Monday, March 19, 2018.

Melanie's POV:

It's Monday morning, my VIP tickets will go on sale today at 10:00 am. I wake up at 8:00 am so that I'll have time to tweet about it to my fans. As I make my way towards the bathroom to take a shower, I grab my phone and realize that I have a text from Adelaide.

Adelaide:
Hey Mel! Today's the VIP ticket sale! Excited?

Me:
Very! Going to take a quick shower and tweet about it when I finish.

Adelaide:
I think the VIP sale will go pretty well considering your regular ticket sales for tour.....

Me:
What do you mean? How's it gone? Did we sell some? I hope we did, I really can't wait for tour and meeting fans :)

Adelaide:
Honey, you sold out three shows already!

Me:
Wait what! Which ones!?

Adelaide:
Glasgow, Birmingham, and Liverpool!

Me:
SHIT ADE SIDBDIEND ARE YOU SERIOUS?! Sorry for shouting but I just cAn'T bELieVE tHIs!

Adelaide:
I know Mel, but you earned it, so happy for you honey. Now go take that shower and tweet about the VIP sales! Love you, have fun with Alex and Emma. Oh and how could I forget, Bradley!

I could tell she was smirking after she sent that.

Me:
Right, Brad... I have to fill you in on some things but nothing is going on between us. We're just friends.

Adelaide:
Hmmm, alright if you say so.

Me:
Bye Ade, I'll call you later xx

Adelaide:
Bye Mel, have fun, but not too much fun! ;)

I rolled my eyes and made my way towards our bathroom to take a shower. When I was in the bathroom, I put on some music to listen to while I shower. I didn't really know what I wanted to listen to so I just put in on shuffle and let my Spotify play whatever it pleased.

While I was taking a shower, a vamps song came on. I started laughing heartily at the coincidence, but sang along nonetheless. Once I finished, I quickly got out, dried myself with one of the numerous hotel towels, and got dressed. When I got out of the bathroom, I saw Emma fully awake and laughing about something.

"What's so funny?" I asked as I sat next to her on the bed.

"I don't know, the fact that you were singing 'last night' by the vamps at the top of your lungs." Emma said and chuckled again. "No, actually, the funniest part is that I sent Connor a video of you singing along—well, more like screaming along to their song." She said, stifling a laugh.

"You did not!" I shouted.

"Oh, but I did." Emma said and showed me the video.

"You're lucky I love you or I would've killed you." I said as I glared at her.

She was about to make a witty remark until a knock interrupted us. I went to see who it was and realized it was Alex. "Hey! What are you doing here?" I asked excitedly as I opened the door for him to come in.

"I was in the neighborhood, thought I'd come by." He said and shrugged his shoulders as he laid down on the bed.

"You mean you were right next door and bored to death so you came here to see if we were just as boring as you." Emma said and smirked.

Alex just blinked and stared at her before saying, "Am I that transparent?"

"Yeah, pretty much." I said and we laughed at him.

*ding*

I look for my phone on my bed but see that I didn't have a notification.

"It was my phone." Emma paused as she looked at her phone screen for a few seconds. "Connor asked us if we wanted to hang out today." She said, smiling down at her phone and looked at us with an excited smile.

"Sure, I haven't seen Connor since we left London at our last trip." I said and smiled at her.

"Yeah, me either. I mean we text sometimes but that's it." She said and shrugged nonchalantly.

"Who's Connor?" Alex said as he turned his head to look at Emma.

"Oh, he's one of Brad's best friends and the vamps' bassist." I said as I walked around the room to my suitcase.

"How come you never told me about him?" He asked Emma with a puzzled expression.

"Nothing to tell really?" She said but it turned out sounding like a question.

"Oh, I just thought we told each other everything. I mean, I'm not mad or anything but it's kind of weird that you never mentioned him before, that's all." Alex said and looked at her.

I understood where Alex was coming from. I mean, why wouldn't Emma tell him about Connor? Her and I always told Alex everything, especially Emma, so it's pretty weird that she didn't tell him about Connor. Also, her and Connor have been texting so it's not like he's a nobody. I'm not implying anything though, I just understand where Alex is coming from.

"You're right, I'm sorry I didn't tell you about him." She said apologetically and kissed his cheek. This made him smile slightly and playfully roll his eyes at her.

"I mean, I don't have to know everything that's going on in your life. I don't want to be that annoying clingy guy that never lets you enjoy things to yourself but I'd just like to know when a foreign famous male musician is talking to you, that's all." He said nonchalantly.

"Aw, you don't have to be jealous. Connor's just a friend. C'mon you'll meet him today and realize that he's really cool." She said as she played with his hair.

