A/N:
Update!
Sorry it took a while, I'm feeling much better so I hope i'll be able to get back into the flow of everything.
I hope you guys like this chapter. All mistakes are mine, I have to be in work soon so I didn't have time to edit or anything and it's my friends birthday so I am heading to Dublin to go out and get drunk tonight, which is why I had to put this up now.
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I woke up early the next morning to the sound of Hanna's snoring.
The events of the previous night came flooding back to me and I couldn't help but wonder how my friend in the next room was feeling right now. None of us could believe that Emily was the one to bring someone back to the hotel.
I heard Aria stirring beside me and I leant down to kiss her head, she turned to face me and smiled widely.
"Morning sleepy head." I brushed a stray strand of hair from her eyes and gently caressed her cheek
"Mmm morning." She said as she snuggled into me and pulled me into a kiss.
I slipped my hands underneath her body and slid them down her back. Aria held onto my neck and shoulders as she pulled me on top of her and grabbed my lower back, effectively pressing me and keeping me close to her.
I slid my leg between her legs and pressed my thigh tightly against her centre, she gasped in my ear and I began an attack on her neck and chest with my mouth.
"Wait… Spence…" she put a hand to my chest as she pushed me back slightly. "Hanna…"
"Has been awake for quite a while now." We both turned slowly to see Hanna staring at us with an eyebrow raised and a smirk on her face, and in unison we went wide-eyed. "My my my, you two put on a good show."
"Oh god…" Aria said as she pulled the blankets over her head. I felt my cheeks burning slightly.
"Nice work Spence."
Now my red face was going back to normal and I grinned widely. Hanna stood up to high five me.
"Don't encourage her!" Aria said sternly as she pulled back the covers to look at me.
"Come on guys, get up and get ready we have shopping to do!" Hanna yelled excitedly as she leapt up from her seat.
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"So, Chloe, tell us about yourself." Hanna had been waiting for 10 minutes for Emily and her conquest to join us at the breakfast table so she could grill her and get some details of their extra-curricular activities. Let the grilling commence.
"Not much to tell. I'm 18, I'm gay, and I'm in my final year of school."
"What do you for fun? What are our hobbies? Hopes for the future?" Hanna inqured, seemingly very interested in this chick.
"Normal stuff, spend time with my friends, I like to take photographs, paint and sketch whatever I see. I always keep a sketch pad with me."
"I do that too!" Aria chimed in excitedly.
"Yeah? You draw?" she smiled.
"Yeah, I love it. I'm hoping to study art in college."
"Me too! I've applied to a few of the schools here in London, but I won't find out for another few weeks whether or not I got in to any of them."
"That's great, I hope it works out for you."
"Thanks, you too. I better go you guys, I told my mum I was staying with a friend last night so I should get home. It was nice meeting you all." She stood up and Emily followed suit.
"Yeah you too." Aria said smiling.
"Nice to meet you Chloe." I said. Hanna stood up and pulled the girl into a hug which surprised her but she smiled and laughed nonetheless.
"Bye you guys."
Chloe and Emily left the table and Emily returned shortly after.
"Damn bro, wait to go!" Hanna said as she held her hand up to Emily for a high five, for which Hanna received a confused look from Emily.
"Don't leave me hangin' Em! Nice job for tappin' that!"
"Hanna!" Emily yelped, her face becoming redder by the second.
"What?" she asked innocently.
"Han, what Emily does is her own business and she doesn't owe us any explanation." Aria chimed.
"Okay, okay, sorry I was just trying to be supportive. I hope you at least got her number…"
"Alright enough of that, come on let's get out of here." I said quickly, trying my best to take the heat off of Emily.
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Later that evening
After a stressful day of shopping, a.k.a following Hanna around and making sure she didn't run into traffic because she was such an excited puppy, we made it back to the hotel in one piece to get ready for the art show. We decided to grab something to eat before the show started at 7pm. I was mostly thinking that a full of food Hanna would complain less about being bored.
So far, the plan wasn't working. Seen as we were only in the taxi on our way to the show and she was already whining.
"I mean, how long will it go on for?" she whined from the back seat.
"You can stay pretty much as long as you want, but it's about an hour and a half of main events and speeches etc. We can leave soon after that Han, I promise." Aria said.
"Okay…" she said pouting.
"Okay, we're here." I said as we pulled up. I handed the driver some cash and we all made our way out of the taxi and into the reception area, where Lewis had left the tickets for us.
The same woman from a few days ago was stood behind the desk, welcoming people as they entered. Today she was clad in a very short and very tight red dress. I knew she was the devil.
