"Ella are you even slightly ready?" Timmy yelled, worried they would miss going to visit Armie beforehand.
Ella ran out of the bedroom, still putting an earring in. Timmy stood up to meet her as she pulled her dress down. He still lost his breath every time he saw her wherever she was.
"Sorry sorry sorry" she repeated before kissing him to show she meant it. He pushed her out the door and into the cab that had been waiting for a while to take them to broadway to see Armie's new play 'straight white men'.
Ella was wearing a beautiful float dress that just finished above her knee. It was black with a pink flower print, it kind of just perched on her. Timmy wore a white shirt and black trousers, he didn't want to be too much and show Ella up.
They hopped out the taxi, there were a bunch of people queuing outside. A few called for Timmy to which he waved and gave his best smile. A security guard led them to the stage door and back stage so they could see Armie.
Ella was the first to see him, she yanked Timmy by the sleeve in his direction and they both appeared at his door. Elizabeth noticed them before Armie. She leapt off her seat and hugged Timothée first. Armie noticed and got out of her seat to hug Ella. They swapped people.
"Oh Ella, you look beautiful." Elizabeth complimented. Ella looked Elizabeth up and down, she truly was the definition of classy and beautiful. She was so long and slim, her bone structure was so linear and defined. Ella had a massive girl crush on her.
"I am so not the beautiful one here Elizabeth" she smiled back at her when they had stopped hugging. Timmy put his arm around Ella once everyone had separated and Armie grinned at them.
"When do you have to go Armie?" Timmy asked, they hadn't seen each other in a long time and Timmy wanted to talk to him.
"Warm ups in like twenty minutes" he shrugged. Timmy let go of Ella and tilted his head to the side to indicate he wanted to go somewhere with Armie. Armie caught on and although confused, went with Timmy anyway. Ella and Elizabeth didn't seem to mind.
"What's up?" Armie asked. Timmy didn't know how to put his words exactly.
"I've been thinking...recently...and...ugh" he stumbled on his words. Armie raised his eyebrows and jumped to conclusions almost instantly.
"Oh my god you're gonna propose. Dude I say this with love-"
"No!" Timmy cut him off. "I want to ask her to move to New York and like live with me but I don't know if she'll do it and I don't know what I'm gonna do if she says no." Timmy slipped his hands in his pockets and rocked on his heel nervously. Armie leant up against a wall and sighed.
"Do you want my honest opinion?" He asked, Timmy raised an eyebrow as if to say 'duh' so he continued. "I think if you ask her she will say no. It's too soon, you've been dating for like 4 months and you two are so young." He started but Timmy held up a finger.
"But this isn't a normal young persons relationship. We are long distance, this is the only way we will be able to do the the normal relationship thing." Timmy argued. Armie didn't quite understand so backed down a little bit.
"Do you have plan at least?" Armie wondered whether he was finding out now that Timmy was one of those people who fall in love too quickly.
"I'm going to ask her at the end of her stay here and then she has the whole of next month in London to sort it all out; you know pack and stuff." He grinned, thinking of Ella living with him. Armie still wasn't convinced.
"I know you two are in love but can't you ask her at the end of your stay in London? Or a little bit after that? She might feel a bit overwhelmed about the whole thing, it is a lot to ask." He tried to talk some sense into the boy.
"If she loved me she'd do it" Timmy spoke foolishly, Armie shook his head.
"If you loved her you wouldn't ask her to do something she doesn't want to do" he tapped Timmy on the back and led him back to the dressing room where Ella and Elizabeth were still chatting.
Ella could notice there was a change in Timothée's expression but couldn't imagine why. He met her eyes and smiled warmly which she took as a sign that he was okay.
"We should take our seats now, let you get ready." Ella said after they had all caught up. They said their goodbyes and Timmy walked hand in hand with Ella down into the seating area where they could watch the show.
