Didn't we almost have it all? [Completed]

Once up on a time .. in Spain

14 Months earlier

April 2015

"Edie will you sing, on one of my new songs?"

"Solo, or band stuff?"

"Solo."

We were talking on the phone, I had just released my new album and was in the middle of a four month tour. His band were kind of on a hiatus, and I was a little worried he hung out to much with the wrong people while I was gone. However so far he seemed to be working in the studio a lot on his solo debut.

"Sure, just send it to me, and I will see what I can come up with."

"Thanks. I am having dinner with some friends tonight, and I wish you were here."

"Me too, just take it easy."

"I will, I promise, it is just a casual dinner." As much as we were in the tabloids they never depicted the full picture and sometimes no picture at all and if Noel just chose the right people to do drugs with no one would ever be the wiser unless you were actually there with him. Tom who was sitting beside me mouthed at me 'he will be fine, stop worrying' as he was realising what I was trying to lightly interrogating Noel about.

"I need to go Noel, I am sorry." At my abrupt change of direction of the conversation I could hear him groan. "I promise, you hear that?"

"Yes, okay, I love you, I miss you. I wish we were seeing each other sooner."

Before I disconnected the call I heard him mumble. "Maybe we will."

As I turned to Tom he was shaking his head at me. "Sorry it took so long, where were we?"

"It is fine, I am just wondering when your relationship made you become a babysitter?"

"It is not like that!"

"No? Okay, I won't pressure you, but seriously Edie."

"We were getting ready to head out to the beach, come now." I patted my leg like I was talking to a puppy. At this point I knew that Jessica and Matt would already be waiting on us, we were in Spain and didn't have a concert for another two days so we were going to the beach even though it was only April. The weather was nice, somewhere in the low 70s and we had decided to make the most of it even if it was only for a day and driven down to the south coast.

∞

Right before going back on stage for my encore in Madrid I could feel hands cover my eyes.

"Guess who."

A husky voice whispered in my ear, it wasn't even a question. I could recognize those hands anywhere. As I turned around and embraced Noel I realized he had a guitar strapped over his shoulder. Seeing the question in my eyes he answered.

"I thought I would join you for the encore." He paused. "You know like you all did during that first night on tour."

My silence and the fact that I hadn't even known he would be here at all tonight seemed to make him a little nervous. And before I could help myself the question 'does he have something to hide?' crossed my mind and I felt instantly guilty.

"I won't if you don't want me too." Still feeling guilty I shook myself out of it and tightened my embrace on him. "Of course I want you to."

He still looked a little unsure so I gave him the most reassuring smile I could and kissed him before pulling him with me out on stage. As soon as the crowd realized who I was dragging behind me they went crazy, and the ear piercing screams almost deafened me.