Cold Coffee (A George Shelley/Union J Fanfic)

It cant hurt...

"Time doesn't really heal a broken heart, it just gives the heart time to forget the pain"

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When I wake the next morning the first thing I notice is the warmth.

And then the blanket draped over me.

And then the sofa I'm laid on.

Brads house...

The memories from last night all come flooding back and I wonder how I got here, and who got me here?

Suddenly there's a creak from the hallway and I look up, sitting on the edge of the sofa to see Kayla creep round the corner,

"Hey Lace" she smiles, speaking softly, "How are you feeling"

I yawn, "How did I get here?" I'm aware that I'm dodging the question but right now, I don't care,

"That would be thanks to me and Brad for chasing you" she chuckles, "You're a fast runner"

I force a smile, pulling my dress down and suddenly feeling too exposed and embarrassed, "And what about... him..?"

She knows that I'm talking about George and her gaze drops to the floor where she makes spiral patterns with her feet, "Oh erm... I'm not sure, when we came back he was gone"

"And so was Jasmine?"

She nods and I swallow hard, trying to pull myself together...

As if on queue the door opens and brad enters, his hair is all messy and tangled ontop of his head and he's standing in nothing but his boxer shorts,

"Brad put some clothes on!" Kayla squeals, throwing a pillow off the sofa at him,

He laughs, catching it in mid air, "My house my rules baby" he winks,

I can't help but laugh as he jogs into the kitchen, leaving me and Kayla alone again.

"So what time train shall we get?" I ask, serious again,

Kayla stands up, "We're not leaving today"

I scan her face for any signs of joking and find none, "What do you mean?" I question suspiciously,

She sighs, "I've done you plenty of favours lately, please do this one for me and stay a few extra days?"

"Why do you want to stay so bad?!"

It's then I realise. The look on her face tells me everything, she's fallen for brad.

"Kaylaaa" I groan, "Seriously?! Why him?"

She looks away, a slight pink tinge forming on her cheeks, "I don't like him in that way!" she protests, but I know she's lying,

I stand up, "I'm leaving today, you can stay"

She grabs my arm and pulls me back down, pouting, "Lacy please... you owe me it"

"Why?"

"I came here... I stalked Jasmine with you... I practically set you up with George..."

"And look where that's got me" I point out,

She rolls her eyes, "Please? Come on!"

"Nope"

"Please"

"No way"

"Lacy don't be horrid"

I laugh, "Horrid?!"

"Please" she says softly this time, "I'll love you forever and a day"

She sounds so sweet and innocent

I guess it wouldn't hurt..

"Ok" I sigh, "Ok fine... only a few more days though"

She wraps her arms around my neck, squealing, "Thank you so much, love you"

I'm about to reply when she jumps up and heads towards the kitchen, shouting brads name to tell him the news.

Before I can listen to the rest of their conversation I scurry into the hallway, grabbing my suitcase and heading for the bedroom.

Ready to face another day.

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That afternoon I lay on the sofas downstairs, flicking through the movie channels when Kayla walks in, smiling from ear to ear.

"We're going out" she states, zipping her coat up,

For once I don't protest, I could really do with some fresh air.

I turn off the tv and stand up, "Where we heading?"

Just as I'm waiting for her to reply brad appears behind her and slumps his arm across her shoulders, "To town, we're gonna do some shopping"

Shopping

With no money

Ew

I sit back down, "I think I'll stay here"

Kayla rolls her eyes, chucking me my coat which was originally hanging up in the hallway, "You're coming. End of"

"I hate shopping" I whine, staring at her blankly,

"Then you can sit in Starbucks" she shrugs, knowing I can't resist a Starbucks,

I sigh, standing up, "Ok, you win"

She grins and I follow them both out of the door and into the cold.

Outside the frost in the air is bitter and I cross my arms across my chest, shuddering from the cold.

As we carry on walking I take In the views around me, not wanting to ruin this trip to Bristol because of what happened last night.

Brad and Kayla walk off as soon as we reach the town, and I head straight towards the Starbucks they directed me to.

Everything around here reminds me of George.

I'm starting to worry about myself, I'm sure this isn't normal

I quickly push open the door to Starbucks, ordering my latte. Just as I'm about to hand over my money someone stands in my way, passing over a five pound note to the waitress.

I look up in shock to see a boy I recognised from brads party standing smiling at me, his blonde quiff reminding me of Josh's,

"Hey, Erm thanks" I say nervously, not sure what to say,

He laughs, his voice deep, "No problem, anything for a girl like you"

Wow he's a charmer!

I thankfully take my drink, turning to find a seat in the cafe. The boy follows and sits opposite me, his confidence making me feel on edge,

"I'm Sam" he says, "I remember you from brads party, George's girl right?"

I'm about to correct him but can't be bothered to explain, so I simply nod in between sips of my coffee, "I'm Lacy"

He smiles, his smile is warm and welcoming and I decide I like Sam.

"I'm actually sitting here to invite you to a party round mine tonight, I just saw brad and Kayla who are coming and they told me to find you and ask"

A party?

After last night?

No.

I sigh, looking down at my coffee, "I really don't feel in the party mood today, sorry"

"Aw come on, it'll be fun! I promise" He laughs again and I smile, not wanting to make a bad first impression,

"I'll think about it" I conclude,

He grins, standing up, "In that case my work here is done, see you later Lace"

I chuckle to myself as he leaves, thinking over tonight.

But if one things for sure, there's no way I'll be turning up at that party tonight.

Or at least that's what I thought...