Torn

Chapter 1

 "Ready for this?" Harry said as he took my hand and helped me out of his Audi. 

 Instantly cameras were flashing in my face, nearly blinding me. The only thing that kept me moving was Harry's hand in mine, pulling me toward the party we were to be attending. This would be our first public appearance as a 'couple' and we had to look perfect.

 Yes I, Skylar Navine, had been chosen out of every girl in the world to be Harry Styles' pretend girlfriend. After seeing us joking at a party together, One Direction's management had offered me to be his arm candy. They had thought that Louis Tomlinson getting a girlfriend would be enough to calm down the Larry Stylinson rumors but they were wrong. Now they wanted to try having both of the boys dating to see if it would make a difference. I, on the other hand, simply wanted to be able to hang out with my favorite boy band. It was a win-win situation. 

 For the event, I had chosen to wear my favorite black suspender dress over a gray tank with gray and black heels. The outfit showed off my notorious lower arm tattoos that every guy loved. They were considered to be 'sexy'. I wasn't complaining. My shoulder length, dark waves were styled neatly and I was wearing very minimal makeup, only eyeliner and mascara. I wanted to look flawless for the party and not have to sweat off my face.

 Harry, on the other hand, had simply chosen to wear a navy blazer over a dark t-shirt, skinny jeans and Converse shoes. His infamous curls were styled perfectly over his head. Honestly, we did look like a fantastic couple. 

 We made our way into the party and towards the rest of the One Direction bandmates. Liam was standing with his longtime girlfriend, Danielle. Louis was with Eleanor, Zayn was with Perrie, and Niall was arm in arm with Demi Lovato. 

 The girls all smiled and greeted me with a wave, as did the guys. We were all dressed up in heels and the guys dressed down, looking dashing as ever. 

 "Let's get some drinks!" Harry shouted, out of nowhere. Liam politely declined but everyone else made their way to the bar. I ordered a shot of SoCo lime with the other girls while the guys ordered much heavier liquors. We all downed the shots on three and then made our way to the dance floor. 

 I took Harry's hand into mine as he turned me around. We started dancing heavily to the bass, one of his hand's holding mine and his other hand pressing me closer. 'Want U Back' by Cher Lloyd was blasting from every speaker and everybody was on their feet. 

 As that song came to an end, the three first beats of the next song came up and everyone yelled out, looking at the group of us. 'What Makes You Beautiful' started with a bang, getting everyone jumping and singing. I couldn't help but laugh at the looks on the boys' faces. They weren't sure whether to sing along like everyone or not except for Harry who was belting out the lyrics just like everybody else. 

 The end of the party came too soon (four am) and we found ourselves walking out of the club, thanking the host for inviting us. 

 The nippy London air sent us for the cars without much chatting as paparazzi took a ridiculous amount of photographs. 

 "Harry! How is it dating one of the sexiest women out there? Will you be taking her home tonight?" A man with a camera behind him followed us the whole way to the car. We ignored him as he threw more and more ridiculous questions our way and climbed into Harry's Audi. 

 He started the engine and then turned to look at me, slightly nervous.

 "Are you sure you'll be able to handle what comes next? The fans and paparazzi are going to go crazy for a while...I'm talking months. Are you sure you can handle that?" He asked me, completely serious.

 I put my hand on his shoulder, comfortingly. "Harry, I've got this." I said, convincing myself. 

 "I hope you're sure." He mumbled and pulled out of the parking spot. Something in his tone made my stomach churn..I mean, how bad could it be?