It had been 3 days since Noelle and Tommy had visited the boys on tour and she was currently sat in the back of the shop with Mel.
“So you dated this Tony guy and then you found out he was Jaime’s best friend?” Mel asked trying to work everything out.
“Yep” Noelle nodded.
“And then you lost your memory for a little bit and thought you were back with Tony?” Mel added.
“Yeah, gosh it sounds so dramatic when you put it like that” Noelle chuckled.
“Well it is kind of. But now you know you’re with Jaime and you’re happy and you and Tony are okay, sort of?” Mel finalised the timeline.
“And I haven’t been happier” Noelle said with a nod.
“Aw, well it sounds like there’s never a dull moment with you lot” Mel laughed as she threw away the container her fruit salad came in.
“There isn’t. You should come out with us some time. The boys will love you, and you’re practically the female version of Tony” Noelle winked.
“You’re not playing match maker are you?”
“Me, of course not” They both chuckled and walked back to the front of the shop.

A few weeks later the boys had finished their tour and were all at a bar to catch up with everyone at home. Noelle had brought along Mel and Jonah so it didn’t seem like she was setting anyone up. At first that wasn’t her intention but when Mel said about it Noelle mentioned something to Jaime and they thought it would be a good idea. Not only would it get Tony’s mind off of Carmen but it would hopefully help to keep his mind off Noelle, which is something he’s been working on.
After the whole ‘Max thing’ went down in LA Tony, Noelle and Jaime have been on good terms. No one is trying to steal girlfriends and nobody is forgetting who their boyfriend is, the three of them are finally at peace with one another. It’s only taken the best part of a year.
“Hey boys” Noelle said as she slid into the booth next to her boyfriend.
“Who are these?” Vic asked politely.
“This is Mel and this Jonah. They work with Tommy and me” Noelle replied as she pointed between the pair.
“Well it’s nice to meet you, I’m Vic” He held out his hand and they both shook it and greeted him with a small hello in return.
“I’m Mike” Mike spoke up; he was the farthest away from them so shouted a little bit.
“I’m Tony” He said with a small smile, which may have made Mel blush a little which in turn made Noelle and Jaime smile.
“And we know you” Mel joked as she pointed to Jaime.
“Drink up guys” Tommy called as he came over and placed a tray of drinks in the middle of the table.
“I think this is going to go well” Jaime whispered into Noelle’s ear and she replied with a simple smile and nod.

The night was going really well, Mel and Jonah had bonded well with everyone. Vic and Jonah were off having a conversation as were Mel and Tony; which left the ‘four musketeers’ at the booth.
“You totally set them up didn’t you?” Tommy asked Noelle.
“I have no idea what you’re on about Tommy” She took a sip of her beer and laughed a little.
“Set who up?” Mike questioned, slightly confused.
“Mel and Tony” Tommy replied.
“Aw, I think they have the potential to be a really cute couple” Mike responded sounding a little drunker than he really was.
“See” Noelle agreed with Mike, blowing her act of not knowing anything out of the water.
“Yeah but you shouldn’t mess with people’s relationships” Tommy sounded worried, as if this whole thing would come back to bite Noelle on the butt
“I’m not meddling, I simply brought Mel and Jonah along she and Tony just happen to get along. If they do anything it’s none of my business and has nothing to do with me or Himes” Noelle said matter-of-factly.
“Wait, you’re in on this too?” He enquired.
“There’s nothing to be in on, we just thought they would get along. Like Noelle said if anything happens it’s totally down to the pair of them” Jaime hit the neck of his bottle against that of Noelle’s and the pair took a gulp of their drinks.
“Okay, fair enough. She is pretty much the female Tony; I noticed that a few weeks ago” Tommy finally admitted.
“Enough about them, I’m off to find myself a lady” Mike proclaimed and left the booth and walked to the bar only to be hit on as soon as he ordered his drink; picking up women wasn’t difficult for this certain Mexican.
“Gosh he loves the attention doesn’t he?” Jaime asked rhetorically, Tommy and Noelle agreed with him anyway.

-2 days later-
“Morning boss” Mel saluted Noelle as she walked into the back office and hung up her coat.
“Morning sunshine, you’re all cheery today” Noelle observed as Mel handed her a coffee “And you bought me coffee, what’s going on?”
“Nothing, it’s just a thank you for taking me out with the guys the other night, I had fun” Mel smiled and walked to the front of the shop and was greeted with a customer straight away.
When Mel had finished with the customer Noelle decided to push further.
“It was just drinks at the bar Mel, nothing special” Noelle fought back the smile she wanted to wear.
“I know but Tony asked for my number and yesterday he asked me out on a date so thanks” Mel informed.
“Oh get you” Noelle joked.
“Oh shush, it’s what you wanted isn’t it?” Mel playfully pushed her out of the way so she could hang up some more stock.
“I didn’t want anything; I just said that you had a lot in common”
“Which you were right about; he’s actually a really cool guy” Mel said.
“He can be” Noelle admitted; she wasn’t lying but she also knew a side to Tony not many people did. She hadn’t told Mel though because she didn’t think that was fair.
“Oh Jaime and I are going out for lunch so you’ll be on your own for about 2 hours, is that okay?” Noelle asked.
“Yeah that’s fine” Mel called as Noelle walked through to the back to get some more stock.

“So Tony told me he asked Mel out” Jaime said as the pair sat at their table.
“Mel told me the same thing, she seems excited” Noelle replied.
“So does Tone” They both chuckled lightly.
“I was thinking, you and I should go away for a bit. We have like a month and a half till our next tour and you deserve some time off; ever since you got back after the accident you haven’t stopped” Jaime threw into the conversation.
“Where are you thinking?” Noelle asked.
“Barcelona?” Jaime knew how much Noelle had wanted to go there.
“Yes, that would be so much fun” Noelle beamed at Jaime.
“Good because we go at the end of next week for a fortnight” Jaime told his smiling girlfriend.
“Not last minute notice or anything, cheers sweetie” she joked.
“I was going to leave it till 2 days before so it was a big surprise but I thought you’d need to pack and I know what you’re like for packing” He teased.
“Well I’m glad you told me now” She leaned over the table and gave Jaime a soft kiss “Thank you, I can’t wait” She kissed him once more and returned to her former position.
“You’re welcome, I love you” Just as Jaime said that a waitress came over and took their order.
They spent the rest of lunch flowing from one topic of conversation to another. They were both excited about their impending vacation and couldn’t wait to leave. When they get home though Jaime will be back on tour and Noelle will be back at work 6 days a week. They hate how much they’re away from one another but because of that it makes them treasure the time they get to spend together more. It was bittersweet; more sweet than bitter though.

Notes

Sorry I haven't been online in a while, my internet has been down - yes for 3 weeks - on top of my laptop being on the frizz.
I'm at my sister's at the weekend though so I have internet there. I aim to upload as much as I can over the next 3 days so enjoy haha.

Thanks for being super patient with me xx