MISSING YOU; Bradley Simpson

12.

EVELYN

I wake up with a slight headache, but still smile as I look at Brad, who is still asleep. I slowly get out of his embrace and walk into the bathroom. I brush my hair and teeth, then apply some minimal makeup, as always, before putting on a pair of black, skinny jeans and a white button up shirt. By the time I'm finished, I find Brad already sitting on the bed, half-asleep.

"Morning," I smile as I put my pajamas away.

"Good morning," he says in a raspy voice, smiling up at me tiredly. I lean down, pecking his lips.

"Get ready, we're going to have breakfast in thirty minutes," I look at the clock on my phone. Brad nods his head and gets up, walking into the bathroom.

I scrunch my nose up, looking at his used clothes that I placed carefully on the couch while he fell asleep last night. I sit on my bed, scrolling through my phone while I wait for Brad to get ready and enter the hotel's dining area and have breakfast.

"You don't happen to have some of my clothes with you?" Brad asks, walking out of the bathroom with only a towel wrapped around his waist.

"No. The only thing I took from you was a hoodie and that smells like rain," I scrunch my nose, making Brad laugh.

"No problem. I'll just go back to my hotel and get some new clothes after breakfast," he says.

Before I realize what's happening, I find Brad completely naked in the middle of the room. My eyes go wide and I quickly turn away, trying to hide the blush on my cheeks. I turn back to my phone, acting like his actions don't faze me at all, when in reality, all I want to do right now is–

"I'm ready," he interrupts my thoughts.

I look up from my phone, putting on the best smile I can while blushing at my own thoughts. We head out of my room hand in hand, walking into the elevator where my manager is already waiting to get to the bottom floor.

"Good morning, Evelyn," the woman smiles at me.

"Good morning. This is Brad, my boyfriend, and she's my manager, Jess," I introduce them. They shake hands politely and fall silent for the rest of the elevator ride.

A few minutes later, we arrive at the bottom floor and leave the lift, walking towards the dining area. Most of my crew is already sitting at a big table. I'm debating whether to sit with them and take Brad with me, or sit at a table for two with Brad and have a romantic breakfast with him. I decide the first option will be just as great as the second. At least he'll get to know my friends and the people I'm working with.

"Guys, this is my boyfriend," I stop at the table, gaining everyone's attention. They all shake hands with Brad and introduce themselves before we sit down. I notice that everyone is liking him as they start talking before two waiters come with our food.

I'm so glad my whole crew likes Brad. Maybe one day I could take him with me to my book promo tours. He wanted to take me to theirs, but I couldn't say yes because of mine. It's going to be hard like this, but we gotta keep going if we want to become a happy family with Faith, and maybe in the future, another child.

"So, what is our plan for today?" I ask, turning to Jess. Everyone else falls silent and looks at Jess expectantly, including Brad.