When We Meet

Chapter 3

Chapter 3

Piper’s POV

While Riley still stood there, stunned and staring. Harry glanced around looking… embarrassed? I don’t know why he would be embarrassed.

“Sorry,” Said Riley snapping out of it and apologizing for her reaction.

“No problem, I get that reaction all the time,” The embarrassment seems to have disappeared and was replaced with a cocky smile. Harry’s order was called just then and he left the table to retrieve it.

Once he was gone Riley and I turned to each other and both gave each other a look that said ‘OMG-DID-WE-SERIOUSLY-JUST-MEET-HARRY-FUCKING-STYLES-AND-HE-APPROACHED-US’. And then immediately calmed down and gave each other the ‘act-cool’ look.

He arrived back at the table seconds later with 3 bags full of food and I realized he must have been getting food for the others too.

“We better get going,” I say and stand up grabbing our bag of food from off the table.

“Awww, you’re leaving so soon,” Harry fake pouts and I can’t help but laugh, which makes him reveal his dimples.

“Don’t you have to get all that food back to the other boys,” I say gesturing to the multiple backs of food he was carrying.

“Well, yes,” He says frowning and then smiles. “Why don’t you girls come back to my place and you can meet the others?”

“Oh, I don’t know.” Riley jokes. “You aren’t supposed to go into a strangers house. That seems dangerous.”

“But clearly we aren’t strangers,” Harry quickly replies.

“Well, there’s no arguing with that,” Says Riley.

We get out into the parking lot and Harry turns and says.

“How about you follow me in my car and we meet at the flat?”

“Sounds good,”

A short car ride later and almost losing Harry’s car multiple times, we arrive at the flat and park behind Harry. My and Riley clamber out of the car bringing the food with us and follow Harry up to the front door.

“I should warn you, the lads are kind of… energetic,” He says and gives us a signature smile.

He throws open the door to a very loud commotion. They have a huge flat and in the middle of the living room two boys are wrestling on the ground. One boy with longish brown hair sitting on top of a blonde boy. Another boy with short brown hair appears to be trying to break them up but without much success. A fourth boy is sitting on the couch, ignore the whole think while trying to watch TV. (For the record, I know all their names, just don’t know who is who).

“Guys, guys,” Harry yells at the 2 boys wrestling. “Break it up we have food… and company,”

The boys wrestling stop and everyone looks over at Riley and I who are still awkwardly standing in the doorway.

“Oh, you brought friends,” Says the brown haired boy who was wrestling gets up and walks over to us, the rest of the boys following after him.

“Louis this is Piper and Riley,” Harry introduces us. “Piper and Riley this is Louis,” He gestures to the one with longish brown hair, “And Niall” The blonde one, “And Liam,” Short brown hair, “And Zayn,” The one with dark brown almost black hair.

We wave at them shyly and they smile back.

“We send you out to get food and you bring back girls,” Says Liam grinning.

“I also brought back food,” Says Harry.

“Yay, food,” Yells Niall and runs to the coffee where Harry set the food down and rips open on of the bags.

“Come on girls,” Zayn says, leading us over to one of the couch. “Sit down,”

We obediently sit on the couch with Riley in the middle and me and Zayn on either side of her.

Harry, Louis and Liam sit on the other couch. Which leave Niall to sit alone of a chair. But he’s already eating aggressively and looks happy enough.

“Dig in,” Says Harry and we all start getting our food out.

“A Big Mac, Piper?” Louis teases. “I’m impressed,”

“What can I say? Big Macs are my weakness?” I reply smiling.

“Me too,” Says Niall through a mouthful of burger.

“That’s gross, Niall. Eat with your mouth closed,” Says Liam.

Zayn turns to us and asks. “So, where are you girls from?”

“Canada,” We say in unison and then giggle.

“So, what brings you to London?”

“We came here for university,” I answer.

“What are you studying?” Liam asks.

“I am studying environmental biology and Riley is studying Law,”

“Cool,” Grins Louis.

We talk for a while more until we all finish our food. I learn where the boys are from, about their families and what it’s like to be an international boy band. I tell them about my family and Canada and what I think of London.

“I think we should probably go now,” Riley says and I nod agreement.

“Nooo,” Whines Louis. “Can’t you stay.”

“Well, I guess we could…” I say.

“Yay,” Cheers Louis.

“So what do you guys want to do?” Asks Niall.

“Let’s watch a movie,” Says Harry. It sounds innocent enough but he has a devious look on his face that makes me suspicious.