FanGirl -Narry

Chapter 26 ~ Paula's Ice Cream Parlor

"Hey guys, have a seat." Louis is the first to spot us. I politely smile and sit down after Maddie on the end of the booth, but I am sure to make room for Evan.

Liam must notice my effort to make space, because he asks "Is some else joining-" But he is cut off by the sound of the front door opening and Evan stepping in.

"Oh, this is your bodyguard for the tour. Evan, am I correct?" Liam speaks to me when he sees Evan making his way to the back of the restaurant. "Yeah." I nod my head and smile at Liam, knowing that of course he would know the name of the bodyguard. He's considerate like that.

"Come have a seat!" I tell Evan when he finally makes his way to the booth we are occupying. I pat the spot next to me and Evan sits down. "Hello mates!" Evan says with a smile and this time Zayn's the one to reply. "Hey Evan, how are you?"

"Good. Excited to be a part of the security on your world tour." Evan smiles at the thought.

"And we are glad that we're able to take a fan along." chimes in Harry, who looks at Maddie and I. "Yep," I say putting my arm around Maddie's shoulder. "I'd give up my happiness to see her smile."

All the boys laughed, but little did they know that I was all too serious.

***

The rest of the dinner went nicely, I mainly talked to Evan while Maddie asked all her biggest questions she had for all of the band members. I am glad Evan was there because half the time I had no idea what she was talking about. I did notice the two main friendships of the group, however. Harry and Louis joke with each other, while Zayn and Liam also had their own jokes. But they all seem to get along nicely. And all four of them were happy to answer Maddie's questions, which I was grateful for.

Finally everyone was finished and we began to leave. "Hey I have a great idea!" Louis suddenly says to the group. "We should go to Paula's Ice Cream Parlor! That the best place to get ice cream in all of England!"

I had a feeling Louis was exaggerating, but everyone else began to agree. I turned to Evan to ask him his opinion. "I've heard great things about it..." is Evan's only reply, so I am left to decide by myself. "Can we please go with them?" Maddie asks and looks up at me. I look down at her and already know my answer.

"Of course we can go. You know how I love ice cream!" I answer and can't help but feel a little bad for my negative outlook on everything. I mean, it's ice cream. Just because I may not be the most excited person ever to be traveling around the world with a famous boy band, but that doesn't mean I can't enjoy the little things. I turn to Evan and smile at him. "Can you drive us?"

***

I watch as Evan pulls into a small ice cream parlor and parks next to the boys' vehicle. I watch as they all jump out and head towards the line that has accumulated inside the small shop.

"I'll stay in the car. It won't be too long. Will you get me a chocolate and vanilla twist?" Evan spoke up as I slid out of the passenger side of the car. I give him wide eyes, because he should know that I don't want to go in there alone. But Evan just looks at me and nods his head a bit, signaling that he knows I will be okay. I noticed that Maddie had already gotten out of the car and was making her way towards me so that we could walk in together. I took a deep breath and shut the car door, cutting off my safety net. I turned to Maddie and put on a smile.

"Lets go."

***

*Harry*

I looked up at all the flavor choices that were written on the wall behind the counter. I always scan through all the choices, yet pick strawberry every time. This is my favorite place for ice cream, and strawberry is my favorite flavor so I guess it makes sense that I would keep the two together. I look towards the door and see that Niall and Maddie have come in right behind us and come to stand with us. I wonder were Evan is, because it seems that Niall doesn't like to go places without him. I shake the thought away and decide to go up to them both.

"Hey." I greet Maddie, who was looking at all the flavors written on the wall. Niall is already talking to Liam about something; I am guessing he is asking about how we found this place.

"So, this is your favorite place, huh?" Maddie asks and I nod. "Yep. I've always loved coming here not only because the ice cream is so good, but it is also just a really great place with good people around."

"I see." Maddie replies. "Do fans ever recognize you when you do every day things such as this?" she asks, no doubt curious as to how we manage to keep a low profile.

"They sometimes do, but most of our fans respect that we need to feel like people too, and not like some mysterious creatures." Maddie and I laugh, while I look around. There are two families with very small children, then a few older couples, none of which seem to recognize us. I sigh in relief. The boys and I love our fans, but we do need a break sometimes. Not to mention we haven't prepped Maddie and Niall for what it will be like when they meet some mega-fans.

"Harry isn't trying to make you get strawberry is he?" Louis comes over and asks Maddie with a smile on his face. I bump into his shoulder. "No, I wasn't convincing her of anything." I say to him, before bending down so that I can whisper in Maddie's ear, "But if you want the best ice cream they have here, you should totally get the strawberry."

"Don't listen to him!" Louis cries dramatically. "The best flavor is cookie dough, trust me."

"No way!" I argue. "Cookie dough is way overrated. Strawberry, on the other hand, is a classic."

"Yeah," retorts Louis. "Classically boring."

"Guys, guys, quit fighting," I turn to see that Zayn and Liam have come over when they heard all the commotion. Niall was also standing beside Liam and was watching as the scene played out in front of him. "We all know that vanilla soft-serve is the way to go." Liam finishes, and them it turns into an entire fake argument between the four of us. Maddie is cracking up at all of our arguments, and I think I even saw Niall crack a smile as well.

***

*Niall*

Liam, Harry, Louis, and Zayn finally stopped arguing about the best flavor when it was our turn to order. I'll admit, it was a little funny to watch the four of them fight about and attempt to make reasonable arguments as to which ice cream flavor was the best. In order to attempt to keep the newfound peace, Maddie and I both order something that wasn't any of their favorites. I also ordered Evan's ice cream and we all headed out of the parlor and back to our cars.

"Have a nice night!" One of the boys called, though I didn't catch who it was. "Goodnight!" Maddie called and I waved my hand as I climbed into the passengers seat of Evan's car. I handed him his cone and he smiled. "Thanks." is all he said and gave me the look that he knew I would survive in my own. Then he, with obvious talent, pulled out of his parking spot while eating his ice cream and began driving us back to our hotel.

***

"Thanks for an amazing day." Maddie says as she flops down onto her mattress. We got home and had just got ready for bed.

"No need to thank me." I reply. "It's my job." I smile at her and she smiles back.

"Now, it's been a long day. What do you say we relax and watch down tv?" I suggest and Maddie nods and jumps onto my bed next to me.

I just look down at her, wondering why she came over here when she has her own bed. She must have noticed my look, because she suddenly says "Hey, you have a better view of the tv over here."

"Sure." I say sarcastically, but lift up the sheets so that she can slip under next to me to watch tv.

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