Love at the X Factor (on hold) :(

Chapter 10

"Well, don't you look happy." Natalie said when I got down to our room. I simply smiled and rested my head against the door.

"Tell me!" She crawled to the end of her bed, staring at me. I looked over at her and grinned. She patted her bed. I walked over and sat beside her.

"Spill." She demanded.

"Niall asked me out." I said, the smile growing on my face causing my cheeks to hurt.

"I told you!" She poked my dimples and smiled. "I'm so happy for you." She hugged me.

"I gotta tell Jenna and Maggie." I picked up my phone when Natalie stopped me. "What?"

"Should you really do that? I'm not saying they'll blab, but they could tell another friend, telling them to not tell anyone and so on. Soon, the whole world will know." I sighed, she had a point. "And there will be paparazzi following Niall everywhere."

"Are you trying to talk me out of this?"

"No, not at all!" She smiled. "I'm just watching out for you. You know how Directioners can be, as you are one." She winked and I blushed. She was right, the boys' fans can be harsh. After I was spotted at Five Guys with them and they followed me on Twitter, the fans flipped. Who knows what they'll say to this.

"It'll be fine though." She patted my leg. I grinned, feeling kinda uneasy. "Wanna order some room service?" I shook my head.

"Let's go to Taco Bell."

"Yes! Let's change though, yeah?" I nodded in agreement and pulled off my clothes and changed into a pair or yoga pants and a hoodie. I pulled my hair up and slid on my TOMS. I grabbed my cell and we headed out.

"You know, you have fans, Bella." Natalie elbowed me in my ribs.

"What?" I looked at her and laughed.

"It's true. Have you seen your Twitter follow count lately?"

"Yeah." I blushed.

"Those people are gonna be supporting and following you, Bell."

"You have fans too, Nat." She smiled as we entered Taco Bell. "There's pictures of all of us all over Instagram and the Internet. It's weird goin' on and seein' myself in pictures." I chuckled.

"It is." Natalie agreed. We made our way to the cash register and placed our orders waiting for our food when my phone rang. This time, I checked the ID. Dan. I groaned.

"What?" Natalie said looking at my phone. She knew the whole Dan story. He broke up with me on the last day of school because I was moving. He didn't want to attempt long distance. Him doing that only broke my heart more than it already was that I was having to leave. "Ignore it."

"I can't do that." I said, hitting answer and putting the phone to my ear. "What Dan?" I said, more harshly than I had intended.

"Can we talk now?"

"I'm kind of in Taco Bell with my friend." I said, as the cashier handed me my bag. I mouthed a thank you and me and Natalie headed back to the hotel.

"Well, you never text me so..." He trailed off.

"What is there to talk about? It happened two years ago. You broke up with me. It ended. That's that."

"I know, but Bella, I still care about you." I had to refrain from choking on the sip of Dr. Pepper I was drinking.

"What?"

"I still care about you."

"No, Dan. Don't do this." I hung up and shoved my phone into my hoodie.