The next morning, I wake up around 6 and I have half an hour before Lauren gets here and pulls me out of the comfiest place in the world, I slowly sit myself up and reach to grab my phone, wanting a social media fix before facing the world and going to college. As I'm scrolling through my Instagram looking at all the quote accounts I follow, I remember that I have a 1-1 session with Tia after college and then hopefully I'll see West for a bit, just as I'm about to put my phone down and await Lauren's arrival in five minutes, my phone chimes and I smile already knowing who it is.
West: Morning Baby, hope you got enough sleep last night and that you weren't awake all night thinking of me 😉. Have a good day at College, text if you need me, but if not, I will see you this afternoon xx
I smile and giggle to myself, he's such a flirt, I just hope I don't fuck anything up.
Effie: Morning Handsome, yes I got an excellent nights sleep thank you very much, and good day and college do not go together but I'll try, I won't text you because you'll be working and I'm guessing you don't want Tia to know anything yet. I really can't wait to see you though xx
West: All very good points beautiful, I wish I could see you sooner as well, god, what are you doing to me babygirl xx
Just as I'm about to reply, there's a knock on my bedroom door and Lauren enters.
"Hey Laur, just let me send this last text and then I'll be ready." I say as she picks up my clothes for today and sits on my bed as I think about what to say before deciding to be a tease, oops.
Effie: Hey, not my fault, plus you weren't complaining yesterday 😉, I'm gonna have to go as carer is here and need to get dressed, I think you'll like my outfit though baby, shame you have to wait and see though xx
I put my phone down and chuckle to myself and then I remember that I'm not alone and Lauren is staring at me like a have six heads.
"Where is Effie White and what have you done with her? Are you okay? Should I get your mum or a doctor?" Lauren tries to say it seriously but ends up smiling at me and I smile back, not giving anything away at this moment in time.
"Can a girl just not be happy?" I ask removing my duvet and stretching my legs out gently.
"There's happy and then there's smiling, smirking and giggling at your phone." Lauren points out, raising on eyebrow slightly. Lauren then helps me get dressed for the day, the outfit I chose consists of a black bralette with mesh and lace around the bottom, a pair of slightly loose denim jeans with a denim bow around the waist, and my favourite red suede jacket and some Dr Martins in black. As I'm transferring into my chair, Lauren speaks up.
"So... Who has made you this happy." She smiles at me, and I decide to be truthful.
"He's the guy I met at the support group, he's called West, he's nineteen and he works with the women who runs the group as well as attending it sometimes. He is rather good looking and we have great conversations... and we may have kissed several times last night." I whisper the last part, not sure of the response I'll get.
"YOU KISSED, SEVERAL TIMES!! You are definitely not yourself." Lauren chuckles as I go over to my vanity and put my hair up into a bun and do my makeup, meanwhile, I can hear Lauren heading downstairs making me a quick breakfast before I head to college.
When I get downstairs, Lauren has already gone and my breakfast is laid out on the table, so I decide to be trending and upload it to my Instagram.
After posting on Instagram, I grab everything I might need for today including my journal and my phone charger, I quickly stuffed them into my bag, left a note for my mum letting her know I wouldn't be back till later on, and then I quietly crept out of the house and headed towards college.
I end up getting to college half an hour early, which is surprising, as I'm normally late or barely on time most Wednesday's. I end up going to the learning centre on floor one and waiting ten or so minutes before heading towards class to get settled before it officially starts. As I get to the door of the classroom, I can see Miranda sat at her desk talking to someone and it takes me a minute to realise that it's Tia, I knock at the door and Miranda beckons me in.
"Hey Effie, I think you've met Tia, she just popped in to tell me you went to the support group, and someone may have put their foot in it slightly?" Miranda questions me as I wheel closer, so Mark may have put his foot in it a bit by asking me about relationships, but it worked out well in the end.
"It wasn't that bad, it could have been worse, and it was only because people were wanting to get to know me, I didn't expect anything else." I say, the incident not really bothering me anymore.
