Noortje’s POV

I woke up and tried to stretch, but couldn’t. I was wrapped in somebody’s arms. The memories of last night flashed through my mind and I smiled. The person wrapped around me was Tony. I carefully turned around and faced him. He looked so cute, and I really wanted him to be mine. I brushed some hair out of his face and placed my lips on his. Tony stirred and his eyes fluttered open.
“Mornin’” He mumbled in a morning voice.

I grinned and bit my lip. God, he was so sexy naked in the morning. I ran my hand up and down his chest. He took hold of my hand and intertwined our fingers. I kissed him again and he kissed me back eagerly. He hovered over me and ran his tongue on my bottom lip. I granted him entrance and let him explore my mouth. I knew where this was going, so I quickly pushed him away. He looked at me with hurt in his eyes.

“Not to be mean or anything, but if we want to have breakfast with the others we have to get up now. The sooner we have breakfast, the sooner we can go to the pharmacy.” I assured him while running my fingers through his hair.

He smiled down at me and pecked my lips before climbing off me. He got out of bed and stretched while yawning. I had a full view of him and I blushed. He realised what he was doing and smirked.

“You know, I think this is really unfair. You should come out of bed as well.” He looked down at me.

I nodded and untangled myself from the the bedsheets. I stood up and felt really embarrassed. I had a few bruises on my arms and legs from my mom and falling over when running away. Tony walked over to me and pulled me into a hug.

“You are beautiful.” He said while kissing the top of my head.
I looked up at him and whispered, “I’m going to take a shower.”
“You go do that. If you need me, I’ll be out here.”

I walked into the bathroom and didn’t bother locking the door. I trusted Tony, and I knew he wouldn’t do anything I didn’t want to do. I walked over to the tall open shower and turned on the water. It was nice and warm and I stepped in. I evaluated everything that happened.

I really liked Tony and was so happy he liked me that way too. Of course I wanted to show everybody that he was mine, but then again I didn’t want anybody to know… Especially the others. Sure, they will be happy for us, but what if things don’t work out between Tony and I? It will just make everything awkward and people will probably choose sides. That’s how people were always around me during arguments. I wanted to be with Tony, but keep it a secret for now. I just didn’t know how to suggest the idea to him.

I was pulled from my thoughts by a knocking on the door.
“Yeah?” I shouted out.
Tony opened the door a bit and stood with his back to me. He still knew I was wary about showers and other people in the same room, and he respected that.
“I was thinking, baby.” He started.
I couldn’t help the grin that formed on my face because of the nickname.
“Yeah…?” I urged him to continue.
“Well, I was thinking we don’t tell anybody about us. I still want us to be together, but I don’t want the pressure of other people.”
I sighed in relief, “I was just thinking the same thing.”
“Good.” I could just imagine the smile he had on his face right now.

“I’m almost done, can you bring me some underwear?” I questioned.
“Sure, baby. Any preferences?”
“No, just choose what you like.”
“That I will do.” He walked away and closed the door behind him.

In the meantime I turned off the shower and wrapped a towel around myself. I was very specific about towels, it’s one of those weird pet peeves I have. I couldn’t stand towels that were too thin, or too fluffy. This towel was just perfect. I dried myself off as Tony knocked on the door, handing me the underwear. I kept the door open, letting the steam leave the bathroom and put on the underwear. The mirror was fogged up, so I cleared it with my towel and looked at myself. I was surprised with Tony’s choice of underwear. I expected him to chose the most revealing and lacy underwear I had, but instead he chosen some simple black boyshorts and quite a supportive blue bra. They didn’t match, but I didn’t care. Tony came from behind me and wrapped his arms around my waist. He placed a few kisses on my neck and shoulder. We stared at our reflection. He was already dressed and I was awkwardly standing in my underwear.

“I like the way we look together.” Tony mumbled under his breath.
“I do too.” I agreed and leaned back into him.

We stood there for a couple of minuted before I turned around and kissed him.
“I’m going to get dressed so we can go get breakfast.” I announced
“Ok, I put something on the bed I thought you might want to wear.”
“Thank you.” I mumbled and kissed him again. Tony chuckled and let me go.

I don’t know why, but now that we were together in this way, I was a lot more shy. He had this weird effect on me. I looked at the clothes Tony had chosen and smiled. The Sleeping With Sirens sweater and ripped jeans just covered up all my bruises, except for one you could just see through the rips of the jeans. I didn’t bother with make up and left my hair down in it’s natural curls.

