Forever •BWS•

30.

•Riley's PoV•

"Keep your voice down! I don't want him to wake up just yet" I whisper-yelled at Con and Ari.

Today was July 24th. In other words, mine and Brad's 1 year anniversary. I was actually shocked when I realised this morning that me and Brad had managed to stay together for 1 whole year after everything that's happened. It hasn't been easy on us but we've battled it out, and got through it together.

"I don't understand why you need so many balloons" Ari said, tying a knot in another balloon.

"Because I do. But seriously keep your voice down, cause if you wake Brad up before this is ready I will cry"

I wanted to surprise Brad a little, so I had gotten Ari and Connor up at 7am to help me get the balloons and streamers ready, planning to turn the tour bus into some kind of party bus. We had been in America for the last 2 weeks and still were, travelling the states and finishing the tour. The rest of the UK tour was amazing. The fans seemed to get louder and louder every night, I had gained new friendships with some of the crew members and the best part of all......the boys getting pranked by the crew on the last night.

"Right it's all ready, and your gift for him is there, can I go back to bed now?" Connor said and I nodded, heading to the bunks myself to wake up Brad.

It was almost 7:45am by now, Brad would probably wake up soon but I wanted to be the first thing he saw when he woke up. I pulled the curtain open to reveal my fiancé curled up in his bunk, fast asleep with soft snores escaping his lips. I smiled to myself and carefully climbed in beside him.

"Brad" I whispered, putting my hand on his cheek. "Bradley, wake up"

"Hmm" he groaned, stretching before he opened his eyes, smiling instantly when he saw me.

That's what I had always wanted. Someone to wake up next to me and smile instantly. It might sound cringe but that is how I know that Brad truly does love me. He asked me to spend the rest of my life with him, of course he loves me.

"Morning beautiful" he smiled.

"Morning handsome" I smiled back. "Cmon I've got a surprise for you"

"Oh yay" he said, climbing out of the bunk and put on a pair of jogging bottoms before helping me down.

I made him close his eyes as I lead him into the front room, saying good morning to James as we went.

"Okay you can open your eyes now" I said as he did as I said. "Happy 1 year anniversary!"

Not only had I done the balloons, but I had also printed off loads of mine and Brad's photos and stuck them all over the bus, many of the photos holding a very special memory. He gazed around the room before looking at me, picking me up in a tight hug.

"And this is also for you" I said, handing him the box as he put me down. "It's not much but—"

"But you know that I've always wanted this" he said quietly as he opened it.

I had gotten a plaque that had an arrangement of stars on it, specifically the star arrangement of the night we met, and he knew that because it had '19.09.1999' along the bottom of it, along with our initials.

"I did know that. Why have you wanted this so much?"

"The day we met was one of the best days of my life" he started. "And you know that I've always found the stars cool, so it combines both of those things. Thank you so much Riles, I love it"

"You're welcome" I smiled as he pecked my lips.

He got up and left the room making me furrow my eyebrows in confusion, but he returned within seconds with a small box and a bouquet of roses in his hand.

"Happy anniversary baby" He said as he handed me the items.

I smiled and smelled the roses, the sweet scent filling my nostrils as I carefully opened the box. It was a crystal bracelet, which also had a tiny plaque in the middle of it which said 'per sempre'. Which meant 'forever' in Italian, since I'm half Italian.

"I love you" I smiled, placing the items down on the table before I wrapped my arms around his neck, his sliding around my waist.

"I love you more" He said. "Have I ever told you how much you actually mean to me?"

"Briefly"

"Well you mean more to me than anything, like literally anything. I would give up everything I have to be with you, even the band"

"I would never let you chose me over the band Bradley" I shook my head. "You've worked too hard to get where you are just to give it all up"

"But I would for you, that's how much you mean to me"

I put my head in the crook of his neck as I hugged him tighter. No more second guessing, I thought, no more doubting myself. Brad loves me and nothing can change that, ever. We sat around the bus waiting for the others to get up so we could go exploring together, before Brad and I went for dinner later on. While waiting, I began wondering what the future would hold. House? Cars? Kids? I didn't know what was going to happen, but I knew one thing....that I would go through it all being Mrs Simpson....