knew I didn't have time to wash and dry my hair and seeming as I'd only washed it yesterday I didn't think it'd matter that much so I simply went in for a shower. After the shower I quickly dried myself off and picked out what I was going to wear today, I then went back downstairs and decided to do my makeup after I'd had something to eat.

"Why did you come home at this time?" Lauren asked me and passed me the plate with the small english breakfast she'd made for me on it.

"Basically I knew I had no clothes at his house that I could wear for work and so I told him not to let me fall asleep there and he did and so I had to rush back here and here I am." I told her while praying I wasn't going to spill anything down me. "Wait, why are you up so early?" I asked finally feeling like I could stop and think about what was happening around  me.

"Well we've got one of the bigger offers coming in today to really look at all of the dancers and what not so we're all being made to make sure we're in early and know exactly what we're doing and all that rubbish." She explained to me.