After I was finished getting ready we decided to head out and go shopping so Ed could get the Legos he wanted and some other miscellaneous things he wanted to purchase as his "birthday gifts" to himself. Since we were in the city I did some shopping too and we decided to stop in to a couple of the stores I had worked in as a make up artist before moving to London. I worked at Sephora the longest as an artist so I really went there to visit some of my old friends. As soon as I walked in the door one of my good friends Lily ran up and hugged me. "Oh my gosh! You're back?!" She exclaimed. I laughed and hugged her back, letting go of Ed's hand. "I'm only in town for a couple of days. It's my boyfriend's birthday and he's on tour so I flew in to surprise him," I explained. We released each other from the hug. "Lily, this is Ed, my boyfriend. Ed, this is Lily, one of my closest friends from New York," I said, introducing them to each other. Ed shook her hand, "Nice to meet you." She smiled, "Big fan. Nice to meet you too!" Ed took pictures with a few fans as I talked and caught up with some of my former colleagues. "Is it serious?" Lily asked about our relationship. "It is," I said with a huge grin. "How did it even happen?" She asked, shocked I was dating a celebrity. I told her the story of how we met. She looked down and saw the ring Ed gave me for helping with Wembley. "Are you guys engaged?!" She asked excitedly. I laughed, "No!" Ed looked over and smiled. Not yet at least.
We departed from Sephora and walked over to the wax museum since we were done with our shopping. There was nothing I loved more than walking the streets of Manhattan hand in hand with Ed. We've done it all over London, but never before in my hometown. I was proud. The last time I was here my life was a toxic mess. Now I lived a life before I'd only daydream and I had an incredible man by my side as I did it. I couldn't be more blessed. I was so in love with Teddy and my new life. Seeing his wax figure for the first time was amazing. It looked identical to him. It was insane. It was even better seeing him scare fans that would come up and try to take a picture with his wax figure and it really being him. Their reactions were priceless. We stayed at the museum for about an hour and a half.
After we were finished at the museum, we went off on our own so we could have lunch alone since we'd be with people for the rest of the day and night. We decided to go to my favorite café Serendipity. We sat by the window so we could look out at the busy street as we ate. "I love it here," I said smiling at the chaos. I looked over and saw Ed gazing at me with a loving look. "I'm glad you came, I'm glad you got to see some of your friends and that you are here spending the day with me. You seriously are the best thing that's ever happened. I'm so lucky to be in love with you," he said with a smile. "Cheesy to aren't ya," I said with a laugh and sipped my hot chocolate. "Nah, mate. Just honest and grateful," he said in a very sweet voice. "I love you," I said as I leaned over the table to kiss him. "I love you too," he replied with a sweet smile. After our kiss, I glanced out the window to see paparazzi, which had obviously captured the shot. We keep our relationship pretty private and out of the public eye but it was nice to be public once in a while. Though I'm sure every move we've made today will be all over the tabloids tomorrow.
Since we were already the center of attention, I started to whisper cheeky things to Ed across the table. His sweet and gentle looked turned sultry and sexy. After about a half hour of quiet, sexy talk he couldn't handle it. "Let's get out of here, yeah?" He mumbled. I smiled and nodded. We paid the tab then rushed back to the hotel, which was luckily only a couple blocks away. We took a private elevator so it wouldn't cause a frenzy of fans or paparazzi. This isn't something Ed did often so I figured he had a plan. He took my hand and led me into the elevator. As soon as the doors shut his hands were in my hair and I was pushed up against the wall. He slid me up the wall so my legs were wrapped around him. "I didn't think I was going to make it out of that café alive," he murmured between kisses. I slid down the wall enough to kiss his neck. I heard the elevator ding. We were at our floor. He let me down and led me to our room. He fumbled with the key until the door was finally open. We dropped our things on the floor and clothes started coming off.
He took off my dress as I unbuttoned and slid off his flannel. We slid off our shoes then, I slid off my tights. His jeans were now on the floor and I was in his arms. One of his hands was in my hair, the other was on my ass. "I've missed you so much," he whispered. We walked backwards until I was laying on my back on the bed. He had my hands pinned above my head as he kissed down my body. He couldn't resist any longer. He massaged every inch of me with his tongue as I cried out in pleasure. More than anything I missed this. Leading up to him leaving was very dry because of the patch in our relationship was in but this definitely made up for the lost time. After he was finished pleasing me we flipped over so I was on top of him.
"You were a lot of talk in that café. Let's see if you can live up to your word," he murmured as I began doing everything I told him I would. When I was finished, you could tell by his face I lived up to the expectations. "Wow, that was…" he began. I had a smug look on my face as I looked into his eyes, "I know." He gave me a sexy smile. I crawled up so my head was resting on his chest and his arm was wrapped around me. His phone began to ring beside him. He groaned and answered it. "Yeah, yeah, we'll be right there," he said. He kissed my forehead, "Time to head to the venue." We got out of bed and got dressed, tossing each other our clothes from across the room. We went in the bathroom and freshened ourselves up. There was something so special about sharing a bathroom with someone. Standing at our "his and hers" sinks, exchanging classes throughout the getting ready process, trying to figure out what the other was thinking. I missed it. I loved getting ready for work with Ed. After we were ready, we took a selfie for instagram in the mirror. We shared a quick kiss then we were out the door.
