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Cecilia smiled as she listened to him and she nodded. "I'd really like that," she admitted quietly, "I miss you a lot, too." She peered up at him, watching him for a moment before she leaned to kiss his cheek happily. Her smile broadened into a grin, though, and she laughed. "I wish I could have stuck around for the full reaction. Is that little game over? Because it took everything in me to not kiss you at the elevator earlier." Grinning still, she leaned into his hold as they walked.

Michael grinned down at her, his heart swelling with the kiss to his cheek and he shifted, sliding an arm around her shoulders to tug her close into his side, kissing the top of her head, then her cheek, just wanting to make up for the kisses he didn't get to give her earlier. "Well, if nobody's called in, how about we hang out for a little while?" he offered up, "I can officially introduce you to Ashton and Calum?" He smiled to her words, though, his heart swelling more, and he leaned to kiss her for a moment, unable to help it. "I missed you, too. I love you, Arianna."

Ashton smiled with amusement and shook his head, amused with it all.

Luke smiled with the feeling of Cecilia's kiss, just wanting to make up for time they'd missed out on. Although, Cecilia's laugh was like music to Luke's ears, and he swore to himself it was the most beautiful symphony he'd ever heard. "Trust me when I say Ashton was ready to kill me." Luke grinned cheekily, shaking his head. "But yeah, the game's over." He pouted at the thought, wishing he'd kept it going. "But the guys are excited to meet you." He smiled, squeezing around her, keeping firmly by her side. "I love you so damn much." He told her, pressing a kiss to the top of her head. "I'm just glad you're mine, and I missed you all morning."

Arianna smiled as Michael kissed her, shifting so she could press another kiss to his lips, having missed him all morning, happy to have him by her side once more. Pushing the trolley into it's storage, Arianna unloaded all the cleaning supplies and kept them in their designated areas before turning to look at Michael. "I'm in." She smiled, biting her lip in amusement. "If, you know, that big bad boyfriend doesn't beat your ass." She teased, amused by the whole thing. "I love you too, Michael." She pressed another kiss to his lips, just so hopelessly in love.

Calum laughed. "I'm excited to meet these two."

Cecilia grinned with the mention of it. "Which one was Ashton?" she asked with curiosity, arching a brow, though she smiled with amusement with his pout. "I'm glad - I'm excited to meet them, too, especially since you made it seem like you guys are super close." And, she wanted to know the people Luke cared about, she wanted them to like her. Her expression softened and she smiled up at him. "I love you, too. Arianna and I couldn't stop talking about you two. It sucked being away from you." Smiling, she parted from Luke for just a moment so that she could help Arianna put everything away.

Michael grinned broadly, enjoying each kiss she gave him and she watched him, wishing he knew how to help her put things away but he didn't want to mess up and get her in trouble, so he just mostly stayed out of her way. "I'm glad," he told her honestly, grinning broadly, "And I'm certainly not scared of your big, bad boyfriend. I'd go to the ends of the Earth for you, fight any big, bad boyfriend you could ever have just so that I can have you in my life." He winked teasingly, though his words were honest, and he grinned when he felt her kiss him, holding her close as he returned her kiss.

"I am, too," Ashton admitted with a nod, "Especially since those two fell so fast and so hard for them."

Luke smiled, eager to introduce Cecilia to his best friends. "Ashton is the blondie, he's the oldest out of the four of us, and Calum is the shortest with black hair." He smiled. "They're amazing, but be careful, Ashton's got a wicked sense of humour." He shook his head at the thought, toying with his lower lip as he watched Cecilia, committing her mannerisms to memory, how she looked so ethereal in that moment. "They'll love you, though." He promised, certain that Calum and Ashton would love Cecilia. "It sucked being away from you, too." Luke pouted with the thought.

Arianna bit her lip happily at Michael's words, pulling away to help Cecilia. "I've only got one boyfriend, but he's pretty sweet and I love him." She told Michael, looking to him with a smile. "He's pretty perfect, and he's just got the nicest smile." She winked, finishing the last of the putting away and going to Michael, wrapping her arms around his neck, pressing another kiss to his lips. "I need to get changed, I'm not meeting the other two in a maid's uniform." She laughed. "You coming? Have you had breakfast?" She frowned with worry.

Calum smiled. "I'm sure they're nice girls. We gotta make them feel comfortable."

