Sink or Swim (S.M)

twelve

Four months later:

I jog through the shopping centre, trying to find the boys. I finally find them, running towards them.

I reach them, "guys, literally-text me."

JJ chuckles, "we saw you looking for us before, thought we'd make you worry." 

"Thanks, you guys are great." I try to suppress a smile, but can't. 

"You got her anything yet?" Ethan asks.

"Uhhhh..." I trail off and all of the boys give me a death stare.

"Mate, she's your fiance and she turns twenty four tomorrow, did you forget?" Josh chuckles.

"I have been thinking about what to get for ages, I just don't know what she would want." I sigh.

"Well, what does she always say she wants?" Vik asks.

"I don't know, she said she'd love to go away some time this year." I shrug, offering a suggestion as we sit in McDonalds.

"That's it then." JJ says like it's the most obvious thing ever.

"What?" I question.

"Take her away, go to like-a super nice place on holiday and surprise her with the tickets tomorrow." Ethan answers for JJ.

"But I have no videos or anything made-" I begin but Tobi cuts me off.

"I think what Violet really wants is time with you." He frowns.

I look at all of the boys and they nod, agreeing with Tobi.

"I spend loads of time with her-" I'm interrupted again, by Ethan.

"I don't think it's that you don't spend time with her, it's that you can never just go to a restaurant and sit down because you have to film at crazy times in the day, she just wants a week with you I think-I think she'd really like that." 

I drive home, rain drumming on my windows as I hum to a song on the radio that I vaguely recognise. My phone buzzes and I pull over, seeing it's Violet. I smile at her contact photo, it's of us when we went to Thorpe Park. That was a great day. I answer, smiling.

"Hey." I say.

"Hey, Si." I can already tell she wants something from the childish tone in her voice.

"What do you want?" I chuckle.

"Why do you think I want something?" She laughs.

"Because I know you Violet, just tell me." I smile.

"I really, really, really want some pizza." She laughs with me.

"Oh, do you now?" I ask.

"I really do." She replies.

"Right-I'll get you some pizza, honestly-the things I do for you." I say, smiling.

"Okay, see you later." She giggles.

"Bye, babe." I reply, before hanging up. 

I place my phone back where it was and my hands skim the tickets. I stare at them. A smile etches its way on to my face, I know she'll love it. 

Violet:

I hear the door open and close and quickly run down the stairs, the smell of pizza invading my senses. 

"Pizza, pizza, pizza!" I shout, sliding in to the kitchen and finding my pizza sitting on the kitchen island.

"You and your pizza." Simon shakes his head, handing my a plate.