86LINDY'S POVSuddenly, it started raining and I yelped as we run to the shore joining the boys. They threw the towels on the patio and played under the rain, like little kids. Milo carried me in his arms and spins me around as I shrieked. As soon as I land my feet on the sand, I see the boys running around chasing each other. Childish and loud as ever.I see Jasper walking up to Milo whispering in his ear which made Milo smile instantly. I was curious what they were talking about, "Baby I know you're not a Spitfire Strip fan." Milo said.I turned my head to him as he push his hair off his face which was always so sexy when he does that. "Yeah, and?" I responded."Lads!" Jasper called out to them.He hand signaled them to come near and they started approaching us. He let's go of me while they formed a circle. Huddling. I stand here waiting for them to turn around and face me. I don't know what they were talking about but they were buzzing and laughing. Silas was the one laughing so
87There goes my busy world-famous boyfriend. Back on track for their Spitfire Strip tour.The following morning, it was another day for me and almost everybody was talking about Milo's mystery girl and to be honest, when you're a nobody in school, no one could notice that it was you in the picture. I mean, if you were them, I'm sure you won't believe or suspect a thing that it could be me.By lunch, Martha scooted her way to our usual table and sat down beside me while placing her lunch down. "Spell lucky." she blurted."L-U-C-""You dummy!" she snorted.I smiled."You're all over the tabloids!""Shhh!" I hissed at her."Oops, sorry."I looked around if somebody heard what we were talking about. "But seriously.” Martha continued to say. “You were instant famous! Have you seen how the fans tweeted and reacted when they saw Lucius' tweet? Damn, your ass is a lucky one. Most fans would want to be in your shoes right now and I am one of the jealous people!""That's exactly the point, Luc
88MILO'S POVAfter finishing Argentina and Uruguay we took a day off before starting in Brazil. It was the perfect time for me to spend more time with Lindy and to relax. The lads were busy bringing along their girlfriends with them and I'm just getting jealous of it because I wish I can bring Lindy with me too. We were by the pool area and just arrived in Rio de Janeiro, trying to take a quick day off before kicking it tomorrow."So, I hear Milo has a special someone. Getting busy with your phone all the time." I hear Sophia talking to me.I moved my head up to her and just smiled. She was a lovely woman and Lucius is lucky to have her. I'm happy for them because they look so perfect together even though Lucius has cheated on her numerous times. "I do have a special friend." I replied."I can see how she makes you happy. Why didn't you bring her along with you guys?" She asked."It's kind of complicated Sophia.""Oh, I wanted to meet her."I smile at her. “I wanted her to meet every
89LINDY'S POVI was crying in front of Milo but I couldn't hold it in any longer. I have been missing him so badly and all these news coming out that he was seeing this girl makes everything mess up between us. He was spotted by the paparazzi going out of the hotel at dawn, makes me so furious. He's my boyfriend but I cant have him alone and I can’t spend time more with him because he is busy with his concert because he's famous and lots of women are after him, of any age. I want him all to myself alone, I may sound selfish right now but would you want your own boyfriend to be surrounded by other women? I don't know who to believe, when there were pictures snapped of him. I mean, it was obviously him because of his hair. He was exiting the hotel with this blond girl.A blond girl."There was a blond girl Milo ! Who was that?" I exclaimed.He just stared at me."She was a nobody Lindy.” He tells me.“It was not just a nobody. You hang out with her, with Paige.” I insisted.“Lindy.” M
90MILO’S POVI glance at Dan and Patrick again. “I cannot just spill her name, can I? I mean, the woman needs some privacy too.”“We know you have been pretty elusive lately.” She complimented and I hate how an interview becomes all about me. I mean we are a band so why aren’t they asking the lads other questions and stop focusing it all the time on me. “Can we know who she is to Milo Beckett?”“Like I said before, she is very very close to me." I say as I shift on my seat while Patrick gives me the look in his eyes while he gestures his hand against his neck telling me to stop talking about Lindy. “And I think it is really inappropriate to talk about someone who does not know she is being talked about.”I clear my throat as Chelsea continues to push it, "You were also caught by a pap hugging and snogging a woman on a balcony. Was it also her from the picture that Lucius tweeted?"I didn’t want to answer the question.“Was it the same woman from all the photos you posted on your soci
91Spitfire Strip were even busier with their concerts and Milo tried to his best to focus more on the tour than the petty issues about him and Lindy. The lads have been flying from one country to another like they always do and finished their On The Road Again tour in Europe from Sunderland, Manchester, Edinburg, London, Copenhagen, Paris, Amsterdam and Milan.Lindy, on the other side of the world, was still on the wait for him to finish all their tours so she'll see him again and the rest of the other Spitfire Strip boys. Martha keeps her company all the time to cheer her up and to update her with the latest Spitfire Strip news. Milo kept being away from the paps so he won't be the centre of attention again and reassured Lindy that the photo with Paige was staged since she knows more about the fandom than Lindy."Oh come on Lindy, I'm sure Milo is faithful to you." Martha keeps on telling her, like a chant.When they finished their last leg for their European tour in Dusseldorf, Ber
