Chapter 21

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After a couple of hours, a nap and several emails we arrived at the hotel and uncoiled ourselves from the car.

“Alright babe?” Harry asked as we made our way inside. He slept for most of the drive so had a sleepy look about him.

“Yuh ha” I said as I flicked through an email from Sharon – she seemed fine about everything and appreciated our honesty, which put me at ease.

Jack checked us in and then ran through the day’s events.

“Right so, it’s eleven now. We leave here at two, sound check is at three, followed by a meet and greet at five thirty and you’re on stage at nine. Ok?” he asked as he passed the boys their room keys. They all seemed a little distracted, yet convinced Jack they’d remember the times.

“What time did he say we were leaving?” Liam asked as the lift doors closed behind us all.

“Two” I said with a slight laugh, confident that I would be asked the same question several times that day.

The lift doors opened on the guys floor and they all piled out “See you in a while” Harry said before pecking me on the cheek and following his bandmates.

I reached my room and automatically set up desk on my bed. Despite doing what I could in the car there were still emails awaiting reply so I sat and methodically went through them, making sure I hadn’t missed any.

A familiar tone rang through the room and I glanced down at my phone. Text message from Kelly.

“Um hello boyband wag. Since when? K x” the text read. Clearly the Daily Mail had got hold of the story, I could be sure of this, as it was the only paper she read. Without thinking I called up their webpage and typed in Harry’s name. I hovered over the return button in hesitation. Did I want to see what was written? Yes, of course I did.

Styles Sony Girl the headline read. Really imaginative I thought as I scrolled down.

“One Direction’s resident heart throb, Harry Styles, is said to be off the market after being spotted with someone from Simon Cowell’s record label.

A Sony spokesperson confirmed that Styles, 20 and Jemma Coleman are an item after they were spotted together in a Birmingham hotel. He has previously dated Frankie from The Saturdays and Radio 1 DJ Fearne Cotton amongst others.

Got any information, contact jules.frampton@dailymail.com”

Short, sweet and rather uncomplimentary I thought as I closed the webpage and replied to Kelly.

“Ah the cat’s out the bag! Yes, it’s true…and weirdly only a few days but you know what it’s like with boybands…pretty hard to keep anything under wraps x” that would satisfy her need for gossip, and I was confident that she would inform our circle of friends which would save me answering the same question over and over again. As I hit send another text came thorough.

“DAILY MAIL NOW!” is was from Sophie. I thought my friends had jobs, obviously they all spent their time on the Daily Mails website.

“Yep. True. I cannot deny :) x” I replied as yet another text came thought. “Jesus Christ” I said out loud before seeing it was from Harry.

“Lunch? x” it read simply. I glanced at my watch and it was somehow twelve thirty.

“Yes please x” I replied before closing my laptop and grabbing my things.

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