The Lucky One

Chapter Five

The scent of sweet coffee filled my room. The sun's rays were shining upon my bed, keeping me warm and snuggled. My eyes fluttered open to a bright, sunny morning. I looked at the alarm clock and it read... 1:47?!

I was usually an early bird. I guess coming to the UK meant having to get used to the time being 5 hours ahead. I counted with my fingers to see what time it would have been back in the US. It would have been around 8:50, which meant Austin wouldn't be awake. I was thinking about calling him to let him know I was still safe. That house he'll be visiting every morning wouldn't belong to me anymore. He would be visiting an empty house, wondering where I've gone.

I got out of bed, still wearing my comfy, blue pajama shorts and a navy blue tank top. I opened my door and the aroma blasted me in the face. The corner of my lips slightly curled up and I closed my door, following the scent. The house was so wide and open. It was nicely decorated. I was brought to the kitchen. The floor was marble and cold on my feet. "Good morning, love!" Louis smiled at me, sipping his coffee, and then taking a bite of his bread roll. I gave a weak smile and answered back, "Good morning, Lou...” He walked towards the extremely large living room and sat on the couch, flipping through channels with the remote in his hand. "Where is everyone?" I asked. "Grocery shopping," he said.

My heart was beating out of my chest, thinking about the incident with Harry last night. Though I had dreamt of something like that happening, I was scared to face him again. "LOUIS!!" It was Harry. He was yelling from upstairs. "What, Harry!?" Omigosh... Harry is home. I held the wall behind me for support. "Bring me a towel! I forgot it in my room!" he yelled. Louis smacked his lips, pointing to me, "Would you mind," he swallowed, "getting that towel for Harry? I've barely gotten any rest until now." I slowly shook my head. "I don't mind...” He grinned, "Thanks, babe!" and turned back to the television.

I crept up the stairs. I could hear the water crashing onto the tub. He was singing "I Wish" from their Up All Night album. His voice was amazing. "But I see you with him slow dancin', tearing me apart 'cause you can't see. Whenever you kiss him, I'm breakin'. Oh, how I wish that was me." And he quietly sang the "Na Na Na Na Na" part. I giggled and tiptoed into his room. I grabbed the white towel that was lying on his bed and opened the door just a crack. He turned the shower off and sighed, opening the curtains. I made my voice sound like Louis's and stuck the towel in the heavily moist bathroom. "Harry, here’s your towel." He grabbed the doorknob and swung the door open. "Finally, Lou! What took you so lo-" He was bare and I saw everything. I dropped the towel and we both screamed.

He shut the door and locked it. I ended up on the floor, extremely shocked and shaking. "Omigod...” I repeatedly whispered to myself. Louis ran up the stairs and came to a halt, "Eryn! Are you alright!?" I shook my head and kept my head down in embarrassment. It took him a few seconds until he got it. He busted with laughter. "HAHAHA!! OMIGOD!" He joined the floor with me, except he had the exact opposite expression. Harry poked his head through the door. Louis pointed at him and laughed harder, "His cheeks are so red!!" I slowly peeked at him, making sure he had some clothes on. He had some shorts, but was shirtless. His cheeks were rosy and he couldn’t stop smiling.

He chuckled and walked out of the door, offering a hand to me. He helped me up and started laughing, covering his face with his hands. He was so cute when he laughed at his own embarrassment. I hit his bare chest repeatedly. "That's really not funny." I frowned. Harry, still laughing, removed my arms and hugged me. "Sorry, baaaabe." I hugged him back. He smelled so good. It must have been the fact that he just came out of the shower. He let me go, walking towards Louis and literally kicking his butt. Louis was taking a rest from his laughter, breathing heavily.

I already felt part of this family. I still couldn’t believe it though. It was One Direction. I was actually living with One Direction. It was just too hard to believe. I pinched myself a couple of times just to make sure I wasn’t dreaming everything. It sure was real.