Janette hopped around the apartment which was now piled high with boxes. Each bore a different name, the one she was currently carrying marked 'Baby' in huge black lettering. The place looked empty, stripped of any kind of character.
*Flashback*
"Hey, baby, this one?" Aljaz asked Janette as they stood in the garden of a house they had just been toured around. "Yes. This one is perfect." Janette replied, snuggling into Aljaz's side, arm linked with his.
The house wasn't too big, and it wasn't too far from where they previously lived. It was a little cottage in the centre of Camden Town, perfect for a family of three. It featured a huge garden, perfect for barbecues or for children to play in. The front also had a smaller garden, leading onto the road. The rooms were spacious; three of them. One spare, one for us, one for baby. Aljaz thought. Downstairs, there was a large living room and kitchen, open plan, just like their apartment. Janette had loved all of this, but the thing that had drawn her most to the house was the fact that it had an underground floor too.
This floor had two rooms, one was what seemed to be a study, and the other, the best one, was a huge space that had been converted into a dance studio. They had instantly known that this was the perfect house for them.
*End Of Flashback*
"Ready to go?" Aljaz called to Janette once all the boxes had been loaded into the hire van. "Just a moment." Janette replied. She stood in the centre of the apartment, looking around her. Aljaz walked over to her, and took her into his arms from behind. "This flat has been through so much." Janette whispered, and Aljaz nodded. "Some of our best memories are here. I'm gonna miss it." She said, voice wobbling as if she was going to cry. "Hey, don't cry baby! I know it's difficult to move on from a place you love; this was my first apartment in the UK, and it holds so much feeling for me too," He paused, comforting his now crying fiancee, "But as long as we've got each other, the memories will always be there. Always." He finished, wiping her tears away. "You're right. Time for a new chapter." Janette added.
They headed to the door, looked around the place they had called home for so long, and shut the door. Aljaz slotted the keys back through the letterbox as he had been instructed to, and they headed on their way.
***
"Well, my princess, this is your new castle." Aljaz announced, pushing the door to their new house open. "Why thank you, my prince." Janette laughed.
They spent the day moving boxes into the house - Janette only moving the small, light boxes as she had been told to take it easy.
The rest of the day was spent arranging their belongings around the house, making it feel more like a home. They worked late into the evening, until the last pillow was in place.
At around 2:00am, they went downstairs for a celebratory drink, lemonade not wine.
They took the drinks, which had been poured into champagne flutes, grabbed a few blankets and sat beneath the stars.
"Here's to a new chapter." Janette raised her glass, as Aljaz copied, adding, "The a wonderful new chapter in this fairytale." He leaned over and kissed Janette, before they flopped down onto their backs on the blankets, staring up into the night sky.
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You and Me, Always.
Fanfic"They felt the world around them drop away, and for a moment, it was magical." • Ever since that one fateful audition, Aljaž knew Janette was the love of his life. But loving is never easy. Follow the twists and turns, highs and lows, happiness and...
