On the Road

Chapter 13 - Dinner Date

She clapped her hands and was buzzing by the time the car stopped. I struggled to contain my ear-to-ear grin as I watched her jump around with excitement. I got out and went round, helped her out of my high car, wrapped her up in my coat, kissed her forehead and lead her in the back entrance of the restaurant. The sweet smells of tomato and garlic filled my nostrils as I gave the details of our reservation to the waitress. Maddie hung onto my arm as we were lead through the restaurant and sat at a little table. We were given our menus and left alone.

"Seriously Harry this is so adorable" I smiled up at her and looked back down to my fingers, twiddling them whilst we waited for our menus.

"Harold?" She nudged my arm causing me to look up,

"Yeah?"

"Why are you so nervous?" I don't even know. Why am I so nervous?

"I really don't know, I guess I just...I just don't want to screw things up with you" I could already feel myself blushing.

"Harry look at me" She grabbed my hands and made me look up at her, "You're not going to screw things up with me, you know why?"

"Why?"

"Cause I like you to much. You're funny and smart and you just make me feel safe, you can't mess this up, not possible" Little does she know how much I want to be the one that keeps her safe, the one that keeps her happy.

"Its insane how much of an impact you've made on me already, I've not even known you a week and I already miss you everyd-" I was interrupted by commotion outside, banging on the restaurant window.

"Great. Fucking great!" I hissed and felt myself clenching my fists involuntarily. Paps lining the window snapped pictures of me and Maddie.

"Do you want to move?" I asked and Maddie thought for a second before answering.

"No. You know what? Fuck 'em. I came to have dinner with you and fuck em if they think they're gonna ruin that" I smiled as she scraped her chair back, walked over to the window, waved sweetly and pulled down the blind. I laughed, clapped and cheered as she walked along, pulling down the blinds and blocking all of the windows that side of the room. I whooped as she turned to face me and bowed, then doubled over slightly in laughter, walking back to our table.

"That was amazing!" I managed to spit out in between laughs.

"Well its true, I came to spend tonight with you" She grinned brightly as our waitress came over and we ordered, I just had a coke because I was driving and she had cocktail, we both asked for Carbonara. We started to get to know each other a little more.

"Right I have a question" She sat up after the waitress just brought our food,

"Okay go" I started to dig into my pasta,

"What was the most badass thing you did at school?" I chuckled and almost choking on the food in my mouth, causing her to laugh.

"Badass?" I raised my eye brows and took a sip of my drink,

"Yeah badass!" She used her hands to signal for me to go ahead.

"Ummm...I dunno really I just used to be a cocky little shit I guess" I shrugged and she dropped her fork in her plate,

"That's it?"

"Yeah I think so" She shook her head and carried on eating,

"I've never been so disappointed"

"Go on then, what did you do that made you so badass?" She put her elbows up on the table and rested her chin in her hands.

"Ummm, okay lets see, one day me and my mates really couldn't be arsed with PE so we got loads of like body spray cans? Yeah we got them and got up on the benches and sprayed them like crazy and they set the fire alarms off. It was hilarious" By the end she was laughing at her own story along with me.

"Are you serious?!" I raised my eye brows and she nodded,

"Oh yeah! I was a real little shit! I hated school! Just completely disagreed with the whole idea of it, the only reason I went was to see my friends. My grades were good though, so I guess I wasn't that bad" I was quite surprised, I never thought she was a goody goody, but she still surprised me.

"Really? Wow, I never thought you would be that badass"

"Trust me you have no idea" She winked at me and it sent me blushing again. We were both just about finished when Maddie asked,

"Are we getting dessert?" I smirked to myself as I answered,

"Yes...but not here".

"Are you kidding me?" I grabbed my coat for her as we stood up,

"Nope sorry, but you'll like it, I promise" I wrapped her up and kissed her cheek, my heart fluttered when she blushed and smiled down. I paid and we ran outside to my car, the restaurant security clearing they paps as best as they can. The paps shouting at us left right and centre, I grabbed Maddie's hand and made sure she was safely in the car. I eventually got round to the drivers side and climbed in. I started the engine and we tried to pull out of the car park,

"Hey jackass's move out of the way!" Maddie said under her breath in a weird accent, making us both laugh. "Screw this" Maddie reached over, honking my horn and making signals with her other hand to move out of the way, it was hilarious and it surprisingly worked. We were finally able to get out of the car park, when we were clear of people I put my foot down, getting us as far away from the fucking paps as I could.

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Maddie's POV

As soon as we got out of the way of the paps, Harry really put his foot down and sped off, clenching the steering wheel. It was kinda hot really, okay, really hot. My breath hitched and I saw him smirk out the corner of my eye as he moved his hand from the gear stick to my thigh. I put the CD on again and put my hand on top of his, entwining our fingers, he turned and smiled at me.

