Can You Manage? (1D Fanfic)

Chapter 28

"I'm here!" I cried, opening the front door of my home. The paparazzi was a couple of minutes behind us, so we had time to get inside before they discovered that the boys were staying with us.

"Hello, sweetheart." said mom, giving me a hug. Her face was red from crying.

"Hello Mrs. Evans." said Louis, shaking her hand. "We are here to pay our respects to Shelby."

"God bless your souls." Mom said, hugging each of them. She was practically in tears.

NOT how I thought she was going to act.

"What happened to your arm?" My mom asked, when she hugged Niall.

"My skin was too dry and it cracked." he said.

"Oh?"

"It's more grossing than it sounds."

"Ah" my mom said. She gave me a glance, raising her eyebrows and practically asking for an explanation. I threw my hands in the air and said, "Geez!"

My mom shut the door behind us and called Mason and McKenzie.

"We have guests!" she cried. "Come take their bags!"

Mason came waltzing out in his boxers and t-shirt.

"Mason!" I whispered behind the guys. I widened my eyes, and glared at him. He shrugged at me. My brother is insane sometimes. However, it wasn't as bad as McKenzie's approach. She skipped over, gleefully, but once she saw the boys, her jaw dropped.

"I uh, gotta go and...fold my socks!" she cried, backing away.

Harry giggled. "She's a cutie."

"Whose only 12." I added, patting his cheeks to amuse the other boys. "Chipmunk." I said afterwards. Liam and Zayn cracked up, while Harry gave me a weird look.

"You boys can take the living room and the extra room." dad said, while walking over.

"Thank you, Mr. Evans." Liam said while shaking his hand. My Dad tightened his grip, and stared into Liam's innocent eyes. I wasn't sure what he was looking for, because all the treasure was in Harry. However, Liam's frightened-ness was plastered all over his face.

"Ok, dad." I said. "He's my co-worker, not my boyfriend." That sounded weird coming out of my mouth. Dad glared at Liam, then let go of his hand.

"Oh, show us your room!" Harry said, as he set his bags down.

"Um, well, ok." I said, leading him to my room. I slowly opened the door and winced. Harry pushed right passed me and gasped. My walls were COVERED in 1D posters.

"And Louie thought you weren't our biggest fan." said Liam; coming into the room and widening his eyes.

"Ok, then don't go to my sister's room then." I added, giggling nervously.

"WHOAAAAAAA." Niall cried, opening the door with his bad hand and wincing in the pain.

"I was only going to say no, but then a better offer came along and-" Louis and Zayn paused at my bedroom door while Louis was talking about something. They gasped.

"Ok, ok!" I cried. "Stop gawking at YOUR OWN faces!"

Zayn chuckled and smiled. "You owe me 20£, Louie!"

"You guys BET on me?" I asked. Meanwhile, Niall left my room.

"No, not exactly." said Louis, grabbing his wallet from his coat pocket and fishing out 20 pounds. "We bet on which one of you and Jordyn would be our biggest fans."

"How did you determine that?"

"Just look at your room!" Zayn cried.

"You haven't seen Jordyn' s" I said.

Zayn looked back at Louis, handing back his money.

"But she only has two posters." I said.

"YES!" Zayn cried. Louis sighed.

"Dinner's ready" Niall said, sticking his head in my room once again.

"Of course." said Liam. "Count on Niall to tell us when the food's ready."

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Dinner was very awkward. The table was quiet, and nobody knew what to say.

"Delicious burgers, Mrs. Evans." said Harry.

Mom smiled. "I don't suppose you want another one, Niall?"

Niall looked up from his plate. His face was covered in food. He nodded.

"McKenzie sweetie, can you get Niall a napkin?"

An alarmed look spread across her face, but she went up to grab him a napkin.

"Allright!" I cried, after I couldn't take much more of the awkwardness. "Who wants to go see a movie?"

"I will." said Niall, standing up. "You still owe me our date."

"date?" I asked, puzzled. My dad flashed a shocked look.

"Hayley!" Mom cried

"Not what you think!" I cried, standing up.

"Oi! I was only jokin'!" Niall said in his cute accent. He wrapped his arm around me.

"Allright." said mom. "Be safe."

"Ok." I said, pulling my boots on.

"We'll be back in a few hours." said Harry, putting HIS arm around me as well.

"Ok, get off her." said dad, standing up.

"Dad, calm down." I said. I opened the front door. "And don't kill Zayn, Liam and Louis okay?"

Suddenly, the other three widened their eyes.

"buh-bye!" I said, waving and smiling. I grabbed Harry's and Niall's wrists and got ran down the street, calling for a taxi.