Beautiful Mess: Blake Richardson

Confidence

"What are you doing?" I questioned him

"We're having a shower" he grinned, emphasizing on the word 'we're'

"No. You're having a shower, and i'm jumping in after you." I told him, his face switching into a neutral expression

"Why? I want the two of us to shower together. We hardly get anytime together"

"Blake. We've not even been together a full week yet. Isn't a bit too soon to be showering together?" I questioned him. "Not only that, but I've told you in recent conversations how insecure I am about my body, and as much as I'd love to hop in alongside you, it's a bit soon to be doing such things, and, likewise, I'm not confident in my skin. I've told you this." I told him

"Fine." He replied bluntly. I watched as he took his grey dressing gown off, leaving him stood in his boxers as I neared the door.

"Don't be too long, I assume everyone will be waking up soon. Also, do you want a drink made for when you get out?" I offered him

"No thank you." He responded, and with that, I walked out of the bathroom, leaving my boyfriend alone to shower.

"Morning" I jumped as a voice came from behind me as I closed the door to the bathroom

"Shit! Hannah! Don't do that!" I exclaimed in a loud whisper, holding in the laugh in which was desperate to come out of my mouth in fear of waking up Reece and George in whom were sleeping only meters away from the two of us

"Sorry," Hannah laughed as quiet as she could. The two of us walking towards the back of the bus where we could be a little louder. "How long have you been awake for?" She questioned me once the two of us were sat down

"About forty five minutes." I told her. "Blake's awake too."

"I know, I heard the two of you just now in the bathroom. Is everything okay between the two of you?" She asked

"Yeah, we're fine. Why?"

"Oh, it sounded like you were arguing."

"Oh, no, we weren't arguing, we just had a little disagreement, but everything's fine now." I reassured her

Blake's P.O.V:

I stood back in the shower, waiting as the currently cold water slowing warmed up before allowing my body to stand under the running water. As I began to wash down my body, my mind flickered back to the event between Maia and I in which had recently happened. I mean, fair enough she's not comfortable in her skin, and of course I'm aware of that, and do all I can to make her think differently, but surely, through having a shower, it would allow her to feel just the bit more confident in herself, and around me. Not only that, but it's a chance for the two of us to spend more time together considering the little time we're allocated due to how packed the tour bus is. The thought sticking in my head right up until I climbed out of the shower; wrapping my dressing gown around my body once I had towel dried it, I walked out of the bathroom and towards the voices in which came from the room at the back of the bus.

"I know he probably did it out of good intention, but I feel it's too early in our relationship to do such thing." I stood, slightly hidden, by the entrance of the room, listening in on the conversation in which was going on between Maia, and Hannah, in whom spoke up.

"Listen, I like Blake, and I don't think he did it to make you feel uneasy or to make you feel conscious of your body. The two of you don't get the chance to spend a lot of time together, and I feel you and him deserve to spend more time together. Not only that, but he is your boyfriend now. You need to learn to become more confident around him, and no matter how hard that's going to be, Blake's not the type of person to judge you in anyway. I mean, come on, one of the first times you spent the day together, the two of you were running around your garden in your swimwear. What difference does it make showering together?" Hannah questioned

"It doesn't make a difference, I just-" Maia was cut off as I entered the room

"Shower's free." I told her with a smile

"Thank you. I'll try not to be too long, Hannah." She responded as she stood up, making her way over to me as she wrapped her arms around my body and rested her head on my chest before looking up at me and mouthing the word 'sorry' before leaving to go into the shower.

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Another update! Yay! I hope you all enjoyed this chapter. Just a warning that later on in this book, things are going to take a small turn for the worst. Recently I've experienced something that wasn't particularity nice, and haven't spoken to many about it, however, I feel it will make an excellent story line. When those chapters are published, if any of you need a chat, I'm always here and willing to listen

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