[Sweet Sometimes]

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I was the first one awake the next morning, despite all of us spending hours at the pool and ordering an abundance of room service items late at night. The excitement was just too strong and I was lucky that I'd been able to even get over four hours of sleep. Taking advantage of being the first up, I claimed the shower and began getting ready.

Even though I'd been applying sunscreen every hour the day before, I managed to get burnt. The hot water initially hurt my shoulders and chest, but once my body adjusted, I started to feel soothed. After drying off and rubbing myself down with aloe, I could hardly feel any discomfort. Before leaving the bathroom, I dressed in shorts and my Ravenclaw tank top that I had coincidentally brought.

I wasn't surprised to see Garrett's rollaway bed empty while the others were still sleeping. He and I had chosen to sleep on them so we could stay up and finish planning our day when the others were ready for bed. I knew he was just as excited as me.

"Morning," Ryland mumbled as he exited the bedroom. He immediately went to the coffee maker and got a pot started.

"Good morning," I replied cheerfully as I pulled my hair into a bun on top of my head. It was going to frizz up from the humidity as it dried, so it would've gone up eventually.

"Of course you're already dressed," I heard Shane groan as he joined us. He walked over to Ryland and hugged him from behind, kissing his shoulder. They were too cute together. My mind went to Garrett hugging me like that, but I quickly shook the thought out of my head.

"And you guys need to get dressed fast. Since we're staying here, we get to go into the park an hour early. We also get free Express Passes, so I'm using the money I would've spent on that on lunch for everyone."

"I was going to take my time getting dressed, but since you're offering free food, I'll hurry." Shane grabbed a bottle of water and took it with him into the bedroom. Ryland followed behind him.

While I waited for the others to come out, I double checked my drawstring bag to make sure I had everything I needed. Wallet, check. Sunscreen, check. Phone charger and extra charging bank, check. Sunglasses, check. My cell was in my back pocket, so I had everything I needed.

I was starting to get impatient as I waited for everyone else to finish getting ready. When the coffee was done, I poured everyone a small cup and added what I thought they would want. Slowly but surely (more like only 10 minutes later) they began to funnel into the living room. Everyone but Garrett.

"Is he still in the shower," I asked Andrew and Morgan. I'd assumed he was in the shower in their room.

"What? He was never in there." Morgan gave me a confused look. If that fucker left without me-

"Hey, guys!" As if on cue, Garrett busted through the hotel room door holding two big paper bags. "I stole some breakfast from downstairs. Bagels and muffins in this bag, and a whole bunch of bananas in this bag." He brought the bags over to the coffee table and set them down. I grabbed a blueberry muffin and two bananas and practically inhaled them.

"Okay, let's go," I said with most of my second banana still in my mouth. I put my bag over my shoulders and left the room. They'd follow sooner or later.


Garrett and I walked arm-in-arm into Hogsmeade. We'd both been there before back in California, but it was still exciting to walk into the replica. Our plan was to ride all of the rides, do a quick shop look, and then take the train to the next park so we could see Diagon Alley. It wasn't until I heard Shane talking animatedly behind us that I even remembered we were supposed to be filming throughout the day.

"Elle, let me see the list you and Garrett made last night. I want everyone to see just how over the top you guys are." He looked at me expectantly.

"Fine. Get all of the jokes away now, because I'm not getting held back once we get to Diagon Alley. This is a magical day and I'll turn into a magical asshole if anyone fucks it up," I said as I opened my bag and pulled out the list Garrett and I had stayed up making. I was joking a little, but mostly serious.

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