The diner that the guys chose was quant. It had waitresses that moved around on rollerskates, there was a jukebox in the corner that played the classics.
The milkshakes were to die for.
I drank some of mine while the guys chatted away.
Harry sat in the booth next to me.
He and I didn't talk which made things even more awkward.
"How long are you guys here for?" I asked them as we waited for our food to come.
"We are staying until after the Young Hollywood party." Zayn answered.
"I'm sort of responsible for making sure that you guys have what you need at the party."
"Well then, I need thirty bottles of water at room temperature, two tons of m&ms and a tiger." Niall joked.
I laughed, "get it yourself, Horan."
I heard Harry laugh next to me. He hasn't really talked much since we been here.
"Are you going to get to enjoy yourself at all?" Liam asked me.
I shrugged my shoulders, "I'm not sure. I'm supposed to be working anyways."
Our food came and as soon as I got my plate, I grabbed a French fry and dipped it in my milkshake.
I felt eyes on me.
I looked up and the guys were staring at me.
"What?" I asked as I ate French fry.
"Nothing." Niall laughed.
"She's been doing that for ages." Harry said. I looked over at him. I had forgotten I told him that.
Niall stole one of my fries and dunked it in his milkshake. We all watched as he ate it.
"That's really good." He told us.
I felt my cheeks heat up a bit. I couldn't believe that Harry remembered something small and significant about me.
Harry's phone started ringing. He looked at the caller ID before standing up from the booth.
"It's my mum. I'll be right back." Harry left to go stand outside.
"How have you been, (y/n)? Well since...." Liam trailed off.
"You mean since Harry and I broke up?" I asked bluntly.
"Yeah." Liam laughed a little.
"I've been okay. I've missed you guys a lot. I wanted to pick up the phone and call you but, I thought it would've been awkward." I confessed.
"You could've called us anytime. I thought you would've especially after the song." Niall said.
I was confused, "What song?"
Zayn smacked Niall's arm, "Dude!"
"Will someone please tell me what is going on?" I asked them. I looked outside and Harry was still on the phone.
Liam answered my question, "Harry wrote a song about you."
"What song?" I questioned.
"Strong. It was on Midnight Memories." Zayn told me.
Harry wrote a song about me? Of course I haven't listened to it. I tried to avoid it any music by the guys.
I wanted to hear it.
When Harry returned, Niall changed the subject. I wasn't as involved as I was before. I avoided looking at Harry.
We all finished our food and then headed back to the hotel. When we got upstairs, Louis and Eleanor was there.
"Oh my gosh!" Eleanor exclaimed when she saw me. I missed her. I haven't really talked to her in ages.
"Well look who it is!" Louis said as he came over to hug me too.
"I missed you both." I told them after hugging them.
"It's so good to see you. I always wondered what happened to you especially after.." Eleanor hit Louis before he could continue.
It got awkward yet again.
"I've been good. How have you two been? Congratulations on everything." I told them. Eleanor showed me her ring.
"We have been lovely." She smiled.
My phone started ringing in my purse. I fished it out and saw it was Torrance.
She texted me:
Torrance: are you still at work?
Me: no, I'm on my way back to the apartment
I couldn't tell her where I actually was. She would freak out on me.
"I have to get going." I told everyone. I gave them all a hug and promised to see them soon.
Harry and I left the room and it was quiet yet again. When we got to his car, he sat there for a second.
"Look (y/n), I think that we need to have a talk." He mumbled.
I was dreading this.
"Yeah, I think we should too." I agreed.
"Not now, but maybe I could take you out to lunch or dinner tomorrow?"
"Dinner would be fine." I told him.
I saw him smile a little before he drove me back to my job so I could get my car.
Once we got there, he got out of the car and came over to open my door.
"Thank you." I said to him. I grabbed my keys out of my purse and turned to him.
"I'm glad you called me today." Harry told me.
I nodded, "I am too."
He stepped closer to me.
"I'll see you tomorrow, (y/n)." He brushed some hair out of my eyes.
"See you tomorrow, Harry." I turned around and got into my car. I couldn't stand there any longer. I couldn't pretend that I didn't feel anything when he touched me.
On the drive to my apartment, I tried to get Harry out of my mind.
It was no use.
Torrance was on the couch watching tv when I arrived. I braced myself for all of the questions I knew she was going to ask.
"Hey, (y/n). Where were you?" She asked me as I put my stuff down.
"I went out for drinks with some coworkers." I lied.
"Oh. Chett and I had an amazing time. He was so romantic." Torrance told me about her date with her boyfriend, but I just wanted to go to my room and listen to the song.
Thankfully, Chett called her in the middle of her story and I escaped. I closed my bedroom door and grabbed my laptop and headphones.
I powered it on and then headed to YouTube. I typed in "strong by one direction" in the search engine.
I found one with lyrics and.... pressed play.
