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Chapter 2: Pleasant Surprise

I opened my eyes only to be blinded by the sun's bright light that shined through my window.

What time was it?

I rolled on my side and reached out blindly for my phone on the nightstand. It read 10 am. Shit. I squinted harder making sure my eyes saw the time correctly.

How on Earth did I sleep through my alarm?

I shot up, causing my mind to be all foggy and in a blur. I ran into the bathroom, starting up the shower. I peeled my pajamas off, and stepped into the nice warm water that soothed my body. I quickly finished my shower and got ready for work in a hurry.

I grabbed my makeup kit, purse, and a small granola bar for my commute to the studio.

I pulled into the parking lot of the production company that I worked at. Typically, celebrities came in here to produce a new music video for their songs. Dan, my boss, told me before I left work yesterday that it I was going to be doing the makeup of 5 young guys in a boy band, so as I was checking in I knew that today wouldn't be too hard to handle. I headed back into the makeup department of the studio and greeted Jessica, the other make up artist, before pulling out all the makeup products I was planning on using.

"Hey Emma, ready for today?" Dan asked as he walked into the room.

"Hey! yeah, I'm getting set up now. When will they be here by?"

"They're walking to this room as we speak. Can you two stick to using waterproof products today? They're going to get wet." Dan requested.

"Yes, of course." I added in, "No worries, we got this," I said as I looked back at Jessica and smiled.

"Thanks..oh looks like they're here. Hey, boys! welcome," Dan exclaimed. His greeting was reciprocated by the voice of 5 sweet sounding guys.

I couldn't wait to see them.

"If you could just come through here, Emma and Jessica will be touching up your faces a bit before the shoot," Dan kindly ordered.

Then, they entered one by one greeting Jessica and me.

"Hi, I'm Louis" Louis said with an award winning smile.

"Hello, nice to meet you I'm Emma," I shook his hand.

He slide to the side revealing the second member.

"Hello, I'm Niall," he shook my hand, "Do you happen to have a snack here I didn't have breakfast today," He asked.

I giggled in response, "Yes! we have some bagels and croissants on that table over by the back. I'm Emma by the way."

"Lovely," he responded with a wink before taking off to eat.

I was then welcomed with a firm handshake, "Hey, I'm Zayn," said a tall guy with beautifully defined features.

"Emma" I introduced myself. He winked at me as well and headed over to meet Jessica.

Another cute tall guy came up and shook my hand gently. He was absolutely adorable. "Hello, nice to meet you, I'm Liam," he said sweetly.

I couldn't help but smile wide, "Hello, I'm Emma, nice to meet you too," I said back to him. He flashed me a nice smile before sliding over to the left, revealing the last member of the band.

When I saw who it was, my smile faded. I could suddenly hear my heart pounding like crazy. My body felt strangely cold, and my mind couldn't comprehend anything. Once he finally made eye contact, I felt like I was in the club again, and we just laid eyes on each other for the first time. His green eyes pierced into mine again and he curled his lip up into a half smile.

I couldn't believe this.

I cleared my throat and looked away as I brushed a strand of hair behind my ear. From the corner of my eye I saw his built form slowly walk up to me with his hand extended out. I looked up at him, completely ignoring his effort to shake my hand.

"Oh come on, I don't bite," he said quietly, "unless you want me to."

I should have guessed that he was some famous guy, considering he had the ego of one.

I rolled my eyes at his stupid remark, and walked over to Jessica. "Let's give them a few minutes to grab something to eat, how about we start in 10 minutes?" I suggested.

"Sure, sounds good," she agreed.

I smiled and gave a small nod before heading over to my station to unpack the last of my products. All the while, I couldn't help but feel eyes on me. I knew he was looking at me, but I didn't dare look back. This just felt so weird, I mean what were the chances?

I was organizing my foundations that I had on my counter in ascending shade order, when I heard foot steps approaching from behind me. Oh God, please be Jessica.

A man cleared his throat, "Hi."

I shut my eyes tight in dismay realizing who it was.

"Are you not talking to me now or something?" Harry asked. I looked up at him, from the way his eyebrows furrowed, I could tell he was confused. It's not like I cared though, he came off as a tool anyways.

I continued my work, letting what he said go in one ear and out the other.

"It's okay to feel intimated," he smirked.

I stopped dead in my tracks and gave him the coldest stare I could come up with, "Excuse me?"

He definitely touched a nerve. I was just about to go off on him when Jessica came to his rescue, "Hey, ready to start? The boys look about done."

"Yeah. How about I take Liam, Zayn, and Louis, and you can have Harry and Niall?" I said, knowing that Harry was going to be a handful for her as it is.

"Actually, you know what? I think I'm going to get something to eat," Harry interrupted, "I'm sure Emma wouldn't mind working on me while you take Liam, Zayn, and Louis instead. Plus, I think it's going to be a while until Niall finishes."

I shot Jessica a 'No, please please NO' look but the girl just had to shoot me down.

"Sounds good!" Jessica agreed flashing Harry a smile.

"Great," he said before turning around and heading to where Niall was.

I watched him coldly as he grabbed a croissant and turned to face me. I crossed my arms and made sure my stare was much more resentful.

He smiled coolly at me and winked before biting into his croissant. unbelievable.

This boy really knew how to make my blood boil.