Georgia's POV
"Mum, I can't babysit, I've had these plans for weeks. Me and Louis are going out tonight. Can't you get Aunt Phoebe to babysit?"
"No, Aunt Phoebe's busy and I'm meeting Richard tonight for dinner."
"So you can go out with your boyfriend and I can't go out with mine?"
"Georgia, I asked you weeks ago about this and you said it was fine!"
"Well that was before I met Louis!" I screamed slamming my bedroom door and jumping onto the bed. I got out my phone and text Louis: So sorry babe. Mum says I have to babysit Martha 2night. I'm really sorry but can't come out xx
A reply quickly came back: Was rly looking forward to seeing u, can I come round later? I'll keep you company :) xx
When I opened the door I was already pretty frazzled from looking after a four year old for two hours alone. I looked a mess but as soon as I saw him the stress melted away. He looked so happy and laid back it instantly made me feel more upbeat. He kissed me on the cheek and we walked into the living room where Martha was lying on the floor colouring in. Louis had met Martha few times before, and she seemed to like him. I didn't know how she'd react to having us both look after her though.
"Hi Martha, remember me?" he asked, she looked up from her colouring, her big eyes going between me and Louis. After a while she looked back down and continued to shade in the flower she had been working on. "Aren't you going to say hello?" I urged
She ignored me.
Louis went over to her, and sat down. "Hi Martha," he said "I'm Louis, you remember me don't you? Can I help you colour in?" he asked, picking up a purple crayon and slowly filling in a petal. She didn't say anything, but I watched as a smile slowly began to spread its way across her face. I breathed out a sigh of relieve. I'm pretty sure Louis did too. He looked over and I told him I was going to make tea. Well make was a bit of an exaggeration; I was going to put some pizza in the oven.
Once tea was ready I took it into the living room on a tray with some plastic plates, cups and a bottle of diet coke. Louis and Martha were sitting together on the sofa watching the tweenies. "Tea's ready," I gestured, placing the tray onto the floor and handing a plate to Martha.
"Mmmmm, this looks great," said Louis placing a piece of pizza on his plate.
"Mmmm," mirrored Martha through a mouthful of pizza. I poured her some coke and handed her the cup, watching closely to make sure she didn't spill it. She downed it pretty quickly. "Em, you can't have too much, I don't want you to go all hyper and not get to sleep!" Louis and her laughed at this.
We put a film whilst having tea; me and Louis sitting together on the sofa and Martha in the armchair. I placed our plates on the floor and snuggled into Louis, his arm wrapped around me; silently he kissed the top of my head and I laced my fingers through his.
It was 7 o'clock by the time the film had finished and Martha had fallen asleep. As I cleared the plates away, Louis carried Martha upstairs and into her room. I went up and put her into bed, turning the light off Louis and I went back downstairs
Downstairs Louis switched on the TV and put on an episode of Friends, we lay on the sofa, my head resting on his chest. He played with my hair and I told him more about myself. I lived at my mums and saw my dad every other weekend. My parents had gotten divorced a few years ago when Martha was two. Louis told me about his parents' divorce and how it had really upset him. He told me that when he was older he wanted to go to uni and study to be a drama teacher, he liked singing and he had four younger sisters. He also told me about the band, he said he was really close to the other lads; they were practically like brothers and that Harry and him were best friends. We talked for what seemed like minutes but when I looked at the clock it had been nearly three hours. We started to watch a movie but before I knew it Louis had dozed off. I decided to switch the telly off and snuggled into his arms, closing my eyes.
Louis' POV
I woke with a start to the sound of someone screaming. Looking at the clock I saw it was only 12. We had been asleep for about an hour I guessed. Georgia's head rested on my chest, my arms wrapped around her protectively. Gently I lifted her head and rested it on a pillow, quietly moving from the sofa to investigate the noise. My eyes quickly adjusted to the darkness and I heard the floorboards creaking beneath me. Silently I walked into the kitchen and grabbed a glass, filling it with water and taking a sip before draining it and placing the empty glass in the sink. I heard a noise coming from the hall. I went out to take a look; ready to attack a prospective burglar or avid murderer, I walked along. It was darker out here, the only light coming from the small window in the door. The wind blew loudly outside, causing a branch to scratch eerily at the window. Get a grip Louis, I said to myself turning to go back to Georgia. Suddenly I felt something bang into legs. "Ahhh," it let out a scream. I looked down to see Martha's small, tear-stained face looking back. "Shh, Martha honey, it's me, Louis," I hushed. She hugged my legs murmuring something about monsters. I picked her up, her arms quickly wrapping round my neck, burying her head into my shoulder, muffled sobs echoing round the hall. "Shhh, it's ok, there's no monsters now," I remembered when my sisters used to get like this. They would come into my room at night and tell me about the bogeyman in the wardrobe or crocodile under the bed. I carried her upstairs and sat on the bed, she slowly let go of me; I wiped the tears from her face and gave her a hug. "Are you ok now?" I asked.
She nodded, sniffling and using her sleeve to wipe away the last of the tears. She got into bed and I went to leave but she grabbed my sleeve. "Don't leave," she whispered, a tear running down her cheek "the monsters will get me when you leave."
"Honestly honey, there aren't any monsters, I promise," I tried to assure her, but she wasn't having it. She wouldn't let go of my sleeve. "Ok, ok, I promise I'll stay here to make sure none of the monsters come. Now close your eyes and go to sleep," I said switching off the light. I sat until she fell asleep, her grip loosening on my t-shirt; it was nearly ten to twelve. I went to leave Martha's room when I saw Georgia standing at the door. "Hi."
"Hi," she replied "sorry about Martha. You should have shouted for me, she has that dream quite a lot, ever since mum and dad got divorced…" she trailed off. I knew not to press her.
"It's fine, honestly she reminds me of my sisters." She smiled, wow she was beautiful, her eyes sparkled even in the darkness and her beautiful smile melted my heart. I leant in, staring into her eyes. After a while she mimicked my actions, leaning in until I could feel her breath on my skin. My lips brushed hers, tenderly kissing, my hands on her back and hers on my waist.