Through The Dark COMPLETED

Chapter 8

Amanda had to leave for the airport really early in the morning. She wanted to say goodbye to JJ; so even though it was well before JJ would normally wake up, she knocked on her door. She couldn't believe JJ wasn't coming. She waited a few minutes and then opened the door. She was probably still asleep. She wasn't in her bed. "JJ?" Amanda called. She looked around the room and saw her suitcase out. She heard the bathroom door open. JJ came out dressed. "OMG! You're coming! Thank god!" Amanda went up and hugged her.

"How do you know? I haven't seen my parents in a while and thought I'd take the time to go see them." When she saw Amanda's face drop though, she decided not to tease her. "Yes, I'm coming. Figured I'd better talk to Harry and I'd better do it in person, because over the phone would be too easy to just hang up. Guess I need to see how things are when I see him again. But don't go talking about love, or relationships or anything like that again."

Amanda laughed. "Wouldn't dream of it." She was so happy JJ was going. She was so glad JJ had decided to talk to Harry instead of just pulling further away. She wouldn't talk about love, besides it wasn't that time yet. It was way too soon. She believed JJ wanted love, and that hopefully, she would stop being afraid of her feelings. But, maybe, she could love him at some point, if she would allow herself. This day was already great, and now that JJ was going, it was even better.

The girls had a long, boring flight to FL and a crazy ride from the airport. They were supposed to be there early for the show but didn't arrive until about 30 minutes before it started. They walked in and met Lottie.

"Hi!" Lottie said hugging the girls. "I'm so happy to see you guys! JJ, I'm so glad you came! I didn't think you were coming. Let me take you to the guys quickly. It's almost show time."

"Lottie, wait." Julie stopped her. "If it's ok with Amanda, I'd rather not see them just yet." Both Amanda and Lottie looked at her shocked. She laughed. "No, what I mean is I'd like to watch the show from the audience to get the full experience. Is there a way to do that without causing too much trouble?"

"Oh, yes! You can go right in front of the stage. That's a brilliant idea. What a surprise if all of a sudden they spot you. They might think they are seeing things." Lottie laughed.

"Well, I want to kind of blend in. Don't want them to see us right away at least." Julie was extremely nervous. She was there, but she was hoping for a little more time, and she really did want to experience the concert from the fans' point of view. Not that she wasn't a fan. She knew what she meant. "Amanda are you ok with this? I know you want to see Niall ASAP."

"Yeah, I am. Lottie is right. It would be a complete shock to see us there all of a sudden." She smiled. She was excited, and she wondered how Niall would react to seeing her in the crowd.

Right before the show started, security took them out to the seats in the VIP section. It was for fans who won contests and family and friends. They didn't want to be in the front row and make it easy to be spotted, so they sat a few rows back amidst some pretty crazy young fans. They didn't want to seem suspicious, so they talked to them like they had never seen the guys before and were super excited to be this close. The fans around them were quite crazy. It made them laugh, but it was quite fun. Right before the show started, someone came up from behind them. "Wait," they said. "You're the two girls from the video! The ones that took care of Niall in the hospital. Amanda and Julie! I've watched that video lots of times!" Amanda and Julie looked at each other shocked. What video? they both thought.

Amanda looked at the fan. "What video? We aren't quite sure what you're talking about. Think you may have us mistaken for someone else."

"The video posted on YouTube taken when Niall thanked you guys at the LA concert!" she said.