You Love Somebody

Anna was given the day off, at least until the concert in the evening. That made it possible for her to go sightseeing with her dad and Alice in London. Emma offered to be their tour guide, since she lived in London and knew the best way to get the most important sights covered. 

Anna was excited as she showered and got ready to go out to see London. She was wearing a cropped top under dungarees and a headband around her hair. She was brushing her teeth when Eddie came up and hugged her from behind. He had been sleeping in and would be going to the venue later in the afternoon. 

He leaned his chin on her shoulder and watched her as she brushed her teeth. She smiled at him, and brushed thoroughly. 

"You are so beautiful," he said and smiled softly. She rolled her eyes at him, and spat toothpaste in the sink. Then she rinsed and dried her mouth, before she turned and faced him. He pressed himself against her, leaning in to kiss her. She put her arms around his neck and kissed him back. 

"Minty fresh," he chuckled and ran his hands up and down her back. "I'm serious though, you are beautiful." 

She looked down for a moment, and sighed. "You are giving me butterflies," she said and looked back up and smiled at him. 

He laughed and nodded. "I get that too. All the time."

"So it's contagious!" She joked and stroked his cheek. "I better get going, Emma is picking me up." 

He smiled and put his hands on the bathroom counter on either side of her, trapping her between his arms. 

"Eddie..." She looked at him with a serious expression, but she couldn't keep a straight face. "Baby, I gotta go." 

"My sister can wait until I've memorized every single millimetre of your face." He winked at her. 

"Take a picture, it'll last longer," she chuckled. She grabbed her phone and turned to lean against his chest. Then she flipped the camera on her phone and took a picture. She opened it and looked at it for a moment. They were smiling, and even though Eddie had just woken up, he was annoyingly good looking. His hair fell in perfect curls, his features were soft and he had a light stubble on his jaw line. His chest was bare, but she covered most of it, only showing off his strong, muscular shoulders with the tattoos strewn across. She looked really nice in the photo, something she usually wasn't much for admitting. 

"What?" Eddie asked as she was looking at the photo for a while. 

She smiled at the photo and then looked up at him in the mirror. "We look really great together," she said softly. "Really happy."

He nodded with a warm look in his eyes and sighed. "That's how you look when you love somebody," he said and kissed her temple.

***

Emma was the perfect tour guide. She had planned a day of sightseeing, making sure they saw all the traditional sights; Big Ben, Parliament, Tower Bridge, London Bridge, The Tower of London, Hyde Park and Saint Paul's Cathedral. She was a walking talking encyclopedia obviously very well prepared for the task. There were lots of other things they could have seen, but time was limited, and in the end what her dad wanted to see was the most important to Anna. She figured she would have plenty of time to see London. 

It turned out to be a great way for Anna and Emma to bond. They had a lot more in common than their love for Eddie. They were both well educated, loved reading and they had the same sense of humour. Emma made Anna crack up and vice versa. During lunch in a traditional English pub, serving traditional English pub food, they laughed so hard at her dad's reaction to the visuals of his bangers and mash, that Anna needed to use the ladies room or she would pee herself.