Always You || Simon Minter (miniminter)

Chapter 9

It's Christmas Eve and all of the boys are downstairs setting up for a video while I am sitting in the guest room sulking. The past few days have been extremely hard for me, I haven't really spoken to anyone and I have hardly left my room. They have all tried to talk to me to see if I'm okay but I'm just shutting everyone out, I convinced my self that I was okay but the holidays have made everything worse. I miss my mother so much, I don't think I can face Christmas without her.

I am currently in a ball in my bed, wearing one of Jide's hoodies and a pair of panties and you know it, I'm watching YouTube but not really paying attention. I close my eyes and almost drift off to sleep when a soft knock on my door brings me back to reality, I don't answer hoping that whoever is there will go away.

"I know you're just not answering me," Jide says before barging into the room, he frowns slightly when he sees the mess I'm in. "Oh Millie," he sits down next to me on the bed causing the bed to dip which makes my body follow, "ugh JJ," I mumble, covers over my mouth.

"Why have you been stuck in your room?" He questions, moving so he's facing me. I look up at him knowing that he'll know if I lie, he always knows when I lie, "I miss my mum, Christmas won't be the same without her." My voice cracks, tears threatening to spill, Jide frowns and lies down next to me trying to comfort me.

"I know Millie, honestly I miss your mum too, she was great. Do you remember when she didn't want you to see me because she believed that I was a bad influence." Jide smiles slightly, wrapping an arm around my shoulders, well around the cover which was on my shoulders.

I turn to face him and I cuddle into his chest, nodding as I do, "I do, but she learned to love you. She apologised to me for years after we moved away because I had to leave you behind, she said it was one of the hardest things she's ever had to do," I mumble into his chest, earning a small chuckle from him.

My mum was a wonderful woman, at first she didn't like JJ as him and Deji would mess around and cause trouble but after a while she learned to trust him. She put all her trust into him to keep me safe and he did, anyone who said a bad word to me or looked at me funny, JJ would talk to them and tell them to leave me alone. I wish Jide got to see my mum one last time before she passed, but I know he still loves her.

Some time passes, I'm just lying in JJ's arms enjoying getting my long awaited cuddle, "You've not called me JJ in a while," he smiles slightly trying to lighten my mood, "you know, you're the only person that I let call me Jide." I look up at him, "not even Simon?" I question and he laughs lightly, shaking his head.

"Not even Simon." I smile slightly from under the covers but I don't let it show, but of course he knows.

"I heard my name," Simon appears in the door way, I don't want him to see me like this, I am potentially having an existential crisis. I pull the covers over my head and the two boys start laughing at my silliness, I am once again embarrassed.

Simon walks over to the bed and sits on my other side, I am now trapped and I know they are planning on doing something, I just wait. Everything is silent until both boys scream and rip the bed sheets from my grasp, earning a scream from me as I drastically try to cover my face.

"Millie you don't need to hide from us, we're here to help," Simon says prying my hands away from my face, I look at him and I see him frown slightly, probably because he's noticed the mess I am currently in. He looks up at Jide and they both nod at eachother, "Right Millie get up," Jide stands up, pointing for me to stand next to him, I raise an eyebrow at him and glance over at Simon.

"Amelia." Jide says sternly, startling me. I do as he says and I get up, Simon stands next to Jide and I turn facing him, I freeze noticing that I'm wearing nothing but panties under this hoodie. I glance up at Simon, his cheeks have a hint of red in them, he's noticed.

"Aw c'mon Millie do you not know what pyjamas are!" Jide freaks out and stands in front of me blocking Simon from seeing anything, "you sleep naked so I don't know what your problem is," I stand on my tiptoes and peer over his shoulder.

"Right go shower and get changed, meet us downstairs." Jide points towards the bathroom, "Okay dad," I roll my eyes and head towards the bathroom, I turn back and glance at Simon who hadn't t taken his eyes off of me.

"Oi no looking!" Jide slaps Simons arm as I close the bathroom door, boys.

Once I shower I put Jide's '#TeamKSI' hoodie back on with a pair of grey leggings and I head downstairs to where I see the boys outside with a football goal, a table filled with presents and of course, Jide in a Santa costume. I go to the kitchen and decide to make my self a cup of tea, it looks freezing outside and honestly I'm not prepared for the cold. As I wait for the kettle to boil I take out my phone and go on Instagram for the first time in days, just scrolling to see who's been posting. I go onto Simons profile and go onto the photo of me and him he uploaded, it had 300,000 likes which completely shocks me, that's insane that so many people liked a photo that has me in it.

"Yo Millie you coming?" I turn to see Ethan's head pop through the doorway, I smile and nod quickly making my tea before following him outside.

As usual the boys are being stupid and Jide is being creepy, they are doing a crossbar challenge in order to win presents and I won't lie it is quite funny, it cheers me up a bit watching the boys mess around. I hope tomorrow is okay, I don't want to ruin Jide and Simons Christmas.