Chapter 5- I love you more than your mother
The first couple of weeks of Elvis and Georgie dating went super fast. They didn't see each other during the weeks due to Georgie working up in Manchester and Elvis in London, but Georgie would get the train down to London on a Friday night, where Elvis would pick her up and they'd spend the weekend together in their blissful bubble. Mainly in bed, but also leaving the house for fresh air, food and trips to the gym. They both liked to stay fit for their jobs so Georgie had joined Elvis's gym. It was as though they had always been together.
Elvis and Georgie were sitting in the lounge one Saturday night with a Chinese takeaway, making small talk whilst watching a film together. They were totally natural around each other. Elvis was enjoying the quietness. 'Elvis' came Georgie's voice 'This house must cost you a fortune?'. Elvis laughed a little at Georgie's question. 'And that Miss Lane is why I love you. Straight to the point'. Georgie laughed back. She wasn't being rude, she knew Elvis made good money working for special forces but this was a 3 story town house in London. 'This was my grandmothers house. She died when she was 85. Left it to me', came Elvis's explanation. 'I'm sorry to hear that. I didn't know' came Georgie's apology. 'Don't be silly, I like talking about her. We were really close. She would have loved you. She died from lung cancer a few years ago, and to be honest when she did go, it was a relief not to have to see her in pain anymore' came Elvis's heartfelt words. It was lovely to see Elvis's sensitive side and Georgie couldn't help but throw her arms around him.
Georgie and Elvis said goodbye to each other at the train station on the Sunday afternoon, another weekend been and gone. Neither wanted to say goodbye for another week, and every weekend it was getting harder and harder for them. 'So' spoke Georgie 'My parents and sisters are desperate to meet you. How do you feel about coming up to Manchester next weekend?'. Elvis thought for a minute. He'd never been introduced to a girls parents before and couldn't deny that the thought scared him to death. Georgie noticed Elvis's uncomfortable reaction to her question and said 'Sorry- too early'. Elvis could have kicked himself when he saw the hurt on Georgie's face. 'No, not to early. It's just I've never been introduced to a girls parents before. What do I say?' spoke Elvis. 'Just be yourself. They'll love you' said Georgie, and with that she threw her arms around Elvis for a big hug before she had to leave for her train home.
Elvis decided to drive up to Manchester, rather than getting the train the following weekend, so he could stop off and get some bits on the way. Georgie told him not to bring anything but he had remembered from previous conversations with Georgie that her dad liked red wine. Elvis picked up an expensive bottle of merlot for Max, a big bunch of flowers for Grace, a bottle of Georgie's favourite perfume for her, and some chocolates for Georgie's sisters. Elvis had already booked himself a hotel room for the evening as he didn't want to presume that Georgie's parents would allow him to stay there. When Elvis had told Georgie that, she'd just laughed and said 'We're not nuns you know'.
To say Elvis was nervous when he arrived at the Lane household would be an understatement. He was absolutely bricking it. Georgie must have noticed him arrive as she came straight to the front door to greet him. 'Mum, Dad, come meet Elvis' shouted Georgie in the direction of the kitchen. A pretty lady with short brown hair came out of the kitchen with a big smile on her face gesturing for Elvis to come in. 'Come in love. Georgie come out of the way of the door, let him in' came Grace's kind voice. Elvis offered his hand to Grace, which she ignored and embraced him in a big hug instead. Elvis seemed a little embarrassed by Grace's greeting at first but then recovered and said, 'It's lovely to meet you Mrs Lane'. 'Oh, call me Grace' came Georgie's mum's reply. By this time, Max and Georgie's sisters Marie and Lulu had made their way into the hallway to meet Elvis. They had all made him feel very welcome and relaxed, and it was easy to see where Georgie got her charm from. Elvis insisted staying at the hotel that night and thanked the Lane household for their hospitality. Elvis left for London the following afternoon after lunch out with Georgie. It was getting harder to say goodbye.
Over the next few weeks Elvis and Georgie had an incredible summer together. Seeing each other every weekend they could, with work keeping them away from each other during the week. When they were apart, they texted and called each other every day. Molly and Charles were thrilled that Elvis and Georgie were officially together, and Molly had a blast planning double dates for them to all go on.
