Living Next Door to 1D

Chapter 27

*hiiii i'm back!! hope you enjoy this chapter!! we all miss Liam, and I wasn't sure if i should post this, but my besties encouraged me to, saying it would help rather than hurt. so here we go. hope you enjoy. fly high Liam, you are loved and so very missed.*

*as a short recap: basically they surprised everyone, it was great, Mel had a mini crisis, eventually everyone fell asleep, so let's see how they spend their day in Italy! (+drama lol)*

I wake up with the sun shining on me, rubbing my eyes and stretching. As I look around, I realize neither Mel nor Diana are in the room with me. I get out of bed and walk downstairs, slowly waking up. As I get closer to the kitchen, I hear soft voices chatting.

I open the door carefully and walk in to find Diana, Steve, Mel, Harry, Niall and Liam sitting at the table, eating some pastries left over from yesterday.

"Heyy good morning Liv," Harry says quietly, and gestures towards the food. "Do you want anything?"

"Hi..." I answer, giving him a hug from behind. "I think I'll just have a piece of fruit, if we have any. Do we have any fruit? What day is it?"

"It's the day after the concert, you haven't missed much. Louis and Zayn are out running, you were the last one to wake up."

I smile and open the third cupboard. Yes! We have nectarines! I grab one and wash it in the sink, then dry it with a paper towel. Since there are no available chairs, I just lean against the counter to chat.

Louis and Zayn walk in then, and everyone starts talking in their normal tone of voice. I just stay back and watch them all, smiling. I'm so lucky.

***

"Okay, tell me the plan again."

"Steve, if I've told you once I've told you five times."

"I know, but just so I'm clear on it?"

I laugh and concede. "First, we're delivering the boys to their interview. Then, we're going for a stroll around town. We might stop for lunch if we see anything appetizing. The boys are meeting with James after their interview, and they'll have their own lunch. This afternoon, we have to pack and then tomorrow we all catch our respective flights. And once most of us are in Barcelona, we go our separate ways and our lives will be over." I sigh dramatically and he laughs.

"Well, I meant for right now, what I needed to dress for, but thank you Olivia." I laugh with him and shoo him off to get ready to leave.

***

Upon arrival to the news station, we find a large crowd of fans simply standing outside. As soon as they see our car, though, they immediately start screaming and taking photos. The boys are in one car, ahead of us, and Mel, Diana, Steve and I are in another one, with one of the drivers. We don't get as far as the boys, we only accompany them to drop them off for their interview, so the car turns around and we head to town. Hopefully there won't be too many people there who might recognize me and we'll be able to go incognito.

As soon as we get to the square, we jump out and thank the driver. We start walking around all the quaint little stores, and each of us finds something to take home to remember this trip.

Eventually, as was bound to happen, we come across a feathered boa, strung up on a tree. Steve manages to get it down and puts it around his sister's neck as we chuckle. We walk around for about another hour and then find a Delicious Italian restaurant to have lunch at.

"Wait, what about the guys?" Diana asks as we sit down.

"They had a meeting with James after the interview, tour dates and a new album or something like that," I answer, looking at the menu.