92"I missed you so much baby." I whispered to her as I squeezed her hard that our two bodies felt as if they were melting into one."I miss you too." She never loosened her grip for a second and so did I.When we heard Rowan dramatically clearing his throat, we pulled ourselves away from each other with smiles on our faces. We noticed that others were staring but I looked at her again ignoring the other fans who were here, I couldn't seem to take my eyes off of her right now."Shall we all start this wonderful night?" Jasper blurted.I pulled my head up and stared at the lads who were staring back at me with smiles on their faces. Damn, these guys always surprise me every single time. All of us settled on our seats as I pulled Lindy's chair for her before I sat down on mine. The foods were quickly served and felt as if we were having a regular date in public and it felt so freaking amazing to be here. There was a pianist too, who started playing beautiful songs that made the place a
93LINDY'S POV"Good morning my beautiful girlfriend.""Time to wake up sleeping beauty.""Wake up my love."I slowly opened my eyes when I heard Milo's raspy morning voice and his infectious dimpled smile that brightened up my morning instantly. I was on the bed with no clothes on while his white soft blanket was the only thing wrapped around me. He gave me butterfly kisses on my lips while he cupped both of my cheeks and it was something I would want to do with him forever. We both laughed in between his kisses and gave me a long passionate one that lasted longer than I thought. I hope I don't have morning breath because that would be so embarrassing hence his mouth smelled like mint. I sat on the bed while rubbing my eyes and seeing Milo wearing a black boxer brief, he gestured his hand to the tray of foods on the table just right beside the bed."I'm sure you're hungry because of last night." he asked.I held his cheek and kissed him again for the lovely breakfast he had prepared
E P I L O G U E "Em, just stop screaming, please." Lindy begs. "Think of it as a vacation."VACATION?! Then why can not I use the private jet?! Why do I have to ride a plane in eco... e... Ugh! I do not even want to say the word!""Stop being so overdramatic, Em. We all started somewhere." Milo mocks."I started rich and popular, I am keeping that title." She stood her ground.Milo tilts his head, "Not unless I take that away from you."She gapes.Ezekiel pulled up his pad as soon as he finished writing the words, “Cheer up Em. It is not so bad.” with a smiley face next to the sentence.It annoyed her even more. She loves her twin brother, but she hates the situation that she was in.“Not so bad for you!!” She screams at her brother before she groans. “You can not do this to me!!” Emerald screams like the drama queen she is.Days passed, Emerald found herself arriving in Aidenwoods, New Zealand with two big pieces of luggage and only a hundred pounds in her wallet and the other hund
70‘The famous Beckett duo called EZME called it quits after five years of singing together to their millions of fans due to personal issues, scandals, and health conditions that needed to be taken more seriously. Ezekiel Beckett has been suffering from Muscle Tension Dysphonia which causes the sound and feel of his voice to change due to extreme muscle tension in and around his voice box. As a result, it causes his voice to regularly stop performing more efficiently which broke a lot of his female fans' hearts. The 21-year-old heartthrob and crooner recently lost his voice due to stress, tension, overuse, and overwork and is now going through therapy doing various exercises.On the other hand, Emerald Beckett, who is no longer new to scandals and issues, has gotten some pretty bad press every now and then. The 21-year-old pop star and the other half of the duo called EZME have been known for her horrific diva behavior since her rise in popularity. It has always been rumored that she
69L I N D Y After the honeymoon, I bravely decided to go back to college and finish where I left off. Milo has been very supportive of my decisions and he has been my confidante in almost anything that I do and I want to do. He would confront me about what would be the best and would advise me when things get harder or more confusing. He is just there constantly supporting me which means so much to me after everything.When he asked me if I would move in with him to London, I did not hesitate to agree with him because all my life anywhere with him, whether it is in London, Peru, Spain, South Africa, the Philippines, or anywhere around the world, I would want to be with him. Always. Mom and dad felt sad when they found out that I was moving to another continent which made them feel a little bit emotional before we parted ways. Although they understand that things are going to be different now that I am getting older and wiser and have plans set on ahead of me with Milo. Yet, my paren