"I love your smile" I sighed and sat back, before I even noticed that I said it out loud.

"Well...thanks" He chuckled and I shot forward, eyes wide.

"Oh my god, I didn't even...shit" I hid my face in my hands. The car stopped at a red light,

"Hey, Mads c'mon look at me" He pulled me up to look at him, "I love you're smile too" We giggled and our lips connected for just a second, making me gasp as he pulled away and winked, driving as the light went green. I shook my head and looked out the window. I felt Harry's fingers creep into my hand, I gave in and held his hand, enjoying the music, grinning when he gave my hand a quick squeeze. Soon enough we slowed down and he tapped my leg with his fore finger. I looked at him and he smiled,

"We're hear to pick up your dessert" He pulled up along the sidewalk of a street home to a few small shops. I hopped out of the car and left the jacket, the temperature seemed to half settled a bit, either that or i had gotten used to it. Harry walked round and met me on the sidewalk, grabbing my hand and we walked side by side, swinging our arms, only the white lights from the small shops lighting the street. I checked my phone in the car and it was half 10, so no-one was really around, which was definitely a good thing.

"So Mr.Styles? Are you going to tell me where we're going?" I asked just as we approached the end of the street.

"Well if you wait like 5 seconds...we are...here" We stood back and I saw where we were. One of my favourite shops in London, a little frozen yogurt shop called 'FRAE', I go there all the time.

"Oh my gosh Harry! How did you know?!" I squealed and ran into the shop, pulling him with me, we got up to the counter and Harry ordered two plain frozen yogurts. We were given them and walked over to the topping counter. We stood side by side and reached for the fruits we wanted.

"No i'm serious actually how did you know?"

"Well I have my ways, turns out we like the same places" We talked as we piled our cups with toppings,

"What you like it here too?" I asked as I popped a raspberry into my mouth.

"Love it! Here throw it" He stepped back and opened his mouth, I jumped up and down with excitement and grabbed another one.

"Ready?"

"Yeah"

"You sure?" He laughed and nodded. I tossed the raspberry across to him and he caught it in his mouth first time,

"Yes!" He threw his hands up and cheered, I clapped and ran towards him, jumping up and he caught me and spun me round. He finally stopped and we slowed our laughing and he put me down. Someone cleared their throat from behind the counter and snapped us out of our trance. I blushed and picked up my yogurt, sliding into a seat at a small table, Harry following me.

"I'm having a really good time Harry, I'm really glad we came out tonight" He gave me his famous dimpled grin that made me heart melt.

"Same here, I really love spending time with you, as I was saying in the restaurant you've made such an impact on my life, and I do miss you everyday" I thought my heart was going to explode, I don't even know why he likes me.

"You have no idea what you've done to me Harry, and to be fair I don't either. You just, I don't know, I've never felt this way about anyone" I cringed at my own cheesy words and Harry giggled.

"Don't worry, I know what you mean, like no ones ever ha-" He was interrupted by his phone buzzing, he sighed, pulled it out and answered it.

"What Lou...Well yeah I kind of am in the middle of something...it doesn't matter... yes it is Maddie...shut up Lou what do you want... Niall's stuck where?...In the toilet?" I sighed as I knew how Niall felt, the amount of times I've got stuck in a toilet is unreal. I held out my hand for Harry to pass the phone, he said he was passing Lou over and gave me the phone. I explained to Louis how to pick a lock and he said he echoed my words to Zayn. They almost had it so Lou said goodbye.

"Okay how the hell do you know how to pick a lock"

I shrugged "Let's just say me and the girls have gotten locked in certain places many times"

"Should I ask?"

"I'm sure you'll find out" I winked and he shuffled and bit his lip, which made my mouth go dry due to how hot that looked.

"Harry?" I spoke up as we just finished our yogurts.

"Yeah?"

"Do that again" He smirked and bit his lip again, I got up and sat in his lap, kissing and nibbling up his neck, making him groan.

"Now we're even" He playfully glared at me and I got up, throwing the pots away and pulling him out of his seat,

"I can't believe you did that" he sighed as we left the shop.

"If your lucky i'll do it again sometime" He groaned and pulled me close by my waist as he walked. We held hands again on our way back to the car and he opened my door, grabbed my waist and lifted me in, making me squirm. I watched as he jogged round the front of the car and hopped in. He was about to start the engine when I stopped his hand,

"What's up?" He looked at me concerned but i just reached up and turned the light off above our heads, blacking out the car.

