(Megan's POV)
"Rachel! RACHEL! Get the cupcakes out of the oven! Hurry!" I yell to her. I swear, that girl can be so damn slow.
"I'm getting them! What's wrong with your legs?!" she laughs. I see her walk out of the kitchen, cupcakes in hand. "Where's El? Shouldn't she be back with the frosting by now?"
"Hi guys! Sorry! The line at the store was absolutely horrendous!" Eleanor says walking in. She looks up and notices the decorations Rachel and I have been working hard on. "Oh my g-d! This place looks so great! The boys are gonna be very impressed!" she exclaims.
"They should be impressed I could reach that high to put the banner up," I say laughing.
I look around at all our hard work that was about to pay off. We had streamers everywhere & a banner the size of Ireland up. It read "Welcome back boys! We missed you!" We had signed it & drawn random things all over it. Being typical girls, most of the drawings were hearts. The boys had been on tour for eight months and were coming home today. I couldn't believe it had been ten months since we met them. Time flies. We went to a couple of their concerts, but other than that, we hadn't seen them for the past eight months. Now they're coming home and everything is going to be absolutely.. Perfect.
(Rachel's POV)
I wasn't sure I would make it eight months without seeing Liam except for once or twice. I'm not very good with the long distance relationship thing. But I had made it. And now we were about to leave to pick them up at the airport. I literally couldn't contain my excitement. It kept slipping out in my ear-to-ear smile that has been on my face for a week. But Megan and El didn't care because they felt the exact same way.
"Got the keys?!" I hear Eleanor yell to Megan.
"Yepp!" Megan responded, as she quickly made her way to me.
I looked up at the decorations once more, tears coming to my eyes. Megan pulled me into a hug, tears in her eyes as well. Eleanor saw us & ran up yelling "Aww! I love group hugs!" enfolding us both in a huge bear hug. Megan and I laughed. El really is the female version of Louis. It's almost scary.
"Let's go get our boys," Megan says, smiling. El and I match her smile, and I reach for the door knob.
I try to turn it, but it won't move. It feels like someone on the other side is trying to turn it at the same time. But thats impossible. No one would be coming to visit us right now. I yank the door hard, and find there was someone on the other side, who was yanked forward & is now one inch from my face. His brown eyes are wide with shock.
"Wow. Have you gotten stronger over the past eight months babe?"
"LIAM!!!!!" I wrap him in a hug & he kisses my neck. I look behind him and notice the other four boys. I feel Megan & Eleanor excitedly push past us.
"NIALL!"
"Hi, baby."
"LOUIS!"
"Hello, love."
All the couples are now locked in each others' embrace. Harry and Zayn stand there awkwardly, then look at each other deviously.
"HAZZA!"
"ZAYN BABY! I LOVE YOU!"
"I LOVE YOU MORE!"
They hug each other and start to pretend makeout. We all laugh so hard, we're almost crying.
"Niall, I thought you said y'all wouldn't get to the airport until two?" I question suspiciously.
"YAAAA'LL.." everyone else simultaneously says, purposely dragging out the vowel to mock my Southern accent that living in Ireland for almost a year has done nothing to fade. They all laugh. I smile & roll my eyes.
"Well what time is it?" Niall asks looking at the watch on his free arm as the other rest around Megan's shoulders. "Only twelve?!" He gasps in mock surprise. "Oh yeah. I lied," he winks.
"We wanted to surprise you!" says Lou, excitedly.
"And judging by the look on your face when you yanked my shoulder out of place opening the door, I'd say it worked," Liam laughs, planting a kiss on my nose.
I punch him lightly on the arm. "Oh! Ow! Not the super human strength! Please! Your power is too great for me!" He collapses dramatically to his knees, holding his arm in mock pain. As everyone else laughs I pull him up, saying, "And you say you can't act... Come on. Lets get inside."
We walk in & the response from the boys is so rewarding.
"Woah! Ye did all this?!" Niall asks, incredulous.
"Yes, just for you. Do you like it?" Megan asks hopefully looking into his eyes.
"It's amazing!" he says in reply.
"I can't believe you went to all this trouble for us!" Zayn exclaims.
"It's really great!" Harry agrees.
"Well we're glad you like it," El says smiling.
"I'm just glad we got it finished in time, seeing as how we thought we had two more hours," I say, looking pointedly at Niall, who shrugs & grins.
We all sit down around the living room. Liam and I on the couch next to Louis and El, Niall & Megan on the love seat, and Harry & Zayn in two bean bags laying on the floor. We talk and laugh as the boys share stories about their tour. Most of them being about how they got in trouble for things ranging from playing real fruit ninja in the hotel rooms to running away from Paul when they were supposed to be getting ready for a signing. I look at Megan who looks back with a smile & I know we're thinking the same thing. We're thinking about how much our life has changed for the better in less than a year & it's just the beginning. We have the best boyfriends, despite the fact that we will be away from them for long periods of time. We know they'll be faithful, and when we are together... The only word for it is magical.
Liam notices I'm smiling to myself & whispers in my ear, "What are you thinking about, my love?"
I just smile and shake my head. "Well, I'm thinking about tonight. It's going to be... Magical," he continues whispering, echoing my thoughts. I close my eyes, and let a tear escape. I send a silent prayer of thanks for putting this amazing boy in my life & for putting Niall in Megan's life & Louis in El's. He wipes away the tear, knowing it escaped out of happiness, rather than sadness. I smile at him, and we turn our attention back to the conversation the others are having. I see Niall kiss Megan lightly on the cheek. Louis gives Eleanor a squeeze on the arm & she leans into his embrace. Zayn & Harry are wrestling on the floor. Well, I may not know a lot about the future, but the one thing I do know is that my life will NEVER be the same. And for that, I am eternally grateful.
THE END
~Author's note: I really enjoyed writing this with Megan & I hope y'all liked it! Please give us feedback. (: Send us prompts or send prompts to our personal wattpad accounts or our twitters. We love you guys! Thanks for reading! <3 -Rachel x