“Tone, are you ready?” I called out while pulling on my shoes.
“Yep,” He said popping his head from the bathroom, “Are you wearing heels again?”
“Yes, so I can do this a lot easier.” I was eye height with Tony and kissed him.
“Of course I also did it to piss off Vic, cause he has pissed me off enough.” I chuckled.
“He has. Especially. The last. Couple. Of. Weeks. And. Yesterday.” He replied in between kisses.
I pulled away and straightened out his T-shirt, “When we are at the pharmacy we have to act like we aren’t there for, uh, specific things. We get separate stuff. That way, if there are any fans, they won’t get suspicious.”
“That’s a good idea.” Tony smiled at me.
“I like you.” I whispered.
Tony looked at me with a confused face, “What?”
“Well, I think love is a really special word, and I don’t just want to throw it around. But I still want something I can say to you.. So ‘I like you’.” I mumbled embarrassed and looked down at my feet.
He grinned at me and pulled my face back up, “I like you too.”

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Tony’s POV

The elevator arrived at the floor with the restaurant and I grabbed Noortje’s hand. It was one thing I could still do in public. We used to do it often, so nobody will think it’s suspicious. We walked into a hall with a lot of tables and I looked around. I spotted Jaime sitting at a table for 6 people and made my way over. Vic, Mike, and Jay were also seated.

“Hey guys.” I smiled.
“Somebody’s happy today.” Jaime teased.
I shrugged and Noortje and I sat in two chairs next to each other. I kept hold of one of her fingers and let our hands hang in between us.
“So how are you Noortje?” Mike asked.
Noortje looked up and nodded. I looked at her, tears starting to fill my eyes. I blinked them back.
“You know you’re just allowed to talk, right?” I muttered. Noortje had told me that her mom had told her to keep her mouth shut and not to make a noise again. When Noortje went to say ok her mom beat her because she had made a noise.
“I’m fine, thanks.” She said is a quiet voice.
Mike gave her a sad smile.

Noortje and I ordered our food. We all made small talk with each other, but Noortje kept silent most of the time. However, slowly, but surely, she started to talk a bit louder. I was just happy that she wasn’t afraid to talk to me.
We almost finished our breakfast, when Vic asked, “So, what are we going to do today?”
“Uh…” Noortje looked up at me.
“Umm… Noortje and I have to do something, but we won’t be long. After that we can do whatever Noortje had planned.” I explained.
“What are you gonna do?” Jaime asked with his mouth full of bacon.
“That doesn’t really matter. We actually have to go now, if we still want to do something today.”
Noortje nodded and stood up with me. We walked away from the table.
“That was close.” I mumbled.

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Vic’s POV

I watched Noortje and Tony walk away. I stood up as well.
“Where are you going?” Mike questioned.
“I’m going to follow them.” I uttered.
“Oh come on, give them some privacy.” Jaime argued.
“Yeah, but something seems fishy about this.” I said and followed Noortje and Tony.

I stayed a few meters behind them and watched as Tony wrapped his arm around Noortje and Noortje laughed. Everything seemed normal, but I still kept following them. I just felt like there was something off about this. They continued walking and entered the town center. There were more people are here, so I had to move closer to be able keep tracking them.

They entered a store and I stayed outside. They had entered a drug store, why would they go to a drug store? I looked through the glass and saw Tony and Noortje grabbing separate baskets. Ok, so they weren’t buying things together, they just coincidentally both had to go to the drug store. Tony moved over to a wall filled with condoms. Why the fuck would he need condoms? Is he expecting to get lucky or something? If he does, Noortje would have to find some other place to sleep. I looked over to what Noortje was doing and saw her scanning the aisles, looking for something. She walked over to the aisle Tony was in and looked at him. Tony blushed and quickly grabbed a few packets and walked away. Noortje shook her head and looked at the items on the shelf opposite the condom wall. She stopped and looked around herself before quickly grabbing a box and putting it in her basket. I couldn’t see what she had taken. Tony went to the cashier while Noortje went to the pharmacist and handed him a note. The pharmacist nodded and gave her something. Tony and Noortje both paid and I quickly hid around the corner.

They walked out and entered a florist. Why the hell would they go to a florist? I saw them looking at the different flowers and decided to hurry back to the hotel. I wasn’t going to get much information.

Notes

So Vic is trying to figure out what's going on. Will he ever find out? And why did Noortje and Tony go to a florist?


- DSN