Julia stood by the kitchen counter, impatiently tapping her fingers on its wooden surface. She sighed as she saw the mess, left by her flatmate, Lauren. The counter was covered with flour, chocolate icing, and thousands of hot pink sprinkles. She shook her head and smiled, as she saw that by the carnage sat a large chocolate cake, complete with a heart crafted from the sprinkles and a few unicorn shaped sweets. Alongside the masterpiece was a note from the small chef herself.
Sorry 4 the mess, will tidy before we go! DON'T TOUCH THE CAKE.
Lolo xx
Julia checked her watch, the girls had to be at the airport to meet the others in an hour, and Lauren still wasn't up! Just as she was about to go and wake the smallest starkid (probably with a large glass of cold water), a whirlwind of bed head and panic ran into the kitchen, a toothbrush in one hand and a large unicorn plush in the other.
"Sorry Jules! I was up late last night working on the cookbook," she explained looking sheepishly at her best friend's angry expression. Both of their eyes drifted down to the oversized toy, that she held in her impossibly tiny hand. Julia looked at her questioningly, causing the smaller of the two the clutch at it defensively.
"I panicked; I forget I was still holding her..."
"Her?" Julia raised an eyebrow.
Lauren nodded earnestly, "Her name is Taylor..."
"As in swift?"
"...maybe."
Julia softened and smiled at her.
"I think Taylor may need to stay here, I don't think people would be ok with a 20 something year old child carrying a huge ass unicorn through the airport..."
"I can't leave her here she'll be lonely!"
"What are you to bickering about?" Jamie said appearing in the doorway. She wore an oversized Charlene Kaye tee and a pair of blue jeans, which looked worn and soft as a result of the singer wearing them for 80% of her life.
"She," said Julia, looking pointedly at the small brunette, "wants to take a massive soft toy, with her to England."
"Why can't she?" asked Jamie, earning a dirty look.
"Jamie Lyn, I know you're all loved up and aren't thinking straight, but back me up here!"
"Aww, common Jules! Look at her face!"
They both looked over at Lauren who stood pouting in the corner, both arms wrapped around the huge pink toy.
"You know what? Fine. Bring the Dam toy, but I swear to wizard god Lopez if your arms get tired, I am NOT carrying it for you!"
"Are you kidding? I had to hold up pincer for the whole of kick it up a notch! B-Hole wasn't helping, it was all me! If I can do that I can hold Taylor!""
"You named it?" laughed Jamie, who was now perched on the wooden counter, helping Julia clean the baking mess Lopez had left.
"Yes Jamie I named it! She needed a sense of identity!"
They all laughed and Lauren went over to help them clean her mess, slapping Jaimes hand that was try to taste the icing.
"Ow, that hurt!"
"Oh, did that hurt jou? WALK IT OFF!" she yelled in her Taz voice, making Jamie chuckle.
"Shit! Is that the time? WE NEED TO LEAVE RIGHT NOW," shouted a flustered Julia, grabbing her suitcase. The girls followed her out the door, chatting excitedly.
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Meredith opened her eyes as bright sunlight streamed into the bedroom she shared with her boyfriend Brian Holden. She stretched lazily, turning over to look at her alarm clock.
9:58am...9:58am?
"Shit! Brian! BRIAN!" she shouted, hitting lightly him with her palm, causing him to jump awake.
"What? Mere, what's wrong, are you ok?" he panicked, rubbing the sleep from his eyes and staring at her worriedly.
"We have to leave!"
She pointed at the alarm clock. Brian jumped out of bed, shivering as his bare feet hit the cold wooden floor. They both pulled on clean clothes, not bothering to shower, grabbed their suitcases, (thank god Meredith had thought to pack them the night before) and ran out the door, laughing as the finally got in the awaiting taxi.
"To the airport!" demanded Meredith.
"Please," added Brian.
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Joe Walker was feeling very smug. He was, awake, showered and packed, and now he had a whole 15 minutes before the boys needed to leave, all he needed to do was wait until Joey woke up, and then he could watch him panic. He giggled to himself. He didn't have to wait long, before he heard a yell and a thump. Joey was up then...
"WALKER YOU TOTAL UTTER DIKRAT!"
He crashed down the stairs, still in his pyjama shorts.
"JOESPH WALKER YOU WON'T BE LAUGHING WHEN YOU HAVE TO FACE JULIA WHEN WE TURN UP LATE!"
Joe immediately stopped chuckling. He hadn't thought this through.
"Shit."
"Yeah."
The two boys sprang into action, leaving Joes coffee forgotten on the table. They eventually made it into the car, and Walker started the engine.
"Soooo...will you be talking to a Miss Lopez this holiday?" asked Joey, staring innocently at the packet of redvines he held.
"Probably, seeing as she's my friend...why do you ask?"
"Oh Joe come on! You totally like her! She's supermegafoxyawesomehot!"
Joe looked surprised.
"Ok first, what the hell dude your dating Jamie? And second I do NOT like Lauren.
"Joe and Lauren sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n- OWW!"
Joe smirked as he removed his fist from his friends arm.
"Seriously though Joe, you obviously really like her...common man!"
"Joey. Please get this into your head I do not like Lopez!"
"What the hell Julia I do NOT like Walker!"
Jamie and Julia laughed at their friend's outrage.
"Oh come onnnnn Lopez! You obviously like him! This is just like in "I wanna Marry Harry" when..."
"Jamie my life is not in any way like that shitty show!"
"It's not shitty, you're shitty!"
"Guys!" yelled Julia breaking up the argument.
There was a silence, and Julia turned on the radio, she fiddled with the knobs until the presenters voice rang clear from the speakers. Lauren and Jamie sighed when they heard who was being interviewed.
