A Second Chance • A.F. {#wattys2018}

Chapter 13

Andy

I woke up pretty early and turned around to look around the room and it looked like it normally does until my eyes landed on her.

She was laid in Mikey's bed, her hair was laid out all over the pillow and her leg was wrapped around the blanket suggesting that she had gotten too warm during the night.

I couldn't help the smile that started to form on my face.

I looked up at Rye and Mikey above her, they were top and tailing and then Brook and Jack were in their own beds.

Everyone was still asleep and I couldn't help but smile and everyone, I was surrounded by people that I loved, people that make me happy.

I decided to film around the room, showing everyone that was asleep and put the caption "when you're the only one that wakes up early😬" and I posted it to Snapchat and twitter and locked my phone.

Normally I got bored of just staring at the room but for once it wasn't boring, it was relaxing.

I turned onto my back and stared up at the ceiling, going over the plan of today, normally we would be at the gym, then filming some covers and then the gym again, but since Blair wasn't here we decided to cut down the gym and bump up the takeaways.

It was just turning 6:00am and I was about to close my eyes to catch a few more hours until I saw Melody stood in front of my bed.

"Hey, you okaii?" I asked her, my voice just below a whisper.

"This is going to sound very childish but I had a nightmare and I couldn't get back to sleep so I was wondering if I could sleep with you? I-if you don't mind" she stuttered slightly, she was stood with her arms wrapped around her body and the shirt I gave her fell just above her knees.

I nodded at her request and helped her up, I let her go near the wall because I knew that's where she felt safer.

I was laid on my back and she was facing the wall and I smiled at the fact that she was in the same bed as me.

I didn't care about anything else,  just as long as she was here.

I was just about to drift off until she turned to face me and I raised my eyebrows in concern.

"Would you um, be able to cuddle with me?" Her face went a bright red and I smiled and nodded at her and she laid back facing the wall.

I cuddles up behind her and wrapped my arm around her waist, her body was warm and before I knew it, I had drifted off into another deep sleep...

*A few hours later*

"Your sternum hit me in the eye" I stretched and turned around to see Rye filming Mikey and Jack and Jack looking somewhat injured.

Rye copied what Jack said but with more laughter.

"I'm gonna go again" the Irish accent filled the room and I saw Mikey tense, ready for whatever Jack was about to do.

"Yeah see if you can get the other sternum into the other eye" Rye and Jack laughed and soon enough Jack was running towards Mikey and tackling him onto the sofa, however Mikeys head was inches from the wall and his face went blank and he just sat there in a slight shock before it turned into laughter followed by everyone else.

Melody

I felt the loss of warmth from around my waist and I shivered slightly at the loss of contact, but I soon heard choruses of laughter from around the room and I managed to see what they were laughing at, Mikey almost ended up with a concussion.

I let out a light laugh and Andy turned to face me.

"Good morning gorgeous" he smiled widely and I murmured a good morning.

I was not a morning person at all.

Andy propped his pillows against the bars of his bed and he laid there with his arm behind his head so I decided to lay my head on his chest.

All the boys were talking so I just sat there listening to Andy's heartbeat as he played with my hair and often ran his fingers up and down my arm. 

I would lightly shiver as he did it but a small smile still played on my face as I realised that this is what I wanted.

Andy makes me unbelievably happy, I knew it, he knew he, even Rye knew it, but my happiness was cut short when I realised that I would be leaving tomorrow and that we had to make today count, I decided that I would tell Andy how I felt tonight.

Rye got out of bed and asked if anyone wanted to take a trip to Asda and the boys all moaned at the fact that they would have to get out of bed but I agreed, mainly because I was hungry but also because I wanted to speak to Rye.

"Mel you know you don't have to go, he'll be fine by himself" Andy chuckled from under me

"I know that, but Andy I'm hungry, I want bacon for breakfast, not muesli" we both laughed and he nodded at my response.

I got out of his bed and got ready and off we went.

We were sat in Rye's car as he drove to Asda.

"So why did you offer to come? You looked pretty cosy wrapped in Andy's duvet" he said winking and I hit his arm as he laughed.

"I was cosy thank you Ryan but I needed to speak to you about Andy..." his face dropped slightly as a small "oh" left his lips.

We got out of the car and walked towards the entrance.

"It's nothing bad Rye, but do you remember our talk last night about making a decision ?" He hummed in response as he grabbed a trolley.

"I've chosen Andy" he let go of the trolley and hugged me tight, I could feel his smile on my shoulder which made me smile.

"So why did you need to talk to me about it?" "I don't know how to tell him" I walked beside Rye and threw some muffins and croissants into the trolley as Rye grabbed bread.

"Well I think we're going to Westfield tonight so you could tell him there?" Rye suggested as he looked around the aisle. I nodded at him and walked towards the freezers.

"Where are you going?" He shouted.

"To get ice cream" I shouted back with a grin on my face and I heard the trolley behind me and saw Rye leaning on the back and I just laughed at his stupidness.