A New Beginning

Up & About

BETH POV

Felicity, Zoe and I really hit it off as we sat there comparing London and LA. Zoe was really gorgeous. Her dark brown hair dip dyed blonde at the edges really made her blue eyes pop. Not to mention, she was really fun and bubbly as well.

"Hiya girls," Sam cooed as he sat beside Zoe, throwing all of us a cheeky face which made us all crack up. Zoe smiled at him and she scooted slightly more towards him. Ooh, someone was definitely having a crush.

Sam and I chatted on for a bit, ridiculous faces and hand gestures thrown in every now and then. I really did like him, he was just like my brother! We traded numbers and gave each other stupid nicknames (he called me Lizard & I called him Samoa), we seemed to be hitting it off way better than anyone else and I could tell we would already be very good friends.

"Actually, love, we kind of need to head out now, I've got dinner later on," Sam stood up with the others and gave me and Felicity hugs.

"It was so fun to meet you two! I'm so glad I won't be the odd one out anymore!" Zoe came and gave us a group hug. She grinned and Felicity and I gave her a kiss on each cheek while she pulled a face.

"'Odd' is right," Marcus muttered to Alfie and Zoe spun around to stick her tongue out at them.

"Lovely to meet you both, see you two around London!" Alfie kissed us both on the cheek and we all traded numbers.

Marcus threw us a wink and gestured for us to call him. Felicity giggled and I saw Finn sigh from his spot beside Jack.

The four of them left the apartment, leaving Finn, Felicity, Jack and I standing about.

"How about we bring you two around London now?" Jack suggested, smiling at me. I felt my cheeks grow slightly red and nodded, looking down.

"Yay! Finally, we get to see London!" Felicity squealed and ran into her room to change. I stood around with the boys, standing in front of them so neither could leave.

I stared at Finn who was still glancing at Felicity's room while Jack had a cheeky smile on his face.

"So, Felicity's really great, huh?" I cocked an eyebrow at Finn who blushed and looked to the floor. I grinned and moved aside to let Jack leave. "Go easy on him," he whispered down my neck and I shivered. Finn glanced up at me and threw me a grin as it happened.

"You like Jack, don't you?" He whispered and I looked away. "Come on, it's just me! I won't take offence to your twin preference, I promise." He chuckled and I smacked him lightly, hoping that he would get the hint to shut up before Jack heard.

"Well, what about you, hotshot? Felicity obviously likes you as well, hurry make a move on her!" I smacked him lightly on the head and he blushed.

"Wait, how do you know she likes me?!" Finn gave me a confused look and I rolled my eyes.

"Finn Harries, I've known her practically my whole life. If I'm wrong about her than everyone else doesn't know her," I gave him a look and he stared at his feet.

"Alright, kids! Let's head on out already!" Felicity exclaimed, stepping out in the same outfit as before. Finn's cheeks turned slightly pink as he strode next to her towards the door, closer than before.

Jack came out of his room in his beanie and winked at me. I giggled as the four of us walked out the door and headed for Jack's car.

FELICITY POV

Finn's been acting more strange than usual after we left the house. By strange, I meant he was actually flirting with me more than usual. He's held my hand while we were crossing streets and then not letting go until he needed an excuse to use both hands.

Jack and Beth walked up ahead of us, Beth kept throwing her head back to laugh and kept flipping her hair, smiling at Jack. Jack seemed to make her far happier than any of the douchebags she dated the last time, I do hope he doesn't do anything to hurt her or I'll just go all ape-shit on him.

"Hey, are you okay?" Finn walked beside me and slipped his hand into mine. "You've got this really constipated look on your face." I laughed and flashed a bright smile at him, intertwining our fingers together as I leant on his shoulder while we walked along the streets of London.

After a few hours or so, we were finally headed back home. I was way too tired and from the way that Beth had been so quiet throughout the near end of our journey, I could tell that she was tired too.

Finn walked beside me once more, our hands still closely knit together. "Um... Finn?" I asked.

He looked down at me, "Yeah, love?" Oh, I just loved when he called me that.

"What's up with all the sudden hand holding?" I raised an eyebrow and he turned beet red, suddenly dropping my hand with far too much haste. A part of me felt empty all of a sudden.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know it made you feel uncomfortable. I guess I was just doing it to make myself feel happier and, God, I guess I just really don't know how to behave around you. I know it's only been a day but I can't stop acting like a fool around you. I'm sorry," he mumbled quickly and turned to walk towards Jack and Beth.

FINN POV

Idiot. I was so stupid! I just practically told her that I had a thing for her and then just walked off like that. What kind of man does this, honestly! I rubbed my forehead and shoved my hands into my pockets, looking grumpily towards the ground.

I felt an arm hitch itself between mine and I turned to see Felicity smiling up at me. Her arm hooked around my left arm and she pulled us to a quick stop.

"I never said I was uncomfortable, Finny," she used her free hand to gently strok my face and I leaned into her palm. "You never gave me a chance to say that I actually loved how you held my hand so spontaneously." I was blushing right now. She got up on her toes and whispered softly in my ear, "And you're my fool."

I was grinning uncontrollably at this point now so I picked her up and spun her around, her squeals like music to my ears. When she landed, she gave me a look and I quickly planted a chaste kiss on her lips, before we ran after Jack and Beth while holding hands. This assignment didn't turn out so bad after all.