Two Against One

Chapter 1

I was lying in bed staring at the ceiling and doing absolutely nothing. Deciding that I wanted to hang out with my usual group of friends- Harry, Niall, Louis, Zayn, Liam, Jenna, Lizzy and Rachel- I texted Jenna;

Me: Hey Jen, let's get the group together, I'm bored!

Jenna: Hey babe, sure I'll get Liz and Rachel. You talk to the boys.

Me: Sounds good. We'll meet at iHop? I've got a great idea.

Jenna: Should I be scared? See you at 2.

I closed the conversation with Jenna and opened one with Harry telling him to meet me and the rest of us at iHop at two o'clock. Then I texted the rest of the boys receiving a message back from all of them accpeting the invite. I looked at the clock on my desk, reading 1:38 P.M. Damn, I was still in my pj's! I quickly ran to the bathroom stripping down and jumping into the shower, turning on the hot water. Ten minutes later I stepped out into the stuffy bathroom and wrap a towel around my body and head. Opening the door, and letting all the steamy air out in the process, I went back into my bedroom pulling on the first pants and top I could find. I ended up in some dark blue jeans and a white long sleeved shirt. Not bad. I pulled on my socks and, once again, run to the bathroom to dry my still damp hair. Two minutes later I ran down the stairs to grab my car keys, phone and wallet, jamming it all into my purse. I then put on my black uggs and my black trench coat. Double checking I had everything I stepped outside, locking the door behind me and jogging to my dark grey Volkswagen. I turned the engine on and did up my seatbelt. "Damn, it's cold," I said to myself, shivering under my big coat. Pulling out of my driveway, I checked the time on my car radio seeing that it was 2:07. Oh well, I was always late.

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"There she is!" Jenna yelled across the room, hopping up from her seat and coming over to give me a hug. I hugged her back.

"Hey Jenna," I said smiling.

"We've been waiting for ages!" Jenna complained, leading me back to the table where her and everyone else were sitting. I waved and smiled to everyone around the table and sat down, being seated in between Niall and Harry.

Now, before I get too much into the story, let me tell you some crucial information. Our group consists of four girls (me, Jenna, Lizzy and Rachel) and five boys (Zayn, Liam, Harry, Niall and Louis). There's three couples in our group: Liam and Jenna, Zayn and Rachel and Louis and Lizzy. Leaving Harry, Niall, and me single.

Taking off my coat and crumpling it behind me, I sit straight up and say, "So, as I have already informed Jen, I've had a great idea come to be this morning at random." Everyone at the table groaned.

"Tabitha, your ideas usually aren't the greatest," Rachel said, taking a sip of her hot chocolate.

"I know, I know," I replied. It was true. I always came up with ideas I thought were great, until I told the group and realized how stupid they were, but this one- this one was good. "But this one is actually a realistic thing that we could have a blast doing!" I continu, giving a wide grin to everyone around the table.

"Spill," Liam sighed. I nodded.

"Okay well I was making myself cereal and I randomly came up with this idea that we cou-" I was interupted by a waitress coming to our table. It was the first time I'd realized I was the only one without a drink.

"Can I get you something ma'am?" the waitress asked.

"Yes please," I said, "Can I get an iced tea?" The waitress nodded and walked off.

"Really Tabitha? It's minus ten outside and you want a cold drink?" Lizzy asked me.

"Shush and listen to my great idea. As I was saying, I was thinking that we could go to, wait for it... wait for it... LONDON!" I exclaimed throwing my hands in the air, almost punching Niall in the face and tipping over Harry's drink.

"Whoa, watch it there Tiger," Harry said, lifting his cup back up from the ground. Thankfully it was empty.

"Tabitha, that's obsurd," Jenna said.

"Actually, Jen, I think that Tabitha's thought up a pretty good idea... for once," Louis said, disagreeing with Jenna.

"Thank you, Lou," I say to him gratefully. "But think about it guys! I mean, we've all been wanting to get out of this small town. And London's not even that far away. It's only a three hour drive if we were to keep going with no stops!" I looked at everyone around the table. They seemed pretty convinced.

"I think that's a great idea," Zayn said. I smiled at him and waited for everyone else's reply.

"Sounds awesome!" Niall said, giving me a smile. I smiled back and looked at Liam because if Liam approves, everyone else is usually fine with it too.

"Come on, Liam! You know it'll be fun. Quality time with your best friends, good times in London," I tried to convince him. He sighed submissively.

"I guess I'm fine with it," he said. I squealed in joy.

"If Liam's fine with it, I am too," Jenna said looking up at Liam and giving him a kiss on the cheek.

"Rachel? Lizzy? Harry? What do you guys think?" I asked them, taking turns looking at each of them. Rachel looked up at Zayn who gave her a kiss.

"Sure, why not?" Rachel said. I clapped excitedly and looked at Lizzy.

"Fine, if Lou's good with it," Lizzy said.

"Harry?" I asked. He scratched his head in thought.

"Well...." he said thoughtfully. I pouted my lip at him. "Since you're puppy-dog face is so convincing... I'll go."

"YAY!" I exclaimed, excitement rushing through me, "This is gonna be a blast guys! I know it!" I gave everyone at the table a big smile when my drink finally came. I thanked the waitress and took a long, thoughtful sip about everything that could happen in London.