After 6 weeks of dating it all got too much for Elvis one day. He was tired of spending so much time away from his girlfriend. He was at work and just needed to see Georgie, so without telling her he left work early and took the long drive up to Manchester. He was listening to one of Georgie's favourite songs in his car- hear you calling by Birdy and as the lyrics played out 'Are you there watching if I'm lying awake? Thinking of you?' Elvis knew straight away how he was going to surprise Georgie.
It was late at night and Georgie was upstairs in bed reading a magazine with the TV on in the background. She was getting concerned about Elvis, as she hadn't heard from him for a couple of hours, but knew she needed to get some sleep for work, so text him good night and told him to call her when he had a chance. As Georgie was drifting off to sleep, she heard something going on outside her bedroom window. At first she thought it was a bird, but then it got a little louder and the window started to open. Georgie thought at first it must have been a burglar, so she got the nearest weapon to her which was a rolled up copy of Heat magazine. Luckily for Georgie it wasn't a burglar, just Elvis wearing a hoodie and scaring the crap out of her. 'What the fuck are you doing here Elvis? It's Wednesday', said Georgie. 'Shhhh' came Elvis's reply 'You'll wake your parents'. After a few seconds of silence between them Elvis said 'I miss you Georgie, really fucking miss you. 2 days just isn't enough'. Georgie had never seen Elvis look so sad before and knew she needed to say something. 'I know- it's shit, but I'd prefer to see you for 2 days then not at all. Wouldn't you?' Georgie was getting scared at this point, and started to think that maybe Elvis had come to her house to break things off. 'Are you breaking up with me?' came the words Georgie didn't want to say. The look on Elvis's face at her words was heartbreaking. 'Christ, no Georgie. Not at all. Quite the opposite. I've come here cause I needed to see you. I couldn't be apart from you any longer' and with that the couple came together on Georgie's bed.
They woke up in the morning to Georgie's work alarm, with arms and legs tangled in white bed sheets. Right on queue, Grace walked in with Georgie's usual morning brew. 'Oh sorry!' announced Grace, embarrassed from walking in on a half naked Elvis. 'I didn't realise you were staying last night. Would you like a brew love?' came Graces words once she had gotten over her embarrassment. 'Yes please, that would be great' came Elvis's cheery tone. Before Grace left the room she turned round to Elvis and Georgie and whispered 'I'd get some clothes on, the both of you. You know what your dads like. He knows it goes on, his got 3 daughters of his own, but he doesn't need to see his daughter and her boyfriend half naked' and with Grace's words, Georgie pretended to stick 2 fingers down her throat and be sick. They all smirked and Grace left the room. She appeared with Elvis's tea a few minutes later, having a little chat with Elvis whilst Georgie was in the shower. As Grace went to leave the room she turned round to Elvis, winked and said 'Oh next time Elvis, just use the front door. No need to go all special forces on us. I'm quite fond of our drain pipes'. Elvis laughed at Grace's humour. He knew where Georgie got it from, and took note to be quieter next time.
Elvis got on so well with Georgie's family and thought it was about time he introduced her to his. He'd told Georgie to keep the weekend free and had the perfect way to whisk her away. His friend had just put in for his pilots license and needed some more air time before he could qualify, so what a perfect opportunity it was for them all. Elvis's family loved Georgie right from the start. His mum taking Georgie under her arm straight away and showing her to the kitchen. Elvis's mum was a keen cook and couldn't wait to show Georgie how they made pasta from scratch. Elvis could tell his mum was thrilled to have a new addition to the family, as he thought she'd probably written him off as gay years ago. On the journey back to Manchester, Elvis said to Georgie 'So, you seemed to get on well with my mum'. Georgie faced Elvis and smiled 'Yeah she's lovely, really welcoming'. Elvis couldn't resist saying 'Think she's just glad I'm not gay' and with that Georgie slapped Elvis on the arm. Both laughing at his joke.
The radio was on in the background of the helicopter and Elvis had to smile when may I have this dance? came on. He turned around to look at Georgie, and they both smiled as they remembered their first dance together at Molly and Charles's wedding. As the lyrics 'I love you more than your mother, more than you love yourself' played out, Elvis knew he loved Georgie more than anything in the world.
Song credits:
Chance The Rapper- May I have this dance?
Birdy- Hear you calling