"Well, if you say so, we can always talk about it later on if you feel like it." Tia says, turning to me, before standing up and turning to Miranda.
"Thank you for the catch up and let me know if you want me and West to do that talk I mentioned earlier." Tia says, hugging Miranda, before heading towards the door.
As we watch Tia leave, Miranda turns to me.
"So... How did the first meeting actually go?" Miranda questions, walking over to her desk in the process.
"It was pretty good actually, met some nice people and had a good time." I say, not sure what Miranda is getting at.
"And what did you think of, oh, what's his name, Tia's apprentice, West?" she asks, shuffling some paper's around on her desk, and I don't really know how to reply.
"He seems like an okay person; we didn't really talk much." I say, trying to act like the topic of conversation didn't bother me at all.
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Miranda is about to speak again when the bell rings and students begin to enter the classroom.
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At around four O'clock, I finally emerge from college and I start heading towards the community centre, texting West along the way.
Effie: Thank god, another week of college completed, hope your day has been okay, heading for my meeting with Tia now, see you in a bit xx
I hit send and then take my time getting to the community centre, which as I found out looks a lot different in the daylight, I carefully drive around the back of the building and knock on the door, which surprisingly, gets opened by Annie.
"Hey Annie, what are you doing here?" I question as I wheel through the door.
"Oh I'm just hanging out, didn't want to go home just yet, so I came here to chill out for a bit, what about you?" she says, following me to the seating area, where I find Mark sitting, reading a comic.
"I have a meeting with Tia at half four, so I've come straight from college. Hey Mark." I say, finding it odd that people just hang around here like it's their second home. Just as I'm about to try and start a conversation with Annie and Mark, my phone chimes, letting me know I have a message.
West: Hey Baby, was wondering when I'd hear from you, my day has been boring, just been sorting paperwork, looking forward to seeing you though and that outfit you teased me about this morning. Let me know when you've finished your meeting and I'll come and find you xx
Just as I'm finishing reading the end of the text, Annie grabs my phone.
"Oh my god, no way, you and West, tell me everything." She says laughing, and clearly Mark's heard because he's moving over to our side of the] seating area.
"Jeez Annie, no need to talk any louder, I think the whole of Righton heard you." I reply sarcastically, snatching my phone off her in the process.
"How did you get him to talk to you? He used to hang out with us till awhile ago and then he suddenly stopped, he still talks to us though, it's just sparsely." Mark asks and I wish Tia would just say that it's time for my 1-1 session already.
"Believe it or not, I just had a breakdown or two in front of him, apparently that's his thing." And with that statement, we all burst out laughing continuously for the next five minutes or so, the only thing that stops us is when Tia walks into the room and tells me I can go in.
Entering Tia's office is like entering a sweetshop, everything is in pastel or rainbow and I can tell she's moved a chair for me so I can park up.
"So, Effie, today I really want to just get more of an understanding of you and who you are, the basics." Tia says, pulling a notebook from in front of her before beginning with her questions.
"What do you think your main problem areas are in life?"
"I would say my mum or my past friendships and relationships." I try not to think to much about my answers and say the first think that comes to mind.
"Why is your mum an issue?" Tia asks me, writing notes at the same time.
"She has depression and bipolar, so she's constantly in a different mood and if anything ever goes wrong in my life, it's always my fault." I say, trying to keep my voice level.
"Okay, and why Past relationships and friendships?"
"Because for as long as I can remember, I've always trusted to easily and it's always cost me, up until a couple of years ago any way, and then I got my heartbroken and I lost a lot of myself trying to keep someone in my life who was toxic." I say, wanting this meeting to be over, and then I could be with West.
"Okay, so for the past couple of years you've struggled to let people in, can you give me a more specific reason why other than the stuff you've already said?" Tia asks, and before I can answer, there's a knock at the door and Tia shouts them in.
"Hey, sorry to interrupt, Rose is outside, and she seems like she really needs to see you." I look up and see that the person talking is West and I immediately look away.
