At the End of the Day...

Chapter 26

"You might actually have heard of him..." I begin sheepishly, not knowing exactly how to get the right words out of my mouth. Lottie gives me a reassuring look and I glance over to the superb view that calms my nerves slightly. 

"How would I have heard of him?" Ingrid looks genuinely confused. "Is he famous or something?" She laughs, jokingly. Lottie looks away and I stare at the ground. "What?! He's famous!? Oh my -" She obviously sees my stunned reaction, I was hoping she wouldn't completely freak out over a 'famous' person, especially since Harry is in one of the most famous boybands in the entire world. Wow, sometimes I even forget about that. "I...I mean...you don't have to tell me. It's not a big deal, really. I'm not that fussed!" She reassures me.

"I trust you," I begin with a warm smile, which Ingrid reciprocates. "He's in the band One Direction. I'm sure you've heard of it..."

"Oh! Yeah. I like their music." Ingrid doesn't seem to be too bothered by this new information, which surprises me but also makes me happy. "Is it Harry Styles? You said his name was Harry?"

"Yeah, it is! I'm really happy you're acting normal about this. It just proves that I can trust you!" I say.

"And obviously just don't tell any magazines or paps anything," Lottie adds just in case.

"Of course not! I would never do that!" We continues our brisk walk through the amazing scenery and I feel content. This whole revelation went a whole lot better than I expected.

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To Harry: are you guys done? we're coming back to the resort...is it ok if Ingrid comes back with us? it's all good, you can trust her, she won't freak out xxx

From Harry: we're done, all good. i have a surprise ...xxxx

To Harry: ...can't wait ;))))

"Harry's all good with it, you can come over for a drink or something, and meet the 'lads'!" We're on the bus on the way back to the resort. I had a sneaking suspicion that Harry wouldn't care about Ingrid coming over. 

"Just beware, my brother can become a bit of a flirt, it's just in his nature, so just brush him off," Lottie tells Ingrid and we all laugh.

"That's true..." I say, remembering all the awkward encounters.

"So your brother is..."

"Louis!" Lottie confirms.

"That's right! I knew it began with an 'L'!" Ingrid exclaims, and we go back to a comfortable silence for the rest of the ride.

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"Hi! I'm Niall! You must be..." Niall was the one to open the door to the suite that they had all been in during the day.

"I'm Ingrid! A new friend of these two," she motions to Lottie and I.

"Great! Well, come on inside and meet the lads! We've jus' been gettin' some drinks in us, I tink some of us might go out later." The four of us enter the suite to see Louis, Liam, and a couple of men I've never seen before. They must have been helping out with their song writing stuff.

"Lads! This is Ingrid! Ingrid, this is Louis, Liam, Julian and John. Oh! Eva, you've never met Julian or John either!" We all greet each other warmly but I can't help noticing Liam looks glum. I really hope it's not Cheryl getting to him again. All of a sudden, I realise something. 

"Where's Harry?" I ask Louis, who has now come over to Ingrid and I. Lottie went into the kitchen to get us some drinks. "He said he had some kind of surprise...?"