Friend zone?

Chapter 17

(Harry's POV)

"One Direction," I hear the host announce and it almost doesn't seem real.

My eyes drop to the floor and I feel my lips pull into a small, pathetic smile. I feel Simon's arms wrap around us and pull us into a comforting group hug, a lot longer than expected and I start to became a little uncomfortable, until he lets go.

"Now boys, how would you say your experience on the X factor was?" The host asks smiling sympathetically, pointing the microphone towards us.

"We had such a brilliant time on the X factor, and I'm honestly am leaving the show with four new best friends," Louis explains, smiling at all of us, and I smile back, grateful that he spoke because I wouldn't be able to say anything.

"Is it the end of the road for one direction?" The host adds.

"No, I definitely think we'll stay together as a band, this isn't the end of the road for One Direction," Zayn tells him.

"Well there you have it folks, let's give it up for one direction, one last time!" The host hollers rather loudly that he didn't even need the microphone.

The entire arena then stands up and gives us a round of applause and people start whistling and screaming. Neither I nor the boys really know what to do so we end up waving at the crowd and smiling awkwardly and the cheering goes on for a long time. As soon as we find a window we head off off stage, waving back to the crowd a few more times.

As soon as we get back stage all I can think about is getting to McKenna as fast as I can. I want to hold her in my arms and have her tiny arms wrap around my neck as she runs her tiny fingers through my hair and plays with my curls. So I could just forget about the world and how horribly scary and uncertain the future is right now. The only thing I want to think about is her and possibly her body on mine.

I make my way to the door, that leads into the arena where the audience is still seated but Liam cuts in front of me before I could open the door. Liam then disappears faster than lightning out the back stage door and into the arena.

Where the fuck is he going?

He have a girlfriend or something?

I raise my brow and briskly open the door, following the way Liam just went. I make my way, half running down the walk way to where Gemma, Anne, Silvia and McKenna are seated but I stop dead in my tracks a few feet away from where they are, when I see something I never could've imagined start to Happen.

"I've been wanting to do this for a long time," Liam says standing in front of Silvia and McKenna.

My blood runs cold, automatically assuming he's talking to McKenna. I try to move to stop this nightmare from occurring right in front of me but my feet however do not cooperate with my brain, and I am frozen in place, and Icy anger, replaces the blood in my veins. Then, I am completely thrown off when he does the complete opposite of what I thought and he grabs Silvia's face, kissing her instead. I let out a heavy sigh of relief as he continues to kiss Silvia passionately. I look at McKenna and her mouth is dropped open with her eyes wide, the look on her face, telling me she had no idea something was going on between them either. I finally gain mobility of my feet and walk over to McKenna just as Liam pulls away from Silvia, Smiling at her, and placing what seem to be a small slip of paper in her hand and without a word he turns on his heel and walks away. I finally gather McKenna in my arms and Silvia turns to Gemma, blushing with the biggest smile on her face that I've ever seen.

" Oh MY fucking god, did that just happen? Hold me!" She exclaims and my sister wraps the purely, ecstatic girl in her arms as she starts shaking from her joyous state.

"I saw it coming," my sister mouthes to me and I chuckle quietly, and kiss the crown of McKenna's head.

"Harry," the beautiful girl in my arms, croaks.

"Yes, baby?" I look down at her angelic face and brush some loose strands of hair behind her ear. I've grown quite a bit since I saw her last, only weeks ago.

"Um, I have something I need to tell you," her cheeks flush slightly as she chews on her bottom lip.

"What is it?"

"Well I, um I think I uh am starting to fall-" she begins to stutter but she is cut off by Louis.

"Harry, we need to go now, Simon wants to talk to us now!" He exclaims tugging harshly at the sleeve of my shirt, trying to pry me from McKenna.

"Wait, McKenna needs to tell me something," I say through my teeth, glaring at his hand until he takes it off my sleeve.

"You were saying, baby?" I say turning my attention back to McKenna.

"I was saying that I think I'm falling in love-" she begins but once again she is cut off again by another voice.

"Harry we really do need to go!" Niall hollers and he and Louis pull my arms back and forcefully pry me from McKenna.

"No, not until McKenna finishes what she was trying to tell me!" I yell, struggling against their grips.

"Baby please hurry," I beg her as they begin to pull me away half running towards the exit. She tries to run after us but a crowd of people block her from getting closer. She looks at me, desperation clear in her gray eyes.

"I love you, Harry. I think I'm falling in love with you!" I think I hear her yell, as the heavy doors close behind me.