The Beat Of Our Hearts

Chapter 12: The North Star

I wake up in the morning with a smile on my face. Then, I feel the familiar ache of new cuts and groan. 6 months. 6 months down the drain.

I get up to hear Melanie singing in the bathroom and quickly walk over, opening the door.

"Well good morning sunshine," she says, smiling at me as she applies her makeup.

"Uh Mel...you don't really wear makeup in Saturdays....why are you?" I ask. While she looked stunning, Saturday was normally the day we just sat and watched movies just us two.....well lately us three with Harry.

"Harry texted you while you were asleep...he wants us both to come over today......to uh....meet the boys," she says, mumbling the last part.

Now I love Melanie, and she knows the password to my phone so it's not all that surprising, but she LOVES those boys (especially Niall) and me? I don't always enjoy people...especially 5 new ones at a time.

"What did you do?" I say, scowling at her.

"You might want to get ready," she says, shooting a smile at me as she begins to curl her hair.

I rush to grab my phone as Mel just laughs, causing me to wonder what all she said. I unlock my phone as the text messages to Harry pop up in the screen.

HARRY: Gooodmoornninng!! Do you and Melanie want to come over and maybe hangout with me and the boys?

ME: Ya of course! :)

HARRY: great! I'll send someone to pick you guys up ;)

ME: Someone to pick us up?

HARRY: Can't take any chances love, never know what paps could be around.

ME: Ok :) see you then curly! ;)

Ok well at least it wasn't that bad.

"You might want to hurry up! Paul is coming in an hour! Oh and by the way I talked to Harry on the phone for you," Melanie yells from her room.

"Ugh!" I groan, but I have to admit, I am excited ti see Harry today after last night.

I go to my closet and pick out faded high waisted shorts and a long sleeve white blouse. I then make my way to the bathroom and apply bb cream, concealer, eyeliner, mascara and light pick eyeshadow. I brush through my hair and add a texturizing spray, making the fallen curls from the night before into beach waves. Finishing off the look I pull on my red toms and an over the shoulder light brown purse.

"You look fab hun," Mel says as she rushes into the bathroom to finish her makeup.

She looks amazing in her high waisted white shirts and black crop top with the word love in white letters. Her hair is down and straight, flowing to to her back. Her makeup consists of a bold red lipstick, bb cream, concealer, a sparkly cream eyeshadow and a thin line of eyeliner with mascara.

"You look hot," I comment, noticing how her legs are newly shaved and her nails are done. "Damn girl you really went ti work this morning....trying ti impress a cute band member?"

At that she just smiles. Brushing it off, she turns to me and says, "I need shoes.....preferably red."

I go to my closet and pull out a red pair on vans, which she quickly grabs and pulls on.

I notice that we're both wearing red shoes. And she's wearing my red lipstick. So what? I like red.

"Ready to go?" She says.

I nod and we go outside to a black SUV.

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We arrive at Harry's house, it being huge and Mel being completely stunned. In the past few weeks I've been here plenty if times....it's just down the street from the Starbucks we met at.