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'Babe, I'm hungry.' Luke whined, poking Bridgette lightly in the ribs.

'Okay, I'll make breakfast in a sec.' Bridgette mumbled half asleep, turning over and cuddling closer to Luke.

'You said that 15 minutes ago. Come on! We have to meet the boys at the radio station at 12.' Luke shook Bridgette awake, an icy glare pointed towards him. Bridgette heaved herself out of bed and pushed her feet into her bunny slippers.

'Come on then, Hemmings.' Bridgette held her hand out to Luke and he took it. They made their way downstairs and Bridgette began pulling out the utensils and ingredients needed to make bacon and eggs on toast.

'Love you, little one.' Luke kissed the top of her head and made his way into the lounge, sprawling on the couch and flipping through the channels. Bridgette cooked up a storm in the kitchen, dishing the meals up and looking at them proudly. This was one of the best breakfasts she had made for a long time. Carrying them through, Luke's eyes lit up. Bridgette sat on his lap and they munched through the food, a re-run of Spongebob Squarepants playing in the background. Once finished, Luke offered to wash up the plates while Bridgette got ready which she was grateful for. Bridgette washed herself and dressed in a pair of acid wash jeans and a drop dead tee Luke had bought her for her birthday this year. She applied minimal makeup and pulled her hair out of her face with a headband. Luke came into Bridgette's room a short while later in a singlet and a beanie to cover his bed hair.

'Where did you find that?' Bridgette asked, gesturing to the unfamiliar top.

'In the dryer.' Luke shrugged nonchalantly, composing a new tweet to the fans.

'@Luke5SOS: Interviews at SiriusXM today, tune in if ya want :--)'

'Come on then, pickle.' Bridgette picked up her phone and exited the house, car keys in hand. The pair got into the car and set off towards the SiriusXM radio station - a 45 minute drive from Bridgette's house. Bridgette had plugged in her phone to the auxiliary cable and her Spotify playlist was at a low volume for background noise. As the car slowed down due to traffic on the highway, Luke placed his hand on top of Bridgette's which was loosely holding the gearstick.

'You know, the radio want to interview you.' Bridgette looked at Luke as if he was crazy.

'Why would they want to interview me? I'm not part of the band.'

'Yes, but I'm part of the band and you're part of my life.' Bridgette felt a blush creep onto her cheeks. Luke smiled and kissed her lightly rouged lips, savouring the cherry cola flavour. 'You're okay with it though, right?'

'Yeah, sure. Anything for you, Lukey.' Bridgette squeezed Luke's cheeks before the traffic finally started to clear. Half an hour later and they had arrived at the radio station. Bridgette breathed a sigh of relief when she saw there were no crowds of screaming fans outside the large building. Ashton, Calum and Michael were already seated in the soundproof room according to the text Luke received a few minutes ago. Luke took hold of Bridgette's hand and raced through the building, petrified they were going to be late.

'Good, you're here!' The radio presenter, Kelly, sighed in relief as she handed Luke and Bridgette a set of headphones each. Luke sat on the spare spinny chair between Ashton and Michael and he beckoned Bridgette to sit on his lap.

'I don't know whether any of the guys told you, but I was hoping to get an interview with you?' Kelly asked while pushing multiple buttons on the soundpad in front of her.

'Yeah, that's fine.' Bridgette smiled politely. Kelly moved her microphone closer to her mouth as the familiar theme song played around the room.

'Welcome back to SiriusXM Los Angeles, my name is Kelly and I am in the presence of the newest pop-punk band 5 Seconds of Summer!' The boys cheered and clapped while Bridgette stayed quiet, enjoying seeing the boys happy and excited.

'We also have Luke's girlfriend in the studio. Would you like to introduce yourself?' Kelly looked at Bridgette who was fixing her headphones over her ears.

'Hi, I'm Bridgette.' She spoke into the microphone, a little shy. Luke squeezed her waist for reassurance and kissed her earlobe sweetly.

'It's nice to meet you Bridgette. So, lets talk 5SOS.'

'Okay.'

'Tell me: What are they like on tour? Do you mind being the only girl? Who's the worst to get out of bed in the morning? I want all the details.' Kelly asked excitedly, watching Bridgette's every move. Bridgette thought for a moment as she tried to think of the most appropriate answer.

'Well, calling them a handful would be an understatement, but they're all my best friends and I wouldn't change them for the world.' The band let out a group 'aw' as Bridgette pulled a face from the sugary sweetness that just came out of her mouth.

'Do you ever feel like you're, I don't know... getting in the way? Being the only girl and not being in the band, it must be difficult.'

'I know when to keep my distance with the boys, like, if they're meeting fans and stuff. Some of the fans want pictures and I'm so glad that they like me.'

'That's fantastic! We have a question from Twitter that's caught my eyes. For those of you listening that don't know, there's a lot of... uh... daring to bare all incidents floating around the internet, and the Twitter question if from @_5sosbae that says 'how do you cope with the nudity in the band?'' Kelly looked back over at Bridgette who was starting to look a little uncomfortable, fidgetting around on Luke's lap.

'Uh...' She laughed awkwardly. 'It doesn't really bother me that much. I've known them for just over 3 years now so I'm used to it.' Luke took her hand and squeezed it, whispering 'not much longer, you're doing great' into her ear.

'Now lets be real here.' Kelly leaned in closer to Bridgette. 'After seeing on of the boys naked have you wanted to try and get in there?'

'Isn't that a bit inappropriate?' Bridgette snapped, outraged at the audacity of the radio presenter. Luke's grip tightened on her.

'Don't lie to me, Bridgette! I bet you've had a thing for someone out of this band other than Luke.' Kelly was finding this entertaining, however Bridgette was being pushed to breaking point as all the attention and pressure was focused on her.

'I'm sorry but this is out of order.' Luke interjected, his hands balled into fists.

'It's a very simple question. I don't see the big deal-'

'No, you wouldn't. Have some respect. Can you not see that Bridgette is uncomfortable? I'm done with this interview. You have no right to push at people's private lives and, as a radio presenter, your job is to make them feel welcome. Not to push them away!' Luke exploded. He had never felt so angry at an interviewer in his life. Sure, he got mad when One Direction always seemed to be mentioned and when they forgot that Luke was with Bridgette. This time was different. Luke was hoping that the radio was still on air and broadcasted the whole ordeal, but little did her know what they had been put off air at the first sightings of Bridgette's fidgetting.

'I'm sorry. I'm just doing my job.' Kelly argued back, stomping out of the soundproof room. A tense silence fell on the teenagers as they looked toward each other, unsure what to do.

'Didge?'

'What, Michael?' Bridgette huffed, exasperated.

'Can we go to Panda Express?'

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