A Coincidence||Fionn Whitehead

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Fionn and Dotty joined the others in McDonalds, after getting their food and sat on a table with Tom and Jack. They instantly filled into their lunch, hunger taking their body. Dotty noticed that they others now had shopping bags much like her and Fionn which they didn't have when they were with them earlier. Dotty glanced down at her phone and excused herself to go to the bathroom. "Is she okay?"Asked Jack towards Fionn.

"I think so."

Harry scrunched up his nose, "what do you mean? You think so? Has something happened?"

Fionn shook his head, it wasn't his place to discuss what they had talked about in the clothes shop. "No, just saying I think so because she looked at her phone then left. I don't know what's on her phone."

Dotty returned moments later and continued to eat, pressing down on the power button on her phone and swiping it so it turned off fully. She remained quiet whilst they ate, listening to what the others were saying occasionally nodding here and there. Fionn placed his hand on hers which rested on her knee causing her to look up at him. 'Are you okay?' He mouthed at her. She nodded her head and he patted her hand before removing it.

"So what did you two buy?" Asked Aneurin, "you were gone a while."

"Just some clothes and stuff." Dotty shrugged, "the usual Primark stuff, you know?"

Barry laughed, "No I don't know, because I don't know what you usually buy."

"Thongs, bras, leather trousers, all good stuff." Dotty said seriously. Barry blushed and his eyes widened causing the girl to burst into a fit of laughter, shaking her head and waving her hands quickly, "I'm kidding! I got some jeans and tops-"

"Don't forget that dress." Fionn added.

"Yeah, and a dress." Dotty nodded, "Fionn however-"

"I got shirts and jeans, plus some socks. That's all."

"Bullshit." Called Dotty. "You also got some boxers. Spongebob ones." Fionn flushed red and shove her lightly but it resulted in her actually tipping on her chair, fortunately Jack grabbed her arms to steady her. "Thanks."

"Don't mention it." Jack smiled, "can't have you falling for me, eh."

"Oh piss off."

* * *

Halfway down another road Tom wrapped his arms over Dotty's shoulders and hoisted himself onto her back. She stared up at him not amused but he poked her nose, which she found adorable and cracked a smile. She wrapped her arms beneath his knees and began to gallop down the cobbled streets. Tom three his head backs laughing but also in shock that Dotty was able to keep hold of him.

Of course Barry was recording it on his Instagram story and saving it to his camera roll. "WHAT A PAIR OF EEJITS!" He yelled at them.

Dotty turned on her heel and flipped him off before continuing down the road only to be joined by Fionn and Harry only moments later, Harry on Fionn's back. "You wanna race?" Dotty asked Fionn who looked at her as if she had three heads.

"What?"

"Race, you know two or more competing at who can run a certain distance quicker than the other?"

"I know what a race is, but are you serious?" Dotty nodded and Fionn obliged. "Okay, you're on. First one to the pub?" He pointed at the small pub about two hundred metres in front of them. The girl agreed and awaited Tom to count them down.

"Three...Two...One...Go!" Dotty and Fionn Brooke's off into a spring, their bags smacking into their shins but they didn't care, they pressed on trying to beat each other. Tom and Harry were having a wild time, not only did they not have to walk but it was so fun to be part of a race and not have to do anything.

The rest of the guys spectated amused but shocked on how well Dotty was doing with Tom on her back, bags in her hands and the uneven cobbled streets. Perhaps it was them being a little sexist but they were sure that Fionn was going to win, but he didn't. Dotty had won.

Hopping off of her back, Tom brought the girl into a celebratory hug and boasted in Fionn and Harry's faces that they were beaten by a girl. The pair poured but congratulated the girl who was bent over catching her breath. They waited for the others to catch up who all clapped and commiserated Fionn who too, was catching his breath. "Well, Thomas, I believe that is the most hard work we have ever had to do." Harry commented, "Well done mate."

"And to you 'r Kid." Tom nodded, chuckling.

Fionn turned to the girl and raised his brows, "How?"

"I don't know whether you are trying to compliment my speed or big yourself up as the fastest runner ever, and impossible to beat." She stated, jestingly, "however, all of my family are guys, all of my cousins that is, I guess that just helped me, especially when it came to chasing them and putting them in headlocks."

"Don't you have any siblings?" Asked Cillian.

"Nah, I wanted one, used to put it on my Christmas and birthday lists, but it wouldn't work." She replied.

"How come?"

"Because, Tom, my parents couldn't have made an older brother if they had already had me." She said to Tom (H), "I don't think things work like that. Plus I doubt they can handle another me."

"er-"

"Don't you guys ever wonder that? I always do. My parents are sane, how could they have someone as insane as me? I'm worse than Bellatrix Lestrange." At the sound of a Harry Potter reference Harry turned to the girl grinning, "Back the fuck off of Fred, he's mine."

Harry raised his hands in surrender, "But he's d-"

"Finish that sentence and you'll be dead." Dotty said. "He is not. Nope! It was all trickery, we are married and he is at home working in the shop with George."

Harry hugged her and soothed her back whispering, "it's okay, it's hard for it to sink in."

"He is not dead!"

"Anyone else confused as to what is actually happening?" Aneurin asked. They all nodded.

"Yup."