"I'm just...testing something" I held the back of his neck and pulled him into me, slowly warming our both cold lips from our yogurt. We kissed slowly, I twisted my head round to deepen the kiss, he held my cheek and did the same. I felt his warm tongue swipe my bottom lip, I opened my mouth a little more, allowing him access. I could feel my heavy pulse quickening.

This is what I mean.

A kiss has never had this effect on me before. Hell a boy has never had this effect on me before. But he does. That's why it's different, even though it hasn't even been a week, it feels like a life time and the first time all at once.
After a few minutes I pulled away at the fear of getting caught, breathing heavily. We slowly sat back in our seats and took a second to compose ourselves.

"So just testing something huh?" He grinned over at me, cheeks flushed, chest rising and falling rapidly.

"Yeah sorry, I was just curious" I smiled to myself as he fumbled with the ignition. I knew what I was testing, he probably did too. The fact I felt like my heart was going to pound out of my chest confirmed that I had feelings for him.

We sped off towards my apartment and he put his hand back onto my thigh, I held his hand and rested them in my lap, his thumb slowly stroking the back of my hand. We made easy small talk about the tour and the studio when we pulled up to the apartment building, the drive ending far too quickly for my liking. I unbuckled my seat belt and giggled to myself as Harry practically jumped out of his car and ran round to open the door for me. He held my hand like a doorman and motioned me out of the car, causing both of us to laugh and skip towards the door. When we got into the elevator and the doors shut, he held both my hands and wrapped my arms around his waist, pulling us close and resting his arms on my shoulders, leading me to look up into his beautiful eyes.

"I had the best time tonight Harry" My eyes drooped as he stroked my hair.

"Me too, I really did, and I dunno. I was wondering whether we could do this again? Like just us? And it doesn't just have to be dinner I could take you somewhere else, anywhere you like. I guess what I'm asking you is maybe would you like to be my... I mean we could try going out?" He stumbled over his words so many times I hid my face in his chest and laughed before looking back up at him.

"Wait. Is Harold Styles asking me to be his girlfriend?" He rolled his eyes at his nickname before biting his bottom lip.

"Yeah, I uuhh, I guess I am" He smiled nervously and my heart swelled,

"Of course I will Harry" He grinned at me with his eyebrows raised,

"Really?"

"Yeah of course! I mean your funny, incredibly sweet and adorable, I'm myself around you, and we have fun together don't we?" I winked at him and he chuckled.

"Oh yeah, definitely" He leaned down to kiss me as the elevator abruptly stopped and the doors dinged and opened. I sighed and took his hand, walking him back to my door. We reached number 25, he spun me round so we were facing each other, the door on my right.

"So am I gonna see my girlfriend tomorrow?" I giggled as he swung our arms side to side.

"I don't know, I think your girlfriend is in the studio tomorrow so surprise her" I winked and he nodded, pulling me close, using his first finger to tilt my chin up and connect our lips. His tongue sweet from the raspberries he ate, his lips cold from outside. I held the back of his neck pulling him close and ran my fingers through his hair, earning a gasp from him. He held me close by my waist when we were rudely interrupted by sniggers an hushed giggles the other side of my door. He sighed and rested his forehead against mine,

"Sorry" I whispered and gave him one last kiss, then stepped up to my door, looking back at Harry.

"Goodnight Harry" He grinned and started to walk backwards,

"Goodnight Maddie" I smiled and entered my apartment, the smell of popcorn surrounding me. I shut the door and leant against it, clenched my eyes shut and starting squealing and stomping my feet. I opened my eyes to 4 girls snuggle in their pyjamas looking at me expectedly.

"He did it! He asked me out!" They all screamed and ran toward me, engulfing me into a group hug.

"Aww this is so exciting! You guys are so cute!!" Grace clapped her hands and jumped up and down. I went into my room and changed, removed my makeup and sat in the living room where the girls were just putting in Mean Girls. I told them everything, the restaurant, the paps, the yogurt shop, the elevator, I even tried to explain the fireworks behind every kiss, but that was just met by jeers and popcorn being thrown at me.

We finally calmed down and watched Mean Girls before calling it a night. I was curled up in bed when my phone buzzed, Harry's name lighting up the screen. I smiled and opened the text.

'Thank you for an amazing night Mads, oh and a shout out to the girls for ruining our Movie Moment ;) I was just about to go to sleep and wanted to say goodnight gorgeous :* xxxx'

I wiggled with excitement and replied,

'I had the best time Harry thank you, and I know don't worry I told them off ;) I'm in bed too, though I would kind of rather be snuggled up in yours with you but whatever. N'night Harry :* Can't wait to see you tomorrow xxxx'

And with that I fell asleep with the biggest smile on my face, eager to see Harry the next day.