I awoke to the sound of birds chirping and sun pouring through the window…something that doesn't happen very much in London. I felt an arm tighten around my waist. I rolled over to see the most beautiful sight I've ever seen…a sleepy, smiling, Teddy. "Goooooooood morning, handsome," I said, enthusiastically. "Good morning, beautiful," Teddy replied with a sleepy, shy smile. "This is the most beautiful sight I've ever woken up to," I whispered, kissing his wrinkled forehead. "What a coincidence…me too," he said, lightly brushing his lips against mine. "Are you hungry?" I asked, praying he'd say yes, feeling my stomach growl. He thought about it for a minute, "Yes. A fry up would be nice." I smiled, "Perfect. Breakfast on the deck in about 20 minutes?" Teddy wiped the sleep from his eyes and smiled, "Sounds good to me." I kissed him quickly then got out of bed and walked down to the kitchen to start. I played some old jams and sang along as I cooked.
Right on the 20 minute mark, a sleepy, half dressed Teddy walked into the kitchen. He was still wiping the sleep from his eyes. He came over and wrapped his arm around my waist, pulling me close to him. "I love waking up to you," he whispered against my lips. I kissed him, "And I love waking up to you." I rested my head against his chest, where his heart would be and we stood like that for a minute. When the food was ready, he let go. We walked out and sat on the deck with our tea and breakfast.
"It's a beautiful day, innit," Teddy said, taking in the sunshine. "Yeah, it is. Very beautiful," I replied. "After we eat, shower quick and get ready. We're going to the beach," he said with a smile. I smiled back, "Okay, love. But we'll have to stop at my house. I forgot a bathing suit." "Alright, my love," he said between mouthfuls of food. After we were finished with breakfast, we went upstairs to shower. I went first, so Ed could do some work while he was waiting. It was interesting seeing the behind the scenes work that musicians actually do. I got ready quickly and didn't put on make up, since it'd just be getting washed away anyway. I sprayed some sea salt spray in my hair to give it texture and put on some jean shorts and a tank top, then I was ready.
I walked out of the bathroom and was greeted by Ed, "You look beautiful today." I smiled, looking over my outfit, "Thanks, babe." He kissed me as he walked by to go into the bathroom, "I'll be quick." I went downstairs and cleaned up from breakfast while I was waiting for him to finish getting ready. About 15 minutes later he walked into the kitchen. "Dang, I don't know how I got so lucky. You cook, you clean, and you watch the fresh prince with me." I rolled my eyes, "Are you ready?" He laughed, "Yep, whenever you are, baby." I grabbed my purse then we headed to my house.
I ran inside and changed into my bathing suit and a sundress. "Wow, look at you. I'm not sure I can go out with you looking like this," Ed said, pointing to his shorts and white tee. I rolled my eyes, "Shut up." He chuckled, "Feisty today, are we?" I laughed, "You've got it."
The nearest beach was about an hour away so we drove for a while. We finally got to the beach around 1:30. We walked hand in hand down the sand trying to get a quiet spot. We were stopped at least 15 times by the time we found one. This was the first time fans really came up to him while we were in public, but I didn't mind it. It was nice to see him interacting with fans, actually. We laid our blanket down and sat on it, looking out at the water. "Sorry babe. I know it must be annoying to have people coming up to us. I'm sure this isn't the way you wanted to spend our day," Teddy said. I rolled my eyes, "Teddy, I want to be with you. If being with you means that we are stopped in public, then that's what I'm going to deal with. It's fine. I don't mind it at all." He's always so nervous about it. "Okay, I just don't want you to leave." I kissed him, "I'm not going anywhere, okay? You couldn't get rid of me if you tried." He smiled, "Promise?" I smiled back, "I promise."
Our day at the beach was nice and we ended up having some time to relax and enjoy the very rare weather. We left around 6:30 to go and get some dinner. We stopped at a little diner just outside of London. It was deserted so not many people were there with us, which was nice after our people filled day. About 50 people came up to us while we were at the beach. Dinner was nice and quiet and we had a quiet ride home, just enjoying each other's presence.
We got home and put our stuff down in the foyer. Ed went upstairs to make a couple calls and I decided to go sit on the deck. He joined me about 45 minutes later.
"Hey, beautiful."
"Hey."
"What are you doing out here?"
"Nothing really, just enjoying the warmth. Gazing at the stars."
"Mind if I join ya?"
"Be my guest."
He sat down next to me and put his arm around me.
"Want to go sit by the pool?"
I nodded, we walked down to the pool and put our feet in the water.
"Did you enjoy yourself today?"
"Yeah, it was fun. I'm just tired now."
"Yeah, me too. I think it was the sun."
"Yeah, probably. What days are your Wembley shows?"
"My first one is tomorrow."
"How are you feeling about it?"
He sighed.
"Nervous as shit."
"It'll be okay, babe. You're going to do amazing."
"I wasn't nervous, until everyone kept asking if I was nervous and now I'm super nervous. Like what if something goes wrong?"
"Everything is going to work out, love. It will be fine."
"But what if it isn't fine?"
"Ed. It will be. Trust me. You're going to do excellent."
I kissed his forehead and he rested his head on my shoulder.
"Thank you for coming. It really does mean a lot to me Kels."
"I wouldn't miss it for the world, baby."
"I need to shower."
"Me too."
"Shower then sleep?"
I smiled.
"Sounds good."
Ed showered in his room and I showered in the guest room across the hall. It was nice to be with him always. It was nice to share the big moments in his life and be apart of it. I'm glad he was letting me be. As much as I hated to admit it, Ed was quickly becoming a part of my life and I couldn't do anything about it.
