Before She Falls

Chapter 11

I wake up with a pounding in my head and my neck feels like I slept on it wrong. The sun is right in my face as I try to look around the room I'm in. I look over to my right and of-fucking-course Mark is lying right next to me on the bed. I need to get out of here. I grab my phone which is surprisingly on the nightstand next to the bed. I slide out of the bed making sure my movement doesn't wake Mark. I stand up and look for my shoes. I hear Mark inhale and I look around to see him shift in the bed, his eyes are still shut, and he turns over onto his side to face away from me and the door. Relief washes over me as I slip my sandals onto my feet and walk out into the hallway. My next mission is to find Vanessa.

I look in the other bedrooms first, only to find random kids that are all fast asleep. I try the living room next and that's where I find her; sprawled out on the couch with Myles positioned right behind her.

"Ness" I tap her arm lightly, trying my hardest not to wake Myles up in the process.

"Hey, wake up" I push a little harder and her eyes flutter open.

"Ugh" she groans and closes her eyes again.

"No, Vanessa we have to go. Now. Please get up" I tap her again making her eyes open.

"Alright" she finally listens to me and in a few seconds she's off the couch, leaving Myles to turn over in his sleep.

"Can you drive home though?" Vanessa says quietly, trying not to wake anyone else in the room up while she pulls her shoes onto her feet.

"Yeah, sure" she tosses me the keys and we finally leave that fucking place, thank God.

"Does my hair look okay?" Vanessa asks me as she looks in the car mirror and fixes her perfectrly waved blonde hair.

"It looks fine" I assure her as I turn onto 57th Street.

"What are we even doing tonight?" Vanessa asks me.

It's about 6:30pm and Liam hadn't mentioned what he had planned for us to do. I quickly pulled out my phone and clicked Liam's name to call him.

"Hello?" Liam's accent answers on the other end of the phone call.

"Hey, Li. We're pulling into the parking lot now" I say as I park my BMW into a parking spot.

"I'm already in the lobby waiting with Niall."

"Be right there" I say and hang up the phone.

Vanessa and I grab our bags from the back of my car and travel inside the hotel. I remember the fancy lobby with marble floors and huge, tall columns.

"Kat!" I spin around to see Niall calling my name.

I walk with Vanessa over to meet Niall and Liam.

"Liam, Niall, this is Vanessa" I introduce her to them first.

"Nice to meet you guys" I could tell Vanessa was so excited to be in front of these guys.

"How are you guys?" I ask hugging Niall and then Liam.

"We're great" Liam speaks for both of them.

"So what are we doing tonight?" I ask and look at both of them.

"We were thinking the Knicks game at Madison Square Garden. We have eight tickets, they're pretty good seats. It starts at 7:00" Liam answers and leads us to the elevator.

"Sounds good to me" Vanessa comments as we ascend to the thirty-eighth floor.

As soon as we walk into their hotel suite I hear Zayn and Harry singing loudly; just messing around of course, but it sounds lovely just a little purposely off key.

"Shut up" Niall says to the two of them.

Harry is sitting on the kitchen counter eating a banana while Zayn is standing in the living room in front of the television. I spot Perrie relaxing on the couch just laughing as she listens to the two of them.

"Your favorite band, the way that you dance. But baby, baby" Harry starts to sing as we walk farther into the hotel suite. "Does he know you could move it like that", Zayn joins in from the living room, "Woah oh-oh-ohhh!"

"Alright, alright. Calm down, we have company" Liam waves his arms at the two of them, but they don't stop.

"Does he know you're out and I want you so bad?" Harry sings softly compared to his and Zayn's belting as we walked in.

"Woah oh-oh-ohhh!" Zayn yells from his stance in the living room while Perrie tries to shut him up but putting her hand over his mouth but it wasn't working well.

"Hey you" Harry stops and smiles as we walk closer to him.

"Hi" I reply. "Oh this is my friend, Vanessa. Vanessa, this is Ha-"

"I know" Vanessa cuts me off and reaches her hand out to shake his.

"Enchanted to meet you" Harry says as he chews a piece of banana in his mouth.

"Okay, T-Swift" Niall teases Harry, I'm assuming he's referring to Harry and Taylor Swift's past relationship and her song "Enchanted".

Harry hops off of the counter to put Niall in a head lock while both of them laugh.

"Alright, we've only got a few minutes until we have to leave for the game lads" Zayn says holding his phone in his hand.

"So surprising that you're worried about being on time" Liam jokes. "Why aren't you like that when we have to be at the studio?"

"Shut the hell up" Zayn responds jokingly.

"Zayn, Perrie, this is Vanessa" I call from the kitchen to the couple in the living room.

"Nice to meet you" Vanessa gives a quick wave and Zayn and Perrie do the same in return.

"We should just leave now" Niall suggests while he stands up from the kitchen chair.

"Let's just go then. Everyone's ready, yeah?" Perrie walks to towards the kitchen and Zayn follows behind her.

"Alright, let's get going" Harry hops off of the kitchen counter. "Who's driving?"

"Not me!" Niall responds fast.

"I'll drive" Zayn replies.

"I will too" Harry says in his deep voice. "Do you two want to come with me?"

I look at Harry and his green eyes are staring into mine, "Yeah, sure."

"Meet you lads there" Harry says swinging his keys on his fingers and holding the door open for Vanessa and I to exit the suite.