Nothing Else Matters ~ Twenty-four
I put the last remaining plate from lunch onto the draining board as I finished washing it up. I pulled the plug from the sink and held my hands under the cold tap to wash away the small amount of bubbles left on them. I heard Aston's footsteps on the stairs as I turned off the tap so I dried my hands and went out to meet him at the bottom of them.
"The boys are outside," He told me when he noticed I'd walked into the room. I could hear the constant beep of a car horn coming from not so far away and guessed it belonged to the car he was going in, a signal to tell Aston to hurry up.
"Alright, you better get going then," I said. He nodded and picked up his keys, wallet and phone off the side, shoving them into his jeans and jacket pockets. He turned to face me with a concerned look on his face.
"What?" I frowned in confusion, stepping closer to him.
"Are you sure you know what you're doing?" Aston asked worryingly as he stood by the door ready to leave.
"Yes Ast, I'm more than sure," I told him. I wondered why he worried so much about things like this. I supposed he just wanted me to be there supporting him and on time which I always made sure I was. I wrapped my arms around his neck and straight away his hands gripped my hips.
"You know how to get there? What time? Where to go?" He double checked. I mentally rolled my eyes at how much he was over thinking this but found myself feeling giddy at how sweet he was being.
"How many times have I done this? You worry way too much! You're like my farther," I giggled, "Now go, you'll be late!"
"Yeah, okay. I'll see you after the show," He smiled and lent forwards to kiss me.
"Good luck," I smiled too, kissing him again quickly, "And I love you,"
"Thank you and I love you too," He said and opened the door, looking down to the car where the boys were waiting for him. I waited by the door as he jogged down to the car and got inside. I saw the three boys waving frantically at me so I waved back with a smile. I waited until the car drove off before shutting the door behind me and going back inside to start getting ready. Rochelle and the girls would be here in an hour to pick me up so I had plenty of time.
Tonight, the boys were doing a one off gig for a handful of fans. It would be recorded and broadcasted on tv for fans who didn't get to be there in person. The boys had done this before a few times and it had always been a success so wanted to do it again. It was all about the fans as they would say and everything they did was to make them happy. The girls and I were obviously going to be there along with a couple of other family members too.
After having a shower without getting my hair wet as I washed it last night so I wouldn't need to today, I went into the bedroom in my towel. I went through my wardrobe and got out the outfit that I'd chosen to wear for today and put it onto the bed. I dried and got into my clean underwear before sitting in front of the mirror to start on my hair. I curled it so it looked like it had a natural wave and sprayed it with hair spray to make sure it would stay as my hair was thick and heavy which meant the curls dropped out easily. I kept my make up pretty natural to make sure I wasn't covered in it, since I was going to be on television and judged by anyone watching it including the papers who would write an article on the show. After finishing on my appearance, I got changed into my clothes and slipped into my shoes as the time was getting close to four o'clock and the girls would be here any minute. I got my bag and filled it with everything I needed, spraying some perfume on myself and went downstairs. I doubled checked I had everything, my phone bleeping while I was doing so.
Rochelle:
*We're outside, hurry up though..we're already running late x*
I didn't bother replying and just put my phone back into my bag. I grabbed my keys from the bowl by the door and went outside. I gave the girls a quick wave before locking the door behind me and chucking my keys into my bag. I rushed down to Rochelle's car, the back door being opened for me by Chloe who was also sat in the back.
"Hiiii," I said enthusiastically as I hopped into the car and shut the door. Rochelle drove off from the curb the second I had the door closed, not giving me enough time to even put on my seatbelt first.
They all chorused back some kind of greeting before I asked, "How late are we?"
"We're about ten minutes behind. Doesn't sound much but there will be a lot of traffic and considering it's London anyway, there'll be that extra," Chloe explained to me.
"It's only down the road," I said, trying to reassure everyone as I could see they were all stressing out.
"Yeah and the show doesn't actually start until half five anyway," AJ reminded us. I was kind of relieved that we were running a little late as it meant we would dodge the hustle and bustle of the fans going inside before hand. It was about now that they would be filling into the venue and taking their seats so we would miss the largest amount of them.
"Did you not bring Alaia with you?" I wondered, noticing that she wasn't in the car with us.
"No, I thought about it but after talking to Marvin we decided it was probably best not to because the music would be too loud, fans would crowd her and we didn't really want her to be shown on television either," Rochelle explained and I understood what she meant. She was still only a baby and Marvin and Rochelle were very big on the child protection thing, wanting to keep her from the public as much as they could because of it.
"Seems fair enough," I agreed.
Twenty minutes later and we pulled up outside the venue. It looked clear from the outside but it could be a whole different story from the inside. I picked up my bag from at my feet and climbed out of the car, shutting the door behind me.
"Do you think everyone's gone in?" Chloe questioned, eyeing up the venue from the outside.
"There might just be a few floaters," Rochelle said as we walked towards the entrance and up a few steps.
"We could go the back way?" AJ suggested, stopping before we opened the doors to go inside.
"Can we do that? Don't you have to have some special pass or something?" I asked, looking at Rochelle who would know more than us as she'd done this type of thing herself, being in a band.
"Well we do have our passes to get backstage afterwards, surely they'll be enough?" She said, playing with the lanyard that was hanging around her neck like all of us. Of course, how did we not think of that before.
