Bree's POV
What is that annoying sound? I'm trying to sleep here! Sounds familiar… oh shit it's my phone. I groaned opening my eyes and looking around. Tom was now lying on me. He had his arm across my waist and his head resting on my… boob. It's still beeping! I tried to move without waking him but soon found out that would be impossible so I pushed him off me and leaned over the edge of the bed feeling around for my bag. Bingo! I fished around for my cell and finally pulled it out victoriously. Fuck. Four missed calls from mom, three from dad and eight from Jake. I had completely forgotten to call them when I landed yesterday. I looked back at Tom who was still sound asleep. I got up and walked to the big French doors that led out to the balcony. Opening them carefully, I stepped outside and sat in a chair. I sighed heavily as I dialed my home phone number and waited to get my ear chewed off by my mom.
"Hello?"
"Hey mom, it's Bree. Listen I'm sorry I didn't call when I got off the plane but we were in such a rush and when Emily and I got to the hotel we just passed out from the jet lag."
"We have all been worried about you so much! Couldn't you even send us a text or something? Anyway, how is Germany darling? And how is Emily?" Hmm, that was easier than I thought.
"Sorry mom. Germany is fantastic! It's really nice here. Emily is good and so am I."
"You know her mother hasn't even called me to ask about her. That woman sure does stump me sometimes. So have you got anything planned for today sweetheart?"
"Uh, nope. I'm just gonna go visit… the local shopping center and check out a few places." Whew, good save Bree. Not. "So are dad and Jake there?"
"Honey, it is 6 o'clock in the morning; they are still in bed." Holy cow, 6 in the morning? That means it's like, 2 pm! Oh my god!
"Oh sorry I woke you mom. I guess that jet lag was really bad." I laughed nervously toying with the hem of Tom's huge shirt. I only just sensed the tiredness of her voice as she yawned.
"No it's good to know that you haven't dropped off the end of the Earth. Well I had better go but call tonight yeah?"
"Sure mom. Love you, bye." I hung up the phone sighing heavily and running my hand through my hair.
Growl
Geez I don't think I have eaten properly since we left LA. I'm starving. I placed my hand over my stomach and stood up. The view from the balcony was gorgeous. The sun was shining brightly and the city was busy. I turned around and walked back into the room. I should probably wake Tom. I shook my head grabbing my clothes off the chair and went into the bathroom to get changed. I took my time getting dressed and looked in the mirror. I was kinda regretting not putting on any makeup now and I hadn't brought any in my bag. Hmm. Bill wears makeup. I wonder where his stash is. I walked out into the bedroom and searched through the suitcases. I finally found his makeup in the bag that Emily and I returned to him. Man, he must be in love with his eyeliner! I grabbed a black case and took it into the bathroom. Blush, eyeliner, mascara and eye shadow made me look more alive as I stared at my reflection in the mirror. I quickly put all of Bill's stuff back and walked out into the lounge to see Georg and Gustav practically spooning each other. I suppressed a laugh and ran back to Tom. I jumped on the bed and shook him awake.
"What? Huh? Leave me al-." I slapped my hand over his mouth as he opened his eyes staring up at me. I held a finger to my mouth signaling him to be quiet and then I pointed to the lounge. His eyebrows furrowed as he pushed my hand away from his mouth. I shushed him again and got off the bed motioning for him to follow me. He crawled across the bed and walked into the lounge with me. I turned to him with an evil smile on my face. He smiled back as soon as he saw Georg with his arms wrapped around Gustav. He ran into the bedroom and returned with his phone. Tom crept up to the couch and snapped a picture on his cell before setting it down on the table. I quietly tiptoed over to the other side of the couch and mouthed to him the plan. 1… 2…3! We both pounced on the boys, shaking them like crazy and waking them up. Tom was screaming at Gustav while I was tickling Georg. Eventually it turned into an all-out war between the four of us. We were rolling around on the make-shift bed kicking, punching and slapping each other. The boys didn't hit me as hard of course so I took that chance to beat them til they were black and blue. Well not really, but you get the point. After a while we stopped and lay there trying to catch our breaths and laughing. I heard Gustav clear his throat and I looked over to him to see that he was staring at me. So were the other two. Uh oh. I looked down to find that my shirt had ridden up and my black and gray striped bra was in full view of three young boys. I yanked the shirt down and sat up.
"I'm starving. Can we go eat now?" The guys all shrugged and agreed with a chorus of 'sure', 'same' and 'yeah'. I looked at them expectantly while they just stared.
"Uh… guys! Go get dressed." I stated waving my arms around like a crazy person. They got off the couch, bed whatever, and left to pull on some clean clothes. I trudged over to the fridge only to find that they had no food what-so-ever, just a couple of cans of Red Bull and Coca Cola. I sighed loudly as Georg came out of the bedroom and plonked down onto the other couch rubbing his eyes.