"Sure, then let's go. If you say he's cool then he must be." He said as he smiled down at her making her smile back at him.

I can't with them, they are so cute. Also, the fact that they're my favorite people (excluding my parents) in my life makes me even happier.

"Okay so it's settled. He said that he'll meet us at the cafe across the street at about 11:30–ish am." She said.

"Sounds great, what time is it now?" I asked her.

"Uh, 9:45 am." She said as she checked her watch.

"Okay, let me just tweet about my VIP ticket sale that'll happen at 10:00 am." I said as I took my phone out of my pocket and opened my twitter app.

Melanie Steele:
Hello world (obviously the world isn't reading this but it's for dramatic effect so let's roll with it). The VIP ticket sales will start today at 10:00 am! Don't miss it xxxx
[ticketing site link]

I sent it and immediately got replies and likes after it was posted on my twitter page. I answered a few questions that were asked regarding it and put my phone down to talk to Alex and Emma again.

"It's just Connor that we're meeting though, right?" I asked as I laid down on the bed.

"Uh no." She said and chuckled at me.

"Wait, then who else?" Alex said as he furrowed his eyebrows.

"Didn't I tell you?" She asked confused at us for a moment. "I thought Melanie was just spaced out when I said it, weird. Anyway, the whole band is coming, with their girlfriends as well." She said smiling down at me.

"Oh." I said as I got up from the bed and went to my suitcase.

"Does that mean that Brad is coming?" Alex asked as he raised his eyebrows at Emma.

"You best believe he is!" Emma said excitedly. "By the way, has he texted you after your date?" She asked, addressing me now.

"Um, not much really." I said. I don't get why this always happens. We go out, talk and have a great night but then he never texts or barely does. It made me feel as though he didn't find me that interesting or maybe didn't have that much fun when we hung out. "Here, this is what he texted me." I said as I gave her my phone so she could read our conversation from Saturday.

Brad:
Good night Mel, had fun tonight x

Me;
Good night Brad. Me too, maybe we should do it again sometime? x

Brad:
Sure

And that was it. I know it's not much but he did say that he wanted to do it again sometime so maybe he was interested? Then again, he may have just said that to be polite and not come off as rude since I was the one that proposed the idea.

"When was this?" She asked as she looked at my phone screen.

"The night of our hang out." I said as I took my phone back.

"Hey but he replied saying that he did want to do something. If he didn't want to hang out with you again then he would have just left you on read, but he didn't. Also, it has been—what, like two days since your date or hang out as you like to call it. It's nothing Mel, don't worry." He said and smiled at me. "And if he doesn't text back again then he's an idiot." He stated bluntly, making me chuckle slightly at his comment.

"Also, he's coming today, so you guys can talk again. If he talks to you all day like he did last time, then now you know that he's just a terrible texter." She said chuckling at the end.

"Yeah, you guys are right. I was probably reading too much into it, but you know me, overthinking is what I do best." I said, making them laugh slightly.

"Oh, we know." Emma said, making me push her playfully.

My alarm started to ring, making me check my phone to see why. It was 10:00 am, VIP ticket sale starts now!

Melanie Steele:
Get your VIP tickets, out now! 💃🏻💃🏻
[ticketing site link]

I posted it immediately and got many retweets and likes, as I got with my last tweet as well. I then posted the announcement on my instagram story and attached a link on my video where my fans could go to buy the tickets. I got another notification but this one was a direct message from Brad himself.

Bradley Will Simpson:
Can I get a free pass though ;)

Melanie Steele (me):
You know the rules, it wouldn't be fair

Bradley Will Simpson:
Yeah but I'd rather see you after the whole meet and greet, you know without all of your fans freaking out over me ;))

Melanie Steele (me):
You know that they couldn't care less if you were there or not.

I then sent another direct message right after that one (double text).

Melanie Steele (me):
Lol even I didn't believe that

Bradley Will Simpson:
Nah, they're all there to see the real star x

He then sent another direct message right after that one (a double text).

Bradley Will Simpson:
Can't wait to see you today by the way, I had a lot of fun at our hang out on Saturday:)

Melanie Steele (me) :
Can't wait either xx

I then sent another direct message right after that one (a double text).

Melanie Steele (me):
And yeah, Saturday was fun :)

Bradley Will Simpson:
Anyway, I gots to go Mel, talk later x

Melanie Steele (me):
Bye Brad :)

"Okay, what am I going to wear?" I mumbled to myself.

"Please don't let this be like Saturday." Emma said and rolled her eyes.

"What happened on Saturday?" Alex asked as he put his arm around Emma.