68L I N D Y “Welcome home Lindy!!!” I was taken aback as soon as the party poppers popped that came out of nowhere and I see everyone in this house greeting me with smiles on their faces. I see Lucius, Jasper, Silas, and Rowan who came all the way to celebrate this day with me which really means so much to me after what I have been through. It was the kind of support system that I needed after what happened to me and how these people are showing me an unconditional kind of love. These guys, whom I have always considered as my older brothers from other mothers, are all here and this means the world to me. I see Martha who ran towards me in a split second and hugged me tightly with tears flooding in her eyes which made me cry too because this scene is very much making me so emotional. She hugs me tight as she says the words, "I am so glad to see you again. I have missed you. I have missed you so much. I missed you a lot."She makes me bawl my eyes out as I hug onto her tighter, "I m
67L I N D YSaint Francis Sanitarium had a different way of treatment which had been pretty much helpful for my recovery. They also had strict rules about visitors, no one was really allowed to see the patients who are under treatments like me to avoid problems, complications, and miscalculations. There were no cellphones allowed inside and Wi-Fi as well to avoid any social media. Although they allowed gifts from the outside, it was still hard not to be able to see everyone. I didn’t let my negative emotions get the worst of me because I had to be strong for myself and my kids and for everyone else who is waiting for me to head out of this mental facility. I faced this battle head on and even though it was hard for me to accept the changes that I have had, emotionally and mentally, I am still very thankful for the support that I am getting from my family, friends, and of course Milo.Milo has been sending me hand written letters every day which is something I always look forward to
66M I L OWhat did she mean by that?Did she mean it literally?Silence, there was silence between us and I was just utterly and indescribably confused. She didn’t answer while her eyes were looking all over the entire house. Her eyes looked like she was searching for something inside the house and at the same time, she looked like she was in distraught. She looked so lost, sad, and completely puzzled by her own thoughts inside her head.“Are you alright baby?” I holler.She nods and looks back at me, “Yes. Just…. Just a little… awake.”I tried to ignore what I heard from her about hearing them in her head and just walked towards her, “I thought you fell asleep?”She shakes her head, “I can’t.”“Did you even try?”She nods. “Yes. These days it’s just hard for me to sleep.”“Should we visit the doctor?”“No.” Her voice was firm. “No need for that.”I take her hand to mine, “Hey, let’s go back to sleep. Shall we?”She nods and smiles before we walked up to the bedroom.I still hear the
65M I L OThey were so tiny.Very tiny.So fragile. So delicately adorable. I stare at them from outside the glass window and my heart swells with these crazy emotions that are building up inside me the more I stare at how tiny and angelic they looked. Staring at them, I did not know that I could love more my sweet Lindy for carrying my little soldiers who are now battling with their own lives. I had no idea that these tiny creatures would actually make me feel much more whole in some way. I glance at the tubes and machines that were surrounding them to help them survive and grow and I know they are fighters and that they will grow stronger. I know. I know they will. I watch as their chests go up and down while they were breathing as they were moving their tiny hands around and subtly kicked their small feet. It was amazing how they looked and how their tiny movements could actually surprise me and amaze me at the same time. Absentmindedly, I am staring at them with a smile on m
64M I L OI laugh humorlessly as I shake my head sideways, not wanting to believe what I have just heard. No, this cannot be possible. There is absolutely no way. No. I had no idea that Ricky was this selfish and this heartless with everything that had happened. He is and has always been only thinking about himself and no other else. He only and always wants to save himself from everything when the going gets rough then runs away and hides like a frightful little child and pass the blame onto others so he can clear his name.This man is despicable, absolutely and horrifyingly greedy.“I am so sorry.” Ricky apologizes but the more he says it the more it makes me angry.“Ricky! How could you so selfish?!” Gwyneth screams at him..“Of course!” I exclaimed. “Of course you would say it’s me! You freaking asshole!” I pressed my clenched fist against the center of my forehead. I groan in frustration and in anger because I want to hit this person so badly. I want to hurt him as hard as I ca
63M I L OEver since my argument with Gwyneth, we never really talked as much as we used to. I understand why she was feeling that way and I understand why she had avoided me since she hated what I have done. Of all people, I thought she would be the one who would understand me because she is my sibling, but then I was wrong.She made me feel even worst. I tried to understand where her anger was coming from and obviously, she was gutted that I said and did those things to Jolene. I know she could not believe me that I treated Jolene that way because she has always hated it when I do things that hurt women since I was brought up by women too.I wish my words could change anything to what she sees me now but then I know I can never take back the things I did and the things I said to her.Sometimes I wish she could have understood me and why I had to do it. The night before the band’s world tour started, someone came to my house late at night and rang the doorbell many times which woke