As the movie started, I wanted to watch it, but I was more interested in Oli. I turned onto my back so I could still turn my face to see the TV, but I could also turn it to look at him, and that I did. He didn't notice straight away but after a few seconds, glanced down at me and smiled.
"What are you doing?" he asked with a grin.
"Looking at you." I replied.
"Why?" he asked with a chuckle.
"Cus you're cute." I replied with a smile. He laughed and blushed a little.
"You're adorable." he said leaning down and kissing my forehead. It was such a sweet little moment.
"I can see up your nose." I said, ruining the moment. He laughed a little in surprise.
"Is there anything up there?" he asked jokingly. I laughed and pretended to look.
"I don't think so." I replied."You know, I really hated the past 4 days." he said out of nowhere, completely changing the topic and opening up. The sex strategy seemed to have worked. "I think we should compare schedules and see when we can hang out again." he added, looking down at me. "I hated not knowing when I'd get to see you again." he admitted. I felt my heart thump in my chest... And I can't deny that I hated it too.
"Awww..." I said sticking out my bottom lip. His words really did make my heart melt a little.
"I don't want to smother you I just didn't like not having a date to look forward to." he added. I noticed how cute it was that he said he would be looking forward to seeing me again. I felt like things were... Well, whatever I had recently thought about him not wanting more than friends with benefits... I don't know, I got the feeling right now that he wanted more than that. It scared the shit out of me, and I still didn't know how it could work, but I guess I did too."We can do that." I said. "I'm flying to London at the end of the week for nearly 3 weeks." I admitted. "When are you finishing your tour?" I asked, hoping he'd still be in the US by time I got back.
"Mid October-ish." he said.
"Well I get back here around then, and I have 2 weeks off." I said. "You know what, let me get my iPad." I said, sitting up. I had to get my spreadsheet out to figure everything out."I'm back here October 1st, not working until the 6th and then have 2 weeks off from the 10th." I said, looking at my schedule.
"Yes! I have October 2 & 3 off, and then we play in Philadelphia on the 4th, DC on the 5th and then most nights until the 11th." he said looking at his phone. "I can come back here on the 2nd and we can drive to Philly together on the 4th if you want to come to the show?" he suggested. "And you can stay with me there." he added.
"Yes! And DC?" I suggested with a smile. He smiled hugely at me like he approved.
"You can come on the bus with us again!" he laughed.
"Two shows in a row, I'm turning into quite the groupie, aren't I?" I said jokingly.
"I'm all for it." he laughed.We also worked that the start of my two weeks holiday began the day Bring Me The Horizon were playing their last ever Sempiternal show in Orlando... And they were staying there to go to Universal Studios for a couple of days.
"Can you please come!?" he asked excitedly. I just laughed at his enthusiasm.
"I haven't been to the one in Orlando." I said. "I'll fly down." I added. He leaned over and kissed me, and I realized that we were both flying all over the country to be together..... Things felt like they were getting serious."I'm flying home after Orlando..." he said, the excited smile suddenly falling off his face a little. I guess that was the reality of all of this, it wasn't so bad when we were in the same country with a couple of hours between us, but he lived on the other side of the world.
"Well, I mean, maybe I could go to the UK too... I'll still have 10 days off or something, and I'm going to Dubai after, so it's kind of half way there anyway..." I said. "I can ask Luiz." I added. Oli's face suddenly changed.
"You'd go to the UK to hang out with me?" he asked. He seemed really surprised.
"Well, it's my time off so I can do whatever I want with it." I said. He stared at me for ages. I guess he was processing.
"Would you... come with me to Sheffield?" he asked almost a little unsure of his words. I'd be lying if I said his question didn't scare me a little. Sheffield was a whole different thing; it was his home, it was where he grew up, where his dogs were, where his family was... where his entire life was. Going and staying with him there, at his home, would change things, and it would make all of this very, very serious. Even the fact that he'd basically invited me made everything seem more serious. It made whatever this was sound like it was turning into a relationship.
"If you wanted me to, but I have to speak to Luiz." I said, being cautious not to be too promising. I guess the thought of me going to his home town meant a lot to him because he went quiet and put his arms around me and hugged me. Maybe he liked the idea of me seeing his 'real life'. I guess he had kind of seen mine in New York.
"Well you are more than welcome to come stay at my house." he said softly. "And meet my doggos!" he chimed in happily. I felt a little anxious about it, but I smiled at him. "I mean, I would like it if you did..." he said, doing the infamous nervous head scratch.
"Do you know that you scratch the back of your head when you're nervous or uncomfortable?" I asked.
He looked at me for a moment.
"You notice that?" he asked.
"I've noticed it the entire time I've known you." I smiled with a little laugh.
"Well shit." he laughed.
"Don't worry, I think it's cute that I make you nervous." I said cheekily with a devilish stare.
He looked at me with a shocked 'wtf' face and went red in the cheeks. Now I felt bad. I stretched up and kissed him quickly."So anyway, back to planning..." I said.
We worked out he'd be at home while I was in London for the lingerie brands' annual fashion show too, and since they were putting me up in a flashy hotel, I said he could come and visit for as long as he wanted. He said he'd come for the whole week and that he wanted to come to the runway show. "You don't need to go to that to see me in lingerie." I joked. Oh my god Joy! I was so bad when I was with him... I swear I had never been so sexually obsessed in all my life. He did something to me, I swear! He smiled and blushed.
"I do not know how to even respond to that" he chuckled."So many plans!" I said. "See, we can totally make this work." I added happily. As soon as those words left my lips, I realized what I'd said. It was so relationship-y, and I freaked out a little, wondering if he'd heard it the way it sounded. "Can you maybe see if the guys, oh my god - and the girls, want to come to the fashion show? I can get tickets..." I said, changing the topic.
"Sure." he said, "I'm sure they would love to see you again." he added with a smile. I started wondering if they knew about me and Oli... I mean, I assume he told the guys that he'd slept with me, so maybe they had told the girls that we were hanging out again? I hadn't even thought about the fact that if I went to Sheffield with him, I would definitely get to see them again!"I'm going to email my tour manager right now about our plans." Oli suddenly said breaking me from my thoughts.
"And I'll ask Luiz about the UK tomorrow." I said. He smiled and tried to hide his excitement, but I saw it in his eyes. I felt a little nervous even thinking about it, but I guess it squashed my doubts about it just being about sex. There was no way he would invite me to his house for 10 days just for that. I put my iPad down and cuddled back into him.
"I like making plans with you." he said as we laid there. I pressed my face into his shirt. "Me too." I said, my voice muffled from the fabric.We skipped back the movie to where we'd stopped watching and paid more attention, though I kept thinking about the time we were planning on spending together. I was nervous, but I was also excited. Maybe this was the start of something amazing.
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RomancePART 2 OF A 3-PART SERIES. The sequel to 'Don't Let Go'; a story about a girl who develops complicated feelings for a musician named Oli that she met at an English music festival. Please check out 'Don't Let Go' if you haven't already! After saying...