"Oh, so Ashton's the one who basically shut you two up?" Cecilia asked with amusement as she finished putting things away before she turned to him with a grin. "I think I can handle the wicked sense of humor." Seeing him toying with his lip, she couldn't help but to watch him for a moment, though she smiled. "I hope you're right." Seeing his pout, she grinned and moved to kiss his pout gently. "I'll be back, I've gotta see if we have any requests - and, if not, I'll go change and be right back."

Michael grinned slightly as he watched her. "I bet your boyfriend loves you like crazy," he murmured quietly as he examined her, his heart swelling upon hearing her words. "You're absolutely perfect all-around. Gorgeous, amazing, sweet - I love everything about you." Grinning, his arms slid around her as he returned her kiss for a few moments, absolutely loving every single second of it, though he nodded to her words. "Go ahead. But, we're waiting to order right now. We kind of got distracted with Ashton and Calum teasing us and Luke and I talking our mouths off about you two."

"Maybe they'll get those two to stop being such dorks," Ashton joked lightly, though he nodded. "I'll try my best." He grinned jokingly.

Luke laughed with Cecilia's guess. "Yeah, he's the one who shut us up." He grinned, shaking his head in amusement. "If you get sick of him, just smack the back of his head, that usually works." Luke teased, pulling Cecilia closer to him, his hands on her hips. Returning her kiss, Luke pulled Cecilia back for a moment to press a longer kiss to her lips, before letting her go. "Should we meet you in the restaurant?" Luke offered, and although he didn't want to part from her, he didn't want her to get in trouble because of his need to be beside her.

Arianna smiled with Michael's words. "I hope he does, because I love him like crazy." She looked up to Michael, pressing another kiss to his lips before looking to Cecilia. "I'll come with, just in case anyone's called. We can meet these dorks for breakfast?" She suggested, looking to Michael as he spoke. "You four are gonna be trouble, I can just tell." She laughed, reaching to squeeze Michael's hand before pulling away.#

Luke nodded. "Do you want anything specific for breakfast, beautiful?" Luke asked Cecilia with a smile.

Calum laughed. "Ashton!" He nudged his friend. "Don't scare them off, Luke will kill you."

Cecilia grinned up at Luke, listening to him talk, though she laughed. "You shouldn't encourage violence," she teased lightly, though she grinned with his kiss, sliding her arms around his neck for the moment it lasted, and she nodded slightly when the kiss ended. "Yeah, meeting at the restaurant sounds good," she confirmed to both Luke and Arianna, "I'm a s-" She paused in her words, looking to Arianna for a moment before she looked back to Luke. "I never turn down waffles."

Michael grinned broadly with hearing Arianna's words and he leaned to kiss her again, unable to help his, his heart just so happy and warm with hearing her words. "He loves you like crazy, too, I just know it," he told her quietly, winking teasingly, though he listened to her talk to her friend and he smiled, nodding with the mention of it. "Alright. We'll meet you in the restaurant." He gently tugged her back to himself gently, lifting his hand to brush her hair out of her face gently, kissing her forehead. "Want me to order you anything so it will be ready when you get back?"

"What?" Ashton asked, blinking innocently before he grinned. "I would never!"

Arianna snorted with laughter as Cecilia was about to say sucker, putting her hands up in defense when Cecilia looked to her.

Luke looked between the two with amusement, wrapping his arms around Cecilia's wasit for a moment, pressing another kiss to her lips. "Okay, waffles it is." He grinned, pressing another kiss to Cecilia's lips, lingering for a few moments longer this time. "I love you." He told her, kissing her forehead and reluctantly pulling away. "Meet you in 10?"

Turning her attention back to Michael, Arianna smiled and pressed a kiss to Michael's lips, smiling. "I'm glad, because I can't live without him." She told him, smiling as he kissed her forehead. "Pancakes would be amazing, thank you." She smiled up at him, squeezing around his middle gently. "We'll be with you guys soon."

Calum grinned. "You would."

Cecilia shot a playful look at her friend but she grinned with Luke's kiss and she closed her eyes, enjoying it while it lasted. "I love you, too," she murmured, blinking her eyes open to peer up at him for a moment. Smiling, she nodded. "Of course. I'll be back before you know it." She grinned, leaning up to kiss him again before she pulled back and looked to Arianna, waiting for her friend.

