Only In My Dreams

Chapter Six

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"You know you love me," I smirk.

The few seconds of silence is broken by a familiar voice calling my name. "Georgia!"

I've heard this voice recently. And the British accent tells me exactly who it is...

I look past Izzy to see Louis and Harry walking toward us with food in their hands. I inhale sharply and choke, but this time it's on my waffle fry, not air. Izzy is too focused on her sandwich to even look behind herself. I compose myself as Louis and Harry make it to the table. Harry snickers at me, "I promise we're not trying to kill you!"

I laugh too. I make eye contact with Izzy, purse my lips together, and nod to tell her to look behind her. She gives me a confused look, but it clears when she realizes what I'm trying to say. She finally looks over her shoulder. Then she freezes, mouth hanging wide open. Louis and Harry smile down at her.

"Hi, love! What's your name?" Louis asks her.

I can see her mouth trying and failing to form words. It opens and closes without any sound coming out. Niall, Liam, and Zayn walk up with their food too. Now Izzy is really stunned especially because Zayn is just a couple feet away from her. She's always talking about how hot he is and everything. She likes him as I much as I like Niall. I help her out, introducing her to the boys. I'm still nervous around them, but it's a lot better than last night. "This is Izzy," I say, "She's my best friend."

I can't help but stare at Niall a little longer than the others. He's looking extra good today for some reason. Maybe it's his blue shirt that is making his blue eyes stand out more. When he catches me staring, he gives me a shy grin. I flick my eyes away, heat creeping into my cheeks.

The boys smile at Izzy, and greet her "Hi Izzy!"

She takes a huge breath and stands up really quickly. She's whispering under her breath, "Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god!"

She gives all of them a frantic hug and makes sure to hug Zayn a little longer, even gives him a little kiss on the cheek. He's a little taken back at her boldness, but ends up giving her a peck on the cheek too. Izzy looks like she's about to explode from happiness. I giggle at her obsessive fangirling, "Do you guys want to join us?"

My voice doesn't sound as shaky as my hands are. I sound perfectly normal, like I'm talking to old friends. My insides are screaming at me still even though this isn't the first time meeting them. They're still One Direction no matter how many times I see them.

They all slide into the booth beside us. Izzy almost squeals when Zayn sits beside her. I notice that Harry and Louis make sure to sit beside each other. Harry leans against Louis and Louis' lips curve into a small smile as he clearly gets shy. My gaze shifts between the two of them, careful not to let on that I'm watching them.

I'm snapped out of my thoughts when Niall squeezes in beside me. I hold my breath when I feel his arm against me. My stomach does a little flip when we make eye contact. He smiles shyly at me, capturing my gaze with his sea blue eyes. "Is it okay if I sit next to you?"

Did he just ask that? Did Niall Horan just ask me that? Okay, one: We talked at McDonald's for hours last night and they sat with me. And two: He's Niall Horan for pete's sake! He shouldn't have to ask if he can sit by me. It's an obvious yes! I want to say all that to him, but decide against it. Instead I nod and whisper, "Of course it is."

Forcing myself to turn to everyone else, my heart begins to slow as I join the conversation and try to ignore Niall's closeness to me. Izzy still looks starstruck as she stares at Zayn. I clear my throat at her. She snaps her head around to look at me. I give her a look and she understands that I'm saying not to stare at him the whole time. Izzy turns from me and starts asking the boys questions. I listen, but I'm still curious about Louis and Harry. I don't want to let them know that I'm watching them, so I only sneak glances every so often. Harry keeps peeking over at Louis and smiling this adorable smile. Are the rumors about Larry Stylinson true? I try to hold back a huge smile as I watch them fond over each other throughout the whole meal. I can't lie: they're cute together, and I really hope the rumors about them being a couple are true.