Before She Falls

Chapter 45

Two days later.

"Hello?" I answer my phone while I push open the main door to the gym and the morning air warms the skin on my bare legs.

"Hey" Liam greets me. "So we just landed at JFK."

"Wait, it's only ten o'clock. I thought you guys wouldn't be there until noon, that's what Harry said at least."

"Our flight changed a bit" Liam informs me. "But we're in New York and the girls are joining us for dinner tonight."

"I thought Perrie couldn't come" I half state, half ask Liam while I start my car up, turning the dial for the air conditioning to its maximum power.

"She booked a flight just for tonight. Danielle's already in New York for a show and Eleanor will be here by tonight. I think Niall already asked Vanessa if she would be his date and she said yes."

"Oh wow, a date night and Harry didn't even bother to tell me yesterday when we spoke" I joke and hear Liam laugh on the other end of the line.

"Well we made the plans last night while he was asleep which is why I decided it would be a good idea to let you know this morning. Plus Harry's still sleeping at the moment" Liam explains to me and it makes more sense.

Harry still wasn't feeling well, especially yesterday when I spoke to him. Hopefully the medication that he was given is kicking in now, because I would honestly cry if he is sick for this long-awaited concert. Harry and the rest of the boys have been looking forward to this particular performance since they knew about it.

"Oh, well yeah. Of course I'll come" I assure Liam.

"Alright, great. Wear something nice, we're going somewhere pretty fancy. Zayn picked it out for us all" Liam warns me.

"What? What am I supposed to wear?" I start to worry. Do I wear a really fancy dress or just dress up a tad?

"Well, see you tonight Kat! Seven o'clock at the Four Seasons, bye!" Liam rushes the words from his mouth and ends the call abruptly just as he finishes his sentence.

I sight heavily, pull out of the crowded gym parking lot, and head home.

"Did you tell your parents you were staying the night?" I ask Vanessa while I drive down the highway, pushing eighty miles per hour.

"I told them I'm staying at the Four Seasons with you" Vanessa ties her blonde hair up into a right bun and a smirk is apparent on her face.

"Aw, why didn't you mention the five boys that are staying with us?" I ask sarcastically.

Vanessa and I both laugh and then she fixes the small amount of makeup on her face in the car mirror. We finally reach the city and the streets are surprisingly clear, which makes it incredibly easy to navigate to the Four Seasons hotel. I pull my black BMW into the parking lot and squeeze between two cars. I can't help but think back to the first time I came to this same hotel about a month ago to visit Liam for the first time in a year. Seems like forever ago now.

Vanessa and I step out of the car and she's already on the phone with Niall. We both grab our overnight bags from the back seat of my car and proceed into the lobby through the side door.

"Okay, stay there" Vanessa says into the phone and then hangs up.

"Niall and Liam are waiting in the lobby" Vanessa tells me and I nod as we continue to walk.

We lug out bags into the elegant main lobby, and all of a sudden Vanessa speeds ahead of me. That's when I spot Niall in a black hoodie and Liam in a white t-shirt right next to him, both standing by the elevators. Vanessa drops her bag on the floor and throws her arms around Niall as he lifts her up, her toes dangling above the ground. I notice a big, black brace around Niall's knee. I guess he replaced his crunches for a brace so he would be able to walk around on stage tomorrow without a problem.