When we first arrived at the venue, Ed did his meet and greet. It was basically a mini birthday party with fans. It was amazing. I got to meet a bunch of fans I had been talking to on tumblr prior to the show, which was super awesome. My tumblr had become a huge thing. I would talk to fans all the time. We were basically our own little clique. The bond I had with them was so awesome and I was so incredibly grateful for it. The meet and greet flew by, there was an hour until show time. We were sitting on the couch when Ed got up and said, "Kels, let's go tour the venue, shall we?" This was a venue he'd been to a million other times so I knew he had something else in mind. "Sure," I said, giving him a puzzled look. Which he replied to with a smirk. He held out his hand, which I took, then led me out the door and down the hall of the venue. He brought me into an empty dressing room and started to kiss me. "Again?" I asked with a giggle. "Mhmm," he replied, continuing, "We don't have long." Once he was ready, I dropped to my knees and provided him with a quick relief that should hold him over until he was finished with the show. When I was finished he zipped his pants, I smoothed my dress and we decided to head back to his dressing room where everyone else was.
"How was the venue?" Murray asked with a smirk on his face as we entered the room. I could feel my cheeks turn the color of Ed's hair. "Man, it was great," Teddy replied. I nudged him and he let out a quiet chuckle. "I love you, baby," he said, quietly so no one else could hear. "I love you too," I replied, squeezing his hand. We went to sound check. I sat in the front row as he played. "How do I sound baby?" He asked. I laughed, "Great!" He put on a cheeky grin and his American accent, "This one's fo' you baby boo." He started singing "paranoid" by Ty Dolla Sign. I giggled the whole way through. He jumped down off the stage and wrapped me in his arms. He kissed me gently then put me back down on my feet.
Once he was finished they started letting kids into the venue. It quickly filled up. Then it was show time. Ed went to play his set and I watched from side stage. I loved it when he'd tell the story of a song and why it was written. Since this was the first tour after his new album came out he explained pretty much every song. I knew I'd get the most emotional when he got to Photograph. When he got there he gave this explanation, "So, this next song is very personal and I'm going to get sappy. Is that alright?" The crowd went wild. "Cool. A few months ago I met this amazing girl. She has honestly turned my world upside down, in a good way. I have never fallen in love so deeply or so fast. But with her it was just natural. When I met her it was like reconnecting with my best friend. She was everything I could ever dream of. Things were perfect for a while. But then we got busy. Being with a musician is hard because we are busy. We're always away or working. I was working on my new album. But she was busy as well. She's a make up artist, a really good one. She was off doing her thing and I was doing mine. This put some wear and tear on our relationship. Which resulted in this song. But what I want you all to remember is that love works if you do. Love works if it's the right person. It works if it's the right time. It isn't always going to be perfect. But it will be worth it. Things slowed down and our relationship got better. We worked on things and now we're back to that point of perfection. She flew across the world to be here tonight. I know that every single one of you will find someone who would fly across the world for you too, if they had to. So this song is for every single one of you going through a rough spot in your relationship. It will get better if it's meant to be. This song is called photograph."
His speech made me cry actual tears. Nothing meant more to me than he did. I am so blessed. After his set was over I ran and jumped into his arms. He was surprised but happy. "Teddy, I love you. I love you so much. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you. I can't wait to grow old with you. I can't wait to be 110 and senile with you. I can't wait to pop out as many children as you want and raise them with you. You are my best friend and there will never be anyone else," I said. It was word vomit and I couldn't help it. He smiled, "Good, I'm glad." I wasn't very good with my feelings so this was the first time I'd really let my guard down and tell him I truly wanted to spend the rest of my life with him and it felt so good. I feel like I could tell him this over and over again. "Shower?" he asked with a cheeky grin. "I'll race ya," I replied. "You're on!" He said. I decked it and made it to the shower before him. "I don't think that was a fair race!" He exclaimed. I laughed, "Maybe! Maybe not!" We stepped into the boiling water and let it pour over us. "Make sure it doesn't get my hair!" I said. I didn't want to have to re-do it. "Okay, baby," he said, positioning the showerhead so it wouldn't reach me. We made love in the shower. By this point, we all had figured out what Ed really wanted for his birthday. Once we were finished, he quickly washed himself so he was ready for his after party.
We decided to walk since it was only about 3 blocks away from the venue. When we arrived Ed first greeted his 20 lucky fans. They were required to be 21 or over. We all did a yager bomb to get the night started. He also handed them each a good bag full of Ed Sheeran treats. We then circled the room and I met many of his friends that I hadn't before. I also met all kinds of celebrities. I was also reunited with Taylor. Taylor and I spent several hours in the photobooth together. I also took many pictures with fans and other celebrities that were in attendance. Ed also made me take at least 100 with his. By the 2nd hour of the party he was wasted and doing karaoke. Him doing karaoke alone was hilarious but it got even funnier when he did it with fans or his friends. When it comes to parties, he goes big. We didn't end up leaving the dive bar until about 5:30 the next morning.
We stumbled into the hotel room and into our lovely bed that had been waiting for us. "Baby, I love you so much," he slurred. I giggled, "I love you too." I was a bit more sober than he was. So I planned to help him undress. First, I undressed myself. He watched intently as I slid off my dress and undergarments, leaving myself completely nude. I put my hair up in a bun on the top of my head then slid on one of his flannels. I walked over to his and helped him take off his clothes. "Ooooooh," he said, feeling me up as I removed them. I laughed, "I'm just trying to get your uncomfortable clothes off." He chuckled, "Ya know what would make me more comfortable?" I laughed, "I bet I could guess." He started kissing my neck. "Babe, you are very drunk. You will probably pass out soon. Are you sure you want to do this?" I asked. He continued and let out and "mhmmm." I let him do what he wanted until he was finished. He collapsed into me, "Man, that was great." I kissed his forehead and his eyelids that were now closed. "Goodnight, my love. I love you. Happy birthday," I said. He smiled and kissed me back, "Goodnight, I love you too."