The end where I begin

C h a p t e r 17

Lauren's POV

I woke up to the sound of my alarm ringing at 9am. I sat up in bed and rubbed my eyes before making my way to the bathroom. I stepped in the shower and let the water run down my body. I washed my hair and stepped out. I wrapped myself in a big fluffy bathrobe that was hanging on the bathroom hanger. My phone starting buzzing. With a towel on my head and the bathrobe on I ran to the nightstand to pick it up.

'Morning Dan! Surprised you're up so early after last night, it's only 20 minutes past 9 yet haha!'

'Well I guessed you'd be up by now so I thought I had to as well, gotta change one day you know!'

'Ah no, you don't have to. I've just got up myself.'

'Uhm, okay. Then let's say we can meet at the reception at the hotel at 10:30, does that sound good?'

'Sounds perfect, I'll see you then!'

'Bye then, see ye Laurs!' We both hung up the phone. I once again went into the bathroom and got ready. I put on some make up to cover up my slightly tired face and brushed through my hair quickly, I found some clothes to wear as well and sat down at the bed just waiting for the minutes to pass. When the clock showed it was nearly 10:30 I went downstairs and found Dan waiting for me. And I must say, even a bit hungover and tired, he looked great. He hadn't put that much effort into making his hair this morning, but it still looks hot. And he wore his glasses.

'Ah morning Laurs! You look great, not tired at all!' He pulled me in for a hug. I must admit he smelled really good, I was kinda lost...

'Well you don't look too bad yourself, a bit tired maybe, but still the same! Shall we go?'

'Ahh thanks Laurs. Yeah I know of a great place we can go! You hungry?'

'Only if you're buying!' I nudged him carefully in the arm and gave him a grin.

'Of course I am, I'm a gentleman remember?'

'Oh how can I forget that? Especially after that night in Tonbridge it's hard not to remember that Dan.' I looked up at him once again with a smile on my face. He looked down at me with the same look.

'So yer still thinking about that?' He looked down at me with a grin.

'Sometimes I do. More now recently to be honest. I miss how we were that night.'

'How so?'

'Well, I miss sitting in that hotel bar just messing around. Singing and talking like we were the only ones there. And also later that night...I wish I could go back to that and do it all over again.'

'So you could change what happened?'

'Yeah, just that. I wish I didn't push you away you know. I think that's the reason I suddenly became empty again the day after, the fact I pushed you away because we got caught up in the moment.'

'To be honest Laurs, I don't think we got caught up in the moment. I think it was meant to happen sometime, maybe it was just not the right time, but we can't deny what happened.'

'I know that Dan. I'll always regret that and nothing you say now can make me change my mind about it.'

'I know, yer stubborn! At least we have this weekend to figure it all out. I think we'll be okay.'

'You're right. We'll be okay.' We both looked at each other and gave each other a reassuring smile. He then put his arm around my shoulder and pulled me into his side and gave me a small hug. I put my arm around his waist and pulled him to my side, the same gesture he had done to me.