Law of Attraction

E I G H T E E N

A full twelve months have passed since Bex and Will moved into their new apartment, and life was so different for the two of them.

Will's YouTube channel was now close to three million subscribers - his ad rev more than doubling in less than a year. His merchandise sales were through the roof, constantly needing to bring out new designs and items to keep up with demand. He had even just finish a tour of This Week on the Internet Live with Stephen, something he thought he could only dream of. To top it all, he had joined up with Stephen, Brian, Lawrence and Cam on a joint channel called XO.

Becca had finished her Legal Practice course, qualifying as a Solicitor. She hadn't really enjoyed the Law firm that she worked at, so Will had convinced her to quit and start up on her own. The money she made self-employed meant that she only worked one or two days a week from her office at home. She was also truly living the dream.

Will's POV

I open Bex's car door, holding out my hand to help her stand. I grab our suitcases out of the boot, thank the Uber driver, and usher Bex towards the airport terminal. I had surprised her that very morning, and still she really had no clue of the extent of the surprise. All Bex knew was that we were going on holiday.

Once through security, I guide us through the throngs of people to a cafe. Second surprise was incoming. We grab our coffee's and take a seat at a large corner table which thankfully was the only one free. Right on cue, I look up and see them heading our way.

'SURPRISE' Alex yells, throwing his hands into the air and hitting George in the face in the process.

'Ow FUCK. Surprise!' George also yells, holding his nose and punching Alex in the arm.

'What the fuck? Will what is going on?' Bex asks, jumping up and hugging the two lads.

'Ahh well they are joining us,' I smirk, laughing at the scene in front of me. Bex is gripping both the boys tightly, George is grasping his nose, Alex rubbing his arm and frowning in Georges direction. I wouldn't have them any other way.

Alex and George grab their drinks and sit at the table with us. They keep Bex occupied whilst I glance around every so often. Surprise number three should be here any moment. Then I see him. For fuck sake.

I see Stephen working his way over to us, and he looks like something out of a television advert. His yellow round sunglasses, bucket hat, a god awful Hawaiian shirt and orange shorts. I really hope he got dressed in the dark and that THAT ensemble was not intentional.

'LETS GET THIS PARTY STARTED' he yells as he reached the table, scaring Bex within an inch of her life.

'Stephen! What the fuck are you wearing?' Bex laughs, jumping up and hugging him. 'I didn't know you were coming too. Its a day full of surprises!' If only she knew.

I relax for the next hour, knowing that there were no more secrets to be revealed just yet. Enjoying the company of my beautiful lady and my lovely (although idiotic) friends.

I hear our gate get called over the tannoy, so I usher the group to their feet and head towards gate eleven. Bex still had no clue where we were going, but there would be no hiding it once we got to the gate. LA here we come!

***

Bex was over the moon when she discovered our destination, and just kept hugging and kissing me repeatedly. Thanking me over and over again.

You can imagine her surprise when she also discovered that I had paid for all of us to sit in business class too. Alex and George were next to each other to my left, me and Bex were in the middle, and then Stephen was to Bex's right. We ate, drank and laughed our way through the eleven hour flight. Catching a few hours sleep before we landed.

***

Once we have landed, got through security and collected our bags, we head out to the pick up area. I glance around until I see my name on a board and usher everyone towards the awaiting taxi's. As there were five of us, we had to get two. I didn't mind.

'So where are we staying? Is it a nice hotel?' Bex asks excitedly, holding my hand and grinning up at me.

'You could say that' I wink back, holding in a laugh. Well, it was definitely nice. And so it should be at the price I was paying.

It only takes about thirty minutes, and soon we are driving up a long palm tree lined driveway. Bex is staring out of the window, seemingly unaware that we had arrived. As the villa came into view the penny suddenly dropped, along with her jaw.

Words failed her, so instead she just threw herself into my chest, hugging me tight before pulling back and planting a kiss to my lips.

I had rented an enormous villa for our stay. Seven bedrooms, a massive outdoor pool, beautiful gardens. You name it, this place had it. And there was yet another surprise waiting inside for her.

It had honestly been the hardest thing I had ever done, keeping this trip under wraps from Bex. I don't lie, and I don't keep secrets. Thankfully I pulled Gee in on the plan and she helped. So far Bex had had six surprises in less than twenty-four hours. Just number seven to go, and then I could fully relax and enjoy the most amazing holiday.

Once both cars have pulled up, we all jump out. Stephen, Alex and George are just as surprised by the villa, and I leave them to jump around excitedly whilst I pay both cab drivers. We all grab our luggage and head for the front door, Bex taking the lead.

'Oh its unlocked?' Bex looks confused as she pushes the door open.

'Oh yeah, they said they would leave it unlocked for our arrival' I lie. Even the lads didn't know about this one.

We all dump our cases in the hall and wander around the massive ground floor of the apartment, ending with the massive living room.

'Will this is amazing, I can't believe this place! Thank you so much, I-'

'SURPRISE'

Suddenly James and Fraser jump our from behind one of the massive sofas. We all jump in unison, me included. Bex jumps backwards into Alex, sending him into me and me into George. The four of us fell like dominoes to the floor, only Stephen managing to remain on his feet.

James and Fraser run over and jump onto our pile of bodies, Stephen following suit. I just laid there taking in the mass of excited voices shouting and laughing. This has all been worth it.

Once everyone had got up and calmed down, we grabbed a crate of beers from the fridge and all went and sat out on the patio, looking out across the pool. Everyone was in high sprits, knocking back beers, singing along to some crap Alex had put on through the built in bluetooth speakers.

Bex came and curled up in my lap, wrapping her arms around my neck and gently pressing a kiss to my lips.

'I don't know how you managed to pull this off, and I really don't want to know how much it cost, but thank you. From the bottom of my heart, thank you. It has been the most amazing surprise, even if my heart can't take much more. I am surprised I haven't had a heart attack and keeled over yet.' With that she planted another kiss to my lips and rested her head on my shoulder, joining me in watching the lads make fools of themselves.

'WHO'S JOINING ME IN THE POOL' Alex screams, kicking off his shoes and diving in fully clothed. I loved my weird, disfunction family of friends.