Behind The Camera

Chapter Twenty Three

When I woke up it was to the sound of Harry and Lexi whispering. I kept my eyes closed a little while longer and tried to hear what they were saying.

It didn't take long for me to realise that they were arguing.

"There was no need for you to do that Harry."

"I know. But what am I supposed to do now though? Just take it off her?" Harry asked Lexi and I realised they were arguing about Harry's hoodie being draped over me.

I knew that I had to keep pretending to sleep because I didn't want to deal with Lexi and her death stares right now but my heart was racing.

"Yes I want you to take it off that slag. Honestly Harry you're so stupid sometimes."

"Don't call her that." Harry said quickly.

I wanted to jump out of my seat and tackle her for calling Harry stupid but I knew it was best not to get involved.

"Need I remind you who you're supposed to be dating here?" Lexi asked and I could just picture her smug face as she said it.

Harry didn't respond which led Lexi to continue.

"Plus she's all over Simon. It's honestly embarrassing to watch considering he's been sleeping with other people the whole time."

I couldn't believe what I was hearing. Simon was sleeping with other people?

"We don't know that for sure." Harry said and Lexi laughed in response.

Whatever she was about to say was cut off when an announcement came over the speaker telling us to prepare for landing.

I decided that this would be a good time to pretend to wake up but I didn't dare look in their direction, instead I looked out of the window as the plane started to tilt down.

Out of the corner of my eye I saw Simon wake up and move about in his seat. Was it actually true?

I had no idea how to approach him about it and I wasn't even sure that I wanted to considering that we still had at least a few months left of fake dating.

I couldn't deal with all of the thoughts going through my head so I put my headphones on and listened to music to calm my nerves.

I could feel Harry's eyes on me but I didn't want to look in his direction and give Lexi another reason to hate me so I ignored it.

I could see the tarmac approaching as we got closer and closer to the ground and I gripped the empty armrest again out of habit as we landed.

It was a smooth landing but it still took me a lot longer than normal to let out the breath that I was holding in. I took out my headphones and placed them in my bag as an announcement came over once more.

"Ladies and gentlemen welcome to Barcelona. The local time is 12.15pm and the temperature outside is 28 degrees Celsius."

Even though it was currently summer in England I knew that this was going to be a much warmer and sunnier place and the thought brought a smile to my face.

Harry must have been thinking the same thing because he shoved his hoodie into his backpack. He was wearing a simple black shirt and I had to stop myself from staring at how defined his arms were.

Simon leaned over the back of his seat with a big grin, seeming to share in the excitement of seeing the bright sunshine out of the window.

I looked at his innocent looking face and questioned whether it was all an act.

I guess we'd never agreed upon the fact that he couldn't sleep with other people but I'd really thought that he liked me and that counted for something.

"Wait until you see the hotel we picked out." Simon said to me with a wink and suddenly I had something else to worry about.

What were the sleeping arrangements going to be? Was I going to have to sleep in the same bed as Simon the whole time?

We got off the plane and went through customs before grabbing our suitcases and being driven through the streets of Barcelona.

I recognized the hotel as soon as it came into view but it was only once we entered the lobby that it really hit me that we were staying there.

It was right on the waterfront with stunning views no matter which way you looked.

I got given my own room which I was relieved about because I didn't know how to feel about this new information. Simon's room was two doors down the hall from mine and of course Harry's was opposite mine.

I noticed that Lexi also got her own room which was right next to Harry's but it was interesting that they weren't sharing either.

I opened up the door to my room and instantly I was taken aback by the view. It was absolutely stunning.

We were all up on the fourteenth floor and the hotel towered over part of the long beach, casting a shadow on the sand below us.

I jumped onto the king size bed and breathed out a sigh of relief to finally be able to stretch out on a bed.

I knew the boys planned to go out tonight but there was absolutely no way that anyone was going to convince me of anything other than falling asleep on this bed.

I made the decision to have a shower first and freshen up before drying my hair and putting on the extremely comfortable robe that was hung up in the wardrobe for me.

Once I was done I took one last look out of the window at the view, the afternoon sun glistening on the water, before closing the curtains and submerging the room in darkness.

I plugged my phone in to charge and heard a knock at the door. I wasn't really surprised when I opened it up to see Simon considering that I hadn't actually told him my plans for the night.

He was in a light dress shirt and dark jeans and had on some cologne that smelt heavenly.

"Oh are you not joining us tonight?" He said as he looked me up and down, taking in the sight of me in my robe.

"I'd love to but I'm still so tired, I thought I'd have a nap and order in dinner tonight." I said and he nodded, completely understanding.

"I get it. I'm mostly only going tonight because JJ is forcing me to." He said with a laugh.

"Well rest up." He said giving me a little kiss on the forehead as he left and walked down the hallway to the others who were waiting.

"Who are we missing?" Simon asked the group and almost as soon as he said it the door opposite mine opened and Harry walked out.

He was dressed in a grey sweatshirt and black jeans and his hair was still slightly wet from a shower. He looked across the hall at me and smiled before going to meet the rest of the group.

I watched as they walked down the hall towards the elevator and wondered if I was missing out. But the thought was quickly erased from my mind as soon as I turned back into my room and saw the bed again.

It was as though it was calling my name and as soon as I collapsed into the sheets I instantly fell asleep.