Can You Manage? (1D Fanfic)

Chapter 45

All through the show, Louis and Zayn kept making faces at me. I mean, I did kinda have a small, teensy crush on this guy, but why was that such a big deal?

I was super excited after the concert for the meet and greet. As I walked the boys to the room, I got serious butterflies of excitement in my stomach.

"Stay calm." said Zayn.

"What do you mean? I am calm!"

"Not when you say it like that."

I playfully punched his arm. He knew how I felt. Harry, on the other hand, wouldn't even LOOK at me. I really didn't care.

I slowly opened the door, and was greeted by a few screams.

"Hayley! One Direction!" The blonde boy cried. I liked how he put my name first.

"Hullo." said Niall, waving. Some girls began to hyperventilate.

The boys scattered among the small crowd of girls, while I walked to the boys in the band.

"Hi." I said.

"Hey." said the brunette guitar player. "We're sorry, but we forgot to introduce ourselves. I am Jake." He shook my hand.

"Dallas." said the Blonde boy, smiling.

"I'm Zachary." said the other brunette. "Oh, and Dallas is in love with you!"

"ZACK!" Dallas cried.

ZACK shrugged. "He talks about you all the time. He thinks you're pretty."

I looked at Dallas, wide-eyed.

"You...you ARE pretty." he said. "But in a very friendly way."

I rolled my eyes. To think that I was nervous.

"Sorry, Dal here isn't too good with girls." said Jake.

"That's surprising." I said, sauntering away. Inside, I was screaming like a fangirl with joy that Dallas thought I was pretty. Not many people out there do.

Jake and Zack playfully shoved Dallas, going "Ooooh!" while he blushed.

"Ooh, who's that?" Asked Niall.

"No one, Furby." I said, calling him by his pet name. He somehow did look like one.

"Hayley likes the blonde one." Louis whispered as he walked by.

"His name is Dallas." I said.

"Awww!" cried Niall. "Hayley fancies Dallas!"

"Not like YOU never fancied anyone." I said. "like a certain intern by the name of Jackie..."

"You got me." Niall said, crossing his arms and smirking. He made his 'serious face' like from when I first began working with them, and I cracked up.

"Go. Talk. Socialize." Said Liam, turning my shoulders to face the band. I walked back over to them.

"So..." I started. "Where are you all from?"

"Los Angeles!" Zachary cried, throwing his arms up in the air. "and you?"

"Richmond."

"Naw, really?" Asked Jake.

I nodded. "It's full of American history."

"I bet." said Zachary.

"So how old are you guys?" I asked.

"15," said Jake, "and I'm Dal's younger brother."

"16." said Zack and Dallas together.

"Well, I'm 15, going on 16 in two months." I said.

"Sweet." said Zack.

"Hey, Zack," said Jake. "Let's go talk to Liam for a minute, okay?" He made eye-contact with Zack for a long minute. Finally, the two trotted over to Liam, leaving Dallas and I alone in the corner of the room.

After a moment of awkward silence, I finally spoke. "You're a great singer."

Dallas flashed his 'celebrity smile'. "Thanks." he said.

"Hey guys." said Louis walking by. "How's everything?"

"Fine, Lou, go away." I said, flopping my hand in front of his face without turning to look at him.

Lou paused for a minute. "Dallas," he said at last. "Just suck it up and ask her out already!"

I giggled nervously, and Dallas blushed. "Well," he started. "Would you like to?"

"Sure." I said. I smiled stupidly at him. Out of the corner of my eye however, I saw Harry's sad glance, but I really didn't care about him right now.