"I'm 100% single."
"Wow, hear that MursArmy! So, what were you doing with the lovely lady? With boxes?" She said, winking at him.
"She was just moving. She means nothing to me. Hell, I don't even know her name!" He said, laughing. Every word felt like a stab in my heart.
"Daddy" Josh chimed, pointing and crawling to the TV.
"Prick." Alfie muttered under his breathe.
"Alfie, help me pack?" He nodded.
"Where are you going to go?"
"I don't know...Might stay in a hotel for a bit and then start looking for a flat."
"Why don't you just come home? Mum and Dad won't mind!"
"No!" I snapped, instantly regretting it. "Sorry, Alf...I just, can't. It's time for me to move on."
He just simply nodded and went to the bedroom, packing my things. I needed to get out of here. I don't want to be around Olly. He hurt me. He hurt me bad. I can't believe he said all those things about me. 'She means nothing to me.' I just, can't believe Olly...my lovely, gorgeous, handsome Olly would say something like that.
After half an hour of rapid packing, my stuff was in my two suitcases and my holdall. "Ready?" Alfie said, I nodded. "Good, Taxi's waiting."
Alfie was walking home as it was only 10 minutes away. "I'll text you in a minute, when I get to the hotel. Don't tell Mum or Dad, please? I love you, millions." He gave me a hug and I got in the taxi with Josh.
"Where to, Miss?" The taxi man said.
"To the nearest hotel please?"
"Certainly, Miss." He typed in some directions on his SatNav and started to drive.
"Break-up with the boyfriend?" He said, looking into his rearview mirror at me.
"Something like that." I said, smiling at him. He looked about 25..ish. He had black, slick hair, brown eyes, and a smile that could light a room...Like Olly's. Why can't I get Olly out of my stupid head? He doesn't love you anymore. He doesn't want you. You don't mean anything to him.
My phone started to vibrate in my pocket, indicating I had a text.
From Ryan: Hi Poppy, was wondering if you're still up for tonight? Xxx
To Ryan: Hey Ryan, yeah of course. Text me the details x
From Ryan: I'll pick you up from Olly's at 7? Xxx
To Ryan: No! Urm, no. Just tell me the address and I'll meet you there? Xx
From Ryan: Er, yeah sure. Xxx
He told me the address and I saved it onto my phone. I'm just waiting for that phone call from Olly to scream at me. I didn't even leave him a note or anything. I just, left.
"Here we are, Miss." The Taxi man, who's name is Adam, said.
"Thank you," I dug in my pockets for some money but he shook his head. "Are you sure?"
"Of course. See you around." I smiled and thanked him again.
I rolled my suitcases into the hotel, while Josh walked next to me.
"Room for two, please?"
"Under five's eat and stay free." The lady on the desk said, on her computer. "How long will you be staying here?"
"I'm not sure...is there a limit?"
"The maximum nights you can stay is 14."
"14 days it is then."
She gave me a key for the room and a very forced smile. "Have a lovely stay."
"Thanks. C'mon Joshy." We got into the lift and waiting for floor 4.
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My phone started ringing again. 54 times to be precise. I started walking to the address where Ryan had told me.
Josh was with Jake at the moment. I have no idea where I'm going, just following the directions on my phone.
Around 10 minutes later, my phone said I was here. I switched my phone off.
Brio's.
Where Olly and I had our first date... oh, no.
"Here we are," Olly said, holding my hand, "Madam." He said opening the door for me.
"Why thank you, kind Sir." I mimicked his corny English accent.
"Reservations under Murs, please." He asked the women at the desk. She nodded and told us to follow her.
We finally got to our table, where it was on the balcony, looking over the sea. "Olly...this is..."
"Beautiful, right?" He said, finishing my sentence. I nodded. "Beautiful view, for a beautiful girl." He said, winking at me.
I remember giggling like a little school girl. Well...I was. I still remember the looks people were giving us when we were there. They probably thought I was having a date with my brother or something. But I ignored them. They weren't going to ruin this perfect night. To me, it was just Olly and I.
"Poppy!" I heard someone say, walking up to me.
"Hiya Ryan." I politely said.
He led me in and we waited for our table. "Follow me, please." the waiter said, walking off. Ryan put his hand on my lower back and guided me. Holy shit.
We were sitting in the same, exact place Olly and I sat.
I shyly sat down and loked out over the balcony. The night with Olly came flooding back to me. The way we talked, the way we laughed, the way we joked with each other. It was only our first date and it felt like we knew each other all our lives.
Olly shook the ketchup bottle and it went all over his trousers. I couldn't stop laughing as his cheeks turned a shade of red. He excused himself and went to the bathroom, me still roaring with laughter.
He came back minutes later with a wet stain on his trousers from where he tried to rub off the ketchup.
"Not make to the toilet in time, Olly?" I asked, raising an eyebrow at him. He playfully stuck his tongue out, his cheeks still red.
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"I love the colour of your eyes. Brown eyes are best." He said, winking at me.
"My eyes aren't brown, they're green? Aren't they?!" I insisted.
"No, no! They're brown!"
"I'm pretty sure they're green..." He raised his hand and called a waiter over.
"Aren't her eyes brown?" He asked the waiter, while he stared into my eyes, my cheeks going red.
"I agree, Sir." He said, walking away.
He took a sip of his wine and sat back, looking smug.
"I like you, Poppy."
"I like you too, Olly, Olly Murs."
I need to get out of here. I suddenly got up from my seat, looking around, panicking. "I-I need to go. I'm so sorry!"
I heard Ryan shout my name multiple times, but I kept running. Straight out of the restaurant. Straight into someone.
"I'm so sorr- Poppy?"
I looked up. "Pete?"
"Oh, Poppy! It's been ages! How have you been?" I nodded, taking in that I'm standing here, talking to my ex's dad, just after running out of a date.
"Pete...let's go- Poppy?" I shyly nodded, but she embraced me in a hug. "It's been so long!"
"It's good to see you, Vicky."
"You're freezing, are you okay?" I nodded my head, but tears were running down my cheek.
"C'mon, you can come back with us."