The Only Direction

CH. 3 Car Rides

Harry's driver pulled up in a black Camaro just after we pulled apart. I was shocked by the kiss, but it would be lying to say I didn't enjoy it. Harry's got out the Camaro and opened an umbrella. We were still standing awkwardly close, but we quickly broke apart.

"Sir, come out of the rain." Rain? I looked at Harry to see him soaked. The headlights of the Camaro lit up the droplets of water covering him and made him sparkle like the star that he was.

"It must have started raining when you kissed me," he whispered in my ear. I could hear the smirk in his voice and playfully pushed him into a puddle. The muddy water splashed on the cuffs of his black skinny jeans.

"Don't act so confident; you kissed me. I might have hated it." I tried to keep the smile off my face, but it came anyway.

"Don't be embarrassed. I'm a really good kisser." I rolled my eyes and grabbed his hand.

"Come on, loser." The driver opened the backseat door winking at Harry. Guys are so dumb.

Water ran off of us soaking the leather seats. Harry leaned forward and tapped on the divider between us and the driver.

"Justin, please take us home."

"I planned on it sir." I noticed his voice sounded a lot younger than I expected. I didn't get a chance to get a good look at him in the rain.

"How old is he?"

"25. What about you?"

"Huh?"

"How old are you?"

"Oh... I just turned 19. You?"

"20." He started smirking again.

"What?" I was confused.

"All the girls I've dated know everything about me. Probably because, everything, literally everything, about me is on the internet or in Directioner books."

"Directioner?"

"You know...."

"No, I don't. I know next to nothing about you and your singer buddies."

"Directioners are fans of 1D." I stared at him blankly. "One Direction."

"Ok. I didn't realize how popular y'all were. Besides, there is no way everything about you is public."

"I'm pretty sure it is."

"Fine, tell me something few people know about you."

"Um..... before I was famous, girls scared the crap out of me."

"Why?"

"Because, I never knew whether they liked me or not."

"Why wouldn't they? You're hot and British and apparently you can sing. What's not to like?"

"Admit it, you like me. Don't worry, I'm used to it."

"I'm not admitting anything until I really know you. Like what's you middle name?"

"You don't need to know that." I shrugged sheepishly.

"Why? Everyone's middle name is weird. I have two: Edward and Milward. It can't be worse than that."

"It's not bad. I just think it doesn't fit me."

"Come on... what is it?"

"Okay... My full name is Leah Kathy King."

"Really. You were embarrassed of that. I think it's an awesome name." He leaned in closer.

"No kissing. You have to earn them." I laughed and shoved him.

"Fine..." He phone buzzed and he glanced down. "Idiots." He rolled his eyes at the text.

"What?"

"The guys are being stupid as usual. Sorry I forgot that the boys were at my apartment tonight. I hope you don't mind meeting them, but it's late and when I left they were drunk on cheese dip and watching a marathon of SpongeBob. After they found that show when we were in the States, they've been addicted ever since. It's really weird. Now you know why I was at the club."

"Sounds like they aren't too judgmental. I'll fit right in. Plus I've watched every episode of SpongeBob ever made, so we'll have something to talk about."

"Good, but sometimes they can get sort of weird around my girlfriends. I mean friends that are girls... And girlfriends, but not you. I mean you're my friend that's a girl not a girlfriend. Unless of course you want to be my girlfriend, but if you don't...."

"Harry... For a second there I thought you didn't know what to say to me. What happen to Mr. Girls love me?"

"I guess it's the fact it's almost 1 in the morning. It's definitely the sleep deprivation." I laughed. He was just so stupid and funny.

"Sure, ok. Tell me the basics of being a Directioner."

"Ok, there's five of us. Me, Harry Styles, or hot British singer, Liam Payne, Zayne Malik, Louis Tomlinson, and Niall Horan. We were put together by Simon Cowell after we were on the X Factor and it took off. We just released our album Midnight Memories and were "working" on another one, but it's sort of slow going."

"What songs do you sing?"

"Our most popular is probably One Thing. Even people who aren't Directioners know it."

"I think I've heard it, but sing it for me to make sure." Of course I knew One Thing. Everybody knew it, but I wanted to hear him sing. He sighed and closed his eyes,

" So get out, get out, get out of my head

And fall into my arms instead

I don't, I don't, don't know what it is

But I need that one thing

And you've got that one thing." The words flowed from his mouth and it was the most beautiful thing I had ever heard.

"Eh... It was ok." I grinned at him to show him I was joking.

"I don't know. My 18 million Twitter followers think differently."

"You have 18 million Twitter follower!?!?!"

"Ya here's a book to teach you everything about me since you know next to nothing." He reached under the soaked seats and pulled out a book titled "A True Directioner's Guide to Harry Styles."

"Is this the book you give to prep your girlfriends?"

"Sure if you want to be my girlfriend?" When he said this, my heart stopped. Did I want to be his girlfriend?

"Harry... um, I just met you and I'm not ready for a relationship with anyone after Ky. It's not that I don't trust you; I'm just still healing."

"I understand." he avoided my eyes and I knew he didn't understand.

"Harry, you didn't do anything. It's me. I'm just..."

"It's ok..."

"Harry, please..."

"Sir, we're here," Justin's voice piped up from the front.

"Thanks, Justin." Harry didn't even look at me. Why was he so upset? we just met. Then it hit me... I had just turned down Harry Styles, but he was t Harry styles to me. He was Harry my Harry.

END OF CHAPTER 3

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