We made our way toward the desk and she smiled as she saw us walking over to her. Her smile quickly dissipated when she realised who we were, and it down right transformed into a death glare when she saw me. Ooops.
"I'm sorry ladies, but my answer from the other day still remains. There is no possible way for you to attend this evening's show." she smiled tightly but it didn't reach her eyes. Bitch.
I was about to step in and give her a piece of my mind but Aria beat me to the punch.
"And we completely understood that but you see Lewis actually left four tickets for us here, the name is Aria Montgomery." She smiled back, just as tightly. Damn I was hot for her right now.
"Put the claws back in please Charlotte, these ladies are my guests." A male voice interrupted, and 'Charlotte's' tone and body language immediately switched into some kind of bubbly, friendly, slumber party leader. I was definitely sure she was the devil. And that she clearly had some sort of weak spot for this guy.
"Of course, here are your tickets and have a wonderful evening." She smiled widely… and happily. Too happily.
"Ms. Montgomery." The man said, taking Aria's hand in his and kissing the back of her hand. I hadn't decided whether that had bothered me or not.
"Mr… Lewis." She tried. He smiled widely at her. "What? You never told me your last name."
"And this beautiful young lady must be Spencer…" he said, moving toward me and shaking my hand. "It's a pleasure to meet you."
"That's me, and likewise. Thank you for giving us these tickets."
"My pleasure." He smiled at me. Okay, so I guess I had to like this guy.
"Who's your friend, Aria?" Hanna asked loudly as she moved to stand right beside me and in mine and Lewis' personal space.
"This is Lewis, he's the reason we're here…" she said smiling at him, before turning to Hanna and moving to her side "…so be nice." She whispered. I grinned. Emily rolled her eyes.
"Oh, I will be the nicest person in the world." She said grinning as she linked arms with Lewis and began her flirting for this evening's target.
"She is unbelievable." I said as I watched her walk inside with him.
"She is. But he's a really nice guy so I'm not worried." She smiled at me.
"Come on guys, we have art to see!" Hanna said as she stood at the door waiting for us.
"I never thought I'd hear Hanna say those words…" I trailed as we all walked through the glass door into the exhibition room.
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After we made our way around and examined the pieces of art, Emily and I were standing by the finger food, munching away, while Aria was chatting to a group of the students whose work was on display at the exhibition.
Throughout the evening, we listened to the speeches of those who made the show possible. From the President of the University who congratulated the students, the donors, who make it possible for the show to be held every year, and some of the curators in attendance who said the high standard of work gets better and better.
Aria had re-joined the group and even though Hanna had been elsewhere for most of the night, she had returned shortly after Aria.
"Where's your boyfriend Han?"
"I don't know, he kept walking off and talking to other people, like he was trying to get away from me. And then he said he needed to 'take care of something' and he'd 'be back shortly', I mean as if!" Hanna stated, clearly annoyed.
"Maybe he needed to go to the bathroom Han?"
"Whatever."
Emily and I laughed out loud at her pouting and continued our previous discussion with Aria.
"Look! There he is the liar!" Hanna chimed after a few moments.
We turned to look toward the front of the show room, where Lewis was in fact standing, having a discussion with a well-dressed man, who nodded and then began to walk away.
"Ladies and gentlemen may I have your attention please. Our final speech this evening will be given by the person who made everything you see around you a possibility." I looked up to see the well-dressed man at the microphone giving yet another introduction.
"Please put your hands together for the director of this fine exhibition, our very own, Mr. Lewis Duncan."
My eyes went wide. Aria's jaw dropped. Emily was choking on her drink. And Hanna just looked like she was plotting to go fishing and make sure she caught him.
I only caught half of what Lewis was saying, since I was in shock, but it was something along the lines of him remembering being part of the student show during his own days at the University, that it was the reason he came back, and that he was so proud of all the students.
When he was finished speaking, he made his way towards us and he smiled at our clearly still surprised expressions.
"I take it none of you had any idea then." He grinned.
"I can't believe it why didn't you tell me?" Aria asked.
"I don't know, I just didn't think it was important."
"Of course it is!" she scoffed. She smiled widely and pulled him into a hug, congratulating him.
Emily and I shook his hand and then Hanna kissed him. Which he reciprocated.
"Uh, thanks." He said after pulling away, grinning widely.
"I better get going, but enjoy the rest of the show, and it was an absolute pleasure meeting you all." He said to us, then turned to Aria, "Good luck with everything Ms. Montgomery, I hope to meet you again in the future."
"Thank you for everything Lewis, I'm sure we'll see each other again."
He smiled and nodded, and with that he was gone.