Thinking Out Loud // Ed Sheeran

Chapter 22.

Meredith's POV

"Let's play 20 questions!" Ed yells as we drive down the street. We're shopping for clothing sense we'll be leaving in a week or so.

"Ugh Teddy, you better not make them boring questions." I moan turning the street. We've chosen to go to the mall even though it's a horrible idea because of the fact we might be attacked by Sheerio's and paps, but we're just full of bad idea's so why not?

"Fine. Favorite song?" He asks.

"What?! First of all, that's a lame question. Second of all, I'll feel bad if I don't pick one of your songs." I whine turning the music down even more to talk to him.

"Okay, then top three favorite songs?" He changes the question while rolling his eyes.

"Easy, In order it's Photograph by you, Amnesia by Five Seconds of Summer, and Half a Heart by One Direction." I answer looking over to him quickly to see what he thinks about my song choices.

"Wait, your favorite song was one of mine anyways?" He asks. I simply nod, I just like messing with him really. "Why are those your favorites?"

"Because they're all about someone leaving and they really get to me." I say adding a sniffly to act like I'm crying.

"Why, because we're leaving?" He asks with sympathy evident in his voice.

"No, when we moved here, I left my best friend. Those songs remind me of her." I answer, even just thinking of her makes me get that pain in your nose that you get right before crying. My eyes are already watering. Talking about her is a million times harder.

"It's okay Merebear. Do you still talk with her, like text and stuff?" He asks gently, his voice even softer than before. Ed is definatly one of those people that knows how to confort people.

"Yeah, almost everyday." I say pulling into one of the lage parking lots of the mall.

"Well that's what matters. She's always with you when you think about it. True friends will stay together no matter what happens." Getting out of the car I walk around to Ed's side just as he gets out and bring him in a huge hug. I couldn't have wished for anyone better.

"Thanks Teddy." I smile holding his hand. We walk to one of the main entrances. Right before we enter Ed's phone goes off. Answering it as we walk him he sighs.

"Hi Amy." He says into the phone. I can hear slight rambling from the other line, but I can't hear what she's saying. "Yeah, we're coming to London in 8 days actually."

It's quite obviously Ed has never been here before because he has no idea where to go. Pulling him down a large hallway I bring him to a random girly store I go to a lot. "Meredith and I. " He pauses. "Yes we're dating Amy."

I wait until he finishes the conversation to start consulting him of fashion advice. "I'm on vacation, I don't want to record when I get there. Plus I'm still writing songs." He huffs. "Yeah whatever, speak to you later." He says before hanging up.

"You have the whole 'Multipy' album recorded already?" I ask. He's only had a few singles out so far, not the whole album has been released yet, so I didn't think they were all ready yet.

(A/N Obviously I know the whole album is already out and has been for a while, just go with it for the story!!!)

"Yeah, the whole album is being released right after we get to London. Actually about two days after we get there." He asnwers standing beside me as I search through tops.

"I have it pre-ordered. And yes it was pre-ordered before I met you." I giggle. "Do you like this one?" I ask holding up a black and white shirt with an arangment of different patterns on it.

"That's cute, but it would be cuter on you." He cheesily says making me blush. I hate blushing, it makes me embarrassed.

Ed and I shopped buying a few more outfits before paying ad heading around the mall for a while. "Smoothie?" He asks pointing to a small smothie kiosk in the middle of the hall. I smile before noding.

"I'll get us a seat." I say just before turning away and getting a table with two seats and sitting. After a minute or two Ed comes back with two pink smoothies in hand. Passing one to me I thank him and down it. Looking at me in amazement, he takes this as a challenge. He downs his whole smoothie as well.

"Show off." I huff leaning back in the chair.

"You did the same thing, before I even did it!" He laughs making me giggle.

"But I did it better." I lie. "Can we take pictures in the photobooth?" I ask looking behind him at the photobooth aspeople exit it.

"I don't know..." He says trailing off. Before he can finish his sentance I grab his hand and pull him into the booth. I put in three dollars.

"Pick a theme." I saynudging his side with my elbow. He smirks befre clicking on the theme with hearts that has an exaple photo of two people hugging. The countdown starts, but I was too focused on the example photo to notice, so Ed kisses me on the cheek just in time for the first photo.

On the second photo I kiss Ed on the cheek. Finally, in the third photo we make funny faces with each other making me giggle. "Best. Pictures. Ever." I laugh taking them right after the print. I have one strip of the thre photo's to Ed, and take the other for myself.

"Yeah, we look so cute. This is going on twitter." He laughs making me giggle. "Let's go home, I'm tired."

"Yeah, me too." I agreee walking back down the hall we came from. As Ed and I approch the exit doors, we hear peoples voices getting louder. There's crouds blocking the doors.

"Oh no. We have to get through that." Ed says making my eyes go wide. "Stay behind me." He says basically sacrificing himself. He walks out holding my hand, making sure I'm still there and not dead.

I hear various questions yelled at the two of us. Some aren't able to be distinguished, others are quite clear.

"Are the two of you dating?"

"What's your ship name? Eredith, Medward?"

"Is it true you two are going on vacation to London togather?" It's not really a vacation. Ed lives there. We're going to his house really. Ed manages to pull both of us through the crowd. And although we have to bolt to my car and drive away as fast as possible, we make it alive. I guess that's what really matters, right?

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HELP!!!!! In need of a ship name!!!!!!!!!! I can't think of a good one as you can tell. Eredith, Medward...like wtf. Help.

Comment ship names.

Ps: I did in fact cry writing this chapter when she was talking about how she had to leave her best friend. I was listening to Photograph and it was in the moment. As you know, Meredith is based off a real person and she's my best friend. She also lives on the other side of the WHOLE CONTINENT because she had to move.

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