"Oh okay. Sorry Effie, I will text you to reschedule, so we can continue." I get the feeling Rose turning up out of the blue doesn't happen often, so I quickly drive out into the hallway, unsure of what to do. I see Rose in the corner of my vision as she enters Tia's office, I hear the door to the office close and I begin thinking that I should probably leave and wait for West to text, when all of a sudden, I feel arms wrap around me from behind.
"Hey baby, you weren't going to leave were you." I can feel West's breath on my neck, and it sends shivers down my spine, I turn my face slightly so I can see him.
"I didn't know what your plan was, and I didn't want to be waiting for you forever." I say whispering slightly, even though we were alone in the hallway at this point.
"Come with me." West says as he removes his arms and I follow him down one of the many corridors, before he stops at a door and opens it, guiding me in.
"Welcome to my office." I had to laugh, it wasn't an office really, more of a living room with a desk and computer. I wheel in towards the sofa and use this as a chance to get out of my chair and take my jacket off, but West has already beat me to it, he undoes my lap belt before lifting me into a standing position to help take me jacket off, once he's done the zip, I slowly let it drop off my arms and fall behind me, and it takes me a minute to realise that West has his arms on either side of my waist as he checks me out, which makes me blush.
"Wow... Yep, you were right, definitely like this outfit." His breathing is slightly off and his face has a slight red tint, he slowly brings his face closer to mine.
"Am I okay to kiss you... Baby?" He asks, waiting for my approval and I slowly nod my head smiling, before his lips hit mine, and at first it's really gentle before he's lifting me up and moving us to the sofa, into the position we were in before my mum came home. As he waits for me to relax, West speaks up.
"Did your meeting go okay?" he asks, stroking my face and moving my hair out of my face as I relax into his touch slowly.
"It was good, question and answer stuff really, just the basics. I was thinking about you for most of it." I reply, smiling softly.
"Oh... is that so?" West smirks, his lips slowly moving from my face to my neck, apply slight pressure to each kiss, making me moan quietly, as I feel his hands come further up my torso, towards the edge of my bralette.
"Is this okay baby?" West pulls his head back to look at me and now I'm relaxed enough, I wrap my arm around his neck and kiss him again, giving him his answer. I feel one of his hands go to the edge of my bralette as his fingers brush again my skin, which makes me spasm, which makes me put pressure on to where I'm sitting.
"Baby, unless you want me to lose control completely, we should probably change positions." I burst out laughing as West moves me to sit next to him and he lets me put my head on his shoulder while one arm stays around my waist.
"What time do you need to go?" West asks his fingers stroking my ribs lightly.
"No time, what about you? Won't Tia know your still here?" I question, smiling.
"Nope, were good, I told her I'd be working let, so she knows not to interrupt." He says this while beginning to kiss my neck and then both our phones chime.
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Annie: Hey guys, I have a day off tomorrow, so who fancies doing something?
Mark: I'm in, Tessa's working so I'm on my own
Rose: Sure
Annie: What about you Effie? You in or will you be too busy doing other activities?
I can feel myself going red and West is right next to me, which doesn't help. I type a quick reply.
Effie: Shut up!! And I'm in, I have no plans for tomorrow, what we doing?
West: I'm in, if you'll have me that is? And what you on about Annie?
I nearly drop my phone, but west catches it and I turn to look at him.
"I'm sorry, Annie stole my phone earlier an-." I'm stopped by West kissing me gently.
"I'm not bothered, tell as many people as you want, I'm shocked that I have the most beautiful girl in the world wanting to kiss me." He smirks and I go to kiss him again, but my phone pings.
Annie: Oh, I didn't know if Effie would be with her boyfriend or not.
West: Oh, Effie has a boyfriend, I didn't know that, how interesting.
Effie: I don't have a boyfriend, I'm just seeing where things go and having fun while I do it 😉😊
Annie: Oh, whatever, and let's go to the mall tomorrow.
Everyone agrees to that plan, then me and West turn our phones off, he moves me back on his lap so we can cuddle and then we watch a few movies, before he walks me home and we leave it on a goodnight kiss and I'm excited for what tomorrow might bring.
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