Beside You [GML Book 2]

Chapter 16 - Settle Down With Me

Ed POV

Today was our last show in Brisbane before we left for Sydney but for tonight's show, I have a surprise. I ran into Marie's dressing room without knocking, thankfully she was dressed, and began spilling my wonderful idea to her.

"So, that song Harry and I sang for you, we're performing it tonight and I want you to sing Harry's part, yeah?"

She stared at me like I was speaking a different language before she started to protest.

"I don't even sing Ed and that's a long song and ...why!?"

"You sing background every show what are you even talking about and because I want you too ill sing Harry's parts. " I said matter of factly before I walked over to her and rested my hands on her shoulders.

"I ohh and ahh and whisper words Edward Christopher Sheeran. I do not sing. Therefore, I don't want to do this. Please don't make me!" She cried out leaning forward to rest her head in my shoulder

"S'it's already been done. I told the sound engineer and he's got your mic queued up and everything."

She scoffed and looked up at me "so why'd you even ask me of you already had it all planned out?"

I smiled and pulled her into a hug "because I love you and I knew you'd cave eventually." I smirked making my way to the door

"Everyone thinks you're innocent Sheeran but you're secretly the devil!" she mumbled throwing her arms up

"People call me ginger Jesus but they're wrong huh?" I said calmly raising an eyebrow at her before slowly leaving the dressing room to let her panic in peace.

Our set was going perfectly, every song so far had been played without a flaw. But now, it was time for our closer, the song Harry and I wrote together, 'Kiss Me' I had gotten a couple of roadies to come and basically hold a black sheet in front of Marie so she couldn't see what was happening while I ran stage left and got another part of my plan ready.

Marie POV

I'm trapped behind this black sheet thing trying to figure out what's going on but I can't, the crowd isn't making any noise and I've asked one of the roadies six times but all he does is smile and shrug his shoulders. It's annoying and I know Ed's up to something, I don't like surprises- not even a little. 

"Okay everyone" Ed spoke to the crowd "thank you all for not giving the surprise away, this next song is call "Kiss Me"" 

Ed and I started strumming our guitars and where Ed was supposed to start singing I did nervously and probably horribly but I closed my eyes and did it.

"Settle down with me

Cover me up

Cuddle me in

Lie down with me

And hold me in your arms

And your heart's against my chest, your lips pressed in my neck

I'm falling for your eyes, but they don't know me yet

And with a feeling I'll forget, I'm in love now" 

Halfway through the verse I heard the black sheet being moved away but I was too nervous to open my eyes and look around me.

"Kiss me like you wanna be loved" The chorus started and instead of Ed singing along with me... there was another voice. A deeper voice. A voice I had come to love very much, with every part of my being. My eyes snapped open and Harry was up front by Ed singing putting everything he could into the song.