How long will it take?

Chapter 12

Here's Chapter 12, I hope you enjoy it :) There's an authors note at the end of this chapter so please have a look! x

Lola's POV

Harry was trying to save me and that's all that mattered, he wanted to help me and I was going to let him. After everything that I'd been through, all I needed was someone to love me and care for me. I smiled to myself as I wandered into hair and make up, Dani ran up to me.

"Why do you look so pleased with yourself?" She smirked.

"Harry's going to help me, Dan." I smiled back at her, she engulfed me in a hug and whispered.

"I'm happy for you, Lo." I squeezed her back and she led me into the back room for our final rehearsal. We could already hear the crowd above our stage and they were getting louder by the minute, Matty and I prepped the younger dancers with our pep talk and gave them all a final rehearsal.

"Right, you lot, listen up, you're here for a reason and that reason is to make us and Pineapple proud! You go out there and show all the crowd, your families and friends and those artists what you're made of! It's been a long few months training you but now it's our chance to shine." Matty shouted over everyone.

"You've got one night guys, this is your time to show everyone all the blood, sweat and tears that you've put into this! Do us proud!" I bellowed over their agreements and shouts, we all huddled for a group hug and I felt a pair of hands slip around my waist.

"Can we join in?" Harry winked and asked the group of girls in front of me and they all squealed their approval. I rolled my eyes at his flirty behaviour but I couldn't concentrate on our chant because all I could feel were his hands on my waist. All five of the boys joined in the huddle and we grouped together.

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"Let's do this for Lola!" Niall shouted and brought his hand in the middle. I beamed at his enthusiasm and gave him a smile of thanks.

"One, two, three..." Everyone shouted.

"LOLA!" The whole room screamed my name and I laughed as they all engulfed me into a hug, again. I was pulled into the stream of people as we got close to our stage entry, and I followed them all, looking for Harry. I turned around when I felt a tug on my arm. He pulled me back to a corner so he could see me before I went on stage.

"You ok?" He asked, concern filling his eyes.

"Yes Harry, I'm fine. Don't worry about me, this is what I do for a living, you know." I rolled my eyes at him and let my hand travel to his hair, moving a piece away from his eyes. I blushed a little as he pulled my hand down and kissed it, softly.

"Well, good luck out there, Lo, I'll be watching you." He winked at me and I giggled.

Before I could speak up, he grabbed my chin and pulled my mouth to his, I smiled into the kiss and grabbed him by his shirt collar, deepening the kiss, he pulled me up so I was straddling his waist and his hands found my bum and he squeezed, I tried to keep the moan as quiet as possible so no one knew what we were doing but I wasn't quiet enough. A cough broke us apart. I jumped down from Harry and turned quickly to see Matty and Dani, both with smirks on their faces. Harry stood behind me, his hand resting on my lower back. I turned to see his cheeky grin.

"Erm, Lola, it's time for us to stretch." Dani said, laughing. I glared at her and rolled my eyes at her red face.

"Can she just stay a bit longer, she's already stretched enough, I think." Harry quipped back at her, my mouth dropped at his accusation and I turned to hit him on the arm. All three of them laughed together in unison at my embarrassment and I smoothed my outfit out before turning away.

"So immature." I whispered before walking away.

"Aw babe, we were just having a laugh." I heard Harry shout to me, I couldn't stop the butterflies rising in my stomach as he said it but I kept walking.

Harry's POV

"Don't worry about it, mate, she's never had a boy talk like that in front of us, before! She'll come round." Matty explained to me, and I nodded at his response. He patted my shoulder as he walked away.

"I hope you treat her well, Styles. She bloody deserves it." Dani said, randomly. I frowned at her protectiveness.

"Don't worry about it, I'll keep her safe Dani, I'm going to help her and I'll treat her well, you know I will." I replied, smoothly.

"Don't just talk the talk, Haz. Liam did enough of that and look where it got me." Her tone sounds hurt and upset.

"Lola's different though, Dani, and I'm different to Liam, I'll always be there for her."

"Yeah, she is very different to me. She wouldn't be able to cope if you broke her heart, she's not as strong as I am."

"I know, Dani. Christ, who are you, her mother?" I quipped at her, annoyed with her accusing assumptions.

"I'm the only family she's got Harry, if you mess her up, you'll have me to deal with, I don't want her to be fooled by the 'One Direction' charm like I was, ok?"

"Like I said, I'm different."

I nodded at my final statement and turned on my heel, ready for our performance. As I walked away I saw my angel, being tailored into her outfit, her hair had fallen out of place and she was blushing as the young woman who was pinning her dress down around her boobs, I laughed at her expression and casually walked by her, whispering in her ear.

"You look beautiful, angel." I told her, hoping to be forgiven for my immature comments before.

She turned to see me and her cheeks blushed a deep red, she smiled to the ground as I walked away and all I could think about is how I would make her happy, until the time was up.

*Author's Note*

Sooo, the cast list for How Long Will It Take? was pretty easy because most of my characters actually exist, however I couldn't think of one for Lola so if you don't like my idea of Indiana Evans with shorter, brown hair and more curves just comment who you think it should be... X