Fifty One Days

Chapter 22 'Colson'

Chapter 22. Guys. My last update today. I was feeling creative. Hope you enjoy. Please dont forget to vote. ❤📖

I re enter the party, luckily no one has really noticed our absence. I scan the back garden for a sign of Milo, praying on my last nerve that he has come back down stairs and it was all a misunderstanding, I know I'm kidding myself. I finally spot him, he's holding a beer bottle and chatting away to Luke, he must have come back after making sure Sarah got home with the baby. Okay so he didn't sleep with that girl then? Seeing me and Steph must have stopped him.

"Okay by all means last but not least, my ...our...final present and it's from...oh it's from Ali. Where are you Ali?"

Steph lifts her head up to look for me. I walk over to where she is seated.

"I'm here, open it"
She makes quick work of opening the small envelope I have gifted her with. "Oh my.." She brings her hand to mouth as tears overcome her eyes. She is speechless. I don't think I have ever seen her speechless. "We're going to New York for Christmas, Graham. Graham were going to FUCKING NEW YORK FOR CHRISTMAS" She clings to him and she can't take her eyes off the tickets as everyone erupts into laughter at her language.

"Yes New York, little 'Charlie' will be 3 and a half months old by then and I've spoken to the gang and we are all happy to have him or if not we can sort a passport and he can go with you. It's up to you"

"Oh my god Ali. This is too much, I can't accept this from you" She says fully sobbing now. It was her soon -to- be Fiancés idea. Graham had asked me a few weeks ago to help me surprise her with it. I booked the flights and he booked the hotel. I have a few other surprises planned for them when they get there but Graham has one of his own too...she's going to be ecstatic. A tear comes to my eye when I think how much this year has changed for my best friend and I couldn't be happier for them both. Everyone roars with applause when Graham gives her a big movie star kiss.

"Ali I need to speak to you" I feel a hand on my lower back. I don't need to look at him to know who it is.

"Not now" I hiss. He will not ruin this moment right now. He will not ruin this party for me or Steph.

"When?"

"Later. Ill find you" I say as I feel the hand leave my back.

Eventually the party dies down and most people leave. I start to clear everything away. Luckily there isn't too big of a mess. Steph and Graham bid me goodnight after asking and me telling them several times, that they can't help clear up. Dan has taken Liz to bed and it's just me and Milo left.

"Can we talk now?" He asks while I'm loading the dishwasher.

I spin round "What do you want to talk about?" I try to keep my tone as neutral as possible. I dont want him to know I'm annoyed. He scrunches his face up before he speaks again. I would find it quite cute if I wasn't so angry at him. I've learnt it's the face he makes when he's nervous. Chill Ali.

"What you saw up there? I'm sorry you had to see that" He stares at me with a sullen look waiting for an answer.

"Don't worry about it" I take another sip of my wine to keep it together.

"What?" Now his eyes are wide open as if he can't believe his luck or maybe its hopeful. I havent worked that one out yet.

"I said don't worry about it Milo. Although I did say I would rather you didn't do it in the house but it's fine honestly"

"Really? You're okay with it?" I'm so not okay with this but what else can I do. I can't be rejected. Not by him.

"Yeah of course. We are just fucking right? Nothing serious, no feelings" I repeat the mantra I've been saying for the last 4 months.