The end where I begin

C h a p t e r 29

Lauren's POV

I woke up at the sound of my alarm after what felt like only 2 hours of sleep. I fell asleep soon after my head hit the pillow last night and from that moment I had been out, a really good sleep in other words. Waking up by myself like this felt great. I had finally moved out and was on my own. No more parents or siblings hanging around me at all times. I really missed falling asleep in Dan's arms though. He had been staying with me for several days before we left to Dublin, and he usually came to stay over at weekends so I was well used to having him next to me when I knew he was in town. Of course I missed him in the week days too, but it was different knowing we now lived in the same place, but we were still apart. I rolled over to the edge of the bed and reached down to the floor to turn off my alarm, I had also gotten a new text from Danny which I had received last night after I went to bed apparently.

'New text from Dan X: Guessing u've already gone to bed by now since I'm not there to keep you awake ;) So good morning Laurs, just wanted to tell you that I love you X And have fun in IKEA today, I'll send you my prayers from the studio so I get you back from there alive ;)'

'Text to Dan X: You were right, I saw it just now :) You are adorable and I love u! Good morning to you too! I appreciate the prayers! Gonna leave the apartment in an hour and take some time to find the way over to IKEA, do I see you later tonight? X' I sent the text and placed my head back on the pillow hoping to get a few more minutes in the warm bed. Only moments later my phone buzzed.

'New text from Dan X: Good luck Laurs, study the maps hard and u'll find it ;) We have decided to have an hour break from 1-2 today, so if you want I can come meet ye at IKEA and help you out a bit, if you don't reach the higher stuff ;) And I'll come over to yers tonight if that's okay? I can bring some food and tea and we can have a night in?'

'Text to Dan X: Awww if you really want to then you're more than welcome to help me X Great I'll see you tonight too then! And you can help me put the furniture together X'

'New text from Dan X: Of course I'll help, I will see you then X Putting those things together will be a real test of our relationship for shure ha ha, can't wait ;)'

'Text to Dan X: We need some challenges at least hahah, but I trust you with it ;) Can't wait to see you!'

'New text from Dan X: Trust is good ha ha, I love you more than enough to even try doing this with you ;) Can't wait to hold u in my arms again ;)' Texts like these always made me feel better. Danny made me really happy and I believe I could not find a better person to spend my life with.

'Text to Dan X: Better go now, have to take a shower before heading out! Btw, thanks for all the help X'

'New text from Dan X: No problem Laurs, I'll be there to help with whatever u need, showers included ;) See u laters '

'Text to Dan X: I'll think about that one, might take you up on that sometime ;) X' I closed my phone smiling cause I knew he would be going crazy and I must admit I enjoyed it. I knew I couldn't keep doing that for much longer. I started to feel really secure on Danny and I being together and I felt completely safe with him in every way, almost. I yawned and got out of bed. I walked over to the suitcases full of clothes and picked out a casual, but comfy outfit for today. I knew it was summer, but summer in Ireland and UK was something different, it wasn't exactly warm, but not too cold either. I took some bleached jeans and a white cropped top and some new underwear. I took of my pjs off and my underwear and turned on the shower and turned the heat up. The room steamed up quickly and I stepped inside. I washed my hair and body with soap and stood under the running water for a few minutes before stepping out and wrapping myself in a towel. I took a new towel and dried off my face and wrapped it around my head to make my hair dry as well. I softened my skin with some lotion and put on some perfume. I got dressed and started drying my hair with the towel. Once it was dry I brushed it and applied some light makeup to my face, some foundation, a little bit mascara and some lip gloss. I still didn't have a basket for laundry so I just placed it all in a pile on the bathroom floor for now. I walked out to the bedroom and grabbed my phone. I decided not to make this worse than it already was and called a taxi to take me to IKEA. I really didn't feel like studying a map today, I just wanted to get there as quickly as possible.