Forever •BWS•

11.

•Riley's PoV•

I quickly shoved Brad' arms away from me and sprinted to the bathroom, one hand covering my mouth and the other gathering my hair. I made it to the bathroom just in time to throw up in the toilet.

"You okay?" Brad asked, holding my hair back out of my face.

"Yeah I'll be fine, probably just a bug" I shrugged.

I quickly brushed my teeth to get rid of the horrible taste and went back to my room with Brad following me.

"You've been sick everyday this week, maybe you should see a doctor" he suggested pulling me into a tight hug.

My phone started ringing before I could answer Brad. Of course it had to be Charlie.

"Hi Charlie" I sighed.

"Are you guys ready?" She asked

"Ready for what?"

"You're going to Scotland today for promo, ring a bell anywhere?" She said sarcastically

"Uh....."

"You forgot didn't you?" She huffed and I could tell she was rolling her eyes.

"Um sorta?"

"Look our flight leaves at 11, so you and the girls have got an hour and a half to pack for a week up north and get to the airport. Don't be late!"

"I won't"

And with that she hung up. I groaned, throwing my phone in the bed and flung myself back on it.

"What's wrong babe?" Brad asked

"I gotta leave for a while B"

"Wait what? What do you mean you're leaving? You can't leave me, I need you!"

"Brad listen, I'm not--"

"No Riley, please don't do this! Tell me what it is and I can change! Just please, don't leave me!" he said his eyes became glassy.

"Brad, I'm only going up North for like a week to do a bit of promo. I'm coming back" I chuckled, wiping under his eyes with my thumbs.

"Seriously? So I just nearly cried over you for nothing?"

"Basically yeah" I laughed. "Cmon, I need your fat ass to help me pack"

"Excuse me this ghetto booty is precious you know"

"Whatever you say"....

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"So do you know your agenda for the next week?" Brad asked as he played with my fingers.

"Nope. All I know is that it's going to be a week full of interviews, shows and meet and greets"

"You're probably gonna be too busy to talk to me huh?"

"I don't know Brad, but I'll make time for you. I promise" I said, kissing his cheek softly.

We had all now been sitting in the airport for over 5 hours. We had gotten here by 10, just like Charlie had said, only to discover that our flight had a 4 hour delay. So our flight should be any time now. Brad had stayed with me the whole time as well, although I felt bad for that.

"Are you sure you don't wanna go?" I asked him.

"Of Course. Riles you're going to be in a different country for the next week and probably won't have much contact with me, I want to spend as much time as possible with you"

"Its only a week Brad"

"I know it's not that long, but that's still 7 days that you're away from me. And a lot can happen in a week. I won't be able to know exactly if you're okay or anything" he said, squeezing my hand gently.

"Flight to Glasgow International is now boarding at gate 3" the intercoms boomed above us.

"That's my call" I said as I stood up, only to be pulled into a tight hug.

"I'll see you soon yeah?" Brad mumbled into my neck.

"Hmm" I replied

He tried to pull back but I pulled him closer, wanting to be in his arms for as long as possible.

"Just........ hold me please" I whispered and he wrapped his arms back around me.

"Riles, we really have to go" Ari said touching my shoulder.

"Call me when you land please?"

"I will"

"I love you" he said kissing my forehead before kissing my lips.

"I love you too"

I kissed him once more before I grabbed my hand luggage and headed towards the gate. Boarding didn't take long. As soon as we were seated on the plane, I looked out of the window to see Brad and James looking out of the big airport window. And only 2 minutes later, we were flying down the runway about to take off. I grabbed the arm rest and squeezed my eyes shut as the front wheels left the ground. I hated takeoff, I always have. You don't really understand how planes actually fly when they're so heavy, and that thought always stayed with me whenever we flew anywhere. I sighed as we finally came up above the clouds, the airport no longer in sight.

"It's only a week babe, you'll see him again soon" Jaz tried to comfort me.

"I know, but a lot can happen in a week" I sighed.

And I was going to learn that the hard way.........