We meet the others in the front and follow the waiter as he shows us our table. "Did you get a boner then?" Fil whispers to me. "You're really immature, you know that?" "So you did?" "No! I did not!" "What's up, why are you shouting at each other?" Mia questions, slipping her hand under the table to hold mine. "Nothing," Fil says, winking at me. Can he see our hands? "Babe, we can't," I mutter very quietly in Mia's ear. She lets go of my hand and goes on her phone. I get mine out and decide to post a picture from today, not the holding hands one or the one where she sat in my lap, almost giving me a boner.
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tagged: @miaxh21 'My best friend, <3'
I smile as I see the picture come up on Mia's phone, she screenshots and I get a notification.
@miaxh21 commented: skater sammy :) x
I almost type 'you love it' back but I realise that picture is public and everyone will see it. I put my phone down as the waiter takes our orders. I order the buffet option and collect it with Mia. "You love it though," "What?" "Skater Sammy," I wink, putting my arm around her. "Ummm, what do we have here!" Leo taps my shoulder. "She was just thanking me for being such a good friend," I laugh and Leo smiles. "I'm getting jealous," he fake pouts and Mia gives him a quick hug. "Is that better Leooooo?" She drags out the 'o' in his name. "Yep, perfect!" He laughs.
We get our food then go back to the table, thankful that Leo believed us.
"So, can Mia skate?" Dani asks as we all tuck into our food. "Yeah, not very well though," I laugh, putting my arm around Mia's shoulders. "Sammy," she whines, playfully hitting my shoulder. "Bet she isn't as good as me!" Ben laughs and I see Mia roll her eyes, causing Ben to laugh more.
Mia's P.O.V
The next morning, Sam and I go out for dinner without Leo or Fil tagging along. We decide to just get a Maccy's breakfast as neither of us want much.
"I really like you," Sam says after taking a sip from his banana milkshake, a childhood favourite drink of ours. "I like you too, Sammy," I laugh, taking one of his hands in mine. I look across the table to see him with a huge smile on his face, his eyes sparkling despite the greyish bags underneath them. "I'm so proud of you," I add, considering that the bags are from touring the country while doing what he loves. "Awe thanks," He leans over the table and places a short, but sweet, kiss to my chapped lips. "Your solo last night was incredible, your voice is like an angel's," Sam squeezes my hand as he pulls away, making me blush slightly. "Sammy," I smile.
Today the boys were playing in Newcastle, a place I'd often visited due to half of my family originating from there. My father was born and raised there, and moved down to Lincoln for University when he was 20, where he met my mother. "Should we tell people about us? Or just keep it private. After all, I am technically working for you," I bring up a topic we'd discussed quite a bit over the last few days. We didn't want our relationship to get in the way of the band or my career. "Fil thinks I'm depressed and psycho," Sam laughs heartily, making me swoon inside. "He wanted to get you a therapist." "I could do with one actually." I wanted to ask him more about this but I decided it was best not to, it could be too personal. "You can always talk to me, I'll always listen," I rub his shoulder, giving him a warm smile. "Thanks, I don't want to drag you down though."
We finish our breakfast then despose of the waste and walk back to the bus, a sense of awkwardness in the atmosphere between us.
"Where did you go?" Leo widens his eyes as we walk in. "Maccy's," Sam states. "Oh, you could've told me. I wanted to go!" Leo frowns, reminding me of the time Fil, Sam and I went to see Blink-182 without him, thinking he wasn't keen on them. Truth was, he'd started listening to them a few weeks back from the concert date and was becoming obsessed with them. We made up for it by getting him backstage as Fil and Sam knew Mark pretty well after the December recording. "We've got 6 hours until meet and greet. What do you guys wanna do?" "We could go ice skating? Sam and I passed a rink yesterday," I suggest and Leo nods slowly, Fil rolls his eyes. The rest of the band seem to agree and we head of to the ice rink.
I hold my stomach, engulfed in laughter as Fil falls for the 10th time, right onto the rock hard, freezing cold ice. "Need some help pal?" Leo skates over, looking like a young deer stumbling on its legs. Leo heaves Fil up and holds him steady. "Do you need me to hold your hand, or are you a big boy?" I call over. "I'd like you to hold my hand," Sam smirks, wrapping his arm around my waist. "Okay, since they won't suspect anything," I let go of the edge and begin to skate, holding Sam's hand tightly to keep myself steady. We skate round the rink at an average speed, laughing as we do so. The memories I make with Sam are so special, he's my only one. My best friend that I'm quickly catching heavy feelings for, ones I can't deny.
As planned, I sing the vocals for A Part of Me and December, the crowd going wild as I take my bow and go to walk off stage. "Mia, come back here!" Sam yells, I roll my eyes and return to the center of the stage. "Let's have three cheers for my best friend!" "I thought I was your best friend?" Fil says, looking a little hurt in a jokey way. "Can't a guy have more than one best friend?" Sam chuckles. "Hip hip...." "Horay!" The crowd shout. Sam and the crowd repeat this 2 more times before Sam engulfs me in a huge hug, I never want to let go. "Mia!" Sam raises my arm and the crowd erupts into an explosion of cheers once again.
