One Adoption... Sorry, Direction (1D Fanfic)

Chapter Sixteen

Not long after the punishments, the girls were cheered up and excited to go back out into the water park.

"Back here at four o'clock," Zayn ordered. The girls nodded as they ran off, Louis and Freya with Jeni and Alicia dragging Liam and followed by Sophia.

Meanwhile, Harry was almost cracking Jasmine. He had taken her on rides and she was now smiling softly, reacting when he splashed her and almost laughing but just stopping herself.

They wasted the afternoon on slides, rides, pools and jokes from Harry.

At five minutes to four, Harry raced Jasmine down a final slide before instigating a footrace back to the rug. Jasmine accepted the challenge and sprinted, full speed, ahead of him, around the final corner only seconds in front. She shrieked with joy, exhilarated about her guaranteed win. She sped around the corner and crashed into a confused Niall, throwing her arms around his waist accidentally. Niall wrapped her into a hug without realizing which kid was hugging him, and was surprised when she tugged away.

Gathering herself she looked up at him, his eyes trying to make sense of the situation still.

Thoughts ran through her head; her arms had dropped, but she hadn't pulled out of his arms totally and they were still draped over her shoulders.

As if coming to a decision, she shook her head slightly and then grinned again, wrapping her arms fully around the Irish lad. He closed his eyes and sighed in relief. Finally, she had accepted him.

"Thank you," Niall whispered.

"You're welcome, Luke."

Soon everyone else had returned and the last bits of food were pulled out of the bags. The girls – except for Jasmine - all immediately grabbed cupcakes after downing watermelon. Harry chose a handful of grapes; Niall found a sandwich and the others all cracked open cans of lemonade.

"You got Coke?"

"No Jennifer," Liam, Niall and Louis chorused.

"You sure?"

"Yeah, we're sure," they replied. "Drop it."

"Um, Harry?" Jasi asked softly.

"Could you... could you please pass me a cupcake?"

He handed her two, and wrapped an arm around her quickly. She smiled at him, revealing icing already coating her teeth.

"Better make sure you lot brush your teeth tonight," Niall laughed.

"What've you two been up to?" Freya gently asked Jasmine.

"Oh my God, okay it was great," Jasmine said in a rare burst of enthusiasm. "There was this slide and it was massive and spirally and best of all it was purple. Also I totally beat Harry going down it."

"You did not!" Harry protested laughing.

"Yes I did! You lost!"

Jasmine was grinning as she and Harry teased each other about who won all of their races over the afternoon.

"Oh hey Harry told me a joke, wanna hear?"

"Nooo," the boys groaned, knowing Harry's penchant for jokes that would make even the Pope cringe. At a look from Liam they remembered to be supportive. "I mean, yeah sure."

"Okay so a panda walks into a bar-"

"Ouch," Louis commented.

"No like he walks inside of the building. Anyway, the bartender says, "Can I get you a drink?" And the panda says, "I'll have a gin and... tonic." And the bartender says, "What's with the long pause?" And the panda says, "They're mine!""