Later on that day, once Cheryl had said her goodbyes to everyone and left the hotel, she went back to her house with Tre, Gary and Joan, getting increasingly excited to go home back to Newcastle the next day. She had went straight up to bed as soon as she had gotten in, joined by Cocoa and Buster while Tre and Gary spent the afternoon on the X box and Joan sat in the garden reading as it was such a sunny day outside, for once. As she woke up, she felt so much better and more awake, giggling as Buster started trying to lick her face, wagging his tail excitedly.
“Haha... hello to you too!” she chuckled, snuggling the tiny dog into her as Cocoa climbed on to her stomach to join in. “Oh and you too, how could I forget!” Cheryl smiled as Cocoa tried pushing her way through, feeling left out. She sat up against her head board and grabbed her phone off the side. She had so many messages saying well done for the number one, including;
<Arghhhhhh!!!!...u little star well done! love ya love ya love ya honeypot!!! Xxxx> from Kimberley.
<so so fricken proud of you chezzabella!!! Blown us all away, can’t wait to give u the most enormous hug and sloppy kiss!!! Love you babes xoxo> from Nicola.
She sat giggling and smiling to herself, reading through all the texts she had gotten while she had been asleep before remembering she needed to ring her dad. “Hi pops, it’s me!” she grinned down the phone as her dad’s voice picked up at the other end.
“Hey sweetheart, I was just thinking about calling ya! We are all going mad down here for you, we’re sooooo proud of you Cheryl, seriously!...Our Joanne has been singing ya song all morning!” Garry laughed down the phone, making Cheryl giggle.
“Aww thanks!... I can’t believe it dad! I didn't even believe Lily when she told me half an hour after it had been released that it was number one...I thought she was taking the p!ss!” she replied, stroking Buster who had curled up next to her.
“Wey it’s my favourite one yav done pet, so well done!” Garry responded in his strong Geordie accent, making Cheryl smile from ear to ear.
“Haha... thanks pops!...You say that about every single I release though!” she giggled, raising an eyebrow.
He began chuckling along with her, realising she was right. “Yeah but you just keep getting better and better don’t ya, so obviously the new ones become my favourite!...guess what I am?” he asked, making Cheryl laugh even more.
“Erm...so proud...” she grinned, knowing what he was going to say next.
“...I could pop!” he continued, proving her right as she threw her head back giggling.
“Aww dad I love you, ya little cutie!” she smiled brightly against the phone.
“Love you too poppit...you’re still coming back home tomorrow aren't ya?” he asked hopefully.
“Yeah of course! I can’t wait!...Might not be able to get to yours until Wednesday though cos I’m staying with Gill and then I've got some interviews Wednesday morning. Can I come to yours for dinner or something though? I miss Joanne’s cooking!” she asked cheekily, making her dad laugh.
“Haha... OK, I’ll tell her to start making the Yorkshire puddings then...we're so excited to see you pet, honestly, it feels like ages since last time” he sweetly replied.
“Since Christmas! ...I wish I could come back more often dad...I just don’t get enough days off together” she moaned, feeling slightly guilty as she could tell how much her dad was missing her.
“I know you’d like to sweetheart, don’t feel guilty, it’s just one of them things...at least it’s paying off eh, little miss number one!” he reassured her, making her smile again.
