The Way Things Change

Chapter 38

Why is my phone blowing up? I tried to sit up, but felt too nauseous. I guess I had too much to drink! This weekend at the festival had been awesome! I had so much fun with the girls, the dancers and I even met Danielle. She only turned up on Saturday but it was enough. God, I had missed her! She was a really good friend, she had helped me through a lot, and missing her for that long should be illegal! Seriously.

There had been a lot of partying, a lot of dancing, a lot of singing and, even though I wasn't much of a drinker, I constantly had a drink in my hand. I was paying for that now. My head was throbbing. I was never going to drink THAT much again. EVER. Damn, there was that obnoxious 'ping' again. What was going on?

I looked at my phone. I had a lot, and I mean A LOT, of twitter notifications. Why did I have that? I had always kept my account a secret for everybody. They had tried to get it by taking my phone, but I always remembered to sign out. ALWAYS. I had kept that going for a long time, so what had changed now? No, no, no, no, no... Damn... Stupid alcohol...

I was mentioned in one of Little Mix's tweets, saying what an awesome weekend it had been. How had they found me? Had I told them? I couldn't possibly have.

But that wasn't all. Apparently Ashton and Luke had seen the tweet and had mentioned me also. Shouldn't they be sleeping now? But anyway, they said they missed me, which was sweet, but now there were a lot of people writing to me. Not all positive, I might add. But I wasn't going to look now. I just wanted to close my eyes and make the headache go away. Seriously. I'm never going to drink that much again.

There was a small knock on my door and Jesy's head popped around the corner.

"Hey hun, how are you feeling?" She said timidly. She looked awfully good this morning.

I grunted, that being the answer to her question, and turned towards her. Seriously, how could she be standing? She had about the same amount or more as me.

"You are not really used to drinking, I see" she giggled. "Here have these." She handed me an Advil and a big glass of water. It felt nice, the cold water running down my throat, rehydrating me.

"Thank you" I said, my voice hoarse.

"Come on hun, we made you breakfast."

***

I had forced myself to go for a run. The hardest thing I had ever done. But it was nice, cleansing. And for the first time EVER I had Nando's. No one wanted to cook, so Perrie went to get some. It wasn't bad, I must admit. But I wasn't going to make a habit of it.

"How did you get my twitter account?" I asked the room.

They all giggled.

"You really don't remember?" Jade asked.

"NO! Please tell me!"

"Well... You kind of begged us to mention you. No actually you begged. Got down on your knees and everything. You're not mad are you?" Jesy giggled again, probably because of the memory. I can't believe I actually did that.

"No, I'm not mad" I sighed. "I just really wanted to keep a low profile for a while. But I guess they would find me sooner or later."

As if on queue my phone 'pinged' again. I had been mentioned again. I quickly looked. It was Harry. So that was it. Now I was really gonna get it. I was mentally preparing myself for all the hate. Jesy read my mind.

"Don't think about the hate. They are just jealous of you, that's all. And besides, none of it is true if they don't know you!" She smiled reassuringly.

"I know. Thank you though."

***

"Thanks for letting me stay. And do come over when you can!"

I hugged Perrie and Jesy goodbye. The boys were coming home tonight and I needed to have some food in the house for their return.

"Any time honey. And I'll see you tonight!"

They had really made me feel at home. And in return I had helped them with their workout routine. I wasn't able to be with them on their tour, I had my responsibilities with the boys, first and foremost. But I was really flattered that they would even consider me.

They were coming home in 5 hours. Good thing I didn't need to clean. I got the groceries on my way home, trying to save some time. I did the usual, workout for a bit, took a shower and got ready. I didn't want to look overdressed, so I put on a simple crop top and high waist shorts. My hair was in a high ponytail and I put on low converse. I didn't care too much for the makeup, I loved keeping it natural, so I only applied a bit of mascara and some lip balm. Every other girl would probably do lip gloss, but I really couldn't stand that. Too sticky. Well, at least I looked presentable.

Half an hour later, Perrie was at the door, picking me up. She was looking good in a flower dress and a hat. She was so exited, almost jumping up and down.

"Come on! El is in the car already. We got to go!"

The ride to the airport was quiet. All in anticipation. God, I missed them all so much. How did they do it? I don't know, but you couldn't not miss them. Those 5 idiots.

My heart was racing. I saw a lot of people come out, but I hadn't seen any of the boys yet. I was squeezing Perrie's hand. Eleanor was standing on her other side. We were all nervous. What was taking them so damn long?

Perrie squealed and let go of my hand, running towards a black haired boy. Soon after Eleanor followed running to Louis. My heart fell a bit. I still hadn't seen Harry. The other boys were there and I greeted them all. It was good to see them again. But where was Harry? Why wasn't he with them?

I felt arms tighten around my waist and I was lifted from the ground. I yelped in surprise. I felt kisses against my neck and I knew who that was. My heart fluttered. God, I was falling for this boy, nothing I could do about it. He put me down and spun me around. Now standing face to face, I put my hands on his firm chest. Even though they had just spent a couple of hours in an airplane, he still looked good. My breath hitched at the sight of his eyes.

"Did you miss me?" he whispered. I didn't answer, I just crashed my lips on his, showing him what I felt in that single kiss. My hands went to his hair, tucking it lightly. I felt like time was standing still. I pulled away slightly, keeping eye contact with him.

"I missed you so much!" I whispered. I leaned up to give him another kiss when we heard a cough behind us. We both turned towards the sound.

"Guys? We're leaving now, so unless you want to stay here, you better follow." Liam was standing there shifting awkwardly from one foot to another. I blushed and looked down. Everybody was already walking towards the exit and we were still standing here, unaware of what was going on around us.

Harry grabbed my hand, intertwining our fingers together, and we followed the others.

"God, it's good to be back!" I heard Louis yell. He was having a bitch fight with Eleanor and had thrown her over the shoulder. It was a funny sight.

It was good to have them back!