"Yeah, of course they will be," I said, being the first to lead them away from where we were originally heading.
We went round to the back door and they let us through after a quick show of our passes, they also recognised us as JLS' partners but because of rules we still had to show them. I was glad as it meant we didn't have to go through the chaos that was apparently still waiting. They were late opening the doors as they were running behind schedule with putting everything together and the boys sound checking so there was still a mass of JLS fans waiting to go in. We followed a member of staff through endless corridors before we came out into the main venue. It was only a small place but in a way that was good because it meant it was an intimate show between the fans who were there and the boys. We were sitting in one part of the seating that was left reserved for family and friends only. Some other family members had arrived like all the boys' parents and they were sitting having a chat amongst each other but stopping when they saw that we had arrived.
"Hi everyone, long time no see," I beamed. Some of them I hadn't seen in a while, obviously Aston's parents I saw quite regularly but the others not so much. They all got up and everyone shared a hug with everyone, greeting each other indivdually before we took our seats. I was sat between Chloe and Aston's mum.
"You looking forward to seeing the show then girls?" Marvin's mum asked, turning to face us.
"Of course! Always excited to see them," Rochelle answered for us with a massive smile and we all nodded in agreement.
"Me too, it's been too long since I last watched them," She said, pulling a guilty look.
"I'm sure there'll be many more times so don't worry about that," I laughed. Come to think of it, it was a while since I had watched the boys live on anything but I think that was due to them not doing much over the last few months that I could go and watch. They had taken a small break from performing and doing many things but now they were back to doing what they did best and all of a sudden had a lot of things going on at once.
"Oh I'm certain about that," She agreed with me.
"Just prepare yourself for the scream," Chloe giggled and the rest of us girl joined in, knowing what she meant.
"The scream?" She questioned, the mums looked between each other with a confused look.
"Yeah, it's what us four call it. It's when the fans first see the boys, the screams are deafening..hence the name," Chloe explained.
"Oh, I've experienced that before..never heard anything so loud in my life," Siobhan laughed, putting her hand on her chest.
"I have to admit, I'm in with those screams too," I giggled and I knew the girls were agreeing with me. At every concert of theirs we went to, we acted as if we were fans rather than their girlfriends with all the screaming and cheering we do. We could easily fit in with the fans.
Half an hour later and the fans piled into the venue. A few came over and asked for photos and had a little chat with us which we happily did while passing time. It was sweet that wanted to talk to us as we were a part of the boys' life's. Unlike some of the other who gave us glares as they walked past us. Jealous little girls is what I put it down to. There was no need to be like that.
"I reckon they'll be on soon," I said, looking at the time which was twenty past five. The boys were due to be on at half past.
"You know the boys though, they'll more than likely be late on! They're late for everything," Rochelle giggled.
"You're right," I laughed, looking towards the stage which had a couple of men on in black clothing, sorting out time lights. Four microphone stands had been placed in the middle of the stage next to each other, ready for when the boys came on.
Slowly, the two men finished up with what they were doing and left the stage. Screams filled the venue as the lights went down. I smiled and got butterflies as I knew I would see Aston doing what he did best in a few minutes, it always made me happy to see him on stage.
"They're coming," Siobhan whispered to me.
"Yeah, I can't wait to see them," I grinned at her before standing up from my chair. Everyone else had stood up and was waiting for the boys' arrival.
"Hello everyone," The voice of my boyfriend said making my eyes frantically search the stage to see him but he wasn't there. All of a sudden his face popped up on the screen at the sides of the stage making everyone scream loudly. I couldn't stop the grin that beamed on my face as I saw him. It was obviously prerecorded but it still made me smile.
"Thank you for coming to our show tonight," He continued, "We hope that you'll have a good time! We have a lot of surprises in store for you, in true JLS style, some of which have already happened and other that will be happening,"
He winked at the camera which made my heart almost explode out of my chest. I felt like a fan who was in love with a celebrity at this moment although I guess that was sort of true.
"I guess I should stop rambling and get on with the show," He grinned and stood up from his chair, walking away from the camera and five seconds later he walked on stage like he had walked away from where he was sitting. He looked around the audience with a massive smile on his face as he walked to his microphone, the music of 'One Shot' starting. He started singing into the microphone when it was his turn.
"Where are the other boys?" Chloe giggled.
"He's riding solo," I smirked.
"He looks so tiny on his own," Rochelle teased. I had to agree though, he did look small and lonely by himself on that big stage.
"Uh oh, looks like we've been spotted," AJ said and I looked back to the stage to be met by a couple of chocolate brown eyes. His grin widened as he caught my stare and winked at me. I giggled and blushed as I felt Siobhan coo next to me and put her hand on my arm.
"Now, for this next part, I'm gonna need a little help from my boys," Aston said as he finished his solo part and it came to the chorus. All of a sudden the other three boys walked onto stage as the chorus started and they sung together. The screams doubled as they were seen together for the first time. The boys were going to own this stage tonight and it would be another successful show. I knew that for sure.
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OMG CHLOBE BABY!! Sorry just had to get that out there, aha. Its so cute and unexpected, I am over the moon for both of them, I honestly am. They have always been my fave couple and now they're having a baby, I am so happy. I can not wait for him/her to be born, it'll be the cutest. 🍼
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