The next morning when we woke up, I told Jade about my plans that night with Ed. She seemed more excited than I was. We spent the day shopping and getting me ready for my date. "Does he have any hot friends?" Jade asked, jokingly. As she said this I got a text from Ed,
Ed: Hey Kelsey, are we still on for tonight? :)
Me: Yes :)!
Ed: Would you rather stay in or go out? :)
Me: Let's stay in!
Ed: Perfect. :) What's Jade going to do?
Me: Idk, lol. She's on the prowl
Ed: My cousin Murray is free if she wants to hang, he thinks she's really cute.
Me: She said she's down, meet her at the pub at 8.
Ed: Alright, I'll see you at 8, beautiful. :) Can't wait.
Me; See you then :)
I don't think I've ever been this excited for a date. From what I could tell so far, he was perfection. He was funny, good looking, talented, humble, what more could I ask for?
The day moved by quickly. Before I knew it, there was a knock on my hotel room door. I grabbed my purse, and opened it. "Hello!" I said, with a smile, kissing Ed's cheek. "Hello," he said back, sharing the same grin. He took my hand, and we walked about three blocks to his flat. We decided to order some pizza and watch some movies. We were watching The boondock saints, as my head rest on his shoulder. He had his arm around me, I was nestled in tightly. "THIS IS MY FAVORITE PART!" I said, excitedly when the three men sat around the table, talking. The cat was splattered on the wall, and I laughed. He smiled at me, "you're a little bit twisted, did you know that?" I laughed, "just a little." He kissed my forehead, "I mean that in the best way." Every time he lips brushed my face, it sent shivers down my spine. Was it too soon to kiss his lips? I looked up at him with a smile. His eyes glanced to my lips, and he went in for it.
It was perfect. Everything was perfect. He slowly kissed me, sending electricity throughout my whole body. "Do you have to leave London?" He asked. I frowned, "Yes, I'm sorry, I didn't budget in time to fall in love with a stranger," I said, jokingly, but serious. He let out a little giggle, "I wish you had." He continued to kiss me, I let him lips gently explore my neck. I'm sure this was wrong, but it felt right. I could get drunk off his kisses, so gentle and sweet. With him, hours felt like minutes. Before we knew it, we had kissed ourselves into the next morning. It was almost 4 AM. "I better be going," I said softly. He frowned, "Promise me you'll come to my show tonight? For your last night here." I kissed him, "I promise. I will be there." I untangled myself from him, he walked me to my hotel. When we arrived, he put his arms around me, wrapping me into a tight hug. His arms were so comfortable, a place I'd like to get used to. He kissed me hard, to make it last. "I'll see you tonight," he said. I smiled at him, trying to fight the tiredness I was now feeling, "I'll see you tonight." We let go of hands, and I disappeared into the building.
Truth was, I didn't want to leave London. I never knew I was going to meet such an amazing man while I was here. I didn't want to leave him. What if we never saw each other again? Well, I guess if that happens, it wasn't meant to be. Everything that's meant to be will work out perfectly.
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I dreaded the end of today...saying goodbye to Ed. I think Jade was dreading it too, she really hit it off with Murray. The both like beer and sex to the same extent. The day seemed to fly by, which was not a good thing. We headed to the pub for Ed's show. He ran to me, like a child seeing their parent after a long day at daycare. "KELSEY!" He picked me up, and kissed me. I was shot dirty looks by many teenage girls, who were filling the crowd. I kissed him back, smiling. "Hello, love." He kissed me three more times before letting me back to my feet. "Jager bomb to start the evening?" He asked. I smiled, he already knew my habits, "Yes, please!" We took our drinks, "Sit, relax, have a listen, won't ya?" He kissed me, gently, then walked to the stool where he played.
"Hey, guys, I'm Ed Sheeran. I'm going to play some songs for you, is that alright?" The crowd screamed with excitement. He put his all into performing. "So, I've been pretty inspired the past few days, and I wrote a new song. It's a bit different than I'm used to. This song's called sing." I listened to the lyrics, and smiled. It was a song about me. My heart fluttered. "Thank you all for coming out, you can stick around, enjoy a few pints! I'll see ya soon!" He walked around for a few, took some photos, but you could tell he was anxious to get back to me.
He came to me, picked me up, and sat me on his lap. He secured my with his arms and kissed my neck. "Let's get out of here, yeah?" He wisphered. He led me by the hand out of the pub, we walk to his flat.