"I freaked out for about three hours 'cause I had nothing to wear. It was stupid I know, I was just nervous." I said as I rolled my eyes at myself. "But it won't happen now, 'cause now I know where we're going and how to dress appropriately." I said as I went over to my suitcase.

I picked out my outfit and laid it on my bed. I decided to wear my black high wasted skinny jeans, a soft blue/grey oversized sweater, and my black boots (Outfit in the picture above).

"I should probably go now so you guys can get dressed." He said, smiling softly at me. He kissed Emma on the cheek and got off the bed. "See you later." He said as he left our room.

"What time is it?" I asked Emma.

"10:45 am." She said. "Fuck, I need to get ready." She said as she stumbled off the bed.

"You already know what you're going to wear?" She asked as she searched her suitcase, looking for something to wear.

"Yeah, but I can help you choose an outfit if you want." I said as I got up from my bed.

"Please." She said as she stepped away from her suitcase, giving me a clear view of the mess she just made.

"Pants or skirt?" I asked as I looked through her suitcase.

"Definitely pants." She said shortly.

"Why not these?" I asked as I held her checker board styled pants.

"Yes, I love these!" She said as she held them excitedly.

"Sweater, t-shirt, or blouse?" I asked her before searching her suitcase again.

"Hmmm, sweater." She said, smiling down at me.

"What about this one?" I asked as I took out an oversized blue sweater.

"Nah, I'm not feeling it today." She said as she shook her head.

"What about this one then?" I asked as I lifted up a grey one.

"I like it but I want the sweater to have some color. I want to wear my black dr martens so I want the outfit to at least have some pop of color. I always wear either black, white, or grey so I want to wear something different today." She said as she looked down at me.

"Okay then, I think I may have one." I said as I walked over to my suitcase. Soon enough, I found the one I was looking for. "What about this one?" I asked as I held my red cropped sweater so she could see it.

"It's perfect." She said as she took it out of my hands.

"Then let's get ready." I said as I smiled down at her.

...

We were almost done getting ready. Emma had finished her makeup, all that was left was her hair. She decided to put it up on messy a bun and not think about a hairstyle today. I was done as well, I didn't put much makeup on though, just some concealer, mascara and a very light lip gloss. I decided to leave my hair loose and natural. I put on my sunglasses and grabbed my purse, I was done.

"C'mon lets go, it's already 11:20 am." I said as I hurried Emma to finish.

"Geez, I'm coming." She said as she grabbed her purse and made her way towards the door.

I opened the door only to find Alex waiting for us outside. "Hey guys, I was literally about to knock." He said, laughing slightly.

"Nice timing, we just finished." I said as we got out of the room.

"You look nice." Emma told him as she smiled up at him.

"You look beautiful, but then again, you always do." He said as he smiled down at her and kissed her cheek.

"How cute, can we go now?" I said and Emma rolled her eyes at me.

"Rude." She said as she glared at me playfully. "But yeah we should get going." She said as she walked towards the elevator, Alex following behind.

We waited for the elevator doors to open and when they did we all got in and I pressed the 'lobby' button quickly. I checked my watch and noticed that it was already 11:27 am. At least it was at the coffee shop down the street. The elevator made a sound, indicating that we have arrived at our designated floor. We all got out as we reached the lobby and walked out of the hotel.

"What coffee shop was it again?" I asked since there were about three just on this street.

"I think it was the most basic of them all." She said as she pointed to the one in front of me; of course, it's Starbucks. I shook my head and laughed at how basic they are but remembered that I go to Starbucks all the time so I guess I'm pretty basic as well.

"Can they be more basic?" Alex said as he playfully rolled his eyes.

"Shut up, you go to Starbucks practically everyday." I said as I chuckled and rolled my eyes at him.

"I never said I wasn't." He said as we reached the infamous coffee shop and walked in.

This Starbucks was massive though, we walked around for a bit until I spotted them on the table in the back. Connor noticed us first and quickly got up to greet us, which caught everyone's attention. Brad then looked at me and smiled before getting up as well and making his way over to me. God, I'm so nervous I think my pits will start to sweat.

Why am I so nervous to see him?

Author's note:
YOUR GIRL SAW THE VAMPS IN CONCERT FOR THE FIRST TIME ON THURSDAY GUYS!! THEY WERE INCREDIBLE WTF OKAY I'M SORRY FOR THIS FANGIRL MOMENT.

Sorry for the late update by the way, I've been trying to save as many drafts as possible due to my very stressful and deadline driven school year. However, I will try to update faster and frequently.

This is a filler, I know, but next chapter will be on Brad's POV so watch out xx

DISCLAIMER: I do not own the gif and picture above, nor the outfit shown on the picture.