*3 months later*
*Tom's POV*
I don't see Jodie as much as she spends nearly all her time with the other Tom, I don't blame her, he finally asked her to be his girlfriend 2 months ago after constantly meeting up with her, when she'd text me about it, I couldn't help but smile, I knew she'd found someone that she loved and that she could be happy with. A lot has changed since the party that night, of course, I don't see Jodie as much but Max and Charley are together, so are me and Charlotte still, Jay and Loty are too and Siva and Sim, well they're as strong as ever, I can't believe how much had changed, the only two not together are Nathan and Jade, but he's waiting patiently. We moved into the house shortly after we got back from Croatia and we've now finished the first tour - Behind Bars, we had to leave the girls for over a month but it wasn't as bad as we originally thought, we skyped them every morning and nearly every night after each tour date but it was a relief to be back home, we was all exhausted, and it was coming up to Christmas, we all spent Christmas at home, meaning I couldn't spend it with Charlotte but on boxing day I drove to hers and spent the night there, leaving to come home the day after. So after all, it all worked out. It's now it's New Years Eve, we're having a massive party at the house, we've invited everyone, also this will be the last part Emily will be at, she moves to Australia in a weeks’ time, Jay's been spending all the time he can with her, and Loty's taking to it quite well, sometimes she'll go out with them, sometimes she won't be it's all working out. Me and Max are with Jay and Loty getting alcohol, whilst Jade, Nath, Sim and Siva are off getting food, and then Charley and Charlotte are getting decorations for the house. We all found each other and made our way to the check out, working as a team - for once - getting everything back to the van. We smiled as we jumped into the van and headed home, Jayne, Martin and Kev are coming tonight too, it's going to be great.
*Jade's POV*
Mark's been let out again, slightly worried but Nathan's here to stay and hopefully he'll stick to his promise, I haven't seen Mark but you never know what's around the corner... We pulled up outside the house, us girls putting up decorations and the boys sorting out food and drink, it was going to be amazing. The party started at 7, giving everyone enough time to get smashed before the countdown started, me, Nath, Em and Beth can't drink so we're just gonna stick together. Nathan and I have become a lot closer since he's been home, he's taken me back up to Gloucester to meet Karen and Jess properly, of course I already knew Em, she came with us anyway, I spent Christmas at my mums and Boxing day and Nath's. People would think we're a couple but we're taking this real slow. And for once someone's actually appreciated my wish and that's what we're doing, but I actually feel ready to take the next step, to be honest I never thought that I would be able to say that right now but I can and I'm proud. I smiled to myself and looked at the time, 4:30. We finished up on the decor and went to get ready, well us girls and Nathan, we all know how long he takes in the shower. I jumped in the shower and got into a pair of joggers and a white top, starting on the makeup, Sim in my room, started fiddling with her hair, within 15 minutes she had it straightened, and she was starting to curl mine, I sat patiently for the next 45 minutes waiting for my hair to be finished. Now I had to pick a dress. I sat on the bed, with 4 dresses laid out; Sim had gone back to her and Seev's bedroom. Yes, I am the only one with my own bedroom, everyone else is happy sharing but I liked my private space so I stuck to my own bedroom now. I opened my door, walking past Tom and Charlotte’s room as well as Jay and Loty's before knocking on Nathan's door, he shouted that it was alright for me to come in, I pushed the door open an walked in, he was standing at the wardrobe with a towel wrapped around his waist. I couldn't help but stare. He turned around and caught me, winking. Crap, I felt my face go bright red.
"What did you want anyway?" he asked, his accent ringing through my ears,
"I don't know what dress to wear" I wined, pouting throwing myself down onto his bed,
"Give me two seconds" he grabbed a pair of joggers and boxers, taking them to the bathroom, a minute later he re-appeared in his joggers, but topless, I had to stop myself from staring again... He held his hand out, helping me up off his bed and walking to my room, he looked at the four dresses,
"Well, the strapless black one is low cut and very short... the red one is long and the pink one... I don't like that one, it makes you look like a slag...-" to be fair, I had never worn it, I hated it too, I can't even remember where it came from, but it was one of the dresses I'd picked out, "-..But I like the one sleeved black dress, you should wear that with..-" the dress stopped mid-thigh; I'd brought it a couple of days back hen me and the girls went on a shopping spree with the money family had given us over Christmas. Next he walked over to my cupboard, "-...and these!" he pulled out my black heels, they weren’t massive they were quite small, I smiled and thanked him before he walked over to my jewellery,
"Are you just going to pick my whole outfit?" I giggled,
"Yes. LOTY!" Only that boy would pick my whole look out, Loty walked in confused,
"Jade, turn around." I sulked, not knowing what was going on but did it anyway.