Michael arched an amused brow as he watched the interaction between the two, though he didn't bother questioning it, instead grinning with Arianna's kiss while it lasted, rubbing her hips gently as he held her close to himself. "He can't live without you, either," he murmured quietly as he examined her, though he smiled and nodded. "I'll make sure to order you the best pancakes, then." He grinned and kissed her forehead again. "I'll see you in a bit. We'll be impatiently waiting." He winked teasingly.

"Okay, maybe I would," Ashton joked lightly as he laughed quietly.

Luke smiled. "I can't wait." He pressed a kiss to Cecilia's temple, hating the fact there was space between them, just wanting to pull her close already.

Arianna smiled to Michael's words, kissing his nose before pulling away. "We'll be back soon, don't miss us too much." She teased, smiling at Cecilia and leading her out of the room. As soon as they were out of earshot of the boys, Arianna giggled. "Sucker."

Calum turned as he saw Luke and Michael coming back, raising his eyebrows. "I think Ashton's gonna scare these girls off." He grinned, just to see if he'd get a reaction.

Luke glared at Ashton playfully. "If you dare."

Cecilia smiled as she watched him. "Neither can I," she assured him quietly before she followed after Arianna, though she pouted at Arianna and shoved her friend playfully. "Sh, I didn't actually say it!"

Michael grinned slightly. "No promises," he called after Arianna, certain he'd miss her like crazy - he already did. Chewing on his lip as he watched her leave, he eventually followed Luke to sit down, though he blinked to Calum's words and settled a gaze on Ashton. "We all know you're evil, you don't have to prove yourself."

Ashton laughed as he watched them but he grinned to Luke. "I think I might dare," he joked before grinning mischievously at Michael, "And that sounds like a challenge."

Arianna laughed. "You didn't say it, but you were gonna." She nudged Cecilia gently, getting into the staff room and checking for any notices. Seeing none, Arianna checked the phone, just in case. "Looks like we're clear to eat breakfast with the boys." She smiled, grabbing the hairbrush to smooth out her hair. "You and Luke are so cute." She teased, meaning it too.

Luke sat down, already missing Cecilia, the more time he spent with her, the harder it was to pull himself away from her. "Alright, alright." He told Ashton. "You're evil, you gremlin." He teased. "I've already warned Cecilia about your sense of humour."

Calum watched on in amusement, shaking his head. "Are they joining us for breakfast?"

"I stopped myself!" Cecilia complained with a pout, though she chewed on her lip, waiting anxiously to hear whether they could sign out of work or not. Hearing the approval, she grinned and moved to her locker so that she could change clothes. "I can't wait to get out there to him," she admitted quietly as she focused on changing, though she laughed. "Michael looked like he would never let you go."

"Oh, that's hardly fair," Ashton complained with a small pout, "I was really looking forward to surprising them."

Michael shook his head with amusement, though he moved to pull out the menu, nodding to Calum's question. "Arianna is," he confirmed, "As long as they're able to get off work, anyways." He grinned slightly, but scanned through the food, eventually picking what he wanted before he looked to the others. "Are you guys ready to order? I want to make sure the food's here before Arianna gets back." He chewed on his lip, eager to see her again, eager to have her next to him.

Arianna grinned, going to her own locker, always keeping a change of clothes there, just in case. Changing, Arianna smiled at Cecilia's words. "Good, I hope he never lets me go." She sighed happily, tying her hair back into a bun. "He's so damn perfect, I almost can't believe how lucky I got." She smiled, clocking out of work as she slid on her bright green vans to compliment her all black outfit.

Luke smiled. "Cecilia is too." He looked to Michael though. "I'm ready to order, just waiting for these idiots." He shot a joking look to Ashton. "Yeah, well, we can't afford you scaring them off, Gizmo." He grinned. "Buckle up. What do you want to eat?"

Calum thought for a moment. "Full English, definitely. Extra toast." He grinned.

Cecilia grinned as she listened to her friend, shaking her head. "You two are adorable," she teased lightly, "I'm so happy for you." She grinned at her friend but focused on changing. "I'll probably head home after breakfast to get a change of clothes for the concert." She chewed on her lip, hating the thought of leaving, of being away from Luke for too long, but she wanted to look nice for him. Still, once she finished changing, she let her hair down from its bun and ran her fingers through it to smooth it out.