"Where are the others? I'm gonna die if I don't get fed soon!" I landed next to him on the couch and groaned.
"Well Tom is in the shower and Gustav is… I don't know what Gustav is doing." He chuckled shaking his head slightly. We were watching some German television show when the two boys emerged from the bedroom. I jumped up and sprinted to the door.
"Let's go. Hurry up!" I yelled throwing open the door.
Tom, Georg and Gustav were all watching me with shocked and I would even say scared looks. We were in the restaurant at their hotel and I had ordered a hamburger and fries which I was currently shoving in my mouth as fast as I could. I looked up at them swallowing and picked up my drink.
"What? I said I was starving!" I shrugged and sipped on my lemonade before taking another huge chunk out of my burger. They chuckled and continued to eat. Everyone except for Gustav ordered burgers, he got a salad. Salad? Like what the frick? We had the chance to eat as much crap as we wanted and he orders a SALAD? Some people I will never understand. I swallowed my last bite and sat back in my chair trying to get the food into my stomach as fast as possible. I accidentally burped and covered my mouth with my hand blushing which made the guys laugh. Tom was just finishing his burger and I stole a fry off his plate.
"Hey! That was my fry! You owe me." He glared at me narrowing his eyes.
"Well you'll have to come and get it!" I said as I poked my belly and giggled.
"Don't you tempt me, missy." He shoved the last piece into his mouth and still managed to smirk with a mouthful of hamburger. I shook my head and scoffed standing up. Georg had finished a while ago and was slowly sipping on his drink while Gustav was still munching on his rabbit food- I mean salad. If you hadn't guessed by now, I don't think much of lettuce; especially not when it gets stuck in my throat and tries to choke me to death. Unknowingly I was sending daggers to Gus' plate of greenery. Tom stood up as well, his chair squeaking on the tiles.
"Why are you giving Gustav's salad the death glare?" He asked sniggering. I snapped my head to look at him and shrugged walking away from the group.
"I don't fancy salad." I called out simply; luckily there weren't many people in the restaurant so I didn't get glared at too much. The boys followed after me as I opened the door to the hotel and stepped outside. The sun felt so good on my skin as I stood there soaking it up. Georg hailed down a taxi for us and we hopped in. The ride to the hospital was silent but comfortable. I jumped out of the taxi as Georg paid and walked hastily into the hospital, past the reception and straight into the elevator, holding it for the boys.
"What's the rush for?" Gustav asked panting slightly.
"Nothing, I just can't wait to see my best friend. Oh and Bill." I giggled and bounced up and down on the spot until the lift came to a stop. I must be high on something; I'm extra hyper this morning, afternoon. Whatever! As the doors slid open I skipped down the hall singing a random tune I heard on the TV. I stopped outside Emily's door and straightened out my shirt before turning the handle. Holy crap! There was Bill and Emily sucking face on her hospital bed.
"Whoa guy's," I said stepping into the room with my hands up. "Save it for the honeymoon!" They both pulled away as they heard my voice and blushed the deepest shade of red. Emily was wearing the clothes that I brought her earlier this morning while Bill was still wearing the same outfit. His makeup had rubbed off and his hair was looking a little… flat. I ran over and gave them both big hugs and smiled excitedly.
"Bill, I am going to be your best friend for a while once you see what I brought you." His eyes brightened up as he grinned at me. I shoved a large bag in front of him and he looked at it confused.
"Open it up!" I told him and sat in one of the chairs. He pulled the bag open and squealed like a little girl when he saw what was inside. He sprung off the bed and hugged me tightly. Then he proceeded to dance around the room clapping his hands. Emily looked into the bag and back to Bill before bursting into laughter. She was curled up on the bed holding her stomach when the other guys finally appeared at the doorway.
"What have you done to them?" Gustav asked quietly as his eyes grew large and he looked from Bill to Emily and back to me. I shrugged and said simply.
"Just brought Bill a little present!"
"A little present? A little present? It's practically the best thing I have seen all day!" He stopped jumping around and ran over snatching the bag away from Emily. He took off out the door shouting something in German happily. Georg and Gustav gave Em a hug and sat down while Tom continued to watch his brother cautiously.
"Get over here, Tomi!" Emily held her arms open for a big hug and smiled as he turned his attention to her and walked over to her.
"So I have some great news!" Em bounced on her bed after hugging Tom.
"What?" I asked getting excited.
"I am officially a free woman!" She cheered and pounded her fist in the air. I squealed and ran over to hug her. I was so happy that she could finally get out of this place and explore Berlin. Before we came over here we made a list of all the places we wanted to go. Places like Tiergarten, Galeries Lafayette and Zoologischer Garten Berlin. Yes, we wanted to go to the zoo. We sat there and talked amongst ourselves until Bill appeared in the doorway with the biggest grin on his face.
"Bree you are definitely my best friend now!"
