This is set 1 year on from the final episode...eveything is great untill a familiar face shows up and leaves everyone wanting answers. (read to find out more)
After the rough few weeks that the team had had, Danny suggested that we have a break and chill for the evening. We decided that we would all go out for a meal and then to the pub to have a relaxing evening, together as friends. SO, after we all finish work, we rush off to get ready. We agreed on a time and place to meet up later. It's 5:30pm now and we agreed to meet at 7:30 which gives me 2 hours to get ready – that should be enough right? Considering I have no idea what I want to wear, or how to do my hair. The minute Stephen pulls the car into the garage I leap out and rush inside. I race around the apartment grabbing a towel and one of Stephens t-shirts before hopping into the shower. I wash my hair and body with my scented products before letting the warm water wash away all the troubles and traces of work.
After 20 minutes I jump out of the shower and dry off before putting the t-shirt on. I let Stephen in the bathroom whilst I sit and dry my hair. I grab my make-up and apply some mascara, eye shadow and some lip gloss before starting to work on my hair. I curl/wave my hair before pinning into place.
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Once I'm satisfied with how I look, I walk over to my closet and start choosing what to wear. I was so distracted that I didn't even hear Stephen come out of the bathroom and walk up behind me. He wraps his arms around my waist and puts his head on my shoulder. "You look sexy" He says, making me laugh. "Why, because I'm wearing your top?" I ask, making him snigger. "What are you wearing?" I ask him, hoping it would narrow down my decisions. "My black suit trousers and my light blue shirt, why?" He responds, drying off and grabbing his clothes. "I didn't know what I was wearing but now I think I do" I say, rummaging round until I find what I'm looking for. I rush into the bathroom and slam the door closed before Stephen can see what I picked. "What are you doing?" He asks, knocking on the door. "You'll see in a minute. How long have we got until we have to leave?" I ask, stepping into my dress. "10 minutes" He says, making me hop around like a monkey. I finally manage to get the zip done up. I flatten the dress down, before looking at myself in the mirror. Once I happy with how I look I slip into my black heels before exiting the bathroom.
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"Tah-dah" I say, doing a little spin, to show of my outfit. "You look amazing" Stephen says, walking over and giving me a kiss and hug. As were kissing I glance over to the clock and push him back. "We can continue this later...we're going to be late" I say giving him a little wink before grabbing my clutch bag after putting my phone and keys inside. I put on my light weight leather jacket and get ready to leave. "Oh...you can drink tonight – I'll have one so I can drive us home as you drove last time" I say, grabbing my trainers that were by the door as we leave the house. "Okay" Stephen says, as we climb into the car. Stephen drives us their (as I'm driving home) and we arrive at the restaurant a few minutes later. When we get out of the car, we see Connor, Abbey, Matt and Emily waiting for us. "Hey" I say, greeting everyone. I hug Abbey and Emily whilst Connor and Matt kiss my cheek. A few minutes later Danny, and his girlfriend Nicola, Becker and Jess arrive. We all greet each other before heading inside and sitting down at our reserved table we all put in our orders and sit and chat.
After dinner instead of going to a pub we decide to all head back to mine and Stephen's place to have a drink and play some games. We all head to our cars and head off. I quickly change into my trainers before hopping into the driver's seat – I cannot drive in heals.]
Little Time Skip >>> After playing many games and having a great evening I decide I want to say something before everyone leaves. I gather everyone's attention. "I just wanted to say a few words, because I don't think I've said this properly before. This is going to sound a bit weird but just listen yeah... Okay so here it goes... you guys have been amazing. When I look at you all, it makes me think how lucky I am. Not lucky because I have an amazing job, but lucky because the people I work with every day, aren't just my colleagues. You aren't just people that I only talk to at work, you guys are my friends. You're my family. You're always there for me and know when I need someone. Heck, I think sometimes you guys know me better than I know myself." I say, making everyone laugh. "I guess what I'm trying to say is thank you. Thank you for always being there for me and thank you for becoming my family...because before this job, I only had Lester – but now I have a whole army." I pause, taking a look at everyone before my eyes land on Stephen. "There is one person above all that I want to thank though. Stephen. I know it's cheesy but you're my rock, my everything...before I met you, I felt like I didn't have a purpose...but now I know I do. I have a reason to go on and keep fighting. When I first layyed eyes on you, I knew we had something special...something worth fighting for. So, thank you, for bringing out the true me." I say, wiping a stray tear away before everyone cheers. Everyone takes it in turns to come and hug me before I finally get to hug Stephen. After a few more games, everyone decides that it's getting late so they decide to call it a night and head home. After saying farewell to everyone we lock the front door and tidy up before relaxing. After putting the last few bits in the bin, I turn around a walk over to Stephen. He reaches down and places a kiss on my lips. "You looked beautiful tonight..." He says, giving me another kiss. "But you know...I think you would look even better without the dress" He says, backing me up against the wall, looking me in the eyes. I smile and place a kiss on his lips. I jump up and wrap my legs around his waist, continuing to kiss him. We move away from the wall and Stephen carries me to the bedroom. He closes the door and throws me down on the bed. I smile as he hovers over me and leans down for a kiss.
You can probably imagine what happened next. Today has been amazing and I think it's something that we're going to try and do a lot more.
