Day 5: Being asked interview questions about each other
‘Should I answer any questions I get about Joe or like not,’ I ask Tree as I slip the earrings I was planning on wearing in. Ellen was known for asking overly personal questions, I loved her, but she did always dig a whole for me.
‘What do you want to do?’ Tree asked as she placed the blue heels in front of me so I could slip them on, I thought about this for a few seconds, fuck it, I had wanted to talk about him non-stop for the last three years so let’s just do it.
‘Yeah, I guess I do,’ I finally said and tree nodded telling me to go for it because that’s what the entire album was about this time, not even a mention of another person, and If I didn’t want to talk about him I basically couldn’t even mention the fact that my seventh album was now in stores ready to buy.
I walked out to cheers from the crowd and gave her a quick embrace before sitting down in her white chair and waiting for the first question to hit me.
‘So,’ she started, crossing her legs and interlocking her hands over her knees, ‘how are you doing, I haven’t seen you in,’ she paused as she thought, ‘four years is it?’
I scrunched my nose up, ‘yeahhhh sorry ‘bout that’ I could feel my face getting redder as I said, ‘been kinda busy with stuff,’ I laughed because I knew exactly what was coming
‘Hmm don’t you mean been kinda busy with someone,’ she raised her eyebrows at me and I could feel myself suddenly going very shy and I let out a little giggle which made the audience ‘aww’.
‘So how is Joseph? Been treating you well?’ She used his full name and I couldn’t help but smile at it along with the fact that Joe had been treating me very well.
‘Yes yes he’s good everything’s good about him, all, all good, yup’ I stammered over my words as my cheeks got redder and I could see Ellen’s smile get wider.
‘It’s been almost three years right? Can I ask what the first fight was?’ My stomach flipped as I knew exactly what our first fight was and it ended with us both crying. Oh boy I totally asked for this.
‘Uhh yea so um,’ I started, taking a breath in before I continued, ’basically um I was not in a good place at all like and I was super self-conscious of that so I kind of tried to break up with him um and told him to get out and all that and he kind of refused and there was some yelling uhh and crying and eventually I just caved and let him stay and yeah here we are,’ I smiled at the end as the audience all reacted with ‘aww’s’
Ellen smiled at that before commenting, ‘Guy should’ve gotten out while he could,’ I laughed at that along with everyone else, I knew she was joking, but before I could respond a face appeared out of nowhere and I yelped and jumped out of my seat, covering my face with my hands as I walked around the stage a little.
Before I could yell at Ellen to stop it I felt arms around my waist. Familiar arms. I turned around in them and a smile instantly burst across my face, forgetting what had just happened as my arms snapped around his neck, almost as a reflex. I was so focused on the scare that I hadn’t acknowledged the face that had scared me.
‘What are you doing here?’ I asked as I hugged him and I felt him laugh into my ear before he pulled away.
‘Ellen asked me to surprise you and I would never miss a chance to scare you so here I am,’ Joe laughed again as he talked.
We both walked back over to the sofa, Joe hugging Ellen before he sat down next to me so we were effectively sharing a seat but it was okay because I only had a small frame.
‘Joseph Alwyn everybody,’ there was a round of applause from the audience which I included myself in as Joe waved to everyone.
As soon as he was no longer waving, he rested his hand on my leg, which I was extremely aware of, I did want to put my hand over his but I could tell that people would go crazy if I did so I managed to refrain.
‘So when are you guys gonna give us adorable blonde babies,’ Ellen asked and I already regretted coming on this show. What the hell was I meant to say to that.
I looked to Joe and sure enough he had the perfect answer, he always did, ‘We’ll let you know when we have,’ everyone laughed and I couldn’t help but slip my hand behind our backs and squish my hand into his back pocket. It was fine. No one would be able to tell because we were sat so close to each other. In response I felt Joe squeeze my leg and turn his head to smile at me. I smiled back.
‘Oh Joe I need to ask,’ Ellen started, a smirk on his face, ‘Whats your favourite song off the album?’ there was a pause for a second as he thought and I looked to him expectantly, he normally said all of them but I wonder if that would change with other people asking.
I laughed at this along with everyone else and Ellen nodded her head in response.
‘And before you leave I have something for you,’ Ellen said, pulling out a small velvet box from her jacket pocket.
Oh what gag gift has she got now.
I laughed as she handed it to Joe, winking at him in the process of transferring the smirk and the box.
He got up off the chair as it was too squished to turn completely towards me.
