They all looked taken aback about my sudden presence as they suddenly fell silent. Wait, one, two, three, four boys are standing in front of me. Where's the fifth member? I spot Liam in a lounge chair facing his phone. There he is.
The silence grows more awkward until Louis pipes up, "We, uh, wanted to invite you for some tea later after the shooting to get to know each other."
"Well, that's brilliant. I'd love to." I respond with a little hesitation. They all look satisfied so I excuse myself and get that fresh air I need.
After 10 solid hours of shooting, we're finally done for the day! And, we're on our way to this famous tea place here in London. Since I only came here for the shooting, I don't know too much about this place. The only two places I know by heart is my hometown Doncaster and the place I moved in after I got kicked out, LA.
"So, Belle, let's start with the basic questions.. How long have you been living on this planet?" Louis says rather ear-splittingly once we arrive at the tea shop, almost like an interrogation. Gosh, this guy is weird. The boys laugh at him being all silly.
"Nineteen sir." I answer with sobriety, catching on. The other boys, including Louis laughs.
"Where are you from?" Harry asks slowly but surely.
"Doncaster." I respond uncomfortably, recalling my experiences in that small town.
"Louis came from there too." Liam adds sweetly. I knew that though. When I overheard their conversation.
"That's why he got the name 'Swag or Sass Master from Doncaster'." Niall says with a chuckle.
"But he could be really sweet." Zayn pipes up. What if Louis was the person who raised my hope back then?
"AWWW WHAT A GUY! WHAT A LOVELY GUY ZAYN IS." Louis says, giving Zayn a kiss on his cheek. Nevermind. The words that man said don't quite fit Louis' personality. I bet if it was him there, he would've made me laugh instead.
"Wow for a girl coming from Doncaster, you sure don't sound like one." Zayn says with a laugh. I give a small laugh.
"I get that a lot. It's 'cause I started living in LA since I was 16." I say, not wanting where this topic is going.
"Weren't you too young then--" Louis gets cut-off, thank goodness, by a flirty-looking waitress. But, hey, she might look flirty but she saved my ass there.
These boys are tearing my walls down quickly. Whatever happens, though, I won't let my guard down.
"Are you ready to order?" a waitress comes up to us and bats her eyelashes non-stop at the boys. Typical.
"Yeah, I'll have the black tea." Liam replies not looking up from his phone.
"I'll have peppermint tea, please." Harry says with a sweet smile.
"Me too." Zayn says and the two other boys agree on the same order.
"Okay." the waitress responds in a flirty voice and bats her eyelashes more.
"Is the white tea here any good?" I whisper to the person next to me so the waitress wouldn't hear, which just happened to be Niall.
"Try it out, love." Niall whispers back. I blush as he calls me love. I know it's a British thing, but I'm not quite used to it yet.
"Mine's white tea." I smile to the waitress which is not looking at me but at the boys.
"Alright." She bats her eyelashes. "Anything else?" She bats her eyelashes.
"Yeah, I have a question." Louis says in a flirty way. Oh, come on. Don't tell me he's going to fall for her batting eyelashes.
"Oh! What is it?" she, which goes by the name Ashley according to the nametag I only noticed now, blushes.
"Do you.." Louis pauses dramatically. Just ask her out, I want my tea. Ashley blushes even harder. "..have something in your eye?" Louis finishes. I stifle my laugh which comes out as a snort. Wow, very attractive, Belle. The other boys are also obviously stifling their laughs, which they're not very good at.
"W-what? No, why?" Ashley looks humiliated. I suddenly feel sorry for her. Louis is so sassy, I sometimes wonder if there's a smart-mouthed girl living in his brain.
"Oh. So you just.. blink.. rapidly, yeah?" Louis suggests, looking serious.
"I'll go get your tea." she says, obviously pissed at Louis' remarks. When she was out of earshot, Niall lets out his cute Irish laugh. Harry, Zayn and Liam laugh so hard. I laugh, too. Wow, Louis' the life of the party.
Once finished laughing, Louis complains about his arms hurting. Pretty soon, Ashley arrives with our teas. She gives out the teas one by one, Louis being the last. Someone knows how to hold a grudge. But before she could hand Louis' tea to him, he stretches his painful arms and hits Ashley's arm causing her to spill the tea on her shirt.
"Strike two for the Tommo." Zayn whispers to me. I giggle at his remark but feel bad for Ashley.
"Uh-oh. I'm sorry, Ashley!" Louis says, standing up and helping Ashley. But Ashley being angry and all, refuses his help.
"I'll just get you a new cup of tea." she says through gritted teeth. "And buy myself a new shirt." she adds silently.
"Louis you ruined her shirt!" I say, amusement playing on my face.
"Oh, girl, it was ruined when she bought it." Louis replies, snapping his fingers in a z-formation. As soon as Louis got his precious tea, we got back to talking about me.
"Where do you live?" Harry asks.
"Harold, don't creep out the girl!" Louis shouts and scowls at Harry then turns back at me with a sweet smile.
"I actually live in LA." I smile.
"With your family?" Liam affirms.
"N-no." I say. I feel really uncomfortable talking about this.
"Oh so they're back in Doncaster?" Niall pipes up.
"Uh.." I actually don't know where they are now. But I can't tell them that. "Yeah." Oh, I hope the hesitation isn't obvious in my voice. Hold on, Louis seems awfully quiet.
"That's quite far." Zayn mentions.
C'mon Belle, think of an excuse. "Well, you know, I had to. They based me there." Phew! Good save, Belle. I mentally high-five myself.
"Louis' going back to Doncaster after the shooting. Maybe you should join him." Liam suggests.
"Yeah, but don't do anything I wouldn't do." Harry winks.
"Oh come on, Harry. We know what you'd do." Zayn jokes. That escalated pretty fast.
"Don't mind them." Niall laughs. "So you in?"
No. Hell no. They kicked me out of their lives and their house so why force myself back in? "I actually have to go back to LA right after filming." I lie.
"It's just for a few days, love." Liam says sweetly. I don't get it. What's in it for him?
"Yeah c'mon babe. You and Louis could spend time together." Harry wiggles his eyebrows. These guys just won't take no for an answer!
"I'm sure your family misses you." Niall says. Maybe just for a few days so I could check on Zac and Ellie? Wait, why am I even considering this?
"You'll enjoy it, babe." Zayn adds. Louis still stays quiet. Maybe he doesn't want me to come. I shouldn't have considered it.
"Louis?" I search for his eyes and once our eyes make contact he smiles. He's acting so weird.
"Come with me?" Louis asks. I give him a sweet smile as a sign that I'm indecisive.
There's still a few weeks of filming for the show, which is the amount of time that I can think about this.
I cannot believe I'm considering this.
Am I actually ready to see Mom, Zac and Ellie again? And most of all, my dad?
