Seasons of Love || Richard Camacho

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May 10th

Isa might be the only teenager among us, but all three of us are acting like crazy teens. We're dancing on the moving walkways, we're spraying on expensive perfumes and we're taking pictures with the show model cameras. My stomach hurts from laughing when I sit down in my seat. 'Can I sit by the window when we go back.' I assure Isa that she can. 'What if Erick thinks I'm too old?' 'Katarina are you crazy? I think he would have told you by now if he thinks so.' She nods, still not convinced. 'And Richard might have said that Erick likes you.' Her eyes light up. 'That was supposed to be a secret, so don't tell him you know, okay?' She nods. Isa looks at me like she's waiting for me to say something. I sigh and throw my hands up. 'Yeah Isa, Christopher likes you.' 'Yas!' I smile to myself. People in love are so cute.

Honestly, I'm a bit disappointed when the boys are not at the airport. I get it, I mean they might get recognized and maybe they'll get mobbed. But still it's shit. The man with the cardboard sign with "Katarina, Isa and Tiff" on it, leads us to a nice car and when we're seated, he hands us a bottle of champagne and three glasses. 'I don't really like champagne.' Kat sighs. 'Shut up.' I say, shocked. 'Does it taste like wine?' 'Less sweet, more bubbles.' Isa scrunches her nose and shakes her head at the bottle. 'Well, I DO like champagne.' Luckily, it's an hour drive into the city. We sing along to some songs on the radio and after a while we recognize things from movies we've seen. 'LOOK AT THE GHERKIN!' 'THE SHARD!' 'IT'S THE LONDON EYE!' I make a crazy happy noise when we stop at The Houses of Parliament. 'OH MY GOD IT'S BIG BEN!' Isa jumps up and down while clapping her hands. Kat is already taking photos. 'Hola hermosa.' A voice in my ear makes me jump. I turn around and Richard is grinning like The Cheshire Cat. 'Hola guapo.' I wrap my arms around his neck and I jump. My legs wrap around his waist and he hugs me tight. I hear him laughing and I laugh as well. After a short while, I stand on my own legs again and I see that the other boys are here as well. Joel hugs me and tells me he's happy that I'm here. 'TIFFANY!' 'ZABDI!' He hugs me and when he lets me go he softly punches me against my shoulder. 'Don't go back to The Netherlands before telling us this time, okay?' I stick my tongue out and laugh. It takes a little longer for Chris to release Isa and for Erick to let go of Kat. After saying hello to them, we decide to search a bus that can bring us to Oxford Street. While the boys are looking for a bus stop, Katarina pulls me and Isa aside. 'He asked me to be his girlfriend.' 'WHAT?!' Isa makes the boys look at us. Erick shakes his head and smiles knowingly. 'That's so nice Katarina, congrats.' I hug her. It's cute, very cute. I mean, I hope they have discussed the distance and the fact that he's famous. And the fact that she's a bit older. But as long as they're happy, I think it's nice.

'Fucking love Nando's.' I stuff my mouth with more spicy rice and I grab a piece of garlic bread. They all laugh at me. I don't care, the food is amazing so my day is great. Richard tries touching my face and I don't even know what my eyes are telling him. He laughs hard and I guess it's because of my very full mouth. I chew, chew, chew and take a sip of my coke. 'Why are you touching my face when I'm eating? This is serious business.' I gesture towards all the food. 'Ketchup.' His thumb touches my chin and he licks the ketchup off his finger. Daddy. I mean nice. Nice. I am glad that I didn't say that out loud, that would've been embarrassing. 'So we were thinking.' Joel starts. 'How about a pyjama party tonight?' Isa, Kat and I burst into cheers and we high-five each other. 'Best idea ever!' 'Love it.' Joel laughs and becomes a bit shy. This was his idea, no doubt. 'Do boys even wear jammies?' I ask Richard. He chuckles and shakes his head. 'Christopher went to Primark this afternoon. Joel made him buy pajamas for us.' I smile and turn my attention back to the chicken wings. Fuck yes chicken.

'I am so happy I brought my nice panties.' Kat makes me look at her and my face probably tells her that I'm surprised. 'Listen up, I'm his girlfriend. We're in London. Pyjama party. Nothing really stopping me.' She shrugs. 'Well, Chris might not be my boyfriend yet, but my cherry is ready to be popped. My body is ready.' Isa says like it's nothing. Katarina and I start laughing. 'I'm serious. If he tries, I won't stop him.' 'Better safe than sorry babes.' They now look at me and I throw condoms towards them both. 'Oh so you're planning on sleeping with someone as well?' Kat wiggles her eyebrows and Isa rolls her body. I laugh and shake my head. 'Nah, those are just always in my handbag. I'm not sleeping with anyone.' 'But you like Richard, right?' I nod. 'Yeah, but even though I've had lots of sex, I haven't had sex with someone I actually like very often. Fuck, I don't even know how to kiss anymore.' 'You really never kiss any of your hook ups?' I shake my head. 'My last kiss was years ago.' Isa and Kat seem to be in shock, I shrug and put my slippers on. 'Vamos, vamos!' I yell. The boys told us the party would be in Joel's room. I knock on the door and my breath hitches in my throat. 'Buenas tardes chicas.'