Evermore

Chapter 3

The building my GPS led me to was a large brick building on the outskirts of town. The area was a bit sketchy and abandoned looking but the parking lot was filled with cars and next to the building there was a crowd of girls, so I knew I was in the right place.

I wasn't sure how to get in the building with all the girls crowding the entrance so I dialled Harry's number. He picked up on the second ring.

"Allie!" He exclaims and I hear a lot of commotion in the background.

"Hey I'm here. Where should I go in? There's a bunch of girls outside." Harry audibly sighs in frustration and my heart aches for him.

"Alright, we're running a bit late thanks to someone." An offended cry is heard from the background. "But there should be people there so I'll call and one of them will come out to get you. What kind of car do you have, a grey...Subaru?"

Wow, he actually remembered from the bar what kind of car I drive. I don't know if I should be honored or freaked out.

"Yeah, grey Subaru BRZ."

"Ok, stay there and someone will come out shortly. See you soon."

We hang up and within two minutes, I see a man in black exit the building and look around the parking lot before landing on my car and heading over. I climb, out get all my equipment, and follow him inside. The man, whose name is Terry, leads me to a small studio to set up.

"Modest wants some studio shots so you can set up in here, but the majority of the shoot will be outside. The boys should be here soon, I'll send them right in once they get here."

I thank Terry before working to quickly get all my equipment set up. I know I should get an assistant to help with these things, but I've always been pretty stubborn and like to do everything myself. I like to call it independence, but you may call it hard-headedness.  

I'm putting new memory cards into my camera when the door bursts open and four rowdy boys rush in. They're laughing at something someone said and I take a moment to admire just how carefree they look. Harry leads the pack but he's looking back to make a comment to Louis. When he turns back, our eyes connect and I swear his face lights up even more than it already was.

"Allie!" He exclaims, coming over to me and enveloping me in a bone-crushing hug.

"Hi Harry," I laugh and wrap my arms around his waist. "Hey, um kinda can't breathe here."

"Oops!" Harry releases me from his hold and turns to the other boys who have now made their way over to us. "Lads, this is Allie. Allie, this is Louis, Niall, and Liam." He points to the boys, although just like everyone else in the world, I'm already quite aware of who they are.

"It's nice to meet you all." I say politely, which they each return with a smile. "Shall we get started?"

"Let's do it," Harry says and begins to go over their management's vision of what they want this shoot to look like. With any luck, they'll use my photos for their new album.

We spend a couple hours shooting. The studio shots are good, but once we move outside the light from the later hours of the day cascade over the boys in a way that would make any photographer's dream. I've been in the zone this entire time, trying to get the best possible shots that I can. 

"Alright, don't look at the camera or pose for this one. Just hang out." I say to the boys and they effortlessly move to comfortable positions, and begin some random conversation. I don't even pick my camera up for a couple minutes but just let them rid themselves of the boyband members they were trying to portray and replace it with their genuine selves. Louis tells some stupid joke that I find myself chuckling at, but Niall throws his head back in laughter as he hits his knee. Harry looks over at Niall and starts laughing at how hard Niall is laughing and Liam just looks toward the sky with an amused and fake-annoyed expression. Louis just sits smirking at the ground, obviously proud of himself for whatever dumb joke just came out of his mouth.