Hidden Secrets

Chapter 2

1 week later

Talia's POV

All 16 of us dancer, 4 choreographers, 6 stage managers and about 6 other helpers were all waiting for our flight to be called. Everyones families and loved ones are all here to say goodbye as we will all be gone for 5 months.

I'm sitting in one of the uncomfortable waiting chairs with Stella asleep on my lap. She's had a very busy week so I can't blame her for being so tired. I just hope she sleeps a lot on the flight there as I know how she can be when she's awake, loud and bored very easily.

My mum, Jiordan and Rosemary all came to the airport to say goodbye. Jiordan didn't want to bring Fletcher so Oliver stayed home with him and Jiordan come with Rosemary.

There was about 10 minutes before our flight should be called so we all started to say our goodbyes. I quickly woke Stella up before walking over to Jiordan, as Edmund was with mum, and saying goodbye to her and Rosemary. Edmund and I swapped and he went to say goodbye to Jiordan and Rosemary while Stella and I went to say goodbye to my mum.

"Oh my baby girls I'm going to miss you both so much, I love you both so so so much and make sure you stay safe, okay?" She cried out, by this point she was bawling her eyes out. I think she was exaggerating a little bit, but then again her two youngest kids and granddaughter are all going to tour the world for five months and anything could happen to us while we're gone.

"Okay mum I'll stay safe, I'll keep Stella near me at all times and I won't loose her. I love you too mum, so much, I'll talk to you whenever I can okay? I love you, goodbye mum." I quickly give her a kiss on the check before gathering all mine and Stella's things together and saying another quick goodbye to everyone and walking down the runway to get onto the plane.

We quickly find our seats and sit down ready for our 24 hour flight. Just after the plane takes off Stella is out like a light, and I settle for watching a movie on the DVD player.

I ended up falling asleep halfway through the movie, to be woken by a very happy little three year old four hours later.

"Mummy, mummy, mummy, wake up I'm bored, can I watch a movie?" She yells in my ear. See what I mean by she's loud and gets bored very easily. I quickly set the DVD player up and put tangled on for her before sitting back down and reading a book.

The rest of the flight wasn't too bad, Stella ended up doing some colouring in and I ended up finishing the book I was reading. By now Stella was asleep and it was five minutes till landing. I decided against waking her up once we had landed and carried her off the flight, with the help of Edmund who carried our bags.

When we got to baggage claim Edmund got a luggage trolley and put all our suitcases on them before waiting for the rest of the group to come with their suitcase in tow. Once everyone was here we all got outside and found the bus that was taking us to the hotel.

It was about 4 in the afternoon when we finally arrived which meant it was about 1 in the morning back home so everyone was a little tried.

We finally made into the hotel by about 4:30 and got all the room keys before splitting everyone up into rooms.

"Okay this is how it's going to go, four to a room and Talia there's one room with an extra bed for Stella so you take that room with whoever you want" Steve our head choreographer told us, as he was the one organising all the rooms and accommodation.

The rooms ended up being Emma-Lee, Lela, Brooke-Lynn and Emilia as Emma-Lee is good friends with all of them, Henry, Lucas, Nicholas and Haiden as Haiden is also good friends with them, Edmund, Jezzica, Daniella, Stella and I and Kayleane, Ellis, Aiden and Ollie.

"Once your all settled in I need you to come down by rooms to the ballroom for costume fittings, so we'll start with Kayleane and whoever else is in your room." Nicola said as we were gathering our things together and getting the room keys to settle in.

One we got to the room, there were two single beds, one double bed and a bed for Stella. Jezzica and Edmund are going to sleep on the double bed and I'm in the bed closest to Stella. I put Stella in bed and start to organise our things into the wardrobe as we will be staying here for over a week. Once we all have everything organised we sat down and watched a bit of TV waiting to be called down for costume fitting.

An hour later and Stella was just waking up and there was a knock at the door. Walking up to the door I find Kayleane there telling Jezzica it was our turn to go to costume fittings. Gathering my phone, key card and a snack for Stella the five of us walk out the door with Stella holding my hand.

An hour and half of fittings and we're finally done, by this time it was about 7:30 so the four of us decided to go up and see Kayleane and all of them who have already had fittings to see if they wanted to go get some food for dinner at a restaurant down the street. The eight of us and Stella all got changed and ready to go and left the hotel telling Steve we were going to get dinner down the the road.

We all decided on going to Nandos as it was just down the road from the hotel and it was somewhere we had all been before as they had Nandos in Australia.

I ordered a classic wrap and a lemonade for me and a medium chips and an apple juice for Stella. Once everyone ordered we all sat down and waited for our food to arrive. Just after I sit down I feel my phone vibrate in my pocket, indicating I have a message. Pulling out my phone it says that I have 1 unread message from Your Sexy Fiancé. I quickly open it and read it.

From, Your Sexy Fiancé:

Hey baby, I just thought I would update you on what's been happening as I know you always like to know what I'm doing. We finished the USA tour yesterday and now were back in London for a week of rehearsals before we start the UK tour on the 3rd in Dublin and then we go to Glasgow before going back to Dublin for two more shows. I found out that the last show in Dublin is on the 12th, your birthday so I'm going to make sure that show is the best for you. I heard that the Sydney Dance Company were touring around the UK then and I was considering on going to the show on the 14th in Sunderland but I'm not sure, what do you think is it worth going to, have you seen the show yet? Anyway I've let you know what's been happening but I probably should go cause the boys are pestering me wanting to go get something for dinner so I better go. Let me know how you and Stella are going and I'm sure I'll be talking to you soon. I love you so much I'll see you soon baby, your super sexy fiancé.

I decided that I would text him back after dinner as the food had just arrived and I know how he is when I comes to dinner time he's always and I'm telling you always hungry.

We all finish our dinner and start walking back to the hotel to get ready for bed, as we have to be up at 7 in the morning for rehearsals at a studio here in London before going to the venue to start stage rehearsals.

I quickly decide to text him back now as I know I'll forget tomorrow if I don't.

To, Your Sexy Fiancé:

Hey babe, I just thought I'd message you back so you know Stella and I are ok. I wish I could come to Dublin for the show and see you for my birthday, that would be great but I know I have heaps of stuff to do back here. If you want to go to the show I'd recommend you see the warm up class as well and maybe even meet the dancers. If you want me to I can get you the tickets, Steve knows I have family and friends out that way that would like to go to the show. But anyway let me know if you want the tickets and how many so I can get them for you. I'm gonna go now cause I have to get Stella ready to go to my mums as I have extra rehearsals today. I love you too baby and I miss you so so so very much, love you my super sexy fiancé, love your beautiful fiancé Talia.

Once I finish texting him I get Stella and I both ready for bed before tucking her in and saying goodnight to everyone else and getting into bed myself. I quickly set an alarm for 7:00 and put my phone on charge before going to sleep.