"So Darren, talk to use more about Blain...What's it like being on such a popular tv series?"
"For fucks sake we can't escape him!" sighed Lauren as they listened to their friends interview.
"Change the station Jules".
"No guys, I wanna listen to this..."
"Now who's got a crush?" teased Jamie, nudging her friends shoulder.
"What me and Darren? Guys that's so dumb...seriously...silly," stuttered Julia blushing a deep crimson.
"Why have I not been told about this?" demanded Lauren, finishing putting "Taylors" seatbelt in place.
"Because, Lopez, there's nothing to tell! There's nothing going on between me and Darren!"
"Then why do you wanna listen to this?" she answered, gesturing to the radio.
"Fine! I'll turn it over!"
"Oh I love this guy smiled the taxi driver, as Darren voice blared from the car speakers.
Meredith giggled and Brian rolled his eyes. There taxi driver was a sweet guy and they had been happily chatting for the whole journey, now they were going to be subjected to an hour of Darren, charming the presenter in the way his friends always teased him about. This Darren, the sickly sweet ladies man was not the Darren they knew. And although they were happy for their friend's success, this side of him drove them all round the bend.
Brian and Meredith began their own conversation in the back.
"So how long before Lopez and Walker get together?" asked Brian making his girlfriend laugh.
"It's being to look like never!" she answered, checking her bag for passports.
"You wanna do bets?" he smirked, calmly holding out the clear plastic folder that contained the documents Meredith was frantically searching for.
She sighed in relief taking it from him and nodded.
"What are we betting...?" she quizzed, eyeing him suspiciously.
"50 American Dollars they get together this trip!"
"Done!"
It was a while later and Julia, Jamie and Lauren arrived outside the airport, it was a understatement to say that Julia was stressed.
"Where are they?" she fumed, texting so fast Jamie swore she saw smoke coming from the screen. Meanwhile Lauren also stared angrily at her phone. Her eyebrows furrowed in concentration, she screamed in frustration.
"What wrong Lo?" asked Jamie, abandoning her attempts to calm Julia.
"I WENT TO BRUSH DUST FROM MY SCREEN AND CANDY CRUSH COUNTED IT AS A MOVE, WHAT IS LIFE?!" she shrieked.
Jamie sighed as she watched her two closest girlfriends shout at their phones, like madwomen. Soon, a taxi pulled over in front of them, carrying (to Jamie and Julia's relief) Meredith and Brian.
They quickly thanked the driver and strolled over to the three girls.
"MEREDIDDY! B-HOLE!" yelled Lauren in excitement, tripping as she ran towards her friends.
After they had said there hellos the friends had sat for a while chatting, while they waited for the final two of their group to join them.
"So how's the cook book going Lo?" asked Brian, who sat lent up against a wall, his free arm around Meredith. Lauren grinned wildly.
"It's tiring, but so fun! Julia's not finding it as enjoyable as me though," she muttered glancing at her friend, who sat up looking annoyed.
"You wouldn't find it fun either if you were the one who actually had to clean up after! I keep finding those dam sprinkles in places I didn't know sprinkles could get!" she moaned, making everyone laugh.
The petite starkid stuck her tongue out, and went back to Candy Crush.
Finally the car they recognised drove up to them...the boys had arrived. Julia got up glaring and everyone crowed together and followed her. As much as they wanted to see her give the boys an earful, they did not want to get in her way.
"WALKER. RITCHER. GET YOUR SORRY, LATE ARSES OVER HERE NOW," she roared.
Jamie giggled as she saw her boyfriends terrified face look at her, begging for help. She solemnly shook her head, racked with silent laughter, clutching the tiny brunette who stood next to her.
"Where the hell were you?" demanded Julia, storming towards where the boys coward.
"Walker made us both late with his little prank," blurted Joey, making Joe gasp in outrage.
"Is this...true Walker?" said Julia.
Joe gulped.
"Well...I mean technically...LOPEZ MADE ME!" he yelled, pointed to where the petite actress now stood with her mouth open.
"I what!?"
"You said to prank Joey!"
"Not by being late you total and utter twatwaffle!"She spluttered.
They group turned back to Joe, who looked at Julia's expression and paled.
"Well if Richter wasn't up late talking to Jaime then he would have woken up on time..." Joe murmured making Julia spin around to face her friend.
"Jamie?"
"Well if Walker had woke him up on time, instead of doing this stupid prank, it wouldn't have mattered," she said matter of factly. Everyone turned back to Joe who now looked close to throwing up.
"Ok fine...Julia I'm truly, truly sorry...it won't happen again," he mumbled.
"It better not or I swear to god I will rip out your guts and fill your belly with jelly..."
Everyone laughed and started to grab their bags, Joe noted that Laurens was bigger than her. He walked over to where the petite brunette stood struggling to hold a huge unicorn toy in one arm, and carry her bag with the other. She heard him coming and looked up.
"How could you try and get Julia to blame me? SCREW YOU!" she laughed.
"Aww I'm sorry Lo, I panicked," he said sheepishly, "can I make it up to you?"
She silently handed him the unicorn. He noted with amusement that a homemade collar hung round its neck.
"Taylor?" he read, "as in Swift?"
"The very same," she said nodding solemnly, "now you're looking after her".
"Lopez I..."
She silenced him by holding up one finger and he knew arguing was pointless.
So now 1 raging mother hen, 1 tiny baker, 2 guilty looking boys, I laughing couple, 1 blue eyed singer and a huge arse unicorn named after a pop singer raced towards the parting gate, exited with the thoughts of what was to come.
Has anyone seen any of the new shows yet?
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hugs and butterfly kisses Ingrid xx