"Rude," Ashton complained with a pout, shaking his head. "I'm gonna go with Eggs Benedict."

Michael nodded slightly to Luke's words. "They're good for us," he said with a small grin, "Arianna's just absolute perfection and I really can't wait for you two to meet her. But, if you say anything even remotely awful, I'm disappearing with her." Laughing, he stood up. "Alright, I'm going to go place the orders. You coming?" He looked to Luke, figuring that it would be easier to remember it all if he wasn't up there alone, but also needing somebody there to keep his mind from wandering back to how much he wanted Arianna there with him.

Luke nodded, standing from his seat and smacking the back of Ashton's head lightly, teasingly. "Behave yourself, Irwin." He warned jokingly, following Michael to put in their order, keeping waffles at the forefront of his brain to make sure that Cecilia's breakfast would be ready and warm for when she eventually joined them. "Disappearing with Cecilia until tonight sounds like fun." He laughed to Michael. "At least we know Ashton wouldn't scare them off."

Arianna smiled at Cecilia. "I'm happy for you and Luke too," she said honestly, locking the staff room door as she led the way out, making sure she looked presentable as she walked down the barren, grey hallway, excited to leave this hotel behind. Smiling at Cecilia though, Arianna saw the boys ordering and nudged Cecilia with a smile. "Look at our dorks." She grinned happily, sneaking up behind Michael and wrapping her arms around him from behind. "Boo."

Michael grinned with his friend's words and nodded slightly. "That's true. Plus, just a night with Arianna would be nice, just enjoying her presence before we leave," he admitted quietly, leaning to place the orders when they got to the counter, though he blinked when he felt arms around him. His grin broadening, he shifted to look at her. "Hey you, I missed you." He turned, sliding his arms around her before he kissed the top of her head. "So, you're done for the day?"

Cecilia smiled with the mention of it and chewed on her lip for a moment. "I love him," she murmured quietly, swearing she'd never said anything truer. Seeing Luke up ahead, her hear swelled and she made her way over, grabbing his arm gently to lift it, slipping under to have his arm around her with a grin. "Look at you."

Luke smiled, laughing in surprise as Cecilia lifted his arm. "Well, hello there, gorgeous." He greeted with a smile, squeezing around her gently, pressing a sweet kiss to her temple. "I missed you. Are you finished for the day? Are you all mine now?" He asked, pressing a kiss to the top of Cecilia's head, protectively holding around her, just loving the feeling of having Cecilia beside him. "Ashton and Calum have been teasing us, so watch out." He teased.

Arianna laughed, looking up at Michael. "Hey." She greeted, reaching to kiss his cheek. "Done for the day." She confirmed with a nod. "Which means you get to have me all to yourself until the concert." She grinned, squeezing around him as she wrapped her arms around his middle. "I missed you too, baby." She told him truthfully, just taking a moment to hold him, taking in the smell of his cologne and the feeling of having him beside her.

Cecilia giggled quietly, grinning up at him. "I missed you, too," she murmured quietly as she chewed on her lip but she nodded happily, "Yes, I'm finished for the day, and double yes, I'm all yours now - well, except for when I go home to get a change of clothes." Smiling, she leaned into his hold, pressing her face to his shirt gently, enjoying being this close to him. "I'm sure I can take their teasing, I think I can handle anything with you by my side."

Michael grinned, happy to hear that she was done, that they'd get to have the rest of the time together. "I'm so glad," he murmured quietly, holding her close to himself as he kissed the top of her head again, then leaned to kiss her lips with a grin. "I love you." Holding her close, he rubbed her back gently. "The food should be ready before long. Are you prepared to meet our two idiot friends?" He arched a brow, grinning broadly as he took her in.

Luke smiled, rubbing Cecilia’s back softly, kissing the top of her head as she pressed her face into his shirt. “I love you, and I promise to protect you from Twiddle Dee and Twiddle Dum.” He joked, although his voice was calm, low, relaxed with Cecilia around him. “So, with that, are you ready to meet them?” Luke smiled, wrapping his arms completely around Cecilia for a long moment, wanting to protect her, hold her forever.

Arianna smiled as she returned Michael’s kiss, smiling as their foreheads met once more. “I love you too.” She told him gently, squeezing around him once more. “I think I’m prepared.” She laughed with a nod. “I mean, with you next to me, I’m pretty much invincible.” She looked up to Michael with a smile.