simon cowell secret daughter •one direction•

Chapter 2-

Julie's POV:

I woke up to an annoying Sophie jumping on my bed.

"I hate you." I mumbled. I'm sure she could hear the annoyance in my voice.

"Love you too, Jules." she giggled and hopped off my bed, satisfied that she woke me up. I rolled my eyes at her and grabbed my phone from under my pillow. I saw that I had 1 unread text from my dad.

From: Dad

'Goodmorning sweetheart. I had a lot of work to do today, so I've already left. I'll be back later, have fun with Sophie. Love you both. xx'

I sighed and got up from my bed stretching. I wasn't shocked or surprised at all. He's never here anyways.

"Okay well he already left, so wanna go to starbucks?" I suggested, still having a groggy voice. Sophie agreed, and we both got ready for the day.

After we both finished taking our showers and got dressed, I decided to sneak up on Sophie for revenge from this morning. She was doing her makeup which I thought was a perfect time to scare her, so she'd mess up. Suddenly, I jumped out behind her and she screamed, causing her to leave a streak of eye liner across her cheek. I laughed hysterically and she shoved me away.

"You're a bitch I hope you know that." Sophie tried hiding her laughter but I saw right through her.

"Sophie Isabelle Cowell. Watch your language." I mocked my father's voice from yesterday.

"Whatever." she grumbled and shut the door. I just continued to laugh and make fun of her.

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We sat down at a table in Starbucks and drank our mochas. I was about to get up and throw away our cups when we finished, until I noticed Sophie's worried face. "What's wrong, Sophie?" I asked her, frowning. She pointed towards the entrance and there they were. One Direction. I knew they didn't know who I was, but I still couldn't let them see me. Just in case. We had to leave immediately. I grabbed Sophie's hand and we rushed over to the trashcan.

"Shit." I muttered to myself. I left my phone at the table and rushed back to get it. Without looking up, I ran back to Sophie, but I felt myself slam hard against something, causing me to almost fall. I felt someone's hand catch me, before my bum hit the floor. The kind person helped me stand up, and I brushed myself off. I looked up, and freezed. It was Niall who caught me. He stared at me with a smile.

"Oh, I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to-" he began to apologize, but there was no time for that.

"No worries, it was my fault. Sorry." and with that, I ran out with Sophie by my side.

Niall's POV:

The lads and I walked into Starbucks, eager for a little caffeine to wake us up before we got to work. I pulled out my phone, going on twitter when I accidentally bumped into a stranger. Before she could fall, I caught her in my arms, and smiled at her. She was a very pretty girl, indeed. She looked worried, but I guess it was because she almost fell.

"Oh, I-I'm sorry I didn't mean to-" before I was able to finish apologizing, she cut me off.

"No worries, it was my fault. Sorry." She ran out with another girl quickly before I could say another word. I guess Harry saw her appearance too, because he was in a daze.

"Harry, snap out of it. It's not like you've never seen a pretty girl before." Louis stated, causing me to let out a small chuckle.

Julie's POV:

"That was a close one." Sophie laughed. I stared at her emotionlessly because what happened wasn't funny at all. It was terrifying.

"Sophie, that wasn't funny. If they find out who I am, my dad will probably kill me." I groaned, making my way to my car.

"I know, I'm sorry. I'm still a bit confused. Why can't they know about you? A lot of people already do." Sophie asked.

"Because. You know my dad. Super overprotective. That's one of the reasons I've never had a boyfriend. He basically scares them all away." I rolled my eyes and approached my car. Sophie got in on the passenger seat side, while I got in on the driver's side.

"Of course. I remember when we were younger and he didn't allow any boys to your birthday parties." We both laughed at the memory.

"But now I'm 17 and I will gladly invite whoever I want to my parties." I laughed and heard a 'ding!' coming from my phone. I picked it up and read a messagge from my father.

From: Dad

'Hey, Jules! You're still coming to the show today, right? xx'

Oh crap I forgot all about that. Today was the first day of the live taping of the X Factor.

To: Dad

'Yes, of course. Sophs and I are on our way now. xx'

From: Dad

'Great! See you soon. xx'

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We arrived to the studio, and met my dad backstage.

"So happy that you two could make it!" My dad greeted us and engulfed us in a hug. I forced a smile out, but he didn't notice. "The show doesn't start for about 20 minutes so you girls can wait in the dressing room until then. I don't want anybody seeing you." Wow. Thanks dad. He ushered us into his dressing room and we sat on the couch, sloppily. "Okay, girls I'll come get you in a few." He smiled, exiting the room.

"I honestly don't want to be here." I sighed, laying my head on Sophie's shoulder. She pat my head probably not caring.

"Hey. We're not here for you. We're here to support your dad." Sophie replied.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever." I mumbled, taking my head off of her shoulder. How is she so happy? It might be 3 o' clock, but I still want to go back and lay in my bed.

"Well I'm going to the bathroom, babe. I'll be back in a minute." And there I was. Alone. Sophie left me alone. This day is probably one of the longest days ever. Again, I would rather be sleeping right now. I rolled my eyes and turned on the television that was in front of me. I flipped through the channels, upset that there was nothing on. I heard the door open but I figured it was just his assistant or something.

"Hey Si-" the person cut themself off. "Oh, you're not Simon." they said. Well obviously. I'm a teenage girl. Wow, Julie. You have a bad attitude today. Oh well who cares.

"Nope, I'm not." I said bluntly. I looked up still not sure of who that person was. Right when I saw the person standing at the door, he was joined by 4 other guys. Uh-oh. What do I do!? What do I say!? 'Hi I'm Julie Cowell. You don't know me, but I know you. I'm Simon's daughter by the way.' No! I can't say that! Quick Julie, find a cover-up. "U-Uh I-I'm not sure where he is, sorry." I say, trying to hide my face by looking down.

"Well can we stay in here until he comes back? There were some fans sort of following us." I heard another voice say. I didn't bother looking up.

"Sure whatever." I mumble. I'm surprised they even heard a word I said. They all sat down on the couch beside the one I'm on. Before another thing happened, the door opened once more.

"Julie Anne-" before my father could finish my full name, he froze seeing the boys.