Chapter 30

Sophie

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*two months later*

~12:05 pm~

From: "sex god" boyfriend

i love you soph

~12:05 pm~

From: "sex god" boyfriend

oH SHIT I WAS PLANNING ON TELLING YOU THAT IN PERSON AND NOT THROUGH TEXT I AM A HORRIBLE BOYFRIEND JUST IGNORE IT

~12:07 pm~

To: "sex god" boyfriend

ur such a dork

~12:07 pm~

To: "sex god" boyfriend

i love you too though

~12:08 pm~

To: "sex god" boyfriend

my train shows up in fifteen minutes you better be there to pick me up you asshole

love you tho

~12:10 pm~

From: "sex god" boyfriend

shit was that today?? i completely forgot soph

~12:10 pm~

From: "sex god" boyfriend

jk i'm at the station already

pls don't chop off my balls

***

"My beautiful girlfriend, please run to me!" a voice yelled and I recognized it as my dorky boyfriend. I could easily spot him through the heavy crowds of people, saying he was about seven feet tall and his hair was neon blue at the moment, but I could not get to him.

There were a lot of suitcases and people, a lot of people, in the way. We hadn't seen in each other in person in three months and we just wanted to reunite peacefully. I had gone back home and had officially gotten the job as my boyfriend's band's merchandise designer and I could work at home and work the hours I wanted as long as I managed to get the projects they wanted turned in on time. It was a nice to have a break away from four rowdy boys but then I was welcomed home with my twenty-one year old brother and my you-left-me-alone-for-two-months-and-I-hate-you-at-the-moment best friend. Valeria and I's reunion was special to say the least.

I was now in Chicago at the moment, so that I could join Michael and the others on their tour for Rock Out With Your Socks Out. Michael had offered to pay to fly me out but I wouldn't let him. I finally was making a decent income and I wanted to pay things off on my own.

A small pathway had been cleared and I quickly dropped my bag to squeeze past the small gap and make my way to me blue-headed boyfriend that I loved.

Michael noticed me running towards him, so he opened his arms and I managed to jump into his grasp as he spun me around. It was like the day we first met and it felt like déjà vu all over again.

"I missed you, babe," Michael whispered as he pressed multiple kisses all over my face and I couldn't stop laughing at the tickling sensation until he finally pressed his lips against mine. Even then I couldn't get rid of the smile on my face.

Also, Michael and I were officially "out" as a couple to all the fans. It all occurred when Michael tweeted a photo of us FaceTiming and I had been doing a weird face and he captioned it "my girlfriend is the cutest thing ever". That was practically impossible to cover up so it eventually just became known to the fans and I had gotten a bit of hate but it wasn't awful, a lot of the fans knew about me before we started dating and they liked me then so they didn't really have a reason to not like me now.

Michael set me down, after we were in our own little world for what felt like eternity, and we heard a chorus of awes coming from behind us.

There was a small line of fans waiting and most of them had their cameras pointed towards us.

"Sophie, I think we have a crowd," Michael said loudly and the girls giggled.

He continued talking to the girls for a bit as I stood back and took occasional pictures if it was needed. A few girls came to talk to me, to ask me what it was like to see the boys constantly and to be dating Michael and I answered honestly. There were a few questions I would avoid but there were very few I wouldn't have answered and the girls understood when I'd say I couldn't answer them.

It was only a few minutes later when Michael said goodbye to everyone that had showed up (he had made sure to talk to all of them and take pictures with all of them) and he grabbed my hand, dragging me out of the train station. It wasn't a secret that I was happier when he was next to me.

***

"Sophie! You're back! I missed you so much! I can't believe you left me here with these idiots all by myself," Ashton exclaimed, he ran over to me and picked me up, spinning me around.

"Hi Ashton," I said giggling as I felt the air envelop me as I spun around, "I missed you too. You should've just texted me or called me when these boys got too much to handle."

"I'll make sure to remember that for next time. I practically went insane when my mom wouldn't answer because of the time differences and I just wanted to talk to some sort of motherly figure."

"Is that all that I am to you Ashton? A motherly figure? Even when you're two years older than me?" I asked, pretending to be shocked and Ashton couldn't stop laughing.

"Yes, you're my American mother," Ashton explained and I couldn't stop laughing.

"Gosh Ashton, stop stealing my girlfriend from me."

An arm wrapped around me and I noticed that it definitely wasn't Michael. The voice was different and same with the way the arm wrapped around me.

"Oh gosh, it's Luke," I muttered and Luke pouted, pulling me into a hug.

I had gotten a lot closer with the other boys to a point where I would talk to them almost every other day and they normally would be with Michael when we were FaceTiming. It was a lot different from when I had first flew out to Australia and I had rarely talked to the boys. I was a lot more comfortable around them and was glad I had three new friends that I could consider extra brothers, extra, protective, older brothers. Michael sometimes felt as if he never got a break.

"Where's Calum?" I asked, once Luke had actually let go. He had been whispering about how "I left him with a bunch of assholes" and he wouldn't let go until I apologized.

"He should be getting here soon. He's picking his sister up from the airport," Ashton explained.

"Fuck, I've always wanted to meet Mali. I'm so glade won't be the only girl this week," I said happily and Michael just rolled his eyes.

"What am I? Dirt?" He asked and I just nodded my head.

"Wow, my girlfriend is so nice to me," he muttered and I smiled widely.

"You got it babe," I said smiling, my face almost hurting from how wide I was smiling.

All off us were sitting around backstage, just joking around and I honestly don't think I'd be happier doing anything else. I was with my boyfriend, whom I loved, and with my new (ish) friends, whom I loved as well, a good job, that I didn't need to go to college for, and I was out of the verbally and emotionally abusive relationship I had been in with my parents. I had to say my life was going really great and I couldn't wait to see the other ups and downs it would throw my way.

I couldn't help but be so grateful for the fifteen year old boy that had found me on Twitter so many years ago because God knows how my life would've been without him and I didn't think following him back would result in me finding a boyfriend that I love. I guess Michael and I were a special type of internet friends, a type that would occur rarely but would last a lifetime. I definitely never thought I'd be able to say that I fell in love with my internet friend, but I'm so glad that I finally get to.

I had been lost in though, but I watched as Michael threw his head back, as he covered his mouth to stop from laughing at something Ashton had said and his eyes were crinkling at the sides and he looked as happy as I was. He noticed I hadn't said anything recently, so he shifted his attention of focus on to me and started nudging my cheek with his nose to get me to giggle. I really was in love with my best friend.

***

OH MY GOD. Hello, I'm not exactly sure on how I feel about this chapter but it's finally over. I've spent almost two years writing this and it's going to be over so soon. I'm actually crying thinking about it. I didn't think this would happen so soon. The next chapter is going to be the epilogue with a long authors note and then I'll do a final character ask and then there will be my list of books I'm writing at the moment so that I can suggest for you to read them! This is the only book in first person and that was mainly the only reason I didn't like writing it as much (because I personally think I write better in third person) Anyways, thank you for 130k reads and it means the world to me. I'll hopefully be posting the epilogue this weekend so keep an eye out for it.

Thank you so much for all the support on this book and I love you all so much. Xx

~malumwritings