*Loty's POV*
Nathan picked up a sliver butterfly clip, handing it to me, I knew what he was doing, I took the clip, moving all her hair to one side and securing it with the clip, Nathan pointed a few other things out before leaving the room, I told Jade to go get ready, undoing the clip in case she caught it whilst putting on her dress. Afterwards, I repositioned the clip, and looked at the time, 6:30, all I had to do was get my shoes on and add a bit of mascara, I left Jade in her room and went off to get ready, Jay was in a pair of dark blue jeans and a t-shirt. He made his way downstairs leaving me to get ready, I was in my room when someone knocked, after the girls appeared in my room, Emily was wearing a dark blue - with straps - dress that stopped just above the knee with a pair of white heels and her hair straightened, Beth was in a light pink, dress - again with straps - with a black belt that stopped just below mid-thigh with her hair wavy and a pair of white flats, I was in a strapless dress, it had a white heart shaped top then the skirt was black, stopping mid-thigh with a pair of white heels, Jade was in a one sleeved black laced dress, which also stopped mid-thigh with the black pair of heels, that Nathan had picked, her hair curled and pulled to the side with a butterfly clip holding it into place. Charlotte was wearing a white dress with a halter neck, it had a dark blue belt and she also had her hair straightened with a pair of dark blue heels to match the belt on the dress, also bringing out her eyes, Sim was in a black dress too, Sim's was a plain strapless dress with a simple zip at the back, where as Charley was in a strapless purple dress, she'd pulled her hair - which she'd grown from short to mid-back length - into a lose fishtail plait that looked great with the dress. We all smiled at each other and heard guests arriving, we all giggled excitedly and made our way downstairs, each of us finding out boyfriends, or in Jade's case - Nathan.
*Sim's POV*
Kumar was coming tonight and I knew Jay, Tom and Max had invited their brothers and bestfriends, Nathan had invited Jess but she didn't want to come, I went and made sure Beth was alright, in the time Siva was gone, me and Em were the only ones she trusted with the whole Liam thing, she decided to see if there was any parents that would like a child in the area, she found the perfect parents and they were delighted that Beth had offered them her baby, of course it's hard for Beth but she knew that she didn't want an abortion so that wasn't an option, her baby bump was starting to show so she stayed out of the public eye – not wanting the public finding out - although she's only Siva's sister, they would bug her for more information on Siva. Kumar and Siva came over to us, smiling, I'd only met Kumar twice but he's a genuinely nice person, but the complete opposite to Siva, he prefers wild nights out, where as Siva would rather sit in and watch a movie, Kumar is also the dirtier minded brother, of course Siva's like the sweetest person you could ever meet.
It got later into the night and now me, Siva, the girls and boys - including Jodie, Kirsten, Em, Beth and Emily - were all standing out in the kitchen, laughing about the last 5 months we've spent together, so much has changed, through Charlotte going into hospital, Mark and Liam being around and Emily announcing she's moving to Australia to everyone getting together, finally, we've all shared so many memories and most of them happy ones, it there was a minute into the new year so obviously, Jodie was with Tom - Daley - Max was with Charley, Siva and I, Jay and Loty, Charlotte was with Tom, leaving Jade and Nathan, the countdown started and I looked around, we were all happy finally, going into the new year we knew how much would change, but we'd make the most of it,
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*Max's POV*
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Charley's lips come crashing into mine, we weren’t heavily drunk but I knew we was just getting started, I pulled away and looked around everyone was watching Nathan,
"Jade, w-w-would you be my girlfriend?" He asked her, looking away shyly, Jade turned to look at us with a massive smile on her face, we all grinned back giggling, she brought her hand to Nathan's cheek,
"Course I will." Nathan's face expression changed a hell of lot, before he eventually smiled,
"The baby's finally grown up" Tom shouted, making us all laugh, I can't wait for the next year, it's going to be immense and it's got all my favourite people in. I turned back to Charley, looking into her eyes,
"Charley, I love you." I said softly, the sparkle in her eye, this is the first time I've told Charley I love her, and I mean it,
"I love you too Max." she smiled and her lips met mine, once again.