My little secret

9

Chapter Nine
I guess I fell asleep in my bunk because next thing I know Harry is shaking me awake. I slide out of the bed the best I can and stand up stretching.

"Are we here?" I ask him, yawning.

"Just got here. You can keep sleeping in your room if you want. You're staying with Liam," he informs me and my eyes grow wide.

"Why Liam and not Zayn?" I ask, thanking the heavens that I am no longer staying with my brother.

"Liam and I talked to our management and convinced them to let you stay with him... since you and Zayn had that fight..." he trails off awkwardly. "Plus Liam is the most mature so they trust him not to do anything."

"Thanks, Harry," I whisper, hugging him.

I pull back and walk out of the bus. A man hands me my luggage and I walk into the lobby of the hotel. This one is nicer than the last one we stayed at. I get my room key from Liam and we head up to the fifth floor. I immediately claim the bed next to the window and climb into it with the fat covers overtop of me.

"Tired?" he laughs.

"Not really. I just don't want to do anything right now," I admit and he looks down.

I move across the bed and grab my phone from my bag. It is only three o'clock. Another two hours before the boys have to head to their concert. I look over and find Liam sitting on his bed looking at me.

"What?" I ask, extremely confused as to why he is staring at me.

"I'm waiting for you," he says simply without explaining.

"To do what?" I will him on.

"Get up so that we can go somewhere. Just you and me. I promise," he offers, and I consider it.

"Fine, but can Louis come, too?" I question. I was starting to grow a bit fonder of him as a friend.

"Of course. Let's go," he cheers as he grabs a beanie and some sunglasses from his suitcase.

I follow him out into the hallway and a few rooms down. He knocks on the door and Louis immediately answers.

"What's up?" he asks.

"We're heading out and wanted to know if you'd come?" Liam informs him.

"Sure. Let me get my hat and glasses," he answers as he steps back into the room.

"What about Harry?" I ask him as he comes back over to us.

"Asleep." Louis shrugs as I lean in the doorway to see the curly-haired boy unconscious on top of the covers and still fully dressed.

I give a slight chuckle as we head out. The boys and I decide on mini golf and we get two of the guards to take us there. We are there for a good hour before we finish. Despite all that is going on at the moment, I have a fun time. I feel like I am growing closer to both of these guys. Not as close as I felt to Niall, though.

I appreciate that they didn't bring up anything about earlier. They may seem like crazy guys to the world, but they can also be caring and sensitive. I'm glad that they know when I need some space.

"Let's get something to eat," Louis suggests as we climb into the car. "I wonder if there is a Subway around here."

"I'm up for that. What about you, Arielle?" Liam asks me.

"I'm not hungry, but we can go. I'll just get a drink," I mumble, lying about the hunger.

I have been starving since Harry woke me up on the bus, only having eaten an apple for breakfast.

"Are you sure? I haven't seen you eat all day," Liam points out, not buying my act.

"I ate breakfast," I tell him truthfully.

"Still, it has been hours. Is this about what the fans are saying?" Louis asks seriously.

"No. I'm just not hungry," I claim, my voice rising slightly.

"Please don't believe anything they say. You aren't fat! You've got perfect curves," Liam joins the conversation from next to me. I frown as Liam confirms my insecurities. Curves is just a nice way of saying fat.

"If I get some crisps will you leave me alone?" I almost shout.

"Yes," they comply simultaneously.

"Fine then," I mutter, my voice going back to normal.

The boys ask the driver to take us to Subway and we get there in a mere five minutes. I do as promised and order crisps, but only eat a few. They keep begging me to eat more, but I refuse. I can't risk eating any more. We make it back to the hotel with ten minutes to spare.

I head up to Liam's and my room while Louis goes back to his to wake Harry up. I run into the bathroom and shower as quickly as possible. It was extremely hot out and I was all sweaty. I changed into some fresh clothes before coming back out and having Liam tell me that we have to go. I head out the door with him as we head down and climb into the familiar black vans, speeding off to their concert.
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