Marielle's POV
This show has been absolutely incredible! I can't believe I've seen people like Ed Sheeran and Jessie J in person; if this is what is known as 'fangirling' then that's exactly what I'm doing! Throughout the show I've noticed that Liam is only sitting a few feet away from me and has been looking a lot in my general direction. Maybe he's seen me? Or maybe he's spotted some other pretty young thing to play with for the night. I promised myself that I wouldn't let him bother me tonight but it's always in the back of my mind.
It's another commercial break so many people get up from their tables and socialize with others but Caleb and I stay put in fear of getting lost or running into "certain people". I watch as One Direction get up from their seats and begin making their way backstage; greeting and shaking hands with almost everyone in their path. I take another sip of my wine and watch them leave; I'll soon be faced with the inevitable task of watching my ex-boyfriend perform on stage.
"Please give it up for One Direction!" the presenter announces as the audience bursts into ear splitting screams. The stage is set up like a massive video game and pretty soon the five boys spring up like Jack in the Boxes as they begin singing "One Way or Another". Caleb and I can't help but dance in our seats to the addictive tune blaring through the entire arena. My eyes are fixed on Liam: he looks so happy when he's on stage...not to mention how incredibly hot he looks in that leather jacket.
They all sing harmoniously as they make their way down the winding runway to the middle of the audience. We are sat pretty close to the stage so Liam and I are no more than 20 meters away from each other. Out of nowhere, our eyes immediately lock with each others as he continues to sing. I offer him a smile and I know he sees it when he reciprocates with an even bigger smile and a wink, causing my heart to swoon. The boys frolic their way back upstage and pretty soon there's an explosion of fireworks and bright lights to top off their already electric performance. The crowd bursts into massive applause mixed in with ear-piercing screams as the boys exit the stage. The show goes to another commercial break as the atmosphere tries to recover from that extraordinary performance.
"Wow, that was incredible." I yell into Caleb's ear over the loud music.
"What the performance or your little visual conversation you just had with Liam?" he jokes, giving me one of his infamous smirks. "Not to mention how fit he looked in that leather jacket!"
After a few minutes of us just talking with the people at our table, the boys of One Direction make it back into their seats with a tremendous amount of applause that joins them. They're donning a slightly altered outfit change from their performance, but I thank my lucky stars that Liam still had his leather jacket on.
The night continues on with even more awards an an unforgettable performance by none other than Justin Timberlake. I know that Liam is such a massive fan of his and I even look over to see him smiling and dancing along to his hit song; part of me wishes we were enjoying this together, my back to his front, his arms wrapped around my waist as he whispers the lyrics sweetly in my ear. I quickly shake the thought as the night is finally drawing to a close and it's time for the final award of the night: the Global Success Award. It's a pre-chosen award that's given to the British act with the most worldwide success and it only makes sense that it goes to One Direction! I mean, c'mon, they deserve it! They've been working so hard and they have a huge fanbase so I'm really happy for them.
"One Direction!" the presenter yells as I watch the five boys leap from their chairs and hug each other and their team with excitement. It's time like this where I wish Liam and were still together so I could share this moment with him and express how proud of him I am, it almost brings a tear to my eye. They all make it on stage and accept the award with the biggest smiles on their faces. They thank all their fans, the label and management and all their friends and family which I find so cute and endearing. Right before they get off stage, Liam quickly glances over to me and flashes me a quick wink, startling me for a moment. He needs to stop doing things like that because they're making me heart flutter.