Before the show started they played loud hip hop music, of which improved Timmy's mood completely. He sang along to all the songs while Ella just giggled as he danced in his chair. They assumed it was part of the show but Timmy didn't care, he was having a great time dancing.
"You okay? Earlier you seemed a bit negative after your conversation with Armie?" Ella asked when it got to a song Timmy didn't know. He shuffled awkwardly in his seat and shrugged.
"We just disagreed on something but in hindsight Armie was right." Timmy brushed it away but Ella was intrigued.
"Oh no what was it?" She asked innocently, unaware of how hard it was for Timmy to lie to her. He looked away from her eyes and stuttered his words.
"Oh, just about The King." He eventually came up with. Ella sat back in her chair, knowing he was lying to her since he wasn't looking her in the eyes. He looked back to try and catch her expression but she was already looking forwards.
"Okay." She spoke bluntly as she opened the programme. Timmy knew that she knew he was lying but it's not like he could tell her the truth; that would cause all sorts of problems. He let out a sigh and stared at the empty stage in front of him.
Armie's play was amazing. Timmy couldn't keep his eyes away from it, even when Ella rested her head on his shoulder he didn't even budge. Armie had to dance again which made him laugh, it was amazing to see him act so wonderfully.
When the show had finished, Timmy and Ella were one of the last people to leave the room. They were indulged in a conversation about the play and it's faults and obscurities but most of all it's strengths.
"Let's go and congratulate Armie, he deserves it." They agreed and made their way backstage where Elizabeth was standing the hallway. She grinned when she noticed them.
"Wasn't he amazing?" She giggled, she put one arm around Timmy and held him close to her while they waited for Armie to be ready.
"He was brilliant. The whole play was so impressive." Ella agreed while Timmy cuddled Elizabeth. "Where are you going now?" She asked.
"There's a party for the cast afterwards. He's showering now for it." Elizabeth answered, she kissed Timmy on the head as he rested it on her shoulder. Armie came out moments later looking refreshed. They all group hugged and showered him in compliments.
"Thanks guys, I'm glad you enjoyed it." He grinned. "We should get going" he directed towards Elizabeth who agreed. Timmy made his way back to Ella, giving her a nice sloppy kiss which made her giggle.
Ella and Timmy got a cab back to his, he rested his head sideways and watched Ella watch the world outside. He held her hand in the middle of the car and squeezed it every once in a while so she would look at him.
"Do you like New York?" He asked, she squinted her eyes to try and figure out whether it was a trick question.
"I love it." She thought about what Lexie said about moving to New York if she loved Matt enough. Actually Ella couldn't stop thinking about it, she couldn't help but see all the people she would be leaving behind and the memories that she would probably forget.
Ella took her shoes off almost instantly when she got into his apartment. She made her way into his bedroom and took off her dress. Timmy just watched her as she elegantly lost more and more clothes as she walked. He unbuttoned his shirt and collapsed on the sofa to wait for her.
She had his peach shirt on when she emerged moments later, no makeup and her hair pulled back to show her roots. She collapsed next to him and leant her head on his shoulder. He held her hand between his and brought them to his lips. She shifted her body sideways and rested a hand on his bare abs.
"When we're inside I think we should go out more and then when we go out I am so exhausted when we get back." She sighed, Timmy moved her head to him and kissed her lightly.
"Do you wanna go to bed?" He asked, she checked the time on her phone to see it read just gone midnight and nodded. Without thinking, Timmy picked her up like a child. She wrapped her legs around him and rested her head on his shoulder.
When he reached the bed, he placed her down and went to get changed but she pulled him on top of her. He chuckled as she wrapped her arms and legs around him.
"I have to get changed" he mumbled into her neck, she hummed and took his shirt off for him before working his trousers. She manoeuvred her feet to take them off and then rolled over to hug him. He shuffled under the covers and spun her around so they could spoon. He rested his head in the crook of her neck.
Ella felt so secure in his arms. Once in a while, his hair would tickle her neck or his lips would graze her skin and send shivers all through her.
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20k, thank you so much.