Fifty One Days

Chapter 42 'The date is set'

Chapter 42. Thank you for reading guys. Please don't forget to vote, it means so much. Also, I absolutely love it when you're reading a book or watching a film and the name of the book or film is mentioned in character dialogue so look out for that later on. I couldn't resist. Don't ask me why I love it, I just do 😂🙈. Love you guys. ❤📖

Shit! Shit! Shit!

Milo is behind me. Milo is fucking behind me! Well that sounded so wrong.

Ahhhhhhhh! Im silently screaming inside! Fucks sake!

I don't know why I'm so nervous. I knew he was going to be here. Stop overthinking this Ali. You're engaged to a wonderful man. You're doing so well for yourself now. He broke your heart. Did he? Or did I make too big of a deal out of everything? Like I always bloody do. Fucks sake Ali! None of that matters now. My heart is beating so hard, it feels like it's going to come out of my chest, my mouth is dry and I've got a proper sweat on.

Before I can even turn round he speaks again, as the little girl before me runs to her father.

"Why are you sitting alone with my kid? Loweri go upstairs baby. And you have chocolate on your arse".

"What the fuck?" I spin round to inspect my cream dress, true enough there is fucking chocolate on my arse. Great. How bloody long has that been there? I look to the floor beside me and realise I've sat on a half eaten chocolate bar that Loweri must have left.

"Oh shit. Ali, I urm...I didn't know it was you. Urm...I didn't realise you were coming back. When did you get here? Are you staying?". He looks like he might be sweating now. He starts fidgeting on the spot.

I finally make myself look at him, he's grown a slight beard. The way his white shirt clings to his muscles, shows he's been working out more since I left.

He looks good I must admit. It's probably quite hard for him to not look good though. Jesus Ali, you just got engaged.

"How on earth didn't you know I was coming? Steph's thrown a massive party for me outside?".

"She didn't tell me what it was for. Its Steph. She could have got her period and thrown a party. She hasn't told me anything about you since you left. I have asked Ali".

"I don't want to hear it Milo. I'm only here for a couple of months so I can plan....".

"ALI". Steph's blooming voice cuts me off. I pull myself to my feet as Steph finds us in the living room. She looks back between both of us, we have entered into this weird locked eyes thing. I tear myself away from his gaze and give Steph my biggest, fakest smile.

"I need to get cleaned up". I say gesturing to my newly ruined dress.

"Oh god okay, well take your stuff upstairs with you and get changed".

"Okay Miss bossy". I laugh as I push past her and a stunned Milo. He really wasnt expecting to see me. He's nervous.

As I head up the stairs to my old bedroom -well I think it's still my old bedroom. I did tell Steph that she could do whatever she wanted with the room- I swing myself round the banister struggling with my case and big duffel bag, I reach my bedroom door and open it.

Everything is exactly the same as I left it. The bed has even been made. Steph really is the best friend anyone could ask for. I pull my case in behind me and throw my bag on the bed.

I search in the chest of draws and still find all of my old clothes I had to leave behind. I check through the cupboard, I really didn't have many clothes before. I only took one suitcase and this bag to London.