I Work For One Direction..AGAIN?!

Chapter 22: Date?

I had to be at the fundraiser too. Everything had to be perfect as always. If I made one mistake then I could ruin the boys' careers. That would be bad.

"Are you almost ready?!" Marie yelled from the other room.

"Almost!" I yelled back.

"So are you and Harry going together?"

"Are you and Niall?" I mocked.

"He didn't ask me."

I stepped out. "Maybe he will."

"Woah mama! With that dress Harry won't be able to control himself. "

"Let's go. We don't have much time." I laughed.

*****

The limo arrived at the boys' place at 7:30. I was praying that everything went as planned. Any kind of surprises wouldn't sit well with me. I buckle under pressure. I can't remember the last time my phone was silent for longer than 2 hours. It goes off every 15 minutes now.

We arrived at the benefit event on time. There were cameras everywhere. People were shouting questions and flashes were blinding me every couple of minutes. It was like déjà vu everywhere I turned.

As we started walking towards the entrance I could hear specific questions screaming into my ears:

'Are you two a couple again?'

"Jess! will you spark up a romance with Harry again?!'

'Are you dating?!'

I knew this was only the beginning.

*****

The fundraiser went well. We raised almost 50,000 dollars with the help of the boys performing. It was going rather well which meant it was about to go rather not so well soon. I was preparing for the catastrophe which was inevitably going to razor itself through soon. I felt like I was going to have a heart attack every time a reporter talked to me.

Marie was dancing and having fun as always. I envied her at that moment. I wished I could be as carefree. The boys were joining her too and everything seemed normal as I looked at them huddled in a circle, jamming to Hips Don't Lie by Shakira. For understand why Marie has such an obsession with Shakira. I knew she requested the song.

I sat down and let myself breathe as I sipped on my virgin Shirley temple. Some alcohol would be nice right now. A few shots of vodka would make me feel more relaxed. I was starting to sound like an alcoholic.

"Hey!" I looked up to Selena Gomez smiling at me sweetly in a purple strapless dress. "We met last year, right? You're friends with One Direction."

"Yeah, you remembered." I smiled.

She sat down at the table beside me. "How are you?"

"I'm great." I giggled. "You?"

"Ugh I barley pried myself out of bed this morning. I'm so tired." She laughed. "Are you here with Harry?"

"Oh.." I scoffed. "No-I.. I'm here.. I'm there new manager, I guess."

"How did that happen?"

"It's a long and dramatic story. Trust me."

"Well I guess-"

"Excuse me." A familiar voice echoed behind me.

I turned around to see Harry in a very dashing gray fitted suit.

"Would you mind if I stole her away for one moment?"

"She's all yours. I'll see you later." She smiled deviously.

For some reason, at that moment, I had this strange feeling that Selena and I would become great friends.

****Harry's POV****

Whilst the rest of us were dancing, Jess was sitting at a table by herself. She looked exhausted but in no way did it take away from how beautiful she looked tonight. Her hair was curled and falling down around her shoulders. Her dress was maroon and simple but nice on her. Everytime she wore a long dress, it made her seem so much older than she really was. Sometimes I would forget that she's just a kid, like me.

"Excuse me." I said standing behind her and while she spoke to Selena. She turned around to look at me with her big eyes I loved so much. "Would you mind if I stole her away for a moment?"

"She's all yours."

Jess took my stretched out hand and I helped her out of her seat. "Take a walk with me." I asked.

"I don't know Harry, I should probably stay here since I'm-"

"Jess, come on. Take a break and take a walk with me." I smiled.

She took a deep breath and looked around. "I guess no one would miss me for a few minutes."

****

We decided to walk outside near the large patio. It was quiet for a while. Jess just looked around and smiled. I could tell she was finally relaxing after everything she had been through. It nice to see her smile. She hadn't done that for a while.

She sighed.

"Any reason why that sigh was particularly dramatic?" I asked.

She giggled. "Sorry. It's just been very hard to jump back into the adventures of the One Direction life."

I guess she wasn't enjoying herself. I looked down trying to think of something to say in return.

"Don't get me wrong Harry. I'm having so much fun with you guys. I always did. It would just be nice, for once, not to work for you." She laughed.

I laughed too. "I understand. You look beautiful tonight."

"Thank you." She blushed.

"You're welcome." I smiled down at her. "So what's on the agenda for tomorrow? busy day for us or no?"

She looked up at me with her beautiful doe eyes. "Let's not think about tomorrow." She stated and rested her meek little head on my shoulder. For a moment, was the love of her life all over again.

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